Reposted by Lynda Delphtaenia @taenia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Goooooood morning, pika fans It's September, and you know what that means! That's right, we are Making Hay, we are Perching On Rocks, we are Squeaking 5335109
Reposted by Lynda DelphDmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...facultypositions.stanford.eduAssistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United StatesThe Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que... 5151189
Reposted by Lynda DelphVaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 16/09/2026Authors!🚨 While you scramble for scarce $ 🤔 “Springer Nature reports revenue growth of 6.2%..and adjusted operating profit growth of 7.7%. They reported even more stunning submission growth of 30% and published article growth of 13%.” Publishing in society journals helps YOU not them👇🏻. Pass it on.static.klipy.comMan Lying on a Pile of MoneyALT: Man Lying on a Pile of Money 410370
Reposted by Lynda DelphDan Sloan @sloanevolab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Please share! Our lab at Colorado State University is recruiting a PhD student to join us starting fall 2027. We are broadly interested in plant molecular evolution and comparative genomics. More info about our lab and grad programs is available on our lab website. sites.google.com/site/danielb...sites.google.comSloan LabWelcome! Our research focuses on the evolutionary process at the molecular level. In particular, we investigate how a mixture of natural selection and non-adaptive forces create and maintain the amazi... 01418
Reposted by Lynda DelphBirder K @birderk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Pretty early in the night yet, but this has the makings of another half a billion night! #birds #fall #migration #LightsOutForBirds 612933
Reposted by Lynda DelphbioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 12/09/2026House fly proto-Y chromosomes differentially affect courtship success regardless of social context and female type www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 034
Reposted by Lynda DelphGraham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’m looking to hire an NIH funded postdoc to join our lab here at Davis (please RT). Ongoing areas of interest include: 1) polygenic signals of selection from time series, ARGs, GWAS, etc 2) The interpretation of GWAS, polygenic scores, & sources of confounding 2119183
Reposted by Lynda DelphKeely Brown @keelybrownphd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I'll be recruiting both Master's and PhD students, so if you know anyone that might be interested in integrating genomics and phenomics to understand evolution in barley and macroalgae, send 'em my way! 046
Reposted by Lynda DelphThomas Lenormand @thomaslenormand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🚨Interested in #evolutionary #genomics and #popgen #theory? My lab just opened a 1+ year #postdoc position to work on sex chromosome dosage compensation. At #CEFE in beautiful Montpellier. Deadline soon, don't be shy, apply, theory is exciting! 👉 bit.ly/4eMWDIh 01121
Reposted by Lynda DelphAnna Allen @akallen10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... 45883
Reposted by Lynda DelphStuart McDaniel @stuartmcdaniel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Both where meiosis happens in plants, and the fact that meiosis makes spores NOT gametes; plant gametes are made by mitosis (in angiosperms by the pollen and ovules). It takes a while for many students to see that difference from animals, I think in part because it’s obscured by botanical terms 052
Reposted by Lynda Delphrava @rava.bsky.social · 08/08/2026You guys wanna see an old quilt? (Everyone cheers) My great grandma sewed and quilted it, my grandma stitched the designs, and this summer mom and I finished it 811312113
Reposted by Lynda DelphMarcus Stensmyr @marcusstensmyr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026How crazy is this!? A plant mimicking the smell of ants injured by spiders to fool kleptoparastic flies into performing pollination 🤯 Plant shenanigans is an endless source of wonderful biology! www.cell.com/current-biol...cell.comOlfactory floral mimicry of injured ants mediates the attraction of kleptoparasitic fly pollinatorsMochizuki reports a plant that lures pollinating flies by imitating the scent of ants injured by predators. This study reveals the first known case of ant mimicry in flowers and uncovers previously un... 111936
Reposted by Lynda DelphLeonie Moyle @speciationlab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Interested in genetics, diversification, and speciation? We're hiring a Research Associate to help with our projects, including the convergent evolution of fruit color. Come and work with us! Feel free to contact me with questions. (Reposts appreciated!) Link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/33973 17594
Reposted by Lynda DelphLauren Frankel @laufran.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Wanna hear about introgression and pollination syndromes? Boy, do I have a talk for you! I'll be presenting my last dissertation chapter in the Cooley Award session on Monday, 8:45am in room Tucson C-D! #botany2026 37219
Reposted by Lynda DelphRich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026My great technician is leaving the lab, and I'm trying to replace her. Are you or someone you know interested in evolutionary genomics research that combines animals experiments (with flies!) and molecular biology? Come work with me! Application info at the link evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...evoldir.net 1827
Reposted by Lynda DelphPhil Garnock-Jones @theobrominated.eurosky.social · 29/07/2026Delighted to see Duncan Munro's brilliant design work on my book recognised in the short list of the PANZ Book Design Awards. 25912
Reposted by Lynda DelphJavier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Everyone should grow a vegetable garden 1293
Reposted by Lynda DelphMario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026PhD Position at Uppsala University. Sophie Karrenberg’s Lab. the project is about sex chromosome evolution in plants. Come join us! Deadline 22 July. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...uu.sePhD position in evolutionary genomics - Uppsala UniversityPhD position in evolutionary genomics, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University 02332
Reposted by Lynda DelphAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Something beautiful for the weekend! An extraordinary Acheulean handaxe knapped around a fossil shell c. 500,000-300,000 years ago! From West Tofts, Norfolk 📷 MAA Cambridge University collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/4509... #Archaeology 18825241
Reposted by Lynda Delph@macro_action @birdzandbees.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Pre pollen Pantaloon Pantaloon bee before it has scraped pollen all over its legs for carrying back home. @nikoneurope Z9 and 105mm macro SS1/2500 F8 ISO3200 #macro #bee #entomolgy #insectstudy #insects 613616
Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 04/07/20264th of July parade, downtown Bloomington, Indiana. Low-key, parochial, and oddly moving. 000
Reposted by Lynda DelphMatthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 02/07/2026share to save a life 13025
Reposted by Lynda DelphMegan Behringer @megbehri.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Our lab is looking to hire a RA to contribute to experimental evolution studies on anaerobic & aerotolerant bacteria! This is a great opportunity for recent grads looking to gain experience before perusing graduate training. Info at this link: ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...ecsr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.comResearch Technician - Term Biological Sciences - Behringer LabThe TERM Research Technician is part of the Behringer Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University and is a key member of the research team responsible for supporting the rese... 1512
Reposted by Lynda DelphTiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 28/06/2026In Stavanger, Norway 🇳🇴, the bicycle paths have sensors to trigger the traffic light the lights to change. That means no stopping to press the beg button. Amazing! 🤩🚲 #yycBike #Stavanger #Norway 19491124
Reposted by Lynda DelphThomas Lenormand @thomaslenormand.bsky.social · 29/06/2026🚨Interested in #evolutionary #genomics and #popgen #theory? My lab just opened a 1+ year #postdoc position to work on sex chromosome dosage compensation. At #CEFE Montpellier 👉 bit.ly/4eMWDIh Informal enquiries welcome to me🙂 or Paul Saunders and Sylvain Glémin at #SMBE2026 Thanks for sharing! 0917
Reposted by Lynda DelphGina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 26/06/2026It's a marketing scheme--feeding into our insecurities about reach and impact for their products. 🤨😑 0122
Reposted by Lynda DelphJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 21/06/2026"I know there's a lot of concern about the proliferation of journals, slop in the in the literature — the best way to combat this is to publish in society-owned journals." — @asn-amnat.bsky.social President @beckyfuller82.bsky.social preaching the Gospel #Evol2026 05817
Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A great loss of a truly extraordinary scientist and human being. 091
Reposted by Lynda DelphNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026We're pleased to sponsor this week's Population, Evolutionary and Quantitative Genetics conference (#PEQG26) in Asilomar, CA, USA. genetics-gsa.org/peqg-2026/genetics-gsa.orgHomepage - 2026 Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics ConferenceVisit our website to learn more. 073
Reposted by Lynda DelphJosé Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🧨 New publication out (I think this one is 🌶️ ): Cerca & @stelkens.bsky.social - "The identity crisis of speciation genomics". academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a... 13917
Reposted by Lynda Delph🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Eriospermum titanopsoides (📷: Vera Frith CCBYNC4) doesn't have crazy enations, but it has the most amazingly undulating margin, giving more edge area for fog interception & dew condensation. The photographer’s fingertip shows just how small these plants are. #Asparagaceae #fog #Botany 🌾🧪🌱 17511
Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University has a super creative special exhibit of coral reefs, created by crochet and knitting. Follows a progression from healthy (colored yarn), to bleached (plastic bags), to dead. Powerful! 2202
Reposted by Lynda DelphP. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Indiana University, not the UD Department of Agriculture, ordered the Inness lab to be locked down. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comUS biology lab locked down for more than a week amid smuggling inquiryThe Trump administration has spent months investigating the lab after a Chinese postdoc was charged with smuggling biological material into the country. 084
Reposted by Lynda DelphOckham New Zealand Book Awards @ockhamnzbookawards.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Listen to Matatuhi Foundation Best First Book Illustrated Non-Fiction winner Philip Garnock-Jones talking with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ about his stunning honoured book He Puawai @theobrominated.bsky.social #theockhams www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzThe award-winning book showing off NZ flowers in full bloomHe Puawai, A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers by Emeritus Professor of Botany Philip Garnock Jones won the Judith Binney Prize for Illustrated Non-Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. ... 066
Reposted by Lynda DelphSusana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This is a long shot, but is anyone willing and able to review a micropublication (i.e., short and sweet) about how senescent-associated β-galactosidase accumulation influences the lifespan of a particular species (a fish, if it matters)? We can't find a reviewer and we've tried so hard. 🧪 21438
Reposted by Lynda DelphTom Swanson @swansontea.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Two big things for talks: 1. use the mic, and 2. use a bigger font. No, bigger than that. 17713
Reposted by Lynda DelphWissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin @wiko-berlin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Fellow 2014/15 Steven A. Frank is the winner of the 2026 ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences - congratulations! www.amnat.org/announcement...amnat.org2026 ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences<p>Congratulations to the recipient of the 2026 ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences, <b>Steve Frank</b>!</p><br/> 011
Reposted by Lynda DelphLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 28/04/2026A really special occasion. Not to be missed 🍾🎉 💯 You’re cordially invited to Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday bash at the Royal Albert Hall Kirsty Young presents David Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth on Friday 8 May on #iPlayer and BBC One Full details 👇🏻bbc.co.ukDavid Attenborough’s 100 Years on Planet Earth to air on Friday 8 May on iPlayer and BBC OneThe live event will take audiences on an extraordinary journey through a century of exploration and discovery in the natural world, seen through the prism of David’s remarkable life and work 13377101
Reposted by Lynda DelphJoelle Lafond, PhD @joellelafond.bsky.social · 27/04/2026🚨 My very first postdoc paper is out! 🐠 We show that the Y chromosome of the swamp guppy (Poecilia picta) has rapidly degenerated, losing genes, shrinking, and filling up with transposable elements, while the X responds by exporting key male genes to autosomes. 🧵⬇️ 1/6 📷Joëlle Lafond 22311
Reposted by Lynda DelphPatrick Goymer @patrickgoymer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Vale Peter Raven, champion of plants and biodiversity. 'In one of his lectures, he described biodiversity as “the whole business”—the sum of organisms, their variations and the communities they form. It was a plain phrase for a concept of considerable scope.' news.mongabay.com/2026/04/pete...news.mongabay.comPeter Raven, botanist and advocate for biodiversity, has died, aged 89Life on Earth is often described as a web, but for much of modern science it was catalogued as a ledger: names, specimens, distributions, relationships drawn in careful lines. Over the course of the 2... 02419
Reposted by Lynda DelphNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 26/04/2026#TansleyReview: Recombination suppression in plant adaptation and speciation Zhang et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience 0114
Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Got to go wade fishing with two of my favorite people, and I caught 3 kinds of fish (6 total) and kept one. Lovely way to end the day. 0200
Reposted by Lynda DelphEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 09/04/2026Big opportunities for researchers 🌍 We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU. The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw 2148102
Reposted by Lynda DelphKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 04/04/2026Reminder: including alt-text on your images is helpful in many ways! It increases accessibility, can add context/detail, makes search more effective, & can improve your reach (a lot of us won’t re-share images without alt-text). If you set it as required in accessibility settings, you can’t forget! 381533487
Reposted by Lynda DelphIn Preparation @inprep.bsky.social · 22/02/2026substack.comMan Who Lost 6 Months Of Work To Unlabeled Tubes Sure It Won’t Happen AgainPHILADELPHIA, PA—Placing eight identical Eppendorf tubes into a freezer box in a precise row, research associate Daniel Osei, who lost six months of work in 2023 after failing to label an… 096
Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 30/03/2026It’s redbud time in Bloomington IN. Millions of these will be out in force this week, giving meaning to the name of the city. 0161