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Steve Jones @stevejones20.bsky.social · 3d

WHAT A SHOT FROM A'JA WILSON

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

This is important.

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 3d

Always so lovely to see Hoya flowers 🤍
#iamabotanist #plantjoy

a close up of hoya infloresence with a ball of pink little five-petaled flowers that's crimson in the middle.

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Tiffany Lowe-Power 🌱🦠 @tlowepower.bsky.social · 20d

Please repost -- The Univ. California Davis dept of Plant Pathology is hiring a Fungal biologist / Mycologist

Applications due Dec 1

Application portal: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

Screenshot shows part of the job posting (with alt-text of the same text)

he Department of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis is seeking applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Mycology, with a focus on plant pathogenic, symbiotic,
or mycotoxigenic fungi and fungal-like organisms (e.g., oomycetes). We are looking for a highly
motivated and creative scientist with a strong background in mycology and/or the biology of fungi and
fungal-like organisms that interact with plants. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a
world-class, externally funded research program that integrates both fundamental and applied aspects
of fungal biology within the context of plant pathology. We welcome applicants pursuing a wide range
of research topics related to plant-associated fungi, including but not limited to mechanisms of fungal
pathogenesis or symbiosis with plants, population genomics and evolution of fungal plant pathogens,
plant-associated fungal microbiomes and plant-microbe interactions, and/or one health approaches to
fungal diseases and antifungal resistance. Applicants working in other relevant research areas involving
pathogenic, symbiotic, or mycotoxigenic fungi or fungal-like organisms that affect plant health are also
encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have significant opportunities for collaboration with
faculty in plant pathology, microbiology, genomics, and agricultural sciences, and to contribute to
addressing issues of importance to California’s agricultural and natural ecosystems.
The appointee primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upperdivision lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society, a general education class for non-majors.
Additional graduate and undergraduate teaching responsibilities may be assigned based on
departmental needs and the candidate’s expertise. The department offers modern instructional
facilities, including a newly renovated teaching laboratory.

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Cathy Hernandez @cathyhernandez.bsky.social · 4d

Very happy to share that I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina in January! My group will be working on environmental phage ecology and evolution, and I am recruiting for the upcoming year (more info below).

A graphic advertising phage ecology and evolution research at the University of South Carolina, showing a central image of a tide pool flanked by a photo of an agar plate containing diverse microbes and a TEM image of a virus particle.

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Ana Bedoya @botana-bedoya.bsky.social · 4d

One week to apply before reviews start for the postdoc I am offering investigating the tempo and pattern of river connections with the closure of the isthmus of Panama and its impact on river plant (Podostemaceae) migration. Genomic+fossil+geological data + fieldwork 👇

Ana Bedoya @botana-bedoya.bsky.social · Aug 29

I am recruiting a postdoc to work for 2-3 yrs on our NSF-funded project aiming to investigate plant migration and river connectivity with the closure of the Isthmus of Panama. Leading publications, fieldwork in CR & Panama, applying and expanding phylo. & pop.gen tools👇

www.nybg.org/about/work-w...

Employment | New York Botanical Garden

Find out what employment opportunities are available at The New York Botanical Garden.

www.nybg.org

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 5d

Apply to become the next MSU EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow!

These are two year positions with research stipend, working with 2+ MSU EEB faculty. Applications due 10 November 2025. More here:

eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

eeb.msu.edu

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Kristen Nolting, PhD 🌻🌿 @kristennolting.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!

Kristen Nolting, PhD 🌻🌿 @kristennolting.bsky.social · 5d

Amazing!!!! Congratulations!!!!!

Laura Lagomarsino, PhD @tropicalbotany.bsky.social · 5d

I’m so proud of my grad student @evoyeyo.bsky.social for defending his @lsubiosci.bsky.social PhD thesis on macroevolution of #Brachyotum and the broader Andean flora today. Felicidades, Dr. Paredes-Burneo!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽‍🎓🇵🇪

Diego and I posing next to each other after his defense in the LSU herbarium.

Diego in front of a slide that says “Plant evolution in the Andes is more complex than current phylogenomic models can explain” with lots of pretty plant photos around the text.

A celebration in Diego’s honor in the LSU herbarium.

Diego, family, me and other close friends celebrate at dinner.

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Temporal Ecology Lab @temporalecology.bsky.social · 5d

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 5d

Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea

Three dudes dressed three very different ways - first in a more conservative suit and tie, second in a short sleeve shirt and hat, third in a pink vest and tie

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 5d

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · 6d

'Supermoon' - the first of 3 this year. This evening's fantastic rising full Harvest Moon! Actually 100% about 04.45 tomorrow morning. Also rising into the 'Belt of Venus' #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social

The Harvest or Hunter Supermoon. Currently just 362k miles from Earth. It is properly called a Perigee Moon.

Moon rising over the east of south London

The full Moon rising through the Belt of Venus which is an atmospheric phenomenon that appears as a pinkish or brownish glow in the sky right after sunset or just before sunrise. The glow is visible above the dark blue band of Earth's shadow, which rises on the horizon opposite the sun. The phenomenon is also known as the anti-twilight arch.

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Kristen Nolting, PhD 🌻🌿 @kristennolting.bsky.social · 5d

Ohh, thank you! They are so helpful for teaching!!!

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 5d

Well his name is not "Good bunny"

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 5d

Some advertising you just can't buy

MAGA Congresswoman: Bad Bunnys super bowl halftime show a demonic sexual performance

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 5d

The schedule for #WSN2025 is now up on the website!
www.wsn-online.org

Western Society of Naturalists

www.wsn-online.org

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Kristen Nolting, PhD 🌻🌿 @kristennolting.bsky.social · 5d

Hi #PlantPeeps! I'm doing some re-organizing in our small herbarium - mostly trying to organize our teaching specimens! Does anyone have a lead on where to buy plastic sleeves (clear, and sealed on 3 sides so you can slide in your specimen, but still access the label on the bottom)? #iamabotanist

a cartoon cat wearing sunglasses with the website pusheen.com underneath it

Alt: pusheen the cat dancing and waving, wearing black sunglasses

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Blue Beehive Studio @bluebeehivestudio.bsky.social · 7d

Announcing our 2025 Fall sale as we count down to Halloween - no coupons needed! Everything will be discounted for a limited time at BlueBeehiveStudio.Etsy.com (no international orders at this time, sorry!).
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#science #scientist #biology #evolution #tarot #mercurydime #jewelry #sale

Fall themed color ad for Blue Beehive Studio announcing a sale from oct 9 to nov 1 2025

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · 7d

And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯

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New Zealand Geographic @nzgeo.bsky.social · 8d

Remember the Magic Eye books of the 90s?? Now, you can have a crack at viewing New Zealand’s native flowers in 3D. Clematis, orchid, ngutukākā, korukoru, oioi… this is a luscious, spectacular feature by @rebekahwhite.bsky.social, based on the new book He Puāwai by @theobrominated.bsky.social

Magic flora

Philip Garnock-Jones has spent more than a decade photographing our native flowers as they’ve never been shown before: in luscious, three-dimensional detail.

www.nzgeo.com

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Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 10d

Webpage on the hidden curriculum of applying to ecology and evolution grad programs in the US (a lot of the info applies to other fields too, but perhaps less well): applyingtoeeb.info

#AcademicSky 🧪

Applying to US Graduate School in Ecology, Evolution, and Related Fields

applyingtoeeb.info

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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 13d

Super excited about this review/new data preprint on aquatic plant photosynthetic methods - turns out its *hard* to measure stuff underwater! Led by awesome grad in the lab @ellliieee.bsky.social with postdoc @wickellomics.bsky.social and some brilliant people at LiCor! 💧🌿

bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 15d

Techniques and challenges in studying photosynthetic diversity in freshwater aquatic vascular plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.677520v1

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10d

No need to be scared of him. The trend is clear - everyone outside of his hard base is abandoning him.

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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 10d

Get symposium and colloquium proposals together for Botany 2026, the joint meeting of @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social @botsocamerica.bsky.social @herbariumcurators.bsky.social @iaptglobal.bsky.social + Am Bryological Society and Am Fern Society... best meeting of the year!

mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

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