Lisa M.P. Munoz

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

Yay copepods! I watched sooo many of them on an advanced imager we fondly called "zooplankton TV" aboard this RV Armstrong this past spring. It was real-time video of them throughout the water column as the camera system was towed at varying depths behind the ship.
Check em out 👇

The Claw Cometh!! 🔮🦀 #crab #claw #cometh #pincer #seamonster #itcamefromthedeep #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

Watch the seismic waves from the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia sweep beneath seismic stations in North America.

By the time the waves reached North America, they are far too small to be felt by people, but can still be detected by seismic instruments. 🧪

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I love Beaker.

This reminds me of the years I ran a lab for the most part alone to the same figurative conclusion.

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Just don't love the idea of using jargon as a way to condescend, even unknowingly, should be about inclusivity
Remember watching a reporter on TV interview a scientist who used jargon and the reporter was then like "oh you are so smart and most of us just can't understand" *cringe 😠

There was a bit of a quarrel about this a few months back…

My take was and remains, if you can write in a way that is as inclusive as possible, even to people *within* your field, why not do it…?

Writing like that can be learned too… 😊

It bothers me when nonscientists see jargon and self deprecate. Yes, science takes hard work, but the jargon is just a different language; like any other language, it can be learned. Jargon has this way of making science feel out of reach to nonscientists, and I guess that's the rub.
#scicomm 🧪

White text on a black background: For me, the most inspiring part was seeing how many women are now leading the field of cancer research. I’ve attended conferences before, but this time, it felt different; there was a strong presence of women not just as attendees, but as keynote speakers, session chairs, and award recipients. It made me pause and realize how much the landscape is changing. As a young woman in science, it felt both empowering and motivating. It reminded me that we’re not just contributing, we’re also shaping the future of this field in a real and visible way.

As conference organisers, we just love to receive feedback like this anonymous comment from a trainee at our recent #EACR2025 Congress in Lisbon 😊

#WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience 🧪🔬👩🏻‍🔬👩🏼‍💻👩🏾‍⚕️👩‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬

@helloeacr.bsky.social

❤️ this important piece.
Yes, this is beyond science funding and speaks to the heart of how people become scientists in the first place.
#scicomm 🧪

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

Some friends and I committed to having as many conversations with strangers about the effects of the attacks on science. We made tshirts! My best so far: a short but meaningful discussion with an on-duty TSA agent in Michigan while going through a (nearly empty) security line.

Democrats stage a science fair of canceled grants to show what’s been lost Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.

Researchers came from around the United States to showcase projects, ranging from modeling coastal hazards to teaching quantum information science, that were killed prematurely this spring by one of a half-dozen federal agencies. scim.ag/3Tv5iVC

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Universities are a treasure in so many ways. We have GMU close by and their camps for youth in the community offer opportunities others can't like live DJing, something my daughter is doing this week as part of a podcasting camp. I don't take this for granted.🎙️
@georgemasonu.bsky.social

Yes

I just donated! Be part of this great effort to get scientists into classrooms!
#science

Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here's What's Being Done to Save Them Both In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have found the answers to keeping them both alive

Great article on the rippling effects of ongoing insect declines.

"People may not be motivated to save the insects for their own sake, but a world without insects is a world without birds. It’s a world where nature offers no song to the rising sun."

🪲🪳🐦 🌎

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AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.

American Association of Pediatricians "will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust." publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

Just my regular plea to all scientists and professionals to always have on hand a high quality photo of yourself. It does not have to be a headshot or professionally taken -- can be a favorite photo form a vacation or the lab... just make sure it's high res and someone can clearly see you. 📷

The scientific community is quite small. Was on a Zoom with several dozen international undergrads in biotech explaining that to them, when a participant messaged me: "I now realize where I recognize you from, you gave a great talk at Bowdoin last year."
Totally different gigs, small world
#science

The Ice Age is in the past. It was real. Now there might be a Hot Age. It is real. Do not drive your cars so much. Don't pollute. Don't work at factories every day because it sends bad smoke into the world. Scientists know that and we *have* a way to spread the news. Make posters and hang them everywhere on fences so people can read it. We have to write on there that it's true. Really, really true. So people believe it. (Signed by the kids, names covered by a heart)

Glad to see that the 4yos in my kid's care share has figured out how to save us all. Just need to put some more posters on fence posts is all. And note that it's really true. My work here is done. 🧪🌎

Graph showing the percentage of bachelors degrees that were earned by women in STEM fields in the USA from 1970 to 2020

The uptick in women earning bachelors degrees in most STEM fields between 2010 and 2020 is encouraging, but the fact that physics, engineering and computer science are still so low is not. Sigh. 👩‍🔬 🧪 ⚛️

We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers Nature Human Behaviour - Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support...

My new piece in Nature Human Behavior: "We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers"

All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

View of the North Atlantic from the RV Armstrong

Ever in awe of the oceans, how they sustain the planet and how they continue to inspire and sustain me, even on dark mornings...
#WorldOceansDay

This was flagged by my daughter's science teacher using an automated tool -- appreciate that they're checking for plagiarism but for basic facts like this, seems misplaced. While my kid is reading sources and trying to paraphrase, other kids are asking AI to do it, which their tools can't pick up

Even with having my own business for many years (almost 15!), it still shocks me when I have business development calls, create a proposal in good faith, and then never hear from the group again -- this includes academic science orgs. It's OK to not have their biz but ghosting is disappointing...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

"a 'new era' of ecological collapse, where rapid extinctions occur in regions that have little direct contact with people"
Sobering story about biodiversity loss, all at a time when resources and expertise to fight it are dwindling...
🧪 #scicomm #ecology

A chart showing cancelled NIH grants

“I would like to cure brain cancer. I think that's not particularly controversial.” Be that as it may, the NIH terminated that scientist's grant. Here's a huge survey of the 2,500 grants that NIH has killed or delayed...so far. Gift link: nyti.ms/43Jz1yJ

something that stands out about this is just how cheap it is for us to have world-leading scientific capacity

we spent ~6.75 trillion last year, and the combined budgets for NIH, NSF and NASA are barely more than 1% of that

what an incredible waste to lose it all for a drop in the bucket