Luciana Alves

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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 The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

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 Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.

Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump’s NSF pick is a stranger to its research community Jim O’Neill will need to build ties, say former agency leaders

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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Brazil’s first Winter Olympic medal History!

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WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules.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.

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

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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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great opportunity! 👇

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Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known Latest batch of documents show researchers consulting the financier and sex offender on publications, visas and more.

Epstein files reveal deeper ties to scientists than previously known www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joy The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future

Benito 😍❤️💙🤍
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

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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terrific!

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 food preservatives linked to cancer and type 2 diabetes | CNN Two large studies found a significant association between eating preservatives in many foods and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and several cancers.

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 Actionable goals are needed to guide the world towards what needs to happen most quickly: shifting economies to clean energy sources.

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.