Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
Scientist, Ecologist, Professor, Naturalist
Peter J. Morin is an American ecologist known for his work in community ecology. He is a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources at Rutgers University, where he has been since 1983. .. more
Environmental science
37%
Biology
19%
Peter Morin
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· Jul 25
There’s Fungus Among Us. But Where Exactly?
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The fungus among us.
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Peter Morin
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· Jul 24
Evolutionary escalation in an exceptionally preserved Cambrian biota from the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA)
New Cambrian fossil biota from the Grand Canyon captures a “Goldilocks zone” of early animal life.
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Important fossils from the Grand Canyon
Evolutionary escalation in an exceptionally preserved Cambrian biota from the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA) | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evolutionary escalation in an exceptionally preserved Cambrian biota from the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA) | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Peter Morin
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· Jul 24
Opinion | Fear Comes to America
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"Fear is the mind killer"
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Peter Morin
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· Jul 22
Opinion | For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem
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Money talks...
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Peter Morin
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· Jul 8
Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
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Bad news for oysters, and the people who like them.
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Peter Morin
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· Jul 6
Opinion | A Plague of Pests Is Coming for California. Here’s How to Stop It.
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The art and science of biological control.
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Peter Morin
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· May 30
16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in Science Cuts
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The battle continues, and Jersey is in the fight to preserve science funding.
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Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
· May 15
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF
Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress
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It's not radically different, it's demolished. Trumps war on science continues.
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
· May 12
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring
Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff
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More bad news for science...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
· May 9
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Peter Morin
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· Apr 21
Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article)
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
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Peter Morin
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· Apr 20
Opinion | What Harvard Has Set the Stage For (Gift Article)
The university’s willingness to stand up to the Trump administration can be a model.
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Peter Morin
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· Apr 14
Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trump’s Trap, If They Dare (Gift Article)
It’s been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
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Peter Morin
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· Apr 13
Harvard Professors Sue Trump Administration Over Threat to Federal Funds (Gift Article)
The administration is reviewing about $9 billion in federal funding that the university receives.
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Peter Morin
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· Apr 6
We Are All Living in George Orwell’s World Now (Gift Article)
He is easy to quote, but what would the iconoclastic British socialist really have thought about politics today?
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Peter Morin
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· Apr 5
An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100 (Gift Article)
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.
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Peter Morin
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· Apr 4
Some spring blooms. Gray tree frogs are calling, very early!
Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
· Apr 4
The Formerly Incarcerated Person Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer (Gift Article)
After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could not guarantee his funding would survive.
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Peter Morin
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· Mar 31
Opinion | Universities Should Not be Afraid of Contentious Ideas (Gift Article)
Higher education cannot cede the space of public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.
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Peter Morin
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· Mar 28
A little more astronomy, M105 (Elliiptical galaxy) and M67 (open star cluster) via SeeStar S50.
Peter Morin
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· Mar 19
Trump delenda est
Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
· Mar 16
A Sunday thought
Friends,
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A Sunday thought
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Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
· Mar 16
Opinion | The View Inside Trump’s Assault on Universities (Gift Article)
The Trump administration’s attacks on universities will lead to the permanent diminishment of vital American institutions.
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Peter Morin
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· Mar 5
Opinion | Truths to Remember in a Time of Lies (Gift Article)
Chaos and disorientation are the goals here. But we know what’s going on behind the curtain.
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