🌳 My book #Treewilding is now out in paperback!! 🌳 We're cutting down forests faster than we know how to bring them back. And "bring them back" is more complicated than just 'planting trees'. Real restoration means treating a forest as a living, connected system 1/

Does mental health begin, at least partly, in the soil?🌱🧠 Our new paper introduces the #GroundedMindsConsortium — a transdisciplinary #OneHealth initiative exploring connections among soil health, food systems, #microbiomes, brain and mental health doi.org/10.1016/j.nu...

Can sound change the way #fungi grow? 🎵 🍄 Our new open-access paper led by the wonderful Amy Annells is now out in Trends in Biotechnology: 'Acoustic modulation of fungal friends and foes.' www.cell.com/trends/biote... A new era of sound-driven fungal science?

New #MicrobiomeDigest is OUT microbiomedigest.com/2026/05/08/m... • oral-gut microbiome in stunted children / @yersim.bsky.social • female urinary microbiome / @mikeneugent.bsky.social • holobiont / @jake1.bsky.social • invitation for the #MVIF 49 / @microbiomevif.bsky.social & more.

May 8, 2026

See you next week at MVIF! Gut microbiome Gut microbial diversity and inferred capacity to produce short-chain fatty acids are associated with acute stress reactivity in healthy adults – Thomas Kar…

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Hantavirus is dominating the headlines. Importantly, this is highly unlikely to become a #pandemic. Hantaviruses are typically far less transmissible between humans than viruses like SARS-CoV-2. That said, virologists are watching closely because: 1/

Fascinating piece here

Jake Robinson@jake1.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What happens when people learn that humans are not standalone organisms, but walking ecosystems? Our new paper explored whether learning about the #holobiont concept – humans are symbiotic assemblages of a host & trillions of microbes – influences nature connectedness. 1/

What happens when people learn that humans are not standalone organisms, but walking ecosystems? Our new paper explored whether learning about the #holobiont concept – humans are symbiotic assemblages of a host & trillions of microbes – influences nature connectedness. 1/

Try training in nature – it's free, great for strength and fitness, and offers many other benefits for your well-being. Check out my latest #NatureGutBrain video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgEy... #health #biodiversity #microbiome #natureconnection

Nice review of #TheNatureOfPandemics 🦠 🦜 🍄‍🟫 🦫 🌳 🧒 🐇 🦆 🐝 🦎 🌻 🐨 🦠 pelagicpublishing.com/products/the... Thanks, Tamara! 🙏 www.naturegutbrain.com/books www.jakemrobinson.com/books

We’ve spent decades degrading the invisible life that underpins ecosystems 🦠 Now comes the harder question: how do we #restore it? Our new paper in Nature Reviews Microbiology explores how to rebuild #microbiomes in soils & sediments in the Anthropocene: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This week's #RestorationBites video is about Ecosystem Recovery Trajectories! youtu.be/kq8am09ZzVk www.naturegutbrain.com www.jakemrobinson.com

If you’ve been meaning to pick up a few nature reads, this might be a good excuse. 🦠🌳 There’s currently 50% off my first two books - Invisible Friends & Treewilding - along with a range of brilliant titles from other authors. Just use the code EASTER50: pelagicpublishing.com/collections/...

🎉 We’ve just passed 15,000 subscribers on the Nature. Gut. Brain YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/@naturegutbr... I set out with a genuine passion for sharing how biodiversity, ecosystem restoration and health are deeply interconnected, and it's encouraging to see 1/

What is a social-ecological system? Find out in the latest episode of #RestorationBites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDc... Short, sharp 1-minute videos unpacking the key ideas behind how we heal nature and bring damaged ecosystems back to life, brought to you by #NatureGutBrain

Your gut microbes help regulate your stress… and probably your internal clock 🦠 ⏰ 🧠 Research shows they influence daily hormone cycles, brain activity and even behaviour in animals – depending on the time of day. Remove them, and those rhythms fall apart. 1/2

The Nature of Pandemics & Invisible Friends – The Microbes That Shape Our Lives Join my online talk for Greener Practice: Tuesday 24th March from 19:30-20:30 (UK time) Register here: www.greenerpractice.co.uk/event/greene...

This webinar looks interesting, from Greener Practice: 'The nature of pandemics and invisible friends – The microbes that shape our lives', with Jake Robinson (@jake1.bsky.social). Tuesday 24th March, 7.30pm (UK). www.greenerpractice.co.uk/event/greene...

Greener Practice: The Nature of Pandemics & Invisible Friends - The Microbes That Shape Our Lives

Jake will explore pandemics as ecological events shaped by how we alter landscapes and interact with wildlife, highlighting the pathogens most likely to spill over and what truly works to prevent futu...

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Awesome to see the #NatureGutBrain YouTube channel growing by the day! Check out the latest video exploring what we actually breathe every day – and why it matters for our health: youtube.com/watch?v=BkVO... #Aerobiome #Microplastics #AirPollution #AirQuality #Microbiome 1/2

What is Passive Restoration? Find out in the latest episode of #RestorationBites youtu.be/e39WFHtAuZw Short, sharp 1-minute videos unpacking the key ideas behind how we heal nature and bring damaged ecosystems back to life, brought to you by #NatureGutBrain. 1/2

The desk is an absolute mess, but I've reached an exciting milestone: 90,000 words, and the first draft of my next popular science book is done! Now for MANY hours of editing... It's all about AI, us and the future of life on 🌏 1/2

#RestorationBites: What's a novel ecosystem? youtu.be/wMCCfok5Ino Short, sharp 1-minute videos unpacking the key ideas behind how we heal nature and bring damaged ecosystems back to life, brought to you by #NatureGutBrain. 1/2

📢 An ✨ONLINE FIRST✨ Call for Collaborators! Xin Sun & colleagues seek collaborators in #eDNA of #urban #soil Check out the call HERE ⬇️ soil-organisms.org/SO/article/v...

This week's #BRAINFUEL blog post: Why a diverse gut #microbiome is a key defence against pathogens: www.naturegutbrain.com/brainfuel Check back weekly for new blog posts on nature–health connections decoded. Nature.Gut.Brain.

Conservation vs Restoration! youtu.be/b_Lcvx6x0OE Short, sharp 1-minute videos unpacking key ideas behind how we heal nature, by #NatureGutBrain. Subscribe for regular bite-sized restoration insights! 🌳 🦠 🐝 🦫 🪱 🍄 🧑‍🦰 🫏 🦜 www.naturegutbrain.com www.jakemrobinson.com

Thrilled to launch RESTORATION BITES, 1-min videos unpacking the key ideas behind bringing damaged ecosystems back to life, brought to you by #NatureGutBrain The first episode tackles a foundational question: What is a reference ecosystem? www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLE_aPj_YvU

What Is a Reference Ecosystem? | Restoration Bites (60-Second Explainer)

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Great audience tonight at Port Adelaide Environment Centre (and thanks to Alfie Lem for hosting me)! #TheNatureOfPandemics pelagicpublishing.com/products/the... For more upcoming events: www.jakemrobinson.com/events

Health is ecological. That’s why I created the #NatureGutBrain. YouTube Channel, weekly videos decoding nature–human health linkages. If you’re curious, I’d love you to join the community. Please subscribe for free 👉 www.youtube.com/@naturegutbr...

Check out our work at the AIR Hub: www.aerobiome.org – which will soon be home to the Australian arm of the International Microbiology Literacy Initiative (IMiLI Oz)! Researching and safeguarding the beneficial biological components of air.

Check out the latest Brain Fuel blog: www.naturegutbrain.com/brainfuel The Science of Forest Bathing! #NatureGutBrain 🌳 🦠 🧠

What antibiotics do to your gut microbiome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zAD... www.naturegutbrain.com Subscribe to the channel here: www.youtube.com/@naturegutbrain