I just want to point out, politely, that there are other colleges apart from Ivy League institutions. They are where most college students go. They are where, believe it or not, America's massive comparative advantage in higher education exist. You would never know this if you read the Times.

US higher ed has problems, but mostly it is a miracle of big public investments generating massive returns in terms of economic gains, innovation, and exports. But God forbid the paper of record takes a break from joining in the populist assault of a great American success. bsky.app/profile/quan...

The problem on the NYTimes opinion page is not just that the columnists hate the few universities they considered attending, but their myopic view fails to acknowledge the experience of 99% of university students in the US BTW - UF student butchers FTW! animal.ifas.ufl.edu/facilities/m...

This is a very useful site. If your institution’s stipend details aren’t there, consider adding them - it’s helpful for all of us in the field

Good news for moss lovers! There will be a 2nd edition "Mosses of Europe". Pre-orders are possible from July 15 on. Mosses of Europe is one of the most comprehensive works ever made. It shows around 1250 moss taxa of Europe, illustrated by more than 10.000 photos. mossesofeurope.com

Update! The posting for the postdoc opening in my lab is up! Apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...

Did you know SSE is running a fundraiser to expand our graduate student research awards? If you can donate, any amount helps!

Please share widely. The new (simpler) MIRA R35 for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) NOFO is published. First due date is 10/2/2026. files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunitie...

Very cool paper

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

Whoa!

Moss Produces Human Collagen for Skincare Unlike bacteria or yeast, #moss can produce large polypeptides of human #collagen along with the post-translational modifications that make it stable and bioactive. And it's #vegan. www.the-scientist.com/moss-produce...

Having some proper #Bryologists over calls for a trip to admire the local #Bryophytes and continued discussions on the #CopenhagenInterpretationOfSymbioses - with great enthusiasm and no fear of getting muddy…

Bad google translation of Danish washer instructions

First fireflies of the season!

Reposting this old thread on the "Pervasive findings of directional selection" from ancient DNA. While the authors extended their results in various ways, I think many of these points still stand.

Pretty sure this short story doesn’t end with the orchid still on the desk #ChekhovsCat

This, but for when someone on this website reinvents the idea of large-scale subsistence agriculture (“grow your own”) every 6 weeks or so

"the colleges that dominate the headlines are not the colleges that most Americans attend their core mission: to serve students from all backgrounds, at a price families can actually afford, prepare graduates for real careers and meaningful lives." www.geneseo.edu/enrollment-m...

Cowsaur seems very Gary Larson - Cant you just picture fledgling cowsaurs as brood parasites in some other nest?

GSAC is gathering anonymous input on how funding uncertainty is affecting grad students and postdocs, including challenges and helpful strategies. Responses will be shared in aggregate to inform advocacy and discussions at Evolution. Share your perspective by May 1, 2026: forms.gle/c63zpSkwK3HT...

Yes!

Kyoto botanist out there?

This may be lost in the noise--this is as impactful or more than the cuts to NIH and NSF 🧪

On this date in 1513, Juan Ponce de Leon "discovered" the strange land he dubbed "La Florida," which is Spanish for "Look at the size of those cockroaches!" To commemorate this great moment in history, here's one of my fave songs about my fave state, this one from Larry McMurtry's son James.

You can also use our R package to do it from a list of your pubs saved from the web of science bsky.app/profile/brun...

Liberal arts education FTW

I did not know this

This amazing photo was taken by Commander Reid Wiseman on Artemis II. What a lot of folks don't realize is that this side of the Earth is illuminated by moonlight, not the sun. And you can see aurora on both poles. Picture was rotated 180 degrees to provide more familiar orientation.

I will never unsee this and neither will you

Every PI

Well, fuck… maybe the lead we got as kids will stop the virus

“The researchers noted that the parenting penalty was more pronounced among mothers who were trained in departments without women in senior positions, highlighting the importance of female mentors.”

Check out our new paper focusing on unaccessioned herbarium specimens. nhcm.pensoft.net/article/1829... We found that bryophytes and fungi/lichens were over-represented in the specimen backlog, compared to vascular plants. This highlights the need for more bryophyte and fungi/lichen identification!

This is something I’ll repost pretty much regardless of context

This week's featured Florida natives: trees. This is part of an undergraduate project on public opinion of native plants. We know you love Florida natives, so why not contribute to this important research? Survey: buff.ly/9J7sZAL

Is Your Child Suffering from Brain Rot or Quoting Finnegans Wake? [SATIRE] www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/is-...

Really cool!

#TeamPapyrus!!!!! #2026MMM

#JobAlert #PhD 🌱 We are offering a PhD project to explore how transcription factors have shaped the evolution of plant protective barriers. We will support suitable candidates in applying to the @unistra.fr Graduate School competition. Interested? Please get in touch for more information!

At ~$1 billion/day, the US has spent as much on the war in Iran in ten days as the entire FY25 budget for the National Science Foundation ($10 billion). Trump's FY26 budget request for the agency declined to $3.9 billion, due to a "realignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment."

Hey Botanical Science Undergrads, the PLANTS Grant deadline is coming up!! This award covers Botany 2026 travel, lodging, meals, mentorship, a conference field trip & a complimentary 3-year BSA membership. Deadline: March 15, 2026 For more information, visit: botany.org/home/awards/...

🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics! My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026. We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems. #Postdoc #EcoEvo Pls RT!

Moss (Physcomitrium patens) protoplasts (wallless cells) transformed with chloroplast envelope protein tagged with mGFP (green). The chlorophyll autofluorescence is in magenta. The protrusions of the chloroplast envelope are called stromules. #microscopymonday, #plantcells, #plantmicroscopy, #moss

The global oil market is integrated. Changes to supply or demand in one place cause price effects that ripple around the 🌎. But did you know this is true for non-branded bulk food products like grains & vegetable oils? Below are export prices of maize (corn) from the US, the EU, & the Black Sea.

Leipzig U and the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) have an open faculty position (W2) in evolutionary population genetics! This position is tenured and comes with generous core funding. We are eager to welcome a new colleague! Deadline March 11. www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetai...

Cool work on Marchantia development

We are offering a fully funded two-year postdoctoral position focused on sex chromosome evolution and speciation in the *Jaera albifrons* species complex. Please find the advertisement attached. We welcome applications from interested candidates. Join us :-)

Researchers in the US might be having feelings about writing grants atm-I know I am! We still need to write them. In this Evolution Exchange, I again chat with Sam Scheiner, who summarizes how to write a competitive proposal. His advice is gold, and helpful regardless of funder. Pls RT!