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Curvenote @curvenote.com · 9d

We’ve been on a journey to close the gap of fragmented workflows, lost credit, and disconnected tools. Our new platform turns scattered outputs into dynamic, connected and reusable research components.

Learn more about why science needs an SCMS → curvenote.com/blog/why-sci...

Here at Curvenote, we’ve been on a journey to create systems and workflows that reimagine scientific communication and collaboration. Over the last five years, we’ve been focused on a universal problem: science is advancing faster than the systems we use to organize and share it.

curvenote.com

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Claire Richards, PhD, RN @clairerichards.bsky.social · 15d

www.doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae0c2c
Our scoping review on climate change and nursing research is now available!

Climate change and nursing research: a scoping review - IOPscience

Climate change and nursing research: a scoping review, Richards, Claire A, Vera, Melissa, Dyer, Ann, Postma, Julie

www.doi.org

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Kristine M. Larson @funwithgps.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: Surface mass balance monitoring of an alpine glacier using GNSS Interferometric Reflectometry, Togaibekov et al. bit.ly/46ugyaI 🧪

Photograph of an alpine glacier, with elevation lines and locations of sensors (GNSS, stakes, automatic weather station).

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · May 16

Let's go Bluesky - my first quote from a post - thanks!

“The end of NSF and American science expertise as we know it is here,” wrote Paul Bierman, a geomorphologist at the University of Vermont, on Bluesky. 🧪

eos.org/research-and...

NSF Plans to Abolish Divisions - Eos

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to abolish dozens of divisions across all eight of its directorates and reduce the number of programs within those divisions, according to Science. A s...

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Feb 12

Congrats to Yong Wang from Washington State University!

Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Feb 12

Congratulations and welcome to the newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, esp. shout out to:
- my PhD advisor, Margaret Torn,
- earth scientists Ingrid Kögel-Knabner & Susan Brantley, and
- fellow #Team46 S&T appointees Evelyn Wang & Rick Spinrad
www.nae.edu/331605/NAENe...

National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members

National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members to the Class of 2025

www.nae.edu

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Feb 12

Congratulations and welcome to the newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, esp. shout out to:
- my PhD advisor, Margaret Torn,
- earth scientists Ingrid Kögel-Knabner & Susan Brantley, and
- fellow #Team46 S&T appointees Evelyn Wang & Rick Spinrad
www.nae.edu/331605/NAENe...

National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members

National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members to the Class of 2025

www.nae.edu

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Feb 6

🚨 The Trump administration is attempting to seize power beyond what the Constitution allows—giving Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, unchecked influence.

As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.

These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Feb 2

troll-observing-network.github.io/integrated-c...

It’s a bit hard to concentrate right now, but if you need some good news, check out what my amazing colleagues are doing at Troll Station in Antarctica! This is what collaboration delivers!! Happy people doing good things!

Blog – TONe - ICO

troll-observing-network.github.io

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Feb 1

To put this in perspective, $288M is only 0.07% of Musk’s current net worth. Yes, definitely “on the cheap”.

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · Jan 29

If anything, RFK, Jr. permanently ended impostor syndrome. After today, no one should ever feel unqualified for anything, ever.

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Polar Impact: Minorities in Polar Research @polarimpact.bsky.social · Jan 15

Hello Bluesky!

We're excited for our new home. We're an inclusive network of racial & ethnic minorities and allies in the polar research community. More about us: www.polarimpactnetwork.org

Please share your recommended feeds related to polar science and folks who live/work in polar regions.

Polar Impact

Polar Impact is an inclusive network of racial & ethnic minorities and allies in the polar research community.

www.polarimpactnetwork.org

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Tim Bartholomaus @timbartholomaus.bsky.social · Jan 8

The @uidaho.bsky.social Dept of Civil and Enviro Engineering is hiring a Geological Engineer! Open until filled.

I highly recommend both the Univ of Idaho, and life in Moscow, ID. Excellent research and teaching support, stellar quality of life.

uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/46669

Regular Faculty

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Idaho seeks candidates for a full-time tenure track or tenured faculty position in Geological Engineering at the level ...

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Jan 8

Things are happening in the austral summer! Our team will be traveling soon to Troll Station to install the Integrated Cloud Observatory! Check out our website at troll-observing-network.github.io/integrated-c.... The most recent blog post shows the cargo ship docked to the Fimbul Ice Shelf!!

TONe Integrated Cloud Observatory – TONe - ICO

troll-observing-network.github.io

Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Jan 4

We spent the past year analyzing and rebuting arguments that have been launched against misinformation research. In my view, those arguments are important to make, but perhaps even more important to rebut because, as we show, they don’t always withstand critical scrutiny.

So here we go: 4/n

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Jan 4

With 17 days to go until the US takeover by the new Trump (or Musk?) administration, I thought it might be worthwhile to share a number of recent papers published by our team that counter arguments that have been leveled against misinformation research. 1/n

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · Jan 2

A new visualization showing the Keeling Curve alongside the Antarctic ice core CO2 data.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 30

Same here!!

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Mark Grabowski @markgrabowski.bsky.social · Dec 26

Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 14

At the beginning of my career (late 80s), I built a radiative transfer model to understand the implications of decreased ozone in springtime over Antarctica; MS with the great Conway Leovy. Really amazing to visualize this now in so much detail!

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Dec 13

More than 90% of fossil fuel emissions occurred since my parents were born.
Over 80% since I was born.
Over 30% since my children were born.

And well over 50% since the world agreed at the Rio Earth Summit to prevent dangerous climate change. And I thought: „At last!“

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · Dec 13

Ozone hope? The 2024 ozone hole closer to the historical average in size and duration than the previous years. Does this signal progress towards recovery?
Read the article atmosphere.copernicus.eu/ozone-hope-2...

#CAMS

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Susan Howard @slhowardcryo.bsky.social · Dec 12

Congratulations to my collaborator and friend, Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social, on being named an AGU Fellow. Well deserved 🎉🥂

Snapshot of award ceremony screen naming Laurie Padman as AGU fellow

Laurie Padman named AGU fellow. Snapshot of screen.

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 11

Wow… so cool!

Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Dec 11

TIL that you do occasionally get TWELVE-sided snowflakes, when two six-sided ones collide in the right way and stick together. They seem to stick at a suspiciously perfect angle!

Photos from Ken Libbrecht's brilliant website here:

www.snowcrystals.com...

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Dec 11

TIL that you do occasionally get TWELVE-sided snowflakes, when two six-sided ones collide in the right way and stick together. They seem to stick at a suspiciously perfect angle!

Photos from Ken Libbrecht's brilliant website here:

www.snowcrystals.com...

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Dec 10

🧵 Our annual NOAA Arctic Report Card is available today for 2024. It discusses recent changes in the #Arctic, extreme events, and broader human/environmental impacts. ⚒️🧪🌊❄️

+ Report: arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yqG...
+ Summary: arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...

Infographic showing a visual of the highlights and headlines in the 2024 Arctic Report Card for all different impacts across the Earth system and society. This chart is available from https://doi.org/10.25923/b7c7-6431.

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Earthmover @earthmover.io · Dec 9

📣Attention #AGU24: Stop by booth 1007 to chat with our team, get an Earthmover Rubik's cube, and stickers!

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 5

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Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Nov 20

This is an impressive press release by the National Science Foundation. It documents how important investment in science (and in early-career scientists) is for society! new.nsf.gov/science-matt...

NSF continues strong legacy with Nobel Prize winners

new.nsf.gov

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Oliver Strimpel @geologybites.bsky.social · Nov 14

Listen to a new episode with @joemacgregor.bsky.social on mapping Greenland's geology below the ice. An impressive story of synthesizing decades of geophysical seismic, gravity, and magnetic surveys together with radar and laser altimetry. Newly discovered: long valley networks, 3 new provinces.

In the podcast, MacGregor describes a new method of visualizing the surface of the ice sheet in which the simulated illumination of a digital elevation model varies according to the direction of surface ice flow. (A) Map of Greenland’s surface shaded using flow-aware hillshade, in which the artificial illumination direction (and corresponding shadows) at each pixel is 90 degrees counterclockwise to the ice-flow direction. The resulting shading emphasizes small-scale variability in the ice-sheet surface slope, which is primarily related to variability in the topography under the ice. The change in shading from the middle of the ice sheet to the periphery reflects the smaller slopes in the interior and the smaller surface bumps induced by subglacial topography, because as the ice thickness decreases, the surface becomes more sensitive to what is going on below. The map is based on the laser altimetry data. (B) The green lines are manual tracings of linear features in the map. GrIMP: Greenland Ice Mapping Project.

This is the new geological map of Greenland. It is based on the set of geophysical surveys whose results are summarized in the maps in the previous figure. The geological provinces are colored by age. Three newly identified provinces (unshaded Regions A, B, and C) do not correspond to known provinces of the exposed periphery of Greenland.

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · Nov 13

Gavin Schmidt (@climateofgavin.bsky.social) and I have a guest essay in today's New York Times about the exceptional and not fully explained recent global temperatures, and climate science can become more "operational" to address these questions: www.nytimes.com/2024...

Opinion | Climate Science Can’t Keep Up With the Warming Planet

We need more timely updates in response to the rapid changes to the climate.

www.nytimes.com

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