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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 8d

We’re hiring! Join IIASA and shape global solutions for a sustainable future. We currently have three exciting opportunities open across our programs ⬇️

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 2d

🎉 Happy Birthday, IIASA! For over 50 years, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis has united science and policy to tackle global challenges - from climate and energy to data-driven sustainability - connecting the Global North and South through systems thinking. 🌍

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 3d

'In the [17th, 18th and 19th Cs] glaciers...were considered cursed by the devil in Alpine folklore, their advances linked to spiritual forces as they threatened hamlets and farmland.
...villagers [called] on priests to talk to the spirits of glaciers & get them to move....' bbc.com/news/article...

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes

They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · Sep 4

Disease prevalence in US states before & after vaccine introduction 🧪

From Edward Tufte & graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...

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Bibiana Rojas @biobiiana.bsky.social · 14d

"Global environmental factors impact the evolution of adult hemoglobins in squamata reptiles (lizards and snakes) and terrestrial turtles" New paper by the super talented Juan D Carvajal-Castro et al.! 🐍🦎🐢 #CienciaCriolla 🌎🧪
doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

Global environmental factors impact the evolution of adult hemoglobins in squamata reptiles (lizards and snakes) and terrestrial turtles

Abstract. Convergent evolution of oxygen transport mechanisms arises from respiratory proteins adapting to similar environmental pressures. We examined thi

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Marie Stenseke @mariestenseke.bsky.social · 7d

University of Gothenburg announces a strategic professorship in biodiversity with an interdisciplinary profile
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The Crown Princess Victoria Professorship in Biodiversity - Academic Positions

Seeking an internationally recognized scientist for a prestigious professorship in biodiversity. Lead groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary collaboratio...

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 8d

JOB: Interested in international science, policy & diplomacy? Consider applying if you are Interested in Developing membership engagement, diversifying partnerships, raising visibility, & increasing scientific and policy impacts. iiasa.ac.at/employment/j....

Job openings

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National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · 7d

IN THE SCIENCE REPORTING CATEGORY:
“Dire straits for the Panama Canal” by science and environmental journalist James Dinneen, for New Scientist

www.newscientist.com...

#SciWriAwards 💚🧪📝[3/n]

Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it survive climate change?

A severe drought exacerbated by climate change and a lack of updated infrastructure have led to some ships waiting more than a month to cross one of the world's most important waterways

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James Dinneen @jamesdinneen.bsky.social · 7d

I joined a team of ecologists wading through the muck of the Carolina coast in search of "ghost forests" killed by rising seas for @science.org. We were guided by a a new map that reveals millions of dead trees standing along the East Coast, marking an overlooked consequence of climate change...

AI reveals vast ‘ghost forests’ along U.S. coast

Machine learning method counts nearly 12 million dead trees, many likely killed by rising seas

www.science.org

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Science Magazine @science.org · 5d

The Sierra Nevada’s glaciers—now projected to disappear by 2100 CE—have never before vanished throughout human history in the Americas.

Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/3KouoUR

Glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada are likely disappearing for the first time in the Holocene

The projected loss of glaciers in California’s Sierra Nevada is likely unprecedented in at least the past 30,000 years.

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 1 week left to apply to #EDSsummit

Data + environment + community. This will be our final year hosting the summit!

Oct 8 deadline → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#earlycareer #envdatasci #openscience #EDSsummit #ClimateData #EnvironmentalScience #OpenScience

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 8d

As part of the budget proposal for NASA submitted earlier this year, the Trump admin proposed cancelling over 40 missions.

Agency employees have already been instructed to do the prep work for ending these programs, according to a NASA scientist.

More from @jessimckenzi.bsky.social. ⬇️

NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration

Some satellites slated for decommissioning are in the prime of life, and turning them off would be enormously wasteful, in addition to severely limiting scientists' ability to understand the planet.

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Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin @wiko-berlin.bsky.social · 14d

Apply online by November 1st! Wiko Early Career Call for fellowships 2026/27 in the #NaturalSciences and #LifeSciences. Gain time to think during a 3–5 month #fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin – Institute for Advanced Study: wiko-berlin.de/fellow-werde... #cfa

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 8d

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe

U.S.-based applicants to a prestigious EU research scheme have increased five-fold.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 8d

That's quite the chart annotation.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A chart of "Major concerns of PhD candidates." The top text says, "Financial pressures top the list of concerns faced by PhD candidates, but concerns differ among the sexes. Those studying in the United States rank the political landscape as their main worry." The chart shows that in the full survey, political landscape is the biggest concern for about 20% of students (a bit higher for women than men) but there's an annotation saying "In US PhD students, this rose to 64%". Overall, the highest-rated concern was financial pressures at around 40%.

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 8d

🌐Science Policy & Member Relations Officer
Serve as the link between IIASA and our global member network; contribute to the office of IIASA Deputy Director General @karenrlips.bsky.social

All job openings: iiasa.ac.at/employment/j...

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 8d

JOB: Interested in international science, policy & diplomacy? Consider applying if you are Interested in Developing membership engagement, diversifying partnerships, raising visibility, & increasing scientific and policy impacts. iiasa.ac.at/employment/j....

Job openings

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 10d

Europe's environment is in a "bad to poor" state, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency. While there are some positive developments the general situation remains dire.

'Biodiversity loss, extreme weather and water scarcity' is Europe's future, report warns

Europe's environment is in a "bad to poor" state, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency. While there are some positive developments the general situation remains dire.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 10d

Despite broad political support, one third of the nation's Climate Adaptation Science Centers will wind down in coming days due to lack of funds.

The Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands will be left without actionable science on drought, floods, wildfire, sea level rise and other hazards.

Trump officials shut off funding for climate adaptation centers

A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30.

www.washingtonpost.com

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 13d

DYK land- and sea-use change are key drivers of biodiversity loss? 🌿

At @iiasa.ac.at in Laxenburg 🇦🇹, IPBES authors are meeting to discuss these challenges through a spatial planning and ecological connectivity lens.

🌍🧪 #SpatialPlanningConnectivity https://www.ipbes.net/spatial-planning-assessment

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 15d

Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...

Mammals & Lice

We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...

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Karen R. Lips @karenrlips.bsky.social · 15d

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Breaking the under-reporting cycle for zoonotic diseases in low-income and middle-income countries through national-level integration of community-based surveillance and response: insights from Camero...

Zoonotic diseases remain a major threat to both human and animal populations, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. A key challenge in managing these diseases is insufficient coordinat...

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change," a brief communication in the journal Nature Climate Change. There's a map showing regions of the world, and pie charts of relevant studies as they apply to different health impacts like "heat-related deaths" and "maternal and child health"

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Geoff Dabelko @geoffdabelko.bsky.social · 17d

On this International Day of Peace, questions persist on peace and conflict connections to climate. Unfortunately the stakes will grow as more impacts felt and more responses (good, bad & ugly) play out. Ken Conca & I make case for wider lens than typical journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 18d

Nations ratify the world’s first treaty to protect international waters

apnews.com/article/high...

If you want more detail understanding what the BBNJ is and how it fits in, we covered that a few years ago in:

Marine Protected Areas, Explained

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Marine Protected Areas, Explained | Hakai Magazine

There’s nuance in how we protect our oceans; here are the details.

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