Fudge Lab
@fudgelab.bsky.social
Douglas Fudge's lab at Chapman University: Marine Biology, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biophysics, Hagfishes, Slime, 1st-gen; opinions my own.
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Fudge Lab
@fudgelab.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Happy to be joining the conversation on Bluesky! I’ll be posting about our research on the biology of hagfishes, marine biology, bio-inspired design, and reposting all things slimy and fishy.
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Calling all JEB ECRs! It's that time again! The deadline for the next JEB Travelling Fellowship applications is 6 February, so if you've got a burning desire to travel to another lab to answer an extraordinary question get your application ready now!
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Calling all JEB ECRs! It's that time again! The deadline for the next JEB Travelling Fellowship applications is 6 February, so if you've got a burning desire to travel to another lab to answer an extraordinary question get your application ready now!
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
www.biologists.com/grants/trave...
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Preprint: our systematic review of hybrids between blue whales and fin whales. There are 46 possible cases, of which 17 have been genetically confirmed (15 from the North Atlantic!)
doi.org/10.22541/au....
doi.org/10.22541/au....
What do we know about hybrid blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin (B. physalus) whales? A comprehensive review across ocean basins
Hybrids between blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin (B. physalus) whales have been reported since commercial whaling in the late 1800s. Even while species descriptions were still at their infancy, wh...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Preprint: our systematic review of hybrids between blue whales and fin whales. There are 46 possible cases, of which 17 have been genetically confirmed (15 from the North Atlantic!)
doi.org/10.22541/au....
doi.org/10.22541/au....
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In his recent Conversation, DouglasFudge @fudgelab.bsky.social talks about the remarkable biology of hagfishes, how they release colossal quantities of slime almost instantaneously for protection from shark attack &their ability to wriggle out of tight corners
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 AM
In his recent Conversation, DouglasFudge @fudgelab.bsky.social talks about the remarkable biology of hagfishes, how they release colossal quantities of slime almost instantaneously for protection from shark attack &their ability to wriggle out of tight corners
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
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Postdoctoral position in evolutionary genomics of sex chromosomes in anurans at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Apply by 03/10/2026: https://jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-Postdoctoral-researcher-in-evolutionary-genomics/1285868901/ #postdoc
Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary genomics
Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary genomics
jobs.vub.be
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Postdoctoral position in evolutionary genomics of sex chromosomes in anurans at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Apply by 03/10/2026: https://jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-Postdoctoral-researcher-in-evolutionary-genomics/1285868901/ #postdoc
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We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 AM
We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🌲 🌳 🌍
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
📍Interested in boreal and temperate forest productivity and respiration?
💻 Like to work with large datasets, remote sensing and models?
🏔️ Love an alpine setting in a small town?
Come and join us at KIT!
Application details: t1p.de/qctj7
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Looking for a PhD or Postdoc in marine #invertebrates comparative #morphology, #development, #phylogenetics, #fluid mechanics, #skeletogenesis, or #paleontology? Ping me.
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
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Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards are a one-time initiative designed to recruit international or returning Canadian students and postdoctoral researchers to Canada. These awards support the recruitment of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in priority areas, helping build capacity, strengthen the research ecosystem and enhance Canada’s global competitiveness.
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca
January 22, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Looking for a PhD or Postdoc in marine #invertebrates comparative #morphology, #development, #phylogenetics, #fluid mechanics, #skeletogenesis, or #paleontology? Ping me.
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
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Amazing! Way to go Minneapolis!
January 23, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Amazing! Way to go Minneapolis!
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We escaped the ice and have been science hard for 2 days - four full stations and a big factorial experiment setup! Very tired but very happy to be working. We caught Antarctic krill at one station, and lots of salps at all stations. Love the Green krill guts full of phytoplankton! #oceanography 🌊🇦🇶🦐
January 23, 2026 at 3:54 AM
We escaped the ice and have been science hard for 2 days - four full stations and a big factorial experiment setup! Very tired but very happy to be working. We caught Antarctic krill at one station, and lots of salps at all stations. Love the Green krill guts full of phytoplankton! #oceanography 🌊🇦🇶🦐
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NSF just posted their Dear Colleague Letter regarding the restructuring of NCAR. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure
www.nsf.gov
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
NSF just posted their Dear Colleague Letter regarding the restructuring of NCAR. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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After the recent rare sighting of this deep-sea wonder right off the coast of Monterey Bay, we decided to dig into our archives and share a few more glimpses of this fantastically frilly fish (Trachipterus altivelis).
January 22, 2026 at 10:45 PM
After the recent rare sighting of this deep-sea wonder right off the coast of Monterey Bay, we decided to dig into our archives and share a few more glimpses of this fantastically frilly fish (Trachipterus altivelis).
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My child has declared this Elephant Bird Awareness Day and wants me to tell some people.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
Elephant bird - Wikipedia
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January 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
My child has declared this Elephant Bird Awareness Day and wants me to tell some people.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
Were you aware of elephant birds? You are now.
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🌊 Last call to all ocean champions!
It’s not too late to stand up against offshore drilling by making a public comment and contacting your representatives: mbayaq.co/4qGUORY
#MontereyBayAquarium #NoDrilling #SaveOurCoast #StandUpToOffshoreDrilling
It’s not too late to stand up against offshore drilling by making a public comment and contacting your representatives: mbayaq.co/4qGUORY
#MontereyBayAquarium #NoDrilling #SaveOurCoast #StandUpToOffshoreDrilling
mbayaq.co
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
🌊 Last call to all ocean champions!
It’s not too late to stand up against offshore drilling by making a public comment and contacting your representatives: mbayaq.co/4qGUORY
#MontereyBayAquarium #NoDrilling #SaveOurCoast #StandUpToOffshoreDrilling
It’s not too late to stand up against offshore drilling by making a public comment and contacting your representatives: mbayaq.co/4qGUORY
#MontereyBayAquarium #NoDrilling #SaveOurCoast #StandUpToOffshoreDrilling
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Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
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The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
Big shout out to Kathryn Knight for leading OutsideJEB all these years! I learned so much about writing and editing during the years I wrote for this column, with incredible feedback from Kathryn
After more than 20 years, JEB has decided to retire #OutsideJEB. We want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who contributed over the years, especially last year's cohort
We loved working with everyone one of you and wish you all the best for the future
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We loved working with everyone one of you and wish you all the best for the future
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Big shout out to Kathryn Knight for leading OutsideJEB all these years! I learned so much about writing and editing during the years I wrote for this column, with incredible feedback from Kathryn
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Job alert:
NOAA NWFSC & UW are looking for a postdoc (ASAP) in Seattle study foraging ecology of Cook Inlet beluga whales using eDNA. Genetics/ecology/eDNA experience preferred. Interested candidates reach out to kim.parsons@noaa.gov or rpkelly@uw.edu directly. #eDNA #ConsGen
NOAA NWFSC & UW are looking for a postdoc (ASAP) in Seattle study foraging ecology of Cook Inlet beluga whales using eDNA. Genetics/ecology/eDNA experience preferred. Interested candidates reach out to kim.parsons@noaa.gov or rpkelly@uw.edu directly. #eDNA #ConsGen
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
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Congratulations to @standupforscience.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 prize from the 'Union Rationaliste' in France, for their work in service of science and democracy. The award is deserved recognition to the team who propelled this organization in <1 year.
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
Remise du prix de l'UR 2025 - Union rationaliste
Cette année, le prix de l’UR 2025 sera décerné le lundi 19 janvier 2026 à Stand Up for Science. Ce prix distingue leur engagement constant en faveur de la diffusion, de la protection et de la promotio...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Congratulations to @standupforscience.bsky.social for receiving a 2025 prize from the 'Union Rationaliste' in France, for their work in service of science and democracy. The award is deserved recognition to the team who propelled this organization in <1 year.
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
union-rationaliste.org/remise-du-pr...
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Emergency for Caribbean collaborators: There appears to be Diadema mortality somewhat reminiscent of the 2022 die off occurring right now in the USVI. If anyone hears of wider occurrences in the region please let us know! Please re-post!
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Emergency for Caribbean collaborators: There appears to be Diadema mortality somewhat reminiscent of the 2022 die off occurring right now in the USVI. If anyone hears of wider occurrences in the region please let us know! Please re-post!
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🧑🏽🔬🌊🤖 Hey undergrads! Get paid, hands-on experience in ocean science or engineering as a WHOI Summer Student Fellow! Applications are due on February 1—so start yours today!
📲Find program details and potential projects for summer 2026: whoi.edu/summerfellow
📲Find program details and potential projects for summer 2026: whoi.edu/summerfellow
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 PM
🧑🏽🔬🌊🤖 Hey undergrads! Get paid, hands-on experience in ocean science or engineering as a WHOI Summer Student Fellow! Applications are due on February 1—so start yours today!
📲Find program details and potential projects for summer 2026: whoi.edu/summerfellow
📲Find program details and potential projects for summer 2026: whoi.edu/summerfellow
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JEB is excited to welcome a new Editor, Graham Scott from McMaster University, but we are also sad to be saying goodbye to Pat Wright, who has been a longstanding member of the team & was Deputy Editor-in-Chief from 2020 with responsibility for ECRs
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
JEB is excited to welcome a new Editor, Graham Scott from McMaster University, but we are also sad to be saying goodbye to Pat Wright, who has been a longstanding member of the team & was Deputy Editor-in-Chief from 2020 with responsibility for ECRs
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...