Miami Airport is currently closed after a 21 Air 767 freighter operating for Amazon (reg N1997A) overran Runway 30 upon landing. The aircraft came to rest near a parking lot before catching fire. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraf...
Chris Moore
@mutualismecology.bsky.social
He/him. Ecologist studying the population & community ecology of mutualism. Faculty at Cal State Northridge. Also a human. Views m'own. ORCID: 0000-0001-5783-9833
Under pressure, the DOD just released the text of its secret 10-year agreement with the NIH. Here are the biggest revelations from the document 🧵
The resolution, introduced by Togo, passed and is both important and cool. Here’s a good no paywall story
The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size
The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
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I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Applied Biostatistics
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Back in 1987, Steinem wrote about Dolly. Seems appropriate to share today.
Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (January 1987)
Woman of the Year Dolly Parton’s Unique Feminist Power, as Told by Gloria Steinem (From the January 1987 issue of Ms. Magazine)
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Acorn palette. There’s evidence that the human brain really likes gentle colour gradations (probs due to ancient foraging mental reward pathways) so this is for your noggin-pause & zoom in for a tiny break from angsty scrolling with some nice nuts 🌿
2026 report on the impacts on federal policies on the fields of ecology, evolution, and marine science 🧪 www.firsthandaccounts.org/home with @asn-amnat.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social @official-bweems.bsky.social @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
Impacts on Science
This website hosts information about the impacts of federal and state policies since January 20, 2025 on the fields of ecology, evolution, marine science, and environmental science in the USA. Partici...
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The country’s oldest natural science research institution and museum will close its doors at the end of the month.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University to close museum on Sept. 30
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will close its museum in Philadelphia on Sept. 30, 2026, NBC10 confirmed.
nbcphiladelphia.com
👉 "But in this new era, we must delete code even harder, because if we don’t constantly remove complexity, we are going to drown in generated kudzu slop that overtakes codebases." 🌿
Vicki@vickiboykis.com · 6d agoNew post: we need to be deleting more code. vickiboykis.com/2026/09/01/b...
"Creating the third-largest university plant collection" may seem celebratory, but remember: this is happening because Duke administration decided to axe the herbarium as a cost-cutting measure. Natural history collections are a precious scientific resource, and too many are at risk of being lost.
Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · last wk.UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to combine herbaria, creating the third-largest university plant collection in the United States ncbg.unc.edu/2026/08/31/u...
A bit of good news for once: The @asn-amnat.bsky.social American Society of Naturalists is awarding its second-ever Service Award to @bobmontgomerie.bsky.social for his role in creating the data & code editor system with The American Naturalist www.amnat.org/announcement...
Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the Community, 2026
<p>The ASN is pleased to announce Dr. Bob Montgomerie as the recipient of the 2026 special Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the Community in recognition of the tremendous work he did in establishing <i>The American Naturalist</i>’s data editors program.</p><br/>
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This is very good news. ncbg.unc.edu/2026/08/31/u...
UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke to combine herbaria, creating the third-largest university plant collection in the United States - North Carolina Botanical Garden
The combined herbaria will create an unmatched archive for studying plant diversity in the southeastern United States (Chapel Hill, N.C.— Aug. 31, 2026) UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University will unite....
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Thrilled to announce that my department - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - at the U of Arizona will likely be hiring for a tenure-track position in "Population and Community Ecology" this fall. Watch this space for more details and official announcements coming soon ... #Ecology #EcologyJobs 🌐🌾🧪
Happy #FluorescentFriday! Here's some autofluorescence of #Mimulus trichomes on tiny leaves and I saw something very interesting - the brightest cells appears to be a small "neck" cell connecting the long stalk and the head of the trichome! No idea why but they look like cute tiny shiny donuts 😋🍩🔬🌱
Thank you to the gov employee who leaked this information out. I am happy it is trending because if there is an issue that crosses the aisle, it is the selling off of public land.
Anna Kramer@annackramer.bsky.social · last wk.SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer. The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.
SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer. The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.
Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
notus.org
One overlooked factor that could be affecting the mathematical & financial disadvantages men experience is CTE from high school & college football. A new study is finding impairment, even in young adults. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
New study reveals widespread signs of brain trauma among former NFL players
At least one in four NFL players has CTE when they die, according to a new study that examined the brains of former pro players. CTE is a brain disease thought to be caused by years of sustained head ...
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Academic freedom is when a foreign government dictates how and even whether a university investigates misconduct
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2w agoNathan Cofnas and the US Ambassador to Belgium say that the University of Ghent have now lifted his suspension, thanking the US government for supporting him (with threats of retaliation). The Ambassador says that Cofnas will be able to complete his one year appointment to March 2027.
Very metal nominee for Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Because NSF has eliminated its directorate for the social, behavioral and economic sciences, it’s unlikely there will be any training funding for economists, psychologists, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, etc.
Joshua Weitz@joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 2w agoNSF 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.
2. Hopefully, Congressional approval of the FY2027 budget will restore GRFP funding and enable far more than 1,500 fellowships to be awarded, though it will require public advocacy to ensure that awards reflect the broad diversity of applicants/fields. joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-histor...
On the Historic Scope of This Year's NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program & the Advocacy Still Ahead
Expressing gratitude and apportioning credit for a major win for early career researchers & American leadership in science.
joshuasweitz.substack.com
Some relevant facts: 1. The White House FY 2027 budget proposal included a 43% cut to the NSF GRFP budget, so they have made it clear that prioritizing the development of America's next generation of scientific talent is not their priority. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/FY-202...
