Check my keynote talk: “Using Complexity Science and philosophy to assess mycorrhizal cooperation” given at the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria, Canada. Deeply honored by this @GSBI invitation. #mycorrhiza #soil #ecology youtu.be/B5jLt0g6ezw?...

Personal bias. I love mycorrhizas but have learned that our field is too mycorrhizal!

Matthias C. Rillig@mrillig.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are mycorrhizal fungi (especially AM fungi) fairly unique in terms of being important for both ecosystem processes and soil persistence? Or is this personal bias? What do you think? open.substack.com/pub/matthias...

For @southmycorrhiza I interviewed Prof. @dromius of @TheSainsburyLab - @Cambridge_Uni on his/co-authors @CellReports article: “Mutualist-pathogen co-colonization modulates phosphoinositide signatures at host intracellular interfaces”. #Mycorrhiza youtu.be/FZNncOA_gM0?...

Global topsoil contains ~110 quadrillion km of fungal threads, roughly one billion times the distance from the Earth to the Sun. A new study in @science.org maps this hidden arbuscular mycorrhizal infrastructure for the first time. Explore the Mycorrhizal Infrastructure Map: buff.ly/PISOj8k

A hidden infrastructure

Mapping Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal networks — the hidden infrastructure beneath our feet.

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Check my keynote talk: “Using Complexity Science and philosophy to assess mycorrhizal cooperation” given at the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference in Victoria, Canada. Deeply honored by this @GSBI invitation. #mycorrhiza #soil #ecology youtu.be/B5jLt0g6ezw?...

New paper out in @riojournal.com “Migration should be a personal choice, not the only one – a reflection on scientific diasporas” How to get a functional scientific diaspora? Here we discuss it! doi.org/10.3897/rio....

📣 A huge thank you to our first two keynote speakers, Dr. Marín (@cmarin.bsky.social) and Dr. Jansson, for starting #GSB2026 off strong! Topics ranged from soil microbes as climate solutions to complexity science as a foundation for mycorrhizal research; we could not imagine a stronger start!

🎤 Our second plenary speaker: Dr. César Marín @cmarin.bsky.social hosted by our own Wim van der Putten

Right on time for #GSB2026, soil fauna made it to the cover of Nat Eco Evo (great shot by frankashwood.bsky.social). Attendees who have questions on the journal or papers to pitch, feel free to chat to me at the conference. @thegsbi.bsky.social

Nature Ecology & Evolution@natecoevo.nature.com · 4mo ago

Our April issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/... Featuring research on: 🦑 squid and cuttlefish diversification 🌊 priority questions for blue carbon science 🐦‍⬛ the emergence of Usutu virus Cover image from Zhou et al (credit @frankashwood.bsky.social ) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Do primate brains and social insect colonies make decisions in similar ways? As shown in this @royalsocietypublishing.org paper, both share competing populations that accumulate evidence until a threshold is reached. @jordipinero.bsky.social @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @dornhaus.bsky.social

🎉Celebrating a lifetime of impact in mycorrhizal science We are proud and thrilled to announce Nancy Collins Johnson (Northern Arizona University) as the IMS Eminent Research Award 2026 recipient mycorrhizas.org#awards 👏 Join us in celebrating her at @icom2026.bsky.social

ust got accepted my 80 peer-reviewed article: “Migration should be a personal choice, not the only one – a reflection on scientific diasporas” on Research Ideas and Outcomes. There we discuss how to get to a functional scientific diaspora.

Very happy to have @cmarin.bsky.social give a talk in our lab meeting on multi-level selection. Great talk and interesting discussion.

Thanks for the nice invite. Had a wonderful time in Bochum learning a lot about Diversity in all dimensions and areas! Now in Berlin some few days.

ROTO Research Group@roto-rub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Sessions two and three also with very interesting talks on diverse topics (pun intended!): From endometriosis (@acfischer.bsky.social) and hormone research (@sophiawagemann.bsky.social) to soil biodiversity (@cmarin.bsky.social) and bio-social diversity in the Amazon region (@rbsuchoa.bsky.social).

Balancing mutualism: choice and sanctions in root–microbe symbioses #TansleyReview by Madhavan and Müller @lmueller.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #plantscience

Out of the 12 press pieces I have seen of our @frontiersin.bsky.social in #Ecology & #Evolution paper “Abundant empirical evidence of multilevel selection revealed by a bibliometric review”, this one by @MSN is the best one! Written by an IA, with human oversight. www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

⭐Exhibit at #ICOM2026⭐ 🌏Looking to advertise your company at an international conference that attracts plant and fungal scientists from all over the world? 👀Take a look at our Exhibitor package in the sponsorship prospectus (page 7): tinyurl.com/4axzdyu3 @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social

In this @frontiersin.bsky.social in #Ecology & #Evolution review we compile 280 studies showing empirical evidence of natural selection occuring at the levels: - Genetic elements - Nuclei - Cells - Clones - Individuals - Groups (demes, colonies, agreggates) - Communities doi.org/10.3389/fevo...

In this @frontiersin.bsky.social in #Ecology & #Evolution review we compile 280 studies showing empirical evidence of natural selection occuring at the levels: - Genetic elements - Nuclei - Cells - Clones - Individuals - Groups (demes, colonies, agreggates) - Communities doi.org/10.3389/fevo...

✨A Special Issue of the Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, linked to #ICOM2026, is now accepting submissions! 🌽The issue will be titled “Mycorrhizas in Ecosystems” 🍄Abstracts due: 30 April 🌻Full articles due: 31 October Submit here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Website under construction! In this website, we will develop the concepts and results of the following scientific article:- Marín, C., Clark, A.B., Philson, C.S., Eldakar, O.T., Wade, M.J. 2026. Abundant empirical evidence of multilevel selection revealed by a bibliometric review. Frontiers in…

Constanza is my third bachelor thesis student who finished her thesis with the highest grade possible and with a WoS paper published before finishing. Cherry on the cake: already with a permanent job. Couldnt be more proud!

How an underground fungal map of one of the world’s oldest, slowest-growing rainforest trees can boost the resilience of Earth’s long-term carbon sinks? New paper in Biodiversity and Conservation about our first expedition to the Chilean Coast Range: buff.ly/CumRGpU

New paper out! Lead by @camilletruong.bsky.social & with @spun.earth #FungiFoundation in Biod Conserv: “Large-diameter trees disproportionately contribute to soil fungal diversity in a coniferous forest with one of oldest living trees on Earth”. @tobykiers.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s105...

3 great news: - We have started our SOCBIO-MAP project fund. by European Space Agency. - Tomorrow a very nice paper in collab/funded by SPUN will appear in Biod. Conserv. We now know about the mycorrhizas of one of the oldest trees in 🌍 - Ill give a talk in Harvard on Wednesday

A study in Nature shows that the single-celled form of a tiny, aquatic organism can turn into a multicellular version by three different routes. The discovery adds insight to the possible origins of multicellular life, suggesting a previously unrecognized degree of flexibility. 🧪

Clonal-aggregative multicellularity tuned by salinity in a choanoflagellate - Nature

The choanoflagellate Choanoeca flexa forms motile and contractile cell monolayers purely clonally, purely aggregatively or through a combination of both processes depending on environmental conditions.

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Join us as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Computational Biology at Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) / @leidenscience.bsky.social / @unileiden.bsky.social Application deadline on 15 March 2026 👇 careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/Assistan...

Two days ago, Dame Anne Pringle was elected Chancellor of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She is the first female Chancellor in the university's 600+ year history. #education #highered #AcademicSky #EduSky

Dame Anne Pringle elected Chancellor of the University of St Andrews | University of St Andrews news

Dame Anne, a trailblazing diplomat who was formerly British Ambassador to Moscow, won a majority of support in an election also contested by Dame Barbara Woodward, Lord Mark Sedwill, and Lady Alex Walmsley.

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Organisms are not machines. This should be mainstream thought in ecology, Evolution, genetics, physiology, and so on. Sadly it seems like we are not there yet.

The fact this is not mainstream thought in the biological sciences shows the bad situation we still are in!