Come work with us! We are seeking a tenure-track botanist, preferably in the areas of non-vascular, systematics, physiology or cell. Happy to answer questions. unbc.njoyn.com/CL/xweb/xweb... 🧪🌱 #botany

Pink crowberry + tufts of Cladonia #lichen. Pink crowberry is one of several dozen edible berries that grow wild in #Newfoundland, Canada. Great snacks for hikers and backpacker. #foraging #fungi #fungifriends #berries

New semester, first lab of my aquatic invertebrate class. Had students looking through some old samples today with Mason Ward’s help @masonsward.bsky.social. Had a beautiful Philopotamidae specimen: Chimarra spp. in a sample from half Moon Creek, PA #macroinvertebrates #Trichoptera

NEW: The Trump administration is directing USDA employees to investigate foreign scientists who collaborate with the agency on research papers for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” By @lisalsong.bsky.social and @fastlerner.bsky.social

As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...

Green elf cup #fungus. NWT, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends. About 1cm high.

More than two year's since the NWT's worse wildfire season on record, when the majority of the territory's population was ordered to evacuate, I wanted to see how people are coping with the mental, community and cultural impacts. cabinradio.ca/272558/news/...

Our most read article of 2025 compiles freshwater life-cycle timing of Pacific salmon and steelhead in Canada. Read it now ▶️ https://ow.ly/NZV850XVOgo 👥 Samantha M. Wilson and Stephanie J. Peacock #BestofCSP

Blue stain #fungus. #Newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends

Today, we left X. You can still keep in touch with us (@theriverstrust) on many other social media platforms. Thank you for being part of our curious, passionate and river-loving community here on Bluesky! Read more: theriverstrust.org/about-us/new... Instagram: www.instagram.com/theriverstru...

Elmer Sharon Cave 2022

Cool. But hear me out: for the sake of inbox sanity in general, release ants directly into email servers. 💻 ⚡️ 🐜 🪳🪲🧪 news.stanford.edu/stories/2015...

Folks, this deep pit in interior Alaska, swallowing the ground and mature trees, developed over a week or two as permafrost became unstable. Imagine what will happen to the North with prolonged warmth and warm rainfall.

Researchers in China detail their discovery of the earliest known wormlion in 99‑million‑year‑old amber, closing a large gap in the fossil record and revealing how these rare fly pollinators evolved alongside ancient plants.

Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 14, 2026 Robber fly with winged termite Asilus sp. / Reticulitermes sp. Diptera: Asilidae / Blattodea: Termitidae Observed in West Bengal, India By Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal, India #arthropodPOTW

Because the ocean absorbs >90% of the heat trapped in the climate system due to human enhancement of the greenhouse effect, the best and most steady measure of global warming is the change in ocean heat content. It continues to break records every year:

I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

We’ve adopted a new policy clarifying how we’ll be using digital platforms to share our journalism Going forward, we will expect any platforms we use to demonstrate basic commitments to user safety, information integrity and democratic values Learn more: pressprogress.ca/journalistic...

In Nature Communications, our paper led by Viktoriia Radchuk shows that phenological change mediates global vertebrate responses to temperature. The study compiles 213 time series of phenotypes and population sizes, including data from Bylot. Read: urls.fr/w7ZKp9 @natcomms.nature.com 🧪🌿🌎🌐🦉🦑🦊🐻‍❄️

Congratulations to Dr. Kiers! A very well-deserved honor 🍄

Ants and plants are both dominant, abundant forms of life on our planet. It's entirely fitting that evolution has repeatedly intertwined their biology. Here's a gallery of plant-ants, and ant-plants:

It's past time our government broke up the Postmedia monopoly and banned foreign ownership of Canada's media.

To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I've stayed on X (just posting) because of the (probably naive) belief important to ensure accurate content everywhere. But X just an abusive BS machine. Stepping away.

🚪 Check out this week's feature! 'Under New Management' Story by Bill Braden Photo by Cambridge Bay Weather Read the full feature and find photo links here: uphere.ca/articles/under-new-management

Up Here Magazine is on Bluesky! Great articles about life in the north! Give them a follow!

Perhaps “Why not here” is the question we should all be asking as we re-imagine urban nature in the places we love. New essay from me in @tnoc.bsky.social, reflecting on a recent visit home, and the beauty and potential of an often-overlooked city. www.thenatureofcities.com/TNOC/2026/01...

Canada has the opportunity to help create a global tech landscape that isn’t dominated by US oligarchs. That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...

If you're a politician in Canada and still using X, you haven't been paying attention - or you care more about monetization than morals. @maxfawcett.bsky.social lays it out with crayons why you shouldn't be there. No matter which party you rep. #Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...

“Now we have no more cookies to eat,” said Toad sadly. “Not even one.” “Yes,” said Frog, “but we have lots and lots of will power.” “You may keep it all, Frog,” said Toad. “I am going home now to bake a cake.”

Up Here Mag. (uphere.ca), Sept. 2025, has an article on an archive of Kinngait Studios (Cape Dorset) prints not released originally, representing an amazing archive of Inuit life. The collection (>80K pcs) is held at the McMichael Gallery - it's been digitized and can be viewed at iningatilagiit.ca

A magpie came to check me out at the kitchen window at lunchtime today... then chatted away at an upper widow. Not sure what s/he wanted... they're tricksters!

SFU completes fossil fuel divestment, reinforcing commitment to climate action www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor... Bravo! Over to you, @news.ubc.ca! #ClimateCrisis

One of the biggest tells of gen-AI ants is the waist. I think this is because most ants belong to one of two subfamilies- Myrmicinae and Formicinae- that have very different waist structures, but the algorithms often average them into fake ants in a non-existent morphospace in between.

Camouflaged Birds Qavavau Manumie ~ Inuk 2025

stunning images. chilling message.

You will not see a clearer message that the United States government wishes to kill huge numbers of people.

If you've been waiting for your favorite AFS book to go on sale, now's your chance! Complete your science library at dramatically reduced prices, starting at just $6.00! Only at the AFS Bookstore, only 'til Jan 23, 2026. fisheries.org/2025/12/2025...

BREAKING: Creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence in the UK from this week, the Technology Secretary has announced Story to follow.

The @ndp.ca (or other parties) could do more than delete X They could push for rules requiring government accounts only operate on platforms that meet higher standards around moderation, security and transparency Lead by example. Governments implicitly endorse these platforms with their presence

Cladonia #lichen. NWT, Canada. The lichen is about 1cm high. #fungi #fungifriends

We need to let Canada's AI Minister Evan Solomon ([email protected]) know that Elon Musk's enabling of abuse of women and children is unacceptable. What will Solomon do? When writing to Solomon, please also include your Member of Parliament. Find your MP here: www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

I hope you'll check out our website, reboundpress.com. I'll have two new authors coming out in the next few months (ER Brown from Vancouver and Stephen Randle from Waterloo) and 12 of them in a Crime for Christmas short story mystery anthology we will release in September.

Honourable @evansolomon.bsky.social, #BanX #BanGrok

After all the heartbreak and horror of the world this week - a reminder of why Canada, and the idea of Canada, really matters. We aren’t trying to be great again - just trying to make a better country, every day. Sending this out with love and hope. #Canada #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #Alberta #refugees

Honourable @evansolomon.bsky.social - my question to you is why isn't the GoC considering banning X considering the harm that platform is doing and the obvious We-Don't-Give-A-Shit attitude of its owner? Let's get this trending, people! #BanX #BanGrok

Donate any amount to unidos-mn.org, reply here, and I'll assign you an obscure bird species. Any takers? unidos-mn.org

My god. The news is horrible. More horrible than usual. So here is the Chrysilla Jumping Spider from Southeast Asia. Stop doomscrolling and look at these.

My recent interview with @ctheriault.bsky.social led to a little spate of angry letters in my Senate inbox this morning - mostly people lambasting me for suggesting the Alberta separatist movement was rooted in misogyny, homo/trans phobia and racism.

British Columbia's hydro utility's memorable call-outs for 2025 includes a cicada call: "In May, a BC Hydro customer in Kelowna reported an alarming buzzing sound, fearing a line issue.The culprit? Cicadas. No repairs needed, just a reminder that nature can be noisy." www.bchydro.com/news/press_c...

The 50 greatest films directed by Canadians www.cbc.ca/artsprojects...