Reposted by Morgan KellyFifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A Senegalese basketball player for Kentucky State University was detained on August 7 at an airport while traveling with her team and has been in ICE custody ever since, despite her removal order being rescinded by an immigration judge. 46972550
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Anyone else experiencing a sudden uptick in stupid uses of AI by publishers? Currently reviewing for a fairly prominent journal where a paper about climate PHYSIOLOGY has ai-assigned keywords that include 'psychological resilience.' 100
Reposted by Morgan KellyMark Bitter @markcbitter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New Perspective w/ @petrovadmitri.bsky.social and Paul Schmidt! We ask what evolution-in-action studies tell us about an old question: what genetic variation matters for fitness, and what maintains it? ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...ecoevorxiv.orgCommon, consequential, and actively maintained: a neo-balance view of genetic variation 14528
Reposted by Morgan KellyCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/10/2026I have absolutely wondered about this. Amazing. 311800322
Reposted by Morgan KellyBrant Faircloth @brantfaircloth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Are you a vertebrate paleobiologist and also interested in a curatorial position ?Come work with us @lsu.bsky.social! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant ProfessorAll Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre... 044
Reposted by Morgan KellyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164845560
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So excited to meet faculty and students at Duke Marine lab tomorrow! Thanks to Juliet Wong and lab for the seminar invite. Juliet invited me to begin my visit by joining her at CrossFit gym…So much fun! Also I can no longer lift my arms.  030
Reposted by Morgan KellyThe Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef… 66129162820
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We continue to live in a world where people too lazy and entitled to pass freshman biology take out their insecure grievances on everyone smarter, more curious, and more hard-working than they are. With devastating consequences for all of us. 160
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is sickening. When I think of the contributions of brilliant international researchers in *my lab alone* And then multiply that loss across the entire country. 050
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thanks to Haley Miller at the Advocate for covering our lab's research - part of LSU's Course Based Undergraduate Research Program @lsuscience.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...theadvocate.comA Grand Isle snail hunt: How these LSU students are studying Louisiana’s changing coastA recent day in Grand Isle, Louisiana, brought LSU students up close to the marsh to retrieve dozens of native snails, which serve as “bioindicators” for how their environment is changing amid warmer ... 041
Reposted by Morgan KellyDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up. In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.nature.comExclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decadesThe US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project. 14753472
Reposted by Morgan KellyBrant Faircloth @brantfaircloth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Copepods are wild. Here's a cool story about this Chilean copepod that I was lucky enough to work on with former post-doc Isabelle Neylan (new asst. prof. at Williams), @invertevoeco.bsky.social, @rujutavaidya.bsky.social, Maheshi Dassanayake, and Sergio Navarette. academic.oup.com/jhered/advan... 183
Reposted by Morgan KellyAnonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.netecoevojobs.netecoevojobs.net 2026-27 1176210
Reposted by Morgan KellyKarolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We're not done friends. See thread. Comment on the NSF proposal, contact your reps! 01912
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 14/07/2026My favorite detail was that he was on sabbatical, ostensibly to study modern languages in Europe. 010
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Just submitted my comments. If you haven't done this yet, you've still got time and it doesn't take long. You'll be glad you did. Comment period will close at midnight: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...regulations.govRegulations.gov 031
Reposted by Morgan KellyHolly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 13/07/2026LAST DAY to submit your comment for the proposed OMB rule changes! I submitted mine this weekend, took under 30min (mostly bc I got on a roll typing out impacts to process my anger…and then editing into more eloquent reasoning lol) 01516
Reposted by Morgan KellySarah Hird, PhD @sarahhird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Currently at 45,880 comments. 11 more days to say your piece. 085
Reposted by Morgan KellyJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 29/06/2026Publish your science in journals that publish science reported by humans, evaluated by humans, to be read by humans — which apparently do not include Springer Nature journals 13411
Reposted by Morgan KellyMichael Kearney @ecophys.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I'm looking for a postdoc to work on an Australian Research Council Laureate Project on climate change responses, applying a Julia implementation of the NicheMapR package. The work could go in control theory, DEB theory or population process directions unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/UoM_External...unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.comResearch Fellow in Biophysical EcologyRole type: Full Time (1.0 FTE); Fixed term for 2 years Faculty: Faculty of Science Department/ School: School of BioSciences Salary: Level A: $87,266 - $118,416 p.a. plus 17% super ARC-funded climate ... 01622
Reposted by Morgan KellyAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 28/06/2026“If the application contains one of the 235 disfavoured terms, it is classified as ‘not clean’.” 04423
Reposted by Morgan KellyBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/06/2026“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.latimes.comCopenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new levelCycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi... 15869272
Reposted by Morgan KellyC&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social, a PhD microbiologist who won the democratic primary for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, tells C&EN how being a scientist is propelling her toward Congress. #chemsky 🧪cen.acs.orgMeet Jasmine Clark, the self-described ‘mad scientist’ running for the US HouseJasmine Clark, a PhD microbiologist who won the democratic primary for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, tells C&EN how being a scientist is propelling her toward Congress 412391648
Reposted by Morgan KellyTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The world's first trillionaire did this 13363032318
Reposted by Morgan KellyGina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Reminder that the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) is asking members to sign letters regarding the OMB rule (by 6/15) and to submit individual responses (by 7/13!!). We have >250 signatories right now, GREAT!, but we have ~4k members, give or take, so pls get those signatures in! 12023
Reposted by Morgan KellyDr. Amy Lee @minisciencegirl.bsky.social · 13/06/2026All thanks to the newly minted trillionaire. 11610
Reposted by Morgan KellyNoam Ross @noamross.net · 11/06/2026Still all quiet on the #NSF front. No new awards in the past week. REMINDER: We still are hearing of trickles of terminations, suspensions, and money being held back from grantees, which NSF isn't reporting. We need your help - please report! 🧪 grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... 08162
Reposted by Morgan KellyMichael Okun @michael-okun.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇 5435861430
Reposted by Morgan KellyDr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The Laysan albatross has a wingspan of 6+ feet, a lifespan of 60+ years, can fly for months without landing, lives in the Hawaiian islands, and mates for life. About 31% of breeding pairs are lesbian. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... 22210
Reposted by Morgan KellyDr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026🏳️🌈 Happy Pride Month! Mindful that biology has been weaponized against the LGBTQ community by people who don’t know much about biology, I’m making daily, queer, biologically themed posts for #PrideMonth2026 Behold the lesbian Laysan albatross. www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...nationalgeographic.comSame-Sex Mothers: Letting Albatrosses Be AlbatrossesThere was a time when the Laysan albatross might seem a perfect icon for the virtues of marriage. When naturalists visited the bird’s nesting grounds in the Pacific, they’d find males and females bond... 211646
Reposted by Morgan KellyAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Dr. Steven Khan, one of my colleagues here at UW, is a specialist in type 2 diabetes. His work has been cited 145,000 times and his H-index is 153. He is the Editor in Chief of _Diabetes Care_, the ADA's flagship journal. 37224
Reposted by Morgan KellyCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026The criticism of Trump, Kennedy, and Bhattacharya that was so subversive that the ADA had to eject the Editor-in-Chief of their flagship journal from their annual meeting for sharing it? Prior today it had fewer than 1000 views. Do your thing. 21849344
Reposted by Morgan KellyPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 06/06/2026JFC Just open censorship, siccing the cops on scientists, intimidation, and sycophantry. These aren't just signs of fascism, it's a goddamned neon explosion. 7367123
Reposted by Morgan KellyKelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Scientists and Science Supporters. Now is the time to act to stop the new OMB proposed rules that changes federal grant regulations and threatens to weaken US science... the comment period is open now and until July 13th. @sse-evolution.bsky.social email below with information on what to do next! 11510
Reposted by Morgan KellySusana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · 04/06/2026HUGE kudos to SSE leadership for spearheading collective action against OMB's proposed rule. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🧪 Societies matter!! Support them with your engagement, conference attendance, and choice of journals. SSE members: please consider signing these letters! SSE non-members: please consider joining ☺️ 02315
Reposted by Morgan KellyTerry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I just learned that OMB is required to respond to every comment on the anti-peer-review rule. So that means our comments really matter, at the very least by gumming up the gears. Send your comment today. 3164132
Reposted by Morgan KellyGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Holden Thorp is an institutionalist. He's been a university chancellor, provost, now EiC of Science. When institutionalists pull the fire alarm, we listen, because the call to action he issued this week exposes the dire nature of the threat we are facing. 1/ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAnother red alert for American scienceAlthough research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s... 7366220
Reposted by Morgan Kellyjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/06/2026another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 14457252050
Reposted by Morgan KellyPaige Jarreau @fromthelabbench.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Plasticity takes on new meaning with Isabelle, who studies how animals especially in the ocean are adapting - or not - to changing temps! #scicomm #sciart #genetics youtube.com/watch?v=pTwl...youtube.comFlexibility is the key to survival for copepods... and maybe humans, too.YouTube video by Facetime With Scientists 072
Reposted by Morgan KellyJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 29/05/2026If reading through the list gives you the reaction it gave me, pick the three things that scare you the most and specifically mention them in a call to your reps tomorrow 1166
Reposted by Morgan KellyTessa Hill @tessahill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Important explanation of a myriad of different ways that the act of doing science will be prohibited by this administration. Topics of study, attending conferences, public communications, open access journals, and so much more. 01511
Reposted by Morgan KellyRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Thank you, @science.org!science.orgMicrobiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seatJasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D. 1347796
Reposted by Morgan KellyApril Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Years ago, I was told I was not allowed to assign “Weapons to Math Destruction” in my data science class in Louisiana and ceding to that demand is one of my chief life regrets. 23012
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 20/05/2026If you'd like to hear Isabelle give a talk about this work, you can watch the seminar version of this manuscript here: cassyni.com/events/TF2rJ...cassyni.comCassyni | Science starts with a seminarSeamlessly organise, run and publish academic research talks. Get started in minutes. 031
Reposted by Morgan KellyBrant Faircloth @brantfaircloth.bsky.social · 20/05/2026And a fun video to go along with it! youtube.com/shorts/wkJsw...youtube.comLearning from copepods: Flexibility is key to coping with a changing climateYouTube video by LSU 012
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Out today from Isabelle Neylan, @rujutavaidya.bsky.social @brantfaircloth.bsky.social, M Dassnayake and me: The transcriptomic response to early life heat stress mirrors adaptive differences between populations – evidence for plasticity-led evolution. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...royalsocietypublishing.orgGenetic assimilation and accommodation shape adaptation to heat stress in a splash pool copepodAbstract. Understanding organismal responses to dynamic environments is becoming increasingly important in our rapidly changing world. Beyond genetic adapt 01810
Reposted by Morgan KellyGreg Owens @gregowens.bsky.social · 20/05/2026UVic is hiring a Terrestrial Plant Ecologist Assistant Professor! Come join our department! We're nice and Victoria is awesome. www.uvic.ca/science/biol...uvic.caFaculty Position in Terrestrial Plant Ecology - University of VictoriaDepartment: Biology                 &am... 04165
Reposted by Morgan KellyChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 19/05/2026Nobody is born Islamophobic. Islamophobic children are made and will continue to be made in a society that treats Islamophobia as a bipartisan norm and even sometimes social good. Islamaphobic children with access to guns are made possible by an Islamophobic society that loves guns. 6799202
Morgan Kelly @invertevoeco.bsky.social · 17/05/2026A couple nights ago, my 13yo daughter and I were nerding out on @drcraigmc.bsky.social ‘s Gulf of Mexico research videos. Today she surprised me with this handmade gift - giant isopod constructed from a toilet paper roll, ready to lovingly consume on your nearest deep sea alligator fall 3182