Monika
@mohnika.bsky.social
Curator Micropalaentology & keeper of small old things micropaleontology / geochemistry / oceanography / paleoclimatology / environmental reconstruction / foraminifera / (she/her) 🇦🇹 🇬🇧 🇳🇱
Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
Die #Klimakrise setzt Europas Stromversorgung unter Druck. Wegen Kühlwassermangels müssen fossile und #Kernkraftwerke gedrosselt werden. #Windkraft und #Photovoltaik brauchen dagegen kein Kühlwasser. Gut, dass Deutschland auf erneuerbare Energien setzt.
Cool place with cool photos (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulverket) - and a cool project (memeland.no).
Bulverket - Wikipedia
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Oliver A. Kern@oliverkern.bsky.social · 2w agoLast week, we successfully cored Tingstädeträsk on Gotland, Sweden, site of the famous Bulverket, the remains of a medieval bulwark. As part of the MEMELAND project (memeland.no), we will use #sedaDNA to unravel the ecological history and human impact in the area. Photos by Peter d'Argnan
Halite shows up without requiring life in the evolution of minerals. Meanwhile, halite is a highly effective trap that may capture evidence of early life: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/sepm/jsedres... So… yeah, plausible.
It’s a trap!: Modern and ancient halite as Lagerstätten | Journal of Sedimentary Research | GeoScienceWorld
ABSTRACT. Chemical sediments, such as bedded halite (NaCl), are strongly influenced by environmental conditions during deposition and, if unaltered, may
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Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2w agoBet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.
Actual climate change impacts don't do anything, but at least the money does... Short flights like that should not be a thing anymore in 2026 (theres a <3h train connecting the cities) - together with private jets.
DER STANDARD@derstandard.at · 2w agoDie im Zuge des Irankrieges stark gestiegenen Kerosinpreise haben die Austrian Airlines (AUA) in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2026 tiefer in die roten Zahlen gedrückt. https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000334139/aua-streicht-flug-zwischen-wien-und-graz?ref=niewidget&rank=1
Five days ago, the Rhine - at the point where it enters the Netherlands - reached its lowest level ever recorded: 6.47 meter above sea level. Now it's at 6.35 m.
Newsstories like this make me wonder what will happen first: - farmers stop voting for conservative/rightwing parties who negate climate change or - conservative/rightwing parties finally start working agains climate change, as it costs them too much ooe.orf.at/stories/3365...
Dürre: Milchbauern fordern rasche Hilfe
Die Wiesen sind braun, das Gras wächst kaum noch. Auf vielen Bauernhöfen wird bereits Futter verfüttert, das für den Winter vorgesehen war. Heimische Milchbauern geraten zunehmend unter Druck und ford...
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4 years of #invertober #SciArt goobers you know what, from going through 3-4 months of one of my worst art blocks ever to an outpouring of art 2025 was overall a good art year #HumanMade #noAI #invertebrates
Travelling to #Paleo4Alps by train - requires 5 different train tickets from 3 different companies (countries): two I have to print out, two I only get on my phone. Ca. 400 km in one direction = ca. 9hs train-time (in the best of times). So... who else is coming?
man is there anyone who works on the collider at CERN who is willing to appear on camera and can help me answer these damn questions on my socials please I'm fighting for my LIFE 🧪
This clever map shows us what time it is across the world, which regions are awake, working or sleeping, all rotating in sync with the Earth. Go to the source where the image only rotates by 3.75 degrees every 15 minutes to remain up to date. Source: buff.ly/tyQ2Z3g
Come work with us at the University of Tromsø! 🇳🇴 PhD position in ancient sedimentary DNA of fish 🐟 and ecosystem 🌱 interactions in Europe www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Please share!
PhD Fellow in Ancient sedimentary DNA of Freshwater Fish and Ecological Interactions in Europe (303780) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Job title: PhD Fellow in Ancient sedimentary DNA of Freshwater Fish and Ecological Interactions in Europe (303780), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Sunday, August 16, 2026
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Btw. I'm not aware of any models suggesting a "sudden collapse" of the #AMOC. The very serious real risk is that it soon passes a point of no return (tipping point) where it becomes unstable and it shutting down over 50-100 years becomes practically unstoppable. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/c...
We’re in a heatwave, so why is a ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic causing so much concern?
A large expanse of the North Atlantic ocean has been bucking the global warming trend and it is alarming scientists who warn the collapse of the AMOC ocean current could be catastrophic for the planet...
independent.co.uk
witnessing the birth of a new all timer post is such a beautiful thing
Do you ever think about how our planet has frosted tips. Well, hope you have a great day out there.
Bei der Sous-Vide-Technik werden Fische für längere Zeiträume bei relativ niedrigen Temperaturen gegart, dadurch bleiben sie extrem saftig und aromatisch. Je nach Fischart werden Temperaturen von 38 bis 55°C empfohlen. Der Neusiedler See ist schon fast dort. #Temperaturoffenheit
I can recommend a listen to the QAA podcast episode about the "De-Extinction Nightmare" (2 parts, soundcloud.com/qanonanonymo... ), covering comprehensibly and founded not only why they did NOT actually bring back the dire wolves, but also all the other issues connected to "De-Extinction"-movements.
De-Extinction Nightmare Part 1: Nazi Cows (E368)
The long history of humans bending biology for civilization eventually raised an important question: if animals can be domesticated, then couldn’t they also be de-domesticated? Further: could selectiv
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Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com · 3mo agoThe science start-up Colossal is making sci-fi real! After resurrecting the dire wolf in 2025 using 72k-year-old DNA, they're eyeing the woolly mammoth for 2028. The goal: "rewilding" to restore and stabilize modern ecosystems. Read: bit.ly/4tIXAqo
"Across the decades, though, geologists on the big screen are consistently portrayed as scientifically competent, often heroic, and usually doomed." Cinematic geologists are usually portrayed as good persons—but they have a 1 in 3 fatality rate, a film analysis shows. www.science.org/content/arti...
Murder, monsters, occupational hazards: Why movie geologists die so often
Cinematic geologists are usually good guys—sometimes gals—but they have a one in three fatality rate, a film analysis show
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Every time I complain about the kinds of posts I’m seeing I have to post what I’d like to see. Thems the rules. (Smithsonian fossil hall ca. 1910, 1915, 1935, and 1965)
🚨 Preprint online: eartharxiv.org/repository/v... Read more on the differences in vegetation reconstructions and see how much our interpretation can change based on the method we choose! Explore the data here: oakern.shinyapps.io/palveg_v2/
Forest or tundra? How different vegetation reconstructions of Last Glacial landscapes in Europe may shape our perception of early human dispersal processes
eartharxiv.org
Palynology Postdoc position, Institute of archaeology, Oxford. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRE447/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate MEMELAND (Palynologist) at University of Oxford
Recruiting now: Postdoctoral Research Associate MEMELAND (Palynologist) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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A rather quiet publication, but nonetheless an interesting topic, utilizing foraminifera from the mircopal collection of the Natural History Museum Basel. #NMB (Also the first time there's my name after a species 😉) www.micropress.org/microaccess/...
Orbitolinopsis senonicus Gendrot, 1968 (larger benthic foraminifera) from the Coniacian of southern France: reinstatement of the taxonomic identity and description of the new species Orbitolinopsis b...
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![Comic. [Two images of Earth, one centered on Africa, with a dotted line behind, and the other in the foreground with a target marked in the Indian Ocean.] [caption] Dire news: An asteroid is on course to hit the Earth exactly *opposite* the Yucatán Peninsula, bringing *back* the dinosaurs.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicpi7i7uw3s4sgd5vpw4vhqeoc6nqabk27v6agwwuoa67syokp54q)
