An interesting new study has examined 20,736 scientific publications about climate tipping points. Several of those are estimated to be crossed around 1.5 degrees warming, i.e. any time soon: permafrost thaw, Greenland Ice Sheet, North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre. theconversation.com/some-climate...

Some climate tipping points are being studied far more than others – new research

Scientists aren’t focusing on the systems that may be closest to tipping.

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Please RT: Do you use math to address interesting biological problems? Join us at Vanderbilt BioSci! We are conducting an open-rank TT search in Theoretical Biology: apply.interfolio.com/194619. We are a friendly and collaborative department with interests spanning a range of biological disciplines!

🌳🪲🐞 field update: We have successfully completed the first field season for BEClimWood-Bugs in the Hainich region of the biodiversity exploratories. The plots are ready for winter. A massive thank you to all helpers, especially the local management team! @bexplo.bsky.social @uniulm.bsky.social

The fine balance between coffee intake and insect pinning....

Wow, what a shot!

Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 3w ago

A parasitic Apocephalus ant-decapitating fly closes in on her target, a Camponotus chromaiodes carpenter ant. Sand Ridge State Forest, Illinois.

Three days in the Bavarian Forest National Park with our #EcoRes group - sharing ideas, exploring new directions, and enjoying some time together beyond the usual routine. 🌲🥾 @sebseibold.bsky.social @stellawimmer.bsky.social @denisnjoroge.bsky.social @jiayunzou.bsky.social @chao-guo.bsky.social

Happy World Environmental Health Day! (Sep 26) Two of my favourite key messages: Environmental health practice is evidence-based public health action. Science protects communities from environmental risks. #worldenvironmentalhealthday

The Ecosystem Resilience Group had a lovely lab-outing at the Bavarian Forest. Interesting discussions, hotpot, lots of nature. @sebseibold.bsky.social @shamikroy.bsky.social @jiayunzou.bsky.social @chao-guo.bsky.social (And lots of people who are not on here)

I have an Easter egg in my syllabus where anyone who sends me a stats meme gets an extra point. In all the years I’ve done it, this one is my fave…. #rstats #rladies

Annual meeting of the BES Climate change and Rewilding SIGs in Plymouth: Two days filled with talks, posters, networking. From deadwood to soil rewilding to intertidal heatwaves, the topics were very diverse. Thank you so much @besclimate.bsky.social for the lovely conference!

On board the train to the UK for @besclimate.bsky.social annual meeting in Plymouth. 🚅

Climate change increases deadly heat risk in Southern Europe. Across 34 countries, 2022-like heat mortality events were 26.5× more likely in Southern Europe than under pre-industrial conditions, ~10× the European average. Risk rises sharply with warming. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Extreme event attribution for heat-related mortality due to anthropogenic climate change across Europe - Nature Health

A method combining extreme event attribution with epidemiological models shows that extreme heat-related mortality events in Southern Europe are 26.5 times more likely than in pre-industrial times, wi...

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The opposite of distractor is tractor. I will not be taking any questions.

Boerin zingt op tractor

Alt: Woman sings while driving tractor.

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Please share: Full-time PhD position on Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️ The project aims to understand the evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: September 11, 2026 More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/

Join us

Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Open PhD position (full time) Comparative and Population Genomics of Butterflies at High Elevations. The project aims to understand …

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Other types of A.I. to invest in this week: Artificial Isopods Antagonistic Insects Amblyomma Infestations Accessorized Isoptera Apterygota Identification

New @enricounigoe.bsky.social research @jappliedecology.bsky.social, led by Sara Piccini: impacts of non-native trees on biodiversity depend on the vertical stratum, with commonly investigated ground-dwelling communities NOT reflecting (negative) effects in higher strata 🪲🌲 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Same forest, different story: Beetle community responses to non‐native tree species depend on the vertical stratum

Our findings emphasize the importance of integrating vertical stratification into biodiversity monitoring for a comprehensive understanding of the ecological impacts of climate-adapted forest managem...

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Nature has an amazing way of creating diversity: more species create opportunities for even more species🌴🐛🦟. But can this continue forever? Our research suggests there are limits. We found parasite diversity constrained by survival in landscapes. Preprint: tinyurl.com/mskh4nf3

Sorting season is on!🪲🐞 Last week, I collected the first stem emergence trap samples from Hainich and we immediately started sorting. Also: the first vial of beetles which will count towards my PhD. Milestone!😍

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Bluesky Map

Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.

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Had a great time (and grilled cheese) at the stakeholder event for BEClimWood in Hainich. 🪵🌲🌳 Thanks to everyone who participated and the local management team for organising this event! #BEClimWood

One billion more people face at least one day of extreme heat stress each year compared with the 1970s, according to a paper in Nature Climate Change. The findings show that global heat stress is intensifying across events during the day, night, and during both the day and night. 🌎🧪

Global heat stress intensification and its expanding footprint on the human population - Nature Climate Change

The authors assess global changes in heat stress since 1950, considering daytime extremes, nocturnal heat and compound day–night events. They show multidimensional intensification, with an increased frequency of extremes and expanded spatial and temporal footprints of heat stress on humans.

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🪲 In case you were wondering what BEClimwood-Bugs is all about: The project description is online, you can learn more about the project here: @bexplo.bsky.social @uniulm.bsky.social www.biodiversity-exploratories.de/en/projects/...

Effects of climate and land use on arthropod biodiversity in deadwood – Biodiversity Exploratories

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Macromonday! Came across a stinging nettle that was full of Chrysomelids... #macromonday #insects #photography

I. Love. This. At Station Linne, on Oland, Sweden for #BIOCOREFlies26 fly course. A fab way to spend #InsectWeek They understood the assignment…

Cantharis cleaning its antennae for this #macromonday #photography #insects

Hey @spavel.bsky.social I hope you don’t mind but we did the thing for real

3 weeks of field work in 3 different regions: DONE!✅ Thank you, Jana, Vanessa and Dominik, you were a great help! The tree trunk eclectors for BEClimWood-Bugs are now set up and insects will be sampled every 4 weeks until autumn. @bexplo.bsky.social

Today is the day! 🎉 I defended my MSc. thesis about in situ manipulation of whole Drosophila-parasitoid webs at the University of South Bohemia. 🪰 Thank you for everything, Fly Lab and @janhrcek.bsky.social! Now comes the next fun part: turning the thesis into a publishable manuscript - stay tuned

@annestte.bsky.social look! Some nice fungal activity on our BEClimWood logs!

Field update: Back in Hainich-Dün to set up and activate the stem eclector traps for BEClimWood-Bugs. 🪲 @bexplo.bsky.social @sebseibold.bsky.social @uniulm.bsky.social