Methods used to study these systems—CT scanning, histology, finite element analysis, & mechanical testing—directly influence how the biological principles of armor are defined and understood. @karlycohen.bsky.social @cmdonatelli.bsky.social @schulzscience.bsky.social et al doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Thank you @maxplanck.de for introducing the network! My local institute published a post about an interview I did - is.mpg.de/news/a-netwo...

Very, very happy about receiving this grant!!! Thank you @hfspo.bsky.social for supporting us.

NeurodivergNet is a grassroots network founded by and for neurodivergent employees of the Max Planck Society. A place where people can connect & support one another, as well as a platform for collaboration on raising awareness and advocating for accessibility in the field of #neurodiversity.

With an emphasis on first-hand accounts, this collection @elife.bsky.social provides insights into the diverse experiences of #neurodivergent academics. It also highlights ways that research could become more neuroinclusive. elifesciences.org/collections/... w/th @schulzscience.bsky.social

Elefanten können mit ihrem Rüssel einen Tortillachip greifen, ohne ihn zu zerdrücken. Wie das geht? Ihre Tasthaare sind besitzen einen einzigartigen Härteverlauf – eine Art physische Intelligenz, die nun erstmals entschlüsselt wurde. #repost

Feinfühliges Tastorgan Warum Elefanten mit ihrem Rüssel so geschickt sind ===== Functional gradients facilitate tactile sensing in elephant whiskers www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... ===== Elefanten können mit ihrem Rüssel Erstaunliches leisten. Forschende haben jetzt herausgefunden,

Elephant trunks can both rip down trees and gently pluck peanuts because their trunk whiskers contain a stiffness gradient, allowing them to sense fine contours and adjust their grip strength accordingly! 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

So great! Mechanical engineers study the physics of elephant whiskers. Unlike mice, elephants don’t whisk. The physics of their whiskers suggests they amplify touch. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How does an elephant peel a banana? The answer involves whiskers, a new study says. Researchers have studied rat and mouse whiskers, but these key organs for elephants have been largely overlooked and may help explain their extraordinary dexterity.

Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing “intelligence.” The material properties change gradually from base to tip for better navigation, more precise manipulation. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

The secret to the elephant's amazing sense of touch is in its unusual whiskers. The findings will be used in the development of new robot-assisted sensor technologies that mimic the stiffness of the #elephant tactile hairs. www.mpg.de/26113474/ele... @mpi-is.bsky.social

Another story here-- congrats to the authors for their excellent science and broad attention! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/s...

Hello world. One of my favorite fun facts to share about elephants…their trunks are covered in whiskers, with built-in intelligence! If that got your attention…check out our new paper in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

On the sensitivity of elephant trunk whiskers that derives from their anatomy and mechanical properties; work by bsky.app/profile/schu... et al. : www.scientificamerican.com/article/elep... (with a little end statement from me)

Have you read ICB's issue 6 yet? with Applied #ecoimmunology in #wildlife health and #conservation & authors @schulzscience.bsky.social @karlycohen.bsky.social Cohen @thomsanger.bsky.social Sanger @cmdonatelli.bsky.social Donatelli Stacy Farina and more! academic.oup.com/icb/issue/65/6

Just in time for the break - I'm excited that a review I've been working on with Florian Hartmann and their team has been published in Advanced Science. We highlight ecosystem-centered design in this work - open access! advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I forgot to post here, but here is my new medium blog post: medium.com/@SchulzScien...

Excited to have the opportunity to share my perspective on comparative biomechanics in a plenary at this year's SICB meeting. Grateful to my mentors/collabs/students for their support along the way, and very honored to receive the Gans Young Investigator Award!

I wrote a new blog post about being an #AuDHD academic and what life is like with and without wearing a mask...I hope to post blogs more regularly going forward!

Recently returned from the Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellows Study Tour across Germany with people spanning six contents visiting over 20 Germany cities in 13 days. It was one incredible trip with friends that will definitely last a lifetime! #myfellowfellows

‼️ Attention ASB’ers! ‼️ Spread the word: The Postdoc Affinity Group will be at Il Tetto at Sienna Mercato (942 Penn Ave) Wednesday night starting at 7pm. Swing by to meet up with fellow ASB postdocs. Can’t wait to see you there! FYI: Senior PhD students interested in postdocing are also welcome.

✨Some news✨: after finishing my postdoc, I’ll be starting my lab as an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech. Join us in Atlanta to study how joints work and where they come from!

The call for applications has just been released for #CV4Ecology2026!! This three-week intensive program trains ecologists and conservation practitioners to develop their own AI tools for their own data. When: Jan 12-30, 2026 Where: SCBI @smconservation.bsky.social

This week has been tough for several reasons. I have been struggling to put it in words, but finally sat down and did some writing.

Hey Bluesky! @sicb.bsky.social 's Divisions of Comparative Biomechanics and Vertebrate Morphology are here! We're here to share any position opportunities and keep you updated on DCB and DVM activities. Give us a follow and feel free to send any postings our way.

1/46 Hey folks, we have a new paper out on the MuLTEE. Strap in and I’ll tell you the story of how this “little paper on polyploidy” turned into the most data rich paper our lab has produced, largely thanks to the leadership and work ethic of @kaitong25.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What’s that on your tail? Sidney Leedham, Roger Kissane & James Charles review an exciting #preprint from @schulzscience.bsky.social & team exploring how the development of a scaly-organ at the base of the tail of flying squirrels helps them stick to trees. prelights.biologists.com/highlights/s...

Thank you @gtpols.bsky.social for the thread on @schulzscience.bsky.social’s recent paper on collagen imaging of elephant skin! 🔬🐘🔬🐘🔬🐘

Hello! Making the jump from X along with many in the #science community. I'm a #biodiversity monitoring and #SciComm professional with a particular love for #conservation, #bioacoustics and #lemurs 🐒🔊🌳💚

Excited about collaborating with Ayah Ahmad and Maegan Tucker from Dynamic Mobility at Georgia Tech, our submission to #ICRA2025 is accepted. If you're interested in bio-inspired robotics, modeling multi-materials in MuJoco, and more, check it out: dynamicmobility.github.io/ICRA2025-hop...

Stay tuned for news about the next round of the in-situ Jungle Biomechanics Lab! This NSF program brings early-career researchers out to the Amazon Rainforest to learn how to do interdisciplinary research in the field! UGs to postdocs are welcome to apply! bhamla.gatech.edu/project-blog...

🎯 How can we empower scientific discovery in millions of nature photos? Introducing INQUIRE: A benchmark testing if AI vision-language models can help scientists find biodiversity patterns- from disease symptoms to rare behaviors- hidden in vast image collections. Thread👇🧵

New paper is up! Elephant skin collagen is all tangled up! Theead coming up in a few hours! www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Talk number 2 is up at 2:00pm in Marquis C. If you love knitting or elephants you should stop by! #SICB2025

Looking forward to #SICB2025! I'm presenting in two symposiums on elephants and bio-inspired materials! The first symposium is Saturday, January 4, from 10:00 am-10:30 am in Marquis C. If you are interested in entanglement, collagen imaging techniques, or biological composites, come by!

Testing out a new feed for @sicb-spdac.bsky.social #SICB2025

Paper accepted :)

We are only a month out from #SICB2025 and I cannot wait to share what I’ve been doing during my postdoc. It’s gonna be great!

This was difficult to write, but it has been nice to hear such positive feedback from colleagues and scientists across Germany.

We have a feed for SICB DCB DVM - bsky.app/profile/did:... check it out!

Hey we are slowly moving things over, but the #SICB2025 community give @sicb-spdac.bsky.social a follow!

Our paper got covered by @npr.org !!

While humans are split between right-handers and left-handers, elephants have a preference for which side of their trunk they use. Now scientists have discovered it is possible to determine an elephant’s “trunkedness” by looking at its wrinkles. 🧪🐘 www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

How elephant trunks got their wrinkles: research by @schulzscience.bsky.social et al. with commentary by me-- www.science.org/content/arti...

For those at the APS March Meeting attendees, please consider attending “50 years of Gyroid structures in materials and tissues - in honor of Alan Schoen”. #APSMarchMeeting #apsmarch

Really awesome to see this platform open to all. Everyday the other platform continues to be a challenge! Happy to be here

The amount of exhaustion during the job market because of travel is like nothing else…

I'm excited about SICB next week in Seattle. Here are all of the talks myself and my collaborators are doing. If you want to learn some about skin, bio-inspired materials, elephant behaviors, or wrinkly physics come to say hi! 🐘

@nrokh.bsky.social and I have uploaded teaching materials to accompany the handouts from our experience teaching workshops on "Explaining scientific findings through figures in publications, presentations, and posters." We hope these materials are helpful! Happy figure making!