Sara Emery

‘An epidemic of suffering’: Why are conservationists breaking down? In December 2024, Rachel Graham, executive director of the Belize-based marine nonprofit MarAlliance, posted on LinkedIn that she knew “5 wildlife & conservation scientists who have taken their lives ...

This is such a good article for anyone working in conservation.

One thing overlooked imo is how the size of organizations play a role, with people in small NGOs working twice as much for twice as less with little protections. First hand experience here 😉

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Testing the reasons behind why size diversity in a group of insects matters Monica Paniagua Montoya, Nora Underwood, Brian D. Inouye This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Imagine this: You’ve got two groups of be…

📰Published📰Testing the reasons behind why size diversity in a group of insects matters🪲

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Welcoming our 2026 Associate Editor Mentees! Journal of Applied Ecology offers a two‑year mentoring scheme that helps early career researchers build practical experience as Associate Editors. Each mentee works closely with a Senior Editor and…

We're thrilled to announce that we have 7 new Associate Editor mentees joining us! 📚🧪

Over the next 2 years, they will be mentored by a Senior Editor to develop their knowledge of the peer review process and handle manuscripts 💡🌎

Get to know them below 👇
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Phage-microbe interactions may contribute to the population structure and dynamics of hydrothermal vent symbionts Abstract. Deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems are sustained by chemoautotrophic bacteria that symbiotically provide organic matter to their animal hosts

Excited to share that @michelle-hauer.bsky.social's paper with @katiekliermicrobe.bsky.social @maggielangwig.bsky.social @karthik-a.bsky.social on phage interactions with chemosynthetic symbionts was published today. #NSF and @schmidtocean.bsky.social supported. academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

Met someone who spent their career building programs to support underrepresented scientists at all career stages. We asked what he wished he knew earlier. He said he wished he knew how to make these programs sustainable, so that his life work didn't crumble with a change in leadership.

There are so many tasks that are onerous but (when done well) express a deep sense of care and community. Annual performance evaluations, letters of rec, and peer reviews are generally unremunerated acts of care and trust for one’s community. I think it’s telling that AI has targeted those tasks.

Spent last few days attending the annual assembly of Biodiversity Exploratories (@bexplo.bsky.social) as an advisory board member. The quality of science produced by this long-term research programme is truly impressive. If you act quickly, you can still register for #BE20Conference to learn more

For journalists who want to dig into stories about scientific integrity: Here's an exciting new opportunity from two of my favorite science-journalism organizations, @retractionwatch.com and @theopennotebook.bsky.social. I'll be joining a webinar to help kick things off on March 26!

White supremacy makes us poorer than we could be, and it always has- white families included.

Even as White workers benefit relatively compared to Black folks, we're all made worse off compared to the real winners: wealthy employers, corporations, and grifters like Trump.

New analysis for BHM ⬇️

Piles of bright teal rock salt below and on a few steps that are relatively dry and totally ice-free.

Piles of white rock salt surrounding a drain on a concrete walkway. There is a trail of meltwater draining from a small old snow pile outside of the photo frame, but the concrete is otherwise completely dry

Things that make me sad on campus. Especially while measuring 900 - >1000us/cm (a proxy for salt concentrations) in the same Stroubles Creek watershed, including the campus 'Duck Pond'. The stress threshold for many freshwater organisms is ~350us/cm 😔💧🌎

oh woof, it’s me and I do not like it😂

A clear critique of the status quo invisible hand market and vote-with-your-wallet driven approaches to conservation 👩‍🔬 🌐🌏 #PhilSci

SORTEE Webinar: On what makes good sharable and reproducible R code, how to do it, and why it’s good for science For this month's SORTEE webinar, Dr. Dax Kellie from the Atlas of Living Australia will present on good, sharable, and reproducible R code in science

Coming up in March! Join @sortee.bsky.social for a webinar with @daxkellie.bsky.social on good, shareable, and reproducible R code - register here: events.humanitix.com/sortee-webin...

NSF NCAR Stories As part of its coverage of, and response to, federal plans to break up the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), the American Meteorological Society is collecting testimonials from ...

If you have personal testimonials about how @ncar-ucar.bsky.social has benefited your career, submit your story to @ametsoc.org via this web form. #SaveNCAR docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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#rstats Here's a useful guide to creating publication-ready #ggplot figures to journal specifications, which is often quite fiddly.

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New #causalinference paper just dropped! As an ecologist, I was trained to ask: "What do the data tell me?"

This paper: there are only specific instances when this question is appropriate—when you lack domain knowledge, which we often have!

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Impact of climate change mitigation strategies in rice farming on agroecosystem multifunctionality These results suggest that, from a landscape management perspective, implementing a single irrigation strategy at large spatial scales should be discouraged due to potential negative effects on parti....

📢📝 New paper out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social !!!

Impact of climate change mitigation strategies in rice farming on agroecosystem multifunctionality
Assessment of 20 indicators related to Biodiversity, Ecosystem services and Rice production.
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**Join us!**
Two postdocs currently available in AI-driven marine biology at @umeaunimarine.bsky.social, advancing understanding of ecosystem function, sustainability & conservation!
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📆Applications considered from March 16 until filled
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@nickkamenos.bsky.social

🦋 The Blueprint of Life PhD Deadline is February 27th 🦋

Fully funded PhD at the UPR, Río Piedras as part of the NSF-funded Blueprint of Life project. Click on the link to learn more!

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📍 Puerto Rico | Genomics | Evolution |

A problematic stance from someone like @holdenthorp.bsky.social who has the position & privilege that comes with being Editor-in-Chief of Science Journals.

Yes, scientists need to continue to do science.

But science leaders can't leave the risk that comes with speaking up to others. 🧵1/8

Einstein - AI Homework Agent Einstein logs into Canvas and does your homework automatically. He has his own computer — he can watch lectures, read essays, write papers, and participate in discussions.

Part of me thinks this is just a ploy so AI algorithms get access to all teaching information so they can resell it. There's no way this ever benefits students.

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I'm hiring a postdoc at @cmu.edu (w/ far.ai & @dgrand.bsky.social + @gordpennycook.bsky.social)!

How do LLMs shape human beliefs — and what do we do about it? AI safety meets behavioral science.

Open to technical and social science backgrounds.

Decorative Image Array of the Bracket Guide, the Combatant Logo and the 2026 Bracket. Screen-reader materials available at the LibGuide.

BRACKET DROP DAY!!!!
Get yours now at the LibGuide! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
Pick your portal: Players, Learners, or Educator!
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March Mammal Madness returns to celebrate science, storytelling and libraries | ASU News On a chilly winter afternoon in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Victoria Savo is painting a blank tournament bracket on the outside wall of a library. Savo is a library media specialist at Swift...

#2026MMM Celebrates Libraries & Librarians! news.asu.edu/20260220-art...

New paper out! 🎉 Led by Jenickson Costa @uspoficial.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social @jenicksoncosta.bsky.social

Forest Ecosystem Multifunctionality: A Systematic Review of Measures and Drivers
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Recovering European River Invertebrate Communities Homogenize or Differentiate Depending on Anthropogenic Stress

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Hurricane Helene damage in a forest showing trees fallen down across a trail

Research biologist position at Clemson for work on forest wildlife/habitat recovery post-Hurricane Helene in western NC. Full time, multi-year position. Will be working with David Jachowski & myself, includes field work, analysis, writing.

**Apply by March 9**

Job posting bit.ly/cuhhftpos 🧪🌎

Working on a new dataset related to Earth governance? The @esg-journal.bsky.social is launching a new manuscript type, called “Dataset Insights”. Submit yours. More information here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The importance of early life stages⚠️ and why we need more research on them! See this new study by @patricepottier.bsky.social, @kruthsatz.bsky.social and colleagues