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The Standard @thelondonstandard.bsky.social · 5h

Hydrating, detoxing and collagen-boosting — Eilidh Dorgan on why we should all be soaking in seaweed

Seaweed bathing: the new wellness trend about to take over your feed

www.standard.co.uk

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 3h

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The sun sets over the Pacific, sending a shimmering light-stream across the ocean and damp sand.

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James A. Letts @lettsscience.bsky.social · 14h

Exciting new preprint from the Maldonado Lab @ucdavis.bsky.social
Structure of photosystem I from Giant Kelp!! First brown algae structure of a photosystem and the first structure of any protein from giant kelp a major primary producer, ecosystem defining species.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Structure of Photosystem I-FCP from giant kelp uncovers drivers of antenna evolution across the red lineage

Brown algae and other red-algae-derived organisms such as diatoms are major contributors to global CO2 fixation via photosynthesis. To understand the photosynthetic function of brown algae, we obtaine...

www.biorxiv.org

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 9h

Kelp forests, mangroves, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs are vital blue ecosystems that sustain our planet.

Yet, they are severely threatened by climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and waste.

Here's why their protection matters: www.unep.org/interactives...

Underwater view of a seagrass meadow with green blades swaying in the water. Text overlay reads: “Seagrass meadows store carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests, and are an important habitat for dugong and seahorses. Join #GenerationRestoration.” Logos of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water) appear at the bottom and top left.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 14h

One of today's winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is UC Berkeley professor Omar Yaghi. Last year I wrote about Yaghi and Atoco, the startup he founded to commercialize his scientific breakthrough with a device that extracts water from air using just sunlight.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Startups Are Racing to Make Water Out of Thin Air

Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.

www.bloomberg.com

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 17h

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

www.nobelprize.org

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Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 1d

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

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J¡m Vaughn @jiminyspigot.bsky.social · 1d

jiminy's animal reviews: This is a Chihuahuan hook-nosed snake (𝘎𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮), and it is unassuming at first glance. A nocturnal snake found in the Southern US through Mexico, they grow to about a foot long (28cm), and eat lots of spiders. Normal snake stuff. But they have a superpower: farting!

A small snake layed across rocky desert ground. It is soft white underneath, and tan with a pattern of brown markings down it's back. It has small beady black eyes, a black tongue, and a small bump on the end of it's nose.

"chihuahuan hook-nosed snake, naricilla chihuahuense, western hooknose snake" by highsinger is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/?ref=openverse.

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting paper using mollusks as climate archives🦑⚒️:
Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves

Clams reveal North Atlantic destabilization in the early 20th century and at present.

www.science.org

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 2d

i just remembered that some people got genuinely upset when i pointed out that live action little mermaid's sebastian would die underwater

Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 5d

Outrageous! The moon rotation in this shot of
The Lion King remake implies it was shot far into the northern hemisphere. What happened to realism? Literally unwatchable.

Screenshot of shot with the full moon rising in front of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa. Below are three moon diagrams showing the proper orientation of the moon from the northern hemisphere, equator (Kenya) and southern hemisphere. The moon from the film is aligned to the northern hemisphere version because realism means nothing any longer.

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MA Drinkwater @madrinkwater.bsky.social · 2d

A hummingbird's eyelashes 🖤
#macromonday #hummingbirds #birds #blackandwhite #naturephotography #photography 📷 🪶

A black and white close-up of a hummingbird's face with brush-like eyelashes.

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 2d

forget-me-not

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

Record also in the Prince Edward Island

HUNDREDS of records smashed between NE USA (next posts) ,Ontario,Quebec,New Brunwick,Nova Scotia,Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

‼️North America is living one of the top most extreme events in all climatic history

>2000 records in 6 days.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

California just signed a new trade partnership with Belgium.

We're committed to expanding economic and clean energy innovation — because California will always be a stable, reliable partner on the world stage.

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 2d

The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology:

jobRxiv @jobrxiv.org · 2d

Assistant Professor – Plant Physiology #ScienceJobs #AcademicSky

Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology

Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!

jobrxiv.org

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 2d

Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea

Three dudes dressed three very different ways - first in a more conservative suit and tie, second in a short sleeve shirt and hat, third in a pink vest and tie

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 2d

🌿 🌊 Kelp forests are vital habitats that support marine life, buffer our coasts, and keep our oceans healthy, and Scripps Oceanography scientists are dedicated to protecting them!

🌏 This #WorldHabitatDay, thank #KelpForests for all they do for our planet.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 2d

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 2d

#Bluegrass jam band Caltucky performs Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing“ at this past weekend’s Huck Finn Jubilee. I greatly appreciated the lyrics change to “hippie” - iykyk #BanjoFeed youtu.be/GVtXjXD7qPo?...

Bluegrass band Caltucky performs Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” at Huck Finn Jubileee, 10/04/25

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Russ Chandler @russchandlermusic.com · 2d

'The Drums of the Fore and Aft, and Other Stories' by Rudyard Kipling illustrated by Sarah Noble in 1912 #BanjoFeed

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 2d

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Nimblenewt @nimblenewt.bsky.social · 2d

If anyone needs a nerdy break from, well, the depressing chaos, I recommend checking out the Algal Awesomeness! feed, it's people nerding out about seaweeds in all their glorious and nifty aspects. I find it chipper and uplifting, with lots of surprising facts☺️🪸

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 2d

Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus)

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#bladderwrack #rockweed #wrack #fucus #seaweed #phycology #botanical #watercolor #watercolorillustration #painting #illustratorsofbluesky

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Matt Bracken @brackenlab.bsky.social · 2d

PhycoFashion! 🌊🌱 #Seaweed

The Zero Planet @thezeroplanet.bsky.social · 2d

Startup Uluu has clinched a deal with Australian sleepwear brand Papinelle to supply buttons made from seaweed. The limited-edition collection is another small step forward for the fashion industry, which accounts for around 10% of global carbon emissions. www.thezeroplanet.com/seaweed-butt...

Seaweed buttons make waves

Alt-plastic startup Uluu has secured its first fashion customer: luxury sleepwear brand Papinelle.

www.thezeroplanet.com

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 2d

Kelp facial ✨👌

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Erin Green @erinrgreen.bsky.social · 4d

Job alert ‼️ UChicago Micro is hiring! Open to tenured/tenure track faculty at all levels in any area of microbiology. Come join our amazing and growing department. apply.interfolio.com/174404

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