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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

"Sneaky sign of new COVID variant everyone is ignoring right now" "Doctors are now highlighting subtle, early symptoms that many people might dismiss. A hoarse or raspy voice is emerging as one of the most common early warning signs of Stratus" Source: archive.md/oJrRT

Sneaky sign of new Covid variant everyone is ignoring right now

Health experts say the Stratus (XFG) variant is behind nearly all new infections and has some unusual symptoms

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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

SUPER has opened a call for (home) student-led marine/freshwater ecology PhD projects, to be hosted at one of the seven Scottish partners. If anyone knows anyone interested in something like this, the applicants should approach potential supervisors ASAP! superdtp.st-andrews.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

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How to Apply – The Scottish Universities Partnership for Environmental Research

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Noe @noealvarez88.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I’m so excited that my first paper is out! 💪🏼💥 #ornithology

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Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Great to see Lancaster bird expert Dr Stuart Sharp explaining the importance of ringing and tagging birds in this piece published by the BBC today! 🐦

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'Tagging these tiny birds takes years of training' - BBC News

Conservationists at a Lancashire nature reserve says learning how to ring birds takes years to master.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2) By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org

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‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests

Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg

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Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

At the start of the 20th century, grey seal numbers in the UK had dwindled to around 500 as a result of persecution. Today there are more than 120,000, accounting for 40% of the global population 🌍 #WildlifeWednesday #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #NationalMarineWeek

A grey seal perched on a rock surrounded by sea and seaweed. Credit: Chris Gomersall.

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Nathalie Pettorelli @pettorelli.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Should Ecology be more proactive & vocal on one of the key issues of our times? What systemic & institutional changes are needed for the ecological community to be at the forefront of the response? If these are questions that speak to you, this new paper may be of interest lnkd.in/eXfXG4xM

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Verena @viralemergence.org · 02/06/2025

An update from the team on the uncertain future of our program and the impact of NSF budget cuts. Please share and reach out 🦠

Some difficult news from the team:

In NSF's FY25-26 Budget Request to Congress, we learned that our program will take a whopping 50% cut - meaning that in September, we'll be $1.25m short of an operating budget that currently supports a cohort of seven PhD students, four postdocs, and three full-time staff.

Verena is one of the largest and last pandemic prevention-focused programs in the United States: since 2020, we've supported the training of over 60 postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates. Our researchers have established unique laboratory resources for studying animal immune systems, and discovered new antiviral immune adaptations in bats; developed risk assessment algorithms for wildlife and livestock viruses, and diagnostic algorithms for viruses like dengue, Ebola, and Zika; and quantified the effects of climate change, deforestation, and factory farming on spillover risk. Everything we develop is 100% open source, and our data has supported the research of nearly 150 external researchers in 21 countries to date.

We have three months to make up our budget shortfall. Every dollar spent on Verena supports not just our team, but the community of researchers who use our data, code, and resources. You can help us by sharing this post, and reaching out if you're able to support a unique and vulnerable program. Or just head over to viralemergence.org, and take a look at what we do. 🦟 🦇 🦠

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Jack 🦠 @jack-d-barber.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

tinyurl.com/UoATransphobia ☝️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 im sure many of you are aware of hostility towards #trans staff & students in my department myself & other ECRs have published a desperate call for action on #transphobia from departmental and university management please read, share and SIGN IN SOLIDARITY ❤️

screenshot of open letter page 1 - full google doc available via link in post

screenshot of open letter page 2 - full google doc available via link in post

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Gabriel Bosslet @gbosslet.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women Unreal www.science.org/content/arti...

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NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

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Sebastian R.vH @sebastianrvh.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

After years of no public commitment from UoA to protect their #trans and #queer students, we have decided to publish this letter in hope for positive change With the Supreme Court ruling in the UK, this is more important than ever If you can, please sign below 👇🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #PhDSky #LGBTSTEM #QueerInSTEM

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Sign Our Open Letter - Action on Transphobia at the University of Aberdeen

Action on Transphobia at the University of Aberdeen | SIGN HERE On the 17th of May 2024, we wrote the below letter to senior management within our department and university. Our aim was to escalate c...

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The Spark Society @sparksociety.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Unfortunately, the NSF grant that supports our work has been terminated. This is a setback, but our mission has not changed. We will continue to work hard on making cognitive science a more inclusive field. Stay tuned for upcoming events.

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Last call for expressions of interest in a Quantitative Ecology post-doc based mostly in South Africa. If you are interested, drop Lourens and me a line 👇 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jaxqx...

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Ethan Kocak @ethankocak.com · 08/04/2025

I say this every time de-extinction comes up: it makes no sense to devote science to bringing back extinct animals when we can’t be bothered to keep extant ones alive in the first place.

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Rosie Irwin Holbrey @rirwinholbrey.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Glorious weather for vole surveys! ☀️ Today I'm out and about throwing quadrats and looking for vole signs (grass clippings and droppings) to track the vole population cycle and measure prey availability around my study site. Much nicer in the sunshine than the usual downpours.

A close up picture of classic vole sign: various sized clippings of grass next to some vole droppings that look like very very small tictacs, around the size of rice.

A 25cm by 25cm quadrat lying on some grass which is a yellowish colour, with green new shoots peaking through. The photographer's shadow is next to the quadrat. She is holding up her hand in a peace sign

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I've been watching the University of Maine story, and somehow didn't realize it started with anti-trans shit until this. Begging my fellow scientists to please not forget that a major part of the threats to our funding rn are *explicitly* bigotry, please don't leave us behind

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Stephonee @stephonee.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them." It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event.

Figure skater Madge Syers, doing a one-foot glide

Zhang Shan, Olympic gold medalist in skeet shooting, pictured wearing goggles and with several, uh, shotgun casings? in the air in front of her. Look, I know figure skating words for the most part but not skeet shooting ones.

I could have picked one of the pictures of her with her gun but the ones without Getty copyright on them were all potato-quality, and also I probably would have used the wrong gun word there too.

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

“Levelling the playing field means that societal expectations need to change” Yvonne Buckley shares her thoughts on how we can accelerate action within ecology this International Women's Day 🌱 buff.ly/FL4hPlM

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I will close the letter for signatures at 17:00 today (UK time). Last chance to voice your support before this evening's meeting of the Royal Society.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

He nails it.

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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/02/2025

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Katie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I love how Trump, Vance and Musk style themselves defenders of free speech, while simultaneously banning government agencies from mentioning climate change or diversity (inc biodiversity!), equity and inclusion, or even possessing maps which show the Gulf of Mexico. Torquemadas the lot of them.

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Now accepting applicants for 25-26 intake of our #StatisticalEcology MSc: bit.ly/3ooHNyc. A unique opportunity to develop skills at the interface of #statistics and #ecology (some partial scholarships available too). Please help me share!

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This petition to stop Musk pouring his cash into UK politics is currently the most popular on the parliamentary petitions site It’s leapt from under 30k signatures yesterday evening to nearly 40k now You know what to do: keep signing & sharing! bsky.app/profile/guys...

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

“They have failed to get the support they need on the outside, and prison is used as a convenient way to lock them out of sight.” This was worth reading this morning. I have huge respect for these people campaigning to make government do more about climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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I was jailed for four years for a non-violent climate protest – this is my prison diary

I was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given the longest-ever UK sentences for peaceful protest after blocking a motorway. Six months into my incarceration, this is what I have learned

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

rough day. not much I can do. so here's a frog.

A tiny vietnamese moss frog, perched on the tip of someone's finger. It looks like dark green moss with tiny gems and beads scattered throughout. It's eyes are dark green and shimmery

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

It can feel like we’re losing community by leaving an app. But then I think of the activist movements of the 60’s, which were organized in living rooms, church basements, college libraries, diners. I’ve been thinking about what that looks like, and what I’ve neglected by focusing on virtual spaces.

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Rosie Irwin Holbrey @rirwinholbrey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

New diversionary feeding research in our research group! Sharing to relevant feeds 🌍🧪

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Jack Bamber @jackantbam.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

⏰New Research ⏰ We quantified the direct impact of diversionary feeding on capercaillie productivity. We show an increase in the proportion of hen with a brood in DF sites (37% -> 85%) and, as a result, a 131% increase in chicks per hen. Read more here: www.researchgate.net/publication/... 1/7

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky 1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research Open Access journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Chris Sutherland @chrissuthy.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Huge congrats to @ambercowans.bsky.social on the acceptance of her first PhD chapter in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social: 'Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows' It's a perspective piece, but if you cant wait, the preprint is here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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a group of people standing next to each other with the words right perspective on the bottom right

ALT: a group of people standing next to each other with the words right perspective on the bottom right

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

"Anyone who considers themselves a member of the STEMM community is welcome to sign. Please go to: forms.gle/oHqgSPGpiYte..., and provide your name, affiliation, and field of study."

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

getting caught up on the SCOTUS arguments and fucking hell if you're a cis person in STEM and feeling like there's not anything you can do, seems like a good time to repost our open letter from earlier this year that lists specific actions individuals + institutions can take:

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OpenLetterTransRightsSTEM20231020.pdf

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.

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Robin Boardman @robinboardman.com · 30/11/2024

📣 BREAKING NEWS 📣 The court of appeals will review all jail sentences of Just Stop Oil supporters on January 29th. That's 16 political prisoners serving a combined 41 years in prison. This is a huge moment in their fight for freedom.

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16 POLITICAL PRISONERS SERVING COMBINED 41 YEARS GIVEN JOINT APPEAL HEARING - Defend Our Juries

Press release: 30 November 2024 16 POLITICAL PRISONERS SERVING COMBINED 41 YEARS GIVEN JOINT APPEAL HEARING For further info: Howard 07459055152; Tim 07795316164; Paddy 07958275270 Today it was announ...

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Rosie Irwin Holbrey @rirwinholbrey.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Some recent snowy fieldwork pictures ❄️. I've done fieldwork at all times of the year but winter is my absolute favourite. The landscape looks magical, and snow tracking is a lot of fun. 🌍

A straight, snow-covered road with tall pine trees either side.

A close-up of a frozen, frost-covered camera trap fixed to a wooden stake in the ground

A landscape with a snowy track on the left and snow-covered grassy verge on the right. Pine trees to the left of the track and scattered amongst the field

A single fox or cat paw print in the snow

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Dr. Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis @inlewis.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

PhD opportunity! Dr. Michelle Dileo and myself are recruiting a PhD student to study #pollinator adaptive capacity to #climatechange. Interested in #bees or #butterflies, #genomics, landscape #ecology? Based in 🇨🇦. michelledileo.wordpress.com See advert for details. Please share! 🧪🐝🦋

A close up image of a yellow flower with a bee foraging in the centre of the flower. A human hand is partially visible, keeping the flower as still as possible.

Photo of PhD position advertisement on pollinator adaptive capacity to climate change

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georgia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @blahttodea.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Starter packs

BIOLOGY Ecology Macroecology https://go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ Global ecology https://go.bsky.app/V6tN4cv Trait based ecology and evolution https://go.bsky.app/PThMXeX Invasion biology https://go.b...

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Julia PG Jones @juliajones.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A super-important role is being advertized at DEFRA: deputy director for international biodiversity and wildlife. Involves leading the UK delegation at CBD, delivering the UK's NBSAP, supporting CITES.... www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs hiring Deputy Director International Biodiversity and Wildlife in England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

Posted 11:08:08 AM. Location: London, Bristol, YorkJob summaryWe are looking for a creative, strategic, energetic and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 19/11/2024

As ecologists we celebrate diversity, both of the natural world and of the people in this field. This Transgender Awareness Week, @rowankuminski.bsky.social co-chair of EDGE Network shares 5 small steps you can make to support transgender ecologists www.britishecologicalsociety.org/five-steps-t...

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Five steps towards being a trans ally - British Ecological Society

We encourage everyone to explore resources about being a proactive ally to trans people in their personal and professional lives. This Transgender Awareness Week, the EDGE (Equity and Diversity for al...

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Sebastian R.vH @sebastianrvh.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

snowy aberdeen never change

A snowy lane boarded by green trees and a lantern in the distance

A holly plant in the foreground with bright, red berries in the snow. In the background, an unlit lantern with falling snow

A closeup of bright, red berries covered in ice and snow

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Dr Morgane Merien @morganemerien.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Jürgen is all of us entomologists 😂 still love this moment! #gbbo

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Jack 🦠 @jack-d-barber.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Time for my 🟦☁️ intro I think! I'm a #PhD student currently researching microbial evolution at the University of Aberdeen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 My research interests focus on exploring the connections between structural inequalities and antimicrobial resistance (#AMR), especially within high-income countries 🦠🧬🧪🛟

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