A week ago I found out that the grant I was confident would fund our spring mural will not, bc we're 2 blocks too deep into Kensington. This STINKS. This project rocks bc it's community driven, biodiversity-focused (& more! read on!) We're raising money to make it happen givebutter.com/KenzoMural

My department at CSU Northridge is hiring a vertebrate functional morphologist! We've got a great EEB group, and we're looking for someone to carry forward a tradition of enriching organismal courses and community-engaged research. App review starts March 15 csucareers.calstate.edu/mob/cw/en-us...

The number of projects that we can fund depends on donations! We're starting the pool with $3k from our 2025 surplus (thank you for buying eel facts advent calendars!!!). If last year is any indication, we're gonna get requests for a LOT more than $3k Support here: givebutter.com/Science_IRL2...

🚨🚨🚨 Attention science communicators! 🚨🚨🚨 The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN! Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*. The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026. Apply here! forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...

Wanna see what projects were funded last year? I just published a post about them this morning! Everything is bleak as hell right now. If you want a pick me up, read this post. It's gonna warm your heart. www.patreon.com/posts/scienc... (anybody can read this, it's not paywalled or anything)

It’s been a year since we launched the science IRL mini-grant program. Wanna see what our grantees got up to?? Check it out! www.patreon.com/posts/scienc... We’ll be doing this program again in 2026, keep an eye out for the announcement soon!

Last year we were able to give out $8500 thanks to donors who supported this program. This year we’re starting at a baseline of $3000 (from advent calendar sales). Anything additional raised on this page will go directly to supporting more 2026 projects! givebutter.com/Science_IRL2...

Study on the diversification of jaw shape in pelagiarian/scombriform fishes led by @knapprew.bsky.social out in Evolution Letters as Editor's Choice. Gorgeous trichiuroid render by co-author @sternarchella.bsky.social nabbed the cover! Open access: academic.oup.com/evlett/artic...

The fuck??

Squid flyby. 1 of the watch leads said a fundamental flaw with squid is they can't swim forward. Incorrect. They can swim forward. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 896 #livingbioreactors #MarineLife

Need a break from EVERYTHING?? Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑 7:30 PM (EST) Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906... Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068 Passcode: 430292

Want to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪

Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish. . 🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...

Really pushing Mendeley to its limits for this dissertation. (I have 25 papers open right now) 😬

The greatest accomplishment of my 3rd chapter is that the shark skin I siliconed onto my flapping robot did not fly off into the depths of the flow tank 🫡

Also, LA, get your tickets! Jan 15 with me and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social:

Is it really SICB if your not making edits to your talk the night before??? Anyway, come see my talk tomorrow at 11 am! It’s got sharks and Frankenstein and you may not think those two things to together, but I promise they do.

Portland's never seen science like this! Joining us for #SICB2026 ? www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program... Don't miss S07: #Animal collective movement in complex #environments Organized by Yangfan Zhang irapyangfanzhang.wixsite.com/physiology & Hungtang Ko hungtangko.com #science #biomechanics

Each summer, I lead a week-long creative retreat for environmental researchers & academics on Catalina Island. We develop your most ambitious project ideas. It's truly life-changing. Applications for the 2026 Storymakers fellowship are now open! Deadline is Feb 1. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...

“The Storymakers program is a weeklong intensive that trains full-time, established researchers in the art of environmental storytelling” 🧪 #SciComm

At @skypeascientist.bsky.social we were able to give out more grant funding than we took in this year, thanks to people who support us! That grant funding went to 13 science communicators across the country on their in-person projects. YOU can support us here: givebutter.com/SupportSAS25

If you can think of a better fish for Day 8 of #25DaysofFishmas, let minnow! Westward ho, we go on our #Fishmas road trip to the canyon rivers of the Intermountain West, home of the Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), a minnow who's no small fry - meet the largest minnow in North America!

Hey cuties, wanna share some snacks, chat, & pack up native plant seeds for free distribution? Join us December 17th for the next iteration of the Native Plant Prep Party! The goal: Pack up 10,000 seed packets. We're currently at 2000 already packed. RSVP here: luma.com/o3sladpu

What a nice Sunday it is!! ❄️ ⛄️

ARTISTS! I need your help! In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend. Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...

Check out our publication on media coverage and the issue attention cycle of the recently identified and endangered Rice’s whale!

Did you know sharks are older than Saturn’s rings? #ICYMI Shark scientist @curlybiologist.bsky.social shares her own marine science journey including co-founding @misselasmo.bsky.social, plus researching the Pacific Spiny Dogfish and more on See Jurassic Right: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

On today’s See Jurassic Right Back To School series episode, I chat with shark scientist & @misselasmo.bsky.social cofounder, @curlybiologist.bsky.social! We chat about the sharks’ redemption era, her research on the nostrils of the Pacific Spiny Dogfish, and more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Oh to be a cat in a Trader Joe’s bag who has no idea what a dissertation is

“There is nothing a piece of bread and butter can’t fix.” A real thing I just said out loud to myself as I’m wresting with my data

I am officially dreaming in MatLab scripts 🫡

Opinion of the day that shouldn’t be a political stance: Everyone deserves access to food. Yes I’d like my taxes to go to SNAP. No I don’t care what SNAP recipients buy with said taxes.

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Gonna have to put Jersey bagels in the acknowledgements for getting me through the final year of my PhD at this rate

For anyone who needs to pass these on: www.alieward.com/ologies/geno... www.alieward.com/ologies/revo... www.alieward.com/ologies/arti... www.alieward.com/ologies/cons... www.alieward.com/ologies/trol... www.alieward.com/ologies/crit... www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...

All I see are two toasted marshmallows

A court ruling that anyone authorized to administer an oath of office can swear in a congressperson would be a really good precedent to have when Republicans refuse to swear in the 120th congress.

This fall, @megstampede.bsky.social & I are collaborating to create a 2026 calendar! Each month features a different animal, facts about them, & actions we can take to help them! Sales will fund our '26 Native Plant Project Pre-order now, they’ll ship in early November! Squidfacts.net

Colleagues in ocean science academia: 🧪🦑🌎 I am working on the section of my marine biology career advice book about applying to graduate school. I have lots to say here from both my own experience and years of teaching this stuff, but I’d welcome your input on any or all of this if you’re willing.

There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We’re BACK BABY. At Bad Art for Good, we’re gonna get together and make some art to make things better. How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now! RSVP luma.com/w8v2xk5i

When you visit Friday Harbor Labs, @fishguy.bsky.social always has cool fish to discuss 🐟 Last week we pondered the horned searobin (Bellator militaris), & what its spines could be for. CT scan available on MorphoSource for you to explore www.morphosource.org/media/000027546 Images made in 3D Slicer

@drcatmac.bsky.social I have finally succeeded in applying to so many things I forgot I applied and then was pleasantly surprised when I got it 🤷‍♀️

What I'm asking archaeologist to do here is meet with a group of students who are 9 times out of 10 working on a robotics club project through First Lego League. These students will ask you a bunch of questions on a video chat, usually after school or during their lunch break. It's fun!

Here I am. Once again. I'm out of archaeologists. We matched 576 groups w/archaeologists, leaving 13 groups unmatched. This brings me pain! We've never run out of scientists like this before. 598 requests for one category is A LOT. But still. Archaeologists 🥺 www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

We are officially in SHARK-A-THON fundraising mode! Our goal this year? $12K to start 2026 strong! Click the link below to learn more about the fundraiser and how your contribution will make a difference! 🦈 donate.misselasmo.org/campaign/726... #fundraiser #nonprofit #sharkscience

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I am recruiting 1-2 graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D. track) to join my lab at @psychualberta.bsky.social in Fall 2026! Please share widely, and if you are interested in endocrinology, animal behavior, neuroscience, and/or seasonal biology, I would love to chat! 🐟🧠🧬🍂

Of all the stupid things that this regime has done, this is right up near the top. Postdoctoral researchers come to the US on H-1B visas. This will further destroy the US science enterprise. Stupid stupid stupid.