Reposted by Tristan CaroRoland Hatzenpichler @environmicrobio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026One of the most neglected, least understood, and willingly ignored concepts in microbiology is how fast cells grown in their native habitat. We just extrapolate from cultures, which is unrealistic. I wish I could get funds to measure growth in a bunch of habitats and do some foundational work ;( 7408
Reposted by Tristan CaroEos @eos.org · 29/09/2026NASA has ignored recommended funding levels for planetary research & analysis for 15 years, according to a new investigative report by Mark Sykes (@coop.planetary-research.org). And for FY2025, it hasn’t even spent 50% of what it budgeted for R&A. 🧪🪐🔭 eos.org/research-and...eos.orgNASA has Underspent on Research and Analysis for 15 Years - EosSpending for NASA’s research and analysis programs has remained relatively flat for 15 years, ignoring recommendations from community-led decadal surveys and directives by Congress. 03521
Reposted by Tristan CaroJL Weissman @jlw-ecoevo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Two weeks left to apply for these postoc positions! We seek 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 in the human microbiome. 0514
Reposted by Tristan CaroStephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 26/09/2026Personal essay, weekend edition. My relationship with AI is changing. 1.8k words, 8 min reading time. doi.org/10.59350/bh7...doi.orgMy relationship with AI is changingWhen the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir? 06615
Reposted by Tristan CaroJess Niblo @jessniblo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Excited to share our manuscript “A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes” is out in Cell! This work, led by @oliverio.bsky.social & @hbrappap.bsky.social, introduces I. cascadensis, which divides at 63C, beating the prior eukaryotic limit of 60C. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...cell.comA geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotesThe amoeba Incendiamoeba cascadensis demonstrates that eukaryotic life can withstand temperatures beyond what was thought possible and sheds light on molecular strategies for survival in extreme heat. 1123
Reposted by Tristan CaroMichael Hendricks 🇨🇦 @michaelhendricks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So sick of useless techbro scam artists sucking all the air out of every room and taking up all of the space we could be using for discussing things that matter. 2111
Tristan Caro @tacaro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Incredible paper!! www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comStop messing with rumen microbes and focus on reducing ruminant populations for environmental and human health - npj Sustainable Agriculturenpj Sustainable Agriculture - Stop messing with rumen microbes and focus on reducing ruminant populations for environmental and human health 141
Reposted by Tristan CaroPLOS @plos.org · 16/09/2026We continue #OpenScienceWeek by highlighting the second output of our Redefining Publishing report on the future of the publishing business model. PLOS commits to develop a sustainable, non-APC model for research outputs and broaden participation in open science. 🔗 Read the report: buff.ly/hN8ycqNplos.ioRedefining Publishing: Practical pathways to open sciencePLOS explores innovative publishing models to enhance open science, focusing on broader recognition of diverse research outputs and sustainable participation beyond traditional article-centric… 062
Reposted by Tristan CaroDr. Jennifer Wade @volcanojw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Do you like maps?? I’m in a briefing where the USGS shared these amazing 3D Elevation images that are just so cool. Find your state/district, and behold this example of DC! www.usgs.gov/3d-elevation... 1822761
Reposted by Tristan CaroStephen Turner @stephenturner.us · 14/09/2026Talk about a title that'll make me click papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 🤔 "Universities are multi-sided markets whose strategic asset is a credible warrant of quality over a credence good and AI is the first technology to disrupt this core function." 052
Reposted by Tristan CaroTed Pavlic (he/him/his) @tedpavlic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Another Monte Carlo methods explorer for my simulating stochastic systems course. Demos 6 applications of Monte Carlo methods for estimating output distributions from stochastic models (queueing, inventory, reliability, and more -- 3 dynamic + 3 static). tpavlic.github.io/asu-simulati...tpavlic.github.ioMonte Carlo Simulation Examples — interactive explainerSix classic Monte Carlo experiments, each a short simulation per replication: a queueing node with one or two servers, an order-up-to inventory policy, a bearing-replacement policy, a newsvendor, aid ... 001
Reposted by Tristan CaroTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422052929
Reposted by Tristan CaroMatthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 03/09/2026New paper out in @pnas.org : Extreme climatic events drive consistent and predictable shifts in soil antibiotic resistance genes Led by Guanghui Xu, postdoc in our lab; a collaboration with @frantecol.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgExtreme climatic events drive consistent and predictable shifts in soil antibiotic resistance genes | PNASAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing One Health challenge, and as climate warming intensifies extreme events, it remains unclear how these d... 3174
Reposted by Tristan CaroMongabay @mongabay.com · 03/09/2026[Commentary] Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, the unique and unstudied Orca Basin is threatened by corporate plans to dump organic waste for carbon storage. In this op-ed, deep-sea biologist @drcraigmc.bsky.social warns that this ancient deep-sea ecosystem is a living system, not a waste repository.mongabay.ccGulf of Mexico’s unique Orca Basin shouldn’t become a carbon dump (commentary)It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are… 13722
Reposted by Tristan CaroÁkos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Limits and frontiers of microbial phenotype measurements Current Opinion in Microbiology by @tacaro.bsky.social, @quantaofgeorge.bsky.social, Jonas Cremer, Shin Haruta, and @shougroup.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 2193
Reposted by Tristan CaroGeorge Schaible @quantaofgeorge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Our new opinion piece is out! @tacaro.bsky.social How you measure a microbe shapes what you learn about it. We make the case for a microbial observer effect, and what it means for experimental design: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 1134
Reposted by Tristan CaroJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 27/08/2026An existing NSF program allows graduate students to work for industry while earning their degree. So why does NSF think that a $47-million award to do the same thing--but on a smaller scale-- is a new idea? www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF’s new plan to fund graduate students to work in industry covers familiar groundAgency gives university-industry consortium $47 million to reinvent existing internship program 0187
Reposted by Tristan CaroAlex Bisson @archaeon-alex.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Yet another myth collapses and joins Ethidium Bromide. Next one will be "having dedicated RNA bench and pipettes" journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...journals.asm.orgAs a component of aseptic technique, Bunsen burners do not universally decrease deposition of microbe-containing particles | Microbiology SpectrumThe ability to manipulate and control microbial presence in built environments is imperative to research and medicine. The lack of documented evidence relating Bunsen burner use and airborne contamina... 5297
Reposted by Tristan CaroHomeworld Collective @homeworld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Cave microbes are a substantial methane sink. A @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social Opinion from Sean Bay, Bob Leung, Homeworld, and @sparkclimate.bsky.social proposes enhanced subterranean aerotrophy, a prospective atmospheric methane removal pathway in caves or mines. www.cell.com/trends/micro... 267
Reposted by Tristan CaroDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Finally, this has gone a bit under the radar, so I want to highlight it: The social, behavioral and economic sciences directorate (SBE) has simply ceased to deliver grants to many of its subareas. Any topic not specifically OK'd by the Trump administration is receiving zero new awards. 6422226
Reposted by Tristan CaroPeppyPanda 🐼 - Uplifting and good news @peppypanda.com · 20/08/2026Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling significantly since the late 1990s. 🌳 The decline accelerated after 2015 thanks to lower deforestation and higher restoration, reforestation and afforestation.carbonbrief.orgEmissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling significantly since the late 1990s. 🌳 The decline accelerated after 2015 thanks to lower deforestation and higher restoration, reforestation and afforestation. 024
Reposted by Tristan CaroCameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Psychrophiles elude genomic prediction of optimal growth temperature journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #jcampubs 042
Reposted by Tristan CaroMount St. Helens Archive @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 17/08/2026August 17, 1982 Don Swanson and possibly Christina Heliker making deformation measurements on the north side of the Mount St. Helens lava dome. Photo: Lyn Topinka/USGS. 0312
Reposted by Tristan CaroRichard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven’t mentioned climate change uk.themedialeader.com/two-thirds-o...uk.themedialeader.comTwo-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate changeAnalysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects. 067
Reposted by Tristan Carowhet moser @whetmoser.com · 06/08/2026about the angriest i’ve ever gotten about an editorial was someone being smirky and shitty about the phrase “tree equity” 15713
Reposted by Tristan Caroc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Thousands of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) once roamed Texas, but urban sprawl, the rise of ranching & the clearing of thornscrub forest biomes for cattle have depleted their numbers to ~100-150 left. This Texas research institute aims to change that, if Elon Musk doesn't stop them.static.klipy.comBaby Ocelot Yawns and MeowsAlt: Baby Ocelot Yawns and Meows. A pair of gloved hands holds an ocelot, a sort of kitten-sized cat with yellow and white fur with black stripes. It is ridiculously cute and I want to hug it so much it hurts. 717646
Reposted by Tristan CaroDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Which vehicles most endanger the drivers of other cars? Giant pickup trucks — and the Dodge Charger Source: www.iihs.org/news/detail/... 34548153
Reposted by Tristan CaroLeon Simons @leonsimons.com · 28/07/2026This is such a great visualization of the carbon cycle and of how humanity has completely altered it within a geological instant. Visualization by @rarohde.bsky.social. 1/ 213361
Reposted by Tristan CaroZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 28/07/2026Fires in France have now burned over 91,000 acres, by far the most of any year since the satellite record started in 2006. Current area burned is about 34x larger than this date in a typical (median) year: 13446222
Reposted by Tristan CaroDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/07/2026An intense and long-duration heatwave now appears likely by late Jul/early Aug for SW U.S., including California. Extreme heat is likely in hottest inland deserts, and a potentially dangerous combination of heat & elevated humidity may develop in SoCal. More to come. #CAwx #AZwx 411136
Reposted by Tristan CaroCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 21/07/20261. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.arxiv.orgThe unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in scienceAs a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ... 10838338
Reposted by Tristan CaroLoukas Theodosiou @bioinformatician.bsky.social · 19/07/2026After four years, several updates and a handful of CRAN releases, 𝗹𝘁𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗥-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲, reached a version I feel genuinely good about sharing with the community. github.com/loukesio/ltc... 216940
Tristan Caro @tacaro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Can't wait for my doctor to prescribe me treatment based on sports gambler sentiment 010
Reposted by Tristan CaroCIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 16/07/2026Smoke from Canadian wildfires is blanketing the Midwest and Northeast, creating hazardous air quality conditions. This experimental @noaa.gov GSL decision support tool forecast shows where the smoke will travel over the next few hours. 34120
Reposted by Tristan CaroCIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 14/07/2026New blog by CIRES' Kyle Manley: "These [public] lands deliver an estimated $507 billion in benefits to the American public every year, from pollination that underpins our food systems, to water regulation supporting downstream populations..." and more. www.naturepeopleactioncolab.org/news/launch-...naturepeopleactioncolab.orgPublic Lands Are Worth Far More Than the Price Tag of a Sale — Nature & People Action CoLabPublic lands are already working for the American public, sustaining the food, water, air, biodiversity, and cultural connections that define daily life across the country. 175
Reposted by Tristan CaroKendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 13/07/2026This @nature.com Q&A with Ryan Rising covers his own journey – and his work to help others – to get a PhD after being incarcerated. So easy to take for granted the raw power of higher education. As told to @virginiagewin.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comI want to see a prison-to-PhD pipelineRyan Rising creates programmes that help people who have been incarcerated to access academic opportunities. 074
Reposted by Tristan CaroDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026New: The National Science Foundation is preparing to claw back some $500 million in funds from some of its core science programs in physics, math, computer science, and engineering in order to fund a project from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.nature.comNSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiativeA proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency’s budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications. 19426326
Reposted by Tristan CaroRae Loverde @raeloverde.bsky.social · 18/02/2026PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️ to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features" it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!) 13376288
Reposted by Tristan CaroRyan Bartelme @microbialbart.bsky.social · 03/07/2026@cbo.bsky.social doing the heavy lifting for biologists here 🏋️ 001
Reposted by Tristan CaroScience Magazine @science.org · 30/06/2026Social media posts containing misinformation evoke more moral outrage than posts with trustworthy information, and that outrage facilitates the spread of misinformation, according to a 2024 study in Science. scim.ag/4wgXGHA #SocialMediaDayscim.agMisinformation exploits outrage to spread onlineWe tested a hypothesis that misinformation exploits outrage to spread online, examining generalizability across multiple platforms, time periods, and classifications of misinformation. Outrage is high... 16730
Reposted by Tristan CaroChuliang Song @clsong.com · 16/06/2026Spent the last two years developing a new Intro to Physics course for undergrad biology majors. It features tons of examples from biology (especially Ecology & Evolution!) and requires only middle school-level math. Lecture note here shorturl.at/0PiVp Any comments or feedback are highly welcome!drive.google.comphysics_for_biologists.pdf 312054
Reposted by Tristan CaroNPR @npr.org · 25/06/2026Two researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first. n.pr/4weVi49n.prHow the U.S. is losing ground to China in university researchTwo researchers — one in Massachusetts and one in Shanghai — hoped for the same breakthrough: a gene therapy for deaf children. New Chinese investment in science propelled the one who got there first. 13336137
Tristan Caro @tacaro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Absolutely, and it's surrendering *the point* of being a scientist. The point is that we, humans, evaluate science, because we, humans, live in the material world. AI cannot adequately evaluate science because it does not have a stake in the material world. 040
Reposted by Tristan Caroc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This is more money than was spent on cancer research at the National Cancer Institute since 2014. 5378141
Reposted by Tristan CaroKevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Curiosity just pulled up to some wild terrain on its Sol 4928 drive this week. Check out all those polygonal fractures, linear features, and all the other stuff going on! flic.kr/p/2sjtA9y 512224
Reposted by Tristan CaroKevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Modifying Mountains in Models Reduces Wet Bias in Western North America journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...journals.ametsoc.org 085
Reposted by Tristan CaroProPublica @propublica.org · 12/06/2026No one owns ProPublica. As a nonprofit newsroom, our journalism is free from corporate interests, free from political pressure and free to read. Join us. Become a member by midnight: propub.li/49vQRJ9 6571129
Reposted by Tristan CaroProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 12/06/2026As #ClimateChange intensifies, rapid swings between drought and deluge —#HydrologicWhiplash — are becoming more common. These back-to-back extremes can amplify impacts. Learn more in this PNAS Core Concept: ow.ly/R5Rx50Zb6kO #drought #flooding #GreenhouseGasEmissions 043
Reposted by Tristan CaroScott Marek @smarek0502.bsky.social · 11/06/2026What matters most for childhood brain organization? We analyzed 649 variables. The answer: Socioeconomics (SES); with brain patterns pointing at sleep & stress as drivers. Even brain-IQ associations were better explained by SES. In Science today: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 6319169
Reposted by Tristan CaroZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 09/06/2026Global CO2 emissions have plateaued since 2013, leading to a slower growth in atmospheric CO2 than would have otherwise been the case. In a new analysis at The Climate Brink, I've taken look at what would have happened if emissions had continued to grow: www.theclimatebrink.... 1114959