Fossil spines reveal #DeepSea's past https://phys.org/news/2023-09-fossil-spines-reveal-deep-sea.html

A 104-Ma record of deep-sea irregular #echinoids – a story of persistence, food availability and a big bang https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288046

"ecosystems of the deep sea have emerged again and again after multiple #MassExtinctions... But there is increasing evidence that parts are much older. A team has now provided the first #fossil evidence for a stable colonization of the deep sea floor by #invertebrates for at least 104 million years."

Thanks to the field collection efforts of bug guys Steven Wang and Brandon Woo, I had an opportunity this weekend to photograph one of the world's more oddly-proportioned ants, the major worker of Pheidole absurda. This is a granivorous big-headed ant found from Texas south to Costa Rica, and the massive head powers seed-crunching jaws.

#Ants #Pheidole #Insects

What is happening in #Maui & elsewhere is #ClimateColoniality, where #colonial & #imperial oppression, #capitalist exploitation & #racialized control create conditions of worsening #climate #injustices.

A couple of readings to help more comprehensive understanding of these components related to #climatecrisis:
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1. What is climate coloniality: https://www.farhanasultana.com/climate-coloniality/

2. What is climate justice: https://www.farhanasultana.com/critical-climate-justice/

3. What is decolonizing climate governance: https://tinyurl.com/yc2avxr7

the ultimate rock flipping

> Initially, the team glued mesh boxes over cracks in the seafloor to collect animals that moved between the rocky floor itself and the subsurface below. But when the boxes proved cumbersome, the team employed a more direct method: flipping over heavy chunks of seafloor with the ROV’s robotic arm to collect what lay beneath.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/expedition-discovers-worms-and-other-life-below-hydrothermal-vents/

(h/t @DaveWhittle)

Getting more bios on Wikipedia for STEM pioneers of color, gender diversity:

This funded program gets students writing them at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), & Tribal Colleges & Universities (TCUs), recruiting instructors at those schools, who get training & support.

In 2022 they recruited more than 30. And they're looking for more:
https://wikiedu.org/blog/2023/04/27/underrepresented-stem-leaders-to-shine-on-wikipedia-with-new-grant-from-broadcom-foundation/

HT @WikiEducation

Multiple Testing:

New article discusses the “use and misuse of corrections for multiple testing.”

“In general, avoid corrections for multiple testing if statistical claims are to be made for each individual test...”

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metip.2023.100120

#Stats
#Statistics
#MultipleTesting
#MultipleComparisons
#NHST

What sorts of jobs are available to scientists who study insects and arachnids?

#entomology #science

Browse the current listings at the Entomological Society of America:

https://careers.entsoc.org/