Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ... 9908860
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A country actively hostile to science has enabled Drexel to close a 200-year-old museum for “financial reasons”. I personally refuse to believe they had no choice but to do this. Money always flows in the direction where priorities are set. This is devastating. 15944313
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I know the fault of the closing of the Academy of Natural Sciences lies with Drexel University but I called to complain to the Mayor anyway. If I learn of something more useful to do I'll let you know. Her office number is (215) 686-2181 Saving the museum would be great PR for her (she needs it). 1322170
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It appears that the oldest natural history institute in the United States - the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia - is closing. A real shame and not something I fully understand or can comprehend. #naturalhistory #museums drexel.edu/news/archive...drexel.eduPreserving the Academy of Natural Sciences' Legacy and Collections for the FutureAs part of this broader effort and following careful consideration, grounded in deep respect for the Academy’s extraordinary legacy, Academy and Drexel leadership have made the difficult decision to c... 32916
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And if you're too tired, fine, take a nap, but before you do, send me $5 so I can keep doing shit and/or buy an advent calendar for the same reason givebutter.com/SupportSAS26 (ideally become a monthly donor!) Shirts/calendars at SquidFacts.netsquidfacts.netSupport Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop!The Squid Facts shop supports Skype a Scientist! We match scientists with classrooms, scout troops, and libraries. We also connect people with science using street art murals, and more! Learn more abo... 29620
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzNOAA Fisheries @fisheries.noaa.gov · 23/07/2026We are hiring four Fish Biologists with multiple duty station location options. Applications are due by July 29, 2026. For upcoming positions and tips for how to apply on USAJobs visit: fisheries.noaa.gov/careers-more... #WorkAtNOAAFisheries; #Careers; #NOAA 01313
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzMichael Metzger @metzgerm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Simons Foundation has a new contest for Ecology and Evolution Graduate Fellowships! Due June 30th. Good luck everyone! www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...simonsfoundation.orgSimons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and EvolutionThe purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo... 0512
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/02/2026A week ago I found out that the grant I was confident would fund our spring mural will not, bc we're 2 blocks too deep into Kensington. This STINKS. This project rocks bc it's community driven, biodiversity-focused (& more! read on!) We're raising money to make it happen givebutter.com/KenzoMuralgivebutter.comH.A. Brown Elementary School MuralBy Skype a Scientist 5318173
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 18/02/2026My department at CSU Northridge is hiring a vertebrate functional morphologist! We've got a great EEB group, and we're looking for someone to carry forward a tradition of enriching organismal courses and community-engaged research. App review starts March 15 csucareers.calstate.edu/mob/cw/en-us...csucareers.calstate.eduAssistant Professor Vertebrate Functional Morphologist #26-24The Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Vertebrate Functional Morphology. 26888
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The number of projects that we can fund depends on donations! We're starting the pool with $3k from our 2025 surplus (thank you for buying eel facts advent calendars!!!). If last year is any indication, we're gonna get requests for a LOT more than $3k Support here: givebutter.com/Science_IRL2...givebutter.comHelp fund our 2026 Science IRL mini-grant program!By Skype a Scientist 1238
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026🚨🚨🚨 Attention science communicators! 🚨🚨🚨 The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN! Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*. The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026. Apply here! forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...forms.gleSCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess... 2110125
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Wanna see what projects were funded last year? I just published a post about them this morning! Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart. www.patreon.com/posts/scienc... (anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)patreon.comSCIENCE IRL: Mini-Grant Highlights | Skype a ScientistGet more from Skype a Scientist on Patreon 0189
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026It’s been a year since we launched the science IRL mini-grant program. Wanna see what our grantees got up to?? Check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/scienc... We’ll be doing this program again in 2026, keep an eye out for the announcement soon!patreon.comSCIENCE IRL: Mini-Grant Highlights | Skype a ScientistGet more from Skype a Scientist on Patreon 16333
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Last year we were able to give out $8500 thanks to donors who supported this program. This year we’re starting at a baseline of $3000 (from advent calendar sales). Anything additional raised on this page will go directly to supporting more 2026 projects! givebutter.com/Science_IRL2...givebutter.comHelp fund our 2026 Science IRL mini-grant program!By Skype a Scientist 24120
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzMatt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Study on the diversification of jaw shape in pelagiarian/scombriform fishes led by @knapprew.bsky.social out in Evolution Letters as Editor's Choice. Gorgeous trichiuroid render by co-author @sternarchella.bsky.social nabbed the cover! Open access: academic.oup.com/evlett/artic... 03716
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Squid flyby. 1 of the watch leads said a fundamental flaw with squid is they can't swim forward. Incorrect. They can swim forward. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 896 #livingbioreactors #MarineLife 1644
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Need a break from EVERYTHING?? Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑 7:30 PM (EST) Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906... Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068 Passcode: 430292 24720
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzAdam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Want to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪 13031
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish. . 🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?... 271273530
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Really pushing Mendeley to its limits for this dissertation. (I have 25 papers open right now) 😬 010
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The greatest accomplishment of my 3rd chapter is that the shark skin I siliconed onto my flapping robot did not fly off into the depths of the flow tank 🫡 131
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzOlogies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Also, LA, get your tickets! Jan 15 with me and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social: 1142
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Is it really SICB if your not making edits to your talk the night before??? Anyway, come see my talk tomorrow at 11 am! It’s got sharks and Frankenstein and you may not think those two things to together, but I promise they do.media.tenor.coma black and white photo of frankenstein with the words you 've created a monsterALT: a black and white photo of frankenstein with the words you 've created a monster 0101
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSociety for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Portland's never seen science like this! Joining us for #SICB2026 ? www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program... Don't miss S07: #Animal collective movement in complex #environments Organized by Yangfan Zhang irapyangfanzhang.wixsite.com/physiology & Hungtang Ko hungtangko.com #science #biomechanics 041
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzLiz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing. Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...dornsife.usc.eduStorymakers Program - Wrigley Institute for Environment and SustainabilityCreating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it 35024
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzVirginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 16/12/2025“The Storymakers program is a weeklong intensive that trains full-time, established researchers in the art of environmental storytelling” 🧪 #SciComm 0125
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12/12/2025At @skypeascientist.bsky.social we were able to give out more grant funding than we took in this year, thanks to people who support us! That grant funding went to 13 science communicators across the country on their in-person projects. YOU can support us here: givebutter.com/SupportSAS25givebutter.comSupport Skype a Scientist!By Skype a Scientist 112730
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzKatie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 08/12/2025If you can think of a better fish for Day 8 of #25DaysofFishmas, let minnow! Westward ho, we go on our #Fishmas road trip to the canyon rivers of the Intermountain West, home of the Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), a minnow who's no small fry - meet the largest minnow in North America! 13813
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Hey cuties, wanna share some snacks, chat, & pack up native plant seeds for free distribution? Join us December 17th for the next iteration of the Native Plant Prep Party! The goal: Pack up 10,000 seed packets. We're currently at 2000 already packed. RSVP here: luma.com/o3sladpu 07426
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/11/2025ARTISTS! I need your help! In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend. Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ... 33525424
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzEmily Yeager, PhD @emilyyeager9.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Check out our publication on media coverage and the issue attention cycle of the recently identified and endangered Rice’s whale! 092
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSteven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Did you know sharks are older than Saturn’s rings? #ICYMI Shark scientist @curlybiologist.bsky.social shares her own marine science journey including co-founding @misselasmo.bsky.social, plus researching the Pacific Spiny Dogfish and more on See Jurassic Right: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 073
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSteven Ray Morris @stevenraymorris.bsky.social · 14/11/2025On today’s See Jurassic Right Back To School series episode, I chat with shark scientist & @misselasmo.bsky.social cofounder, @curlybiologist.bsky.social! We chat about the sharks’ redemption era, her research on the nostrils of the Pacific Spiny Dogfish, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 162
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Oh to be a cat in a Trader Joe’s bag who has no idea what a dissertation is 0341
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025“There is nothing a piece of bread and butter can’t fix.” A real thing I just said out loud to myself as I’m wresting with my data 170
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 07/11/2025I am officially dreaming in MatLab scripts 🫡 060
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Opinion of the day that shouldn’t be a political stance: Everyone deserves access to food. Yes I’d like my taxes to go to SNAP. No I don’t care what SNAP recipients buy with said taxes. 04313
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 01/11/2025We have progressed from data collection to data analysis. 971344694087
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Gonna have to put Jersey bagels in the acknowledgements for getting me through the final year of my PhD at this rate 050
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzOlogies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025For anyone who needs to pass these on: www.alieward.com/ologies/geno... www.alieward.com/ologies/revo... www.alieward.com/ologies/arti... www.alieward.com/ologies/cons... www.alieward.com/ologies/trol... www.alieward.com/ologies/crit... www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...alieward.comGenocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) with Dr. Dirk Moses — alie wardThe world is confusing, but there are experts in everything. In our least funny episode ever, we thankfully convinced a global expert, professor, researcher, author, and Genocidologist (it’s a real wo... 39823
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025All I see are two toasted marshmallows 061
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 22/10/2025A court ruling that anyone authorized to administer an oath of office can swear in a congressperson would be a really good precedent to have when Republicans refuse to swear in the 120th congress. 05618
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/10/2025This fall, @megstampede.bsky.social & I are collaborating to create a 2026 calendar! Each month features a different animal, facts about them, & actions we can take to help them! Sales will fund our '26 Native Plant Project Pre-order now, they’ll ship in early November! Squidfacts.net 012627
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Colleagues in ocean science academia: 🧪🦑🌎 I am working on the section of my marine biology career advice book about applying to graduate school. I have lots to say here from both my own experience and years of teaching this stuff, but I’d welcome your input on any or all of this if you’re willing. 24117
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzNick Lutsko @nick-lutsko.bsky.social · 13/10/2025There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgFree global access to climate and weather data must continueLast month at the 80th session of the United Nations, the call to be “better together” was especially appropriate for discussions on the Early Warnings for All global initiative. About half the world’... 13920
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/10/2025We’re BACK BABY. At Bad Art for Good, we’re gonna get together and make some art to make things better. How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now! RSVP luma.com/w8v2xk5i 417834
Reposted by Amani Webber-SchultzDr. Jaimi Gray @jaimiagray.bsky.social · 13/10/2025When you visit Friday Harbor Labs, @fishguy.bsky.social always has cool fish to discuss 🐟 Last week we pondered the horned searobin (Bellator militaris), & what its spines could be for. CT scan available on MorphoSource for you to explore www.morphosource.org/media/000027546 Images made in 3D Slicer 14414
Amani Webber-Schultz @curlybiologist.bsky.social · 12/10/2025@drcatmac.bsky.social I have finally succeeded in applying to so many things I forgot I applied and then was pleasantly surprised when I got it 🤷♀️ 150