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Happy World Wildlife Today! What's some of the great wildlife living near you? Feel free to share pics in comments below!
Here are some sea anemones and red algae off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.

After a Devastating Bird Flu Outbreak, Scotland's Seabirds Are Slowly Recovering—and So Are the Scientists Who Witnessed Their Decline The world’s largest colony of northern gannets was decimated by bird flu in 2022. Now, as their numbers climb again, researchers are collecting data to understand the virus’ lasting effects

After a Devastating Bird Flu Outbreak, Scotland’s Seabirds Are Slowly Recovering—and So Are the Scientists Who Witnessed Their Decline

The world’s largest colony of northern gannets was decimated by bird flu in 2022. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... 🧪🦑🌍

Today we presented at the Student Journal Forum! @canadasjf.bsky.social

#SJForum2026

There were a lot of great takeaways from the conference today, but I want to share this link, which offers guidance on how to cite Indigenous wisdom guides.library.ualberta.ca/c.php?g=7155...

Listening to Birdsong for Six Minutes Cuts Anxiety by 25 Percent Plus: an Italian painter who fixes vandalism at night, what centenarians eat, Pythagoras explained visually, and sleep banking cuts performance lapses in half.

Listening to Birdsong for Six Minutes Cuts Anxiety by 25 Percent

Day 1 of The Student Journal Forum is underway! @canadasjf.bsky.social #SJForum2026

Academic libraries cannot afford to carry on with transformative agreements - LSE Impact Caroline Edwards argues transformative agreements are unaffordable and introduces the Open Journals Collective as a model for scaling open access.

Now the #OpenJournalsCollective catalogue is live time to revisit @theblochian.bsky.social's @lseimpactblog.bsky.social article abt why it matters, why #TheFutureIsDiamond & how you can join our movement

Read the blog & follow links to the #OJC website for more info

blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

waterSHED Lab Team Members

A couple months ago, I compiled a list of best practices (including the unwritten rules) for applying to graduate school, at least as it applies to North American science programs (and w/ a bias towards my own preferences). I've now published that here ucalgary.ca/labs/waterSH... #AcademicSky 🧪⚒️

Why is no one talking about the IPBES Plenary in Manchester?

The British Ecological Society explains
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/a-be...

I can serve on your graduate thesis committee. Here’s what you can expect of me, and what I expect in return. By outlining my role and expectations as a committee member, my goal is to help make sure that we have a productive professional relationship, and that we avoid any conflict stemming from not being…

Folks, last year I published a list of what I expect from you, and what you can expect from me, if I am on your Masters/PhD committee. It's a useful resource for anyone thinking about a committee member, and also please let me know if you actually want me on your committee!
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We are excited to hear of this new development for Open Access journals!

Getting the most of out a scientific conference A slightly unconventional guide to your first time

Great tips from @hormiga.bsky.social for your first scientific conference — in perfect time for #SfN2025!

#neuroskyence

scienceforeveryone.science/getting-the-...

View of Earth from Space. The overlay text reads: Science & Technology for Transformative Change. For technology to be truly transformative, it must also incorporate equity and human rights considerations, ensuring that innovations and their benefits are shared fairly. Source: IPBES Transformative Change Assessment. The IPBES logo appear in white in the top right corner.

On this 🌍 World Science Day for Peace and Development, let’s remember that science is instrumental to #TransformativeChange.

Science is capable of redirecting development towards regenerative practices aligned with nature-positive goals. 🏡🧪

📚 https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment

“Weird” new species of ancient fossil snake discovered in southern England | Natural History Museum An extinct snake named Paradoxophidion richardoweni has slithered its way out of obscurity.

We’ve uncovered a new species of snake! 🐍

Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived 37 million years ago and has a strange mix of features that suggest it's an early caenophidian, the group containing 80% of living snakes.

Discover what it reveals about snake evolution 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

All 7 chapters of the #NexusAssessment Report are now available! 🏡

Read through the interlinkages of the nexus elements, as well as scenario analyses to evaluate possibilities, identifying pathways to sustainable futures with nexus-wide benefits. 🌍🧪

📚 https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

Journalism Is a Catalyst for Change—and a Critical Investment - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly For philanthropists focused on climate and biodiversity, journalism is a high-leverage investment that strengthens all other interventions.

Someone should make a poster:

"Journalism is not a luxury, it is infrastructure for survival."

--Rhett Ayers Butler

nonprofitquarterly.org/journalism-i...

Just a quick reminder: deadline for submissions is Sept. 30! Please see our website for details and guidelines. open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

A quick update, we are extending our submission deadline to September 30! Read more here: open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

Are you considering writing something to submit to our journal, but need a little more time? Good news! We are extending our submission deadline to September 30, 2025! Guidelines can be found here: open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

Humpback whales now migrate weeks early, signaling big ocean changes Humpback whales are migrating south earlier, likely due to warming oceans and shrinking Antarctic sea ice.

Humpback whales now migrate weeks early, signaling big ocean changes

“Fewer available krill prior to the migration could be forcing the whales back to the feeding grounds earlier,”

As krill fishing for fishmeal and supplements has intensified.

www.earth.com/news/humpbac...

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It's day 1 of #ICCB2025! Excited to be speaking in the Biodiversity Inventories session this morning at 10.30am - come along if you want to know about tools and resources to support open science research practices 🧪🌏

Just a reminder, July 31 is the deadline for submissions for our latest issue! More details can be found here: open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

Reconstructing historical catch trends of threatened sharks and rays based on fisher ecological knowledge

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'This is classic climate change': Sask. faces worst wildfire season in decades | CBC News Saskatchewan is battling the worst wildfire it's seen in decades and experts say it's largely caused by climate change.

Climate change is fueling devastating wildfires burning across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta through intensified heat, drought and atmospheric conditions. 🧵⬇️
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it When sea ice forms later, the communities of tiny algae that live within it change too. Detecting these early signals now could help us adapt to a changing world.

Antarctica’s sea ice is changing, and so is a vital part of the marine food web that lives within it
theconversation.com/antarcticas-...

Our deadline for submissions is just a little over two months away. Read more here: open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

We are now open to submissions for our Summer 2025 Inaugural Issue of The Open Journal of Biodiversity and Ecosystems! Please check our website for more information: open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

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Financial returns depend on nature. Just ask the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, which runs $1.6 trillion in assets, has just pulled off a massive strategic play. By placing 96% of its entire portfolio under natural capital risk assessment, it has created one of the strongest market signals yet that financial returns depend on nature. On natural capital.

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund

"Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global has determined that $1.536 trillion of its holdings requires natural capital analysis to “support value creation and manage the fund’s climate and nature risk exposure”.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

🔔 Biodiversity isn’t standalone: it’s tied to food, water, climate & health.

📅 On 21 March, @unepwcmc.bsky.social will explore how understanding this nexus can impact decisions for our future, with insights from the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment.

Join us!
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