Very happy that our new paper on the odd, looped optic nerves of chameleons is now out! It turns out having highly mobile eyes require some pretty specialized connections! doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Across scientific disciplines, US university departments are cutting the numbers of PhD candidates they plan to accept in the current application cycle, for students due to begin in 2026, according to a Nature news article. Some plan to pause admissions altogether. #Academicsky 🧪

Limb proportions predict aquatic habits and soft-tissue flippers in extinct amniotes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.25.661573v1

Hey BlueSky! Want to learn more about some almost literally mind-bending brain research being done by @noonanlab.bsky.social? Check out the story below for one scientist's perspective on the importance of basic scientific research and the pursuit of open-ended questions about what makes us human.

Can simple #algorithms tell cryptic species apart? by Caleb Gordon, MPhil, B.A. iobopen.com/2025/05/04/c... On doi.org/10.1093/iob/... #morphology #machinelearning #science #conservation #turtles #organisms #biology

I also fear there will be a Lost Generation of scientists & researchers w/ these massive cuts, esp current trainees & #ECR Stripping away funding is quick, but short-sighted. It will set us back many years We must support #science, it is one of the very best things #America does! #Medsky #Scisky

Hey BlueSky! I’ll be defending my PhD dissertation on Monday, Feb 24 from 1–2pm US ET. Message me for Zoom info if you’re interested!

Hey BlueSky! Just made a quick starter pack of vertebrate SECAD researchers with accounts. Please add anyone I missed! go.bsky.app/Gm5h3Ww

Awesome new paper out on bromalites and the ecological expansion of dinosaurs: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Great to see fossilized digestive remains getting the love they deserve! 💩🦖