Discussing density-dependent vs independent pop regulation in class and student asked if human wars are DD or DI. I said maybe DD because wars are often over resources...except for the Iran war, which seems not about resources at all, but just a madman.
But thinking more, maybe that is the norm?

a woman is sitting in a chair with a sign that says `` i 'm going down buster '' . ALT: a woman is sitting in a chair with a sign that says `` i 'm going down buster '' .

Our very elderly cat now has to take anti-nausea meds to help with her dizziness and gait. We call them her Lucille Two pills

It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

Registered for #Evolution2026! Early bird deadline is today.
I'll also say that Cleveland hits WAY over its reputation

Tess Grainger

Congratulations to Dr. Tess Grainger @integrativebiology.bsky.social, named an Early Career Fellow with the Ecological Society of America!

The fellowship recognizes ESA members who have advanced ecological knowledge & applications within 8 years of their doctorate.

www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/news/202...

I mean, if our grad students were getting that NIL money, they can release all the press releases they want

Remembering Dr. Lea Richardson Lea Richardson on the right, with the rest of the Spring Break 2023 field crew: Zoe Bautista, Daniel Dakduk, and Sebastien Postajian (jby) For more than a year, now, there’s been a hole in th…

So anyway, amidst everything else, I've been spending this week figuring out how to deal with the death of a mentee

Remembering Dr. Lea Richardson lab.jbyoder.org/2026/04/09/r...

Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years

New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

If you wonder why students protested loudly under Biden but aren’t as visible under Trump, it’s because they thought they had some margin of safety to speak on campus then. Even before Trump 2.0, they learned administrators and political leaders were willing to harm them instead. So here we are.

Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez:

“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”

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Me!
I think. I need these airfares to calm down to buy a plane ticket...
But Me!

I think Owen made this :)

Also, this logo is 🔥
#MansionMeeting2027

The American Society of Naturalists standalone meeting (formerly the Asilomar meeting) is being held instead in a mansion on Long Island on Jan 8-12. Mark your calendar.

Proposals for symposia are due April 30
www.amnat.org/announcement...

Robyn isn't queer??
I really feel like this info should have been included in the introductory pamphlet...

sorry i know it's supposed to be a scandal but there is literally nothing you could do that is more embarrassing than being married to that woman

Temporal analysis of reproduction distributed in space illuminates the climate‐change resiliency of toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) Premise Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia (Rosaceae), is an iconic and ecologically important member of California chaparral and oak woodland communities. Its habitat faces changing wildfire regimes, w...

NOW PUBLISHED at the American Journal of Botany: Temporal analysis of reproduction distributed in space illuminates the climate-change resiliency of toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...

LA is installing new speed trap cameras on local streets, and fine whatever. If you're going 10-15 mph over the speed limit, it's a warning and then a $50 fine.
But if you are going ONE HUNDRED MPH over the speed limit, it's a $500 fine. Not like, revocation of your license??

Sorry Duke maybe you shoulda kept your herbarium 💁‍♀️😡

a blonde dude with lots of tattoos and jeffrey dahmer glasses looks moodily at the camera with a Very Cool t-shirt with a goth girl on it, surrounded by flowers. Underneath it says Plant Native Plants

A person with glasses in a lovely backyard and long brown hair wears a black t-shirt that says biology is bigger than binaries with a honeybee, lily, and clownfish on it

We have 2 cool shirts! I have to sell them out by early April for 2 reasons:

1) 5 of my family members are staying in the Skype a Scientist stockroom in mid-April 😅
2) I need to fund our mural project which starts the first week of April!

They're soft! They're cute! Get a shirt!
SquidFacts.net

Marching with a band for #NoKings was the best

Student: "so what is a species then?"
Me: You're not allowed to ask me that for two more weeks

Democrats flip Florida state House district that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — The Hill Democrats delivered a blow to Florida Republicans and flipped a state House seat in President Trump’s backyard, according to Decision Desk HQ.

Just quietly slipped into this story:
“Trump voted by mail in the election”

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We are a Hispanic-serving institution and we just elected our first Latina faculty president...maybe ever? But certainly in several decades

NIH grant terminations affected women scientists more than men, study finds A new paper shows that women, particularly those early in their careers, have been disproportionately affected by NIH grant terminations.

www.statnews.com/2026/03/23/n...

I need a tool where I can put in two addresses, and then it pinpoints a spot in between those two places where a person starting from each address will need to take no more than one transit line to get to the meeting spot. Does that make sense? A meet in the middle calculator for transit users?

There are at least three major news stories about sexual assault and abuse of power by men in prominent positions this week. Government, labor, academia; the culture is everywhere, and women disproportionally bear the weight of the consequences.

If this week feels extra heavy, be kind to yourself.

It was 95 degrees in Los Angeles today. It’s winter.

CU faculty, staff and students push back against university-controlled AI rollout Hundreds have signed a letter of dissent arguing that an AI rollout lacked transparency and technical oversight. Others say campus leaders haven’t adequately addressed concerns about student privacy, ...

Been there, done that here in the Cal State system
www.cpr.org/2026/03/09/c...

I'm not sure anybody even knows exactly how many people are being killed in the Middle East, but the ONLY consequence of war I hear on American media is about oil prices