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Brandon Moore, PhD @rando.insalubrio.us · 04/10/2026

Biologists recently described this geothermal amoeba, Incendiamoeba cascadensis, which thrives at 147°F (64°C) and pushes the known eukaryote temperature limit past 140°F (60°C), suggesting that complex life can endure far hotter conditions than once thought! 🧪 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Silas Tittes @silastittes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’m excited for Jordan Rodriguez’s paper and software, This Must Be the Place and EcoLocator! She uses global prediction of location and climate of origin to identify loci with signatures of local adaptation. Also applies to Doug Fir data. Feedback welcome! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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This must be the place: deep learning local adaptation

Climate change is increasingly disrupting the relationship between locally adapted populations and the environments in which they evolved, creating an urgent need for tools that connect genomic variat...

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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Okay this is just wildly cool - they tracked human ice-fishers *and* the fish they're hunting. Even though humans can't see the fish *at all* the humans are still surprising good at zero-ing on their prey. Probably the most complete picture of predator AND prey movement together. 🤯🎣

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JL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My lab is hiring two(!) postdocs interested in (1) building trait prediction models capable of resolving complex microbial traits from genomes and metagenomes, and/or (2) building mathematical models of microbial community dynamics www.microbialgamut.com/mGAMUT_postd...

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Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sketchbook page panels.

Black and white nature drawings in a sketchbook

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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

To ensure that Indigenous peoples' rights and knowledge are recognized in scientific data and scholarly publishing, a team of Indigenous scholars led by professor @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social has established Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Peoples' Data in Scholarly Publishing.

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New Guidelines Created for Publishing Indigenous Data | Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Scholars seek to ensure Indigenous peoples have governance rights to data.

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📖 Published📖 This study explored a set of options for bridging the gap between large databases of opportunistic biodiversity surveys and the sampling frameworks underlying models that correct for imperfect detection of organisms 🧪 🌍️🦅 👉️ buff.ly/RgA9cxB

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Susana Wadgymar🌿🔬 @smwadgymar.bsky.social · 15/04/2024

📣 Introducing 📣 microPublications in Ecology and Evolution! Please help support this effort by spreading the word and submitting and reviewing papers! #evolution 🌎 🌍 🌏 🧪 #PlantScience #conservation

We are thrilled to announce the launch of an Ecology and Evolution section of microPublication Biology! Please support this new venture as an author, reviewer, and/or promoter!

microPublication Biology publishes single, validated findings that may be novel, reproduced, negative, or are the result of small projects that may not fit into a larger article. The major goal of microPublication Biology is to rapidly place research findings into the public domain. microPublication Biology only accepts original, high-quality data and work, independent of perceived impact. Review and publication standards align with COPE ethical guidelines. All published articles are published in English and are peer-reviewed by at least one expert reviewer.

Articles typically include a short abstract, a main section approximately 1000 words in length, a methods section, one figure (which can have multiple panels), and tables if appropriate.

What types of papers are suitable for microPublication?
- Exciting new research findings or methods that you want to publish rapidly in the public domain.
- Experimental findings derived from small projects.
- Preliminary data to cite in grant proposals.
- Findings included in an existing publication as “unpublished observation” or “data not shown”.
- Publishing results instead of burying them in supplemental materials.
- Nature notes and natural history observations.
- Successful or unsuccessful replication of published work.
- Cautionary information.
- Negative results.
- If the amount of your data does not fit within one microPublication, you can prepare several submissions, each focused on an independent result, and tie the articles together with an Integrations article, which serves as a summary narrative article (see here for an example).

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Elena Kononenko @kononenko.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Dilijan Mountains 01.09/04.09

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Thomas 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

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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

So THIS is out! www.nsf.gov/funding/info... 🌊 Respond by Sept 30.

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Request for Input on Future Ocean Observing Priorities

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blastocyst @phartlover.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

i love the outer leaves of the tree a little right of center, and how you've done the shadows on the industrial site

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George Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Superbloom Digital painting

of California poppies growing by an old disused factory of some sort

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

An online exhibit worth your time: artists paired with deep-sea biologists to turn real research into art. Bigfin squid in linocut, carnivorous sponges in wire, vent octopus in watercolor. Run by the Deep-Sea Biology Society, and gloriously full of overlooked invertebrates. 🧪 #SciArt #marinelife

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ART & SCIENCE - All Artworks

PANDORA'S SUBMERSIBLE Julia & Elyse

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🍂Zen🍂 @zencryptid.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Cicada Summer ✧˖°. I've had such a blast interacting with cicadas and learning about these amazing creatures this summer. I'm sad their season is almost over, but I look forward to seeing them again next year! #invertefest #cicada #sciart

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...

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Elaine Luo @oceanmicrobes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Excited to share that our lab has moved to the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences @somas-sbu.bsky.social at Stony Brook @stonybrooku.bsky.social and we are recruiting postdocs (flexible start dates). About the lab and how to apply in the join tab: sites.google.com/stonybrook.e...

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Luo Lab - Microbial Oceanography

Our overall goal is to determine how microbes impact ecology and biogeochemistry, with a particular emphasis on under-explored environments with novel microbial diversity. Microbial engines drive biog...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ecololgists!! This fall, the LEGO league's theme for their annual competition is ecosystems/biodiversity themed. We are going to need *a lot* of ecologists to help meet the demand. If you are willing to have a conversation with k-8 students about ecology, pls sign up here forms.gle/NbxitaXamK7B...

A teacher who is a fish has his fin on his hip and another pointing to the chalkbaord that says "Calling all ecologists skype a scientist needs you!" and a shrimp says "lego league jis coming" and a snail thinks "HELP!" and a seahorse says "This year's theme is ecosystems" and hot fish teacher says "Volunteer to speak with classrooms"

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Joe Brennan @biologyjoe87.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Looking for sci comm opportunities? Join us as a writer for American Naturalist press releases! These write-ups are primarily written by graduate students and other early-career scientists. No experience required; we have editors to help along the way. Apps due Sept 1. Please share widely :D

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Looking for Press Release Writers & Editors for The American Naturalist

Sign up for the opportunity to write and/or edit for The American Naturalist! We are seeking authors to write press releases for new journal articles. See examples of recent press releases here. We a...

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Szabolcs Kókay @artkokay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I've spent the weekend with my relatives in Somogy (SW Hungary). They have a small, lovely forest pond at the end of their land, with many European Pond Terrapins. I've always loved sketching these fantastic models, so took the opportunity. Here is the result of these few days.

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Keishu Asada @cephwarden.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

A polychaete worm, soaring like an eastern dragon

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 18/07/2026

hi this is a really big deal. Chaco Canyon is one of the most important historical sites in North America. the area tribes are extremely opposed to this. please please please comment on this with the BLM. it takes two minutes.

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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

been 2 weeks now but icymi: the crab comic is up on itch, pay-what-you-like: turndecassette.itch.io/the-prisoner...

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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

as promised months ago when I expected this to be a shorter thing, it's available on a pay-what-you-like basis on itch dot io. been taking a while to finish but I think summer is the right time for it: turndecassette.itch.io/the-prisoner...

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The Prisoners on Dozmary Craig by turndecassette

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Jonathan Edwards @jontofski.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A wall in Burano. Painted on this day in 2019. Watercolour on khadi paper.

A watercolour painting of a wall in Burano

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

From the animated trailer directed by POTTO Collective for "La Langue des Vipères", a graphic novel by Juliette Brocal, published today in France by Rue de Sèvres. Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH56...

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Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Just got an alert that views for the Biology PhD Stipends database spiked over the past weekend! Lets keep this database up-to-date, if your program increased their EEB PhD stipend, submit an update: mlgaynor.com/BiologyPhDSt...

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Biology PhD Stipends

Biology Ph.D. stipend database with live summaries from the shared Google Sheet.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

You can: 1) Contact your senators and reps, especially in coastal states. 2) Urge scientific societies and advocacy groups to speak out and mobilize their members. 3) Write op eds, posts, threads, etc. explaining what the OOI actually does and why it matters. 4) Share articles like this:

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Trump Administration to Remove Hundreds of Deep-Ocean Observation Instruments, Dismantling $368 Million Program - Eos

The Trump administration’s National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun dismantling the infrastructure of a $368 million deep-ocean observing program critical to monitoring marine ecosystems, global cu...

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Heidi B. Hammel @hbhammel.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The Planetary Society created a fact sheet and action alert about the recent OMB proposal that would, among other things, insert politics into the proposal review process across science. More discussion here: www.planetary.org/articles/whe...

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ICRS-SECC @icrsreefstudent.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Grad school on your vision board to 2027? Check out this list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for the 2027-2028 academic year! tinylink.net/XtVsW #ResourceWednesday

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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027 (Responses)

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blastocyst @phartlover.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

pinolo gelato is amazing and also has dairy free options. lots of window shopping on 23rd, belmont, hawthorne if u wanna walk around. gallery nucleus in NE. mt tabor reservoirs for views of the city. ride the skytrain at OHSU. as a portland resident- avoid voodoo donuts

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yesterday—4 days after OMB released its proposal to revamp all federal funding—there were 3500+ comments. Today there are nearly 4,500. Our story on the damage the proposal could inflict on science and the researchers pushing back. Reported w/@marilenharo.bsky.social:

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White House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you need to know

The Trump administration’s proposal aims to improve transparency in federal funding, but critics fear the proposed rules would politicize research

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hey guys, @ethankocak.com and I are cooking something up - like, maybe, a book - and you're gonna love it. I helped a tiny amount with Ethan's 2003 book Moistly Harmless: How to Appreciate Newts & Salamanders; be sure to get that if you don't already own it. #books #amphibians

The cover of Ethan Kocak’s amazing Moistly Harmless of 2023, with associated merch and artwork.

Artwork within Ethan Kocak’s Moistly Harmless of 2023, here showing a plethodontid salamander on a fern,

Pages within Ethan Kocak’s Moistly Harmless of 2023, here showing the story of the fossil giant salamander Andrias scheuchzeri.

Artwork within Ethan Kocak’s Moistly Harmless of 2023, here showing a siren emerging from the flames of a fire.

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Please take the time to review and sign this petition in support of the U.S. National Fungus Collections, which are being threatened in the face of the USDA reorganization efforts. c.org/KQWY7fNhGw 🍄

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Sign the Petition

Preserve and support the U.S. National Fungus Collections

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Reposting for the afternoon folks. My student & I need to interview people at companies to figure out what it takes to get our product from academic laboratory to commerical use. If you work for a biotech company, ecotoxicant cleanup co, or even something tangentially related, please dm/reply. Thx!

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Love this quote: "We used to make fun of Edgar Anderson by saying that he was finding hybrids under every bush. Then we realized that even the bushes were hybrids." academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...

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Hybridization and speciation*

Abstract. Hybridization has many and varied impacts on the process of speciation. Hybridization may slow or reverse differentiation by allowing gene flow a

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Olivia When @oliviawhen.com · 09/05/2026

Sunbeam hour. 🌤️

Ink painting of a calico cat standing in a beam of light in an otherwise dark room. The cat is smiling, her tail going off into a shadowy patch.

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Jitka Polechová @polejit.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

New #ecoevo paper @pnas.org: Evolution of species’ range and niche in changing environments. I show that feedback between evolutionary and population dynamics can create a tipping point where genetic variance erodes, and species’ ranges contract or fragment www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #popgen 🧬🧪 🌎

Drawing shows a group of chimeric species at the center, from which three spirals of diversity loss lead to a single form: a bird, a fish, or a fox. Image credit: Tereza Nekovarova.

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theo @theoplum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

new TNP ep up www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/th... tapas.io/episode/3879...

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