Anti abortion activists said “leaving abortion to the states” would alleviate partisan rancor and get the justices out of the “abortion umpire business.” Now they’re demanding the courts force pro choice states to help enforce abortion bans. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

New mid-career scientist positions in NSF Directorate for Geosciences open on Monday June 15, get ready! The application window is likely to be very short and applications will be capped, regardless of field. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USN... 🌊

Reactive #wildfire responses leave gaps in water research. New paper presents a framework from 5 case studies (including our work after the Camp Fire!) showing how proactive co-production between scientists, water agencies & communities can build resilience 🔥💧🧪 www.frontiersin.org/journals/wat...

Had a great time returning to support the UVA-Wise STEM Governor's School for #SWVA high school students & Aquatic Ecosystems professional development workshop for K-12 teachers with #VirginiaTech #SaltyCarbon collaborators! This year we assessed Camp Branch Creek in beautiful Breaks, VA. 💧🌎👩‍🔬🧪

The second paper of my #PhD is out! We show snow gum #dieback alters #VOC emissions from #tree trunks, primarily through an increase in #monoterpene emissions. Emissions from infested trunks are actually comparable in magnitude to those from leaves 🌳🪲☁️

Temperature-Dependent Effects of Laboratory-Heated Dissolved Organic Matter on Aquatic Microbiome Composition and Nitrogen Cycling Dynamics agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

To determine how peatlands will respond to climate change, we can explore how they responded to past events. Our new paper, led by Emily Hollingsworth, does that - elaborating on observations that global warming 56 million years ago enhanced methane cycling. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thanks for sharing @timcurran.bsky.social . I was inspired to write about warm winters when we had some record hot June days but by the time it got published, we hit a cold snap so the article missed the moment. But it's still true - winters are warming and that brings lots of changes.

Worth a read. Many have taken note of the growing solidarity in the science community in opposition to the OMB proposed rule. But this must be just the start. For an example, we can look to @sekahn.bsky.social, Justin Ryder & co who spoke up at ADA and were removed for it. 🧵

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Applications for the Headwaters Leadership Academy are open until June 15! This 2-year program includes professional development, a mentoring program, and opportunities to participate in Society service. Find the application & more info below:

AGU offers no-cost registration to attend the 2026 AGU Annual Meeting in December to 100 AGU members who self-identify as members of an Indigenous Community anywhere in the world. 🌎 Applications are open and close on 30 July 2026. 🔗 spklr.io/63320E3MQ8

Hello from Stroubles Creek below the Duck Pond! This cute little turtle has claimed our dissolved oxygen sensor. 💧🌎👩‍🔬

There is a LOT of attention for soil health, especially in agricultural systems, but there is very little awareness of the value of intact, undisturbed, native soils. Here, I argue that applying the old-growth concept to soils will help their protection. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Call me an idealist, but I think that a prerequisite for hosting an international sport event should be that you're willing to host an international sport event.

This is exactly it. The work is the point.

You don't need to be a PI, have funding, or use your name. regulations.gov takes anonymous comments. Closes July 13. Skip it, and this gets finalized by and for people who already have tenure. Your PI has job protection. You don't. Info: www.bioniclab.org/news/OMB #NIH #SciencePolicy #EarlyCareer

Three provisions, each written to sound like accountability: 200.340 - terminates your advisor's grant. No cause, no appeal. 200.461 - bans the publication costs your training grant already can't absorb. 200.432 - agency pre-approval before you attend a conference.

This is a really good point for those of you writing comments to OMB on the harm of the proposed funding rules changes. Make it specific, make it count! Avoid form letters, which can be batched.

I am working on my public comment. All scientists should do so, this would be devastating to US science and the innovation and leadership that has been a real gold standard.

Assistant Professor position available at Stanford University, in any area of Earth System Science. Apply by October 1, 2026. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...

On Oregon’s McKenzie River, an unprecedented approach to river restoration is taking shape.

📢 We're hiring! Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computing Science (Machine Learning) at IceLab, Umeå University. Interdisciplinary science, collaborative culture, mentorship, scientific freedom, and life in northern Sweden. 🔗 www.umu.se/en/work-with... #AcademicSky #MachineLearning #AcademicJobs

Can trees boost our creativity? My daily forest walks have changed how I write | Ilka Tampke

I need to restock my #sciart presents for graduating students (undergrads and grad students). Drop a link to your favorite science-themed artists website/etsy/redbubble page below. (microbiology focus is a bonus)

“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”

Our new paper on the challenges of marine CO₂ removal has a pretty figure. Please admire it. 🌊🧪

Statewide, Virginia is in the worst drought since the spring of 2008. Drought Severity Index over the last 30 years is plotted below (green is wet, brown is dry).

'a new study shows that since 2010 the world has been gaining more mangroves than it has been losing - driven by stronger legal protections and increased public awareness of their importance, sparked by disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.' 1/2

As some reservoirs in Colorado and Oregon are expected to get exceptionally low this summer due to historic drought conditions, state agencies are lifting limits on fishing www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...

Is the temperature-dependence of soil respiration Q10 similar during soil drying and rewetting? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The long-anticipated “Schedule F” order strips job protections meant to safeguard federal employees from political interference

The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪

Excited to see our piece advocating for embracing (or at least acknowledging) artificial aquatic ecosystems published! Indefatigable leadership from @jackiewebb.bsky.social to transform our casual conference chats to this powerful (imho) piece. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Communal living is a strategy that helps many organisms survive under stress and so can a social and solidarity bioeconomy! Read More: doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Came work with me at the emerging UC Merced Earth Institute. We have two open positions for a: 1) Grant Writer aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02181 2) Communications and Outreach Coordinator aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02180 Please share with your networks, and reach out if u have questions I can answer.

Scientists are raising the alarm about a White House proposal that could fundamentally recast federally funded science. The proposed rules would put political appointees in control of all federal grants and de-emphasize peer review, among other measures. go.nature.com/4ucZgsk

For the first time, the House has voted to approve a war powers resolution to end the military conflict with Iran

Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade. go.nature.com/4uh0Rxw

This is deeply unhinged bsky.app/profile/eos....

Excited to share a new paper, with co-authors Adam Gold and Helena Garcia, published today in Nature Water: “The economic value of wetlands in reducing riverine flood losses in the USA” 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

I teach about this in my upper div oceanography class every year. My students design observing systems around the world based upon this as a model. I guess I’ll just teach about other countries’ systems now that the US is intentionally taking a back seat on scientific innovation and discovery. 😭

Garology is now a Smologies episode @ologies.bsky.social! LINK: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Thanks Alie Ward! “Ologies → Smologies. It’s all of the science, with none of the swearing! Smologies are shortened, kid-friendly episodes of the award-winning science podcast, Ologies”

I’ve been thinking a lot about the shifting baseline concept as applied to everyday life. People in their 20’s now have no memory of highly functional systems, products (from blenders to sweaters) that were so well made you could hand them down across generations, or even helpful customer service.

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.

Apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy! 📅 Deadline: Monday, June 15 This program for early career freshwater scientists provides mentorship, service, and professional development opportunities beyond typical training offered in traditional academic settings. Learn more here: buff.ly/rwLK01F

Wrapping up another annual meeting for SFS! This society has become my academic family providing support, friendships, and research ideas. Thankful to be a part of this wonderful community 💦🐟🌱🔬 @freshwaterscience.bsky.social