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Karen R. Lips
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Ecology, global change, wildlife disease, tropical biology, science policy & diplomacy.

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Karen R. Lips is a professor of biology at University of Maryland, College Park. Lips' work in the 1990s eventually contributed to the identification of the chytrid fungus as the primary cause of frog decline worldwide. .. more

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · Dec 10
🧪🌎. Our short film "The Waiting" 🐸🎥🐸🎬 is been awarded as a Vimeo Staff Pick, so since yesterday it's publicly accessable on Vimeo! vimeo.com/1036802517?s...
The Waiting
Karen Lips is researcher and lives for several years in a tiny little shack in Costa Rica to observe frogs. When she leaves the cloud forest for a short time and…
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Science Magazine @science.org · 3d
A new device inspired by the frog’s vocal sac can amplify and sense sound—showcasing its potential for acoustic heart monitoring.

Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4aRVY7R
Frog vocal sacs-inspired soft acoustic system with continuously tunable resonance for sound emission and stethoscopic sensing
Frog-inspired, soft, continuously tunable acoustics are designed for personalized voice and wearable auscultation.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 3d
Global seafood trade shapes PFAS exposure risk worldwide through fish consumption, a new Science study finds. The results show a need for stronger international cooperation and stricter policies to reduce human exposure to “forever chemicals” through the marine food system. https://scim.ag/4aznlDP
Risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure through marine fish consumption
Global food trade expansion has enriched diets worldwide but also heightened concerns about contaminant spread. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can persist in the environment for decades, y...
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 3d
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution.
The Colorado River faces a crisis as seven states struggle to agree on water-sharing rules.
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 4d
The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution.
The Colorado River faces a crisis as seven states struggle to agree on water-sharing rules.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 4d
🌎🧪😳 🌡️Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
In 2023, a record-setting marine heat wave triggered the ninth mass coral bleaching event on Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR). We examined spatial patterns of heat exposure along the ~560-kilometer length o...
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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 4d
IIASA recently introduced its latest innovation to country teams of the FABLE Consortium: the Public Policy Lab (PPL), an interactive platform designed to help stakeholders explore, develop, and assess national food and land-use pathways together.

Learn more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/blog/dec-202...

Reposted by Karen R. Lips, Alistair Munro

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Science Magazine @science.org · 5d
An ancient body of water known as the Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined, and was inhabited by miniature versions of today’s whales, dolphins, and seals. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4oRFr7o
The rise and fall of the world's largest lake
The ancient Paratethys Sea once held more water than all of today’s lakes combined
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 9d
conservationworks.substack.com/p/sixty-year... 🌎🧬🧪
Sixty Years of Lessons for Conservation
What a digital rescue mission found in the archives of USAID.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 9d
2017: We predicted where climate change is sending 457 species of parasites - ticks, mites, fleas, tapeworms, you name it - and discovered that while many tropical parasites are shifting into temperate places (like... here), one in ten parasites could also go extinct

www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Parasite biodiversity faces extinction and redistribution in a changing climate
Parasites face range loss and shifts under climate change, with likely parasite extinction rates of up to one in three species.
www.science.org

Reposted by Kimberly A. Prather, Karen R. Lips, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 1 more

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 9d
Another insane move from the Trump regime.

One of NCAR's contributions to climate science is the development of the Community Earth System Model (CESM), which is used by researchers worldwide. Here's a simulation of air-sea CO₂ fluxes from CESM.

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 9d
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 10d
www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12d
Physics Today magazine is the leading publication in the physical sciences community and they are looking for a science editor with a background in physics. #physicsjobs #sciencejournalism workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
Recruitment
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 12d
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d
How the ‘Brussels effect’ backfired on.ft.com/4iSNxLy
How the ‘Brussels effect’ backfired
Once a model for the world, the EU’s rulemaking machine has faltered under the weight of its own ambition
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 14d
Suriname, Syrian Arab Rep., Taiwan (China), Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen, and Zambia.

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 14d
Namibia, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Qatar, Türkiye (Turkey), Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, State of Palestine…

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 14d
Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Rep., Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States), Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 14d
and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo Rep., Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Congo DRC, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada…

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 14d
The call is open to all countries, however priority will be given to the following countries that have not had representation in the past 5 years.

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia…

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 14d
Apply now! www.aaas.org/events/call-...
Call for Applications: 2026 AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
AAAS and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), based in Trieste, Italy, are seeking candidates for the AAAS-TWAS Course on Science Diplomacy to be held in person in Trieste, Italy on 20-23 July 2026. ...
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 16d
A small, but effective USAID program has played a leading role in driving down the burden of neglected tropical diseases around the world.

The Trump administration cut the program, and countries are scrambling to prevent these debilitating diseases from roaring back.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
www.npr.org

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Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 16d
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is seeking expert nominations for an independent review of the United by Nature draft assessment. Ecologists—consider nominating yourself or a colleague!

✅ Deadline: Dec 15
🔗https://tinyurl.com/nvw86sza

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 16d
This week Mongabay speaks with Senator @russfeingold.bsky.social about conservation & the climate

As chair of the Campaign for Nature, Feingold emphasizes that nature is essential for a healthy society, despite what figures like Bill Gates have recently argued

Hear his good thoughts here:
Governments must prioritize nature protection, former US senator Russ Feingold says
Bill Gates recently claimed that protecting nature or improving human health is an either-or choice, but former national leaders like Russ Feingold, a retired U.S. senator, and Mary Robinson, former I...
news.mongabay.com

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 17d
Policymakers must recognize the open source AI ecosystem is where influence is being negotiated: not just which models exist, but which are used; not just who can train a trillion-parameter network, but who can make it deployable, modifiable, and relevant, say Lucie-Aimée Kaffee and Shayne Longpre.
Policymakers Overlook How Open Source AI Is Reshaping Global Power | TechPolicy.Press
To understand and shape the distribution of power in AI, look to the open source ecosystem, say Lucie-Aimée Kaffee and Shayne Longpre.
www.techpolicy.press

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 17d
Op-ed: Protecting #Florida’s last wild coast is a smart investment, supporting roperty values, fisheries and water supplies. www.theinvadingsea.com/2025/12/09/f... via @theinvadingsea.bsky.social
The Big Bend Conservation Economy: Why protecting Florida’s last wild coast is a smart investment  | The Invading Sea
Protecting natural features supports property values, fisheries and water supplies.
www.theinvadingsea.com

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Konstantinos Komaitis PhD @kkomaitis.bsky.social · 17d
My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social : How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else - www.techpolicy.press/how-china-ma...
How China Mastered the Geometry of Tech Power Before Anyone Else | TechPolicy.Press
China has mastered a marketplace where power does not flow from ideology or from the lofty rhetoric but transactional leverage, Konstantinos Komaitis writes
www.techpolicy.press

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 20d
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 21d
interested in science diplomacy? join the Science Diplomacy Grid! www.sciencediplomacygrid.org/areas-of-focus

want to contribute an op-ed article? Please explore our “Areas of Focus” page and fill out the form here. forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
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Sar Crespi @boron110.bsky.social · 21d
Two-thirds of us live in countries with plateauing or declining populations. By the end of the century, the global population will be in decline. What does that world look like? Anne Goujon joins the @science.org podcast to discuss what happens next. Listen here 🎧: www.science.org/content/podc...