Caryn Vaughn
@lovemussels.bsky.social
Stream ecologist, writer, traveler. Professor at the University of Oklahoma. We only have one earth, let’s take care of her.
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Deadline coming up fast 9/22. Submit an application if interested!
We have a really unique (and cool IMHO) opportunity open for a cooperative research faculty member at Auburn Fisheries.
If you work on aquatic conservation genomics, check this out.
Feel free to DM me with questions. 👇
If you work on aquatic conservation genomics, check this out.
Feel free to DM me with questions. 👇
We are looking for a conservation geneticist in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service!
For more information, please visit this link: www.usajobs.gov/job/883774300
For more information, please visit this link: www.usajobs.gov/job/883774300
September 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Deadline coming up fast 9/22. Submit an application if interested!
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New cat just dropped.
Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New cat just dropped.
Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
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A dem majority can’t fix everything but it can get the ridiculous Mike Johnson out of power. Vote your asses off. Are you registered? Have you checked that your MAGA Secretary of State hasn’t messed w your registration?
Here is the reality. We have the votes to impeach Pete Hegseth tomorrow.
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
Mike Johnson knows it, we know it.
So he’s sending us all home to avoid the vote. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p...
House to adjourn early, stave off Hegseth impeachment vote | CNN Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote o...
www.cnn.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
A dem majority can’t fix everything but it can get the ridiculous Mike Johnson out of power. Vote your asses off. Are you registered? Have you checked that your MAGA Secretary of State hasn’t messed w your registration?
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This week I handed the newsletter over to climate policy & politics expert Leah Stokes. She says, talking about climate change doesn't lose elections. It wins them. Read on!
Climate action comes in waves | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Leah Stokes on voting for climate, where policy failed, and the Carbon Wave Calculator This week I’m excited to be handing this newsletter o
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September 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This week I handed the newsletter over to climate policy & politics expert Leah Stokes. She says, talking about climate change doesn't lose elections. It wins them. Read on!
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NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
September 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
80%!
A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
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After nearly two years of economic failure and broken promises, JD Vance’s midterm pitch these closing weeks is “give us another chance.”
The American people cannot afford another round of this - and the good news is we don’t have to.
The American people cannot afford another round of this - and the good news is we don’t have to.
September 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
After nearly two years of economic failure and broken promises, JD Vance’s midterm pitch these closing weeks is “give us another chance.”
The American people cannot afford another round of this - and the good news is we don’t have to.
The American people cannot afford another round of this - and the good news is we don’t have to.
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Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran
CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.
www.cbo.gov
September 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
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Obituary:
Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.
Free to read: rdcu.be/D33fLgYcv4Ba
Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.
Free to read: rdcu.be/D33fLgYcv4Ba
Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.
www.nature.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Obituary:
Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.
Free to read: rdcu.be/D33fLgYcv4Ba
Robert Ricklefs (1943–2026) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.
Free to read: rdcu.be/D33fLgYcv4Ba
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I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity
September 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I said it at the time (and before!), but I truly believe that American voters electing Donald Trump for a second term in 2024 was the dumbest and most self-harming choice made by an electorate in the history of humanity
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Ahh the science we could do 😭
Going forward, the US National Science Foundation research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and Earth sciences is $110 million per year.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Trump's illegal war with Iran cost the Department of Defense (i.e., the American taxpayers) $38 billion in the first 5 months, or $220 million per day.
Estimating the Cost of Combat Operations Against Iran
CBO assesses the Department of Defense's costs for the current armed conflict against Iran, as well as the conflict's economic and budgetary effects.
www.cbo.gov
September 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Ahh the science we could do 😭
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There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science.
Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵
Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵
September 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science.
Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵
Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵
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Absolutely incredible opportunity to be a curator of moths and butterflies. The AMNH is an awesome and wonderful institution and NYC is the best 'freakin city in the world
Come work here, it is a fun place and we would love to have you as our colleague: careers.amnh.org/postings/4923 #Lepidoptera #Insect #Entomology #AMNH
Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor, Invertebrate Zoology
The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an outstanding tenure-track Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor with expertise in the evolution of Lepidop...
careers.amnh.org
September 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Absolutely incredible opportunity to be a curator of moths and butterflies. The AMNH is an awesome and wonderful institution and NYC is the best 'freakin city in the world
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NIH funds should go to medical research, not weapons! Please consider signing this petition. www.standupforscience.net/sufs-stop-he...
SUFS Petition to Congress - Stop the Hegseth Steal — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Sign the SUFS Petition to demand Congress pass emergency legislation to stop Hegseth from stealing NIH research budgets to build bombs instead.
www.standupforscience.net
September 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
NIH funds should go to medical research, not weapons! Please consider signing this petition. www.standupforscience.net/sufs-stop-he...
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Attention Philadelphia!
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
September 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Attention Philadelphia!
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
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If you haven't yet listened to the Peabody-winning 9-part podcast series "Dolly Parton's America" from @radiolab.bsky.social @wnyc.org ...
...now's your moment.
🎧📻💓⬇️
...now's your moment.
🎧📻💓⬇️
Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
www.wnycstudios.org
August 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If you haven't yet listened to the Peabody-winning 9-part podcast series "Dolly Parton's America" from @radiolab.bsky.social @wnyc.org ...
...now's your moment.
🎧📻💓⬇️
...now's your moment.
🎧📻💓⬇️
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OMB's proposal to remake federal grantmaking was flooded with comments
Now, they are withdrawing some from the public record — including some that point out Russell Vought's connection to the federally funded research that led to Trikafta
www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
Now, they are withdrawing some from the public record — including some that point out Russell Vought's connection to the federally funded research that led to Trikafta
www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
Comments on OMB research rule mysteriously removed from federal website
Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.
www.statnews.com
August 25, 2026 at 2:53 PM
OMB's proposal to remake federal grantmaking was flooded with comments
Now, they are withdrawing some from the public record — including some that point out Russell Vought's connection to the federally funded research that led to Trikafta
www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
Now, they are withdrawing some from the public record — including some that point out Russell Vought's connection to the federally funded research that led to Trikafta
www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/r...
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Alternatively: Why you should give a carp about the recent news that juvenile invasive carp have been found closer to Lake Michigan and the stop-work order on the Brandon Road barrier.
Thanks to @wttw.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about this important issue! news.wttw.com/2026/08/19/e...
Thanks to @wttw.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about this important issue! news.wttw.com/2026/08/19/e...
Encroaching Carp, Barrier Delays Threaten Great Lakes Ecosystem
For decades, four species of invasive carp have been working their way toward the Great Lakes. On their way, they’ve left a trail of decimated native fish populations and injured boaters.
news.wttw.com
August 20, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Alternatively: Why you should give a carp about the recent news that juvenile invasive carp have been found closer to Lake Michigan and the stop-work order on the Brandon Road barrier.
Thanks to @wttw.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about this important issue! news.wttw.com/2026/08/19/e...
Thanks to @wttw.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about this important issue! news.wttw.com/2026/08/19/e...
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Oh so…topline budget numbers don’t actually matter all that much in a fascist government that’s hellbent on destroying our scientific ecosystem????
Who could have possibly seen this coming?
Who could have possibly seen this coming?
Scoop: For nearly a year, NSF has struggled to make new grants. Now we know that it will not catch up.
In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.
In fact, NSF will award just 6,100 new grants—a 30% y/o/y decline, itself down from a previous avg. of 11,000+. In fact, the last time NSF awarded so few grants was in the early '80s.
Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades
The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
www.nature.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Oh so…topline budget numbers don’t actually matter all that much in a fascist government that’s hellbent on destroying our scientific ecosystem????
Who could have possibly seen this coming?
Who could have possibly seen this coming?
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per the article, NSF is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project
grant (and grand) theft in broad daylight
grant (and grand) theft in broad daylight
The US National Science Foundation will award about 30% fewer new research grants this fiscal year than in the last one, Nature has learnt.
go.nature.com/3UcGoNW
go.nature.com/3UcGoNW
Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades
The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
go.nature.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
per the article, NSF is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project
grant (and grand) theft in broad daylight
grant (and grand) theft in broad daylight
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NSF is touting a dozen new solicitations announced this week as evidence that basic research still rules. But that's not what's really going on. www.science.org/content/arti...
Is NSF’s new call for research proposals good news? Scientists and staffers have doubts
The long-delayed 12 solicitations only cover some disciplines—and promise to give them much less money
www.science.org
August 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
NSF is touting a dozen new solicitations announced this week as evidence that basic research still rules. But that's not what's really going on. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Your activism lead to a big win against the OMB Proposal in the Senate. The same fight continues with the NSF Proposal, which brings many of the same threats. Visit the link to leave your public comment: zurl.co/CwqkV
And register for the NSF Rapid Response Workshop: zurl.co/YcDsG
And register for the NSF Rapid Response Workshop: zurl.co/YcDsG
August 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Your activism lead to a big win against the OMB Proposal in the Senate. The same fight continues with the NSF Proposal, which brings many of the same threats. Visit the link to leave your public comment: zurl.co/CwqkV
And register for the NSF Rapid Response Workshop: zurl.co/YcDsG
And register for the NSF Rapid Response Workshop: zurl.co/YcDsG
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Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering.
Original post
Original post
August 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering.
Original post
Original post
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If you distrust doctors, dismiss medical science, and reject the inventions that came from it, why do you see a doctor when you’re sick?
Why rely on antibiotics, vaccines, anesthesia, imaging, or surgery?
You don’t get to reject science until you need it.
Why rely on antibiotics, vaccines, anesthesia, imaging, or surgery?
You don’t get to reject science until you need it.
August 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If you distrust doctors, dismiss medical science, and reject the inventions that came from it, why do you see a doctor when you’re sick?
Why rely on antibiotics, vaccines, anesthesia, imaging, or surgery?
You don’t get to reject science until you need it.
Why rely on antibiotics, vaccines, anesthesia, imaging, or surgery?
You don’t get to reject science until you need it.
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OK FOLKS! We all know the Fauci hearing was meant to intimidate scientists…holding him in contempt of court was a HUGE BAD PRECEDENT.
So, we are yelling. @standupforscience.net
SIGN OUT PETITION TO SENATE TO REVERSE HOLDING DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: zurl.co/SLjT8
So, we are yelling. @standupforscience.net
SIGN OUT PETITION TO SENATE TO REVERSE HOLDING DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: zurl.co/SLjT8
August 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM
OK FOLKS! We all know the Fauci hearing was meant to intimidate scientists…holding him in contempt of court was a HUGE BAD PRECEDENT.
So, we are yelling. @standupforscience.net
SIGN OUT PETITION TO SENATE TO REVERSE HOLDING DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: zurl.co/SLjT8
So, we are yelling. @standupforscience.net
SIGN OUT PETITION TO SENATE TO REVERSE HOLDING DR FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: zurl.co/SLjT8
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The OMB Proposal will change American science from a globally collaborative, evidence-based enterprise into one based on political control and isolation.
We need MoCs to permanently Revoke the Rule. Contact yours at the link: zurl.co/RWrqE
#StandUpForScience #Vought #Science #SaveScience#Trump
We need MoCs to permanently Revoke the Rule. Contact yours at the link: zurl.co/RWrqE
#StandUpForScience #Vought #Science #SaveScience#Trump
August 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The OMB Proposal will change American science from a globally collaborative, evidence-based enterprise into one based on political control and isolation.
We need MoCs to permanently Revoke the Rule. Contact yours at the link: zurl.co/RWrqE
#StandUpForScience #Vought #Science #SaveScience#Trump
We need MoCs to permanently Revoke the Rule. Contact yours at the link: zurl.co/RWrqE
#StandUpForScience #Vought #Science #SaveScience#Trump