As the science base improves, all businesses will be able to take action. A combination of methods or metrics, which may include scientific, Indigenous and local knowledge, is often needed. 📚 Read the #BizBiodiversity Asssessment https://ow.ly/U5ZW50ZqLgB

🦋 Wie stark verschiebt der Klimawandel die Lebensräume von Schmetterlingen? Stefan Pinkert von der #UniMarburg hat mit Kolleg*innen weltweite Verbreitungsdaten zusammengeführt gemacht. Das Ergebnis: massive Verschiebungen – und alarmierende Datenlücken gerade in den Tropen. uni-marburg.de/CxjR6f

#WomensHistoryMonth Day 10 - Chemist and physicist Marie Curie is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Where in the World...was she born? Click to guess and find out on this #map: www.whereintheworldgame.com?id=51&type=q #History #Science

Tomorrow is a chance to brush up on your Iberian Lycaenids with top expert Miguel Munguira. It’s free and online, the links are here butterfly-monitoring.net/epic-butterfly

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DEMÀ a les 15h tens una cita ‼️ Seminari sobre Licènids (família de #papallones) de la península Ibèrica a càrrec de Miguel Munguira, qui va ser coordinador nostre a #Madrid 🦋✨ Ho organitza @europebutterfly.bsky.social i serà online, en anglès i a l'enllaç bit.ly/4svIl3S 🖥️ No t'ho pots perdre!!! 💚

I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.

Data from MethaneSAT, a satellite that measures and tracks methane emissions, suggests that methane emissions from oil and gas production are roughly 50% higher than company estimates.

Ukraine is set to receive 500 generators from the European Union, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said. He also announced that Moldova has provided a $700,000 assistance package that includes generators, transformers, medical equipment and vehicles. #Ukraine

From flood defense to innovative cancer research and mentoring young female scientists – women researchers in the Humboldt network are shaping the future of research in countless ways. 💚🔬 On this #WomenInScienceDay, we highlight six of them and their remarkable work. @unesco.org #WomenInScience

#Deutschlandstipendium für 66 Studierende an #UniMarburg: Förderer und Studierende feiern gemeinsam in #Unibib. Die Unterstützung sorgt für mehr Freiraum im dichten Studienalltag, meinen Studierende. #Studium #Marburg Foto: Chr Rommel ➡️https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/aktuelles/news/2026/ds2026

#Women&GirlsinScienceDay Academic & particle physicist Anne Kernan was a huge advocate for women in science, on one occasion funding a trip to CERN for an undergrad she had never met, meeting her at the airport and paying for her accommodation until funding came through. www.dib.ie/biography/ke...

See the Feb 2026, Worldwide Dragonfly Association #WDA „Odonate of the month“, featuring biologist Kate Montana. We are pleased to receive submissions under: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ; covering the rare and fascinating from across the globe. #odonates #damselflies #dragonflies #biodiversity

The Wordwide Dragonfly Association #WDA with its 2nd ever „Odonate of the month“ post, featuring the ecologist Rassim Khelifa. We are very happy about submissions, covering the rare and fascinating from across the globe. #odonates #damselflies #dragonflies #biodiversity

📢 Over 90% of local insect biomass decline in German grasslands is explained by species loss. “By the end of the study period, species loss, regardless of rarity or size, had become the main driver of decline”, says @bmwildermuth.bsky.social of #iDiv and @uni-jena.de www.idiv.de/majority-of-...

Majority of local insect biomass decline linked to species loss

A new study shows that over 90% of insect biomass declines are driven by shrinking species numbers, posing a risk to ecosystem function.

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New study out in Ecology Letters 🌱🐑! Using long-term Åland monitoring data, we found that herbivory increases plant diversity across scales and flips the diversity–area relationship: a positive relationship is found in grazed sites while a negative one in ungrazed sites. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ele....

Herbivory Modifies the Role of Spatial Processes in a Grassland Plant Metacommunity

We empirically examined how mammalian herbivory interacts with habitat size and connectivity to affect plant diversity in a natural grassland metacommunity. We found that herbivory increased plant di...

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✨Proudly presenting our first odonate of the month! ✨ With lots of fun facts & species info, we hope to bring these #ancient, important & beautiful, yet increasingly #threatened, creatures to broader attention. +feat. the enthusiasts behind #Odonatology #WDA #Dragonflies #Damselflies #Biodiversity

Our postdoc Roberto Novella Fernandez presented his new work on phenological variation of functional traits in butterflies. #gfoe2025 Check out his paper on dragonflies @natcomms.nature.com, also highlighting the phenological dimension of functional diversity variation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#gfoe2025 has started, whohoo! Just enjoyed 2 great talks by @kampjohannes.bsky.social & @felixneff.bsky.social, highlighting the importance of considering longer time periods than just the last 2 decades to understand #biodiversity trends

I am proud @unimarburg.bsky.social is represented by so many talks at this years @gfoesoc.bsky.social meeting @uni-wuerzburg.de; Here some impressions from the talks of Tobias Müller, Andry Rakotomalala & Annabell Wagner. Things are really accelerating so make sure to not miss the upcoming!

Naja Heitmann (Univ Cottbus/Ger) on the effects of the salt driven algal bloom catastrophe in the Oder river on aquatic insect communities. #gfoe2025

Big thank you for the warm welcome @uni-wuerzburg.de @gfoesoc.bsky.social: OB Martin Heilig, GfOe president Christan Ammer and Jörg Müller, and all the organizers, including Christian Hof!

As we are getting ready for a certainly great Annual Meeting of the @gfoesoc.bsky.social hosted by @uni-wuerzburg.de, …. highlight the “Macroecology and Biogeography” Session on Wed./Thurs.: 3rd/4th, in your calendar!!! Great line up!

We’re excited to launch our Double Degree Master’s in Global Change Ecology – a unique collaboration between the University of Würzburg (Germany) and the University of Bergen (Norway)! Passionate about biodiversity🐛, ecosystems🗻, and today’s urgent environmental challenges🌍? This program is for you!

I used my plenary to showcase our achievements, particularly in ecophysiology kicking off a brilliant session with lots of contributions of LatAm colleagues. Thank you Cornelio and Melissa for inviting me and @daadworldwide.bsky.social + @consecol.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social for support!

So sad to leave this beautiful country earlier than most ICO attendees. The spirit was awesome. Feels like odonatology is taking off to become a flagship of global #insect #biodiversity #ecology & #conservation.

We’ve got 27 hours left on the Kickstarter campaign for Endlings, our new show on @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social, and we absolutely smashed our goal 🤯🥳🤩 I’m thrilled and so grateful that this many people are this enthusiastic about the stories we want to tell #scicomm

Endlings: An educational YouTube show about extinction

Join Sarah Suta & Hank Green to make a show about the history of extinction, and what it means for all of us!

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Just some of the great observations and impressions from today’s field trip #ICO #WDA #Odonatology here in Colombia. Be come a member of the Wordwide Dragonfly Association and follow our activities, but most importantly consider being part of the upcoming community events!

Heading out for a drink after a busy day at the International Congress of Odonatology. What a marvellous atmosphere and group of great people! Thank you so much for making this happen @colombias Odo Community & #WDA and @daadworldwide.bsky.social & @unimarburg.bsky.social for their support!

New paper out 👇 Artificial ponds do not support the natural functional and taxonomic composition of alpine dragon- and damselfly communities www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @euracalpenv.bsky.social @pro-pink.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

Back again from the Camargue, les Alpilles and Crau where students @consecol.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social explored a hotspot of Mediterranean Biodiversity as well as meet players from conservation and land use(farming, hunting..) to understand their interests and ties.

Fantastic dispatch by @gemmabenevento.bsky.social on our recent article on eco-evol drivers of burrowing in mammals! Really like the format @currentbiology.bsky.social combing expert spotlight, commentary & mini-rewiew. Thank you Gemma for your interesting perspective on the results & broader topic!

Gemma Benevento@gemmabenevento.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks to @pro-pink.bsky.social for the use of the phylogeny figure from the original paper, @quentinwildlife.bsky.social (quentinmartinez.fr) for the use of some beautiful burrowing mammal images, and to @currentbiology.bsky.social and editor @florianmade.bsky.social for the opportunity.