Peter Morin
@pjmorin.bsky.social
Scientist, Ecologist, Professor, Naturalist
The fungus among us.
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There’s Fungus Among Us. But Where Exactly?
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July 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The fungus among us.
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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/...
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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July 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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/...
"Fear is the mind killer"
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Opinion | Fear Comes to America
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July 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Fear is the mind killer"
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Money talks...
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Opinion | For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem
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July 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Money talks...
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Bad news for oysters, and the people who like them.
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Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming
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July 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Bad news for oysters, and the people who like them.
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The art and science of biological control.
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Opinion | A Plague of Pests Is Coming for California. Here’s How to Stop It.
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July 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The art and science of biological control.
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The battle continues, and Jersey is in the fight to preserve science funding.
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16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in Science Cuts
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May 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The battle continues, and Jersey is in the fight to preserve science funding.
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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...
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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May 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's not radically different, it's demolished. Trumps war on science continues.
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Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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...
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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May 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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...
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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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May 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article)
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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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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April 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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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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April 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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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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April 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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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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April 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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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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April 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Some spring blooms. Gray tree frogs are calling, very early!
April 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some spring blooms. Gray tree frogs are calling, very early!
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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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April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Another edge on galaxy last night, NGC 4244
April 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another edge on galaxy last night, NGC 4244
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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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March 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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A little more astronomy, M105 (Elliiptical galaxy) and M67 (open star cluster) via SeeStar S50.
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A little more astronomy, M105 (Elliiptical galaxy) and M67 (open star cluster) via SeeStar S50.
A little astronomy from last night...
March 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A little astronomy from last night...
A Sunday thought
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A Sunday thought
Friends,
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March 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A Sunday thought
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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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March 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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