Caryn Vaughn
@lovemussels.bsky.social
Stream ecologist, writer, traveler. Professor at the University of Oklahoma. We only have one earth, let’s take care of her.
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Michigan lawmakers want to greatly increase funding for invasive mussel control research in the #GreatLakes to $500 million over the next 10 years - as Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Greg McClinchey says in this article: "Mussels are this generation’s sea lamprey" bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
Michigan lawmakers seek $500M to stop mussels, save Great Lakes whitefish - Bridge Michigan
US Reps. Debbie Dingell and Tim Walberg are planning legislation to boost research to control invasive mussels, following Bridge Michigan reporting about the impending collapse of whitefish.
bridgemi.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Michigan lawmakers want to greatly increase funding for invasive mussel control research in the #GreatLakes to $500 million over the next 10 years - as Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Greg McClinchey says in this article: "Mussels are this generation’s sea lamprey" bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
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Do you have a colleague who embodies excellence in science, service, environmental stewardship, early career research, or leadership in freshwater sciences?
Nominate them for a SFS Career Award by Dec 13!
freshwater-science.org/awards-progr...
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Nominate them for a SFS Career Award by Dec 13!
freshwater-science.org/awards-progr...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Do you have a colleague who embodies excellence in science, service, environmental stewardship, early career research, or leadership in freshwater sciences?
Nominate them for a SFS Career Award by Dec 13!
freshwater-science.org/awards-progr...
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Nominate them for a SFS Career Award by Dec 13!
freshwater-science.org/awards-progr...
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Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
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On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Mark Hove always has kind words to share, time for mentoring, and an encyclopedic knowledge of mussels that can come only from having a true lifelong love of oft-ignored organisms.
To celebrate #GarWeek, we’re introducing the faces behind #GarLab!
Meet Mark Hove:
Mark Hove is a UMN research biologist who works on various GarLab projects and also enjoys studying native mussels (hovelab.cfans.umn.edu).
#GarWeek
Meet Mark Hove:
Mark Hove is a UMN research biologist who works on various GarLab projects and also enjoys studying native mussels (hovelab.cfans.umn.edu).
#GarWeek
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Mark Hove always has kind words to share, time for mentoring, and an encyclopedic knowledge of mussels that can come only from having a true lifelong love of oft-ignored organisms.
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Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use • Louisiana Illuminator
Communities around Louisiana are taking environmental data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their findings can be used to enforce regulations.
lailluminator.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
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Are you also not sure what that feeling is?? Us too!! It's joy! We can do this! #resist
joy from inside out is dancing with her arms in the air and saying yay !
Alt: joy from inside out is dancing with her arms in the air and saying yay !
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are you also not sure what that feeling is?? Us too!! It's joy! We can do this! #resist
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Pleased to announce that we are looking for a post-doc to join @wesnerlab.bsky.social to study the relationship between body size, temperature and nutrients in stream ecosystems. Position details can be found here: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45969
Happy to answer any questions!
Happy to answer any questions!
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biology
Postdoctoral Researcher: A Postdoctoral Research Associate position is available at the University of South Dakota in Dr. Jeff Wesner’s lab in the Department of Biology. The NSF-funded project will ex...
yourfuture.sdbor.edu
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Pleased to announce that we are looking for a post-doc to join @wesnerlab.bsky.social to study the relationship between body size, temperature and nutrients in stream ecosystems. Position details can be found here: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45969
Happy to answer any questions!
Happy to answer any questions!
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To be fair, this bot does accurately reflect the accepted modern practice of never saying anything interesting in a scientific paper.
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
To be fair, this bot does accurately reflect the accepted modern practice of never saying anything interesting in a scientific paper.
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Yes, it is this scary in science. We were world leader only 10 months ago.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
www.pbs.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Yes, it is this scary in science. We were world leader only 10 months ago.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
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"It’s a scandal the U.S. is pulling back from efforts to address environmental challenges,” said Peter Gleick. “The rest of the world should ignore efforts by the US to delay progress on these problems… and I’m hopeful that other countries will continue to step up.”
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.
www.latimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"It’s a scandal the U.S. is pulling back from efforts to address environmental challenges,” said Peter Gleick. “The rest of the world should ignore efforts by the US to delay progress on these problems… and I’m hopeful that other countries will continue to step up.”
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Are you interested in an MS position in Stream Ecology?
My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) is recruiting a Master's student to join us at Northern Michigan University.
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Please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be!
Apply by Dec 16
My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) is recruiting a Master's student to join us at Northern Michigan University.
🐛🧪🕸️🍂🌊
Please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be!
Apply by Dec 16
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Are you interested in an MS position in Stream Ecology?
My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) is recruiting a Master's student to join us at Northern Michigan University.
🐛🧪🕸️🍂🌊
Please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be!
Apply by Dec 16
My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) is recruiting a Master's student to join us at Northern Michigan University.
🐛🧪🕸️🍂🌊
Please get in contact if you are interested, and pass on this ad to anyone you know that might be!
Apply by Dec 16
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Bill Gates saying that "Climate change is not going to wipe out humanity" and efforts to fight climate change should be shifted elsewhere is like saying nuclear war won't wipe out humanity, so we shouldn't invest efforts in arms control or diplomacy.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change | CNN Business
In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued r...
www.cnn.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Bill Gates saying that "Climate change is not going to wipe out humanity" and efforts to fight climate change should be shifted elsewhere is like saying nuclear war won't wipe out humanity, so we shouldn't invest efforts in arms control or diplomacy.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
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Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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The Trump admin has come to bluesky. These new accounts for gov agencies are not run by anyone we know in the agencies and have all started off with Hatch Act violations.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
October 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Trump admin has come to bluesky. These new accounts for gov agencies are not run by anyone we know in the agencies and have all started off with Hatch Act violations.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
In true bsky fashion, I'll be blocking the lot of them rather than giving them any engagement.
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The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty
Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll
The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.
n.pr
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. n.pr/48scGty
Is AI doing the work of Associate Editors now? I was just asked to review an article where I am the senior author! This seems like a pretty egregious error.
October 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is AI doing the work of Associate Editors now? I was just asked to review an article where I am the senior author! This seems like a pretty egregious error.
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How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps. Rooted in the logic of discovery, this approach demystifies the writing process and begins with a narrative arc. #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology @bahanbug.bsky.social @jdrakephd.bsky.social
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How to write a scientific paper in 15 steps. Rooted in the logic of discovery, this approach demystifies the writing process and begins with a narrative arc. #ScientificWriting #PLOSComputationalBiology @bahanbug.bsky.social @jdrakephd.bsky.social
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Read more: journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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Just a reminder that if you are a scientist wondering how you can communicate the value of federally-funded scientific research outside of your bubble, @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is here to help you pitch and publish in your hometown newspaper
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just a reminder that if you are a scientist wondering how you can communicate the value of federally-funded scientific research outside of your bubble, @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is here to help you pitch and publish in your hometown newspaper
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
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The American Fisheries Society extends our support to the furloughed fisheries and aquatics professionals affected by the U.S. federal government shutdown. Read our full statement on the shutdown and its impacts on natural resources here fisheries.org/2025/10/afs-...
October 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The American Fisheries Society extends our support to the furloughed fisheries and aquatics professionals affected by the U.S. federal government shutdown. Read our full statement on the shutdown and its impacts on natural resources here fisheries.org/2025/10/afs-...