I just voted! Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2025: interactives.landcareresearch.co.nz/foty/

Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2026 - Interactives | Bioeconomy Science Institute (Manaaki Whenua Group)

Vote for your favourite fungus, or maybe vote for a fungus that is threatened, or culturally important, or edible, or (on the negative side) one that’s causing an important disease.

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'Climate change is speeding up — the pace nearly doubled in ten years' @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Leon Simons@leonsimons.com · 6mo ago

Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly Foster & @rahmstorf.bsky.social "The resulting adjusted and thus less “noisy” data show that there has been acceleration with over 98% confidence, with faster warming over the last 10+ years than during any previous decade."

I am pleased to share a preprint: Chilling injury to algal symbionts induces host starvation and metabolic reorganization in a temperate cnidarian www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #SymbioSky #MicroSky #internationslwomensday @agencerecherche.bsky.social @pure-ocean.bsky.social

How specific are heritable symbioses? And what can we learn from swapping obligate symbionts across host species? We address this in our latest, led by @inespons.bsky.social & in our collaboration w/ @microbiome.bsky.social 🦠🪲 Out today in @natcomms.nature.com! 1/n www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Antarctica isn’t one big tipping point. New research maps 18 separate ice basins, each with its own threshold. Some in West Antarctica may tip at just ~1–2C warming (i.e close to today’s levels). Cross the line, and you commit to m’s of sea-level rise over centuries www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mapping tipping risks from Antarctic ice basins under global warming - Nature Climate Change

Climate change threatens the future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Here the authors show that individual drainage basins have different thresholds and loss patterns, suggesting the need to consider the d...

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Check out my latest piece in @hechingerreport.org ! First of many as an OpEd Project Public Voices Fellow

The Hechinger Report@hechingerreport.org · 6mo ago

OPINION: Pathways for future scientists are becoming scarce, threatening a strong and innovative workforce When I was 17, I didn’t know a single scientist. I did not grow up around labs, research universities or people who talked about things like “STEM pathways.” The only reason I am a scientist…

🦠 Studying the biology and symbiotic relationships of holobionts living in extreme environments, such as the deep sea, is challenging. However, uncovering the strategies of these organisms to overcome harsh environmental constraints offers crucial insights into ecology and evolution of marine life.

New preprint! We explore how gutless marine worms and their bacterial symbionts use organosulfur compounds like DMSP and DMS - key molecules in marine sulfur cycling. Our results show that these compounds support carbon and energy metabolism in the Olavius algarvensis symbiosis.

New preprint: 🚀🧬 Starship in the genome of the lichen fungus Xanthoria. Discovery of giant transposons Starships challenged what we thought we knew about fungal genomes. But what about Starships in #lichen fungi? Let us present Tangerine! 🖥️ 🧪 🦠 🧫 #SymbioSky doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Fascinating hologenome study of a deep-sea black coral and their microbial symbionts 🪸

Cell Host & Microbe@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Symbiont-coral partnerships Hologenome of B. pseudoalternata reveals a division of labor between deep-sea coral & symbionts. Host provides habitat & manages immunity, while symbionts recycle waste, supply nutrients, resist viruses & produce antioxidants www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Our November issue examines Global Steps Forward as we mark 5 years of COVID-19. The issue includes discussion pieces from authors across the globe, examining insights gained on SARS-CoV-2, lessons learned, and next steps forward. www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

A couple of days left to submit your abstract for the upcoming EMBO/EMBL Symposium on the Molecular Basis of Symbiosis ! Great line up of speakers :) #ProtistsOnSky #SymbioSky

EMBL Events@events.embl.org · 9mo ago

🧪 Submit your abstract for #EESSymbiosis and get the chance to present your research, receive qualified feedback and help develop our understanding of the complexities of symbiotic function. You have until 25 Nov: https://s.embl.org/ees26-03-bl 🗓️ 17 – 20 Mar 2026 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

Here, we show that deep below, corals and feather stars don’t just share space – they share microbes. Endozoicomonadaceae + Nitrosopumilaceae inhabit both hosts in a “promiscuous” symbiosis that may fuel nitrogen cycling in the deep sea. doi.org/10.1186/s401... 🌊🪸🧪 #Bioinformatics 🧬💻 #SymbioSky

Happy weekend, symbiosis friends #SymbioSky #MicroSky

This got to me. Haunting and beautifully written. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-m...

In memory of the Christmas Island shrew

It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter of a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. At night, its voic...

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Bleaching: more than just a coral problem.

Dr. Claudia Pogoreutz@cpogoreutz.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🌟 New book chapter alert! 🪸 Coral reefs are threatened by climate change, especially by mass ‘bleaching’ events. Bleaching is caused by the loss of photosymbionts under stress, resulting in a white – ‘bleached’ - phenotype. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #SymbioSky #MicroSky

🌟 New book chapter alert! 🪸 Coral reefs are threatened by climate change, especially by mass ‘bleaching’ events. Bleaching is caused by the loss of photosymbionts under stress, resulting in a white – ‘bleached’ - phenotype. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #SymbioSky #MicroSky

Bleaching of Reef Organisms: Current Knowledge, Challenges, and Future Directions into the Anthropocene

Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by climate change and other anthropogenic stressors. A global factor contributing to coral reef decline is the increasing frequency, duration, and intensity of bleaching events leading to extensive mortality of keystone species,...

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My first dive into Raman microscopy! 🔬 Our latest heat stress experiments on Aiptasia raised more questions than answers — until a few days of Raman spectroscopy with Dr. Peter Mojzeš at @charlesuni.cuni.cz helped connect the dots. Grateful for the collaboration and excited about what’s ahead!

I just returned from my holiday in Finland. While we were looking for bears, wolves and co, one of my personal favorites were these green-alga bearing freshwater sponges. Photosymbiosis is everywhere if you look close enough. Maybe it‘s time for some freshwater work at @hifmb.de?

🧬 Postdoc — cellular dynamics of photosymbiosis⁣ Deadline: Oct 29⁣ Apply 👉 jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20... #Postdoc #CellBiology #SymbiosisResearch

🔬 PhD — metabolic interactions in photosymbiosis⁣ Deadline: Nov 5⁣ Apply 👉 jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/20... #PhDposition #Metabolomics #MarineBiology

PhD — cellular signaling in photosymbiosis Deadline: Nov 5 Apply 👉 recruitingapp-5442.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/20... #PhDposition #CellSignaling #Symbiosis

🪸🧪 We’re hiring! Join our ERC-funded group at the @hifmb.de in Oldenburg, Germany to explore the cellular origins of photosymbiosis:⁣ ⁣ 𝟏 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜 + 𝟐 𝐏𝐡𝐃𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.⁣ Deadlines: Oct 29 & Nov 5. Links below. ⁣ Questions: nils.raedecker@hifmb.de⁣ #Photosymbiosis #HIFMB #ERC #AcademicJobs

🪸 Call for abstracts! We invite you to submit your abstracts to our session ‘Understanding the roles of Endozoicomonadaceae in coral reef holobionts: Mutualists, parasites, and everything in between?’ at the next International Coral Reef Symposium from July 19–24, 2026 in Auckland.

I will be hiring a PhD student and a postdoc for my ANR-funded project CECIL soon, starting in January 2026. If you have experience in (marine) microbiology and microbial OMICS, and are keen to understand how sea anemone microbiomes work, please reach out! 🧫 🧬 (p.s. we got tapas!) 👇

Dr. Claudia Pogoreutz@cpogoreutz.bsky.social · last yr.

I am thrilled to announce that two exciting proposals were selected to be funded by the 2025 call for projects by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social – one major collaborative project (PRC) on which I will be co-investigator, and my Young Researcher (JCJC) project CECIL, which I will be leading.

How microbial therapies are reshaping coral reef restoration? 'Fungi and Fungi-Like Entities' chapter of 'Coral Reef Microbiome' explores the science behind microbial-based interventions to combat coral bleaching and ecosystem degradation. bit.ly/472kO39 @cpogoreutz.bsky.social

Fungi and Fungi-Like Entities

Coral microbiology research has long focused on the composition and functional roles of prokaryotic organisms, but microeukaryotic communities, including the enigmatic fungi remain a poorly understood "black box" within coral and other holobionts. Here,...

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🌊 The mid-latitude marine heatwaves now pushing 4–5°C above normal in many regions. This isn’t seasonal warming; it’s a climate alarm bell. Ecosystems are under stress.

🚨 Lecturer in Animal Ecology position @jcuofficial.bsky.social. Candidates with expertise in terrestrial animal ecology are encouraged. 📍 Townsville, AU Closes: 8th Aug 2025 🔗 careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/lecture...

Lecturer, Animal Ecology - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

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🔬Calling all microbiologists. 🔬 Ever feel like your paper is too small for some journals, but too solid to sit on? #FEMSMicrobes welcomes well-executed microbiology manuscripts, and they put special attention on promoting ECR authors, eg the webinar below. 👇 @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org

FEMS Journals@femsjournals.bsky.social · last yr.

Secure your spot for the #FEMSMicrobes Webinar today 🚨. You’ll deep dive into emerging breakthroughs in the field, from antimicrobial discovery to protein profiling to gut fungi imaging. Big insights for health, industry, and environment. 🦠 Register now: buff.ly/7nFyEIj #FEMSWebinar #Microbes

"The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before" <- this open letter should be read by everyone in #HigherEd openletter.earth/open-letter-...