President Donald Trump’s choice to lead NSF, financier Jim O’Neill, lacks an advanced science degree and any experience managing a large basic research enterprise.
That makes him a cipher to most of the U.S. academic research community—and could lead to problems. https://scim.ag/4kUgjfU
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
Yearly reminder that the world will not end if that new manuscript or revision sits on your desk for a couple more weeks, or you are realistic about decision times.
Editors & reviewers are people too, are getting swamped with work just about now, and will likely enjoy a well-deserved break soon
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So, I hate to be this guy, but as the director of Yale’s new program on attribution science (!?), uh, most of the commentary on Bluesky about Hurricane Melissa and climate change has been… not quite right
Many points here apply to several wicked problems in conservation and sustainability beyond aquaculture. What is needed is not simply "better data" but "constructing a path" to get there. Great line from the authors: "The path for data improvement, once again, runs through governance." 👏
A set of drawers in a natural history museum; drawers contain bones, shell artefacts, pressed leaves, art, and written records.
Our October Issue is out today: www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...
Content in this issue looks to the past (historical ecology and herbaria) and to related social science disciplines (anthropology and political ecology) to gain insights about biodiversity science and conservation.
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A truly devastating loss.
All content from this special issue is temporarily free to access. Four more days to download!
Finally - all content from this issue has been made free to access until September 29. Download now, read later! www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...
I'm very proud of this Focus issue that we've pulled together on #biodiversity and the renewable energy transition. As a board game lover I'm especially excited about our cover art which highlights the idea that strategic 'siting' of new infrastructure is a key step to mitigate biodiversity impacts.
What's preferable in a journal article: use the conventional IUCN palette for reader recognition, or tweak the colors for maximum visual accessibility? I'm stuck -- please weigh in!
The IUCN Red List threat status categories use a color palette that is inaccessible in terms of red-green colorblindness. Question for the #biodiversity #conservation crowd about data visualization and accessibility 👇
sanctions hurt people and the planet
Our July issue is now live! go.nature.com/4lw9mkB
Review and Perspective topics this month include:
📈Conserving critically endangered species
🦜The avian radiation
🌡️Marine heatwaves
🕸️ Interaction networks
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Our June issue is now live! Review and Perspective topics this month include:
🐒 Primate genomic adaptation
🧊 Deglaciation
🌱 Seed disperser decline
🦟 Parasitism driving host diversification
También puedo hablar un poco de español si se prefiere.
Hi #ATBC2025! I’m here representing Nature Reviews Biodiversity (@natrevbiodiv.nature.com). Happy to chat if you’ve got an exciting idea for a review or an opinion piece. You can reach out by DM.
This 👇 I can normally brush off cover letters beginning "Dear Sir" but lately it's sending me over the edge.
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Felipe Zapata, Mónica Medina and Julián Prieto co-authors of the paper standing outside the COP16 Green Zone in downtown Cali, Colombia.
Bird mural. Cali, Colombia
Colombian biodiversity mural. Cali, Colombia
Glad to share this new publication on the role of scientific diasporas in facilitating global biodiversity research and conservation goals rdcu.be/elSmJ. The result of the Colombian diaspora organizing during COP16 2024 in Cali, Colombia. @juliprieto.bsky.social @birdmapper.bsky.social
🌊🧬Revolutionizing Biodiversity Monitoring?🧪
Could aquatic #eDNA be a game-changer for tracking biodiversity loss? From detecting invasive species to restoring ecosystems...🌍
Study by Altermatt, F., Couton, M., Carraro, L. et al.: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Congrats, Dan!
Check out our new paper 'Moving biodiversity from an afterthought to a key outcome of forest restoration', where we review current practice and knowledge gaps and set out how to achieve effective, long-lasting positive effects for biodiversity. doi.org/10.1038/s443... @rbgkew.bsky.social
New Review: Conserving seagrass ecosystems to meet global biodiversity and climate goals 🌎🧪
From @carlosduartephd.bsky.social and colleagues.
Web: go.nature.com/4khmf1N PDF:
rdcu.be/ebI5F
✋Radicalized by Fern Gully at an early age.
Fantastic review! Congrats, Joaquín!
Really interesting to read about alternatives to coffee, cocoa, and palm oil that are already commercially available and could come at a much lower environmental cost: rdcu.be/d8tS4
Global bioacoustics dataset ! 🎶🦜
WABAD, the World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset
5,044 min of annotated bird vocalizations, 1,147 species, 70 sites 🌍 across 27 countries & 13 biomes
Open-access for AI training & conservation research
👉 by C. Pérez-Granados et al.
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
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Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
In light of the Government's push to get a 'return on investment' (ROI) from research funding, perhaps it is as good a time as any to talk about just how hard it is to measure this supposed ROI for research in general. Let's take a trip into the weeds! ⬇️
