There’s Fungus Among Us. But Where Exactly?

The fungus among us.

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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.

Important fossils from the Grand Canyon

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Opinion | Fear Comes to America

"Fear is the mind killer"

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Opinion | For Once, Some Good News About a Fragile Ecosystem

Money talks...

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Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming

Bad news for oysters, and the people who like them.

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Opinion | A Plague of Pests Is Coming for California. Here’s How to Stop It.

The art and science of biological control.

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16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in Science Cuts

The battle continues, and Jersey is in the fight to preserve science funding.

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Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

It's not radically different, it's demolished. Trumps war on science continues.

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NSF slashes number of ‘rotators’ and well-paid managers as part of restructuring Smaller future budgets will require fewer people, NSF official tells staff

More bad news for science...

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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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Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf (Gift Article) When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.

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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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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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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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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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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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Some spring blooms. Gray tree frogs are calling, very early!

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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Another edge on galaxy last night, NGC 4244

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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A little more astronomy, M105 (Elliiptical galaxy) and M67 (open star cluster) via SeeStar S50.

A little astronomy from last night...

Trump delenda est

A Sunday thought Friends,

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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M101 in Ursa Major

The Moon last night

Opinion | Truths to Remember in a Time of Lies (Gift Article) Chaos and disorientation are the goals here. But we know what’s going on behind the curtain.

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M101 the Whirlpool Galaxy

The Owl Nebula, M97, last night