American Institute of Biological Sciences
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We advocate for public policy informed by science, publish a highly ranked scientific journal BioScience, and provide bespoke peer review services.
Where Do We Go From Here? How Scientific Societies are Thinking about the Proposed #OMB Funding Rule. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/07/08/g...
Google wants to release 16 million sterile #mosquitoes: Australian tests offer a valuable lesson. #googledebug #alphabet phys.org/news/2026-07...
Blacklegged #ticks have doubled their US footprint, and experts warn worse could be ahead. The bugs people once brushed aside are becoming much harder to ignore. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/t...
Apply today for the Pivot to Plants Fellows Program, a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science, imaging, data science, or related STEM fields, but have limited research experience. Deadline Sept 15. botany.org/news/display...
AIBS is offering this professional development program designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their written communication skills to increase the impact and influence of their message. Register now! #AIBS #Writing4Impact io.aibs.org/writing
Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for a chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal #BioScience. #FacesofBiology #AIBS www.aibs.org/news/2026/26...
The #EU has unveiled proposals that would slow cuts to businesses' #greenhouse gas #emissions limits, as part of a major #climate policy overhaul. #ClimateChange #BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Evolution Exchange is a monthly video series covering a wide range of topics useful for researchers of all career stages. One of the latest: Career Coaching with Dr. Claire Horner-Devine. #SSE #AIBSMember aws3.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
Join the #TaxonWorks conversation & explore their software & community. Loosely focused on three themes, #research, #collections, and getting started, there will be lots of opportunities for conversation. #iDigBio events.zoom.us/ev/AjGnrAbjA...
Applications are open for the 2027 Cary Fellows Program! #CaryInstitute welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds—including researchers, practitioners, educators, policymakers, & others whose work intersects with #ecosystem science. #aibsmso www.caryinstitute.org/about/career...
The newly launched decadal survey for Earth #Science & Applications from #Space is seeking input on future priorities & opportunities for advancing the #EarthScience & observations in the decade ahead. Submissions due by July 20. #ESAS survey.alchemer.com/s3/8859244/D...
China boosts prestigious grants for young scientists — will it ease competition? The National Natural Science Foundation of China says it will fund an extra 12,000 projects from this year. #bioengineer bioengineer.org/july-2026-ap...
Join Floyd Shockley, Inger Toraason & Frank Krell who together will highlight the incredible diversity of beetles represented in the Smithsonian’s collections & explore the scope of their experience with these extraordinary insects. Thursday, July 9 @ 11am EDT naturalhistory.si.edu/events/meet-...
This single well-known and widespread butterfly is actually three species in disguise. Do you know which one? www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/this...
ASM are seeking a highly motivated person interested in mammalogy and science communication to design an inaugural #ASM newsletter and to produce a quarterly digital newsletter. Submit your proposal by July 24. #membernews www.mammalsociety.org/whats-new/as...
In a groundbreaking study published in #Nature, researchers have unveiled new insights into the intricate genetic relationships among late #Neanderthal populations in northwestern Europe. bioengineer.org/late-neander...
Making #AI Use of Scholarly Content Traceable, Measurable, and Trustworthy: A Meeting Report from #Cambridge Scholarly AI Workshop #scholarlykitchen scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/06/25/m...
SNAPStart is a new mini-grant program organized by the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) designed to help new student #science #policy organizations build momentum and get off to a quick start! Apply Now! #SNAP #SNAPStart snapcoalition.org/initiatives/...
NASA’s Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant. #NASA www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
A research team from the Bio Center at the University of Würzburg has now demonstrated, however, that #cytokinins are distributed throughout multiple mammalian organs and thus also in humans. #biocenter phys.org/news/2026-06...