Stefania Klayn
@ettti.bsky.social
Marine biologist & data scientist. I study invertebrate biodiversity in the Black Sea 🐙🦀🦐
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Over at X, Elon has added a feature that allows you to edit any image anyone has posts using AI
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Over at X, Elon has added a feature that allows you to edit any image anyone has posts using AI
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
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Pack your bags, charge your batteries, #InverteFest begins at midnight your time.
If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...
If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...
December 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Pack your bags, charge your batteries, #InverteFest begins at midnight your time.
If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...
If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...
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Deep-sea mining would excavate the seafloor and create mid-water plumes that will affect fragile, often ancient, ecosystems.
Watch the video to see what’s at risk and why transparency through the new Deep-Sea Mining Watch platform matters. @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4iM7fJ6
Watch the video to see what’s at risk and why transparency through the new Deep-Sea Mining Watch platform matters. @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4iM7fJ6
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Deep-sea mining would excavate the seafloor and create mid-water plumes that will affect fragile, often ancient, ecosystems.
Watch the video to see what’s at risk and why transparency through the new Deep-Sea Mining Watch platform matters. @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4iM7fJ6
Watch the video to see what’s at risk and why transparency through the new Deep-Sea Mining Watch platform matters. @ucsbenioffocean.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4iM7fJ6
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A reminder that eels are critically endangered and are still a major part of the licit and illicit economy in Asia, Europe, and parts of the US (lookin’ at you, Maine)
Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction.
Eel populations are falling, and new protections were defeated. Japan and the US opposed them
Valuable eels are in decline all over the world, leading to a new push for restrictions on trade to try to help stave off extinction.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A reminder that eels are critically endangered and are still a major part of the licit and illicit economy in Asia, Europe, and parts of the US (lookin’ at you, Maine)
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Nerrrrrrrrrrrds!
To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!
Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...
Terms and conditions in thread below:
To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!
Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...
Terms and conditions in thread below:
a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean
ALT: a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nerrrrrrrrrrrds!
To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!
Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...
Terms and conditions in thread below:
To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!
Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...
Terms and conditions in thread below:
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It did not go as planned, but it DID go as expected ...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action - Inside Climate News
BELÉM, Brazil—After negotiators at COP30 retreated from meaningful climate action by failing to specifically mention the need to stop using fossil fuels in the final conference documents published Sat...
insideclimatenews.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It did not go as planned, but it DID go as expected ...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
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Scientists long assumed that inactive vents, without the mineral-rich plumes that make active vents so mesmerizing, didn’t host unique lifeforms.
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
Life Finds a Way, Even on Inactive Hydrothermal Vents - bioGraphic
In the darkness of the deep sea, animals flourish on hydrothermal vents that have gone cold.
www.biographic.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Scientists long assumed that inactive vents, without the mineral-rich plumes that make active vents so mesmerizing, didn’t host unique lifeforms.
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
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💉Flu season is here!
Get your flu vaccine, especially if you have underlying medical conditions. This goes for kids too. Last year, 280 kids died from influenza: 56% of them had an underlying condition and 89% were unvaccinated.
#FIGHTFlu
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Get your flu vaccine, especially if you have underlying medical conditions. This goes for kids too. Last year, 280 kids died from influenza: 56% of them had an underlying condition and 89% were unvaccinated.
#FIGHTFlu
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
💉Flu season is here!
Get your flu vaccine, especially if you have underlying medical conditions. This goes for kids too. Last year, 280 kids died from influenza: 56% of them had an underlying condition and 89% were unvaccinated.
#FIGHTFlu
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Get your flu vaccine, especially if you have underlying medical conditions. This goes for kids too. Last year, 280 kids died from influenza: 56% of them had an underlying condition and 89% were unvaccinated.
#FIGHTFlu
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Keep sharing please - lots of good resources, across the country, for folks who need them and folks who want to support the businesses & orgs providing those resources
🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.
Here's one! toastedseattle.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Keep sharing please - lots of good resources, across the country, for folks who need them and folks who want to support the businesses & orgs providing those resources
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We just published a report that serves as a warning to humanity that we are hurtling towards climate chaos. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... and here www.nationthailand.com/blogs/sustai...
Earth hits hottest level in 125,000 years
A global study finds 2024 was hotter than the peak of the last Ice Age, with record-breaking heat, ocean warming, and ice loss driving Earth toward irreversible tipping points.
www.nationthailand.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We just published a report that serves as a warning to humanity that we are hurtling towards climate chaos. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... and here www.nationthailand.com/blogs/sustai...
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Wildfires aren’t necessarily happening more often, but they are becoming more intense.
A new international study shows that hotter, drier conditions are making it easier for fires to spread rapidly once they begin.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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#WildfireResearch
A new international study shows that hotter, drier conditions are making it easier for fires to spread rapidly once they begin.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
1/2
#WildfireResearch
Experts reveal climate change drove extreme wildfire seasons across the Americas, making burned areas much larger
Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an annual assessment by international experts.
phys.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wildfires aren’t necessarily happening more often, but they are becoming more intense.
A new international study shows that hotter, drier conditions are making it easier for fires to spread rapidly once they begin.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
1/2
#WildfireResearch
A new international study shows that hotter, drier conditions are making it easier for fires to spread rapidly once they begin.
phys.org/news/2025-10...
1/2
#WildfireResearch
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Read our article: climate.copernicus.eu/thermal-trac...
Thermal trace: Decades of heat and cold stress data at your fingertips
The new Thermal Trace application, developed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and ECMWF*, allows us to explore, visualise, share and extract over 80 years of thermal stress data in a few...
climate.copernicus.eu
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Read our article: climate.copernicus.eu/thermal-trac...
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ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
Column | ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.
OpenAI’s Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store “memories” of what you do online.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
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I use LLMs from time to time when trying to solve issues in R. In this case, LLMs can be useful if you have a good idea about what to do and rough idea of what to expect.
But today I came across my first instance of a *function* hallucination—it simply made up a function from an R package!
But today I came across my first instance of a *function* hallucination—it simply made up a function from an R package!
October 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I use LLMs from time to time when trying to solve issues in R. In this case, LLMs can be useful if you have a good idea about what to do and rough idea of what to expect.
But today I came across my first instance of a *function* hallucination—it simply made up a function from an R package!
But today I came across my first instance of a *function* hallucination—it simply made up a function from an R package!
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I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
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This is INCREDIBLE. The Bearded Vulture has multigenerational nests that last for hundreds of years, built in very secluded places — and they’re FULL OF ANTHROPOGENIC ARTIFACTS.
super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old." link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/ecy..... www.popsci.com/environment/... 🧪🌍🦉
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is INCREDIBLE. The Bearded Vulture has multigenerational nests that last for hundreds of years, built in very secluded places — and they’re FULL OF ANTHROPOGENIC ARTIFACTS.
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Coral chorus: Scientists are building library of individual fish sounds - Oceanographic
Coral chorus: Scientists are building library of individual fish sounds - Oceanographic
Researchers are a step closer to understanding the sounds made by individual fish species thanks to new advances in underwater audio recording
oceanographicmagazine.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Coral chorus: Scientists are building library of individual fish sounds - Oceanographic
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History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
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🌊🔬 Grad Student Opportunity!
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
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tinyurl.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🌊🔬 Grad Student Opportunity!
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
I’m recruiting PhD students to explore marine biodiversity, body size, and bioenergetics with flexibility to design your own project! PDF of ad link below.
#PhDPosition #MarineBiology #Macroecology #Biodiversity #GradSchool #Ecology #OceanScience tinyurl.com/5n9434wk
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Day 2 of #ICESASC25 is off to a great start at LCC International University!
Llucia Mascorda-Cabre, University of Plymouth addresses the audience with her keynote Ropes to Reefs: A multi-trophic level approach to inform management and policy giving her perspective as an early-career scientist.
Llucia Mascorda-Cabre, University of Plymouth addresses the audience with her keynote Ropes to Reefs: A multi-trophic level approach to inform management and policy giving her perspective as an early-career scientist.
September 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Day 2 of #ICESASC25 is off to a great start at LCC International University!
Llucia Mascorda-Cabre, University of Plymouth addresses the audience with her keynote Ropes to Reefs: A multi-trophic level approach to inform management and policy giving her perspective as an early-career scientist.
Llucia Mascorda-Cabre, University of Plymouth addresses the audience with her keynote Ropes to Reefs: A multi-trophic level approach to inform management and policy giving her perspective as an early-career scientist.
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We have to be purposeful about ending the use of fossil fuels because they’re not going to end themselves anytime soon. While wind and solar are cheaper, they are not as profitable. Therein lies the problem.
August 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
We have to be purposeful about ending the use of fossil fuels because they’re not going to end themselves anytime soon. While wind and solar are cheaper, they are not as profitable. Therein lies the problem.
Check out the full DNA metabarcoding dataset we analyzed in our 2024 article on Grey plover diet at the Black Sea coast!
Researchers used DNA metabarcoding of faecal samples to determine the diet composition of the Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in Black Sea coastal habitats.
#shorebirds #birds #ecology
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#shorebirds #birds #ecology
doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
Dataset of Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) diet composition on the SW Black Sea coast using DNA metabarcoding
Wader populations have been declining globally due to widespread anthropogenic habitat degradation and loss. In this context, food quality and availability at migration stop-over sites is crucial for ...
doi.org
July 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Check out the full DNA metabarcoding dataset we analyzed in our 2024 article on Grey plover diet at the Black Sea coast!
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"Using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress".
@divaamon.bsky.social warns of the irreversible risks & potential harm of the destructive industry on yet-to-be-discovered fragile deep-sea ecosystems. #DefendTheDeep
@divaamon.bsky.social warns of the irreversible risks & potential harm of the destructive industry on yet-to-be-discovered fragile deep-sea ecosystems. #DefendTheDeep
Meet The Marine Biologist Trying to Prevent Deep-Sea Mining
"Using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress," says Diva Amon.
buff.ly
July 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress".
@divaamon.bsky.social warns of the irreversible risks & potential harm of the destructive industry on yet-to-be-discovered fragile deep-sea ecosystems. #DefendTheDeep
@divaamon.bsky.social warns of the irreversible risks & potential harm of the destructive industry on yet-to-be-discovered fragile deep-sea ecosystems. #DefendTheDeep
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Happy #PigeonAppreciationDay to all who celebrate!
Please enjoy this relevant comic by @rosemarymosco.com who has been one of my favorite artist since the 2000s.
rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-...
Please enjoy this relevant comic by @rosemarymosco.com who has been one of my favorite artist since the 2000s.
rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-...
Why City Pigeons Are Worth Watching — Rosemary Mosco
A comic made for The New York Times about why you should keep an eye on your local city pigeons.
rosemarymosco.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Happy #PigeonAppreciationDay to all who celebrate!
Please enjoy this relevant comic by @rosemarymosco.com who has been one of my favorite artist since the 2000s.
rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-...
Please enjoy this relevant comic by @rosemarymosco.com who has been one of my favorite artist since the 2000s.
rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-...