Did women ruin the workplace?

The Sea Around Us assessed 18 fish and invertebrate stocks and concluded that “most species are unsustainably fished”, with particular worry for conch and lobster, Belize’s export mainstays. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/beli... (via @mongabay.com)

Stop "...writing nature’s obituary—instead of its recovery." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

In my happy place!

The University of Hamburg has opened 14 PhD positions focused on ecological and evolutionary research, including climate change impacts on aquatic populations. Details here: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/grk2530/openpositions.html #phd

Bringing the outside in

A "good news" thing that the State of Ohio does is partner with universities and orgs like @visitcolumbuszoo.bsky.social to do vital conservation research. This story highlights fantastic work on native bees, but the efforts also focus on snakes, mussels & hellbenders news.osu.edu/ohio-state-s...

There is a Cnidaria-focused collection in the journal Diversity through which some interesting new papers are being published--this one resolves a taxonomic question around a common sea anemone, reinterpreting it as a native rather than introduced species. www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17...

This is an INCREDIBLE advance in our understanding of coral diversification. 🪸🎉 Fantastic new work led by @claudiavaga.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why are some species smaller than a paperclip while others grow longer than a school bus? How is body size evolution governed in animals? Out now in @pnas.org we tackle these longstanding questions through a genetic lens using my favorite group of fishes as our model!! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Unnoted in this piece is the role PROFIT plays... Universities can better recognize a breadth of contributions. But publishers could use their profits to recognize & compensate work done by researchers in the publishing process (or lower costs of open access). www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

I have stolen the jewels that were in the museumcase and which you were probably saving for visitors forgive me they were expensive so shiny and so old

Students (and recent graduates) working on anything phylogenetics, systematics or taxonomy-related, the abstract submission deadline for this year's (FREE ONLINE) Young Systematists' Forum approaches! Send us your abstracts by Saturday, OCTOBER 25 11:59PM GMT+1 tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8

Love how this is formatted like the hippo sat for a portrait at Sears, circa 1983

Yet, we don’t train young scholars to fail well. 
We praise resilience, but rarely explain how to build it. 
Rejection is part of the scientific method. 
It’s the friction that refines our thought. 5/

Just home after the PhD defense of @anemone-padawan.bsky.social . Nothing in my professional life offers more joy than the growth and success of my students. I could not be happier, prouder, or more excited for his future😍🎉

The Young Systematists' Forum is nearly upon us! If you are a student (or postdoc) working on phylogenetics, taxonomy or systematics, join us Nov 14th for this free and friendly online conference! Abstract submission closes Saturday, October 25th at 11:59PM GMT+1 REGISTER: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8

Lovely lady at my back door this morning

Ten days left to apply! This is a mid- to senior- level, endowed role in a FANTASTIC research collection. Letters not req up front, so barrier to application is low. Curious? Reach out out or apply!

Master's degree position at Towson University with Daniel Caetano on macroevolutionary and phylogenetic comparative methods! Daniel is an awesome human and a great mentor, share with your students! caetanods.weebly.com/join-the-lab...

I was adopted through closed adoption. I have a happy adoption story from my perspective. But I know that my happy story may not be a happy chapter in someone else's life. That's haunting and hits me differently at different times in my life.

Even robots evolve toward crab.

The face is what kills me.

The Whitney lab at U FL is an interdisciplinary powerhouse of a scientific community. They're looking for a new faculty colleague in a VERY broad search in Marine Bioscience--link below. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Applications are now being accepted for the MSU EEB Presidential Postdoc Fellowship. We’d be happy to sponsor your application so please get in touch! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

What kind of egg is she hatching?

Funded postdoc gig in The Netherlands

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Evolution of the depiction of Elephants, from times when folks had seen them at the end of the Roman empire 'til the Renaissance.

"Many factors other than one’s own abilities can affect the performance, recognition, and representation of scientists..." Thoughtful, data rich paper exploring language and gender as factors impacting metrics used in hiring, promotion and awards for scientists.

Yesterday was the 130th anniversary of the #ICZN, the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature. It was founded during the zoology congress in Leiden, organized by the then director the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Frederik Jentink.

The Naturhistoriska riksmuseet seeks a Tenure-Track group Leader (DDLS fellow). Deadline: Nov 15. Benefits include 17 M SEK in start-up funds. More info: https://www.scilifelab.se/career/research-fellowship-in-data-driven-evolution-and-biodiversity/ #job

Sunday is here again and it’s the final day of my open studio. These two icons will be on the easels waiting for whiskers, feathers, lichens and who knows what else. Fingers crossed visitors visit and a good day is had by all.

This is Lewis. He lived for almost 15 years as the goodest boy. Here he is last winter, hoping someone would throw a snowball for him.

Not to ignore the chaos, but here's a lovely, good news story.

Good news! KU's IRACDA program was reinstated! We are now taking applications for postdocs. Please spread the word. sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

#sketchoftheday #artsky #blueskyart #art #Invertefest #nudibranchs For the last day of August #Invertefest, I drew a gem nudibranch, the prettiest nudibranch* in all the oceans. *They are all the prettiest nudibranchs. this one lives in New Zealand. 😀💜💜💜

62 years ago (!) It would be nice if the need for this kind of collective action could be retired, but alas...

Interesting survey of evo bio folks who leave academic track for other kinds of jobs post PhD. Topline: they're employable and happy but could use training in ppl and project management.

hi friends, let me know if you'd like a zoom link for my defense next week!

Again it’s not really debatable!

Important and timely change to @gbif.org to recognize the needs and knowledge of indigenous communities for biodiversity data.

Sitting on the back porch early this am and caught a racoon family shimmying up a tree. Feels like it will be a good day.

Sharing this impt call to provide valuable input (data, GIS expertise, etc.) to United by Nature, formerly the National Nature Assessment, CANCELLED by DOGE/Trump. Use the QR code or survey123.arcgis.com/share/8d1d79... cc @nature.org @natureserve.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com #gischat 🧪🌎🌍🌏

A rare job opportunity for Invertebrate Zoology: fieldmuseum.hrmdirect.com/employment/j...

basking sharks Sarah-Kim Watchorn "Charle and I had the best day out there. just Ireland doing its thing. Finally showing you guys some footage that has been patiently waiting on my hard drive"

"Many species thought to be extinct may be rediscovered when targeted searches are conducted using new eyes" Inspiring story about a Sri Lankan botanist news.mongabay.com/2025/07/sri-...

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