NOAA Fisheries published a 'final rule' on December 17, 2024 to change the status of the magnificent Caribbean pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) - from "threatened" to "endangered".
The rule was halted by President Trump's January 20th memorandum, entitled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.”
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#ClimateChange and #CycloneAlfred. It’s not quite as simple as “hotter climate = more cyclones” but that doesn’t mean #globalheating didn’t affect weather systems like TC Alfred. So, what does the science say, and what will this mean for cyclones in the future? @matildaboseley.bsky.social explains
After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf
A new investigation from The Conversation and @retractionwatch.com sheds light on a troubling phenomenon: Fake research papers are contaminating scientific literature at an alarming rate, with hundreds of thousands of bogus studies circulating.
A new paper published today in @bio-protocol.bsky.social presents a protocol for isolating High Molecular Weight DNA from fungi.
Lead author @greymj.bsky.social collaborated with researchers at @rothamsted.bsky.social to modify protocols from two commercial extraction kits.
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Excited to see this out after years of work from many folks in the field and lab. @ben-glass.bsky.social did such a lovely job of doing this work justice! 2023 heatwave was no joke in Bocas.....
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Rain apocalypse 2025
Expectation: making a dent in my TBR pile.
Reality: doom scrolling.
