It has been widely believed that a key function of sleep is to actively clear metabolites and toxins from the brain. A study in Nature Neuroscience shows in mice that brain clearance is markedly reduced—not increased—during sleep and anesthesia. go.nature.com/4bKkXYb

Me an who for something new? To stand at the electric edge of all we know; The world wakes a shade brighter #MushroomOfTheDay

I’m off to the tropics to teach a class and chase bacteria. That’s lotta baggage #sciencingtherainforest

My Big Conference

Happy to chat, come and find me!

Cornell has an open tenure track faculty position (Asst. Prof.) in PLANT ECOLOGY in the E&EB Dept., please consider applying! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27879

Just a little reminder about #SelfCare #TGIF #Momademia #PedsICU

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At 11 month old my son gave his first scientific poster at an international conference! Other babies watch out! :p starting him young on that #mimuluspropaganda #evolution #mimulus #monkeyflowers

The snack aisle is decimated before #francine

Yes, Entergy is on top of it.

🌿Exciting news! Join us for #ATBC 2025 in the colourful city of Oaxaca, Mexico—where science, culture, and conservation meet! 🗓️ June 29 - July 4, 2025 🔍 Call for Proposals: Submit your ideas by Dec 6, 2024! 👉 Details: conta.cc/3MVCYYU #TropicalBiology #Sustainability

There was a moment in the 1960s where we had a choice between glass and plastics as a container of choice. The glass industry tried to do much to present the issues. There was no long term impact to Earth or health from glass. It was a local recycling loop and it worked.

What a sunset in the French Quarter! October arrives soon 🎃

Prospectives! I can potentially welcome a doctoral student who shares passion for fish evolution, systematics, and biodiversity to my new lab at Tulane in Fall 2025. Pre-applications due to me by October 31. Email [email protected] or DM me for more details.

In several areas of the world, young girls still have to walk miles in the blazing heat everyday to collect water. The Water Wheel carries 5 times more water than a standard pail, requiring only one person per day to go to the well.

Academia is held together by caffeine, free labour, and the two people who nod encouragingly during presentations

Super excited for this opportunity ! Thank you Ecological Society for choosing me :-)

New Orleans students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, credited with solving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, have discovered nine more solutions to the problem nola.com/news/education…

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