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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 12h

How long until it's gone? Ways to #BeatPollution and take #climateaction⁠: 🦀 Support beach clean-ups ♻️ Reduce. Reuse. Recycle 🌏 Avoid single-use plastic, and unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging 🌳 Celebrate special occasions with tree-planting not balloon releases

Picture of different items with the timescales required for each to decompose - ranging from two weeks to never - captioned ‘How long until it’s gone?’

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 16h

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

📣 📣 📣 UPDATE: The 2026-2027 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resource! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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ecoevojobs.net 2026-27

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

How may I help you?

Macro photo of a very plump apple green caterpillar facing us head on, reared-up, its six forelegs clasped expectantly.

It is a late instar larva of Antheraea polyphemus.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 17h

Spooky bird stories. My Halloween comic from 2024.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??" In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!". In panel 3, A screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!". In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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Jess Keating @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Hey yeah, friendly reminder that men denying or minimizing the work of women and taking credit for it themselves happens so much we have a NAME for it. (It’s the Matilda Effect.) 2nd fun fact: I’ve written many bios of women in STEM at this point and this is *always a factor in their history*

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18h

"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone.

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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I modified my rnsf #rstats package so now it's easy to install (piggyback package helps with the large cache). Has public info on all NSF grants since 1960. remotes::install_github("bomeara/rnsf") bomeara.github.io/rnsf/index.html Bergograms by region, grant change by state, subject changes, etc

Bergogram (line plot by day of year) of number of awards by region in each of the past few years versus past years. All regions had declines, though the South fared better than the others.

Plot of change of funding per state. A few states have experienced an increase but most have experienced substantial decreases.

Line plot of grants awarded per day this year and past years. We are entering what historically has been a fallow period.

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent

Diagram of absorption of emf by water. There's a gap right that dips in the 500 nm range

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026

Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rod Serling was a king. WWII paratrooper in “The Death Squad,” TV pioneer, LOUD critic of McCarthyism who knew his status as a war hero put him in a privileged position to call shit out. Wrote critiques of racism into his scripts, created The Twilight Zone to escape the censorship that brought on.

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Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

THE TWILIGHT ZONE debuted OTD in 1959. One of my absolute favorite shows ever. Been blessed to not only have provided several covers to the comics series over the years but to also co-write w @francazilla.bsky.social & draw our own episode, “SILENT WARNING” currently in stores by @idwpublishing.com

A spaceman sitting at a desk in a room typing on a typewriter, presumably writing episodes for the tv series twilight zone

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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

That's our money they stole, #ScienceSky 🧪 We have to reclaim it.

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UNR Biology Buzz @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We are hiring! 🧪 Tenure-track position in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Great colleagues, nearby mountains, and of course a certain lake... Application info: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external... www.unr.edu/biology #evolution #EEB #ecoevo #evolsky #academicjobs

A winter view of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains with snow on the ground and trees

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Holly Moeller @mixotrophe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We updated our lab values (moellerlab.org/values/) and our lab membership (moellerlab.org/members/) for the year. It's sad but joyful to say "goodbye" as lab members head off on new adventures. But we're looking for new friends! Get in touch to join us as a technician or as a postdoc!

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

meanwhile people have been telling us since 2025 that we have to vote for him in 2028

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

More geekery tonight. Trying to make sure my code worked as intended and generating Raup's Figure 2 from his 1962 paper "Computer as Aid in Describing Form in Gastropod Shells" #marinelife #SciArt #paleobiology #MolluscMonday #paleontology

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m seeing a lot of posts about talking to your sons in light of the Cornell article. And yes. Talk to your sons. Here are some things you should say, based on anti-violence research about what they need to hear:

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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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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Chris Moore @mutualismecology.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Monsoon season is so cool. And trying to photograph the lighting, my iPhone caught a strange photo of the red flash of the lightning but the reflection below in the pooled water of the lightning bolt.

Photo of the red flash of the lightning but the reflection below in the pooled water of the lightning bolt.

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 25/09/2026

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Air pollution after the shutdown of US embassy monitoring.” Explore the article here: ow.ly/Fn8450ZR63B For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/h5Rm50ZR63F.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?

Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hey so, I don’t want to see this man’s name on a primary ballot. You hear me?

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Jumping spiders of the world! 🕷️🌎

An illustration by me featuring 16 different species of colorful jumping spiders of all shapes, sizes, and colors. They are illustrated on a light orange background. Species featured from left to right, starting from the top row:

Ilargus coccineus

Regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius)

Horned-owl peacock spider (Maratus bubo)

Metallic blue jumping spider (Thiania bhamoensis)

Second row:

Flying peacock spider (Maratus volans)

Magnolia jumping spider (Lyssomanes viridis)

Apache jumping spider (Phidippus apacheanus)

Red-backed jumping spider (Phidippus johnsoni)

Third row:

House jumping spider (Pseudeuophrys lanigera)

Jade jumping spider (Siler semiglaucus)

Paradise jumping spider (Habronattus americanus)

Ant-mimic jumping spider (Myrmaplata plataleoides)

Fourth row:

Bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax)

Coastal jumping spider (Maratus speciosus)

Green jumping spider (Mopsus mormon)

Golden jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius)

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What's behind this tidal wave of epidemics? In the largest study ever conducted on emerging infectious diseases, we show that the popular explanation - "our relationship with nature is out of balance" - doesn't hold up. Out now in Nature, after half a decade of work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The anthropogenic fingerprint on emerging infectious diseases - Nature

Emerging infectious disease outbreak risks are ubiquitous worldwide, and highest in landscapes where people, livestock and fragmented natural ecosystems coexist, but detection and data ...

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

This is the best book I’ve read in a very long time. I literally can’t put it down. @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social you have a gift.

LEGACY A BLACK PHYSICIAN RECKONS WITH RACISM IN MEDICINE

UCHÉ BLACKSTOCK

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 22/09/2026

Today’s Fall Equinox at 8:05 pm ET marks the start of astronomical fall in the N. Hemisphere and is when the Sun is directly over Earth’s equator. Now through the Winter Solstice, the Northern Hemisphere will receive less ad less direct sunlight as Earth continues along its tilted orbit.

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grim 🪾🕯️🏚️ @milfluvr420.bog.observer · 21/09/2026

the equinox is almost upon us

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Chuliang Song @clsong.com · 21/09/2026

My PhD advisor Serguei Saavedra has assembled an amazing Editorial to launch a new free-to-read, free-to-publish journal in ecology!

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Evangelicos @nervcentral.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

21 SEPTEMBER

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

the museum sounds great i hope they also build one for women

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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Public access to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is being shut down after this Sunday (unless stopped). Yet, 1) Their website has zero indication of this anywhere 2) Promises a botany exhibit through Feb 14, 2027 3) Allows people to join as members for "an entire year" of access

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Army ants (Eciton mexicanum) are specialist predators of other ants. Here, a group of workers take down a Neoponera huntress ant in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Macro photo of four dark red ants with orange casters surrounding a larger metallic blue/black ant on a mossy rock.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!

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Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights** Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight.

From meteorologist Eric Snitil

**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights**

"Heads up birders, I would not be surprised if the biggest bird migration night of the year happens over the next 2 nights. Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight. That is a lot, but the pattern could not be better for migratory birds. A massive area of high pressure will turn the low level winds from the northeast to the southwest across most of the US. The last time we had anything similar to this in the fall was early October last year when a record 1.25 billion birds were in flight. I doubt we get to that level, but I suspect the number will top 500 million especially Monday night which looks to be the bigger of the two nights. You can help by turning off those outdoor lights on big migration nights, and the next 2 nights is about as big as it gets."

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.

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