New paper from the lab in @natureportfolio.nature.com - Nature Food

Global exploration of drought-tolerant bacteria in the wheat rhizosphere reveals microbiota shifts and functional taxa enhancing plant resilience.

New metabolites & microbes identified to provide drought tolerance.

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Two redwood sampling pictures from the archives. This tree cross-dated really well from 1996 to 450 CE.

It fell in a storm during the winter of 96/97 in the Rockefeller Forest area of Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

It was tricky to cut because it was partially buried in the soil from when it fell.

We're all set up and ready to go for the arboretum open days THIS WEEKEND! Come and see the world's most diverse collection of eucalypts, with over 800 species growing on the one site.

About an hour's drive south of Adelaide in SA. Open day details here: www.dn.com.au/Currency_Cre...

with the official IUCN listing for the slender-billed curlew now being Extinct here is the rather sad piece I wrote about what went into this decision

I tried to include everything we know about their behaviour and biology, which is tragically little 🪶🧪
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Vanadium ore characterisation - Townsville, Australia - www.earthworks-jobs.com/job?id=11184 - #jobs #research #postdoc #vanadiumore #geoscience #geology #mineralogy #petrology #economicgeology #geochemistry #mining

Five-year research fellowship, based at Christ's College, Cambridge, for working at the intersection of biodiversity science and economics.
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...

Fire management in the red tingle forest of southwest Australia has been a hot topic for a few years now. New research from @natesanderson.bsky.social suggests that the red tingle forest should be managed differently than the nearby Karri forest, to reduce tree mortality.

#fire #firemanagement […]

This is desperately sad. Professor John Woinarski breaks the news for @aunz.theconversation.com that Australia's next animal - the tiny Christmas Island Shrew - has officially been declared extinct.

theconversation.com/and-then-the...

Nice write-up of new study on European cultural grassland diversity. Resurvey from 100 year old baseline. Plant richness declines. Good photo of the field botanists! Paper is linked in article. #botany

🌱 📖 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 📖 🌱

🔬 Mantz et al. review current methods and developments for mass spectrometry-based identification of protein termini and discuss their use for plant protease substrate identification 🔬

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

#PlantScience 🧪 @degradomics.bsky.social

A story from last year about your Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The stench coming out of Canberra is so putrid, I can smell it 300km south

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

yes, the last 4 words are completely redundant.

Congratulations María Corina Machado on winning the Nobel Peace Prize!!
#NobelPeacePrize

Interesting, free online meeting on Sustainability in Archives, Heritage and Research Organisations, 22nd October 2025. Book by 17/10: url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bI7iCLvRZH...

The Aust Parliament Sports Club (the one that ditched David Pocock) is now formally registered as a lobby group👇🏽

Anthony Albanese is the President of the Aust Parliament Sports Club.

That means the Prime Minister of Australia is currently the president of a lobby group.

Just utterly unbelievable.

As we head into the Noongar season of Kambarang (October - November) in the Perth Hills, the wildflower season has transformed the bush into a kaleidoscope of colours 💙💛🤍💜

#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #nature #spring #bloomscrolling 🌿🌱

No surprise that despite majority community support we still don’t have a ban on gambling advertising when the Albanese government accepts money from companies like Sportsbet for their fundraising.

When will they put Australians ahead of gambling companies?

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Even after being found guilty of 'officer misconduct' for mishandling the Robodebt referral, Commissioner of the NACC continues consultancy role despite concerns of perceived conflicts of interest.

At $820k/year surely he can focus on doing one job well?

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...