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The final version of this paper is now published @newphyt.bsky.social The onset of phenological plant response to climate warming nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Long-term databases as an antidote to the shifting baseline syndrome in global change. 🧪🌎🌿🌐🌳 🍁 #PlantBiology

The paper highlights actionable steps to help improve these double standards, including more RESEARCH RELATED LANGUAGE in P &T letters for Black, Hispanic and Indigenous women to improve their outcomes.

Call for manuscripts - joint special Issue #Geoderma / #GeodermaRegional - "Tropical Soil Science: Bridging Knowledge Gaps in Biogeochemistry, Plant-Soil Interactions and Climate change Mitigation" Geoderma: tinyurl.com/bdf2989c Geoderma Regional: tinyurl.com/3yarxaan photos: Sebastian Doetterl

Climate change is altering the natural world’s soundscape, with declining bird, insect, and amphibian populations leading to quieter environments. This “sensory extinction” is exacerbated by noise pollution from human activities. Listen to these recordings in this article from @sabs.bsky.social!

No, you're not a leader in science just because you publish high-impact articles. True leadership involves inspiring people, fostering collaborative research environments, and driving positive changes at all levels, from staff to organizational.

Paper now out in Science Advances — “Soil carbon formation is promoted by saturation deficit and existing mineral-associated carbon, not by microbial carbon-use efficiency” with Noah Sokol science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Thrilled to share our new paper in @science.org describing our discovery that bacteria can switch from competitors to bonafide predators when resources run dry—arming nanoscale “spears” (T6SS) to stab & consume neighbours. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #MicroSKy #Microbiology

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

This represents a systematic dismantling of the US STEM ecosystem that will create lasting negative consequences for innovation and competitiveness.

I'm glad to announce our latest publication in Soil Letters, a Highlight paper that shows calcium is associated with specific carbon decomposition products across different soil types and ecosystems soil.copernicus.org/articles/11/...

Many years ago I ventured down a “what is domestication” rabbit hole w Kathryn Lord @gregerlarson.bsky.social & Robin Allaby. This is where we ended up! @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🔔BREAKING🔔 The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding. This is censorship disguised as oversight. Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3): www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Of course thats the result.... #agsky #econsky Most Americans want manufacturing to return to the USA - they just don't want to work in the factory.

My PhD student's NSF grant was terminated today. Her dissertation investigates why air pollution monitoring, metrics, and regulations don't properly capture the harms experienced by marginalized communities--esp in the most polluted Detroit neighborhoods. She and I are happy to talk with press etc.

NSF will no longer support any research on mis- or disinformation. 😳 www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

NSF announced that it has begun terminating awards. It's unclear how many affected. Sources say it could be over 200 It's also re-reviewing proposals that had already been approved for funding Here's a breakdown of what's happened this week: cen.acs.org/policy/resea... #ChemSky #Science

“I just have not heard anybody say, ‘We wish the government would spend less money trying to cure cancer or trying to deal with Alzheimer’s,’” said Jeremy Berg, a University of Pittsburgh professor and former director of an NIH institute. 2/3

HUGE WIN: A federal judge just issued a lengthy TRO prohibiting the Trump administration from freezing federal funds to Maine over their policies protecting transgender youth. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I'm generally skeptical of win-wins for agriculture and biodiversity, but this one seems legit: planting perennial crops on marginal land leads to more birds without reduced profit.

🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!! But...good news and bad news. 👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now. 👎 # of fellowships went down by 51% (1000 this year vs. 2036 last year) See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...

Introverts find solutions. 👍 #Scicomm #Neuroscience 🧪 www.mpg.de/24460941/mic...

traveling in and reporting on the Nordics has really soured me on American style subcultural bohemian leftism. actually existing egalitarian institutions rely on a lot of dutiful, virtuous, boring ass bureaucrats

Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...

No. Never. I review 20+ of papers a year—it's my job as a scientist. The public pays my salary and trust me to use my time wisely to advance science. Through peer review, I do exactly that. I spend two or three weeks a year reviewing, but I’ve never wasted a day reviewing a paper, and never will.

"a remarkable 14% admitting that they put in significantly more than four hours — sometimes a full eight-hour day or even more" First, "admitting"? This is not a source of shame!! Second, the only remarkable thing to me is that it's so low. I can't imagine reviewing a theory paper in <4 hours.

UMaine is hiring TWO faculty at the Assistant or Associate level in Political Science and International Affairs. One is the new Dan and Betty Churchill Professorship in Climate Policy. Please share widely! fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Hopi speakers aren’t here for your vague bullshit

Will be there! Hope to see a crowd size that trumps Trump's @standupforscience.bsky.social

From NSF EAR program director Raleigh Martin on LinkedIn #climatesky #greensky

I am a scientist because NASA inspired me, outreach at Fermilab (DOE) taught me, DOE & NSF REU programs trained me, and NSF-CZO and EPSCOR programs funded my PhD & Postdoc. My students became scientists supported by USGS, Sea Grant (NOAA), and USACE. Future generations deserve these opportunities!

I am a scientist because the National Science Foundation funded The Polaris Project, a IPY program to bring undergrads to the Arctic. The NSF funded my GRFP, two postdocs, and now my research as a PI. I still hope it can be similarly life changing for my students, while supporting great science.

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.

This website shows you how many jobs NIH funding creates for your state along with the overall economic activity generated. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

HAPPENING NOW: members of Congress led by @maxwellfrost.bsky.social are attempting to enter the Treasury Building to demand answers re: Musk’s unconstitutional money grab

"I just want to be clear about what's going on here." - @warren.senate.gov www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHN...

More of this.

That’s how fascism starts, destroy the independent knowledge base. We have experience with that here in Germany. (Btw. I’m looking for a postdoc.)

Pell Grants? Are a ~6million undergraduates about to unenroll from US colleges and universities? I was one of those grantees and I wouldn’t be here without it. apnews.com/article/dona...

Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately. There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event. Join us! form.jotform.com/250226137228...

Are you a post-doc interested in monitoring soil health and other dimensions of regenerative agriculture? We have a 4.5 yr position to lead a monitoring programme at 1000 farms across the Netherlands. This is part of a large project on regenerative agriculture. For more details see the link below.

We don’t need better stories. We need to be humble. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The outside-auditors-that-shall-not-be-named decided any academic program w/fewer than 52 majors was "low enrolled", meaning nearly 1/3 of ALL of the programs in the WI system may be on the chopping block. This could be quite the bloodletting. #WI #highered #academicsky www.wpr.org/news/univers...

Breaking News: California and 11 other states are expected to receive permission to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars after 2035. nyti.ms/3ZW0JHW

Please repost! University of Vermont seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor if #Soil #Ecology to start in Aug 2025. www.uvmjobs.com/postings/77192 #soilecology #soilbiology #soilhealth