That's a wrap on our #VOC session (BG1.10) at #EGU26! 10 talks, 20+ posters, packed rooms, and outstanding science spanning leaf-level emissions to global models. Huge thanks to all the authors and to my co-convenors. See you next year!

Starting soon at #EGU26! Our session on #VOCs at the Biosphere–Atmosphere Interface (BG1.10) kicks off today with virtual posters (15:12 CEST), followed by orals tomorrow (Wed, 08:30, Room 2.95) and on-site posters Thu (10:45, Hall X1). meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/session/56544

Presenting at #EGU26 today 20 years of tree regeneration data from 2,377 plots across Swiss mountain forests show broadleaves are expanding into historically conifer-dominated stands. Poster X1.82, Mon 14:00–18:00. Come argue about what's driving it. doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-19803

Attending #EGU26 for the very first time and findng your way around a huge #conference like this sounds intimidating 🫣? No worries - in this #GeoLog post, Jane Roussak, the General Assembly expert shares some last-minute #protips to help you make the most of #EGU26! 👀 Read more here: egu.eu/52SJHT

Co-organized a pre-EGU session at WSL today; colleagues from Forest and Soil Ecology presented their EGU talks and posters to each other before Vienna. 4 talks, 8 poster pitches, a full room, and genuinely useful feedback all around. Simple format, zero pressure, maximum value. See you at #EGU26!

Since mid-January, this Orange Pi Zero 3 has been searching for binary radio pulsars in Arecibo data via Einstein@Home. ~42k BOINC credits so far. ARM devices get BRP workunits keeping Arecibo's legacy alive, one work unit at a time. Passively cooled, zero maintenance.

✅ Got PyTorch XPU running on my Intel Arc A770 on Fedora 43. The key missing piece: you need both oneapi-level-zero (loader) AND intel-compute-runtime (driver) from the Fedora repos, plus source oneAPI's setvars.sh before launching Python. #PyTorch #IntelArc #Linux #Fedora #MachineLearning

First influencers bought fake followers, now scientists buy fake citations!

BayCEER@bayceer.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🧪 Research integrity alert: Citation cartels are reportedly using fake author identities to exploit journal fee waivers and manipulate citations, a growing challenge for scholarly publishing. 👉 Read more: cen.acs.org/research-int... #ResearchIntegrity #AcademicPublishing #OpenScience

Wenn Meereswellen brechen, entsteht nicht nur Gischt. 🌊 Eine neue Studie der BOKU University zeigt, wie Luftblasen das klimarelevante Gas Dimethylsulfid aus dem Wasser in die Atmosphäre transportieren. Veröffentlicht in Nature Climate and Atmospheric Science. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Just got "Practical Julia" in the mail! Coming from #MATLAB, I've been curious about Julia's philosophy. Can't wait to dive in. #JuliaLang

Tomorrow, monday we hold the EGU webinar on "Mental Health in Academia: Obstacles, Advocacy and Inclusion" When? 9 February at 16:00 CET. Open to all. 👉 Register here: www.egu.eu/webinars/694... @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @anabastos.bsky.social @elsa-abs.bsky.social ial

Rebecca Varney@rebeccamayvarney.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Excited to convene the upcoming EGU webinar on "Mental Health in Academia: Obstacles, Advocacy and Inclusion" on 9 February at 16:00 CET. Open to all. 👉 Register here: www.egu.eu/webinars/694... @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @anabastos.bsky.social @elsa-abs.bsky.social

In a new Science study, researchers train a neural classifier to spot #AI-generated Python functions in over 30 million GitHub commits by 160,097 software developers, tracking how fast, and where, these tools take hold. https://scim.ag/4aeUdAV

Who is using AI to code? Global diffusion and impact of generative AI

Generative coding tools promise big productivity gains, but uneven uptake could widen skill and income gaps. We train a neural classifier to spot AI-generated Python functions in over 30 million GitHu...

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Switzerland announces 6 new NCCRs (CHF 98M) while cutting SNSF by CHF 270M (Sept 2025). Austerity dressed up with a ribbon on top (and power concentrated in a handful of research centers).

SBFI SEFRI SERI@sbfi.admin.ch · 6mo ago

Federal President Parmelin launches six new National #Centres of Competence in Research in medicine, climate, physics and chemistry. The #Confederation has set aside over CHF 98 million to be spent between now and 2029 and additional funding will be provided by #higher education institutions.

🌳PhD Opportunity in plant ecophysiology🌡️ Join EPFL (Switzerland) for fully-funded 4yr PhD on tree responses to air drought and heat. Climate chamber + long-term experiments to uncover physiological thresholds under climate change. www.epfl.ch/labs/perl/pe...

PhD Position: Tree Physiological Responses to Atmospheric Drought

We invite applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, with a planned start date in June 2026. The selected candidate wil...

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The #JuliaCon Global 2026 call for proposals is open! We have a host of exciting minisymposia and we look forward to your talks! Find more information on juliacon.org/2026/cfp/ and submit your proposal until February 28th at pretalx.com/juliacon-202... #julia @julialang.org

A new level in #bvoc

Science Magazine@science.org · 6mo ago

Exclusive: These bee-hunting beetles are the first animals known to fake the smell of flowers, according to a new study. https://scim.ag/49Bf8ho

The Next Frontier of Disinformation: Malicious AI Swarms Unlike the rigid botnets of the past, swarms of LLM agents can coordinate continuously and autonomously, adapt to human feedback in real-time, and infiltrate communities to manufacture artificial consensus. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy

The fusion of agentic AI and LLMs marks a new frontier in information warfare

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Exo-Geoscience Perspectives Beyond Habitability astrobiology.com/2026/01/exo-... #astrobiology #exoplanet #aas247

Exo-Geoscience Perspectives Beyond Habitability - Astrobiology

This article reviews the emerging field of exo-geoscience, focusing on the geological and geophysical processes thought to influence the evolution and (eu)habitability of rocky exoplanets.

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🚨Professorship at St Andrews🚨 We are recruiting a Professor in Earth Sci (incl atmos, oceans, climate) @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Ideal candidate is a leading researcher with interests in impact/outreach. Deadline 23/3/26! www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

📢 #EGU26 abstract deadline approaching (Jan 15)! Join our session BG1.10 on biogenic 🌿 VOCs: Volatile Organic Compounds at the Biosphere-Atmosphere Interface: From Molecular Mechanisms to Global Models. We'd love to see your abstract! egu26.eu/session/56544 #VOC #Biogeosciences

Understanding The Chemistry Of Temperate Exoplanets Atmospheres Through Experimental And Numerical Simulations astrobiology.com/2025/12/unde... #astrobiology #exoplanet

Understanding The Chemistry Of Temperate Exoplanets Atmospheres Through Experimental And Numerical Simulations - Astrobiology

Characterizing temperate exoplanet atmospheres remains challenging due to their small size and low temperatures.

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Calling on all forest disturbance experts: Please consider contributing to our study on global forest disturbance change, and help resolve the nuances of changing forest disturbance regimes. More details and survey here: www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm/disturb...

🚗💨 Exhaust gases are no longer the most important emission factor from motor vehicles by far when it comes to particulate matter. This is shown by a large-scale study carried out by TU Graz for the FVV eV. in Germany. www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti...

Tyre and Road Abrasion as the Biggest Source of Particulate Emissions in Road Traffic

TU Graz study shows: Exhaust particles account for less than ten per cent of fine dust emissions from road traffic. Compliance with new air quality limits in 2030 will still be difficult to achieve.

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People are being diagnosed with ADHD in record numbers go.nature.com/48pJD81

ADHD diagnoses are growing. What’s going on?

Nature - More children and adults are being diagnosed with ADHD in some countries. Science is helping to understand why — and how best to provide support.

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It's frustrating that we are getting technologies that really will transform our lives, and we should be thinking carefully about what that means, but the possibility of thoughtful discussion is being squelched by a stream of soul-crushing visions and wild hyperbole coming from Silicon Valley.

Kristi Yamaguccimane@wapplehouse.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen

Co-hosting this session at #EGU2026 and we're looking for YOUR research! 🌱

Mindscape 331 | Solo: Fine-Tuning, God, and the Multiverse. In which I shamelessly steal material from the #PhilosophyOfCosmology course I am teaching to talk about some big questions. #MindscapePodcast www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...