I love this article, describing an Ecosphere paper, because it highlights the complexity of nature. We too often assume predator-prey interactions, but species also cooperate. Videos From the Amazon Reveal an Unexpected Animal Friendship www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...

Takeaway: if we want to be successful, do the opposite of everything the government is doing now. We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

Biodiversity not important? Mites develop resistance to the only insecticide against them and increase spread of viruses that kill bees that we depend on for our food supply. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here’s an impact of climate change that should get everyone concerned and onboard for climate mitigation! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Universities and the science and technology they produce are economic engines. Their diminishment will hurt red states as much as blue states. Red-State Universities Will Get Hit by Trump’s Cuts, Too www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/o...

Keep ads out of chatbots! OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...

Another big setback for science and research and building skills, education, and capacity. Fulbright Board Resigns After Accusing Trump Aides of Political Interference www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

Retreating from Africa is retreat from the future - 60% of the population is below 25. The US should be investing, not retreating. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/w...

Description of extinction being driven mostly by climate change from an icon of tropical ecology, Dan Janzen. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Gold standard in science??? Did someone us AI without checking (fake citations)? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

Understand science funding cuts and their consequences … Economists have warned that cutting federal funding for scientific research could, in the long run, damage the U.S. economy by an amount equivalent to a major recession. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly half of primary tropical forest loss last year was caused by fire - these are ecosystems that traditionally do not burn! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The ‘offending’ professor in this article said at a ‘glance’ his AI-generated slides looked good. That is the problem, AI-generated output always needs checked, evaluated and revised! Yes to AI, no to irresponsible use of AI. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

This article says salaries are lower in Europe, but maybe worth it to go where you are valued? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/b...

Good to have farmers on the side of science and data! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/c...

Good idea? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...

We should move forward with eyes wide open. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Hmmm…. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...

Critical reading… and with science leaders like my boss, Katharine Hayhoe, and friend, Max Holmes. grist.org/science/amer...

Fascinating study about the evolution of rattlesnake venom - potentially niche partitioning (although no evidence of competition driving specialization). www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Great pointers for talking about climate change from Katherine Hayhoe www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2D...

Here is the 1st article with results indicating climate change is the leading threat to US imperiled species listed under the Endangered Species Act. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

I’m a proud father of a son with autism. Everyone should read this great article. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/o...

Politics does endanger elephants and other threatened species as the US used to help critically important eco guards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Eye opening article that will make you think twice about consumerism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

Great effort to get the national nature assessment out. Who’s afraid of information on biodiversity? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/c...

An article about the “long-term weather variability” we are facing ;) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/c...

Looking for an innovative postdoctoral research position using rigorous science to solve environmental problems? See this opportunity for a joint position with University of Pennsylvania and The Nature Conservancy. Share will anyone who might be interested. web.sas.upenn.edu/viest-instit...

Fascinating article about differential changes in male and female growth over the last century. #naturalselection www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Everyone has known this, we just had to wait until the year’s end. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And someday ecologists and scientists? America’s ~100 historically Black colleges/universities have produced at least 70% of the country’s Black doctors and dentists; half of the Black lawyers; and 40% of Black engineers. The ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked

The ten hottest years on record occurred in the last ten years. Nice to have our suspicions be confirmed, but we all already knew that, right? www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

I found this article very personal. It might explain while I love traveling and living abroad, and why I feel I need to move every 5 or 6 years. www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

Humans weigh 10x than all human animals. biocubes.net

Ten incredible reads about the environment in 2024… good to have science recaps as the year closes. More please. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The climate crisis caused an additional six weeks of dangerously hot days in 2024 for the average person, supercharging the fatal impact of heatwaves around the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In case everyone doesn’t know this… www.linkedin.com/posts/unbiod...

We can do so much to confront climate change (and biodiversity loss), but we need facts and imagination (see also Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe). www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good article to raise awareness of the many potential causes of autism: be informed to be empathetic. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/h...

Love this article, early humans were more often prey than bloodthirsty killers, and this affects our psyches today. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/o...

Timely article on the benefits and risks of #AI on conservation. Required reading for #conservation professionals. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We have more #species to discover. Let’s hope we can do it before they perish. #biodiversity www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...

AI used to track a whale that moved 8,000 miles! www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/u...

Perhaps we need to slow down and think through the potential consequences of our technologies. www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

Benefits of biodiversity that everyone should be aware of… oceanwealth.org/wp-content/u...

Everyone who cares about nature and respecting all forms of knowledge should read Braiding Sweetgrass. Now I can’t wait to read Robin Wall-Kimmerer’s newest book, The Serviceberry. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/b...

Mystery of dead #elephants probably solved. Effects of #climate change that people don’t think of (in addition to fruit scarcity for forest elephants reported a few years ago). www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We benefit so much from #biodiversity, like copying their mechanics. Is it a surprise to anyone that engineers have difficulty copying millions of years of evolution? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/s...

I'm fascinated by AI's potential to transform conservation. Beyond drafting this post, I’m eager to see how it can help predict challenges and improve response times. A World Economic Forum article provides a concise overview of this transformative technology. www.weforum.org/stories/2024...