hey friends, trying to raise funds so my friend maha can pay rent and get medicine for baby hamoud—can you help out? sharing helps xo gofund.me/6aa13bbe7

📣We are recruiting! Postdoc position open in marine #eDNA / #sedaDNA in Copenhagen as part of the Arctic NordForsk #PHATE Research Project. See the link for details 👇 and get in touch if you want to know more. Deadline is on the 6th April 🌊 🧬 Glaciology and Climate - #GEUS #HAB #phycotoxins

🔊 JOB VACANCY Would you like to work at the heart of a global ornithological membership society? BOU are seeking a Journal and Engagement Manager to play a central role in delivering our mission ⏰ Apply by 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... #ornithology 🪶

Call for Papers: Women’s Fieldwork and the Making of Nineteenth Century Natural History Collections We seek articles to complete a special issue on women’s field collecting, and contributions to nineteenth century natural history for Nuncius. #Histsci #NaturalHistory #WomensHistory #Fieldwork

Hi Bsky, sorry for the radio silence. I had a job offer fall through in January and have spent the year so far scrabbling to pay bills + feed myself + my cats whilst I try and get a new job. Accepting bird doodle commissions where I'll draw you any bird you want for a $10 KoFi ko-fi.com/tytonidaeus

A few square inches of tree trunk. At least 4 species of lichens (Parmelia, two Physcia species and Caloplaca) plus Red Tree Brain Fungus. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends.

New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! What factors shape genomic diversity in birds? avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/w... Based on the Proceedings B paper by Anna Brüniche-Olsen, Kenneth Kellner and their colleagues | #ornithology

Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.

Join the ConGen-2026 online course on genetic data analysis for conservation, ecology, & evolution. Runs Oct 2 - Nov 13, 2023. For details, visit: www.umt.edu/congen/ #course

Waterbirds is hiring! We're currently seeking a Social Media Communications Coordinator (paid position, 3-5 hrs/week!) to help grow communication with our society members & the world at large. Job advertisement & application instructions: waterbirds.org/wp-content/u... #ornithology #waterbirds

Finally published! We first uploaded this preprint in 2022 but dropped it after frustrating reviews. It was well received and cited, motivating us to revisit it. We added new content, including simulations and a proof-of-concept genomic green status assessment. #consgen #popgen #PopulationGenomics

I have seen a lot of cursed stuff in my time in academia but this is among the *most* cursed. Grammarly is generating miniature LLMs based on academic work so that users can have their writing ‘reviewed’ by experts like David Abulafia, who died less than two months ago.

The first of last week's #AaRCTikTalks with Anne Katherine Runge is already up on our Youtube Channel for those of you that missed it! youtu.be/-Eqip9mw6Iw

🚨 PhD opportunity in evolutionary genomics Interested in working with ancient DNA and genomics of carnivores to study adaptation to human-dominated landscapes? I’m looking for a candidate to apply for an FCT PhD fellowship (Portugal). 📅 Deadline: 31 March Feel free to contact me for details! 🐺🐻🦊🧬

🎉 Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 📚 🧪

🚨New global review and next steps🚨 Intentional take of #seabirds for human consumption is happening in at least 56 countries and affects >100 migratory species. Data on sustainability, population impacts, and human health risks are often missing. Read more: ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypbadzyr #BLScience

The National Science Foundation is systematically being converted to the National AI and Quantum Research Foundation. “I see it as the administration exerting political control over what has traditionally been NSF’s ability to fund the best science.”

A day later and no major national news org has covered what they're doing in Kansas. This is the flip side of the hyper focus on trans issues by the right. The national media ignores what's actually being done to trans people. This erasure is what contributes to the persecution.

In the Holocaust, Jews faced a continuing series of laws forbidding them to do certain activities & occupations. The goal was to remove them from society. The US is now doing this to trans ppl. Generally, once one State brings in such laws, others follow.

The level of rage I have towards the New York Times that enabled this while blaming us for it is indescribable.

Richmond County’s own Nicole Malliotakis giving off the same energy as one of the white people protesting southern school integration in photos from the 50s

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are looking for an emerging scientist with an interest in #seabirds and #conservation for a 🌟new scholarship position🌟 ⏱️Deadline: 13/03/2026 🐧Fixed term 12 months, 35 hrs/pw 📌Cambridge/ Hybird Come join our fantastic team! Full #job details ➡️ tinyurl.com/BLIemergings...

Looking for opportunities for a graduate degree focused on #ornithology? Check out our free, volunteer-compiled Guide to Graduate Studies!

we’re at $330 over halfway there! please help if you can xoxo

Network-based genetic monitoring of landscape fragmentation www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

If you're in Oxford, come along! If you're not, tune in!

📢New blog post available now @ingridpollet.bsky.social shares findings on disparities in seabird research presented at conferences and what lessons we should learn ➡️ tinyurl.com/STDBblogFeb26 Open access paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #SeabirdResearch #monitoring #tracking #threats

🧬📚 In conjunction with the 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at @nhmwien.bsky.social, we’re launching a special topical collection. We invite submissions on: ✨ Technical innovations 📜 Historical DNA 🌍 Conservation & policy 📅 Deadline: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Read more here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1126 #Museomics

Are you an relatively new to field ecology and data collection? Or are are you supervising students? Our guide for effective field data collection is now published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social! We also include a printable poster with a visual overview of the guide doi.org/10.1111/2041...

New role! 📢 We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Science Manager to join us at BTO. Apply now ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs #Ornithology 📆 Full time, Permanent. 📝 £46,344 per annum. 📍 Hybrid working. Deadline for applications: Monday 9 March.

Periodic reminder that moa de-extinction could lead to net biodiversity loss due to conservation deprioritisation of extant species. The (re)introduction process of any resultant genetically-modified Emus will very expensive www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Ornithology

Wellness is a path to fascism and has been for many years. RFK is just shining a spotlight on that.

this was way more prevalent when i was still on tiktok but it feels like people are getting really weird about alcohol, coffee, anything that might make you happy--even in innocuous amounts! feels like we're re-engineering puritanism as a method of maintaining control (over ourselves, each other)

Dawg are you fucking kidding me bsky.app/profile/horm...

"The PRFB is finally back and it's just AI" is the most depressing thing that I think has happened to federal funding so far

it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

Hey cuties. Everything sucks ass. Get some valentines and send them to your friends. I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad. Send them a valentine. It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too. squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...

Counterpoint: immigration enforcement has no fucking business anywhere near higher education, and administrators, faculty, and students should say so

If you do not love the beach covered in sand fleas, beach wrack, driftwood, shells, & stinky decomposing marine organisms then you do not love the beach & should take your finicky ass to a pool. Beach grooming is awful & should be banned.

We are looking for a junior group leader in RNA biology to join us in Würzburg at the @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social ! A generous funding package, a great collaborative environment, and a beautiful city are all included :) Deadline for application is Feb 15; more information below 👇

Lauding men for believing they can “judge truthfulness” of an AI more than women, and suggesting this is a Skill gap women have let open up is the dumbest set of words I’ve seen in a hotly contested month.

New review! Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬 Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social @annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If I know you use this I will literally never cite your work again, because there is literally no way to trust it or you

Of all the departures this past year at NOAA—via the fork offer, retirements, etc.— the one that stung the most was the firing of people in their probationary first year. They have more modern skills than those of us who received their PhDs in the 90s and 00s. My whole department is in its 50s now.

Did you know that we're looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board? 🌍💭 If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below! 👇 britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

this is going to be SUCH a useful tool

the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock