We're covering this on tomorrow's @dailybeanspod.com

You probably heard the US admin is threatening to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research: but did you know they already froze funding for the 9 regional Climate Science Adaptation Centers? From tracking invasives to helping tribes with drought, here's why the CASCs matter ⬇️

Collaborative artwork, 2019 by the senior Indigenous women artists of Amata in the APY Lands of Australia #WomensArt

Kirsty Elson who creates art by upcycling driftwood and other found materials #WomensArt #December19th #ArtAdvent 🎄 ❄️ 🦌

More epic-scale snow drawing created by artist Sonja Hinrichsen #womensart #ArtAdvent

🚨New paper!🚨 Models predict trees like beech will migrate north as climate warms, but rarely consider tree reproduction. Jessie shows these “refuges” are exactly where climate warming will disrupt seed production the most. They may not be such great climate refuges after all. doi.org/10.1111/ele....

You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

#onthisday Dec 9, 1979 the WHO certified that smallpox had been eradicated—the first human disease eliminated by coordinated global vaccination and surveillance, a landmark that transformed public health strategy worldwide #ScienceHistory

Gígja Einarsdóttir, photographer who was born and raised around Icelandic horses #WomensArt #December8th #ArtAdvent 🎄

Crochet mandala street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt (via Howtofeelgood. net)

#TansleyReview: Unraveling complexity in #ClimateChange effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: mechanisms, resilience, and future directions Afkhami et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience

Cal Lane, Canadian trained welder and metal artist, transforms common tools and also industrial steel products into intricate sculptures #WomensArt

I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026. jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...

📣 Are you passionate about plants and storytelling? The Atlanta Botanical Garden is seeking a Conservation Communications Technician. 📱 requires experience creating social media content for an org 📆 Jan./Feb. 2026 start ⌛ part-time, temp 💸 $22/hr recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

ARTISTS! I need your help! In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend. Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...

"Her wit was as sharp as her convictions, and her honesty was refreshing and rare." A wonderfully written (by @gbaucom.bsky.social) obituary for my grad school friend and Auburn University Prof. Vanessa Koelling, who passed away last week. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/m...

STUNNING new family book by @jondrori.bsky.social showing how plants' lives and ours are intertwined. Imaginative, beautiful, fun x

It remains largely unknown whether epigenetic mosaicism arising in long-lived plants can have evolutionary relevance.We show in this new preprint that somatic epigenetic mosaics within Pistacia terebinthus trees leave a signature in DNA of the pollen grains produced www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

the hottest thing a white man can do is share his salary details — with a paper trail of evidence — with his female co-workers

Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are

This would have broad impact, one presumes. www.science.org/content/arti...

In his new book ‘The Stuff that Stuff is Made of’, Jonathan Drori encourages young readers to be curious about our relationship with plants. 🏡🌍 🧪 Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stuff-made-jonathan-drori-cbe-qi0ne/?trackingId=2hPjjPZCTrCRUoGuV7IOTQ%3D%3D

Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse. www.wired.com/story/lighth...

NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.

Because these chemicals can linger in water, soil, and even the human body. The public will have less data about potential exposure. The EPA will take public comments for 45 days before deciding whether to finalize the new exemptions.

The time has come again! TBS has #grants available to undergrads, masters & doctoral students alike for #research, field work or workshop attendance! Grants are available to society members - learn more & apply at www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/ 🧪🌎🌿🍄🌾 #botany

By coincidence, it is @chemodiversity.bsky.social day today! Another piece came out just now, written by @mhanusch.bsky.social and colleagues @rrjunker.bsky.social in @newphyt.bsky.social. Plant species with more diverse scent profiles attract more pollinators, but have lower bacterial diversity!

#PhD Position: Interested in the evolutionary and ecological impacts of whole genome duplication? Join Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman @drtialynn.bsky.social and I at the U. of Pittsburgh, to test what drives the competitive outcomes between diploids and #polyploids Details: shorturl.at/nQ8UW

GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Have a colleague, postdoc, or student that published an outstanding paper in the field of plant ecology in the last 5 years? Nominate them for the ESA Cooper award. Self-noms welcome! NOV 16 deadline. please retweet or whatever its called now esa-awards.secure-platform.com/a/page/esa-a...

Paper is finally out!! Thanks to reviewers we dig deeper on the differences between domestication events -spoiler alert: it doesn't matter that much. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Peak bird migration is happening, help migrating birds reach their destinations by keeping lights out 11pm to 6am and make windows bird friendly flap.org report injured birds in Chicago area birdmonitors.net or ahnow.org

If someone tells you there's nothing we can do about gun violence beyond thoughts and prayers, remind them: —Gun laws in other countries have prevented mass shootings —More guns don't make us safer —A majority of Americans want gun reform We don't have to live like this.

“We feel like the lost generation.” A story on the collapse of US science, which is hitting young scientists hardest www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Neighborhood kid's lemonade stand takes Venmo and all proceeds go to Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. The kids are alright. *Feel free to blow this kid's mind and support ‪@nwirp.bsky.social by buying a virtual cup (the lemonade was excellent btw).

Applications are open for SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships If you’ve recently earned a Ph.D. in any scientific field and want to pursue independent, transdisciplinary research, consider applying. Deadline: October 1, 2025 Apply here: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

🚨 Major shake-up in NSF funding for K-12 STEM ed: Caps proposals at $750K max for 3 years. Prior cap used to be $5M up to 5 years for some programs. Archives several existing programs (DRK-12, AISL, CSforAll, TD, parts of ECR:Core). Combines into broad program with much lower expected # of awards.

Interested in joining the lab? The Killam Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to bring outstanding scholars from around the world to UBC. I can nominate one person, and help with application materials. More information at www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam... DM if you are interested!

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...

NEW: House Republicans have introduced the PROVE Act — a bill that would strip millions of U.S. citizens abroad of their voting rights. If voters can’t prove they have a “current residence” in the U.S., they are forced to fill an effectively meaningless D.C. ballot. From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social

The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Anthropogenic warming drives earlier wildfire season onset in California www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

👇👇

Concerning news from @cidrap.bsky.social: Cambodia has 15 human bird flu cases this year; ~50% death rate 🪦. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. just cut $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine research—projects that could speed vaccines for flu, COVID, & bird flu. These cuts are a direct threat to our biosecurity.

Those mRNA vaccine programs that RFK Jr. is killing because he claims they don't work? The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize. And they've saved literally millions of lives already. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.

Active weather map highlights air quality concerns in the upper Midwest and Northeast, extreme heat and wildfire risks in the 4-Corners region and central Great Basin, with Red Flag Warnings in Hawaii. Heavy rain and flash flood potential in the Southeast. Visit Weather.gov.

“California is home to 1,600 species of native bees — nearly 10% of the world's bee species … But for decades, U.S. farms have relied on just one fragile species: the European honeybee.” 🧪

We’d like to honor the many great people at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Whatever form public television takes next, they led the way and that work can never be undone.