I am pleased to announce that we are inviting applications for a Lead Laboratory Coordinator at the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2026. For details and to apply, visit arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

“Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000, according to an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP).” nfap.com/wp-content/u...

Timothy McBride@mcbridetd.bsky.social · 6d ago

U.S. Weighs $100,000 Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Southern Ocean people 🌊 See below for opportunities to join the SOOS observing system design CWG ⬇️😎

Emma Boland@emmaboland.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm really pleased to be taking on the role of Co-Chair of the @soosocean.bsky.social Observing System Design capability working group. 😃 🇦🇶 ⭐ We're looking for a new ECR and members of the leadership team, please consider nominating yourself or a colleague and share widely! soos.aq/opportunitie...

"The constitution doesn't count at the border" is one of those things that just isn't in the constitution, but i'm sure originalists can make something up

Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...

Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery

A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.

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Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

Just admitted it in a court filing. What a time to be alive.

tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

One of the startling facts about naval history is how we discovered and then forgot (a few times) how to treat scurvy, even before we discovered vitamins. Humanity seems to be condemned to solve (some) problems, forget why/how we solved them, and restart again.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 2w ago

Make America Healthy Again?

The claim that "pink elephants cannot fly" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that pink elephants can fly. 🙄

1. The new Trump / Kratsios plan for US science appears explicitly designed to destroy US universities. Diverting money to tech donors is probably just a bonus. Gift link.

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)

Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.

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🚨 New for 2026! 🚨 Postdocs can now apply for the AGU26 Postdoctoral Travel Grant to help cover costs of attending the AGU Annual Meeting in person! 👉 Applications are due 12 August: spklr.io/63328EPNKE #AGU26 #Postdoc #Grant #ScienceFunding

Wednesday El Niño update - Sea surface temperature anomalies continue to steadily rise in the key Niño 3.4 monitoring area, which also remain at record high levels for this time of year. Over the last week, there has been a general warming across the central Pacific. Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1. 🌊

Here's the latest from @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social: Rebranding geoengineering as "climate stabilization" is a bad idea because it suggests the climate can be controlled and held steady, obscuring ongoing ecological change, political tradeoffs, and questions of whose "stability" is prioritized.

Selling Stability: The Problem with Pitching “Climate Stabilization” as a New Category of Climate Response — African Tech Futures Lab

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NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are now open! cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc/annual-r... I was one about 350 years ago, and cannot not speakly highly enough of this program. Applications due October 16, 2026

Still one of the most approachable and efficient tools for planning fieldwork. I used GEarth in our latest Antarctic cruise just a few months ago. Big loss.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4w ago

Google Earth Pro will be no longer avaliable for download from June 2027 onwards. It's one of the tools that made my early work possible, so it's really sad to see it go. support.google.com/earth/thread...

🌊With the Fall semester upon us, it's time to start thinking about recruiting/applying to grad school for 2026. If you are a marine scientist looking for a graduate student, I've created a form where you can add your name and other info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! (1/2)

Oceanography MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2026

This is an effort to collect the **contact information of potential advisors** for MS/PhD students in Oceanography. Please note that if you answer **you are agreeing to have your contact information...

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5. 🌊 ❄️ I spoke to @evanbush.bsky.social from NBC News about the potential loss of the Palmer. Read this excellent article here: www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

🌊With the Fall semester upon us, it's time to start thinking about recruiting/applying to grad school for 2026. If you are a marine scientist looking for a graduate student, I've created a form where you can add your name and other info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! (1/2)

Oceanography MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2026

This is an effort to collect the **contact information of potential advisors** for MS/PhD students in Oceanography. Please note that if you answer **you are agreeing to have your contact information...

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🌊 ❄️ A running thread on press coverage of the decommissioning of the Research Vessel/Ice Breaker N.B. Palmer (in rough chronological order): 1.- NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker (Science, July 28th, 2025):

NSF plans abrupt end to lone U.S. Antarctic research icebreaker

Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists

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An excellent article in the NYTimes about the impending demise of the last U.S. Antarctic research vessel, the N.B. Palmer, featuring US and overseas colleagues (including @polarrobs.bsky.social). Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...

Trump’s Cuts May Spell the End for America’s Only Antarctic Research Ship

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