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Devi Satarkar @devisatarkar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Heavier great tit nestlings 🐥 usually end up as heavier adults 🐦. Is this always a strong correlation? Our new preprint shows that the strength of this 'silver-spoon' association shifts continuously with environmental context, and is stronger in harsh conditions! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

14-day old great tit (Parus major) nestling in hand. Bird handled under appropriate BTO licence.

Adult great tit (Parus major) in hand. Bird handled under appropriate BTO licence.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nepal sits between two biggest carbon emitters 1st and 3rd. China emits Nepal‘s annual carbon in one day. Nepal has more than 3000 Glaciers lake, many of them are vulnerable. Nepal needs world’s support to prevent these kind of events.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ice avalanche triggers catastrophic flood in Nepal; sweeps Downstream. “Where electricity, medicine, and development never find their way, the floods never miss us.” kathmandupost.com/national/202...

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Scientists suspect ice avalanche triggered Bhotekoshi flood

An initial assessment suggests an avalanche blocked the Lhende river, while authorities investigate whether a glacial lake also burst.

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I am annoyed that this is now my most popular post here on Bluesky. If you want more, I wrote a book about scientific racism called How to Argue With a Racist, and another one called Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics. www.adamrutherford.com/allbooks

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All — Adam Rutherford

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

One day Cardinals will rule this world.

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Our new Nature Eco Evo paper documents range shifts in 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries, primarily due to climate change. 🦋80% expanded 🦋27% contracted 🦋22% shifted elevation 🦋342 showed multiple shift types. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#AOS26 Thursday Plenary | AOS James G. Cooper Early Professional Award winner Dr. Devon DeRaad will deliver a plenary talk, "Understanding the evolutionary forces governing global biodiversity accumulation" at 8:30am in the Campus Center Auditorium. meeting.americanornithology.org/program/plen...

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Some birds take their backpacking plans very seriously, they head straight for the mountains. But what happens when they reach (or we take them) the summit without oxygen tanks? Join my talk at #AOS2026 #AOS26 tomorrow, 11:45 AM–12:00 PM, Genomics 2, Room 163.

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Leilton Luna @leiltonluna.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm looking for PhD student to join my lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Fall 2027)! If you're interested in evolutionary genomics, conservation genetics, or biogeography, please reach out. I'll also be at #AOS2026 this week talking about sexual selection in small populations.

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Dr. Valentina Alaasam @vale-alaasam.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If you’re interested in translating science into conservation action, this is an outstanding opportunity. As a current Fellow, I would be happy to chat at #AOS2026 about the fellowship, and the application process. Feel free to come say hello!

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Pável Matos @pavelmatosm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Please share: Full-time PhD position on Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️ The project aims to understand the evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: September 11, 2026 More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/

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Join us

Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Open PhD position (full time) Comparative and Population Genomics of Butterflies at High Elevations. The project aims to understand …

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kdelmore.bsky.social @kdelmore.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🧠🧬🦤 Excited to be at #ICN2026! We're recruiting a #postdoc to study the neural and molecular basis of migration. Projects could include field experiments, captive studies, and spatial/single-cell. Stop by poster 72 today or email! @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social #neuroethology delmorelab.com/recruitment

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Joanna Wu @joannaxwu.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

(1/4) Really excited that the first analysis of my PhD was published in Proceedings B! After analyzing half a million bird banding records across 92 species from @instbirdpop.bsky.social, we found lower female survival in 35 passerine species. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

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Female North American passerine birds have lower apparent survival than males

Abstract. Survival is a fundamental organismal trait which can vary by sex, yet the extent of sex-biased survival is largely unknown across most taxa. To a

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Avocados can do anything they like. (dips into guacamole) 🥑

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Steph' Thorpe @stephbirdart.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Trying some paper to see if it's OK, so here is a work on progress. Long-tailed Shrike A4

Set of watercolour and graphite illustrations on a White A4 paper. They are of a Long-tailed Shrike which is a medium sized bird with a small hooked bill and a long tail. It is pale underneath with the lower flanks orange buff, and grey head and upper back fading into buff orange on the lower back and rump. It has darker wings and a black bandit mask.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Apply for this amazing position & to work with cool PI

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British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) @bou.org.uk · 25/07/2026

EARLY VIEW in IBIS Continued population recovery and high annual survival rates of White-rumped Vultures in Nepal | onlinelibrary.wiley.... John W. Mallord et al | #ornithology

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Maybe humans aren’t so different. Bathroom singer, shower singer, karaoke singer… habitat matters. Cool work 👇

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Jake Berv @jakeberv.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Happy to share this 'capstone' project from my time as a postdoc @umich.edu, where we show that hierarchically nested bursts of body-shape evolution may underlie much of perching-bird diversification over ~50 million years. Free access link here: rdcu.be/fuxB1

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Rates of passerine body plan evolution in time and space

Nature Ecology & Evolution - A reconstruction of the evolutionary history of passerine body plans over the past ~50 Myr shows rare bursts of phenotypic innovation near the origin of major...

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

2022 was probably the best World Cup we watched !!

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Dr. Katie Glover (she/her) #BLM @katieglover.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Please share! This fully-funded postdoc position at the UCLA La Kretz Center allows candidates to design their own projects in California conservation, and offers mentorship from both academics and conservation practitioners. drive.google.com/file/d/1K2Qi...

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LKC 2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship.pdf

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Night owls unite! Today is the last day to register for #AOS26 before late registration rates kick in exactly at Midnight ET (that means you need to register before 11:59:59 pm ET to save some 💰). Join us in Amherst to celebrate birds & our community! meeting.americanornithology.org/participate/...

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Smith Fellowship @smithfellows.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

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American Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Our #AOS26 scientific program is now available! View our scheduled presentations for posters, symposia, and roundtables, along with abstracts. Links are available through our website: meeting.americanornithology.org/program/scie...

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Scientific Program & Abstracts - AOS 2026 Annual Meeting

Start planning your AOS 2026 conference experience! Review our exciting 2026 Conference Program to view our entire conference program, and our Scientific Program Abstract Booklet to view abstracts for...

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Chris Balakrishnan @evolutionpirate.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New paper from the lab! In which we, in partnership with Sylvan Heights Bird Park, describe patterns of genetic diversity, pathogen susceptibility, and inbreeding in one of the rarest birds in the world, the white-winged wood duck (not a muscovy duck). A short thread, and link below. (1/4)

Image of three white-winged ducks Asarcornis scutulata. Photo by Katie Lubbock, Sylvan Heights Bird Park

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Most ridiculous decision VAR ever made. They may as well give foul made in last game.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Experience matters ! USMNT trying to pass (trying extraordinary moves) rather than keeping the ball in important areas. I understand pace can be good against Belgium but not loosing ball is also important to sustain attack.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

No matter what happens here, USMNT should keep Pochettino and build around these crop of players. Develo grassroot, make college level soccer more attractive. Big big future for Soccer here

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

USMNT need to get pressing structure right in second half. Off the ball, it has to be better.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Jude crashed into the box to finish two Off

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Mark Primiano @doctor1hundred.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"Altitude is all in your mind" is one of the funniest things a sports announcer could say.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

England face Mexico at Azteca (2,240m), and the altitude question has taken over the build-up. Pundits, ex-pros, and fans have spent the week debating how Tuchel can set up a side that won't gas out in thin air. So I solved it. England's ultimate high-altitude XI, birds edition. Thread below. 🧵

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here is the call for 2027 cohert. Apply for this amazing fellowship. Happy to chat if you’re interested to learn more about It.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Not just a podcast ! Watch for surprising bird specimens.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Bird people talking about soccer. This is the crossover episode I didn’t know I needed. If you’re looking for a club after the World Cup, try Arsenal. The football is beautiful. The blood pressure isn’t.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Been thinking a lot lately; Biodiversity conservation has a scale problem. so we hit global targets on paper while local populations blink out.

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Neil Gilbert @gilbert-lab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

recruiting a couple new grad students to start in january, please share! www.gilbertecology.com/opportunities

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Dr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Headed to #PEQG26 next week? The Sethuraman Lab will be presenting a buncha recent work! Come find us at both poster sessions, and DM/message me if you'd like to chat about the open postdoc position in my lab.

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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I’ll end there (there’s a bunch more in the paper), but please try out DAFT. And if you have any problems with the software, let us know! github.com/smishra677/D... 11/11

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GitHub - smishra677/DAFT: Discordant attachment frequency tool

Discordant attachment frequency tool . Contribute to smishra677/DAFT development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Excited to be attending #Evol2026 - my first evolution meeting. I’ll be talking about how high-altitude endemics and elevational migrants survive in thin air. Looking forward to seeing friends, making new ones, and learning from the community.

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Knicks and Arsenal !! You have saved 2026

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Feeling very fortunate to begin this next chapter @smithfellows.bsky.social . Thank you to everyone who invested their time, guidance, and encouragement along the way. Looking forward to the work ahead. www.kent.edu/esdri/news/k...

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Kent State Biological Sciences Graduate Student Selected for Prestigious Postdoctoral Fellowship

Prashant Ghimire hiking towards high altitude with a long pole used for mistnetting birds (credit: Gh

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Prashant Ghimire @prashant-stork.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Excited to be part of this amazing fellowship and 2026 cohort.

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