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Prosanta Chakrabarty@prosanta.bsky.social · 5d ago

Exciting news! We here at the LSU Museum of Natural Science @lsumns.bsky.social and Dept. of Biological Sciences are looking for Curator and Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Paleobiology! Come work with us! We are fun, supportive and active! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...

Exciting news! We here at the LSU Museum of Natural Science @lsumns.bsky.social and Dept. of Biological Sciences are looking for Curator and Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Paleobiology! Come work with us! We are fun, supportive and active! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...

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Here's a gift article on why everyone should care: share.inquirer.com/Tt1WYq

The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens — all 19 million of them

"Profound concern" over the fate of the Academy and its internationally significant collection.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2w ago

Hey Philly! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum Sept 25-27. It’s the museum’s last weekend (for now!) Sign up here to help docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Loved reading ‘80 Days’ about the 1889 race around the world (in opposite directions) by two intrepid women - both reporters in New York City. The women were very different (although they had many coincidental parallels in their lives) and came back with different views of the world. 🌎

this labyrinth is indisputable

Quoted in this article for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social For the record, I think the age estimates here for sturgeon are highly inflated. But the life history of these ancient fishes deserves a second look. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Some Fish in the Great Lakes Might Be More Than 400 Years Old, a Study Suggests, Outliving Around 15 Generations of Humans

Lake sturgeon may be among the longest-living vertebrates, second only to Greenland sharks, according to recent research. However, scientists note that follow-up work is necessary to clarify the speci...

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My friends, one way we can help get more smart folks over to Bluesky is if we can make it a useful place for scholars to promote their work. Help me share this, and consider pre-ordering a copy of my book or requesting that your local library buy a copy. 🦑🌍🧪🐟 #SciComm

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Save 30% with code HWSSM if you preorder my upcoming book on sustainable seafood soon! www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

Another big potential #FishJob Curator of Fishes (or Mammals, but let it be ichthyology) at the American Museum of Natural History careers.amnh.org/postings/4925

Another big potential #FishJob Curator of Fishes (or Mammals, but let it be ichthyology) at the American Museum of Natural History careers.amnh.org/postings/4925

NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers

New document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas

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Awesome news - for now.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 3w ago

🚨 Breaking News | The Department of Homeland Security’s widely criticized rule limiting how long international students can stay in the country won’t take effect Sept. 15 after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging... Read the full story ➡️ https://bit.ly/4j3rtjs

Just finished the most excellent ‘This Thing of Darkness’ that casts Captain FitzRoy as the tragic forgotten hero of HMS Beagle and beyond. He helps Darwin grow only to see his protege stand for views that are opposite his own. It’s historical fiction but so well written and insightful.

Happy #DollyDay y’all

Karen James@kejames.bsky.social · last mo.

A MODEST PROPOSAL: DOLLY PARTON DAY 9/5 THAT IS ALL.

The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) is now accepting applications, with a deadline of 15 October. This includes the Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP)

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Love a good toothy ‘Wolf Herring’ (Chirocentridae) - it’s like finding a pigeon with fangs. This #LSU_Fish specimen is from my trip to Tanzania in 2017. Unlike other herrings (Clupeomorpha) that are mostly small and planktivorous - these fishes are meter long carnivores. #ichthyology #naturalhistory

The Hoff Crab is neither a crab nor is it David Hasselhoff. It is a Yeti Crab, which is neither a Yeti nor a Crab but a sub-group of Squat Lobsters, which are not lobsters, they're Anomurans, like Mole Crabs, which are neither moles, nor crabs.

Collections support staff will be retained so it sounds like the science will continue. For now it is only the public facing exhibits that will remain closed.

Prosanta Chakrabarty@prosanta.bsky.social · last mo.

It appears that the oldest natural history institute in the United States - the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia - is closing. A real shame and not something I fully understand or can comprehend. #naturalhistory #museums drexel.edu/news/archive...

It appears that the oldest natural history institute in the United States - the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia - is closing. A real shame and not something I fully understand or can comprehend. #naturalhistory #museums drexel.edu/news/archive...

Preserving the Academy of Natural Sciences' Legacy and Collections for the Future

As part of this broader effort and following careful consideration, grounded in deep respect for the Academy’s extraordinary legacy, Academy and Drexel leadership have made the difficult decision to c...

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1/7 🐟🧬 New preprint! "The largest radiations of freshwater fishes initiated at the K-Pg boundary" Phylogeny of Otocephala: Clupeiformes, Alepeocephaliformes, & Ostariophysi 144 species, UCEs + whole genomes, Bayesian dating. 11,700+ species covered. Here is what we found 🧵👇

It is the 2-year anniversary of the surgery that removed a large cancerous tumor from my colon. I subsequently did 24 rounds of chemo, and then immunotherapy. I'm on a new med but still not cancer-free. I've lost friends younger than me. Please mind your health and get your screenings.

Do you like gobies? Check out 'Gobioids of the Americas'! www.gobynet.org

NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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A MODEST PROPOSAL: DOLLY PARTON DAY 9/5 THAT IS ALL.

9 to 5: Lily Tomlin & Jane Fonda

Alt: Lily Tomlin saying, "It's primo." & Jane Fonda saying, "Well, I love it."

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Wanted an image of a muscular 'person' to explain that you don't inherit big muscles (I'm teaching #evolution) - the Google algorithm just showed me dudes, same when I asked for a cartoon version. If you Google "Strong Muscular Person" does it only show men, and not women or non-binary folks? Why?

Don't forget to comment! Docket is here: www.regulations.gov/search?searc... Docket number: NSF-2026-OTR-0001

Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · last mo.

Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this!

Everyone loves a blobfish right? Image from @lsuscience.bsky.social Open House

Upclose of a great white opening its jaws infront of camera. Original post

Wake up babe! A new online resource for fish nerds just dropped. 🐟🧪 www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fis...

Fish Families of the World Gallery

This searchable gallery includes entries for fish families of the world, which may include photographs of preserved specimens, reconstructed CT and photogrammetry 3D models, xrays, characteristics for...

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Goodbye Iberian Peninsula! - had so much fun in a very easy place to imagine I could retire to - Vila do Conde (a sleepy quiet beach 🏖️ village outside of Porto, Portugal) 🇵🇹 I love this reaction video showing it getting dark pretty quickly while I watched the #solareclipse2026 on a hill in Galicia 🇪🇸

Headed to Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 to see the solar eclipse (and hopefully talk science with folks)! According to this list from The Century Club, this will be my 48th country or territory. I don’t think I’ll ever hit 100 but I’m ahead of my age at least. travelerscenturyclub.org/countries-an...