My book on heredity, "She Has Her Mother's Laugh," is on sale at Kindle for $1.99 through October 11. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity - Kindle edition by Zimmer, Carl. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity.

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"Most of the disagreements were focused on Boraginales and Gesneriaceae/Calceolariaceae/Peltantheraceae." APG V is out and I am SO disappointed. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Pride in STEM's Small Grants scheme is open! The theme this year is “Empowering Queer People With STEM”. The deadline is October 31, and it is for projects exclusively in the United Kingdom! prideinstem.org/2026/10/01/s...

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

Donation link is here: launch.umd.edu/project/50394

Insect Zoo Fundraiser

Insect Zoo Fundraiser

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UMD Entomology@umdentomology.bsky.social · 3w ago

We just launched our crowdfunding campaign with a big goal: raise $5,000 to bring 100% FREE, hands-on STEM insect programming across the DMV! 📚🪲 🚨IMPACT DOUBLED!🚨 Every dollar you give goes twice as far to inspire the next generation of scientists! 👉 Click the link in our bio to donate today! 🔗

Remember the first time you held a tarantula or saw a giant beetle up close? 🕷️✨ For years, the UMD Insect Zoo has been bringing the wild, fascinating world of bugs to thousands of kids and families across our community. Now, we’re on a mission to make sure every kid gets that chance.

My lab is hiring a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on machine learning, model misspecification, and population genetics! Flexible start-date! Learn more about the lab: smithlabbio.github.io Job Ad: explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job... Please reach out if you have any questions!

It's 2026, and you still carry that parachute? Key practices for ethical research during scientific expeditions. By @nelsyninor.bsky.social et al. in @conservationsp.bsky.social @society4conbio.bsky.social conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #expeditions #science #museums

📚 Hace 60 años, la Noche de los Bastones Largos golpeó a las universidades argentinas. 🤔 ¿Qué ocurre cuando investigar cambio climático o degradación ambiental comienza a incomodar a los intereses económicos? ✍️ Lucas Enrico y Maria Noel Clerici Hirschfeld ➡️ latinoamerica21.com/es/ecologia-...

[English in the thread] Les comparto este proyecto de ciencia ciudadana global para entender mas sobre las abejas que anidan en el suelo. extensionesp.umd.edu/2026/06/25/a...

Ayude a descubrir el mundo oculto de las abejas que anidan en el suelo

Por Jordan Kueneman Cuando la mayoría de las personas piensa en las abejas, imagina abejas melíferas visitando flores o abejorros recorriendo jardines. Sin embargo, lo que muchos desconocen es que,…

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I’m also recruiting a postdoc to work on an NSF-funded project focused on using machine learning for population genetic inference. Would love to talk to anyone who is interested! (Official ad to come soon).

Megan Smith@snaildit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The lab is en route to #Evol2026! We’ve got several talks:

The @journalofecology.bsky.social is seeking AEs on Data Integrity. This is an important new role, especially given the times... 😬 Having been an AE for some years, and I can say only great things about the journal's human & science standards. Apply! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/asso...

Job! Biodiversity science communications. Austin, Texas.

Communications Coordinator, Biodiversity Center

Job Posting Title: Communications Coordinator, Biodiversity Center ---- Hiring Department: Department of Integrative Biology ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- ...

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The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪

Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027

Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...

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Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈 month to all, but specifically to all the LGBTQIA+ people who are in my life. ❤️ And let's not forget that each of us has the power to support others... Here's one way: pflag.org Here's another: www.thetrevorproject.org And another: www.erininthemorning.com Comment w/other ways!

PFLAG National

The nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.

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The @systbiol.bsky.social Mentorship Program is back for 2026-2027! The program pairs off mentees with mentors based on shared interests in systematics and biodiversity research. Low effort, high reward! 12 virtual monthly meetings. More info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p... Apply by June 12th!

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Talk registration for in-person closes May 3! Don't forget to register your talk. www.evolutionmeetings.org/instructions...

Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867

No nos olvidemos y no dejemos que pase de nuevo en ningun lado. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Fate of Argentina’s disappeared remains ‘open wound’ as more victims identified

Fifty years after the military seized power and disappeared 30,000 people forcibly, some families are finding closure

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Curatorial Associate in NEW YORK, NY for American Museum of Natural History

Exciting opportunity in NEW YORK, NY for American Museum of Natural History as a Curatorial Assoc...

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Do you (or have you ever) worked with natural history collections? Are you trans or non-binary? If you said "yes" to both of those, @rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and I want to hear from you! Please consider filling out our survey and please share with others! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🐛🦕🦴🌿 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Trans in Natural History Survey 2026

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One week left to apply to the Graduate Student Research Award! These are financial awards in support of MS and PhD student research conducted as part of their degree. See below for instructions to apply, and for the link to the application www.systbio.org/graduate-stu...

Are you interested in receiving light-touch English language editing for your next @journal-evo.bsky.social or @evolletters.bsky.social manuscript? Check out our Evolution English Language Support program to learn how to receive free support! www.evolutionsociety.org/publications...

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📢 Now accepting proposals for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! These provide evolutionary biology research funds for early and advanced Master’s and PhD students. Applicants must be members of SSE. Deadline: May 18, 2026 www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

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Thanks so much to @melodyschreiber.com for not only writing about this issue, but quoting trans scientists as experts!

Science of sex and gender being misrepresented by Trump officials, experts warn

Scientists say crackdown on gender-affirming care could have impact on healthcare of all Americans

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Are you a grad student or postdoc who needs financial assistance to attend #Evol2026 in person? SSE offers registration waivers for the early registration rate - apply by March 15! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

Friday, Friday, Friday! SSB Early Career Travel Awards are due Friday! These awards are to support early career folks attending this summer’s Evolution meetings #evol2026

The Society of Systematic Biologists@systbiol.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Coming to #evol2026 this summer? The SSB Early Career Travel Funds competition is now live! Apply by February 27 for this years’ Tri-Society meeting. More info: www.systbio.org/early-career...

call me crazy but I think it's bad that cheating-as-a-service is a business model now

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 7mo ago

what even is the fucking point

As I wrote: "This administration would rather accuse scientists of being neo-Marxists, try to ruin projects and careers, damage local economies, disrupt the science discovery pipeline, and hurt American leadership compared to global competitors (including China)." Unfortunately, holds up well.

Yes, the top-line budget numbers are (nearly) flat. I can assure you that does not mean that the state of science is sound. That is already a low bar for success. And, if last year is a guide, we should not expect that federal agencies will use $$$-s as intended: www.statnews.com/2025/12/18/n...

What I’ve learned by mapping the impacts of NIH cuts

The co-founder of SCIMaP looks at the year of NIH cuts — and what they say about the future of American research.

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