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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 5d

Calling all nature people and orgs, please consider adding your name to Naturalists for Palestine.

It's essential we recognise that ecocide and genocide are two sides of the same coin, and resist both.
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Naturalists for Palestine

Naturalists for Palestine is a call from individuals and organisations in the UK nature sector to stand for an end to the genocide in Gaza, and to the suffering and oppression of the people of Palesti...

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 10d

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 20d

Why might one use a hotdog roller in research? Have a read of this new #OpenAccess research in #RESEcolEnt and find out!

Effects of #temperature & #humidity on the presence & prevalence of a common fungal #parasite on an invasive ladybird
doi.org/10.1111/een.70014

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Charissa de Bekker PhD (she/her) @zombieantdoc.bsky.social · 18d

Which fungal 🍄 molecules cause zombie 🧟‍♀️ ant 🐜 behaviors? @williamycete.bsky.social has begun to answer this question! He found a peptide that binds to scramblase and affects important odor-dependent behaviors in ants. Spoiler: worms 🪱 played a key role in this research 🧐 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

The First of Us: Ophiocordyceps use a novel scramblase-binding peptide to manipulate zombie ants

Parasite-adaptive manipulation of behavior is a widespread natural phenomenon. While Ophiocordyceps zombie fungi are well-known for hijacking ant behavior to increase their fitness, functionally chara...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 22d

🌿 Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo that sustain one another! 🌍

Pulses improve soil health and well-maintained soils allow pulses to thrive.

Explore this complementary relationship with @fao.org ⤵️
#SaveSoil

Infographic showing relationship between pulses and soil health. Features dried beans and legumes at top, circular diagram showing legume plant growth and soil processes including nitrogen fixation and nutrient cycling. Dark soil background at bottom with title "Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo." Logos of FAO and Global Soil Partnership at bottom. Background decorated with various colorful pulses and beans.

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Matthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 22d

Paper just out, a review paper written together with the group of Fang Wang at ISS-CAS, Nanjing

Microplastics and antibiotics in agricultural soil: mechanisms and implications of co-contamination

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Microplastics and antibiotics in agricultural soil: mechanisms and implications of co-contamination

The co-contamination of agricultural soils by microplastics (MPs), antibiotics, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is an emerging environmental co…

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Megan Shersby @meganshersby.bsky.social · 22d

Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust (one of my WT employers) is recruiting for an Assistant Reserve Officer at Rutland Water.

An amazing opportunity to work at one of the UK's most well-known and loved nature reserves.

Assistant Reserve Officer | Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

To assist with habitat management, reserve maintenance and species monitoring at Rutland Water Nature Reserve ensuring appropriate and safe visitor access

www.lrwt.org.uk

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The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute @westerdijkinst.bsky.social · 29d

🚀The Future is Fungi Award is back—ready to back the next wave of fungi innovators!
The awards' mission is to catalyze groundbreaking fungal innovations that address some of humanity’s biggest environmental challenges—and to support the startups and science entrepreneurs pioneering these solutions.

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Allison Walker 🇨🇦🌊🍄🔬🧬 @fungaldreamteam.bsky.social · Sep 10

🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Fungal Ecology | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - Fungal Ecology | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Read the latest articles of Fungal Ecology at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

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Mycological Society of America @msafungi.bsky.social · 28d

📢🍄Job alert🍄📢
The Department of Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is hiring an Assistant Professor in Mycology/Plant-Fungal Interactions. Deadline to apply: 31 October 2025.
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology

Duties & Responsibilities

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Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · Sep 3

Can I join? :)

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Lars Chittka @larschittka.bsky.social · Aug 23

The French version of The Mind of a Bee is now available- 13 translations already! 😊

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · Aug 14

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I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher for my lab in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. We study biodiversity monitoring, ecology, conservation, and microbiology. Some of our work deals with bats, most with fungi! Email at danny dot haelewaters at gmail dot com if interested. #TeamLaboul #newPI

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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · Aug 1

We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees.

This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.

Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.

More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...

Postdoctoral Position (f/m/d) at the Chair of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology

Biocenter of the University of Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg

www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · Jul 27

This #NationalMothWeek, help the pollinators on the night shift!
🦋Avoid pesticide use in your garden
🌸Plant a diversity of native plants
💡Reduce artificial lighting at night
🍂Leave a little wild space for moths to shelter and grow
Get started at xerces.org/resources

“How You Can Protect Moths and Other Nighttime Pollinators” A white-lined sphinx moth hovering in front of a pink flower.

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · Jul 24

In this blog post, Yunhui Liu and team share insights from their recent global meta-analysis on how cover crop mixtures can enhance agricultural sustainability by promoting multiple ecosystem functions 🌱💭

appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/07/24/c...

Cover crop mixtures enhance multiple ecosystem functions: A global meta-analysis

In this blog post, Yunhui Liu and team share insights from their recent global meta-analysis on how cover crop mixtures can enhance agricultural sustainability by promoting multiple ecosystem funct…

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Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · Jun 22

Such a nice team 💜☘️

Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · May 28

Laboratory session on the third day of our workshop "Arthropod-Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens" in Gembloux. This is the second edition of this workshop and there is A LOT of interest for future editions—I'm a very happy man! #TeamLaboul 🐞🪰🍄

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Laura van Galen @laura-vangalen.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our paper shows that most ectomycorrhizal fungal species (83% of OTUs) are "dark taxa": species we detect in DNA, but can't match to known species names. We map global "darkspots" - the parts of the world most in need of more research. @spun.earth @ethz.ch www.cell.com/current-biol...

The biogeography and conservation of Earth’s ‘dark’ ectomycorrhizal fungi

In this review, van Galen et al. use global soil metabarcoding databases to evaluate current estimates of the total number of ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal species on Earth, outline the current state o...

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Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · May 29

A pure pleasure to work with such a wonderful friend and happy that our workshop is getting the attention of young scientists and fungal-insect enthusiasts 🐜🍄 ❤️
The 3rd edition will bring us to the beautiful Poland 🤗 🦋🍄🐜🐝☘️

Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · May 28

I am so glad to work together with @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social! Starting this workshop idea with her was the start of a wonderful journey that will take us to Poland next year! Let's not forget: academia is a place where we can lift each other up! 🙏💪🏼

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Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you so much Danny🍄🐜🐝 ☘️

Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you so much 🌷🙏

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Alison L @alisonlock25.bsky.social · May 16

Cracking shot of #fungi this week captured by my son - east Scotland- ID anyone ? #fungifriday

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Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · Apr 7

Project ‘Butterfly’ takes flight in Paris!

At the end of last week I joined researchers from across Europe and beyond for the official launch of the EU-funded project ‘Butterfly’. Read more about the event and the project here:

jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/04/07/p...

#EUBiodiversity #pollinators

Project ‘Butterfly’ takes flight in Paris!

At the end of last week I joined researchers from across Europe and beyond who gathered at Norway House on the campus of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, for the official launch of t…

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Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · Apr 5

The Arthropod-Fungal community is growing , come and join us 🐝🍄🐛🐜
📣Register before May 1st!
beetlehangers.org/2025/02/25/w...

Lee @curataceae.bsky.social · Mar 4

Fungus. Bugs. Fungus IN bugs. Come spend a few days doing just that

Ibtissem Ben Fekih @ibtissemfekih.bsky.social · Mar 23

📣 Discover the amazing world of #fungi & #arthropods , and establish a reliable #network by participating to the 2nd edition workshop "Arthropod–Fungal Associations: From Parasites to Pathogens” 🍄🐝🐜🐛
📆26–28 May 2025,
📍Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Université de Liège (Belgium)
🔗https://lnkd.in/eXjA6b-Y

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