Some exciting news to share: very soon, NOAA Research will be hiring new federal employees into science positions across the agency! A couple of notes:
1) They will only be open on USAJobs for seven days.
2) Multiple positions at different sites may be in one posting.
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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Cover of The Lancet:
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Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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
All Reforestation Methods Can Support Tropical Tree Diversity Recovery, but Drivers and Species Composition Vary
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Don't miss this one 👇 and the Global Wood Density Database v2, doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...
🚨3 Lectureships in Biology 🚨
Come join us in Bristol @bristolbiosci.bsky.social!
We are looking for new collegues working across a broad spectum of topics in biology, including ecology & environmental change. Get in touch if you have Qs!
Apply here by 8 March: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Are you a community ecologist interested in fire ecology? Come join our group! Postdoc position for project FEVER, that aims to understand how fire affects biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and biogeochemical cycles in Mediterranean forests @umramap.bsky.social.
Payment‐based open access is biasing ecology against participation from the Global South
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Ficus tillifolia, a wild fig species endemic to Madagascar and surrounding island. Ripe figs are relatively dully colored but heavily scented, and rely on lemurs for seed dispersal. Photo from Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar by Linh M.N. Nguyen
From the upcoming #AppsPlantSci #PlantDispersal issue: A comprehensive review on methods to study fruit traits by @linhnchemeco.bsky.social et al
Unlocking fruit dimensions: Quantification of functional traits driving plant–frugivore interactions
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Common preservatives used to keep food safe and extend shelf life may be linked to a higher risk of several cancers and type 2 diabetes, according to two recent studies: https://cnn.it/4rfUB7S
🖕According to the authors:
"Most important is to avoid the insidious narrative of climate failure, which risks backlash and doomerism. Although the 1.5 °C Paris agreement cannot be saved, a tolerable and safe climate (...) is still achievable"
As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🌍 Need support to attend IAVS 2026?
Good news - the application deadline has been extended to 10 February 2026!
Tree diversity is changing in the Amazon and Andes.
Belen Fadrique leads our analysis in @natecoevo.nature.com w/ 400 plots + 40 years of RAINFOR records.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hot, drier, more fragmented forests are losing species. Many in the Andes + western Amazon are gaining them.
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
