Global seafood trade shapes PFAS exposure risk worldwide through fish consumption, a new Science study finds. The results show a need for stronger international cooperation and stricter policies to reduce human exposure to “forever chemicals” through the marine food system. https://scim.ag/4aznlDP

A new device inspired by the frog’s vocal sac can amplify and sense sound—showcasing its potential for acoustic heart monitoring. Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4aRVY7R

IIASA recently introduced its latest innovation to country teams of the FABLE Consortium: the Public Policy Lab (PPL), an interactive platform designed to help stakeholders explore, develop, and assess national food and land-use pathways together. Learn more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/blog/dec-202...

The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

🌎🧪😳 🌡️Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

An ancient body of water known as the Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined, and was inhabited by miniature versions of today’s whales, dolphins, and seals. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4oRFr7o

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2017: We predicted where climate change is sending 457 species of parasites - ticks, mites, fleas, tapeworms, you name it - and discovered that while many tropical parasites are shifting into temperate places (like... here), one in ten parasites could also go extinct www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Another insane move from the Trump regime. One of NCAR's contributions to climate science is the development of the Community Earth System Model (CESM), which is used by researchers worldwide. Here's a simulation of air-sea CO₂ fluxes from CESM.

A small, but effective USAID program has played a leading role in driving down the burden of neglected tropical diseases around the world. The Trump administration cut the program, and countries are scrambling to prevent these debilitating diseases from roaring back. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Physics Today magazine is the leading publication in the physical sciences community and they are looking for a science editor with a background in physics. #physicsjobs #sciencejournalism workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

How the ‘Brussels effect’ backfired on.ft.com/4iSNxLy

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This week Mongabay speaks with Senator @russfeingold.bsky.social about conservation & the climate As chair of the Campaign for Nature, Feingold emphasizes that nature is essential for a healthy society, despite what figures like Bill Gates have recently argued Hear his good thoughts here:

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is seeking expert nominations for an independent review of the United by Nature draft assessment. Ecologists—consider nominating yourself or a colleague! ✅ Deadline: Dec 15 🔗https://tinyurl.com/nvw86sza

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social : How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else - www.techpolicy.press/how-china-ma...

Policymakers must recognize the open source AI ecosystem is where influence is being negotiated: not just which models exist, but which are used; not just who can train a trillion-parameter network, but who can make it deployable, modifiable, and relevant, say Lucie-Aimée Kaffee and Shayne Longpre.

Op-ed: Protecting #Florida’s last wild coast is a smart investment, supporting roperty values, fisheries and water supplies. www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/12/09/f... via @theinvadingsea.bsky.social

One more piece of evidence, on a growing pile, that insects are in decline. "...the general species turnover and biomass trends emphasize ongoing arthropod community simplification, and that even common species may be increasingly under threat." 🪲🪳🧪🌍 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NEW! 🦠🦧 We revisited a perplexing paradox: do wildlife really pose less of a risk to human health as they become more endangered? Turns out, it's sampling bias all the way down: conservation risks correlate with disease surveillance blindspots. 🔓 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

Two-thirds of us live in countries with plateauing or declining populations. By the end of the century, the global population will be in decline. What does that world look like? Anne Goujon joins the @science.org podcast to discuss what happens next. Listen here 🎧: www.science.org/content/podc...

interested in science diplomacy? join the Science Diplomacy Grid! www.sciencediplomacygrid.org/areas-of-focus want to contribute an op-ed article? Please explore our “Areas of Focus” page and fill out the form here. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Researchers used nets suspended from helium balloons to capture mosquitoes up to 290 meters above ground in Mali and Ghana. High-flying mosquitoes carrying malaria, dengue, and other pathogens could spread disease across hundreds of kilometers. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/S4Z750XC7By

A fresh attempt to ground the mockingbird and elevate the American flamingo gained new wings as a #Florida House committee advanced legislation after a playful debate filled with regional pride and a few pointed questions. floridapolitics.com/archives/767...

Dreaming of a high-impact research career? Apply for the 2026 IIASA YSSP! 🌟Early-career researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa: join our 2-hour YSSP Masterclass for insider tips, proposal guidance, and chats with IIASA experts & alumni. 📅 4 Dec | 1pm CET Info: iiasa.ac.at/events/dec-2...

The orchid mantis’ petal-shaped legs allow it to glide 50% to 200% farther than other invertebrates. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/44wjOC4

It's not just a tuxedo: African penguins can recognize their mates by the pattern of black dots on their chest. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ogGpto #ScienceMagArchives

ICYMI: New online! Conservation priorities for global amphibian biodiversity

Systematic Continental Scale Monitoring by Weather Surveillance Radar Shows Fewer Insects Above Warming Landscapes in the United States 🔗 buff.ly/KnY2LCi

As the vulture population plummets, dogs multiply and rabies spreads. The sequence, triggered by human action, carries a warning that many scientists consider to be a sixth mass extinction: When we endanger other species, we endanger ourselves.

The entire business model of R1 public universities rests on 4 revenue sources: 1. Federal grants 2. Private gifts/endowments 3. Tuition (esp. from foreign students) 4. State $ For decades, 📈 in 1-3 offset a secular 📉 in 4. Now, 1 & 3 are being decimated & 4 ain't coming back. The math is clear.

For @biographic.bsky.social, I reported from across rural Illinois on an environmental crisis unfolding in the Midwest: herbicides drifting off millions of acres of crop fields are slowly killing oaks and other native tree species. #longreads

My latest labor of editing love is this stunner by @christianelliott.me about herbicide drift, a silent ecological crisis ravaging the remaining native hardwood trees of the U.S. Midwest. Sadly I did not get to use my preferred hed, The Fast and the Furious: Midwest Drift

A major reorganization and significant downsizing has left scientists wondering about the future of the US National Academies. www.science.org/content/arti...

☕📰 Weekend read: In a new expert opinion article in Science, IIASA Population and Just Societies Program Director, Anne Goujon, explores why the future of global population trends is more uncertain today than at any point in recent decades. 📖 Read the full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Greater noctule #bats use echolocation to track migrating #birds and consume them on the wing! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The demographic future that we do not know about | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🧪 NSF spending held at $8.17 billion. Yet the agency awarded 20% fewer grants while increasing their size. This defensive pivot limits future obligations ahead of substantial budget cuts proposed for 2026. #AcademicSky

"proposed changes would allow federal govt more power to weigh economic impact against habitat designations, remove safeguards against future events—incl impacts from climate crisis—and rescind the “blanket rule” that automatically grants 'threatened' species the same protections as 'endangered'."

The Interior Department proposed reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations first made during the Republican's first term. Those changes were reversed under former President Biden. n.pr/49Yn5Oc