Harriet Alexander @nekton4plankton.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Anyone looking to do grad school in fields related to ecology/evolution should consider applying! 030
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJuan Pierella Karlusich @jjpk.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Patterns and drivers of diatom diversity andabundance in the global ocean rdcu.be/ehlG4 0206
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Many of us who don’t work on space science directly were inspired to become scientists because of NASA. Also, about 30% of NASA's science budget is for Earth and climate science, and they run one of the global climate models that's used by the IPCC. What happens at NASA will affect all of us. 19469166
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 09/03/2025The Trump administration just withdrew the US from two global climate programs: the loss and damage fund, which aids countries hit by climate disasters, and the Just Energy Transition Partnership, which helps developing countries transition from coal.washingtonpost.comTrump just reversed course on two key U.S. climate pledgesBy pulling out of two global climate finance programs, the United States has increased challenges for vulnerable countries. 11197100
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderDan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"english.elpais.comJudith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world 76102093900
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderNick Haddad @nickhaddad.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Our paper is out, and it is distressing. Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgRapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st centuryNumerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ... 22502248
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/03/2025www.cpr.org/2025/03/03/h... 452267074396
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Stand up for Science on March 7th. Find your local rally or organize one yourself! standupforscience2025.org #Science #Sciencenotsilence 01810
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJelena Godrijan 🫧❾🌊🦋 @godi.bsky.social · 04/03/2025⚠️A recent study reveals that a novel acidic organelle in the marine phytoplankton Scyphosphaera apsteinii plays a dual role in both phagocytosis and autophagy, highlighting its multifunctional catabolic capabilities. #coccolithophores 🌊 #protistsonsky nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 0198
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderAndy Truman PhD @trumanlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Access to the GPM database removed for US researchers 😬 3158
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderDave Jones | GeoCollaborate @geocollaborate.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Crowds are massive in Silver Spring, Maryland…the home of NOAA. People chanting, “Save NOAA Now!” and “We will not weather the storm.” Make your voices heard and keep it up. #NOAA #NWS Severe Weather is on its Way. And so is hurricane season. 🌀 🧪 3434981032
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 04/03/2025As my friend @drshepherd2013.bsky.social says, asking why we need a National Weather Service when we have apps and the Weather Channel is like asking why we need potato farmers when we can buy fries at McDonalds. 22921320
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderSteven Biller @stevenbiller.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Our latest on the genetic content carried within different populations of DNA-containing particles in the oceans! Vesicles and viruses likely play distinct roles in microbial horizontal gene transfer networks. Grateful to all collaborators www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MicroSkynature.comDistinct horizontal gene transfer potential of extracellular vesicles versus viral-like particles in marine habitats - Nature CommunicationsBiller et al. use long-read sequencing of fractionated ocean nanoparticles, showing that extracellular vesicles and virus-like particles contain distinct pools of genetic information and thus may diff... 23216
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u... 6131241380
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderAlt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Francis Collins, longtime NIH director with bipartisan bona fides*, retires as of yesterday. He returned to NIH in 2023 to focus on research in his own lab, in the NIH in-house intramural research campus. His letter seems to imply he wasn’t ready to leave. NIH is being torn down. 1/🧪 #academicsky 17734286
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderKevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 01/03/2025This is sad www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduatesMany participants are from groups underrepresented in science 216434
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderKen Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 28/02/2025Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.” www.propublica.org/article/ted-...propublica.orgA Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth... 39258632126
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Hero 12276881513850
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 25/02/2025All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received. 26603792612227
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderFlora Vincent @floravincent.bsky.social · 20/02/2025THE conference of diatom molecular and cell bio is happening in Ghent this year ! Make sure to submit an abstract ! Flora 0108
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderTrevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Two obsessed mathematicians spent 20 years and finally solved one of the biggest outstanding problems in the field www.quantamagazine.org/after-20-yea...quantamagazine.orgAfter 20 Years, Math Couple Solves Major Group Theory Problem | Quanta MagazineBritta Späth has dedicated her career to proving a single, central conjecture. She’s finally succeeded, alongside her partner, Marc Cabanes. 0104
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderHope Jahren @realhopejahren.bsky.social · 19/02/2025At this point, doing science is resisting. 0516
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderKatie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵: 7158251069
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 18/02/2025NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds. This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come. 29904506
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget. 9541541592
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/02/2025People in tech talk about the idea of a “10x programmer” — someone whose work is worth that of 10 others. I get the impression Musk etc think they can apply it all over the federal workforce but like… there’s no such thing as a 10x ATC navigational aid maintenance worker. Some jobs just need people. 1374139717
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderCantlonLab @cantlonlab.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I wrote a column in my hometown newspaper about the importance of keeping SCIENCE FUNDING in our community 🧪 More soon about the power of writing back HOME 🏠 www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/15/g...chicagotribune.comGuest column: Why science funding matters to IndianaLast week the government cut “indirect costs” to universities and medical centers, which cover shared resources like buildings, utility bills, computer networks, and support staff. Indiana will los… 520272
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 18/02/2025I'm starting to hear that NSF firings have begun. If you're affected and want to talk, please reach out via signal @jonlambert.12 213891
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Dear NSF scientists and staff: If you're looking to talk to a journalist about what's going on at the agency, please reach out (from a non-governmental phone/computer) via signal @jonlambert.12 1156115
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderLeslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Firings happening right now at the NSF. 43610406
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Part 2 of Dr. Young’s story 0156
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 10/02/2025I am forever grateful for the strength, bravery, and determination Dr. Young had in the face of great adversity. No one should have to face what she did. #BlackHistoryMonth 46523
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderJaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Happy #BlackHistoryMonth friends! Let’s talk about Earnest Everett Just (part 1) 59722
Harriet Alexander @nekton4plankton.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Paper out in Ecology Letters from @akrinos.bsky.social : onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... Exploring intraspecific diversity of thermal performance of G. huxelyi in lab experiments and ocean ecosystem models 🧪🌊🌡️#protistsonskyonlinelibrary.wiley.comIntraspecific Diversity in Thermal Performance Determines Phytoplankton Ecological NicheTemperature impacts species of phytoplankton in biogeochemically important ways which can be modelled. We conducted a series of culture experiments that demonstrate that intraspecific diversity impac... 02813
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderDr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I was thinking about this today. Our lab uses BLAST all the time. Scientists pull genomes from NCBI to do comparison studies to identify new genes or figure out what genes do. Pubmed is an important tool to find published studies on most medical topics. These have to be up to date to be useful. 🧪 58625
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Fungal impacts on Earth’s ecosystems www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubsnature.comFungal impacts on Earth’s ecosystems - NatureThis Review delves into the fungal kingdom, exploring the relationships among fungi, animals, plants and the environment, and investigating both the threats posed by fungi and their potential benefits... 02010
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 05/02/2025A review of quorum-sensing and its role in mediating interkingdom interactions in the ocean www.nature.com/articles/s42... #jcampubs 🌊nature.comA review of quorum-sensing and its role in mediating interkingdom interactions in the ocean - Communications BiologyA review examines how quorum sensing, a bacterial communication system, shapes marine eukaryote interactions, influencing processes such as development, disease pathogenesis, and microbiome regulation... 0157
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Observed declines in upper ocean phosphate-to-nitrate availability www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs 🌊pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 082
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/02/2025Sabotage. Criminal sabotage. "[The NSF] is planning to lay off between a quarter and a half of its staff in the next two months, a top National Science Foundation official said Tuesday." www.eenews.net/articles/sci...eenews.netScience funding agency threatened with mass layoffsNational Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday. 341239596
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderThomas Mock @thomasmock.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Happy to share our latest paper led by Will Boulton just out in 'Scientific Data'. Significant effort including #Alfred-Wegener-Institute, @jgi.doe.gov, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social ++ Metagenome-assembled-genomes recovered from the #Arctic drift expedition #MOSAiC www.nature.com/articles/s41... 094
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025 7516967212825
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderDave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Make the government make you take down articles @asm.org Don’t do it in advance as a precaution because of loss if funding or whatever. Hell, I would’ve paid way higher membership dues if I knew it would help you take a stand and if you gave us that choice vs whatever this is. Now, not so much 18426
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 31/01/2025What the NSF is doing this week is damaging *generations* of scientific researchers and American investments in science. Billions of US tax payer dollars in investment, being thrown away, because of a fucking fishing expedition that is intended to terrorize and set the stage for a real witch hunt. 22766364
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 31/01/2025🧑🏽🔬Hey #undergrad juniors and seniors! Seeking paid, hands-on experience in #marinescience + #engineering? Spend the #summer doing research with a WHOI #SummerStudentFellowship! 📲 Applications are due Feb. 5 - get the details: go.whoi.edu/ssf-program 04420
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 31/01/2025This is not business as usual. It’s not just a change in funding priorities going forward; it is the reneging on funding agreements and is profoundly disruptive for even those grants that will be found to be compliant. Meanwhile, trainees who often live paycheck to paycheck are going unpaid.science.orgEXCLUSIVE: NSF starts vetting all grants to comply with Trump’s ordersGrantee accounts remain frozen, while union accuses NSF of ignoring rules governing peer review 151012425
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderStephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 30/01/2025⚠️ Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-… 🐘🐅🦜🐋🪲 185
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderPrakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025NSF Career Award supported invention of Foldscope - now reached 3 million kids globally with ~1 million kids in US - bringing joy of science to grassroots & communities with very little support. It’s brought communities working together on global problems. www.goldengooseaward.org/01awardees/f...goldengooseaward.orgFoldscopes and Frugal Science: Paper Microscopes Make Science Globally Accessible — The Golden Goose AwardAWARDEES: Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski FEDERAL FUNDING AGENCIES: National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health Picture a microscope. You are likely imagining a heavy metal base,... 018047
Reposted by Harriet AlexanderAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding. 1691548601
Harriet Alexander @nekton4plankton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Medicaid is shut down across the country. One of my daughters is reliant on nursing care to attend school (she requires a one-on-one nurse to be safe). Nursing is only covered by Medicaid— our private insurance pays for none of it. Without Medicaid I can’t work and she can’t go to school. 212