Or come hear me talk about this stuff at the SFS conference this May! #SFS2026 #2026SFS

Insect colonization alters resistant taxa population dynamics but not community composition in ephemeral wetland mesocosms - Hydrobiologia Ephemeral wetlands support unique communities dominated by drought-resistant species that persist through dry periods and resilient taxa that recolonize from permanent refuges. Climate change is predi...

Or at the doi if you have journal access :)
doi.org/10.1007/s107...

Article available here as read only: rdcu.be/e6YX3

As climate change reduces landscape-scale habitat availability for insects that colonize ephemeral wetlands, population-level shifts in large branchiopods will likely further shift ephemeral wetland ecosystem function from its historic state, which may have large impacts for migrating birds

Insect colonization didn't change which large branchiopod taxa were present, but it did affect their body size, abundance, and reproductive timing (and did so differently across different taxa!).

New 🦐 paper out in Hydrobiologia (with one of my faves @bugginbusch.bsky.social )! We asked: how do resistant ephemeral wetland communities change when insects can't colonize? Short answer is: the species list stays the same, but the populations look different!

The National Science Foundation’s entire budget is $10 billion.

Covers of the 2 leading science journals this week
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

As a compromise you could embroider some Dolichospermum or maybe a figure if you're feeling crazy

🗣️ MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: Over 80% of our nation’s 4.4M miles of rivers aren’t adequately protected!

Our brand new peer-reviewed research with Conservation Science Partners published in Nature Sustainability shows just how vulnerable our rivers are.

➡️ Learn more: www.americanrivers.org/npra-explore...

Interior to Spend Holidays Studying Refuges for Possible Closure Congress will have to approve any Interior Department plans to abolish national wildlife refuges as staff members spend the next few weeks completing a review the US Fish and Wildlife Service has orde...

Over the holidays, every single national wildlife refuge, plus some fish hatcheries and marine monuments were directed to conduct a system-wide review. Outrageous deadline of Jan 5 functionally eliminates public input & tribal consultation.

news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.

SFS Response Letter on Changes to Waters of the U.S. Definition | Society for Freshwater Science December 30, 2025 — The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) today released a letter outlining changes to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition and our response.

The EPA has announced changes to the definition of Waters of the U.S. that leave critical systems supporting drinking water, floodwater storage, and biodiversity unprotected. Public comments on the changes are open until January 5, 2026.

Read SFS's response: freshwater-science.org/news/sfs-res...

The Trump administration just unveiled a plan to significantly narrow which bodies of water qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act. They proposed a new definition of what counts as a “water of the United States,” a change that would

dramatically reduce which waterways fall under federal pollution safeguards. Under the proposal, groundwater would be excluded entirely, and interstate waters would no longer receive automatic protection.

EPA & Army Corps Unveil Clear, Durable WOTUS Proposal | US EPA EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle, today announced a proposed rule that would establish a clear, durable, common-sense definition of “waters ...

The rule also removes protections for ephemeral streams (waterways that flow only after rain or snow) despite their importance to downstream water quality. In short, this proposal rolls back long-standing protections and leaves millions of acres of waterways more vulnerable to pollution.

Surveying wildlife in a pond with water reeds, amidst farmland, trees, hills, woods in distance.

Often overlooked, small water bodies - streams, damp ditches, small bogs, ponds - support more rare species compared with larger habitats while high-quality ponds support about 2/3 of all freshwater plant + animal species in a landscape.

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freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...

Cover of the October 2025 issue of Ecosphere

Alpine lakes among the dramatic peaks of Kings Canyon Nat'l Park grace Ecosphere's October cover. New research shows how introduced trout have impacts that ripple through the food web and reshape bird communities

Browse the full #OpenAccess issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...

Our peer review system for scientific publishing
-we pay to publish our MSs
-pay to read other’s MSs
-and donate our time to review MSs
is bad enough without passive aggressive review reminders, touting the “quality” journal’s rapid turnaround time and asking why you are setting back science.

Economic loss from the White House's NSF FY 2026 Proposed Budget

New from #SCIMaP - analysis of the White House’s Proposed FY 2026 National Science Foundation Budget.

Take-home: Slashing NSF by >50% will lead to ~$11 billion in economic loss and extensive job loss and reduced training opportunities in communities nationwide.

Report: osf.io/e8rnc

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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

Nine former CDC directors, from Bill Foege onward, speak out about the incalculable harm that RFK, Jr. is doing to public health in the US and around the world.

Gift link.

How do i explain germ theory to my 4 month old so he knows to only put clean toys in his mouth

Love that Reno has this diatom themed facade on a highway underpass

Kansas lesser prairie chicken loses endangered species act protections after Texas court order The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered classifications, lost its federal protections in court in a victory for Great Plains petroleum and...

The lesser prairie chicken, a dancing grouse that has long teetered between threatened and endangered classifications, lost its federal protections in court in a victory for Great Plains petroleum and cattle industries.
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/4mm6mrB

Energy chief suggests Trump administration is altering previously published climate reports | CNN Wright said the Trump administration is updating the National Climate Assessments that have been previously published, which the administration recently removed from government websites.

The Trump administration has deleted all previous National #Climate Assessments from government websites and fired the scientists working on the next report. Now they say they're going to rewrite the previous ones.
This is scientific sabotage and a rewriting of history.

www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/c...

A quick clip from my Dragonfly Life Cycle video - a timelapse of the metamorphosis of a Willow Emerald nymph into an adult
Watch in 4K here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy7V...
#bugsky #pondlife #ukwildlife @odonataamericas.bsky.social @riverflies.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.

This federal program helps track America's ecosystems. Trump's budget would gut it The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

NONE in Life science?! NONE?!