5 former chairs of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, myself included, raise alarm over the Carney gov't proposed 'major projects' initiative. It will lead to extinctions, likely including southern resident killer whales www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist | CBC News

The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they...

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The infrastructure at many Canadian institutions is frankly embarrassing. I can't imagine what the total cost in time & lost research because university admin & government won't invest in the things we need.

Beth MacDougall-Shackleton@bethmacshack.bsky.social · 2d ago

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Back in my day it was called "reading the abstract"

this is bananas.

Beth MacDougall-Shackleton@bethmacshack.bsky.social · 2d ago

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we forget what life was like before vaccines etc. Massive infant mortality was the norm. MAHA indeed.

Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 3d ago

I am once again begging people to have intergenerational dialogue. Growing up with 4 generations under one roof, I heard the horror stories from my great-grandmother about the rampant grief of poor babies dying of brain bleeds. To have a solution but choosing to ignore it? Unimaginable.

An American consulting firm paid NS taxpayer dollars to gut our universities

Tim Bousquet@timbousquet.bsky.social · 3d ago

Is the Houston government about to dismember huge swaths of our university system? Morning File by me

Incredible that there is no quote from Western's administration here. Maintaining the power is a fundamental responsibility! We have had our own power issues here at Laurentian, and I know the feeling of facing the loss of samples etc. What an institutional failure. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Western biology department faces research delays, sample losses after 4-day power outage | CBC News

Irreplaceable research samples have been destroyed, experiments delayed, and lab access cut off after a four-day power outage at Western University left biology researchers scrambling to protect years...

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he's a eugenicist, and he's got a cabinet full of them. Unbelievable.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Trump: "It's good genetics. When you look at him you can see."

Helen Ahpornsiri, an artist who creates intricate collage artworks created with real pressed flora and foliage #WomensAr

😳😬😫

Beth MacDougall-Shackleton@bethmacshack.bsky.social · 5d ago

Day 3 of no power for @WesternU Biology buildings. This costs us irreplaceable samples, $$ reagents and jeopardizes animal welfare. Modernize the infrastructure!

Sacrificing our ecological and evolutionary heritage for a temporary bump in GDP

The Tyee@thetyee.ca · last wk.

Five former chairs of a watchdog committee say the Species at Risk Act will become “meaningless” and “merely paper protection” if the government follows through on proposed changes to the act. thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...

Raccoons are flourishing in human settlements more and more—and researchers are finding that they may be on the path to domestication, @annielowrey.bsky.social reports. She explores the myth and science of the country’s favorite floofy, fluffy cuddle-badgers:

Are Raccoons Evolving Into Pets?

The myth and science of the country’s favorite floofy, fluffy cuddle-badgers

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Americans voted for this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "At one year, you should have 5 separate visits for vaccines rather than getting them all in the same day. I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body."

this is terrifying. How can anyone not see Gilead as their vision for 'Merica?

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 2w ago

I support hi speed rail but this is not good Proposed Alto rail route slashes through Queen’s field biology station universityaffairs.ca/news/propose...

Proposed Alto rail route slashes through Queen’s field biology station - University Affairs

Federal government praises the wilderness station as ‘globally unique,’ considers cleaving it with high-speed train.

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my unfinished paper draft watching me start a new paper

I feel seen

eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · 3w ago

"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week." -Willa Cather (from The Professor's House, 1925)

"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week." -Willa Cather (from The Professor's House, 1925)

"The challenge, he added, will be for the federal government to maintain a consistent future level of support and funding, otherwise the new chairs will simply increase the pool of researchers competing for slices of a shrinking pie." I'm not optimistic.

The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 3w ago

The Sauve Lab is recruiting students! Please share! Interested in conservation, forensics, or evolutionary ecology? Email your research interests, CV, and info for two references to sauve.drew@ontariotechu.ca! While Fall 2027 is the primary intake, there may be some flexibility in start dates.

"Most notably, a book [David Barton] published in 2012 about Thomas Jefferson was pulled from the shelves by its publisher after a group of historians from Christian universities accused him of including distortions and false information." @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social

The fake historian advising Trump's anti-Smithsonian crusade

Last Friday, President Trump released an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) informing visitors that the museum pr...

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Are city birds genetically adapting to urban life? A common garden experiment in great tits reveals hidden evolutionary changes masked by environmental effects in the wild. doi.org/10.1093/evle... Image by G. Laurent, wikimedia

Our paper is now out! Thanks to @annecharmantier.bsky.social , Samuel, Ségolène, Emilie, Baptiste, the whole zoo team, and the Montpellier tit team 🕊️

Evolution Letters@evolletters.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are city birds genetically adapting to urban life? A common garden experiment in great tits reveals hidden evolutionary changes masked by environmental effects in the wild. doi.org/10.1093/evle... Image by G. Laurent, wikimedia

The roar on Montmarte when Pogi in yellow comes around the corner gives me goosebumps. I've watched this like a dozen times. Sport at its finest.

Happy to be back from @isbe2026.bsky.social. Great to see the excellent science and meet friends and colleagues. Lots of note and ideas!

what???

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 4w ago

Texas’s decision to start teaching Bible stories is meant to send a political message—“but regardless of your political or religious beliefs, there are good reasons to agree that the Bible should be part of young people’s education,” Adam Kirsch argues.

Facing federal science budget cuts, biologist Daniel Blumstein resorted to uploading marmot videos to OnlyFans to raise funds for his marmot research. However, when he uploaded his driver’s license for verification, OnlyFans informed him that his appearance didn’t match the marmots in the videos.

‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research (Gift Article)

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

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Legend

Centre for Evolutionary Biology at UWA@ceb-uwa.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our director, Leigh W. Simmons, delivers the Hamilton Lecture at #ISBE2026 🇮🇹 @isbe2026.bsky.social @behavecol.bsky.social Highlighting contributions to the understanding of female agency in sexual selection over his career, we congratulate Leigh on being distinguished as 2026’s Hamilton Lecture.

Ready to welcome you today at 4:00 PM at Lingotto Congress Centre! 🚇 METRO LINGOTTO. Exit towards Lingotto Fiere / Congress Centre. ⬆️ Take the stairs up to Via Nizza 🚶 Walk straight, keeping the Lingotto building on your right. 👀 Look for our banner—you’ll spot the entrance! See you soon!