Express yourself The brain’s expression of more than 3000 genes differs between men and women

Express yourself | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Don’t believe headlines saying that vaccine skepticism is widespread Despite some headlines, a new poll does not show that most Americans no longer trust vaccines.

Such an important piece from @drhigginsmd.bsky.social. I had similar conclusions when I looked at the Politico poll in question, but Dr. Higgins expressed it more eloquently than I ever could.

Vaccine hesitancy is not mainstream and we should not present it as such.

GET A SHARK COOKIE WHILE YOU'RE AT THE BAKERY BUDDY

These wondrous worms build their homes directly on the rocky vent chimneys where temperatures can reach up to 105 degrees Celsius (221 degrees Fahrenheit). 🔥⁠
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Pompeii worms (Alvinella pompejana) live on hydrothermal vent “chimneys,” where superheated water belches from within the Earth’s crust.

Evolution 2025 Registration Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

Don't hesitate! There are still ~6 hours to REGISTER for #Evol2026 at the early bird rate. Learn lots! Meet people from ASN, SSE, SSB, and beyond! Catch up with old friends! Commiserate with colleagues! And save money while doing so! Register here: www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration... 1/2

Synergistic impact of marine heat waves and rapid intensification exacerbates tropical cyclone destructive power worldwide Marine heat waves supercharge tropical cyclones, leading to unprecedented strengthening and greater economic damages worldwide.

Cyclones “supercharged” by marine heatwaves cause more billion-dollar disasters than unenhanced ones, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4spH2TA

Lineage-specific decoupling of arginine vasotocin-evoked aggression in male darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae) The repeated evolution of parental care is often accompanied by shifts in the neural circuits and hormonal pathways that regulate motivation and aggre…

New paper led by @taylorblack.bsky.social shows AVT modulates aggression in darter lineages with nest site territoriality and paternal care but elicits no behavioral response in a species that secondarily lost territoriality and care www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PhD opportunity at The Center for Integrative Paleobiology TIP UPJŠ in Košice.

Origin and adaptive patterns of secondary flightlessness: an alternative evolution of birds.

More info: tinyurl.com/2uhhbnt2

The application must be sent by 31.5.2026: lnkd.in/eaBCajVZ

#palaeontology
#palaeobiology

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones - Carbon Brief Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses

🌊 Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones

www.carbonbrief.org/marine-heatw...

Now do you believe me when I tell you the ocean has absorbed ~30% of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted? 🩵

And that it has absorbed 90%+ of the heat trapped by greenhouse gasses? 🩵

Emperor penguins, the world’s largest penguin species, are now on the list of wildlife endangered by global warming, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on Thursday. nyti.ms/3OqmmwS

‼️NEW ANGLERFISH PAPER! 🐟🎣

So excited to share the final part of my Master’s research! We explore the bizarre tacklebox of anglerfish lures and show how these fishes evolved different ways to attract prey and maybe even mates in the deep sea. 🧪🦑🌊🦇🦀

Open access paper link: doi.org/10.1643/i202...

Welcome to the Great Bear Sea After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

Here's the @biographic.bsky.social feature in case you missed it! Featuring stellar editing by @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social and immersive photography and video by Bennett Whitnell. Thanks also to @hakai.org and @ijnr.bsky.social for the support.

a photo of the earth taken from the Artemis mission in space. you can see the traceries of clouds along with the auroras on both poles. the continent of Africa is visible along with the atlantic ocean

look at that you son of a bitch

thats all we have. thats it. that's all there is, this impossibly delicate little egg in the endless black nothing. this water droplet. its our home, its where we all live and hating each other just makes no sense when its this precarious

Boxes filled with various shells are shown above a banner. The banner displays the logo of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, featuring a skeletal image. Below, text reads: "WE'RE HIRING! Malacology Curatorial Assistant."

Are you a biologist with a focus on malacology or invertebrate zoology? The MCZ is looking to hire a Curatorial Assistant in our malacology department! Apply at https://bit.ly/4sbHCnL

How squid survived Earth’s biggest extinction and took over the oceans Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre,…

How squid survived Earth’s biggest extinction and took over the oceans www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🧪🌎🦑

The front cover if Issue 6 of Volume 229 of Journal of Experimental Biology. The journal title is at the top of the cover. Beneath it is a photo of a great hammerhead shark swimming almost toward the camera with some smaller fish below, near the sandy bottom of the sea. The Company of Biologists logo is in the bottom left of the image.

Issue 6 has closed and issue 7, a Special Issue dedicated to The Integrative Biology of Exercise, has opened

journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

The front cover of Issue 6, by Yannis Papastamatiou, shows a great hammerhead shark

This 6-foot-long fish makes a 7,000-mile round trip to spawn. Amazon nations are uniting to save it | CNN The epic migration route of the dorado catfish through the Amazon is being choked by dams and river fragmentation, but a new action plan could protect it.

This 6-foot fish has the world’s longest freshwater migration. Amazon nations are uniting to save it

www.cnn.com/science/dora...

New crustacean named after its unique butt Along with 23 other newly discovered critters living in the deep-sea.

New crustacean named after its unique butt www.popsci.com/environment/...

🌾 Croplands account for ~5% of global emissions, driven by how we grow food, not just what we grow.

From fertilizer use to water management, small choices add up. Cutting emissions means smarter, context-specific farming. Explore the data: go.wri.org/crops-emissi...

a digital scan shows the skull from the front of some kind of fish with its skeleton and hard tissue illuminated in dark blue and some spines and its wide jaws with rows of very pointed teeth picked out in greens and yellows against a black background

#MondayMood 🐠 Museum technology is shifting how specimens are processed, providing more accessibility for research, education, outreach and collaboration. Explore our online exhibit:

Inner Beauty 🩻 Skeletons Revealed from the Museum’s Fish Collection
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/onl...

You know what all teams in the men's Final Four (and both women's teams in so far) have in common?

HERBARIA.

UConn is threatening to cut the staff of our nat history collections (plus many other awful budget cuts). If only we cared as much about biodiversity as we do about buzzer beaters!

An elite eight basketball bracket image but with 8 gars instead of basketball teams. Really. Alligator Gar, Longnose Gar, Hybrid Gar, Cuban Gar, Tropical Gar, Florida Gar, Shortnose Gar, Spotted Gar.

Who you got winning GARch Madness??? 🐟🏀😎

Credits (photos, illustrations, design): @garlab.bsky.social team & @zankurus.bsky.social

Close up shot of Solaster endeca surface pink and bubbly. By Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/4371752155/

Red and orange projections as a close up shot of Crossaster papposus surface. Photo by Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/4372503348/

Closeup of sea star skin, unknown species. Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/8447618289/

Close up of Crossaster papposus sea star skin. By Alexander Semenov: https://www.flickr.com/photos/a_semenov/8448703898/in/photostream/

My god. Have you ever seen close-ups of sea star skin? 🧪🌊🌿

An adult specimen of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi seen from above. In the center of the image, it is possible to distinguish the aboral organ, a complex sensory structure. (Alexandre Jan)

The 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ and the evolution of complex integrative centers in animals 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Suggests central sensory organ is more complex and brain-like than we realized.

That's got huge implications for the evolution of animal nervous systems.

A map of the study area. (A) Location of the Monte Verde site (yellow star) in the Lake District of southern Chile in relation to the terminal moraines from the last glaciation (light gray) and outwash plains (dark gray) grading to them. Locations of section 1 (S1) and section 2 (S2) are indicated with black dots. White dots indicate nearby towns. (B) Geologic map of the Monte Verde site area showing major geomorphic units and site areas from the original investigators in the Chinchihuapi valley. The base map is a digital elevation model created from drone photogrammetry.

Following the first independent investigation in 50 years of Monte Verde—a landmark archaeological site in Chile—researchers in Science report that it may be much younger than previously believed. https://scim.ag/47TTlQy

Marine population genomics datasets The Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern University is conducting an informal survey of published, unpublished, or planned population genomic datasets in marine and coastal species. W...

Informal survey of published or unpublished Marine Population Genomics Datasets due March 23. We aim to develop a resource that researchers can use to find collaborators, develop grant proposals, and find datasets. 🦑🧪🧬🖥️ forms.gle/baUNh1s8gapG...

National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling

National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ --Survey/report from @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...

Paleontology has an Epstein problem. Women in the field say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny | CBC Radio The names of hundreds of scientists have appeared in the Epstein files, including prominent dinosaur researchers. As the paleontology community reckons with the fallout of these revelations, women in ...

Science has an Epstein problem. Women in paleontology say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny.
When paleontologist Riley Black learned that several scientists in her field had appeared in the Epstein files, she wasn't remotely shocked.

www.cbc.ca/radio/epstei...