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Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

@donnag.bsky.social

Aquatic entomologist, kayaker, naturalist Ed: Newsletter of the Biol. Surv. Canada & Mayfly Newsletter born at 314 ppm Professor Emerita at UPEI, Fellow of the ESC Retired home to BC's spectacular Sunshine Coast

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Gwen Pearson
@bug-gwen.bsky.social

This is such good news. ALL schools need libraries. πŸ“š

Chalkbeat@chalkbeat.org

After years of school library closures, Detroit officials are considering a plan to reopen libraries across the district by fall 2027. The proposal also includes expanded air conditioning and building upgrades.

bit.lyLibraries could return to 89 Detroit schools under $251 million spending planAfter years of school library closures, Detroit officials are considering a plan to reopen libraries across the district by fall 2027. The proposal also includes expanded air conditioning and building upgrades.

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Aaron Wherry
@aaronwherry.bsky.social

New polling from Environics on immigration. From the most-watched line graph, not back to where we were, but a significant bounce back.

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LIB
@leibnizlib.bsky.social

Can DNA alone reveal Earth's hidden biodiversity? Not quite! A new perspective on parasitoid wasps argues that DNA, morphology & deep taxonomic expertise must work together to reliably discover and describe species. #LIBresearch Β© Salden et al., 2026

Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
@donnag.bsky.social

This headline is a bit disingenuous (suggesting that we've been electing progressives?) Our prev. BC "Liberal" government was actually conservative. And years of Social Credit government could only be described as conservative. We essentially didn't have a party that *called* itself "Conservative".

CTV News Vancouver@ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social

B.C. elects first Conservative government in nearly 100 years. Live updates here.

bit.lyB.C. elects first Conservative government in nearly 100 years. Live updates here.David Eby’s snap election gamble has handed the B.C. Conservative Party a majority government, CTV News has declared.

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Tod Maffin πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
@todmaffin.com

If the B.C. election result stings for you tonight, remember that this province once forced a majority government to back down on a tax it had just brought in. A new government still answers to the same people who hired it.

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Up Here Publishing
@upherepublishing.bsky.social

πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ WE HIT 5K COLD SNAPS SUBSCRIBERS! We're having a celebration at Up Here today as we hit 5k cold snaps newsletter subscribers! We're grateful to all our supporters and everyone that tunes in every week for what's going on across The North. Signup at: uphere.ca/newsletter

Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
@donnag.bsky.social

News you can use!

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Which is really England’s oldest pub? Tree-ring dating helps settle debate

theguardian.comWhich is really England’s oldest pub? Tree-ring dating helps settle debateHistoric England archaeologist says some inns’ claims to date back 1,000 years are inaccurate and oldest is from 1430 With their low ceilings, timber beams and roaring fires, many of England’s inns lay claim to being the oldest in the land and to have been visited by Vikings and Saxons. But an archaeologist working for Historic England says not one of the more than two dozen pubs that make this claim is being accurate. Continue reading...

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Dr. Elizabeth Santos
@lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social

Ohio State is searching for an arthropod biologist (e.g. entomologist) at Associate/Full Professor level. They will join our Museum community and oversee the Triplehorn Insect Collection. osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...

osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comMartha N. and John C. Moser Chair in Arthropod Biosystematics and Biological DiversityScreen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...

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Maarten Paulusse
@maartenp.bsky.social

Tired of AI hype posts? You might like my sober assessment of whether AI-generated summaries are suitable for studying and research. Spoiler alert, they are not. The text is primarily aimed at students and researchers, but has much broader relevance. So share freely!: www.tue.nl/en/our-unive...

tue.nlAre AI-generated summaries suitable for studying and research?Despite didactic, ethical, and environmental concerns, the use of GenAI is on the rise in academia. For most applications, the jury is still out on whether and how they will benefit education and rese...

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Frank Burdon
@fburdon.bsky.social

A new meta-analysis of 66 stream studies reveals that biological structure and ecosystem functioning respond differently to #restoration. One key insight is that without proper reference states, we can't tell if interventions are hitting true process-based targets for stream ecosystem functions.

onlinelibrary.wiley.comHydromorphological Restoration of Streams Does Not Ensure the Recovery of Ecosystem FunctioningHydromorphological stream restoration does not consistently restore ecosystem functioning. Across 66 studies, functional responses were heterogeneous, depended on the comparison baseline, and were no...

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Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻
@dezene.me

Canada can build major projects faster without weakening environmental protections, science, transparency or accountability. I just wrote to my MP asking them to strengthen Bill C-39. You can too πŸ‘‰ actionnetwork.org/letters/have...

actionnetwork.orgTell your MP: Canada can build faster without weakening science and environmental safeguardsI just wrote to my MP about Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act. Canada can absolutely make major-project reviews faster and more efficient β€” but speed shouldn’t come at the expense of environm...

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Dr. Jessica L Ware
@jessicalwarelab.bsky.social

Insects’ contributions to people: ecosystem services and functions provided by insects academic.oup.com/aesa/article...

academic.oup.comInsects’ contributions to people: ecosystem services and functions provided by insectsAbstract. With an estimated 10 million species, insects are central to nearly every terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem, driving ecological processes that

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Dr Dan Shugar πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
@watershedlab.bsky.social

On 26 Aug Nepal was hit by the Rasuwa disaster w/ >1400 deaths & >5000 missing. Less than 10d ago another permafrost rock avalanche resulted in flooding on Budhi Gandaki. We need to re-think risk analysis & management in cryosphere mountain regions. @nature.com πŸ§ͺβš’οΈ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.comNepal’s disaster is an urgent wake-up callRecord-breaking avalanches and floods are signs of things to come. Scientists must evaluate and respond to growing risks in mountain regions.

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Andrew Kurjata
@akurjata.ca

Gus the Australian Labradoodle has been elected Dog Mayor of Kitimat, in northwest B.C., receiving 569 votes vs Koko the Goldendoodle's 435. Gus campaigned on more fire hydrants and more poop bags in local parks. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Courtney Theriault
@ctheriault.bsky.social

Wow. 43.1% of all eligible voters have already cast a ballot in Alberta's refendum. (837k in advance polls, 519k by special ballot). With 1,356,873 votes already, it's likely to blow past the 1,763,441 ballots cast in the 2023 provincial election.

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Aaron HM
@aaronhm.bsky.social

β€œThe internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

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Alex Wild
@alexwild.bsky.social

Just thinking about the Amyciaea crab spider. I don't generally think of spiders as evil, but this thing is an empathy predator. It lurks alongside weaver ant colonies, pretending to be an injured ant, and when gullible ants go to help out what they think is their sister, they get eaten.

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Sara Emery
@saraemery.bsky.social

πŸ§ͺπŸ”¬πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸžπŸœπŸ¦ŸπŸͺ²πŸͺ°πŸπŸ¦‹πŸŒπŸŒTenure track applied insect chemist position with a research/extension split. Apply by Dec 13. Come be my colleague at the Geneva campus. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32931

academicjobsonline.orgCornell University, Department of Entomology - Geneva Job #AJO32931, WDR-00061869 Applied Insect Chemist, Department of Entomology - Geneva, Cornell University, Geneva, New York, US

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Ainsley S
@americanbeetles.bsky.social

Replying to @americanbeetles.bsky.social

Something about the artisans who make costumes for a no doubt struggling nonprofit (the ballet) toiling to make kiwi-ready weighing sacks for a different nonprofit is just so beautiful to me. We love helping each other! Let people do that!!

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Ainsley S
@americanbeetles.bsky.social

Selecting our very finest streblid for display at the Haunted Museum (tonight! Pittsburgh!)

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Titus Seilheimer
@drfishsg.bsky.social

Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Laurentian Great Lakes #GreatLakes πŸ§ͺ www.nature.com/articles/s43...

nature.comCentury-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Laurentian Great Lakes - Communications Earth & EnvironmentTrends and interannual fluctuations in ice cover in the Laurentian Great Lakes are well correlated with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and show a weaker long-term decline than post-1975 trends,...

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Jonathan Tonkin
@jdtonkin.bsky.social

I don’t want Elon’s flying car. I want clean, swimmable, drinkable rivers. I want thriving, diverse ecosystems. I want a stable climate. I want healthy communities. I want institutions that look beyond the next three years.

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Dr Dan Shugar πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
@watershedlab.bsky.social

It may surprise you to learn that America is not, in fact, the only wine-producing nation. Follow me for more FunFactsℒ️

Sen. Adam Schiff@schiff.senate.gov

Without American wine on Canadian shelves, Canadians are also missing out on tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue they would obtain from selling our wine.