This is an inspiring article by @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social about people finding hope in 2025. Here's my contribution: fromthescienceclass.substack.com/p/a-scientis...

Barriers to public outreach — and why scientists need to overcome them When the author began to research why some scientists were hesitant to do this work, four main themes emerged.

“By talking to the public about our work, we can help rebuild a society that acknowledges the significance of science in everyday life and ensures that everyone has access to the information we need for informed decision-making.”
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...

Rats and the fall of Rapa Nui’s forests: invasive species, not humans, drove the island’s deforestation Study shows Polynesian rats, not just humans, drove Rapa Nui’s palm extinction through massive seed predation.

archaeologymag.com/2025/11/rats...

Bar chart of water conflicts from 2010 to 2024 showing major increases over time, from under 50 events per year in 2010 and 2011 to more than 350 in 2023 and 420 in 2023.

Bar chart showing the number of water-related conflicts in the Pacific Institute's Water Conflict Chronology by UN region. The most are in Western Asia (aka the Middle East) but with many in Southern Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The data go back more than 4000 years.

New report identifies major surge in water-related conflicts.
Violence over water is reported in every region of the world.

Pacific Institute releases an update to the Water Conflict Chronology, now documenting over 2750 cases over more than 4000 years. #water
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Important reminder that environmental pollution impacts communities disproportionately - even in your own home state.

doi-org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/10.1016/j.sf...

Jane Goodall (1934–2025): primatologist, conservationist, and messenger of hope Jane Goodall, who revealed the intimate lives of chimpanzees and gave the modern world a language of hope, has died at the age of 91. Over the course of six decades, she moved from an unlikely young…

Jane Goodall, who revealed the intimate lives of chimpanzees and gave the modern world a language of hope, has died at the age of 91.

“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference,” she told audiences. Those words remain her truest epitaph.

Lots of cool stuff happening in the lab this summer - got to learn a ton about our local freshwater mussel and fish populations!

These were the only photos I took the entire week…but the @icft2025.bsky.social was a huge success and I felt incredibly grateful to attend and present my research on lake trout spawning behavior in Lake Erie.

Monterey Bay White Sharks Intro YouTube video by Randy Kochevar

The first video for our Monterey Bay White Sharks project is live. Learn how we are working with colleagues from @stanfordwoods.bsky.social & @ucsantacruz.bsky.social to use tech to study white sharks. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social youtu.be/zqSd_zHLei0?...

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences social card to promote call for papers on new collection 'Fish telemetry to address management and conservation' with image of boat and fish underwater.

Fish telemetry is helping researchers uncover critical data to guide conservation decisions. Submit your research or review on telemetry applications for managing #aquaticspecies for this collection. Submissions open until Sept 30, 2025 ▶️ buff.ly/Y2FTYRL @icft2025.bsky.social

The Extinction of Truth Or, a Colossal Pile of Bullshit

I've written a Substack about the #ColossalBioSci #DeExtinction #DisInformation campaign; it's focused on polluting the information landscape, rather than the underlying science (except for species concepts, I talk about them)

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Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

The research team working from a raft to extract a lake sediment core from a small lake in southeast Alaska.

A large marine bivalve shell is pulled from the mud inside one of the lake sediment cores.

Landscape photo of the area near a sample lake in southeast Alaska.

Pleased to announce my lab will soon be hiring a postdoc! Join an interdisciplinary group working on ecosystem change following the last glacial maximum in southeast Alaska. Substantial modeling skills are a big plus! Applications due April 20th. coreykrabbenhoft.com/join-us-2/

A pink box with heart border and text reading, "We Love Our Federal Fisheries Workforce! Federal fisheries professionals are American heroes who safekeep our fisheries and aquatic resources for all of us."

Today, we share our love for federal #fisheries professionals who work tirelessly to address the myriad problems facing our nation’s fisheries. We urge the Administration to stop indiscriminate mass firings and to build and maintain a sufficient federal natural resource workforce.

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

Abstracts have been coming in hot over the last 24 hours! Last day to submit is today (January 31, 2025). Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far!

International Conference on Fish Telemetry (7th ICFT) Fourwaves - International Conference on Fish Telemetry (7th ICFT)

Abstract submission is now live for the 7th International Conference on Fish Telemetry. For all details regarding the conference, please check out the website at event.fourwaves.com/7thicft/pages

Program flyer for the Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University at Buffalo. $5000 stipend, 8 week program, free housing, travel expenses paid. Email Dr. Heather Williams (hw49@buffalo.edu) for more information or visit the website: https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/biological-sciences/undergraduate/experiential-learning/summer-research.html

Undergraduate student looking for research experience in summer 2025? Check out our department program.

Feeling incredibly grateful for my first semester which featured lots of electrofishing, learning all about the Great Lakes, a freshwater mollusk conference, and many quintessential Buffalo experiences!

Can freshwater mussels clean the Niagara River? UB scientists are investigating if the water and sediment quality of the upper river can support these organisms that naturally filter out contaminants.

Wading into the bsky world with an update on my lab. My university's comms team did a nice write-up on our new project on native mussels. We're propagating unionids as the first baby step toward a reintroduction program in the Niagara River watershed. Really fun departure from my usual fishy focus!