CBC News is hiring to staff the upcoming Peel bureau, which will cover Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. See here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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As part of our commitment to local news, CBC News hiring several journalists to help launch our new station in Peel region to serve the rapidly growing communities of Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon...

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Remember that Golden Orb? #MarineLife is cool, and Exploration is key to learning the stories of species, every one of which is fascinating. with @echinoblog.bsky.social @megdaly.bsky.social @abcollens.bsky.social and others. www.noaa.gov/news/scienti...

Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition

A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery of the "golden orb," an unidentified object that captured significant public interest when it was collected during a 2023 NOAA expedition, has finally been solved. Sc...

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Absolutely incredible. NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone. Watch with sound on.

This may be the stupidest climate denial talking point of all time

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Bessent dismisses the threat of climate change and melting ice caps: "As we all know, the natural habitat for the Earth is actually water."

Join us in Montreal for the Canada/US Northeast hub! I will give a talk and @gmdouglas.bsky.social @nagissa.bsky.social & Tim Blower will surely give *great talks* Opportunities for student talks and posters and a good time guaranteed!

MEEhubs@meehubs.bsky.social · 4mo ago

REMINDER - Abstract submission deadline for MEEHubs2026 is April 19! Get you abstract in and present at one of the hubs August 3-5, 2026✨You'll be in great company! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers‼️ Links and more info here: meehubs.org

Grab a coffee and enjoy reading up on CO metabolism in methanotrophs! Freshwater ANME (own work): www.nature.com/articles/s41... Marine ANME (@Orphan lab): www.nature.com/articles/s41... Big thanks to our collaborators at QUT! @sjmcilroy.bsky.social (Heyu/Andy/Gene!) @cuwelte.bsky.social

Carbon monoxide metabolism in freshwater anaerobic methanotrophic archaea - Nature Communications

Anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea mitigate methane emissions in anoxic environments. Here, Egas et al. show that these microbes can also oxidize carbon monoxide, prompting re-evaluation of their cla...

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Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

Canadians Visiting U.S. By Car Down 35% In 2 Years

Now 14 months in, Canada’s rejection of the U.S. is the most successful tourism boycott in memory.

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"Planet Earth: You. Are. A. Crew." Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch reflects on what it means to be a "crew."

🚨 Why can’t mammals regenerate limbs like frog tadpoles or salamanders? In our new paper in @science.org , we show that species-specific oxygen sensing acts as a gatekeeper for initiating limb regeneration 🐭🐸 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #EvoDevo

#Artemis II lunar flyby images are showing up! 😍 A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon.

Cultivating the Ancestors… in Motion What electron microscope images hint at, but can only be seen in videos: how 'Asgard' archaea move.

Cultivating the Ancestors… in Motion

What electron microscope images hint at, but can only be seen in videos: how 'Asgard' archaea move.

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New paper in mSystems! 🧵 - how much of your metagenome is actually bacterial/archaeal DNA? For many samples, nobody knows. We built SingleM prokaryotic_fraction (SPF) to answer this, then ran it on >100,000 public metagenomes. 🧬🖥️🦠 Here's what we found 👇 doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01062-25

I ❤️ this @theglobeandmail.com piece on @gdwantibiotics.bsky.social. Such a beautiful story about his drive to discover new antibiotics against all odds, a tribute to his global leadership, not to mention the many trainee careers he has launched. So honoured to have been hired by this great man. #AMR

Canadian researcher Gerry Wright is searching for the next generation of life-saving antibiotics

More than 5 million deaths every year are caused by or linked to superbugs

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Chair in Earth Sciences position @uniofstandrews.bsky.social closing soon - Monday 23 March. Very broad remit, so if you’d like to join our lovely school, and get to live in the super beautiful and friendly wee nation of Scotland, please apply! www.st-andrews.ac.uk/earth-scienc... ⚒️🌊🧪

The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.

Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound

The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.

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New paper out! We sat down and compiled all viral work in marine sediments. The water column has been getting a second look for viral interactions, its time for sediment to have the same! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Viruses in marine sediments: a review of their effect on biogeochemistry and microbial interactions | Applied and Environmental Microbiology

In the ocean, viruses are known to mediate the carbon cycle, keeping dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the microbial loop and preventing its movement into secondary consumers (1). However, few direct ...

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Check out our new paper on how temperature modulates the iron requirement of nitrifying bacteria - these guys are critical in the ocean nitrogen cycle as they recycle oxidised forms of N. But to do this they need a lot of iron. 🌊 www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Ahhh yes, the geopolitical version of champagne: if it’s not officially declared, it’s just a sparkling military operation.

Arthur Delaney@delaneyrules.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Mike Johnson: “We’re not at war right now” www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

Thrilled to share that our preprint has been accepted in Science Advances! Grateful to an incredible team & collaborators. Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 👏 @annaferraioli.bsky.social @maikekittelmann.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @hfspo.bsky.social #ctenophores

The 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ and the evolution of complex integrative centers in animals

The ctenophore aboral organ integrates multimodal sensory signals across distinct cell types.

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Pawel Burkhardt@pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Ctenophores possess a unique aboral organ that acts as a multisensory center, controlling complex behaviors. We’ve now created a ctenophore model integrated with our 3D volume EM data. Puts it into perspective. Check out our recent work here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #ctenophores #volumeEM

If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.

tomate 🍅@jascha.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy · 5mo ago

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

In collaboration with @aslo.org , @tosoceanography.bsky.social, we thank you for a successful #OSM26! See you at #OSM28 27 February–3 March, Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦! 📷 Cred: Bianca Otero

The trove of files released by the Department of Justice, illuminates Epstein’s deep interest and entrenchment in the scientific community. But the files also underscore how he used his power and money in ways that kept women out of places where they might succeed. https://bit.ly/4qWgPLz

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM

In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

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The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place?

19thnews@19thnews.org · 5mo ago

The trove of files released by the Department of Justice, illuminates Epstein’s deep interest and entrenchment in the scientific community. But the files also underscore how he used his power and money in ways that kept women out of places where they might succeed. https://bit.ly/4qWgPLz

Scientists have seen Asgard archaea crawling for the first time. When it comes to the origin of eukaryotes, this is like seeing a feathered dinosaur in the wild. (Video courtesy of Philipp Ralder)

One of the biggest questions in biology is how complex cells evolved about 2 billion years ago. Here's my new story on how scientists are solving the mystery of eukaryotes like us. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qMbo22

Come work with us on #darkoxygen as part of the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. It is an amazing opportunity to get up to 3 years of funding. Deadlines are March 1. and November 1. Happy to discuss your ideas! Details here: zintellect.com/Opportunity/... @mblscience.bsky.social #astrobiology

Insights into how #Staph aureus adapts to the bovine host by unlocking nutrients from the dairy niche. Great work by Amy Pickering, Jamie Gorzynski and others in the group. Bacterial metabolic remodeling by convergent evolution after a host switch.|Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Bacterial metabolic remodeling by convergent evolution unlocks nutrient availability after a host switch

Staphylococcus aureus has undergone metabolic remodeling to adapt to the dairy niche.

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We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the support of our institutional subscribers, all Royal Society subscription journals will be open access in 2026 through #S2O. Researchers can read all articles and publish #OpenAccess in our eight subscription journals for free buff.ly/4Lu9VpW

you don't have to be in the water to be exposed to toxins in cyanobacterial blooms: new work from Greg Boyer's group at the Great Lakes Center for Freshwaters and Human Health www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Potential cyanotoxin exposure while recreating during cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms, and possible exposure mitigation

Beale CF, Wei B, Boyer GL, Wigdahl-Perry CR, Yokota K. 2026. Potential cyanotoxin exposure while recreating during cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms, and possible exposure mitigation. Lake Reserv...

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We celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science as the North Cascade Climate Project expeditions have been mainly powered by women in the last decade. We are artists and scientists, mostly doing both aspects during the field season. Toughness , collaboration and joy is the net result.