Coral reef ecosystems are in decline and indeed, have been assessed to have passed their Tipping Point. A new study used 7,000 year old fossil evidence to track changes in the food webs of Caribbean reefs. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #climatechange #oceans #coralreefs #ecosystem #tipppingpoint

Navalny was most likely killed by a poison drawn from toxin found in a South American frog not natural to Russia, European governments conclude, debunking Moscow's story that he died in prison of natural causes. @lynseychutel.bsky.social Anton Troianovski www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...

Interesting talk by Chief Scientist of NATO who recommeded this share.google/WQmElmkXBm6d...

At @munsecconf.bsky.social talking #pandemic preparedness & finding common ground (& language) among health, defense, research sectors @cepi.net panel

New by me! I spoke to Northern Gannet researchers in the UK about what it was like to see HPAI rip through seabird colonies there and how things have gone since. 🪶🌎🧪 www.biographic.com/after-the-ou...

🧪🌎🦈 🌊🔬🧬https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00120-2.epdf?sharing_token=1JKd0veTEld2aHcaWT_Y-dRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O7ae5zrE1sAojMR9RQhcHaAyE_rgYw-_1Rv786sgQ5wLBew2xt_li9XLtrMiUDEleSPBC_XwkPFwjAWzHdJhv7jTbFzdr1xJCYn7IvNpzIlahiVu19lqAm7agLmGJrDrk%3D

Latest piece on systems, culture and sustainable change. Before strategy or transformation, norms are already doing the real work. Not plans, programmes or tech. What gets normalised decides what’s possible. Norms are cultural infrastructure and preconditions for transformation.

Burnout and disengagement aren’t individual failures. They’re signals of systems under strain. When effort replaces capacity and responsibility is pushed down without authority, people adapt. Some burn out. Others disengage. Until conditions change, transformation only reproduces the same risks.

ohhh that pairs nicely with @himal.bsky.social's piece

For example: if 84% of people already agree that scientific research aimed at advancing knowledge is usually a worthwhile investment over time... Why are you so sure that the real problem is that people "just don't know enough about why research matters" www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...

It’s been a cold, snowy winter here in Cleveland. In 2923 and 2024, we caught our first salamanders around February 10th. I am now wondering if we won’t see them until late March this year? What’s your guess?

🧪🌎🦈 🌊🔬🧬https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00120-2.epdf?sharing_token=1JKd0veTEld2aHcaWT_Y-dRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O7ae5zrE1sAojMR9RQhcHaAyE_rgYw-_1Rv786sgQ5wLBew2xt_li9XLtrMiUDEleSPBC_XwkPFwjAWzHdJhv7jTbFzdr1xJCYn7IvNpzIlahiVu19lqAm7agLmGJrDrk%3D

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Shifting prairie-forest ecotone over the course of the holocene. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧪🌎🔬🧬🐸 (Almost) 50 Years of Effort on a Catalogue of Living Amphibians www.iucn-amphibians.org/celebrating-...

🧪🌎🔬🧬🐸 9000 species of #Amphibians have been described: summary of trends, challenges & opportunities 🐸 www.iucn-amphibians.org/wp-content/u...

🧪🌎🔬🧬🐸 (Almost) 50 Years of Effort on a Catalogue of Living Amphibians www.iucn-amphibians.org/celebrating-...

🧪🌎🔬🧬🐸 9000 species of #Amphibians have been described: summary of trends, challenges & opportunities 🐸 www.iucn-amphibians.org/wp-content/u...

Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of India. https://scim.ag/3Z3Dg6i

A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪

How many STEM Ph.D.s were lost from the U.S. federal government last year? My colleagues @mghersher.bsky.social and @policyhound.bsky.social dug into a recent data release to find the answer. A @science.org exclusive. www.science.org/content/arti...

On a Galápagos island, a ‘restoration project on steroids’ www.science.org/content/arti...

My colleague Ivy Estabrooke and I from @rti.bsky.social penned an editorial for @science.org on some of the potential implications if U.S. state governments boost funding of scientific #research as federal funding declines: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (not paywalled). #scipol #sciencepolicy

In a new special issue, Science’s news reporters take stock of the impacts that Trump's year in office has had on research and the scientific workforce, forecast what lies ahead, and assess the scientific community’s efforts to mitigate or reverse the harms. https://scim.ag/4pPtks0

One year into Trump's second term, we parse the lasting impact of his policies and executive orders. Here's the first of a four-story package appearing this week. www.science.org/content/arti...

I actually wrote something for a change: a look at how the US scientific community is trying to push back on Trump policy changes they oppose. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

"What we’re … seeing is the toll of the uncertainty." My latest story for @science.org—part of a package that explores how the U.S. scientific community has changed under Trump—includes new numbers on graduate enrollment and faculty hiring. www.science.org/content/arti...

Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security UK 🇬🇧 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon. The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍

Trump orders U.S. to expedite permits for deep seabed mining

My latest for @science.org. - Illegal miners have forced Peru’s oldest environmental research station to suspend work. Gold mining has so far led to the deforestation of 140,000 ha of Amazonian rainforest in Peru - about half the size of Yosemite National Park www.science.org/content/arti...

"The High Seas Treaty was enabled by science. Now, science must be used to successfully implement the agreement and the protected areas it creates," write Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and Jenna Sullivan-Stack in a new #ScienceEditorial. https://scim.ag/3YERGtu

In an era when many species are declining because of multi-pronged, seemingly intractable problems, the solution to protecting common loons is relatively straightforward. So why are these beloved birds still dying?

When Squirrels Meet the Delmar Divide - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/when-squirre...

Americans overwhelmingly support science, but their views on how science is faring in the U.S. compared to other nations vary by political party. Read the full article here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/amer...

🚨 We're hiring! Join @ifp.bsky.social’s metascience team to rethink how science gets funded and organized. Fellow & Senior Fellow roles open — $3K referral bonus if we hire your recommendation. Apply by May 11: ifp.org/come-work-wi...

ICYMI: an international team has developed a new framework for understanding sustainable development. Instead of separating nature, society and economy, David Obura and co. propose a model that positions nature as the foundation.

My first editorial in @science.org was published today: what to do (and, importantly, what NOT to do) when your grants are suddenly cut or research funding is uncertain. Please read and share! #AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate change has already reshaped the bioclimatic space of extreme events in the Arctic 🌐❄️ Arctic biodiversity has entered a new era of bioclimatic extremes w/ more droughts, greater winter-warming 📈 & more rain-on-snow events 💧❄️ shorturl.at/pQsVP Just published in Science Advances ⬇️

Science increasingly underpins diplomacy, security, trade, climate policy, and global governance — yet the institutions that translate science into decision-making are under strain. This publication focuses on that interface: where scientific knowledge becomes power, risk, and governance.

The Science Diplomat looks at: • Science as a tool of governance • How evidence shapes international rules and standards • Where scientific cooperation holds — and where it breaks • What happens when public knowledge systems erode Join us as we explore how science functions in global affairs!

Join us next week for our first career exploration webinar of 2026! Featuring Sarah Gao at Sofar Ocean and John Brooks from GES! Jan. 13, 2:00 PM ET https://esa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Yn0wC4qMS16yq5OTO6e_RQ