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Kim Rosvall @rosvall-lab.bsky.social · 6d

This is a nice IU short on our eclipse project. #NSF youtube.com/shorts/PrQGn...

Indiana University scientists lead project on how birds responded to the 2024 Great American Eclipse

YouTube video by Kimberly Rosvall

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2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 1d

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Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 1d

Spotted in a coffee shop in Kyoto.
Says “scan this QR code. Can you guess the 10 types of trees?”

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 5d

I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word.
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Evolutionary Genomics

The postdoctoral researcher will work in Dr. Michael Grillo’s plant evolutionary genetics lab. The goal of this research project is to understand the genomic basis of plant-microbiome variation in leg...

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 4d

Doyoubi, Tokyo

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 6d

Harrod’s food court ✅ KaDeWe 6th floor in Berlin ✅
And now Mitsukoshi Ginza food court ✅❤️‍🔥

Bento boxes for sale behind a glass case.

Super-detailed confections in a glass case.

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 7d

Holy smokes!

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New Zealand Geographic @nzgeo.bsky.social · 11d

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.

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Julia Saltz @juliasaltz.bsky.social · 12d

my lab has moved to @iubiology.bsky.social! We're getting the #newlab set up here and excited to interact with @iu-cisab.bsky.social, @bdsc.bsky.social, and more! I'd love to hear from prospective lab members, especially prospective PhD students, postdocs, and technicians. more info: saltzlab.com

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 13d

Requirement: a love of the outdoors!

Mike Moore @moore-evo-eco.bsky.social · 13d

Come work with us! My lab is looking for PhD student(s) to study elevational range shifts among dragonflies in Colorado. Reviewing applications now - apply by Nov 1 at the latest

You could spend your summers here!

Blue Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Ward, Colorado. A jagged peak towers over a serene alpine lake

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 14d

I remember hearing about someone who would go into a bar and sit down and ask the person next to them if they could name a scientist. Two most frequent answers were Jane Goodall and Carl Sagan.

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 14d

🎉🆕📰🎉: The evolutionary dynamics of plant mating systems: how bias for studying ‘interesting’ plant reproductive systems could backfire
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 16d

Ok Susana. Here’s a Charadra deridens that I encountered on my way home.

A segmented caterpillar with long white tufts extending out from each segment, on a brown leaf.

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 16d

I want to see the page selling hats!

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · 18d

Do not miss it!
1st Place
2025 Small World in Motion Competition

"Self-pollination in a flower of thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)"

Credit
Jay McClellan

🧪 #Science #SciComm #Nature #Photography
1- www.nikonsmallworld.com
2- www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 19d

I have an inordinate fondness for pelicans.

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Laurent Formery @laurentformery.bsky.social · 20d

Sea urchin metamorphosis is maybe one of the most radical event in developmental biology. In just about an hour, these little pluteus larvae completely reorganize their entire body plan.

Very happy that this video got awarded an honorable mention by #NikonSmallWorld 😃

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 22d

Microbiology societies from 5 continents have launched the first global strategy to harness microbial science in tackling climate change.

IU Biology’s Jay Lennon is lead author of the paper, co-published in 6 leading scientific journals.

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social !
🔗 go.iu.edu/8uZN

IU Biology Professor Jay Lennon is standing outside in front of leaves.

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 25d

Question: how many beer gardens are there in Berlin? Maybe we will find out!

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 26d

And Silene acaulis!

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 26d

Indiana University offers 2 NIH traineeships in reproductive diversity, focusing on sexual reproduction and development across species. PhD in relevant fields required. More info: https://reporter.nih.gov/search/tkwkKtadrUm6rFCBMUaEnw/project-details/11137703. #postdoc

RePORT ⟩ RePORTER

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 28d

The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.

When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.

Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · 28d

Lobelia!

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · Sep 15

Wow, this one rivals the mantis that looks (and moves) like an orchid flower.

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Lynda Delph @ldelph.bsky.social · Sep 14

Lebensfreude

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