This is amazing.

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‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Embroidery on a turquoise background with images of a goldfish, flowers and circular bands in white leading to two skull like Japanese heads

Haunted Pond, 2015 by Turkish textile artist Irem Yazici who creates embroideries that often show magical, surreal worlds #womensart

Woven cloak with stylised and symbolic image of an eagle in yellow, blue and black with a fringe at the bottom

'Eagle of the dawn' woven blanket by Anna Brown Ehlers of the Tlingit Chilkat tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast #womensart

Alyssa Liu in gold dress with stripped hair jumping on the podium while the silver medalist and bronze medalist clap and smile at her. Fenton's ice cream instagram post and the famous black and tan sundae (tan and chocolate) are also on the picture.

Oakland’s 130-year-old Fenton's Creamery (est. 1894) is celebrating Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu the sweetest way:

🍦 FREE ICE CREAM FOR LIFE🍦

I fondly remember riding my bike over to Fenton's as a college student at Berkeley. A classic!

Pritzker’s invoice to White House:

(via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

A dead Puffin lies on wet sand, its black and white feathers darkened and slick against the beach. The bird rests on its side, wings folded, with its distinctive orange bill clearly visible against the pale sand.

Heartbreaking: Right now, thousands of Puffins are washing up along our coasts and further afield.

It is devastating to see.

These birds are Red-listed in the UK and already under serious pressure.

Mass deaths like this, known as a “seabird wreck”, can take years for colonies to recover from...

Print featuring the silhouette of a bare hedgerow under a purple sky filled with birds flying in group formation

'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt

Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

A Postdoctoral Associate position is available in the Roeder Laboratory at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY with a focus on researching Polyploidy. Apply by March 1. Please spread the word. apps.hr.cornell.edu/recruiting/f...

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications.

My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/

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Graphic showing changes in CO₂, global temperatures and global sea levels over the last 2025 years. Steep increases are visible after the industrial revolution.

Updated climate indicators graphics, now including 2025

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📢 We’re hiring!
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our team at @funcagroeco.bsky.social

The position focuses on how collaborative agri-environment measures affect multiple taxa and ecosystem services.

See: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/vacancy+f...

Stained glass artwork featuring a landscape with primrose plant in the foreground and house in silhouette on a grassy hill by a tree under a stormy purple sky

Deborah Lowe, contemporary stained glass artist, UK #WomensArt

Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review” - Eos Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the p...

Still no answers!

Highly doubt a human read this proposal. Topic is photosynthesis in bromeliads. Not crops. Not health. Not policy adjacent. If it is a legit reason, just say it? This is extremely weird.

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961

Print featuring a plant with dark green speared leaves and blue and yellow flowers against a white background

'Running Iris' linocut by Australian printmaker Rachel Newling #WomensArt

‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct

‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink

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Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences — from the melting of ice...

Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate

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In front of every VA this weekend.

Photo featuring three spanners covered on patterned material on a white surface

Swedish artist Ulla Stina Wikander uses cross stitch embroidery to create a new skin for everyday objects #WomensArt

Photo looking down on a number of bluish stones covered in crochet of different designs in white and yellow

Margaret Oomen, contemporary Canadian textile artist who creates 'Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones' #WomensArt

Quilt with an image of a camper van created with a patchwork of patterned material

US contemporary quilt artist Sally Manke #womensart

Wikipedia is needed now more than ever, 25 years on The online encyclopedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem. Researchers should help to nourish it.

Wikipedia is an antidote to an increasingly poisoned information ecosystem

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I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

On Saturday, @theverge.com's creative director @kristenradtke.bsky.social carefully watched a video of a shooting in Minneapolis, twice. Hours later, she found out that the man who was killed was her childhood best friend. www.theverge.com/policy/86856...

Friedman Lab Visit the post for more.

Are you anywhere in the world (other than Canada) and want to do a PhD in my lab in Canada at Queen's University? We have a prestigious scholarship for 3-years of PhD funding. Get in touch, applications due early February. Must love plants and evolution!
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“At NSF, the net reduction of 205 STEM Ph.D.s between 1 January and 30 November constituted 40% of its total pre-Trump Ph.D. workforce of 517, by far the largest percentage at any agency. STEM Ph.D.s also make up a larger percentage of the total workforce at NSF than at any other agency…”.

Painting with circular flower motifs in multicolours covering the entire canvas

'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian artist #WomensArt