What a privilege to be nominated, not only for 2025 GAME OF THE YEAR, but also TWELVE??!! TOTAL NOMINATIONS at #TheGameAwards There are so many deserving, precious games from this year, and to be nominated among them makes us SO SO very whee 🥹 THANK YOU!!

PhD opportunity: MOVE Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c... Deadline: 12/01/26 Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...

[completely ignoring the scales involved] this is where I will put the jacuzzi

La Nina is here and the global cool-down is well underway (global mean sea surface temps are lowest since March 2023). Remember it's not the individual ups & downs that matter, it's the steady warming trend, which will continue until we reach zero carbon emissions. #Urgency #StayFocused #COP30

If you are interested in helping us to mitigate the impacts of light pollution #ALAN on biodiversity, and work on street lighting mitigation and road safety, consider joining our Knowledge Network: www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

What if we kissed after we died and our bodies are returning nutrients to the earth? 💖

My nature journal Secrets of a Devon Wood is available to buy in @Waterstones if you're on the hunt for a gift for a nature lover. There's some signed copies in the Newton Abbot branch.

Ohio State news piece on our deep-sea fish body shape study: news.osu.edu/how-fishes-o...

Looking for an internship in spring? Do you like fish, lakes, cycling & cheese? Our lab in Kastanienbaum might be the place for you! Apply, it’s great! apply.refline.ch/673277/1301/...

Natural history museum fans (and skeptics) - this is in 24 hours time: there's still time to book! 🎟️

well, no aurora visible here, but I think my drawings of how stars work in this chapter touch on part of why it happens... bsky.app/profile/nsou...

🗣️ It's not the fish that need managing but the people that make up the fishery. This reflects the interdisciplinarity of marine science & the focus of our upcoming training course ‘Practical introduction to basic applied social science methods’ 27–30 January 2026 Sign up www.ices.dk/events/Train...

Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)

Job Opening **ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARINE ECOLOGY**, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island. jobs.uri.edu/postings/15960

Woooow! So cool! Bluesky marine bio nerds, stop whatever you are doing and read this! 🤩😁😮

PhD position - Changing Ecological Role of Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas. One of the new @exageo-dla.bsky.social advertised projects: www.exageo.org/phd-student-... - deadline for applications 9th January. International applications welcome. Come and join us @lec-reefs.bsky.social

Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior after hitting a ferocious storm. None of the 29 crew members survived. Learn more about this wreck and others at wisconsinshipwrecks.org. Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

50 years gone, but the legend lives on: today marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, beautifully memorialised by Gordon Lightfoot in a song that we had to pay our own tribute to. youtu.be/BuW3FKYOCDs #TheLongestJohns #EdmundFitzgerald #FolkMusic #Shanty

And I had thought #FishvsBirds could not be surpassed by any other critter beef!!!

The alt-text is the best thing I've read this autumn!

Did medieval peasants have more free time than you? No way! Think of all the eels they had to catch & prepare! In 1290, villagers in Ramsey were responsible for taxes on 365,000 eels per year. 365k! That takes a lot of time. Time *you* use in messing about on Twitter! 1/3 🗃️🧪

Indeed! Please create good old fashioned memes!

Chinese national interested in a PhD using fish? Fully-funded scholarships @bristolbiosci.bsky.social from the China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol Success rates are high, check out the details here and get in touch: www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup... Please circulate widely!

After months of sketching, planning, and layering colour, I’m thrilled to share my finished illustration for Chapter 5 of The Hobbit – “Riddles in the Dark”.⁠ ⁠ What do you think of how this illustration turned out?⁠ #tolkienart #thehobbit #tolkien

As #HurricaneMelissa makes landfall in Jamaica, our hearts are with the people in the Cat 5 storm's path.💔 WHOI #Argo floats track ocean temps & salinity, which help meteorologists forecast storm direction & intensity. Recent profiles indicate an immense pool of warm water fueling the hurricane.

Interested in bite-sized, data-driven insights on the world and how it’s changing? Check out our growing catalog of over 350 Data Insights (DIs) — which we’ve just made easier to explore and discover what matters to you!

To feel at once sheer awe, gratitude to the crew flying through this monster with no pay, and overwhelming concern for the people of Jamaica.

Images are worth 1000 words. This is “literally” living with sea level rise at your doorsteps. If it was king high tide my feet will in the water… at least here in Kosrae they can retreat to the hillsides… atolls don’t have that option.

POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California 2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin. ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BES Awards, honouring 11 distinguished ecologists whose contributions have greatly benefited the scientific community and the Society as a whole.  Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏

Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall! Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.

📢Do you know an early-career scientist whose work should take centre stage? Nominate them to be our early-career scientist keynote speaker at ICES ASC 2026. Deadline for nominations: 2 November ⏰ ℹ️https://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/news/Pages/ECSasc26Keynote.aspx #SIIECS

New phylogeny and family-level classification of Stomiiformes (viperfishes, hatchetfishes, bristlemouths) bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Check out our new paper in @science.org on how greater noctule bats 🦇 hunt passerines 🐦 on the wing #greaternoctulebats #bats #passerines #spain #zoology #ethology #biologging #bioacoustics #sciencejournal

Look at this incredible whale museum that opens in 2027 in northern Norway (north of the Lofoten Islands) dortemandrup.dk/work/whale

What is one thing our colleagues lost, miss and cannot escape in #Gaza? Hear our staff reflect on living and working through the genocide. Doctors Without Borders calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the bloodshed.

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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science

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.

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"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

@icesmarine.bsky.social's journal, ICES Journal of Marine Science, is turning 100! After an inspiring week at #ICESASC25, and to celebrate this milestone, submit your paper to an upcoming themed set highlighting the evolution and future of marine science. academic.oup.com/icesjms/page...

🌟This year’s #ICESASC25 was a huge success! 👏 Thank you to all who participated, shared knowledge, and collaborated 📢 A shout out to the team of volunteers who powered ASC2025! 🐬 Let’s continue working together to share research and protect our oceans. 🎬 Watch highlights: https://bit.ly/46b7mJl

Our final keynote of #ICESASC25 is about to kick off with Ute Daewel speaking on the impact of offshore wind farms on coastal ecosystems.