Timeline showing major discoveries in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Histogram showing increase in scientific publications about anthocyanins. Figure source: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202603.2058.v1
Excited about plant pigments? Anthocyanin biosynthesis is a hot topic in plant biology, judging by the growing number of publications #FlavonoidFriday
doi.org/10.20944/pre... & shorturl.at/Hrm4c
@puckerlab.bsky.social
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🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics!
My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026.
We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems.
#Postdoc #EcoEvo
Pls RT!
We're excited to be recruiting an NSF funded postdoc to work in the Villanea lab at CU Boulder. We're specifically interested in candidates who want to work at the intersection of population genetics, ancient DNA, and computer modeling. Please RT
jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside.
What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there?
I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait.
New paper alert🔔My last PhD chapter is published📣
Our new study explains how the ratio of sapwood to leaf area🌿varies with hydraulic traits and climate on a global scale. Our theoretical model can capture almost 60% of trait variation.
Stay tuned! Blog is on the way
Just started this one by @berondam.bsky.social!
I hear from friends in WA, where the trees are dying.
I hear of the loss in the Adelaide Hills.
I see it here in Central VIC.
I see it across the higher mountains.
The fact that ecologists still manage to function in the face of ongoing loss is a daily miracle.
theconversation.com/yes-forest-t...
PhD Opportunity in Plant Ecophysiology – Adelaide University We are looking for an PhD candidate to join an exciting research project focused on understanding heat and drought combined impacts on threatened plants’ mortality. Key Objectives: Describe drought sensitivity in juvenile and mature individuals of threatened plant species. Disentangle the effects of elevated temperature, soil dryness, and atmospheric water demand on the sensitivity of threatened species to hotter droughts. Model threatened species’ risk of mortality under current and future hotter droughts. Eligibility: Australians and international applicants with a completed Master's degree (GPA > 5.0) and/or a completed 4-year Bachelor with Honours (GPA > 5.0) in Plant Biology or related areas; Proof of English proficiency (e.g. IELTS score > 6.5 or equivalent qualification), only for applicants who speak English as a second language. Strong analytical and programming skills in R or Python. Genuine interest in studying plants with previous experience in plant ecology and/or physiology. Effective writing skills; a passion for reading, writing, and continually improving as a communicator. Ability to drive in Australia is desirable but not essential. Start Date: April 2026 (negotiable) Duration: 3.5 years Benefits: PhD scholarship (tax-exempt stipend of $36,500 AUD p.a. + $3,000 AUD p.a. top up); Higher stipend rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates ($ 53,608 p.a.); Relocation allowances for both domestic and international candidates; Single Overseas Student Health cover for international applicants. 100% tuition fee waiver. How to Apply: Email the following documents to ilaine.matos@adelaide.edu.au before the 15th of February 2026. Women and people underrepresented in research are encouraged to apply. 1-page cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position and your previous experiences relevant for this opportunity. Curriculum Vitae in the Adelaide University format.
✨ PhD opportunity studying drought and heatwave effects on threatened plants ✨🔥
Funded by an ARC DECRA awarded to the amazing Dr Ilaíne Matos and co-supervised by Dr Sami Rifai and me!
Limited by the character limit here, so please see the attached flyer for all the details - please share widely!
Kind strangers are matching contributions all week to these six families & a displacement camp!
YOU can help with—and be doubled for—food, emergency healthcare, winter & newborn supplies. Give, click "weekly" on anything to sustain that help, then act. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Francis Hallé, adossé au tronc d'un arbre, dans son jardin à Montpellier.
Francis Hallé
C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous annonçons le décès de Francis Hallé, le 31 Décembre à 23h00.
Il s’est éteint chez lui, à Montpellier, entouré de sa famille.
😢
Amazing news... 222 members of the giving circle now cover 67% our baseline weekly goal for these families. 😎 legends.
Join in. Let's get that to 100% chuffed.org/project/hope...
Photo of a large number of scarlet monkeyflower plants growing in southern California (photo by MC Moazed).
Excited to share the first two publications from our PERSIST (Predicting Evolutionary Rescue of a Species in Space and Time) project. Thanks to NSF-DEB for supporting this work! (1/3)
Oh wow mais j'avais pas capté que vous le prendriez comme un "oki, on va lui exploser son stock"
Merci merci ❤️
Sibylle qui m'aide sur les commandes est ravie car ça lui fait du chiffre à elle aussi
Olala merci la team 🐸🔥
(Il me reste du stock, allez-y, détruisez le)
Cette année, c'est très compliqué pour mon shop... Et c'est la première fois depuis 5 ans.
Je comprends évidemment la crise et l'inflation mais si vous voulez (vous) offrir un cadeau original, dino et de vulgarisation scientifique cette année, pensez à mon shop ❤️
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Click “weekly” on a coffee to sustain this lifeline for six families & a camp, and today we'll double you up to £450 / $600 ‼️
These automated contributions cover half their minimum needs. Imagine if we get that to 100%? Reliable support with dignity, without asking. chuffed.org/project/hope...
Simple ask, yall. Click “weekly” on the cost of a cup of coffee. This is currently helping six families and a camp of fifteen more with about half their weekly needs of food, shelter, medical help, newborn supplies, and more. Let's get that fully covered. chuffed.org/project/hope...
New postdoc position for 3 years in my group at the University of Glasgow to develop mathematical models of plant cold response.
Check out the advert or contact me for more details!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Assistant Professor position in non-seed plant diversity ( #bryophytes, #ferns, #lycophytes) Department of #Botany of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver:
botany.ubc.ca/job-postings...
⚠️ Deadline is soon, December 19.
#Paleobotany is explicitly included 🌿⛏️
🌲🌡️How do forests stay cool despite #heatwaves? Charlotte Grossiord (WSL/EPFL) receives an ERC #grant of just under 2 million Swiss francs to research how European #forests cope with “atmospheric drought” and which tree species are especially resistant to heat and #drought. www.wsl.ch/en/news/how-...
Morphology of extant conifer seed cones.
#Evolution of #conifer seed cones
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#TansleyReview by @kmatsunaga
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
Are you an #undergrad interested in #phenology, #trees, #herbarium & #livingCollections? Join our @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Herbarium / Systematics Lab as a summer NSF REU participant for a great project with my staff & me!
Apply today: mortonarb.org/science/oppo...
Message w/ Qs, & pls share!
Seedling growing in the forest
University of Birmingham, UK, are advertising a permanant position (Assistant or Associate Professor) in *Forests under Global Change*. A wide net has been cast - ecology, physiology, modelling, remote sensing, functioning, biodiversity, management... 🌲🌱🌳🌳🦌🌳🛰️🐿️🌲🔬🌳
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPS459/a...
Yes, there are conifers in Greenland! 🌲
500 yr-long Juniperus tree ring-based temperature reconstruction with oldest living shrub 367 yo! 💪
Striking here: 1/3 of corpus is from archive (collected end of 19th c)
Highlights importance of reanalysing old samples using modern analytical techniques! 👏
Les premières commandes des calendriers de l'évolution sont parties ✨
On a trop hâte avec @sydka-art.bsky.social que vous les receviez !!
Il est d'ailleurs toujours possible de commander le calendrier de l'évolution sur mon shop et on envoie également demain
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Et en bonus, au bout du parcours, une vue inédite sur la métropole bordelaise !
La recherche prend de la hauteur avec l'installation d'une passerelle dans la canopée de la forêt expérimentale de @univbordeaux.bsky.social 🌳
Cet aménagement facilitera l'accès aux branches, permettant de compléter les suivis au sol pour étudier la réponse des arbres au changement climatique. 🍃
Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
