Peter Raven RIP. Almost all work in plant biodiversity and conservation has been influenced in some way by his contributions to the field. 🌏🧪🌐

Peter Raven, botanist and advocate for biodiversity, has died, aged 89

Life on Earth is often described as a web, but for much of modern science it was catalogued as a ledger: names, specimens, distributions, relationships drawn in careful lines. Over the course of the 2...

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Mycena subcyanocephala, a tiny, bright blue mushroom species, was discovered in the tropical forests of Taiwan.

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In good news the three people unaccounted for in the fires have been found safe per ABC

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But at least we might get a submarine in 30 yrs time

Tom Quinn@tomquinn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

An utter disgrace. A Trumpian level of destruction being wrought at the CSIRO under Albo. "The environment unit, which has more than 700 full-time equivalent roles, will be reduced by 130 to 150. Four of its nine research focuses will not continue"

“The environment minister wants to pass a major re-write of federal nature laws this year, encouraging miners to lobby the Coalition to work with Labor to help rush it through parliament in the final three sitting weeks” Just contemplate that sentence. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

With climate trigger axed Labor wants to rush new environmental laws through after ‘positive’ talks with Coalition

Proposed timeframe leaves 12 days to scrutinise most significant changes to national environmental protection regime since 1999

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Wildlife returns after Tasmanian sheep paddock restored as wetland: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/tasmania-saltmarsh-wetland-restoration-former-sheep-farm/105883488

Wildlife returns after Tasmanian sheep paddock restored as wetland

A sheep farmer has welcomed the restoration of an internationally significant wetland on his property outside of Hobart. The collaboration of a non-profit organisation with landowners, scientists, the Aboriginal community and governments has allowed the return of a vital ecosystem.

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Second deadliest attack on journalists in history, and I haven’t seen it reported by any of Australia’s biggest media outlets

Jason Hickel@jasonhickel.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Absolutely wild. Israel targeted and massacred 31 journalists and media staff in Yemen. The second-deadliest attack on journalists ever recorded. The Israeli regime is built on war crimes.

This article is a part of the Special Issue “Biological invasions in plant communities”. Thanks to the wonderful guest editors who were super helpful. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

If you have to lie to make your point, your point isn't worth making.

When the duck has a sinus infection, the obvious thing to do (apparently) is give it a warm bath 🙃

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Machine learning being used productively! theconversation.com/botanical-ti...

Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections

Advances in imaging, text recognition and machine learning are transforming what can be done with collections of plants and fungi in herbaria and museums globally.

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If everyone could repost this, it would help me out tremendously! I know everyone may not have the means to donate, but sharing helps too! #VetMedSky #MedSky #ResearchSky #VetMed #Academics 🦇🐦🧪🐶🐱🌎

Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬@kristinamuise.bsky.social · last yr.

It's 3 days until my 33rd birthday & all I want is to be able to go back to vet school For those unaware, last year I needed to leave vet school at the RVC. Tuition rates were increasing & my student loans couldn't keep up. I created a GoFundMe in hopes to raise the money gofund.me/9164dd5c

"We make students ready for the job market. But without the tools to think deeply, imagine ethically and reason clearly, we risk leaving them soul-starved." theconversation.com/top-australi...

Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing

Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.

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Unreal! I have 3 recent science grads (1x Vet, 2x Ag) in the house atm. Not one of them has ever heard of a pivot table. WTF??

As B.C. grapples with summer wildfires, the provincial government needs to understand that in a changing climate, continued industrial logging will make these fires worse. #climate #wildfire #bcpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nearly a third of forests in northeast B.C. could burn by year's end: province | CBC News

Nearly 30 per cent of the forested land base in the Prince George Fire Centre, which covers B.C.'s northeast, is likely to burn by the end of this year, according to the province.

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#auspol #Australia #mushrooms #media #racism

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

U.S. measles cases hit highest level in 33 years, CDC reports

The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The disease was declared eliminated 25 years ago.

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@davidjgibson.bsky.social Mushroom woman found guilty on all counts! www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorize...

Live: Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder

The jury in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has found her guilty of murdering three relatives by deliberately lacing a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms. Follow live.

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Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.

Addressing climate & ecological breakdown is ultimately a social problem not a technical one Which means that, for most of us, understanding the psychology of collective climate action is more important than understanding climate science Free download www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien

At @rewirenewsgroup.com, we published this piece about how professors across the country are fighting Trump’s fascist takeover of higher ed. It’s definitely worth reading!

Natasha Roy@natasharoy.bsky.social · last yr.

Professors across the country spoke to @rewirenewsgroup.com about how they're fighting Trump's attempt to infiltrate higher ed. From mutual defense pacts to taking pay cuts, they say "trying to appease an authoritarian government is never really going to work." rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/13/i...

1. People seem upset that I associated the language in Trump’s Gold Standard Science executive order with the science reform movement, in this Guardian piece. “Trump would have attacked science anyway” Of course. But it’s not Trump that is the biggest concern. It’s the courts.

Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla

The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science

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We're delighted to announce the reappointment of @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social as Co-Editors-in-Chief of Australian Journal of Botany! Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖

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Nike has cancelled fmr AOTY Grace Tame as a brand ambassador because of pro-Palestinian posts?! So, Nike opposes human rights and supports genocide?! Good to know. #IStandWithGrace #BoycottNike #RecognisePalestine #FreePalestine