🦤🧪🌐 Our morphometric study of the endangered Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) shows clear sex-based shape differences and weak geographic trends. These findings help inform conservation and reproductive biology in the San Francisco Estuary. bit.ly/esr01471
@brendangodley.bsky.social
@brendangodley.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🦤🧪🌐 Our morphometric study of the endangered Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) shows clear sex-based shape differences and weak geographic trends. These findings help inform conservation and reproductive biology in the San Francisco Estuary. bit.ly/esr01471
@brendangodley.bsky.social
@brendangodley.bsky.social
🌊🧪🦑
Environmental drivers of abyssal benthic megafaunal biodiversity in the south-central Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean
"This knowledge will aid the regulation of mining activities ... & the development of effective conservation strategies and policies"
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
Environmental drivers of abyssal benthic megafaunal biodiversity in the south-central Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean
"This knowledge will aid the regulation of mining activities ... & the development of effective conservation strategies and policies"
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
February 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
🌊🧪🦑
Environmental drivers of abyssal benthic megafaunal biodiversity in the south-central Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean
"This knowledge will aid the regulation of mining activities ... & the development of effective conservation strategies and policies"
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
Environmental drivers of abyssal benthic megafaunal biodiversity in the south-central Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean
"This knowledge will aid the regulation of mining activities ... & the development of effective conservation strategies and policies"
online.ucpress.edu/elementa/art...
Excited this new paper is out in Science Advances 📄✨ I think the results are important:
To tackle vertebrate declines which are often driven by interacting threats—🦠 disease, 🐍 invasives, 🧪 pollution, 🌡️ climate, multi-threat, systems-level conservation is key 🌍
#Ecology #conservation
To tackle vertebrate declines which are often driven by interacting threats—🦠 disease, 🐍 invasives, 🧪 pollution, 🌡️ climate, multi-threat, systems-level conservation is key 🌍
#Ecology #conservation
🚨Paper alert🚨
Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv.
Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social
👇Check the main findings below!
Very happy to see our paper published in @science.org #ScienceAdv.
Very greatful to have worked with such a great team @duncanobrien.bsky.social #tomJohnson @robinfreeman.bsky.social #ValentinaMarconi #LouiseMcRae @expecocons.bsky.social
👇Check the main findings below!
Halting predicted vertebrate declines requires tackling multiple drivers of biodiversity loss
Global vertebrate populations decline faster in the presence of multiple threats compared to single threats.
www.science.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Excited this new paper is out in Science Advances 📄✨ I think the results are important:
To tackle vertebrate declines which are often driven by interacting threats—🦠 disease, 🐍 invasives, 🧪 pollution, 🌡️ climate, multi-threat, systems-level conservation is key 🌍
#Ecology #conservation
To tackle vertebrate declines which are often driven by interacting threats—🦠 disease, 🐍 invasives, 🧪 pollution, 🌡️ climate, multi-threat, systems-level conservation is key 🌍
#Ecology #conservation
The genetic foundations of convergent traits 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These emerging approaches offer novel avenues to uncover the genetic foundations of complex and biomedically important traits.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These emerging approaches offer novel avenues to uncover the genetic foundations of complex and biomedically important traits.
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The genetic foundations of convergent traits 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These emerging approaches offer novel avenues to uncover the genetic foundations of complex and biomedically important traits.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These emerging approaches offer novel avenues to uncover the genetic foundations of complex and biomedically important traits.
🦡 Can you spot the UK mammal in the image?
Join the @mammalweb.bsky.social project and learn how to classify camera trap footage to help map species, track seasonal changes, and support conservation.
Don’t miss the final webinar w/ Sammy Mason on 19 Mar 🌍 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...
Join the @mammalweb.bsky.social project and learn how to classify camera trap footage to help map species, track seasonal changes, and support conservation.
Don’t miss the final webinar w/ Sammy Mason on 19 Mar 🌍 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
🦡 Can you spot the UK mammal in the image?
Join the @mammalweb.bsky.social project and learn how to classify camera trap footage to help map species, track seasonal changes, and support conservation.
Don’t miss the final webinar w/ Sammy Mason on 19 Mar 🌍 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...
Join the @mammalweb.bsky.social project and learn how to classify camera trap footage to help map species, track seasonal changes, and support conservation.
Don’t miss the final webinar w/ Sammy Mason on 19 Mar 🌍 🧪
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1818786642...
Friends in the DC area, I’m giving a seminar at Georgetown (at the Capitol Hill campus that’s much easier to get to) about my interdisciplinary shark conservation research next week. Join us! You can meet the fine folks in my department, and we can do something fun downtown for dinner after. 🧪🌎🦑
ECo Talks: The Causes and Consequences of Public Misunderstanding of Shark Conservation with Dr. David Shiffman
Dr. David Shiffman, Environmental Studies and Earth Commons adjunct, will present his talk, “The Causes and Consequences of Public Misunderstandi...
events.georgetown.edu
February 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Friends in the DC area, I’m giving a seminar at Georgetown (at the Capitol Hill campus that’s much easier to get to) about my interdisciplinary shark conservation research next week. Join us! You can meet the fine folks in my department, and we can do something fun downtown for dinner after. 🧪🌎🦑
Ocean science and conservation communication friends, I am hoping to lead a symposium at IMCC: International Marine Conservation Congress about new tools and trends and approaches.
Ideally it would lead to a multi coauthor publication.
Interested in participating? Let’s chat.
🦑🌎🧪 #SciComm
Ideally it would lead to a multi coauthor publication.
Interested in participating? Let’s chat.
🦑🌎🧪 #SciComm
February 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Ocean science and conservation communication friends, I am hoping to lead a symposium at IMCC: International Marine Conservation Congress about new tools and trends and approaches.
Ideally it would lead to a multi coauthor publication.
Interested in participating? Let’s chat.
🦑🌎🧪 #SciComm
Ideally it would lead to a multi coauthor publication.
Interested in participating? Let’s chat.
🦑🌎🧪 #SciComm
This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
What’s it really like to work in science at the RSPB?
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we speak to six of our Conservation Scientists.
www.rspb.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
This #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience meet just six of the inspiring women in our Conservation Science department and hear about some of their most memorable moments at the RSPB 🧪
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Read the full story here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Click click click...is that your manager angrily typing on a keyboard? No! It's the clattering of stork bills, giving a voice to these voiceless birds!
Important for courtship, did you know longer bills produce faster clicks? Turns out size does matter...🧪🌍
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
#Conservation
Important for courtship, did you know longer bills produce faster clicks? Turns out size does matter...🧪🌍
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
#Conservation
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Click click click...is that your manager angrily typing on a keyboard? No! It's the clattering of stork bills, giving a voice to these voiceless birds!
Important for courtship, did you know longer bills produce faster clicks? Turns out size does matter...🧪🌍
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
#Conservation
Important for courtship, did you know longer bills produce faster clicks? Turns out size does matter...🧪🌍
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
#Conservation
Orangutan Language Is Eerily Similar to Ours. Via @thescishow #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 youtu.be/TXUcB7SLcM0?...
Orangutan Language Is Eerily Similar to Ours
JMP offers a 30-day free trial for anyone, anywhere. Go to https://www.jmp.com/scishow to see the benefits of visual statistics for yourself.
One of the classic things that people say makes humans…
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February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Orangutan Language Is Eerily Similar to Ours. Via @thescishow #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 youtu.be/TXUcB7SLcM0?...
🪸The #carbon captured by mangroves and other blue carbon systems could be used to support #reef restoration, creating a powerful synergy between #climate action and marine #conservation.
🔗🧪Read Perspective by Mojtaba Fakhraee in @natsustain.nature.com 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔗🧪Read Perspective by Mojtaba Fakhraee in @natsustain.nature.com 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
🪸The #carbon captured by mangroves and other blue carbon systems could be used to support #reef restoration, creating a powerful synergy between #climate action and marine #conservation.
🔗🧪Read Perspective by Mojtaba Fakhraee in @natsustain.nature.com 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔗🧪Read Perspective by Mojtaba Fakhraee in @natsustain.nature.com 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Folks, tomorrow I'm giving an invited seminar about my interdisciplinary shark conservation research as part of Salem State University's Darwin Day festival.
You can sign up to attend virtually at the link below.
Happy to chat about speaking at your institution!
🧪🦑🌍🦈 #SciComm
You can sign up to attend virtually at the link below.
Happy to chat about speaking at your institution!
🧪🦑🌍🦈 #SciComm
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why everything you know about shark conservation is wrong: an interdisciplinary look at public misunderstanding of conservation science . After registering,...
David Shiffman, Interdisciplinary marine conservation biologist, David Shiffman Scientific and Environmental Consulting, Washington, DC
Sharks are some of the most ecologically important, most threa...
salemstate.zoom.us
February 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Folks, tomorrow I'm giving an invited seminar about my interdisciplinary shark conservation research as part of Salem State University's Darwin Day festival.
You can sign up to attend virtually at the link below.
Happy to chat about speaking at your institution!
🧪🦑🌍🦈 #SciComm
You can sign up to attend virtually at the link below.
Happy to chat about speaking at your institution!
🧪🦑🌍🦈 #SciComm
#Medsk🧪 #immunosky #publichealthThe "paradox"of immune conservation lies in a fascinating contradiction for decades,we believed that complex #adaptiveimmunity was a "modern" #eukaryotic invention.The molecular blueprints of our immune sys are actually ancient, shared with the very bacteria we fight
'The widespread prokaryotic immune systems, in particular restriction–modification, CRISPR–Cas and defensive toxin–antitoxin systems, are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones, such as Argonautes and antiviral STAND NTPases, became central to eukaryotic innate immunity'
The paradox of immune systems conservation between prokaryotes and eukaryotes - Nature Reviews Microbiology
The widespread prokaryotic immune systems, in particular restriction–modification, CRISPR–Cas and defensive toxin–antitoxin systems, are absent in eukaryotes, whereas relatively rare ones, such as Arg...
www.nature.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
#Medsk🧪 #immunosky #publichealthThe "paradox"of immune conservation lies in a fascinating contradiction for decades,we believed that complex #adaptiveimmunity was a "modern" #eukaryotic invention.The molecular blueprints of our immune sys are actually ancient, shared with the very bacteria we fight
Folks, I had more things I wanted to do today, but it just ain’t happening.
So let’s do an AMA!
The shark doctor is in! For the next hour or so, ask me anything. Have questions about sharks? About marine biology or ocean conservation? About…anything? Ask me anything!
Please share!
🦑🌎🧪🦈🐠
So let’s do an AMA!
The shark doctor is in! For the next hour or so, ask me anything. Have questions about sharks? About marine biology or ocean conservation? About…anything? Ask me anything!
Please share!
🦑🌎🧪🦈🐠
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Folks, I had more things I wanted to do today, but it just ain’t happening.
So let’s do an AMA!
The shark doctor is in! For the next hour or so, ask me anything. Have questions about sharks? About marine biology or ocean conservation? About…anything? Ask me anything!
Please share!
🦑🌎🧪🦈🐠
So let’s do an AMA!
The shark doctor is in! For the next hour or so, ask me anything. Have questions about sharks? About marine biology or ocean conservation? About…anything? Ask me anything!
Please share!
🦑🌎🧪🦈🐠
We're excited to once again be collaborating with ColliderFest 2026! 🧪
On the 14th & 15th March, between 10am and 3pm, come along to The Deep and get hands-on with a varied programme of fascinating, hands-on science workshops and experiments.
No pre-booking required! 💡
https://bit.ly/3XbXWbR
On the 14th & 15th March, between 10am and 3pm, come along to The Deep and get hands-on with a varied programme of fascinating, hands-on science workshops and experiments.
No pre-booking required! 💡
https://bit.ly/3XbXWbR
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
We're excited to once again be collaborating with ColliderFest 2026! 🧪
On the 14th & 15th March, between 10am and 3pm, come along to The Deep and get hands-on with a varied programme of fascinating, hands-on science workshops and experiments.
No pre-booking required! 💡
https://bit.ly/3XbXWbR
On the 14th & 15th March, between 10am and 3pm, come along to The Deep and get hands-on with a varied programme of fascinating, hands-on science workshops and experiments.
No pre-booking required! 💡
https://bit.ly/3XbXWbR
🧪🐠 New tool for #wildlife researchers: the Method Finder helps you find non-invasive or minimally invasive methods for your study in #wildlife #biology, #ecology, or #conservation.
3rswildlife.info/method-finder/
3rswildlife.info/method-finder/
METHOD FINDER | 3Rs Principles In Wildlife Research
Examples of non-invasive research methods suitable for detection of wildlife species.
3rswildlife.info
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
🧪🐠 New tool for #wildlife researchers: the Method Finder helps you find non-invasive or minimally invasive methods for your study in #wildlife #biology, #ecology, or #conservation.
3rswildlife.info/method-finder/
3rswildlife.info/method-finder/
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and reconstruct the evolutionary history of these fundamental enzymes 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evolution and diversity of oxidoreductases involved in redox balance and energy conservation - Nature Ecology & Evolution
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and r...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and reconstruct the evolutionary history of these fundamental enzymes 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New publication: 🐘🌎📺Wildlife content on YouTube rarely includes conservation calls to action despite high engagement. A look at millions of videos shows what's missing for meaningful action.🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
YouTube content on wildlife engages audiences but rarely drives meaningful conservation action - Communications Sustainability
Wildlife content on YouTube rarely includes conservation calls to action despite high engagement, according to machine learning and human-guided concept analysis of thousands of videos and user commen...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
New publication: 🐘🌎📺Wildlife content on YouTube rarely includes conservation calls to action despite high engagement. A look at millions of videos shows what's missing for meaningful action.🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
📢 New publication 'Exposure and sensitivity of threatened #plant species to changing #drought regimes: A global analysis' by Susan Everingham, Ian Wright, Lina Teckentrup, Stuart Allen and Rachael Gallagher in Biological Conservation 🧪
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#IUCN
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#IUCN
Redirecting
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
📢 New publication 'Exposure and sensitivity of threatened #plant species to changing #drought regimes: A global analysis' by Susan Everingham, Ian Wright, Lina Teckentrup, Stuart Allen and Rachael Gallagher in Biological Conservation 🧪
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#IUCN
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#IUCN
Worthwhile newsletter when you have to carefully curate what's in your already-full inbox.
Today I learned about "climate-hushing."
Thanks @katharinehayhoe.com !
#ClimateChange #6thExtinction #SixthExtinction #ConservationPaleobiology #CPB #Conservation 🧪🌎🦤
Today I learned about "climate-hushing."
Thanks @katharinehayhoe.com !
#ClimateChange #6thExtinction #SixthExtinction #ConservationPaleobiology #CPB #Conservation 🧪🌎🦤
Most people are worried about climate change - but most don't hear or talk about regularly.
That's why I started my free newsletter Talking Climate. Every week I share good news, not so good news, and what people can do.
If you aren't a reader yet, see below. I have 6 different ways to subscribe!
That's why I started my free newsletter Talking Climate. Every week I share good news, not so good news, and what people can do.
If you aren't a reader yet, see below. I have 6 different ways to subscribe!
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Worthwhile newsletter when you have to carefully curate what's in your already-full inbox.
Today I learned about "climate-hushing."
Thanks @katharinehayhoe.com !
#ClimateChange #6thExtinction #SixthExtinction #ConservationPaleobiology #CPB #Conservation 🧪🌎🦤
Today I learned about "climate-hushing."
Thanks @katharinehayhoe.com !
#ClimateChange #6thExtinction #SixthExtinction #ConservationPaleobiology #CPB #Conservation 🧪🌎🦤
Today in my ocean conservation science and policy course, we're discussing #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism and the strategic power of hope.
What conservation news is giving you hope in these dark times?
(We use this reading by @nancyknowlton.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... )
🧪🦑🌍
What conservation news is giving you hope in these dark times?
(We use this reading by @nancyknowlton.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... )
🧪🦑🌍
Ocean Optimism: Moving Beyond the Obituaries in Marine Conservation
While the ocean has suffered many losses, there is increasing evidence that important progress is being made in marine conservation. Examples include striking recoveries of once-threatened species, in...
www.annualreviews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Today in my ocean conservation science and policy course, we're discussing #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism and the strategic power of hope.
What conservation news is giving you hope in these dark times?
(We use this reading by @nancyknowlton.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... )
🧪🦑🌍
What conservation news is giving you hope in these dark times?
(We use this reading by @nancyknowlton.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... )
🧪🦑🌍
Managing freshwater threats demands a broader lens. By applying a One Health perspective, this chapter shows how ecosystem degradation connects to disease risk and food security, offering a systems-based foundation to guide policy, conservation, and public health action. 🌐🧪
Introduction to Freshwater Ecosystems and the One Health Framework | 1
Freshwater ecosystems – comprising rivers, lakes, wetlands, and groundwater systems – play a critical role in sustaining biodiversity, regulating biogeochemical
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Managing freshwater threats demands a broader lens. By applying a One Health perspective, this chapter shows how ecosystem degradation connects to disease risk and food security, offering a systems-based foundation to guide policy, conservation, and public health action. 🌐🧪
The first issue of 2026 is now out! 🚨
This issue contains our new special feature 'Conservation, ecology and artificial intelligence: Advances and symbiotic solutions'. 🌍 🧪
Read the whole issue here 👇
buff.ly/AmWPK0C
This issue contains our new special feature 'Conservation, ecology and artificial intelligence: Advances and symbiotic solutions'. 🌍 🧪
Read the whole issue here 👇
buff.ly/AmWPK0C
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The first issue of 2026 is now out! 🚨
This issue contains our new special feature 'Conservation, ecology and artificial intelligence: Advances and symbiotic solutions'. 🌍 🧪
Read the whole issue here 👇
buff.ly/AmWPK0C
This issue contains our new special feature 'Conservation, ecology and artificial intelligence: Advances and symbiotic solutions'. 🌍 🧪
Read the whole issue here 👇
buff.ly/AmWPK0C
#Teach180 Day 107 cont.
Physics completed some conservation of Momentum practice problems individually and in groups.
My student teacher found walking around constantly to check on them was the best way to keep them involved throughout the problem set.
🎢🧪
Physics completed some conservation of Momentum practice problems individually and in groups.
My student teacher found walking around constantly to check on them was the best way to keep them involved throughout the problem set.
🎢🧪
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
#Teach180 Day 107 cont.
Physics completed some conservation of Momentum practice problems individually and in groups.
My student teacher found walking around constantly to check on them was the best way to keep them involved throughout the problem set.
🎢🧪
Physics completed some conservation of Momentum practice problems individually and in groups.
My student teacher found walking around constantly to check on them was the best way to keep them involved throughout the problem set.
🎢🧪