The Drilled newsletter is back, along with a new and improved website! This week, @amywestervelt.bsky.social asks: Why does everyone talking about the climate movement retreating leave out the part about it being under attack? drilled.media/newsletter/t...

The Climate Movement Isn't in Retreat, It's Under Attack...and It's Time to Fight Back | Newsletter - Drilled

In 2020, a source shared a presentation with me from an internal branding workshop they’d been asked to attend for bp. It was fascinating for a number of reasons, not least because it indicated that t...

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Got several very cool events coming up! This Sunday I'm doing A Brief Queer History Of The Whole Universe with @wearequeerwell.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/queer...

Register Now – A Brief Queer History Of The Whole Universe with Dr. Alfredo Carpineti – 55 Dean Street

A Brief Queer History Of The Whole Universe with Dr. Alfredo Carpineti – 55 Dean Street, Sun 11 Oct 2026 - Sunday Sanctuary: A Brief Queer History Of The Whole Universe with Astrophysicist Dr Alfredo ...

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Very proud of the salamander baby I made to accompany my Captain Janeway costume for a party last night. Funniest part was taking the tube and going to an engagement party beforehand in costume! 😂

thank you to @mgiraldi.bsky.social, who pointed me to the insta acct for the photographer (www.instagram.com/kevinlohmanp...). the story and the other two photos are 24k gold.

PhyloPic is having an October fundraiser. The goal is to raise enough money to cover web hosting for the past six months. Please share the link, and chip in a bit if you can! www.phylopic.org

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PhyloPic is an open database of free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses. Download silhouettes for use in educational materi...

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Werner Herzog will be the last human being whose next word no language model can predict

it’s against my principles to drink with the man I’ve diddled

Hi all, I've revived my BlueSky account to share info about our ecological monitoring survey (more below). I don't have many followers, but I'm hoping our survey could be really useful for the UK monitoring community. So please pass on to anyone that might find it interesting! arcg.is/1mn48e5

UK Terrestrial and Freshwater Monitoring Survey

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Want to learn more about 'mysterious' limbless amphibians? Did you miss Mark's outgoing President's Lecture in (counts fingers) 2019 but are still dying to know more about caecilians? Then join us at the Linnean Society, 6PM on October 8th! (It's free! But do please register.)

Systematics Association@systassn.bsky.social · 3w ago

We are delighted to announce the speaker for this year's Founders' Lecture: Dr. Mark Wilkinson, @nhm-london.bsky.social and former SystAssn president! TITLE: Caecilians and the growth of knowledge WHEN: Thursday, October 8th at 6PM WHERE: Burlington House, London JOIN US: tinyurl.com/ndx5az2a

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

Are you are in charge of a UK monitoring project? This survey arcg.is/1mn48e5 is aimed at understanding which ecological monitoring data are collected across the UK, how much is shared, and how easy it is to discover & potentially re-use. Please fill it in if you can! See survey for more details.

UK Terrestrial and Freshwater Monitoring Survey

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🦇 Bat1K's biggest paper yet is out. Largest bat genome + fossil study ever: 103 genomes, 44 fossils, 137 researchers. We rewrote the bat family tree! Bats likely originated in Europe ~65 million years ago, not Asia, Africa or Americas. @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11007-3

I cannot even begin to stress how important mentors have been for my career thus far, especially informal and/or peer mentorship. Sometimes mentoring is from your supervisor, or a formal programme, but more often it's a diffuse network of people in your corner. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Successful early-career scientists rely on network of mentors

Large networks are particularly beneficial to researchers in under-represented groups.

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Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology

Our update to the BES Data Management Guide is now live! assets.britishecologicalsociety.org/2026/09/2110... Huge thanks to the incredibly talented ECRs who contributed sections. It's an excellent resource that I've already used with my PhD students. ❤️

Very excited to announce applications now open for @redileep.bsky.social PhD position with me, Dan Eastwood & Dan Jones. "Response Diversity in the pre- and post-management ecological restoration of co-invading alien plant species in post-industrial landscapes" 🧪🌍 www.swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swan...

MSCA PhD: Response Diversity in the pre- and post-management ecological restoration of co-invading alien plant species in post-industrial landscapes

Recruiting a PhD candidate as part of the international ReDiLeep Doctoral Network, investigating co-invasion of non-native plant species

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🚨We're hiring a new Curator of Mammals!!🚨 🦍🐕🦝🐅🦓🦌🐃🐖🐏🐫🐘🦏🦛🐿️🦔🦇🦥🦦🦨🦘🦡🐋🦭🦒🧸 Come join the Vertebrate Unit at @nhmdk.bsky.social—a fantastic team in the heart of Denmark's beautiful capital! Amazing collections, incredible history. Please share widely! 🧪🏛️ candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor and Curator of Mammals

Tenure Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, and Curator of Mammals at Natural History Museum Denmark The Natural History Museum Denmark wishes to ap

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[banging on table] FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK www.popsci.com/environment/...

The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever

Voting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29.

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Two people I knew took their own lives last week - we still view mental health with too much cynicism and not enough compassion - remember @samaritans.bsky.social and @calmzone.bsky.social - it is not weak to share how you feel #mentalhealth #depression #suicideawareness

#BirdOfTheDay Theme @helenbennett.bsky.social #CaptionThatBird “I’m telling ya, the worm was this big!” #BirdPhotography #Birds #Nature #birdwatching #ECK

We are a friendly bunch, who like hearing about anything systematics-related (methods included!) and about any taxon! If you're a student (or recent graduate) working on any aspect of systematics, taxonomy and phylogenetics send your abstract along! (Preferably well in advance of October 24!!!)

Systematics Association@systassn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Join us Nov 13th for #YSF2026, a completely free, online conference where postgraduate students (and other early career researchers) present their work on systematics, taxonomy and/or phylogenetics. Abstract submission closes Oct 24th! REGISTER: tinyurl.com/bdzxt2ht systass.org/young-system...

Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏

Last 2 days! Join our team!

Sal Keith (she/her)@salkeith.bsky.social · last mo.

ONE WEEK LEFT to apply 2 UKRI-funded Senior Research Associates; intersection of behaviour, conservation + AI (coral reefs/UK waters) 1x2yr9mth; 1x2yrs. TWO WEEKS LEFT for the 3rd position on behavioural ecology (2yrs9mth) More info here sallykeith.weebly.com/team.html @lec-reefs.bsky.social

great photo from Mike Quinn on bugguide, really captures the pants situation:

New paper lead by Siobhan Pearson, exploring morphological differences between fur seal and sea lion crania 🦭 We found that allometry explains most differences between the two groups. This project originated as Siobhan's Masters project at @nhm-london.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/mms....

Quantifying the Morphological Differences Between Fur Seals and Sea Lions

The eared seals (family Otariidae) are divided into fur seals and sea lions, despite a lack of cladistic support for these groups. The division is primarily based on hair morphology, and it is unknow...

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We're hiring Code Integrity and Accessibility editors at MEE! Ideal for people experienced in testing and validating code, and confidence working with at least one language - open to all career stages. Deadline 25th September ⏰️ Read the role description and apply👇 buff.ly/UaSg5au

A little post Monkey Cage news

Robin Ince@robinince.bsky.social · last mo.

Monkey Past . liberation Future. www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... #podcast #art #progress

Happy Star Trek day! I’ve tried to post several times but there’s clearly a tribble infestation in my tech today! Turns out I work in the Beta Quadrant. Teenage me would be delighted. 🤩

🐾 Mammal Monday: The Alpine marmot 🏔️ Meet the Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota)! Despite its rather hefty appearance, this mountain-dwelling mammal belongs to the family Sciuridae – like squirrels. 🐿️ Photos: Elias, © Christian Widmann 🧪 🦊 🦤 🌍

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