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@DrPlanktonguy@ecoevo.social
2026-02-14 14:30:49

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
A recent review in #Science highlights knowledge gaps of the "calcifying plankton" role for biogenic carbon removal in #climate models. Coccolithophores (algae), f…

image/jpeg a scanning electron microscopic image of an algae cells covered in round porous plates that look like inflatable lifeboats. Public domain.
image/jpeg a microscope image of a group of yellow, puffy, star-shaped plankton covered in little holes. Source Alain Couette CC-BY-SA 3.0.
image/jpeg a microscopic nearly transparent snail with a tight spiral shell extends its feeding structure. Source NOAA, public domain.
image/jpeg a microscopic photograph of a spherical organism covered in long pointed spikes. Rhabdosphaera clavigera from Montiero et al. 2016. CC-BY-SA 4.0.
@jby@ecoevo.social
2026-01-13 15:54:02

Birds nesting in Hawaiian forests steal building material from each other's nests, usually taking from nests they encounter while hunting for prey
#science

@peter_mcmahan@mas.to
2026-02-12 14:21:36

Me, in my fedi-hole: It seems like the tide is finally shifting and academics are rejecting GenAI.
Academics in my work email: Join the revolution! Produce more papers faster with AI! This is Science!
#genai #science #academia

Screenshot of an email reading: "Dear colleagues, Are you ready to move beyond basic ChatGPT and harness the true power of Artificial Intelligence for your research and coding? I'm excited to invite you to register for our workshop at [redacted]: “Artificial Intelligence for the Scientist in a Hurry.” In this rapidly evolving AI landscape, this workshop is your fast track to practical AI literacy. We’ll cut through the hype and show you real, actionable examples for researchers …
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2025-12-15 10:04:52

Internet based on massive constellations of satellites you say?
What could possibly go wrong?
theverge@c.im - Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week #Science #SpaceX #Space #News

@cyrevolt@mastodon.social
2026-01-10 21:34:47

Let's dig out some #computer #science #history again, such as how for loops and if-else came to be.
Funny enough how a good bunch of things came from German speakers. 🙂

@laurentperrinet@neuromatch.social
2026-01-08 07:51:14

Just discovered the work done at the Hengen lab:
#science and

@jby@ecoevo.social
2025-12-10 19:55:52

I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it
#science #ecology

Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this “bonus bloom” to understand why
A flowering tree in Yucca Valley, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor wanderingmojave on December 9. A tree with lots of flowers in Tehachapi, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor tina9294 o…

@outer@mas.to
2025-12-27 16:26:45

This basic science advance was made with a rocket sled. (And math.) But rocket sleds are FUN!
#Science #PlanetaryScience #RocketSled

Mysterious State of Matter Discovered Flowing Inside Earth's Core
By firing tiny projectiles of iron-carbon alloy from a high-speed cannon, scientists have finally demonstrated that a weird part-solid, …

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-01-31 17:20:19

New 3D map of the sun's magnetic interior could improve predictions of disruptive solar flares #science
phys.org/news/2026-01-3d-sun-m

@davej@dice.camp
2026-01-23 06:06:10

“In research [doctoral candidate Colin Domnauer] is preparing for publication, chemical extracts from lab specimens produced behavioural changes in mice similar to those reported in human. [sic]”
So, is it safe to assume that the #mice perceived that they, in turn, were surrounded by even tinier mice? 🤔
#science

samreciter (@samreciter@datachimps.eu)
The mushroom that makes you see little people... #science #Wissenschaft https://share.google/y2GOSE5sT1e5uldxT

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-23 21:46:49

Masses
#iTeachPhysics
#Science
bsky.app/profile/hookean.bsky.

A table comparing the typical mass and weight (in grams) of various objects, -- ranging from the universe and star clusters to small entities like an electron and a hydrogen atom.

Dr Dan Jones (@hookean.bsky.social)
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@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2025-12-19 02:46:16

#science #paleontology
Wooden structure built 476,000 years ago. That’s 300,000 years before Homo sapiens appeared.

Wooden structure discovered that was built 300,000 years before Homo sapiens
A 476,000-year-old wooden log structure has been discovered in Kalambo Falls, built centuries before the appearance of Homo sapiens.

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2025-12-23 16:59:20

Defunding the Dept of Education.
Calling colleges "a scam".
Denouncing #science.
Cutting public TV/radio.
Banning books.
Republicans advocate ignorance, denounce #education & push non-intellectual pursuits... because educated voters don't vote

@ruth_mottram@fediscience.org
2025-11-30 07:48:23

In the field of dynamical glaciology, this would be DeConto and Pollard, 2016.
I think it's dead wrong, but it's certainly led to some very interesting studies.and some real advanced in the otherwise moribund calving dynamics sub-field.
Would love to hear other suggestions from #climate (or adjacent) fields..
#science

@curiouscat@fosstodon.org
2025-11-23 16:02:32

The Hardest Problem #Evolution Ever Solved
#science

@jby@ecoevo.social
2025-12-08 15:24:11

Surveys of plant-pollinator interactions taken almost a century apart show how changing timing of flowering and pollinator activity in a warmer world is reshaping these mutualisms
#science

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2025-12-23 16:58:42

Defunding the Dept of Education.
Calling colleges "a scam".
Denouncing #science.
Cutting public TV/radio.
Banning books.
Republicans advocate ignorance, denounce #education & push non-intellectual pursuits... because educated voters don't vote

@laurentperrinet@neuromatch.social
2026-01-22 19:07:21

#science #collectif

Sclérose en plaques : l’espoir vient du collectif
Un candidat médicament sérieux apparaît pour la sclérose en plaques. Au-delà de l’espoir possible pour les patients, l’organisation scientifique à l’origine de l’avancée propose une leçon de politique scientifique : pas de génie, beaucoup de collectif.

@outer@mas.to
2026-01-27 20:16:26

Tom Gauld science cartoons are a blast. Here's one from his 2020 book: "Department of Mind-blowing Theories".
#Funny #Science #Comics #Drawing

Cartoon showing two magazine covers with contrasting points of view: "Utopian Science Quarterly" and "The Journal of Dystopian Science". NEW ISSUES OUT NOW UTOPIAN SCIENCE QUARTERLY ROBOT SERVANTS JETPACK OR FLYING CAR? NEW WORLDS LIVING PAST 200? 10 AMAZING BREAKTHROUGHS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! -- THE JOURNAL OF DYSTOPIAN SCIENCE KNOW YOUR SUPERBUGS DIGITAL MELTDOWN ASTEROID STRIKES MASS EXTINCTIONS 10 BAD THINGS THAT ARE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE!
@a_j_millar@fediscience.org
2025-12-22 15:52:52

📢Forest Research in the UK is seeking two new members for the Expert Committee on #Forest #Science. 🧬🌳📖🌲🪵
Please boost.
* one early-career,
* one from the forestry sector,
Please see details on the link below.
The ECFS provides independent research oversight for Forest Research, the largest research and evidence organisation in the sector. Chaired by me; covering a fascinating range of research and engagement from urban #trees to timber security and #climate science.
Apply below, closing 30th January 2025.
➡️ forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us

@jby@ecoevo.social
2025-12-04 16:54:03

Nice demonstration of different pollinator species "pulling" floral morphology in different directions for optimal pollen deposition, in two South African wildflower species
#science

Figure 1 of the linked paper, with multiple panels showing different pollinators interacting with the flowers of the two wildflower species
@jby@ecoevo.social
2025-12-02 15:54:03

Blueberry species (genus Vaccinium) circled the Northern Hemisphere to travel from North America to Hawai'i— and then closed the loop to hybridize with a North American species
#science

Figure 2 from the linked paper, showing a hypothesized dispersal history from North America east to Eurasia, Japan, and Polynesia on a north polar view of the globe; and a time-calibrated phylogeny of Vaccinium species by their geographic locations
@kingconsult@berlin.social
2026-02-02 19:55:33

RE: #SocialMedia-Plattformen z.B. belohnen tendenziell Tempo, Zuspitzung und Emotionalität. #Wissenschaft funktioniert aber oft anders: langsam, überprüfend, mit Einschränkungen, «einerseits-andererseits» und «da muss man differenzieren».
➡️ Im #SocialMediaMatrix-Vergleich sind #Fediverse & @… die besten Lösungen für #WissKomm:
👉 #UnisInsFediverse
#Science #SciComm #DiDay

@jby@ecoevo.social
2025-12-18 14:17:04

Fruit-eating animals are less diverse in body size, and thereby less well matched to the diversity of fruits they eat and seeds they disperse, in habitats with more human disruption
#science

A large cuckooshrike, a white and gray bird with reddish eyes, standing on a branch with a soft red Indian plum fruit in its beak; photo by Hari K Patibanda via Flickr
@outer@mas.to
2025-12-24 18:05:57

#BugsIsShrimps, NOT the reverse.
#Great #Science, #GreatScientists

Jo Wolfe, PhD (@jopabinia.bsky.social)
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@kingconsult@berlin.social
2026-01-20 12:35:16

Heute startet das #Wissenschaftsjahr 2026. 🧪📝 Das Motto: die #Medizin der Zukunft.
Aus unserer Sicht sind #Mastodon & #Fediverse die beste Wahl für #SocialMedia- #Wissenschaftskommunikation. Warum zeigt unsere #SocialMediaMatrix:
👉 #Wissenschafts-Akteuren folgen und empfehlen wir sie! Nutzen wir relevante Hashtags.
Viele Akteure findet ihr den #Startpaketen in der Antwort👇
#Science #SciComm #WissKomm #2026 #Bildung #FediLZ #FediCampus #education #research

@kingconsult@berlin.social
2025-12-17 15:29:04

🚀 Wow! Seit Montag ist die #Hochschulrektorenkonferenz #NeuHier im #Fediverse!
👉 @…
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Mit gutem Beispiel voran für unabhängige und souveräne #Wissenschaftskommunikation!
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#WissKomm #SciComm #Science #Wissenschaft #Bildung #FediLZ #Universität #education #Hochschule #FediCampus #DigitaleSouveränität #DigitalSovereignty #SocialMedia #SaveSocial #WissXit #Musk

@kingconsult@berlin.social
2025-12-19 10:00:47

Tipp zum #FollowFriday:
👉 der Bot 🤖 @… informiert euch über:
> Konferenzen & Tagungen zu #Wissenschaft und #Bildungsforschung aus dem #Veranstaltungskalender des @…
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#WissKomm #SciComm #FediLZ #Science #UnisInsFediverse #Pädagogik #Education