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Mujeres con ciencia @mujeresconciencia.com · Aug 9

#Efeméride La astrogeóloga Mareta N. West (1915-1998) nació un 9 de agosto.
Fue la primera mujer astrogeóloga, y la persona que eligió en 1969 el lugar en el que debía alunizar el Apolo 11.

Mareta N. West, astrogeóloga - Mujeres con ciencia

Mareta N. West. Geología. Astrogeología. Petróleo en la industria. United States Geological Survey. Lugar en el que debía alunizar el Apolo 11.

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Phoenicurus ochruros @phocrhuros.bsky.social · Aug 8

Lámina 55, Lilium, de su libro El jardín de flores de plantas bulbosas ornamentales para damas, 1841.

Art: Jane Wells Loudon.

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David G. del Olmo @davidgdelolmo.bsky.social · Jul 11

Very thankful to have been part of #ISCB2025 in Pontevedra to share our work on #mosses, connect with colleagues, and enjoy cryptogams and the beautiful surroundings!💚

@24iscb.bsky.social @sebriologia.bsky.social @flaglab.bsky.social @jovenesbotanica.bsky.social @sebot.bsky.social

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Jóvenes por la Botánica Española @jovenesbotanica.bsky.social · Feb 9

El 28 y 29 del pasado noviembre tuvo lugar en Granada el V Simposio Anual de Botánica Española organizado por la @sebot.bsky.social y hoy queremos echar la vista atrás y recordar las contribuciones de nuestros socios a este evento. Aquí os presentamos algunas de ellas... Dentro hilo 🧵

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Jóvenes por la Botánica Española @jovenesbotanica.bsky.social · Feb 9

🍁 Miguel Rodríguez y Joshua Borràs: Current distribution and demography of the threatened Femeniasia balearica on Menorca (Balearic Islands)

🪷 @soficb.bsky.social: Efectos de la radiactividad del radón en briófitos: un caso de estudio en el Manantial de los Barrancos (Valdemorillo, Madrid)

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Bud's RPG review @budsrpgreview.bsky.social · Jan 28

@gothnog.bsky.social

#VERMIS

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Carlos Cano-Barbacil @canobarbacil.bsky.social · Jan 28

Totalmente! Por si te interesa el tema, hace poco hemos publicado un artículo en el calendario de la @aemet-oficial.bsky.social en el que se observa claramente este fenómeno durante los último 40 años en almendros del sur de la Comunidad de Madrid.

🔗 repositorio.aemet.es/bitstream/20...

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Sofía Carmona @soficb.bsky.social · Jan 27

Ayer, día mundial de la educación ambiental realizamos un taller sobre morfología de briófitos y líquenes en el que pudimos disfrutar de una mañana donde le dimos el valor que merecen éstos organismos a los que generalmente no se les presenta tanta atención en la educación ambiental🌱

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Nicky Bay @nickybay.bsky.social · Jan 20

This is the mystery spider egg sac covered with a veil of pink silk that was determined to be woven by a Poltys based on several rounds of discussion on iNaturalist and Twitter.

Thanks to @arachnonaut.bsky.social for the lead!

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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · Jan 14

Research suggests that deep roots are beneficial for temperate #grassland species subjected to longer periods without rainfall, when #plant-available water is lacking in shallow #soil layers but remaining in deep soil layers besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Rooting depth and specific leaf area modify the impact of experimental drought duration on temperate grassland species

Temperate grassland species were exposed to different durations without precipitation. Specific leaf area seemed to be related to alternative drought survival strategies rather than drought sensitivi...

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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · Jan 16

New Article: "Convergent reduction of immune receptor repertoires during plant adaptation to diverse special lifestyles and habitats" rdcu.be/d6uFq

A survey of plant immune receptor repertoires in 808 angiosperm genomes. #PlantScience

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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · Jan 12

Offworld Plant Biology: ARTEMOSS Experiment Launches to the International Space Station
astrobiology.com/2025/01/offw... #astrobiology #spacebiology #spacestation

Offworld Plant Biology: ARTEMOSS Experiment Launches to the International Space Station - Astrobiology

The ANT1 Radiation Tolerance Experiment with Moss in Orbit on the Space Station (ARTEMOSS) payload launched to the ISS aboard SpaceX-31

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Boyce Thompson Institute @btiscience.bsky.social · Jan 7

New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of #hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land. news.btiscience.org/245723-hornw...

@fernway.bsky.social

#plantscience

Hornwort genomes provide clues on how plants conquered the land

New research reveals insights into the genetic blueprints of hornworts, uncovering fascinating details about plant evolution and the early days of life on land.

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Rafael Medina @bryomedina.bsky.social · Jan 8

If you are fond of bryophytes, be welcome to join the Bryology starter pack. Say hi so I can add you
#Botany #PlantScience

go.bsky.app/C2v8MT4

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ParaMicroBio 🏳️‍🌈 @paramicrobio.bsky.social · Jan 5

☣️Detectan una alta prevalencia de un nuevo parvovirus en erizos europeos, causante de brote de enteritis letal en Italia 2022.

El nuevo virus tiene un 90,4% de coincidencia con chaphamaparvovirus (ChPV).

#OneHealth

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Detectan una alta prevalencia de un nuevo parvovirus en erizos europeos

Un nuevo estudio ha analizado el papel de los erizos europeos como hospedadores del Chaphamaparvovirus...

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EntomoDaily @entomodaily.bsky.social · Jan 3

🚨NUEVO HILO🚨

Las telarañas 🕸️ se cuentan entre los mecanismos de captura más eficaces y sorprendentes del reino animal. En ellas, invertebrados y pequeños vertebrados hallan la muerte entre sus pegajosos hilos.

Pero, ¿cómo consiguen las arañas no quedar atrapadas en su propia trampa?

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · Jan 1

The evidence for Homo sapiens playing the dominant role in the global #megafauna #extinctions constitutes one of the clearest, well-supported patterns in #ecology. See our 2024 review www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #paleobiology #archeology #hunting #ecosystem #Pleistocene #defaunation #rewilding

The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene | Cambridge Prisms: Extinction | Cambridge Core

The late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: Patterns, causes, ecological consequences and implications for ecosystem management in the Anthropocene - Volume 2

www.cambridge.org

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Sergio @palogut.bsky.social · Dec 28

"Escríbeme esto sin que se note que es copiado" resume bien tantas cosas

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Bowie's butler @80incognito.bsky.social · Dec 26

"In South Africa, we know already of seven species that has been wiped out completely and there are certainly more species that will go extinct very soon."

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South Africa's succulent plants under threat from poachers in the Karoo

A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.

bbc.com

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Dec 25

My Christmas gift to you:
I want to share a particular favorite of mine:
Carl Sagan talking about planets and the purpose of planetary science in 1977 and why Earth is so precious for humanity.

There are 6 parts, so feel free to bookmark it for when you have more time.

Merry Christmas! 🎄🧪

The earth as a planet - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 1/6

YouTube video by The Royal Institution

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Ignacio Ramos-Gutiérrez @iramosgutierrez.bsky.social · Dec 24

Un año más, es hora de sacar el árbol filogenético de la navidad!

Felices Fiestas!!

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Dec 23

📖Published📖

Our latest review article presents 10 practical guidelines for ground-based research of terrestrial microclimates, covering methods and best practices from initial conceptualisation of the study to data analyses 🌎 🧪 Read more here 👇

https://buff.ly/41BKn8o

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Arantxa @acaleb.bsky.social · Dec 23

Qué no te engañen con los piñones. Busca el piñón local. Aprende a diferenciarlo

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Dylan Mirales @realistic.dog · Dec 19

📷 Moss & liverwort stuck in snow and ice

#macro #macrophotography #winter #pennsylvania #moss #naturalist #hiking #outdoors #woodlands #nature

Liverwort & moss stuck partially under a thin sheet of ice. The green stands out against the ice and rock underneath.

Green moss poking out of a thin layer of snow.

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