It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.

And there will be others within our lifetime.

That's biodiversity loss.

We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.

Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

Ruim vijftig virtuele zetels voor extreemrechtse partijen die migranten én hun namkomelingen willen deporteren. En daarom is het godgeklaagd dat sommige politici dromen van een Nederland waar we ‘fatsoenlijk en respectvol’ in gesprek gaan met deze types.

The liberal caucasity of it all.

Rutgers Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social, who studies & writes about Antifascism,Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

By the time he & his family reached the gate, their tickets were cancelled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n... flagrantly & appallingly lawless. Hope he & his family are ok.

Opinion piece: To effectively conserve #ecosystems, we must also conserve #microbes. This plan supports traditional #conservation goals while offering adaptations to conserve #microorganisms themselves. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#biodiversity

The @eeb.org, together with DK and @chemsec.bsky.social has tested the blood for PFAS of 24 EU leaders from 19 countries

🩸More than half of the politicians tested have concerning levels of #PFAS their blood

Read our press release to learn more about the findings eeb.org/eu-leaders-c...

Behalve omdat het 'nu eenmaal moet van Brussel' zou je natuur ook kunnen beschermen omdat de overgrote meerderheid het wil.

www.groene.nl/artikel/de-n...

RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.

Our article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data is out! Led by @alexjprobst.bsky.social, @lhug.bsky.social, Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and myself -, co-authored by Anke Heyder, and developed in consultation with 167 scientists. tinyurl.com/n6yeanmk

New article on equitable reuse of public sequencing data, published in @natmicrobiol.nature.com!
Led by the Data reuse core team @lhug.bsky.social @environmicrobio.bsky.social Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social and with Anke Heyer and The Data Reuse Consotrium!

We hebben niet nóg meer analyses van Wilders nodig. Na 20 jaar weten we het wel. Ook vd Plas, Yesilgöz, Eerdmans etc. Hoeveel airtime en kolommen nog? Over minder dan een maand zijn er verkiezingen: waar zijn de vele interviews met Dibi? Ouwehand? De mediaobsessie met rechts ís de winst van rechts.

We gaan de natuur beter monitoren, en daarbij vergeten we de bodem niet! De bodem vertelt ons over problemen al voordat we bovengronds iets zien, en ook bodembiodiversiteit moet beschermd worden.

🧪🦠🖥️🧬🧫🔬 The Roadmap for equitable use of public microbiome data -including the Data Reuse Information Tag (DRI)- by the #DataReuseConsortium.
Must read if you use or produce microbiome data!

Kudos to the Data Reuse Core Team for their hard work!

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Led by @lhug.bsky.social, @environmicrobio.bsky.social , Cristina Moraru, @geomicrosoares.bsky.social, @folker.bsky.social, Anke Heyder and @alexjprobst.bsky.social (and the Data Reuse Consortium).

Thrilled to have contributed as part of the Data Reuse Consortium behind this new @natmicrobiol.nature.com article 'A roadmap for equitable reuse of public microbiome data'

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you work with microbiome, metagenomic, or ‘omics data more broadly, check out the paper.

Veel meer natuur nodig om nuttige insecten voor de landbouw te behouden

Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you!
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📢 Funded PhD opportunities for UK candidates in beautiful Edinburgh. Get in touch if you're interested in a PhD on understanding the mechanisms of soil carbon cycling and the role of microbes. We work in different ecosystems: peatlands, forests and agricultural soils. Please repost/spread the word.

A little wine with your mycorrhizal symbiosis? link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Toch even: als je anti-fascist bent, dus tegen fascisme bent, wat we hoop ik allemaal zijn, kun je dan straks als terrorist worden bestempeld?

Breaking news: The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered scientists in at least one of its research offices to immediately pause almost all research and stop publishing their studies.

Proud to share our paper: Drought intensity shapes soil legacy effects on grassland plant and soil microbial communities and their responses to future drought, out now in @globalchangebio.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... (1/n)

🌄🌿Come work with us! We are #hiring a #PhDcandidate in global change ecology to become part of our brand-new Centre for Mountains in Transitions.

Apply here:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

For an overview of all available positions, see:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...

@vvandvik.bsky.social