If this rule change goes forward, science in the US “will stop,” says Colette Delawalla, the founder and CEO of Stand Up for Science. “It won’t exist anymore.” Read the article here:zurl.co/gEtBL Then help us take action against the proposed rule here: zurl.co/J3Z23

Science has never been neutral.

I curated a (mostly) exhaustive list of Juneteenth celebrations across the country. Chances are there’s one near you!

Trump further guts the Education Department by shifting oversight of special education and civil rights to other federal agencies

I’m very excited for this! On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse. The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:

Anthony Head, best known for his roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died at 72

So excited to be a participant in ASBMB's Science Advocacy Training Program! This summer is already becoming an exciting season of new experiences. #ADBMBATP @asbmb.bsky.social

State Rep. @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social wins the Democratic primary in the vacant #GA13, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects. Clark is now poised to become the first Black woman PhD scientist to serve in Congress. My interview with her here: 19thnews.org/2026/05/geor...

Please re-circulate. New postdoc position available to study organ positioning in the flower at the University of Sydney. Cell polarity, auxin etc etc! Join our multidisciplinary RESYDE (www2.hu-berlin.de/resyde/) team! Apply here: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_E...

A Mexican couple detained by the Department of Homeland Security were able to reunite with their son, an 18-year-old US citizen, just a day before he died of stage 4 colon cancer. https://cnn.it/4eF3mWa

Jim's Original, the iconic food stand that popularized the Polish sausage and pork chop sandwich, is moving to Pilsen as UIC moves to develop the property blockclubchi.co/4dhidDM

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

Got to see the tigers of the Midwest! School hikes are so much fun!

Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions: www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...

HOUSTON (AP) — Artemis II’s astronauts return to Earth, ending a record-breaking trip around the moon with a splashdown in the Pacific.

When there's a ceremony, but you rather just stay in the greenhouse

NEW YORK (AP) — Spice maker McCormick to combine with Unilever's food division, creating food company with annual revenue of $20 billion.

A new study in Nature Microbiology reveals that an eye condition called POH-VAU (persistent ocular hypertensive viral anterior uveitis) is caused by covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV) - a virus that's been devastating shrimp farms for over a decade. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

African weaver ants, Oecophylla longinoda, showing the size difference among major and minor workers. The smaller ants tend to stay around the nest.

Dolphins don't get high by accident THEY DO IT ON PORPOISE

Really cool story. How scientists are studying cave bacteria with intrinsic resistance to existing antibiotics as a way of identitying novel molecules which could help fight antimicrobial resistance. Amazing science journalism.♥️ www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I know im the outlier, but I love presenting at conferences. Had so much fun at EMU GRCAC today!

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

How do I know I'm a biologist? My first thought after finding eggs on my spinach leaf was to take pictures so I can ID them later. 🤣

Learning a second language can be hard. Signing up for Pre-K and 3-K is easy. Go to myschools.nyc to apply today. Deadline is tomorrow at midnight!

ICE is not reformable. ICE is not retrainable. It must be abolished.

Nikola Tesla was a scientific genius, but when it came to his eating habits, he had some very odd ideas. Here is a meal he enjoyed when he was at the height of his career. Duck smothered in celery served with coffee for smelling and a stack of 24 napkins. youtu.be/LpfV-0kT56o?...

Breaking news: The U.S. women’s hockey team beat Canada in overtime, 2-1, to win gold at the Olympics.

Analyses of a Swedish tree-ring archive suggest that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has lowered soil-nitrogen supply go.nature.com/4aW5ztY

Just when demand for passports is rising…

Not preparing for the next pandemic doesn't prevent pandemic from happening. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gonna break my policy of not linking to the NY Post to make sure you are all aware of this important nature fact

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love” “Together, we are America”

NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress. “She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me. But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.

Staring at my fly cause my brain is done learning today. Send caffeine and willpower!

In 2023, CBP killed a young Black girl that they imprisoned by incarcerating her and failing to provide the needed medical care for her sickle cell anemia You cannot reform this apparatus which kills people no matter which party is in charge Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was 8 years old

Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...

In Maine, masked federal agents stopped a car that contained a baby, and smashed a window. "Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat." They took the baby's father who was driving, leaving the mother who does not have a driver's license alone in the car with the baby. On video:

Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. https://to.pbs.org/49WGkpV

The exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

One of the things I was most worried about is starting to come to fruition. RFK Jr. will succeed in eliminating all of our vaccines if allowed to remain in office. His disinformation campaign and the falling demand for vaccines will cause American companies to stop making them.

Wonder Man is perhaps the most un-Marvel MCU show ever. More FX than Marvel. It's also a fantastic and very realistic look at a working actor's life in LA Destin Daniel Cretton sets the show's rhythm at an indie pace, which is refreshing, but hardcore fans may hate it Ben Kingsley is Emmy-worthy

Deporting children with cancer. Using a 5-year-old as bait. Shooting moms. ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.

This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars

Minneapolis residents have joined a church-run effort to donate groceries to immigrant families who fear being caught in public by federal agents. What started with a couple of hundred deliveries a week has quickly swelled into a vast operation involving thousands of volunteers. trib.al/1qT1xMw

279 postdoctoral fellowships! Download freely our database of postdoctoral fellowships and grants. For each entry, we provide eligibility criteria, $ amount, deadline, etc. Good luck! Here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...

You can always tell where we are in the PhD admissions cycle by the spikes in views on my YouTube videos. Anyway, interview season has started! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t51...