Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIGlobal Ocean Biogeochemistry Array @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NSF has funded over 80% of the world's BGC-Argo floats via GO-BGC, which ends in October 2026, so the global array will start shrinking. NSF is asking US researchers to weigh in on future ocean observing priorities: www.go-bgc.org/nsf/nsf-requ... 03230
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOISystems Ecology @systems-ecology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🌱 Systems Ecology is now live! A new independent, researcher-run, diamond OA journal for ecological research through systems science. Free to read. Free to publish. No APCs. We are now open for submissions: systems-ecology.org Please help spread the word!systems-ecology.org Systems Ecology 16857
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 17/09/2026How can we better prepare marine ecosystems for a warming ocean? A new PNAS Editorial calls for building resilience, protecting vulnerable ecosystems, expanding monitoring, and strengthening ocean forecasting systems. Read more: ow.ly/VeyM50ZOPbv #OceanScience 096
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIDaniel S Helman, PhD @helmandaniel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026NSF is consolidating its geoscience research grants into a new program, GEOcore and reducing annual grants to $110 million total in 200-350 awards. Typical was about $300 million in 1,200 awards. Not including institutional grants ($1.3 billion/yr) and those may be gone. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...nsf.govGeosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core) 38665
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 09/09/2026OK, so AI can apparently solve the puzzles of the Navier-Stokes equation. But can it solve the puzzles of the universe, in the way that Einstein did? My latest news feature for @nature.com looks into the question of how far AI can go towards scientific discovery. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity?Scientists are probing whether language models trained on historical data can reproduce creative breakthroughs. 46019
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIMichael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This is roughly the change in global average from the peak of the last ice age to pre-industrial temps. Or about a half to a third of the change for high latitudes like Canada (had a mile or so of ice on it at that time). Let that sink in.canada.et 185
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIJen , the MT liberal bird lady @liberal-jen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena. 22280651665
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 03/09/2026In my latest column for @chemistryworld.com I explore how "easy" it seems to be for the basic building blocks of biomolecules, even simple peptides, to be formed in space. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/our-...chemistryworld.comOur cosmic origins remain plausible, not provenThe evidence is there that the molecular ingredients for life can form in space, but that doesn't mean that they did 0168
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIRobert Rutledge @rerutled.bsky.social · 01/09/2026There was a 57% decrease in the number of research grants given by the US National Science Foundation last year to astronomy and astrophysics - and a 51% decrease in the funding. This is a collapse. aas.org/posts/news/2...aas.orgNSF Astronomical Sciences Grants Reduced by Over 50% in Fiscal Year 2026An analysis of new awards suggests that as of 26 August 2026, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued 57% fewer awards in the astronomical sciences in the current fiscal year compared to the ... 27966
Reposted by Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOIForbes @forbes.com · 31/08/2026The court will hear oral arguments as part of a dispute over whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for their role in exacerbating climate change.forbes.comSamuel Alito Holds More Than $175,000 In Fossil Fuel Investments Ahead Of Hearing Exxon Case, Disclosure ShowsThe court will hear oral arguments as part of a dispute over whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for their role in exacerbating climate change. 61957802897
Ocean Systems Ecology Lab @WHOI @systemsecology.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Our lab @whoi.edu is hiring a 3 year postdoc to model the ecosystem impacts of offshore wind turbines on the US Northeast Shelf. It's a great opportunity to develop cutting edge ecosystem models and interact with stakeholders in the region. Please share! whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WHOI-E...whoi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Investigator (Ecosystem Models)Job Summary Job Description The Biology and Physical Oceanography Departments at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invite applications for a Postdoctoral Investigator (PDI) to develop ne... 061