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Great Lakes Now @greatlakesnow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Staff at the research lab has been cut by more than a third. Scientists are worried about its capacity to foresee crises. Story by @michiganadvance.com: www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/10/12/g...

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Great Lakes lab hit by DOGE is hanging on — for now - Great Lakes Now

Staff cuts at an Ann Arbor-based research lab have scientists worried about its capacity to foresee crises.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 28/09/2026

President of the Royal Society Paul Nurse responds to the Russian attack on Ukrainian Academy of Sciences: royalsociety.org/news/2026/09...

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Russian attack on Ukrainian Academy of Sciences | Royal Society

Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society, responds to the attack on the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Please pass along: I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab. We study physical ecology, macroecology, and biodiversity — spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested 🧪🌐🌾

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Eos @eos.org · 25/09/2026

Fast fires burn more area, and more of that area is severely burned. What’s more, new research finds, severely burned patches will struggle to find seeds to regrow the same tree types. 🔥🧪🌍 eos.org/articles/fas...

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Fast, Severe Wildfires Can Change How Forests Grow Back - Eos

These blazes can cause ecological shifts even in fire-adapted forests.

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Take the time to nominate a colleague. It matters, and we all know deserving colleagues!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is there generality in decomposition across substrates? We tested this in an experiment across elevation, studying carrion, dung, leaves & wood. We found idiosynchratic patterns of decomp, with local conditions being more important than macroclimate @sebseibold.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecm....

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 16/09/2026

Scientist here: It is widely known inside science that this—top-down imposition of a research agenda—leads to mostly rote, boring, non-innovative work. Building an institute to do discovery science is hard: you hire young people, put them together, hope synergies arise and ideas fall out.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.

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Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The USDA published a proposed rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule on August 20. Comment on the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule at ow.ly/RFV450ZOVxS before October 6. See more information at ow.ly/t84M50ZOVxR

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Zach Fore @zqf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Science in this country is the goose that lays the golden eggs. Science and research are what give us quality of life, quantity of life, innovation, new businesses and industries. We know this. Why cut it’s budgets? For a very small number of people to have more power and more money, of course.

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Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

NSF is touting a dozen new solicitations announced this week as evidence that basic research still rules. But that's not what's really going on. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Is NSF’s new call for research proposals good news? Scientists and staffers have doubts

The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/08/2026

The Trump administration has pulled federal funding for the Arctic Report Card. Every year for the past two decades, the report has provided a checkup on the health of the region, which is heating up at several times the pace of the rest of the globe.

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Trump Administration Kills Annual Arctic Report Card

The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation.

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Wisconsin Sea Grant @uwiscseagrant.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join our team! The UW–Madison Aquatic Sciences Center, which administers both Wisconsin Sea Grant and the Water Resources Institute, is hiring an Associate Director for Outreach and Engagement. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/associate-direct…

Great Lakes wetland background with a red banner announcing a job opening for Associate Director for Outreach and Engagement at the UW–Madison Aquatic Sciences Center.

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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

So much to reflect on in this book, thanks , Juli for mentioning it. Lots of wisdom.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/08/2026

A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the Western U.S. this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning. to.pbs.org/452eNRL

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Heat wave expected to bring record-breaking temps, heighten wildfire risk to parts of Western U.S.

A ridge of high pressure is holding heat close to the ground — what’s known as a heat dome — from Arizona to Montana, though the good news is that it will be relatively short-lived, National Weather S...

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I think the BWCA is closing for several days as of tomorrow. Have canoed there in summer but don’t know if this has happened before.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 08/07/2026

The future of science won't be shaped by AI alone — it will be shaped by the choices researchers make about using it. A new @issuesinst.bsky.social article explores how researchers can integrate AI into the scientific process while preserving the principles that make science trustworthy. 🧵

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Arthur Gessler @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Early defoliation, leaf browning and wilting and shedding of green leaves in Switzerland (Jura) and Southern Germany (Black Forest) - beech but also cherry and maple affected - heat and drought stress - and no rain forecasted for the next weeks. This is not unexpected - this is climate change!

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Zack Steel 🪶🦇🌲🔥 @zacksteel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Gavin is a great mentor and collaborator and does very cool science. Apply early and often 🦉🌎🌐

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The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks @protectnps.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New guidance directs Interior employees, including park staff, not to confirm deaths or the severity of injuries in national parks. Coalition Board Member Alexandra Picavet warns this “prescriptive and in some ways threatening guidance” will not be effective. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Internal memo orders staff not to reveal deaths in national parks

Guidance issued by the Interior Department instructs National Park Service staff not to confirm deaths, the severity of injuries or other details.

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Martin De Kauwe @mdekauwe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We will soon be advertising a 3-year postdoctoral position at Bristol aimed at enhancing our modelling capacity to better characterise vegetation recovery & legacy effects following fire. Please keep us in mind if this is your speciality 😀 🔥🌳 🌱

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 19/06/2026

I was struck when I corrected data for inflation and population growth. In no way is Trump policy a correction of some overreach. The Biden years were middling for science funding in the 21st century. This is retrenchment to a time before most Americans were born. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... 🧪

$A line graph titled "Cumulative NSF Funds Awarded Per Capita (2024 dollars) by Day of Fiscal Year" shows inflation-adjusted per-capita NSF funding from October to September. A color-coded legend groups lines by decade from the 1960s through the 2020s. A thick bright red line labeled "2026" runs far below all other years, reaching only about $3–4 per person by mid-June. Year-end labels on the right show FY2024 in teal at the top (around $23 per capita), FY2025 in dark red (around $17), and "1987" in green (around $15). A red dot marks the FY2027 President\'s Budget Request at roughly $11 per capita, with "1973" in gold labeled as the closest historical year-end value. "1969" in brown at the very bottom (around $5) marks the historical year most closely matching FY2026's current pace.$

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yes, I think so b/c we collaborate worldwide and train students globally. Please do!

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yup, the planning and persistence are impressive. They had a lot of time and understand where the levers are.

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Reminder about this webinar tomorrow!

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Science Magazine @science.org · 05/06/2026

The top Democrats on a Republican-led congressional committee that historically opposes most U.S. interactions with China are slamming President Donald Trump for firing all the members of the board that oversees the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/43Usj9i

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Democrats on House China committee decry dismissal of National Science Board

Letter also blames Trump for letting China surpass United States in research spending

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I am working on my public comment. All scientists should do so, this would be devastating to US science and the innovation and leadership that has been a real gold standard.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 07/06/2026

Good report via @npr.org “NPR would like to hear from more people with information about federal agencies and the proposed reorganization of the Forest Service.” Contact “Chiara Eisner, at ceisner@npr.org, or contact her on the end-to-end encrypted platform Signal, here. Her username is: ceis.78.”

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Science Magazine @science.org · 25/05/2026

The U.S. research community is asking the Senate to do something it hasn’t done in more than 3 decades: Hold a hearing on the president’s nominee to lead the National Science Foundation before voting on whether to confirm him. scim.ag/4dWgoxE

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Research groups want Senate to vet Trump’s nominee for NSF head

A hearing would air questions about James O’Neill’s qualifications to lead the agency

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 26/05/2026

Born #OnThisDay in 1951 was astronaut and physicist Sally Ride. Ride became the first American woman to go into space as part of NASA's seventh space shuttle mission, and was the third woman overall to go into space. #WomenInSTEM bit.ly/4dH5k6b

A woman in a blue flight suit in a cramped space shuttle environment. She has an earpiece with a microphone, and a retro 80's hairstyle.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 12/05/2026

Democrats in Congress are criticizing President Donald Trump’s unprecedented firing of all members of the National Science Foundation’s governing board—and demanding answers on what the administration plans to do next. scim.ag/3R288TX

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Democratic lawmakers demand Trump explain—and reverse—termination of NSF’s governing board

Letters from Senate and House of Representatives question purge of the National Science Board

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Climate change is shifting the competitive balance between tree species. The result: Up to 25% of Europe’s forests could experience a change in the dominant tree species in the 21st century. New insights from a deep learning-based meta-model trained on 135 million data points doi.org/10.1038/s432...

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

On NSF’s postdoc page, the biology and earth science fields have been completely eliminated; the only remaining fellowships are in math, astronomy, engineering, and “entrepreneurship.” Weird choice not to support research on the life support system for 8 billion people. www.nsf.gov/funding/post...

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Congratulations @bjenquist.bsky.social -- Robert H. MacArthur Award for Meritorious Contributions by A Mid-Career Ecologist! 🎉https://esa.org/blog/2026/05/06/ecological-society-of-america-announces-2026-award-recipients/

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Ecological Society of America announces 2026 award recipients – Ecological Society of America

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Very proud of @nathankiel.bsky.social for leading this major contribution and including our senior honors thesis student. Check out what happens if trees do not come back after fire! (It is OA) #Yellowstone #FireEcology

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

When fires occur under extreme conditions, as those in NW Iberia last summer (doi.org/10.1111/gcb....), even highly managed pine woodlands burn! Pinus pinaster woodland used for resin extraction, Molezuelas fire, El Teleno, León, Spain 🧪🌍🔥🌳🍁 wildfire

Burned pine woodland with marks in the trunk from resin extraction

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 08/04/2026

“It is perhaps beyond obvious that the Trump Administration would look at a forest and see board feet of timber. But the gutting of the Forest Service couldn’t come at a more inopportune moment.”

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Worth the read, happening in other agencies as well as NASA. Loss of scientists, congressional funding not being dispersed. Artemis II is still great (!) but can’t mask attacks on science. NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

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Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We are hiring! Interested in doing a PhD and excited about forest management, ecosystem services, simulation modeling and beta diversity? Come work with us @edfm-tum.bsky.social at @tum.de, full job ad here: cloud.edfm.ls.tum.de/index.php/s/...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 04/04/2026

What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”

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U.S. Forest Service unveils extensive closures of research facilities

Cost-cutting move is expected to cause resignations and turmoil

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Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Not only will you work on birds, but also bats, skinks, geckos & frogs. This research would come up with conservation strategies & a climate change extinction risk atlas for #NewZealand. Applications close 27th April 🦜🦇🦎🐸

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Excellent piece on wetlands, one of the habitats that experienced large losses and provides key #EcosystemServices

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Erin Hotchkiss @fluvialbenthos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

New paper in Ecosystems led by @biogeobob.bsky.social! Fun NSF-funded collaboration tracing the immediate & delayed whole-stream respiration of dissolved organic carbon using 13C-glucose & 13C-fescue leachate additions + 13C-DIC analyses w/ Michelle Baker & Stephen Plont. 💧🌎

Title, authors, and abstract of linked paper, "Dynamics of Respired Dissolved Organic Carbon in a Stream"

Figure 2 in Hall et al 2026 showing modeled immediate and delayed respiration of glucose and fescue leachate

Figure 5 in Hall et al summarizing the uptake rates and fate of glucose and plant leachate in a stream.

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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

These changes to the USFS, the loss of the regional offices and excellent long-term scientific research, will be devastating. I hope it can be stopped.

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