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Plant ecologist. I can see the forest for the trees Associate Researcher @ UCLA My own views
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
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Botany One
5 days ago
How Seeds Travelled Through Plant History
www.botany.one/how-seeds-tr...
From fruit-eating animals to wind and self-launching seeds, flowering plants have changed their travel strategies as climates shifted over millions of years.
#Botany
#PlantScience
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How Seeds Travelled Through Plant History
From fruit-eating animals to wind and self-launching seeds, flowering plants have changed their travel strategies as climates shifted over millions of years.
https://www.botany.one/how-seeds-travelled-through-plant-history/
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NPR
9 days ago
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
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Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
https://n.pr/4aWVKvt
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Brian J. Enquist
9 days ago
Four postdoc positions - Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology (BCI EDGE)integrating population & evolutionary genomics, community ecology, metabolomics, & long-term forest dynamics to investigate the evolutionary processes maintaining tropical forest diversity
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BCI Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology project
https://stri.si.edu/story/bci-evolutionary-dynamics-and-genomic-ecology-project
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Journal of Ecology
12 days ago
📣 We're recruiting for an Associate Editor with data integrity expertise! 📊 join us in improving the clarity, transparency, & accessibility of ecological research. 🌿 more information on the role and how to apply can be found here 👉️
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Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say | Science | AAAS
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Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
https://www.science.org/content/article/exclusive-nsf-slashes-research-programs-support-new-tech-initiative-insiders-say
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Kyle Griffin
16 days ago
Michelle Obama: "Barack and I have always said this Center is grounded in our stories, but it has never been about us. It's never been for us." "A lasting legacy isn't an award or a name on a building or the number of zeroes in a bank account, but the difference we make in one another's lives."
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AGU Science Policy
18 days ago
🚨Proposed OMB rule could let political appointees override peer review, cancel grants mid-project, ban certain research topics, restrict publishing and more.🚨 Stand up for science! Learn more and use our resources to submit a public comment today ⬇️
agu.quorum.us/campaign/163...
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Stop OMB From Erasing Federal Research
A new proposed rule rewrites the terms of U.S. science
https://agu.quorum.us/campaign/163877/
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outstanding 👏 ‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‘Every box has been opened’: London botanic gardens digitizes 7 million specimens
As Kew Botanic Gardens completes a scan of its collections, AI tools could help in the fight against biodiversity loss.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01917-7
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Markus Eichhorn
24 days ago
Bob Ricklefs RIP. One of the giants of ecology. His textbooks were the gateway to the field for many students. His papers were invariably thoughtful, well-argued and provocative, even those I disagreed with. 🌏🧪🌐
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https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/robert-ricklefs-in-memoriam/🌏🧪🌐
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Journal of Ecology
25 days ago
🌳Global analysis of 556 tree populations shows mast-seeding periods cluster tightly at 2–3 years. Climate plays only a weak, species-specific role—suggesting strong evolutionary constraints on reproductive timing 👉️
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Carl T. Bergstrom
25 days ago
Another handful of sand in the gears: Researchers cannot serve on a panel *at all* if anyone from their institution has submitted to that panel. Recusing themselves for the proposal itself is no longer sufficient. This is needless, but will certainly slow things up even further.
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NSF imposes stricter conflict-of-interest rules for grant-review panels
Researchers say changes could further burden the understaffed agency
https://www.science.org/content/article/nsf-imposes-stricter-conflict-interest-rules-grant-review-panels
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Annals of Botany
26 days ago
🔥ADVANCE ACCESS🔥: Contrasting responses of pollen and fruit to whole-tree heating in two tropical savannah species
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
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Contrasting responses of pollen and fruit to whole-tree heating in two tropical savannah species
AbstractBackground and Aims. The Brazilian Cerrado – the world’s most biodiverse savannah – is rapidly warming, potentially threatening thousands of specie
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcag149
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Anne Applebaum
29 days ago
Senior researchers at a meeting of the American Diabetes Association were handing out copies of an editorial, published in the association's journal, condemning Trump administration cuts to diabetes research. Police came to arrest them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/well/ada-conference-diabetes-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oFA.eOUC.5odJpSS8Cvkx&smid=url-share
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/well/ada-conference-diabetes-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Terry McGlynn
about 1 month ago
I just learned that OMB is required to respond to every comment on the anti-peer-review rule. So that means our comments really matter, at the very least by gumming up the gears. Send your comment today.
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Another red alert for American science
Although research has bipartisan support in the US Congress, and trust in science is above 75% across the country, the Trump administration seems as determined as ever to mortally wound the nation’s s...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aej3572
about 1 month ago
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White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...
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White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/trump-budget-grants-omb-vought.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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Bloomberg News
about 1 month ago
A judge has temporarily blocked the National Science Foundation from dismantling a globally significant weather and climate research center in Colorado.
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Breaking Up Climate Research Center
A judge has temporarily blocked the National Science Foundation from dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, a globally significant weather and climate research center based in Boulder, Colorado.
https://bloom.bg/4ubgYwv
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Botanical Society of America
about 1 month ago
First time going to
#Botany2026
? Don't miss this
#Botany360
student-led discussion on how to make the most of the conference! Designed for students, but open for everyone. 🌿 June 10 | 1–2 PM EST Led by BSA Student Reps Benjamin Ajayi & Sara Pedraza Learn more here:
www.botany.org/calendar/dis...
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Science Magazine
about 1 month ago
The White House today announced it plans to make major changes in how the U.S. government manages research funding.
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White House seeks to tighten political oversight of grantmaking
Sweeping proposed rule, now open for comments, would also restrict foreign collaborations and remove federal funding for open-access fees
https://scim.ag/43HgW4s
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The New York Times
about 1 month ago
Breaking News from
@theathletic.com
: Rising Brazilian teenager João Fonseca knocked Novak Djokovic out of the French Open in a five-set thriller, coming from two sets down to win. Djokovic’s hopes of a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam are over — for now.
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Jacquelyn Gill
about 1 month ago
🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n
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A Hidden Treasure of Rare Snake Specimens
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/science/snake-collector-mera-ecuador.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mFA.UrMj.AjJK8H0jKTKm&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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this 🧵 explains how doing Science in US may disappear…
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Stand Up for Science!
about 1 month ago
BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion".
#standupforscience
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👇 GDP and beyond: why treating nature as capital cannot save the planet
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GDP and beyond: why treating nature as capital cannot save the planet
Global risks are too great for markets alone to curb. Political considerations must come before economic ones.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01628-z
about 1 month ago
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Carl T. Bergstrom
about 1 month ago
Meanwhile, more on the shitweaselry within the NSF. For unexplained reasons they've put all grants to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Duke on hold.
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Exclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold
US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01667-6
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Just hit
#DuckDuckGo
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Danielle Creek
about 1 month ago
Hi
#dendrometer
community! 🌳 The
#GlobalDendrometerNetwork
website is live:
globaldendro.org
📣Join our meeting on 29 May, 10:00 CEST to discuss the global metadata call, website & updates. 📧No invite but want to attend? ☎️Get in touch!
@globaldendro.bsky.social
#forestmonitoring
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Global Dendrometer Network
Help us build a complete picture of dendrometers across the world. Become part of a vibrant community and a living, searchable open-access metadatabase. Increase the visibility of your research, connect, exchange and collaborate with dendrometer users around the globe.
https://globaldendro.org/
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The New York Times
about 1 month ago
In
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve seen Ebola up close. I got it while treating patients in West Africa in 2014,” Craig Spencer writes in a guest essay. “I know how destructive the disease can be — and how unprepared we are for its return.”
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Opinion | Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.
The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.
https://nyti.ms/4fA7w1W
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Science Magazine
about 1 month ago
Key human defenses against pathogens were forged billions of years ago in microbial battles with viruses. Learn more this week in Science:
https://scim.ag/3RTyCap
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Peter Gleick
about 2 months ago
No. Just no. There are simply no toxic pollutants that the Trump administration doesn't love. All environmental regulations protecting public health are being destroyed. "EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking
#water
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EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restrictions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/05/18/epa-wants-repeal-limits-forever-chemicals-drinking-water/
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Decolonial science in the Amazon demands active and equitable seats at the table (by Deliane Penha)
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-026-00131-y.pdf
about 2 months ago
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Michael E. Mann
about 2 months ago
"2024 global temperature record is consistent with model-predicted warming" | Our new article in
@pnas.org
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2024 global temperature record is consistent with model-predicted warming | PNAS
We employ a semiempirical approach combining climate model simulations and observational temperatures to assess the likelihood of recent global tem...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2600021123
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The Royal Society
about 2 months ago
Happy 100th birthday to the living legend and national treasure that is Sir David Attenborough. Few figures alive have done as much for nature and conservation as Sir David, and we've been very lucky to work with him over the years.
#DavidAttenborough
#Attenborough100
#Nature
#PlanetEarth
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Copa do Mundo Brahma | Tá Liberado Acreditar
YouTube video by Brahma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj7ulnJxRDg
about 2 months ago
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Happy Birthday, Sir 🎉🎈
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David Attenborough says he is 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday messages
The legendary wildlife broadcaster thanks fans in a message the day before he reaches his centenary.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cp3pww9g0p5o
about 2 months ago
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Ecological Society of America
about 2 months ago
🏆 ESA is proud to announce its 2026 award recipients, honoring outstanding contributions to ecology through research, teaching, mentorship, sustainability, and service Learn more about the award recipients in our full announcement:
https://ow.ly/WYZX50YVyJI
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‘The job description is changing’: mathematician Terence Tao on the rise of AI
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‘The job description is changing’: mathematician Terence Tao on the rise of AI
The Fields medallist discusses how ever-evolving technology is transforming mathematicians’ work.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01246-9
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Peter Gleick
2 months ago
Another giant in the global environmental community has passed away. RIP Peter Raven.
news.mongabay.com/2026/04/pete...
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Peter Raven, botanist and advocate for biodiversity, has died, aged 89
Life on Earth is often described as a web, but for much of modern science it was catalogued as a ledger: names, specimens, distributions, relationships drawn in careful lines. Over the course of the 2...
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/peter-raven-botanist-and-advocate-for-biodiversity-has-died-aged-89/
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The Washington Post
2 months ago
Breaking news: Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Trump.
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Trump ousts National Science Board members
Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their position was being terminated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, Univ of Hawaii
2 months ago
The University of Hawaiʻi has been designated by NOAA as the Pacific Reef Research Coordination Institute to support coral reef conservation in the Pacific. The institute will conduct research, collaborate with various stakeholders, and implement NOAA’s coral reef strategies. 🌊
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UH to lead new Pacific reef research institute
The University of Hawaiʻi has been designated as a new Pacific Reef Research Coordination Institute (Pacific RRCI) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support coral reef c...
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soestwp/announce/news/uh-to-lead-new-pacific-reef-research-institute/
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Annals of Botany
2 months ago
🔍 Take-home: genomic data are reshaping our understanding of Neotropical biogeography—highlighting the central role of the Atlantic Forest in generating plant diversity. (7/7) 👉
doi.org/q262
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#Biogeography
#Evolution
#Neotropics
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Atlantic Forest Origins and Amazon Connections: The Evolutionary History of Adenocalymma
AbstractBackground and Aims. The Amazon and the Atlantic Forest are the most diverse tropical rainforests globally. They are separated by a “dry diagonal”
https://doi.org/q262
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Nature
2 months ago
The US National Science Foundation is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences
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Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
The agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences.
https://go.nature.com/4vLQGTB
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Happy Earth Day 🌎 (#Artemis II, NASA)
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Camille Ziegler
3 months ago
Freshly published paper led by
@santiagotrueba.bsky.social
on leaf water losses across vascular plants 🌳🔬🧪 The 50-fold variation in gmin across ecological groups was weakly related to phylogeny with evidence for convergent evolution in response to climate 🌡️💦
@newphyt.bsky.social
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Ecological drivers and phylogenetic patterns of leaf minimum conductance variability in vascular plants
Stomatal closure prevents significant water losses during drought events. Yet, leaves are not perfectly hermetic and dehydration ensues through residual water losses, known as minimum conductance (g...
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.71166
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3 months ago
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Admirable Women
3 months ago
Botanist/plant ecologist E. Lucy Braun is one of the most influential ecologists in North American history. + First woman President, Ecological Society of America, 1950 + Helped establish plant ecology as a rigorous academic discipline She was born
#OTD
in 1889.
#WomenInSTEM
#conservation
#ecosky
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