I'm hiring a postdoc for our NSF IntBIO project on songbird behavior, physiology and fitness! Start date as early as April 1 or as late as Sept 2027. Emphasis on behavioral endocrinology and transcriptomics, plus field ornithology based on applicant interests: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/33216.

Ohio State is searching for an arthropod biologist (e.g. entomologist) at Associate/Full Professor level. They will join our Museum community and oversee the Triplehorn Insect Collection. osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

Martha N. and John C. Moser Chair in Arthropod Biosystematics and Biological Diversity

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No on Prop 38! 🚫 Prop 38 was written and primarily funded by billionaire Gary K Michelson, who will also benefit immensely if Prop 38 passes. ⚠️🚩💰💸 #California #Resist Read here 👇👇 calmatters.org/politics/ele...

This institute could get $4 billion from a CA ballot measure. With just three workers, is it ready?

If California voters approve it, Prop. 38 will direct $4 billion to one research institute. Only one institute currently qualifies for the money.

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A good demonstration of how absurdly small insects can get. I was looking at a relatively small (2.5 mm) pteromalid wasp and noticed something stuck to its wing. It was an even smaller wasp.

The @burkemuseum.bsky.social is offering funds to support graduate and postdoctoral research visits to the collections, including our University of Washington Herbarium! Please help us get the word out! More information is available here: www.burkemuseum.org/collections-...

Collections Study Grants

Collections study grants provide financial assistance for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to study the collections of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UWBM).

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@rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and my paper on Trans Inclusive Practices for Natural History Collections has been published! It includes the results of our survey of trans natural history collections professionals, so thanks to all participants! nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Trans Inclusive Practices for Natural History Collections: Recommendations Based on Existing Efforts and Survey Data

From the early cabinets of curiosity to the vast museum repositories of today, natural history collections have been an invaluable resource for scholarship and public education. Curators, researche...

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CSUN Biology seeks a "Bird or Mammal Biologist" studying extant, non-model birds or mammals, and having experience in collections management, to teach Avian Ecology and/or Mammalogy and help steward our natural history collections (showy examples pictured) careers.pageuppeople.com/873/nr/en-us...

One reason Prop. 38 in CA is SO bad is that it is written such that only one institute could get ~$4 billion in funding and that Institute is run by the person sponsoring the bill. Here are some of the constraints the Prop. puts on the institute to guarantee only one place gets the money:

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The @sfchronicle.com headline says all you need to know: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in years See www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

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This institute could get $4 billion from a CA ballot measure. With just three workers, is it ready?

If California voters approve it, Prop. 38 will direct $4 billion to one research institute. Only one institute currently qualifies for the money.

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If you're in CA and you haven't voted yet, throw a big ol' NO on Prop 38 and I'd consider it a favor. It's a guy spending $36M on politics to transfer $4B from the state budget into his pocket. More from @knockdotla.bsky.social's voter guide: knock-la.com/knock-la-los...

California voters! Read this on Prop 38. I'm a NO! www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit... One person behind this is financier Michael Milken, known as the “junk bond king.” He was pardoned by President Donald Trump in 2020 for his 1990 guilty plea to racketeering and securities fraud. VOTE NO!

Endorsement: Prop 38 is one of the most noxious deposits on California’s political dung heap in years

OPINION: Prop 38 would give billions to an institute co-founded by billionaire Michael Milken, also known as the “junk bond king,” who was pardoned by Trump in 2020, the editorial board writes.

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Follow the money NO on Prop. 38 Prop. 38 comes wrapped in the promise of medical breakthroughs. Read the fine print: $8.4 billion in borrowing, decades of taxpayer payments and $4.2 billion steered to one unnamed institution. We’re for curing disease not writing blank checks bit.ly/4j9CsYM

Full time job opportunity for a scientific illustrator to work with us at the U-Michigan museum of zoology and herbarium! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

I figured I would make a PSA since NSF GRFPs are due soon. Make sure to follow all the formatting requirements exactly as written, and have "Intellectual Merit" and "Broader Impacts" on their own separate lines. I'd hate for anyone to get auto-rejected! www.nsf.gov/funding/init...

Join us today! events are 10a-2p and included in your regular @nhm.org museum ticket!!! 🤩🤩

Black Mammalogists Week@blackmammalogists.bsky.social · 2w ago

TODAY is the FIRST EVER #BlackMammalogistsWeek IN-PERSON day! In-person only giveaways! In-person only events! Make sure you're there for #BMW2026Community nhm.org/calendar/bla... #BlackSky

How does cooperative living arise from information encoded in a genome? To highlight this key topic in evolutionary biology, GBE presents its virtual collection on the “Evolution of Sociality.” 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/ev... 📷 @meganbarkdull.bsky.social #societyjournal #genome #evolution

The Dewind Scholarship for graduate and undergraduate students working in Lepidoptera research is open! Applications close Dec. 1, 2026 xerces.org/dewind

Colorful Butterfly with Pink Heart

Alt: Colorful luna moth with Pink Heart

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New work to share! Pangenome studies treat gene presence/absence independently, but genes work together in pathways. By focusing on the covariance of gene loss, we show the Arabidopsis dispensable genome has modular co-evolutionary structure reflecting the biological organization of the plant 1/

🧪 probably a long shot, but: has anyone heard of a two-headed trout specimen named Cuthbert the Great? the specimen allegedly went to the AMNH in 1940 but the museum has no record of it. trying to track down Cuthbert. www.nytimes.com/1944/08/13/a...

Calling all PA (esp. PGH!!) artists! The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology & SaS are inviting 6 artists to join us for the annual SICB meeting Jan. 3-7 in Pittsburgh! We want to bridge a connection btw scientists & artists & have some of our science illustrated. Deets: bit.ly/sicb-art

None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

New paper from my lab out in Proc B 🎉 : Developmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene doi.org/10.1098/rspb... @horacezhl.bsky.social

Developmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene

Abstract. Supergenes are clusters of linked genes that drive complex phenotypic divergence. In the fire ant Solenopsis invicta, a supergene determines poly

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This article is the focus of our October Highlight and leads our newest Virtual Collection on the Evolution of Sociality. E Pluribus Unum: GBE Virtual Collection on the Evolution of Sociality 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

E Pluribus Unum: GBE Virtual Collection on the Evolution of Sociality

Evolution is sometimes construed as a “selfish” process, as selection favors individual reproductive success. However, benefiting your kin can also enhance

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Sociality has evolved repeatedly across the tree of life. @meganbarkdull.bsky.social & @corriemoreau.bsky.social review how insect sociality both arises from and influences genome evolution. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... 📷 Philipp Hoenle #societyjournal

Get ready for #BlackMammalogists Week 2026! Oct 11-17th. Lots of virtual opportunities plus our first in-person event on Oct 16 at @nhm.org ! 🎉

Black Mammalogists Week@blackmammalogists.bsky.social · 3w ago

GET READY 🥳 Next week #BlackMammalogistsWeek2026 begins! Here's a quick rundown of the many cool and informative events happening from Oct. 11th - Oct. 17th. Giveaways, panels, another drawing workshop, all culminating in our in-person event at NHMLAC in LA on Friday! Join us in the fun!

I’m really happy to share that my invited review on social insect genome evolution, co-authored with @corriemoreau.bsky.social, is out now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social 🐝🐜 This is the paper I wish I’d had when studying for quals in grad school, and was a ton of fun to write.

Are you a postdoc or new faculty member who would benefit from an invited talk? My department is looking to bring someone for spring. Due to budgetary reasons, you must be either: 1. In driving distance to Orono, ME OR 2. Working on alpine or Arctic plants

🔎 Friday, October 16, join us at NHM to celebrate @blackmammalogists.bsky.social with a special one-day, hands-on event honoring the incredible contributions of Black scientists and conservationists in the field of mammalogy! Free with admission. View full event details: go.nhm.org/black-mammal...

“You close museums, you close minds,” said Suzanne Ryan, a retired teacher and grandmother who has volunteered at the Academy of Natural Sciences since June.

A final day at the Academy of Natural Sciences brought tears, nostalgia, and disbelief

Inside the museum, a steady stream of visitors took photos, touched the skin of a scaly anteater being circulated by educators, and guided toddlers in dinosaur costumes through exhibits.

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