Isolating w my 3 yo (Covid positive) and 9 mo (negative so far) old for 10 days starting now… send snacks and craft supplies… should probably also get some earplugs

So many things going on here

I’m not really one to angry tweet but I feel like Lufthansa sending my buggy to baggage claim and making me carry my 1yo and hand luggage all the way across Frankfurt Airport warrants one. Not a nice way to treat mothers traveling alone with kids!

Nature is often frugal and optimized to conserve resources, as showcased in the many reviews, primers, essays and quick guides in our special issue on economy in biology. Check it out! cell.com/issue/S0960-98…

Pollinator party 😍😍

Picking one of 11000 species of #bird for the cover was a daunting challenge. In the end we went for a no-excuses showy bird, the Roseate Spponbill (Platalea ajaja), a wading bird of South and Central America and a Florida favorite.

Since 2005, 8 justices have been appointed to the US Supreme Court, but only 4 editors have joined Current Biology. So, it's a rare opportunity! We're looking for an aspiring and inspiring editor who is psyched about #biology. relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/ElsevierJobs/j… linkedin.com/jobs/view/3387…

Come and work with us on the most interesting journal out there 😍

Y’all, our next special issue comes out on Monday. I am SO excited for you to see it!

It’s here!!

As part of Current Biology's special issue, Hector and I contributed a "primer" on the wild world of carnivorous plants. Check out 安斉俊🐻's killer illustrations that perfectly capture their unique interactions with diverse organisms. cell.com/current-biolog…

Second, lets aim to better include mycorrhizal associations in models of global carbon dynamics SPUN Incredible team effort by Dr. Heidi Hawkins, Prof. Katie Field, @rachaelcargill, Michael Van Nuland, Merlin Sheldrake et al. Open access article: cell.com/current-biolog…

My article "Plant disease risk is modified by multiple global change drivers" is out now in Current Biology 🌱🦠🌍 doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.… #OpenAccess

Our new special issue opens with a guest editorial from Susanne Renner - "No plant is an island" cell.com/current-biolog…

New in our special issue: flowers are, of course, the reproductive structures of angiosperms, but they also provide beautiful - if ephemeral - habitats for 'anthophiles'. Have a look at this essay on the subject: cell.com/current-biolog…

Some nice special issue reading for the weekend - all you every wanted to know about pollination by sexual deception cell.com/current-biolog…

Excited to have a Chris Thorogood original in my notebook #npnextgen

Stomata on the carpet in Charleston

The Nationalparkzentrum in the Schwarzwald has a mycelium infinity room 😍🍄

On the cover of our latest issue Carinavalva schizopetala & the Brassicaceae tree of life 🌿 #plantsci cell.com/current-biolog…