I think it could be strongly argued that the Government of Canada, using it's own services to access Twitter, is in violation of the spirit, if not the written definitions, proposed in their bill C-16 www.parl.ca/documentview...

This was before Christmas! Almost afraid to ask what it is now 😬🤧mask up 😷

2026; not giving up on those 2025 vibes

can't help but wish the journalist had spoken with an evolutionary biologist before writing "planet's oldest bee species," but great news nonetheless!

My Christmas gift to everyone? SEVEN new species and a new GENUS of starfish (Astrophylax!) from Papua New Guinea with these insane bivalve pedicellariae- and an overview of other species with same! OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.11646/meg...

🐺 🐺 A #coyote explores the #Dairybushfoxden entrance youtube.com/shorts/sm_OF...

🦊 🔔 🦊 A new pair of #fox find the #DairyBushFoxDen! Hope they stay! youtube.com/shorts/pvNCq...

Now published: Sub-zero body temperatures during early spring migration in blue-spotted salamanders (Ambystoma laterale) ✒️ Giacometti et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...

Supercool interview with NPR Danilo Giacometti was interviewed by NPR a couple of weeks ago about our blue-spotted salamander paper in CJZ. Check it out here: And next spring, see if you can find salamanders migrating over snow.

Happy to share our “supercool” interview with @npr.org about the thermal biology of blue-spotted salamanders that migrate on snow: www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...

‘tis the season to be aware of Christmas beetle decline. “Researchers point to several possible causes including drought, climate change and the loss of eucalypt forest and woodland habitats, which are essential for the beetles’ survival.” 🪲 🪳 🌏 www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/council/news...

WTAF! 😱 #ThisWillEndWell

YorkU management is building systems to comb through instructor course pages to create AI tutors. There are plenty of people within the academic space, whether they're staff, managers or faculty who see an opportunity. Whether it is right or not is not being asked. www.yorku.ca/yfile/2025/0...

Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID. Study of 2,054 workers in Spain (2020–23) found nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) developed long COVID. People in high-exposure jobs face a 44% higher risk of long COVID — Health and social care workers, teachers, retail, transport, and security staff.

It is also increasingly difficult - given few incentives & financial stability to do so - to know that you actually had something "hiding" in plain sight. No other science requires absolute depth of knowledge of all relevant work. The neglect is societal, partly institutional, rarely individual.

Collecting tons of data (e.g. specimens) is actually pretty easy. It's a lot harder making sure that it's kept safe and used well. Quote: "The collection contains 12.5 million pinned specimens, and one million papered specimens housed in 80,000 drawers. There are 125,000 type specimens." 🪲🪳🐝🦋🕷️🦟🐞🪰🦗

Another #AcademicHatTrick: Published today: 1) One research article 2) One research interview 3) One journal volume #Biomimetics #HigherEd #ZygoteQuarterly #ILoveDecember

🧪🪰🧪 More #ACG diversity described! Santarosamyia woodorum sp. nov. Fleming AJ, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2025) A new genus and a new species in the tribe Eryciini ( #Diptera , #Tachinidae ) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste. @bdj.pensoft.net doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @gdfcf.bsky.social

Looking at my teaching record.... It’s striking how conversations about fair compensation can coincide with sudden changes in course offerings or instructor assignments #HigherEd 🤔

The Entomological Society of Canada is a fantastic supporter of grad students. Congrats Yaseen 🎉 @canentomologist.bsky.social www.stfx.ca/news/Yaseen-...

Burial of wildlife dung by insects provides many benefits! However, our latest study shows little benefit in mitigating E. coli transfer from dung to kale via water droplets. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Congrats to @dalhousieu.bsky.social undergrad saran Jayaselvam on this achievement!

📢 Webinar happening today on #DeepSea hydrothermal vents 🗓 16 December 2025 🕘 21:00 Beijing time (UTC+8) 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 Join via Zoom: buff.ly/SCHmMle Meeting ID: 861 0068 6766 Passcode: 902866

@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 878 is live! 1st dive of the #argentiniandeepseeps expedition! #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/ZCEBgJ8...

As Pierre Poilievre's leadership goes on the block, it's a good time to read Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre. I guarantee you'll learn a lot about what makes him tick. You have time to read it and give it to someone for Christmas. It's available everywhere. www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...

In the meantime, lots of amazing Canadian scientists are struggling to get a job and to be funded to do research at the international standards. So depressing.

Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918

I'm at the First Nations Energy Summit today and tomorrow. Given how toxic mainstream coverage of FN matters has become, it's refreshing to hear directly from FN chiefs and community members re: clean energy and electrification.

Yes yes yes, but: can we also make sure our university and college system is well-funded and secure? Can we do that?

Great, but: bsky.app/profile/alex...

INVEST MORE IN FOLKS ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY!

Canada already has plenty of top researchers, it just sees them as a very low funding priority. Instead, let's blow a billion to entice people from abroad, with no long-term plan to support them and researchers already based in Canada. Optics over substance.

We sent in our letter and I know Min. Joly received it. This was not part of the ask. Investing directly in tri-council is a better use of these funds. We already have a recruitment advantage over the US now. We need to value what we already and invest in Canadian research sovereignty

You have amazing researchers in Canada that are underpaid and underfunded, both in academia and also working for your government.

or. just a thought…you could fund canadian scientists adequately. we punch way above our weight with the funding we get and just a little more money would go a long way

I just got off an extremely depressing call with my amazing Canadian collaborators at Natural Resources Canada who are facing cuts, retirement buy-outs, and layoffs for biologists across the board. This just seems a slap in the face to scientists in Canada.

more NSERC funding pls

I want them to recognize the value of humanities and the arts too.

It may be of interest to you to know that the best way to go about science funding is to actually fund all scientists regularly and universally, and UBI does that best. www.scientificamerican.com/blog/beautif...

Canadian scientist here. I don't want this. I want you to fund our excellent early career scientists who do great work in Canada. Fund them properly and that will help 1000x more than recruiting handfuls of cherry picked bigwigs from Harvard, Stanford and MIT who will leave after a few years.

The flu... "coming up" on CBC Metro Morning. They're going to talk about "why it's up". I can tell you why -- or at least, in part. Because people have normalized going to school and daycare and work sick. They're not taking precautions. Clean air? No. Masking? No. Vaccination? No.

Critical rest period (holidays) totally ruined by Deans running around trying to get faculty to write research chair proposals. ... Guess who the Deans are asking to do this work over the holidays? Just guess #HigherEd

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Pretty small funding increases can definitely make a world of difference to grad students. Would also be cool if the government funded more R&D so there are more places to utilize higher level degrees. If only ...

Indeed. The idea that Canadian researchers are Canadian-class and those from other countries are "world-class" is the usual specious nonsense.

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