The latest JGLR issue is now out, featuring work by Keretz et al. (2026) with freshwater drum impacts on dreissenid populations in western Lake Erie. Dive into Volume 52, Issue 3 today: https://bit.ly/4w4HKbk #JGLR #GreatLakesSci

For Owen’s (now traditional ?) grad student painting I chose to depict a pair of male and female sooty oystercatchers (Haematopus fuliginosus), a species in which sexually dimorphic beaks is thought to de driven by ecological competition! #SciArt

Tristan A.F. Long@thelonglab.bsky.social · last yr.

With #LaurierBiology grad student Laura defending her MSc next week, painting (by request) a design inspired by Mondrian and her thesis research! #DrosLife #DrosLight #Drosophila #SciArt

- Ban them except for the rarest exceptions. - Make them shameful to wear. Show how deeply uncool they are. - They are not waterproof. *ahem* - If you're being recorded, play copyrighted music & they will have a harder time posting it online. - Fine sites that allow their videos to be uploaded.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

Meta’s smartglasses mean any child can be covertly filmed. In the age of AI, how do we tackle that risk?

Fascinating facts, for instance on the carnivorous bladderworts: they suck their prey in less than a millisecond and can thrive in nutrient-poor waters where other plants struggle. And seagrass meadows and mangroves: fantastic sinks for carbon, locking it away for centuries or millennia.

The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · last mo.

The rules for plants can be different in water.

We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

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Andrea Kirkwood (she/her)@kirkwoodlab.bsky.social · last mo.

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The Simpsons: Polluted Beach Scene

Alt: The Simpsons: Polluted Beach Scene

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Caleb Hasler@calebhasler.bsky.social · last mo.

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I can get behind this

Have you heard about the sunscreen ingredient that was recently approved by the FDA, and wondered what it means for you? Our chair, @ashi-w.bsky.social, spoke with @theaacr.bsky.social about how it works and what it means for sun protection

What to Know About the New FDA-approved Sunscreen Ingredient Bemotrizinol

Melanoma expert Ashani T. Weeraratna explains how the new FDA-approved sunscreen ingredient—bemotrizinol—compares to other ingredients.

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Oh my gosh. As someone who looked at the interaction of microbes and hydrogen peroxide for her thesis work, I am laughing myself silly over this.

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tired: They're painting the roses red Wired: They're pouring hydrogen peroxide in the reflecting pool at a rate far far far too low to actually kill all that algae in there

A call to action and thoughtful piece by @carlyziter.bsky.social. “As both an ecologist and built-environment professional, I am personally very concerned about the proposed changes.” Deadline for public comments has been extended until July 22. livingatlasofquality.ca/call-to-acti...

Call to Action on Proposed Federal Major Project Reforms by Carly Ziter (Concordia University) - Living Atlas of Quality

Call to Action on Proposed Federal Major Project Reforms

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Dr. Denina Simmons presenting the plenary talk @laurentiansetac.ca AGM @ontariotechu.bsky.social She is getting the audience to consider our energy future from an environmental lens.

Similar to UTFA, my FA @uoitfa.bsky.social has been trying to make progress with admin for almost a decade regarding salary anomalies. Sigh. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Female professors at post-secondary schools in Toronto earn significantly less than their male counterparts. Here’s why

Female professors in Toronto are earning as much as $23,000 less than their male counterparts, according to Statistics Canada.

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Major projects should not come at the expense of safeguarding communities & the environment. CSEE President Julia Baum, VP Marc Johnson & incoming VP Sarah Otto explain why in their @ca.theconversation.com article: theconversation.com/canadas-majo... @juliabaum.bsky.social @evoecolab.bsky.social

The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · 2mo ago

Canada’s ‘major projects’ should not come at the cost of the environment

A recent Guest Editorial in our journal "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment" ⬇️

Jonathan Tonkin@jdtonkin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A heartfelt thank you to federal scientists of the USA. The authors of this piece reflect on the massive losses that occurred in 2025 — 10,109 PhDs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and health — either voluntarily or involuntarily. 17% of the workforce gone in a single year!

A running thread of articles, blog posts, and more about the Government of Canada’s proposal to fast-track “major projects” and weaken federal environmental laws and regulations.

WHY DO THEY KEEP DOING AI FOR THE DUMBEST THINGS THAT DON’T MATTER OR MAKE ANYONE’S LIFE BETTER??!

Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com · 2mo ago

Paramount+ wanted to use the image on the left as a poster for the wrath of Khan, so they used everyone's least favorite technology to generate the rest of the image.

NEW PAPER: Revisiting carbon cycling in the Laurentian Great Lakes following dreissenid mussel invasion kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F... cc @iaglr.bsky.social

International Association for Great Lakes Research@iaglr.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for the 2SLGBTQIA+ Social at the IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA 2026 Joint Conference! Connect, unwind, and build community beyond the sessions. All are welcome—come as you are. Go to the Four Waves portal for details (Things To Do/Social Events tabs). #connectedwaters26 #iaglr26

Did you miss my talk at #ASLOSIL26? That's okay! There was a lot of great science! Fortunately, you can read about it in our @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social manuscript! So rewarding to see people chewing on this piece and offering their thoughts throughout the week!

Michael Meyer@mishafredmeyer.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New paper alert!! Our viewpoint piece uses data from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment + Landsat to see how differing definitions of trophic state can skew and enhance our understanding of lake ecosystems! @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Attending #IAGLR26? Don't miss this plenary by Dr. Joey Bernhardt (2026 Stevenson Award Recipient)! 👩‍🏫 Towards a mechanistic science of global change 📅 Wed. May 27 ▶️ https://ow.ly/9iRL50Z1AWb Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences International Association for Great Lakes Research

So will these “non-traditional” outcomes be made available to the public that funded them?

Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Cool, so NSF is now going to be used to essentially launder money to tech bros because universities are just too cumbersome and disciplinary oversight and regulations and accountability are all just too stifling for innovation. $1.5B for “X-Labs.”

Scientists, for the love of anything, PLEASE speak with museums before designating type specimens. The ones from NHMUK in this paper are (once more) with incorrect museum abbreviations and registration numbers. Sigh.

BirdGuides@birdguides.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Are you ready for some new penguin species?! Gentoo Penguin has been split into four species following a major international genetic study.

Very busy day of oral and poster presentations from our lab group today. Sabrine Farjallah and Flavia Breje had lots of visitors to their posters and Sarah Rijkenberg gave a stellar presentation on her doctoral research. Lots of great questions and discussions at #ASLOSIL26

Hello Montreal! Excited to see #ASLOSIL26 friends and colleagues this week. I am giving a talk in the Jim Cotner session on Wed and a poster about Flathead Lake zooplankton on Thursday. Various of my students, postdocs, and associates are presenting on projects too. BUSY

I am recruiting graduate students to start in fall 2027! Several potential projects, generally focused on analyzing and forecasting changes in aquatic carbon cycling. #ASLOSIL26 I am around all week—please reach out if you would like to find a time to chat! abbylewis.github.io/join_the_lab...

If you're coming to #ASLOSIL26, check out these TWO starter packs of fellow attendees on Bluesky!

Erika C. Freeman@ecfreewoman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Two starter packs for the ASLO-SIL 2026 Bluesky community in Montreal. 169 attendees, name-matched against the official list: A-L: bsky.app/starter-pack... M-Z: bsky.app/starter-pack... Reply if you should be on these and aren't, or if I matched the wrong account. @aslo.org #ASLO2026

Hannah Larson is presenting her work at ASLO this week on phytoplankton dormancy, an ecologically significant and understudied trait. Thursday morning (9:45) - don't miss it! #ASLOSIL26 aslo.secure-platform.com/2026/solicit...

I'll be presenting at #ASLOSIL26 on Thursday: Michigan's Cooperative Lakes Monitoring Program: Lessons learned over 50 years of community science for research and conservation. Join us for an excellent session (SS079A) on emerging directions in community-based work! www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...

NM it was a browser issue:)

Andrea Kirkwood (she/her)@kirkwoodlab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@aslo.org Anyone know how to use the online conference planner on their laptop? I keep getting caught in a login loop where logging in takes me out of the planner. It's only an issue for using the scheduler. It works on my phone, but easier to go through program on my laptop. #ASLOSIL2026