After 4 1/2 years, my dissertation defense is scheduled!

Happy evening beautiful people ❤️

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024 After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2...

Stunning photojournalism in here: "From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024" apnews.com/article/phot...

Dragonfly of the day.

SFS Council for Underrepresented Voices (CUV) seeks new members, diverse perspectives and backgrounds The Society for Freshwater Science invites nominations for the SFS Council of Underrepresented Voices (CUV). The CUV is a forum for members from groups that are underrepresented in the aquatic sciences to convene and provide perspective and guidance on SFS programs, goals, operations, and initiatives. The CUV welcomes all ideas and opinions, and it will play a key role in SFS’ path to becoming a truly diverse and inclusive scientific society. Nominations accepted through December 13, 2024.

Hey SFSers! Would you like to be nominated to the Council for Underrepresented Voices in the society? Have any suggestions of someone to nominate? I'm happy to write a nomination, but I don't feel like I know anyone well enough to just do it. So lemme know! 🌎💧🧪

Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa Click on the article title to read more.

An Ethiopian wolf foraging for nectar. Researchers speculate that it may be a rare case of a carnivore acting as a pollinator.

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Ecological erosion and expanding extinction risk of sharks and rays The true state of ocean biodiversity is difficult to assess, and there are few global indicators to track the primary threat of overfishing. We calculated a 50-year Red List Index of extinction risk a...

Ecological erosion and expanding extinction risk of sharks and rays 🦑🌎🐟🧪🦈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Robert is here! 🧪🌎🦑🐠