Rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher — such colour!

Gorgeous rainforest sunrise

The little spiderhunter of Borneo

2025 Tropical Biology Field Course in the Danum Valley of Borneo

Are you a prospective postgrad looking for a research project? Check out our brand new list of postgrad projects for 2026-27. From animal weapons 💥and rewilding, to neuronal plasticity and invitro fertilisation 🧪 the breadth of topics is tremendous. Find out more: bit.ly/3VxHscv

@danielbolnick.bsky.social: "Keep doing science: the pursuit of knowledge is an act of resistance." #Evol2025

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here: Ecology: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... Genomics: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Love this bumblebee action shot, photo taken by my daughter

🎉Congratulations! Dr Ellie Bladon on becoming the first Pathway to Independence Fellow in Ecology and Conservation Biology at Clare College Cambridge. She'll be working in the @cwmiller.bsky.social lab here in Zoology. Read more: bit.ly/4encSuX

RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore

Any talk you hear from the current administration about making the US more competitive in science and technology is utter bullshit. What they are doing is sabotaging our country for years if not decades to come.

The most achingly beautiful explanation of what science is, from @edyong209.bsky.social: “the idea that much of the world is hidden from us, that we don’t perceive it and don’t understand it, and that it is worth understanding and it is necessary to understand.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

I send an email to coordinate a project. I sign it: Best fishes, Sarah Artist replies. They sign it Worm-ly, Jean Things can still be good.

Please don’t stop sharing and posting your science because of the current attack on it, it is still valuable and reminds us what the fight is for

Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.

This is an attack on US science. NSF staff provide critical support for scientific infrastructure and global excellence. These are valuable dedicated public servants. Please contact your reps, write letters, make noise! Are there any plans for rallies at NSF headquarters? Journalists: COVER THIS!

Lucky to work with such fabulous people

Back in Gainesville for a visit, my home for 17 years. Strange to now be an outsider. But, so nice to see the sunshine and smiling faces.

At Stockholm University, we are now starting a 2-year Master’s programme in Evolutionary Genomics! Topics include population genetics, phylogenetics, molecular & genome evolution, DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and palaeogenetics. Please spread the word! www.su.se/english/sear...

"A study of federally funded research projects in the United States estimated that principal investigators spend on average about 45% of their time on administrative activities related to applying for and managing projects rather than conducting active research" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The #SICB Division of Botany needs a new Student/Postdoc Representative to work with their Division & @sicb-spdac.bsky.social to coordinate student/postdoc events for the annual meeting & during the academic year. If you know any students or postdocs who might be interested, please let me know!

#SICB is looking for nominees to important society-wide positions: #SICBSecretary #SICBProgramOfficer #SICBMemberAtLarge. As one of this year's #NominationsCommittee I'm interested in your ideas! Please DM, email, or find me in Atlanta #SICB2025

just blurted out in class "yes, you have to cite where you got your info. in a world in which lying loudly is the only thing that seems to get rewarded, citing your sources is an act of resistance" and folks, I really believe that.

Applications open for SFI’s Summer 2025 residential Education programs in Santa Fe! santafe.edu/education Details below. In this photo, SFI Professor Sid Redner meets with summer students at the SFI Cowan Campus (image: Doug Merriam)

Join us in Cambridge! This evolutionary genomics professorship (lecturer/reader level) has an emphasis on introgression and gene flow. If you study any aspect of evolutionary genomics then please apply! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49389/

Applications due January 20 for our Undergraduate Diversity at Evolution program! Are you an undergrad interested in ecology, evolution or related fields? This program provides funding, mentoring, and a presentation opportunity at #Evol2025. https://buff.ly/4eExoFL @evolmtg.bsky.social

This reality is why the NSF offers the Mid-Career Advancement Program - 3 yr grant with 6.5 months of salary (for protected time to learn new skills, think, etc.) and $100k to initiate innovative research that could spark new achievements from established PIs. new.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

We are recruiting students interested in a thesis/internship in behavioral ecology to work with us this field season (Apr-July 2025) on breeding great & blue tits. We don't have internal funding, but we are happy to help students within the EU apply for Erasmus+ projects. erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu

Killer kitties: a reminder that cats play a major role in wiping out wildlife. How? By killing literally *billions* of native animals every year, driving numerous extinctions. 🌍 Cats are NOT 'part of nature'. If you must have one, keep it indoors. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In Minnesota for the week, and I heard my first loon! What a haunting sound.

Postdoctoral position available on population and landscape genomics to inform host-pathogen co-evolution and conservation of wild 🦌and CWD as part of highly integrative, fun team!: drive.google.com/file/d/1qAyg.... Please RT!

I'd been wondering if we were ever going to get a deeper dive into the Pruitt saga (from a journalistic perspectice). Well here it is. Weird to relive those crazy years. thewalrus.ca/a-rock-star-...

Spent the day talking to middle school students in Miami about our research! Love the questions these students came up with. Huge thanks to the #StreamingScience team.

Nutrition during early insect adulthood can have huge effects the development of their cuticle www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Have you had part of your dissertation published in Evolution or Evolution Letters this year? You may be eligible for this award! Papers must have been included in a 2024 issue to be eligible. Submit your nomination by Jan. 31: shorturl.at/CnVo6 @journal-evo.bsky.social @evolletters.bsky.social

Two amazing jobs at Uni Bern. Assistent professorships in conservation biology and computational ecology. Bern is a wonderful place to live and work in! www.iee.unibe.ch/about_us/job...