Some reflections after returning back from a conference at which I and 20,000 colleagues learned that the Trump administration intends to dismantle #NCAR. This outrage should not happen. deepconvection.substack.com/p/save-ncar

New from us theconversation.com/temperatures...

Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing today: #ClimateChange royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...

We are very happy to announce that the next Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography (MEB) conference will happen in Montpellier (FRANCE), 1 - 5 June 2026 ☀️ meb-network.com/meb-2026/ Microclimate scientists: save the date in your agenda!!

Antarctica is under pressure from environmental changes and human activity, but how well is its coastal wildlife being monitored? The team incl. @antarcticmoss.bsky.social & I sifted through the literature to find out. Here is what we found (out now) doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @arcsaef.bsky.social

This matters.

The most iconic species of them all, Emperor penguins, are under substantial threat. We are on track to lose them. Like so many scientists before, we call for rapid global decarbonisation for lifes’ sake. Like these calls before, its evidenced based & to ignore is at our collective peril.

The tipping point for unstoppable ice loss from the West #Antarctic Ice Sheet could be exceeded even under best-case #CO2 emission reduction pathways, potentially initiating global tipping cascades.

Melting ice is slowing down the deep ocean circulation around Antarctica. This system of deep currents, known as the Antarctic Overturning Circulation, plays a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide and distributing heat. #climatechange #oceancurrents #oceans #auspol

“Slowdown or collapse of the Antarctic Overturning Circulation would lead to widespread climate and ecosystem impacts” risk-amid-antarctic-regime-shift/105676324?utm_source=abc_news_app

#Mosses, #lichens #fungi the little things that help the bigger things grow!

Magic mushrooms: how scientists discovered fungi are the secret ingredient for restoring the world’s forests www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What will happen to Antarctic research with the US pulling back? With all the rapid change it could have us heading backwards. So, someone needs to fill the void but we're seeing other Western nations busy with infrastructure not science. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down theconversation.com/mauna-loa-ob...

Using #drones, multispectral cameras, & supervised #deeplearning for detecting & mapping #Antarctic #lichen. A promising approach for scalable & non-invasive polar vegetation #monitoring #UAV @uowenvirofutures.bsky.social @arcsaef.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️ Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest. Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social Apply by June 19th www.leuphana.de/en/universit...

As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought theconversation.com/as-antarctic... @uowenvirofutures.bsky.social

"Glaciers are one of the most valuable tools we have for understanding the health of our planet" says EF member Prof Sharon Robinson. Read more on her paper published in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @antarcticmoss.bsky.social www.uow.edu.au/media/2025/g...

New paper on glaciers, who lives, on, in or under them. @ceridwenfraser.bsky.social and Jasmine Lee plus… @arcsaef.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign theconversation.com/australia-ur...

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The song’s inspired by a story I shared with our composer, Dugald McLaren. I drove @antarcticmoss.bsky.social crazy during a field season with my dancing rendition of DNC ‘s “ if you want to rock around, rock around the moss, you know it’s tricky. Tricky, Tricky, Tricky, Tricky It kept me warm 🥶

Heard Island, a world Heritage island inhabited by seals and penguins. I wonder what they are hoping to export to the USA? I suspect a data glitch, or maybe it was a very clever scam? 🤷‍♀️😵‍💫🐧🐧🐧🦭🦭🦭🦭🦀🦀🦀🐳🐳🐳🐳🐳

‘Nowhere on earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica

🌳Published🌳 #Tree #mycorrhizal associations regulate relationships between #plant & microbial communities & #soil organic C stocks at local scales in a temperate #forest 🌎🧪

Over 3 pandemic summers @kmeacham-hensold.bsky.social led a fabulous team characterizing a photorespiratory bypass in field-grown potato, giving us more evidence that manipulating PR can enhance crop thermotolerance! Out today : onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/oidcS... @globalchangebio.bsky.social

REVIEW Managing the Global Wetland Methane-Climate Feedback: A Review of Potential Options 📄 https://buff.ly/3OHO0Sv #wetlands #methane #climatechange

PERSPECTIVE (Dis)connecting the Globe Through Water-Driven Ecological and #Biogeochemical Corridors in the Polar-Alpine Biome 📄 https://buff.ly/41FWscz #globalchange #biodiversity

SCIENCE BEHIND THE NEWS 🧪 🔬 🗞️ The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification Report on Rising Aridity Trends Globally and Associated Biological and Agricultural Implications 📄 https://buff.ly/3DLRpxn

NEW RESEARCH Artificial Light Increases Nighttime Prevalence of Predatory Fishes, Altering Community Composition on #CoralReefs 📄 https://buff.ly/4a6ziOV

Need some good reading material? Check out GCB's top downloaded papers of 2024: 📖 https://buff.ly/42HGQpz #climatechange #globalchange

Coastal Marsh Vulnerability to Sea‐Level Rise Is Exacerbated by Plant Species Invasion 📄 https://buff.ly/3Q8ApVi #sealevelrise #spartinaalterniflora

Reducing Fire Severity and Extent Bolsters Subalpine Forest Resilience to Global Change Through Key Demographic Pathways 📄 buff.ly/caNXNoC #forestecology #climatechange

Vulnerability of Labile Organic Matter to Eutrophication and Warming in Temperate Mangrove Ecosystems 📄

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Lateral Carbon Dynamics at an Eroding Yedoma #Permafrost Site in Siberia (Duvanny Yar) 📄

Twenty‐First‐Century Environmental Change Decreases Habitat Overlap of Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and Its Prey 📄

Complex and Dynamic Effects of an Extreme Low Temperature Weather Event on Invasive Plant Populations and Resident Communities 📄 buff.ly/c5RQTcS

Potential Spatial Mismatches Between Marine Predators and Their Prey in the Southern Hemisphere in Response to #ClimateChange 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @maria-bas.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @martacoll.bsky.social

NEW RESEARCH #Macrophyte Restoration Promotes Lake Microbial Carbon Pump to Enhance Aquatic Carbon Sequestration 📄 buff.ly/SpwYZnc

NEW RESEARCH Geographic and Biological Drivers Shape Anthropogenic Extinctions in the Macaronesian Vascular Flora 📄 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... @jairopatinolab.bsky.social

Climate‐Influenced Ecological Memory Modulates Microbial Responses to #SoilMoisture 📄 buff.ly/AFbqF9i

Ectomycorrhizal Dominance Increases Temporal Stability of Productivity at Multiple Spatial Scales Across US Forests 📄 buff.ly/JbTGk26