Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A fish pic, just because. Sinobdella peeking out from some vegetation 000
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionWayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Tree of Life web project is back! A phylogenetic view of biodiversity way ahead of its time (ca. 1995!), conceived and led by David Maddison, collaborative & human-curated, widely used in teaching. Defunct technology had doomed it until Travis, Danny, and Andrew revived it. 🥳🎉 🧪 #evolbiol 010250
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDavid Maddison @bembidion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Tree of Life Web Project is back online! tolweb.org Thanks to Travis Wheeler (@wheelerlab.org), Danny Mandel, and Andrew Lenards, the original programmers for ToLWeb, for retooling the code to work on a modern OS! It is hard for me to believe it lives again.tolweb.orgTree of Life Web Project 39745
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionHolly Casio @hollycasio.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential. 12433223
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Just out- a really distinctive new species of the miniature fish genus Priocharax, Priocharax ajuru, named for a modified snout that houses a massive olfactory organ: (PDF can be requested from Researchgate at following link): www.researchgate.net/publication/... 042
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Looking at some soft-CT data we gathered last year. Here you can really see the tubercles in this male North American minnow 0163
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Open access paper: Dolan, E. P., Fields, A. T., Bean, M. G., Doege, R. L., Hatt, J. L., Conway, K. W., & Portnoy, D. S. (2026). Conservation genomics of Pecos pupfish (𝐶𝑦𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠). Journal of Fish Biology, 1–15. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comConservation genomics of Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis)The Pecos pupfish, Cyprinodon pecosensis, is an imperilled freshwater fish found in arid regions of Texas and New Mexico (USA). The species faces multiple challenges to persistence including reductio... 011
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Some video of the new species 𝘎𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘬 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘢, the blind loach discovered from a well in Northeast India www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhl...youtube.comNeue Fischart in Brunnen entdeckt // New Fish Species Discovered from a WellYouTube video by SenckenbergWorld 020
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionBiodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 27/02/2026🎉 Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 📚 🧪 8370150
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Just published: A very unusual fish, described here as a new genus and species of loach, and the first groundwater-dwelling fish reported from Northeast India. Meet 𝑮𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒌 𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒂! Open access article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 05118
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 10/02/2026I really should double check things I think I remember. It wasn’t an essay, just a entry from “In Our Time” about cultural icons of the 70s. Here it is in full: 1896
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionSenator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy. 11585203714523
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionBen Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations." 22974582641
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDavid Bapst @dwbapst.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Today's front-page of the Bryan Eagle showcases the very large protest for academic freedom held on the Texas A&M campus by @tamu-aaup.bsky.social last night 085
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionAdam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Every other summer we run a fish biomechanics course at Friday Harbor Labs. It is an awesome opportunity to learn the tools of biovisualization while experiencing the rich fish diversity of the Salish Sea. Come join us! 🧪 23329
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 22/01/2026If, you me, you have NO WISH WHATSOEVER to have some annoying and un-asked-for bit of AI constantly begging for attention... you can UNINSTALL the thing. 58014
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4... 91147828503
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Kevin is right -- holy hell! -- but among many other things, this obit demonstrates the possible price of resistance. 826849
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionNora Levine @nlevine.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Watchingamerica.com “…makes available in English articles written about the U.S. by foreigners, often for foreign audiences, and often in other languages. We are a unique window into world opinion.”watchingamerica.comWatching America | Discover What the World Thinks of U.S. 45819
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Phylogenomics of Cypriniformes, the most diverse order of freshwater fishes: consensus, challenges and limitations Hiranya Sudasinghe, Ralf Britz, Michael Matschiner, Kevin Conway, Heok Hui Tan, Maurice Kottelat, Rajeev Raghavan, Neelesh Dahanukar, ... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgPhylogenomics of Cypriniformes, the most diverse order of freshwater fishes: consensus, challenges and limitationsCypriniformes, the most species-rich order of freshwater fishes (~5,000 species), represents a key lineage for understanding vertebrate diversification in freshwater ecosystems. This clade includes se... 0102
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 06/11/20259 years ago (2016) - Yegua Creek, Brazos River 010
Reposted by Amanda K. Pinionjörg.freyhof @jfreyhof.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Our new open-access book has been published today. Please download and share www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 01810
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 24/07/2025When it comes to creative and artistic works I have NO interest in anything included in the AI catchall (caveats required because machine-learning has its place WRT handling data). I will never use it. Do I want an AI copilot? No no no, no I do not; I despise the fact that I am even asked. 722447
Reposted by Amanda K. Pinionkelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I'm a little wrong here, y'all! We have a couple more weeks to fight for the IMLS. It'll be through the House Appropriations Committee on July 21. Get on the phone. Get in inboxes. Your messaging? The Murder Bill is going to make libraries *even more crucial* now. appropriations.house.gov/scheduleappropriations.house.govSchedule 18457
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionNitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 08/05/2025did some reporting on the impact of DOGE's cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the court cases that are preserving the agency (for now), Trump's threats to slash federal arts spending, and the importance of IMLS to libraries and schools everywhere: slate.com/life/2025/05...slate.comWhy Would Trump Dismantle This Tiny Little Agency That Does So Much Good?Judges are on the IMLS’ side. But the budget battle is still to come. 613868
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 23/05/2025New paper out by Kole Kubicek, Ralf Britz & Kevin Conway in Biology Letters 🧬 Heterochrony & Innovation: What the Pectoral Fin Spine of Catfish Reveals About Evolution royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1...royalsocietypublishing.orgHeterochrony leads to evolutionary novelty: the catfish pectoral-fin spine (Teleostei: Siluriformes) | Biology LettersStudies of sequence heterochrony have revealed changes in developmental timing during skeletogenesis, which are widespread among major groups of tetrapods and may be associated with major changes in m... 060
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 17/04/2025www.npr.org/2025/04/17/n... But worry not - dems will soon be on board, as signalled by their reception of the bullshit ideas peddled by the authors of "Abundance". Nature will be the first to suffer while the left tries to scrape their wav backnpr.orgDestroying endangered species' habitat wouldn't count as 'harm' under proposed Trump ruleThe Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the habitats of species at risk. 020
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDaniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Bad media science takes can kill off whole species. Gene edited puppies are NOT actually dire wolves, any more than an especially hair mouse is a mammoth. Endangered Species Act is NOT rendered moot by this publicity stunt www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comTrump team cites wolf ‘de-extinction’ as it seeks to cut endangered species listThe interior secretary hailed a biotech company’s claim to have brought back the dire wolf, while the administration and GOP push to roll back species protections. 03018
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Quite certain there has been a recent influx of bots to Bluesky, based on my recent follows and the content of their pages. 000
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionRiley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Of course mainstream media keeps rolling over for Colossal, providing uncritical hype and coverage in exchange for exclusivity and “wow.” What Colossal is doing is wrong and they can’t even deliver what they promise. How many times do we have to go over this? 29620106
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionZoological Journal of the Linnean Society @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Ancient rat brains ever crossed your mind? If so, you're in luck! Here, brain morphology of Pliocene spiny rats Eumysops chapalmalensis was studied using endocasts, uncovering unique morphology that may indicate a niche not explored by extant species! 🌍🧪🐀 academic.oup.com/zoo... 0114
Reposted by Amanda K. Pinionjörg.freyhof @jfreyhof.bsky.social · 31/03/2025When I came to Berlin 25 years ago, moor frogs (Rana arvalis) were quite common. After years of predation by invasive racoons (so sweet...) and serious droughts, the populations have collapsed. What to do? No idea.... #stadtnatur, #berlinbiodiversity, #berlin, #urbanbiodiversity 183
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 14/03/2025And here's @joshtpm.bsky.social wrestling with the question. To me, the key sentence is: "The current executive orders explicitly say that the end game is a government the size of the shutdown size." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/looki...talkingpointsmemo.comLooking Squarely at a ShutdownIt’s hard to write clearly when you’re being flooded with new information.... 14527
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionMatthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · 08/03/2025I'm a lifelong collector, reader and user of field guides. At a young age, as much as anything, field guides ignited a love of wildlife and travel.blog.nature.orgA Lifelong Love of Field GuidesA celebration of field guides, the little books that changed the way we interact with nature. 27017
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionTexas Standard @texasstandard.bsky.social · 06/03/2025The new anthology “Voices of the Rio Grande Valley: Vol.1” lifts up the regional stories written by the folks who’ve lived them.txst.us‘Voices of the Rio Grande Valley’ uplifts stories from the people of an often-overlooked regionThe collection of creative nonfiction stories is written both for the community and those interested in the region. 0132
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 06/03/2025One of my former students. I’m so proud, and so angry. 6813197
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/03/2025Let's talk about this Nature piece in more detail. I've rarely read something so anti-scientific anywhere short of the National Review. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThree AI-powered steps to faster, smarter peer reviewTired of spending countless hours on peer reviews? An AI-assisted workflow could help. 621622688
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionAlexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 02/03/2025So that's the beginning of the end for US Old Growth Forests then, prepare for massive biodiversity and carbon loss, here billed as the opposite www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... 🌎whitehouse.govImmediate Expansion of American Timber ProductionBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. 136639
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Hey everyone! @co2ley.bsky.social — who was fired by NOAA yesterday as the Director of the Ocean Acidification Program — is now here on Bluesky! Follow her! Also, someone please offer Sarah a job! 🌊 15598179
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionMuseum für Naturkunde Berlin @mfnberlin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Women in natural history have long been overlooked. FIND researches their stories and brings them into focus. 👩🔬✨ @svmering.bsky.social explores this in her talk: 🎤 "Invisible – Forgotten – Rediscovered" (in German) 📅 5 March 2025, 18:30 📍 @nhmwien.bsky.social Watch on the NHM YouTube channel! ▶️ 0236
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Four years ago to the day, me in Friday Harbor and him in Texas. We are still doing Zoom dates but now I’m in Germany… Bonus FHL fish from that time 000
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 27/02/2025zenodo.org/records/1488... Brilliant photos and really cool study.zenodo.orgPutative Batesian mimicry of gelatinous zooplankton by larvae of marine fishes: a closer look based on in-situ images by blackwater photographersExamination of photographs and videos of living epipelagic oceanic larval fishes and invertebrates obtained during night dives provided heretofore unavailable information on the appearance and behavio... 010
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Public Statement on Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Sincerely, the Executive Board of the ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) #TeamFish #TeamHerps #ASIH www.asih.org/2025-asih-ex... 216250
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Current favorite album to listen to while writing 🎼📝 020
Reposted by Amanda K. PinionAdam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024I have never been an author on a monograph before. Kevin Conway and @westozfish.bsky.social let me help out with this description of 4 new clingfish species in a new genus! All are tiny, but the males are showy. The clearing and staining is outstanding. www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🧪🐡 612217
Amanda K. Pinion @akpinion.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Is the journal Zootaxa on here? If not, why not? 000