‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.

Do scientists get out enough?

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Unravelling the drivers of island species richness in tropical savannas Murundu island area explains a substantial proportion of the variation in tree and herb richness, consistent with Island Biogeography Theory. On average, a 10% increase in island size corresponds to ...

More new science from Brazil's vast Cerrado!
Colleagues explore the mysterious “murundus”: mounds of termite nests and trees that dot tropical grassland floodplains. Area + habitat explain the diversity of these unique ecosystems, but not always.
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The Cerrado biome spans 2M km2 and is chronically underprotected. Just 30 species contribute half of tree stems. New analysis supported by ForestPlots shows why the combination of climate change and habitat loss threatens them, and the future of the Cerrado. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

UK ‘green’ jet fuel imports linked to illegal Amazon deforestation A major supplier of ‘green’ airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation.

What connects a 'waste' feedstock for alternative jet fuel with deforestation in Brazil? 🧵 1/4
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🌍 ¿Te atreves a dar el paso hacia un mundo más sostenible? 💚

Rehabilitation of the Dandelion!
No other plant in the Netherlands attracts as many bee species: 107. In early spring, when nothing else is blooming, it is simply there. Meadow bird chicks that have just hatched depend on the insects that are drawn to dandelions. No dandelion, no insect, no chick.

‘Continuity over novelty’: why environmental science needs to rethink its focus With government funding in decline, researchers should prioritize data collation and training the next generation of scientists.

‘Continuity over novelty’: why environmental science needs to rethink its focus www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Amazon wildfire emissions may be up to three times higher than estimated Fires are a recurring phenomenon in central South America, often intensified by drought and deforestation. In 2024, wildfire activity reached its highest levels in 20 years, affecting vast areas of the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado—the world's most biodiverse tropical savanna, stretching across one-fifth of Brazil and extending into Bolivia and Paraguay.

Satellite data and AI analysis indicate that Amazon wildfire carbon emissions in 2024 may be up to three times higher than previous estimates, impacting climate models and carbon budgets. doi.org/hbttb3

‘Continuity over novelty’: why environmental science needs to rethink its focus With government funding in decline, researchers should prioritize data collation and training the next generation of scientists.

‘Continuity over novelty’: why environmental science needs to rethink its focus www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.

A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.

NASA's Blue Marble picture of Earth, from 1972

It's only worth going back to the Moon if it makes us look properly again at Earth, and appreciate how beautiful, precious and fragile what we have here is. The most famous images from Apollo aren't about the Moon - they're pictures of Earth. We need to stop taking our home for granted.

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

A cartoon showing soldiers sitting in a transport plane with jump door open. One soldier asks "Where are we heading, sarge?". The soldier next to him answers "Not sure. But @DonnieJunior just made a $150M Polymarket bet on Kharg Island beachfront futures. By Wintersart (substack.com@wintersart).

This is all too real. These days, satire is just news but in teaser format.

📑A new paper on a biodiversity informatics ecosystem
🔗Check it out: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Even beyond being turgid during wet seasons, it has encompassed aluminium nails over decades.

🔍 Behind the Paper: 'Even beyond being turgid during wet seasons, it has encompassed aluminium nails over decades.' The Paradoxical Illusion of a “Plumper Forest” on a Warming Planet? 🌍🔗Read more here: bit.ly/4pmebiy. @wivencs.bsky.social #evosky #researchpublishing

Our paper is on the cover of @currentbiology.bsky.social : a strawberry poison frog with the most common color morph, living up to its common name 🍓. In this issue, we uncover the genetic basis of color variation in frogs from Bocas del Toro, where blue, green, yellow, orange, and red morphs occur

Congratulations ‪@bjenquist.bsky.social‬ for leading the amazing BIEN.
Biodiversity science is immensely richer, more reliable and more integrated thanks to BIEN. This new paper shows how and why.

This exciting new paper assesses how to balance land use for conservation, agriculture, and renewable energy. I learned a lot from this collaborative effort led by Cameryn Brock ... building on our past #sparc #BIEN & #BIOFI efforts. Check out the new publication! 🧪🌐🌾 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"

These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."

I must complete the required security training.

To do so, I must use the learning platform.

The learning platform requires signing up for the new credential system.

There is a training to sign up for the new credential system.

The future of Europe’s forest disturbance regimes– a thread.

Tl, dr: Disturbances from wildfire, bark beetles & wind will continue to increase in the coming decades. Under unabated climate change disturbances could more than double by 2100.

New paper out in @science.org doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Or…ride a bicycle.

The SUSTAIN scheme is still open for applications until 8 April. This programme supports women in research to develop leadership and career potential, and is open to award-holders from eligible Royal Society, @raeng.org.uk and @acmedsci.bsky.social schemes. https://royalsociety.org/grants/sustain/

Passiflora agudeloi (Passifloraceae, subgenus Decaloba): A new endemic species from cloud forests in the Central Cordillera of the Colombian Andes Passiflora agudeloi is herein recognised as a distinct species, based on a unique combination of vegetative, floral and seed characters. It differs from morphologically related species with smaller ve...

Passiflora agudeloi, nueva especie de los bosques Andinos de Colombia que destaca por sus impresionantes flores de gran tamaño y singulares patrones foliares. 🌸
En peligro crítico de extinción.

doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.271.175046

War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf's diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by the bombs and oil of the war in the Middle East.

We’re terrible stewards of our planet.

LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund LinneSys: Systematics Research Fund The Councils of The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association jointly administer this fund for the benefit of systematics research. The Fund has …

Looking for a small grant for systematics work? Check us out! systass.org/linnesys/

Deadline is MARCH 27 at 23:59 GMT+1

All you need is to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or the @linneansociety.bsky.social

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Una nueva especie de Gesneriaceae. 𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘢 es endémica del Parque Nacional Yanachaga Chemillén en la selva central del Perú.
Felicidades a Rocio Rojas Gonzales y sus colegas por su descubrimento.
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Logging intensity alters tree species composition and wood density, but not tree diversity, in lowland forests in Vietnam - Biodiversity and Conservation Biodiversity and Conservation - Tropical forests host considerable biodiversity but face degradation from timber extraction (“logging”). We examined how logging intensity affected tree...

Suzanne Stas leads this new analysis of long-term impacts of selective logging on tropical forests.
In Vietnam, intense logging shifted forest communities towards lighter-wood trees and depleted focal species, reducing both carbon storage and timber potential.
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The latest ECMWF forecast is for a significant El Niño event