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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 12d

UPDATE: I saw it happen! At the Birds Canada research station at the tip of Long Point I watched an expert ever-so-gently and carefully put one of these tiny tags on a monarch. Let me walk you through the steps (1/4)

Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 18d

So cool to visit the Motus workshop at Birds Canada headquarters. The Motus community is studying the movement of birds, bats and insects. This tiny radio telemetry device will fit on a Monarch butterfly 😲 #invertebrates #birds 🌿 www.birdscanada.org/bird-science...

Brown wood-sided building with a wi Dow and a door. Sign above the door says, “Motus Workshop and Research Laboratory”.

Tiny antenna with a rectangular box on the end. The whole thing is on an open hand and is about 5cm long.

Orange and black butterfly on purple flowers.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 1d

The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund is now accepting project proposals!

Grants up to $800K are available for projects (up to three years) developing innovative, scalable solutions that prevent harm from hazardous chemicals and waste.

Apply by 15 Dec: www.unep.org/technical-hi...

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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · 20d

For the first time since Stockholm Univ. was awarded UN observer status, a researcher (Prado Domercq) attended negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution as part of the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty. @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social
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When science meets politics: Inside the stalled plastics treaty negotiations - Department of Environmental Science

This August, delegates from 183 nations gathered in a spacious UN hall in Geneva with a daunting task: to negotiate the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution. More than 2,600 p...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 6d

From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · 13d

I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.

🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 15d

Fantastic interview and exciting about the GEM presentation in London. Plus, great production quality on the podcast! 🙌

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · 15d

Grateful for the opportunity to work with fantastic students, staff and faculty in a supportive community, and to partner with local, state and federal governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and international colleagues over the years at Baylor University

#WaterQualityMatters

Baylor Connections: Water Research

YouTube video by Baylor University

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 15d

From policy to practice: progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 16d

Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. Check out our new open access paper discussing how chemical hazards in our waste can be managed in a circular economy:

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Understanding how chemical risk can be managed in a circular economy

Achieving a circular economy is dependent on our ability to safely reuse materials that would otherwise be classed as waste. This paper outlines chall…

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 19d

How do your #linguistic, #economic & #gender backgrounds impact your #scientific productivity? @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social & co reveal that being a woman, a non-native English speaker, and from a low-income country is associated with a 70% reduction in productivity @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4n3RLRQ

Scientific productivity gap based on English-language peer-reviewed papers. Shown are the maximum % differences in the number of peer-reviewed papers published by female native English speakers from a high-income country (-45%), female non-native English speakers from a high-income country (-60%), and female non-native English speakers from a lower-middle income country (-70%), compared to male native English speakers from a high-income country (red flag). Credit: Tatsuya Amano

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 19d

From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution
@asanchez-tojar.bsky.social #ProcB
@eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · 19d

Have you considered using an illustrated poster for outreach?

That's just what @vt-invasivespecies.bsky.social did. We created 5 posters about the ISC's mission, Virginia invasive species, and the impacts of invasive species on economics, environment, and health.

Visit: tinyurl.com/mr9s93a3 🐡 🧪

Illustrated outreach: Posters as Tools for Invasive Species Awareness

Even in a digital age, posters remain one of the most effective and accessible tools for bringing community awareness of environmental issues. The Invasive Species Collaborative at Virginia Tech...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 20d

Individual variation in #sociability is a central feature of every society, including #HoneyBees. This study shows that specific genetic variants & #brain gene expression patterns are linked to variation in the social act of sharing liquids (trophallaxis) in bees @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/3VjjXnJ

Left: Barcoded honey bee workers share liquid food via trophallaxis. Credit Tim Gernat. Right: A barcoded honey bee worker sitting on a flower during a foraging trip. Credit: Zachary Huang.

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks also to @royalsocietypublishing.org for letting me write a blog about this fantastic team effort:

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From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society

Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...

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Ed Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 20d

Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB!

We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals

We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and ...

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · 21d

Not long left now to apply for these new Data Editor positions! Feel free to email me for more details.

Please share with your networks or anyone that may be interested.

Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · Aug 7

🚨 Proceedings B is recruiting new Data Editors!
Join our editorial board to help ensure data/code transparency across biology.
🗓 Term: 3 yrs from Jan 2026
📩 Apply by 30 Sep 2025 with a 2-page CV + cover letter: [email protected]
🔗 Info: [email protected] /[email protected]

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 21d

Plus, check out this new post on the @royalsociety.org blog about the paper, its origins, and our fearless lead-authors!

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From policy to practice: Progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Royal Society

Edward Ivimey-Cook tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed autho...

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 21d

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing

New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org

👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 21d

New in #ProcB - From policy to practice: Progress towards #data- and #code-sharing in ecology and evolution @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @eivimeycook.bsky.social tell us more in our blog royalsociety.org/blog/2025/09...

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 23d

Honoured to be presenting in the inaugural Global Estuaries Monitoring Network Webinar!

Join us at 8–9:30 pm (HK time) / 12–1:30 pm (GMT) on 19 September to hear about the impacts of contaminants in estuaries worldwide 🌍

Register by emailing [email protected]

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Joel Pick @joelpick.bsky.social · 23d

Interested in simulating the kind of data that you might commonly find in evolutionary and ecological studies?

Then we have the R package for you - squidSim!!

Check our new preprint:
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

squidSim: a flexible R package for structured and reproducible simulations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · 23d

Great to see this new piece out today in @acs.org on pharmaceuticals in the environment 💊🐟

Read about our work on migrating salmon on drugs, guppies on Prozac, and solutions to the pharma pollution crisis

Open Access 👉 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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Life Science Studios - Scientific Illustration @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social · 23d

Hey ecologists and evolutionary biologists!

Is this you? ➡️ "This concept is way too complicated to show in a way reviewers and readers will understand"

Ask for help! Life Science Studios is here to create engaging figures that clearly explain your research.

🧪 #academicsky #evolutionarybiology

Scientific illustration of a Colias butterfly with zoom-ins of the scale structures. Research by Arnaud Martin

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 26d

Perceptions matter. Despite an understanding that chemical pollution can affect wildlife behaviour, respondents from industry were more likely to be negative or neutral in their responses to the application of behavioural toxicology to risk assessment compared to those from academia and government.

School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · 26d

What do scientists working in the field of environmental toxicology / behavioural ecology, from industry, government, non-government and academia/research centres think of behavioural endpoints in the protection of human and ecosystem health? doi.org/10.1093/inte...
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Perceptions about the use of Behavioral (Eco)Toxicology to protect human health and the environment

Abstract. The One Health concept strongly brings into focus the important connections for human and ecosystem health. However, the incorporation of behavio

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · 27d

Excited to share our new paper led by Jake Martin (@jake-m-martin.bsky.social) out in ES&T Letters! We show that behavioral ecotox studies often test pharmaceuticals at concentrations much higher than those found in nature!

Paper: tinyurl.com/lab-to-field
Data/code: osf.io/h6cde/

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