There are forces in #nature that are at work that we don't experience or aren't aware of, but that are essential parts of the lives and spectacular numbers of creatures. For example, this from Ranjiangshang Ran and colleagues @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

This issue of @science.org is like Santa coming at Christmas. Really interesting and important papers and pointers towards others. Video first on this one and a follow-up with the actual paper at @pnas.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Okay, this is the kind of thing that James Cameron makes up for his movies. Really cool #symbiosis where stinkbugs deploy pet #fungi to protect their eggs from parasitoids. Fantastic paper in yesterday's @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Drone operations today. #Biodiversity and #bioeconomy on the Rio Nanay, Northern Peru

Let's dive into this a bit. A short and very incomplete thread on US Forest Service research. 1/

BRB, going to binge four hours of Bugs that Rule the World, featuring bug enthusiast, researcher, and science communicator @the-bug-hut.bsky.social. www.pbs.org/show/bugs-th... @pbs.org

🌳⚠️Out now in Systematic Biology⚠️🌳 We find rampant reticulation in Inga, the blindingly rapid Amazonian tree radiation! ⚡ BONUS: We also find introgression and selection on genes underlying chemical defences, helping Ingas resist relentless insect herbivory 🐛☠️🌳 academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...

What motivates forest restoration in the Peruvian Andes and what determines success? Water resources are key - “sowing and harvesting water”. Terrific new paper by former PhD student @tchristmann.bsky.social : besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Orrin Pilkey as passed. A hero who gave a crystal-clear answer on how to negotiate the balance of science and advocacy. This @nytimes.com obit shows his deep impact on coastal geology science and policy in an arena with multi-billion dollar stakes. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/s...