"The domination of scientific publishing by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and Universities, to lead the drive to re-communalise publishing to serve science not the market." arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820

I am giving an online presentation "Biodiversity collapses and future invasions in the Mediterranean Sea" in the "Tipping points in Earth's history" webinar series (Prof William Foster) @uni-hamburg.de on Tuesday 4 November 16:15 CET. You can register here: www.geo.uni-hamburg.de/en/geologie/...

Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇 🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr... 🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr... @em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social

Debating the aesthetics of #wind & #solar is a luxury. The real crisis is climate change—threatening billions with deadly heat & catastrophic ecosystem breakdowns ♨️🥵🔥 Green #energy is a necessity🍃 Challenges exist (noise, land use) but are manageable - biggest risk is inaction #dkpol #climatechange

As the Sea Around Us PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly, "put it in a TED talk in 2010, 'we transform the world, but we don’t remember it' wildfish.org/latest-news/...

Come to our amazing Bergen! Great work-life environment, 100s km of hiking around Bergen, and the project also looks pretty cool 😄

“Rightwing populists all over Europe want to destroy the ability of the UK and the EU to regulate large tech platforms — a move that might threaten their disinformation campaigns with genuine political debate.” www.ft.com/content/62b1...

🌊 What climate change means for the Mediterranean Sea July 2025 was the hottest on record, with sea surface temperatures hitting 28°C Climate change is pushing marine life to the brink: seagrass dying, fish stocks shrinking, invasive species rising Every 0.1°C matters phis.org/news/2025-09...

Tax cuts will not reverse the #demographic crisis in #Greece nor in other countries facing similar "existential threats". Young people need jobs commensurate to their qualifications and conditions to realize their potential. Or they will just continue fleeing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Excellent thread on what is going on at academic journals, from the perspective of an editor. Clearly highlights the strain (direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...) caused by quantitative incentives, and that publishers cannot be allies in solving the mess -- they are part of the problem & profit from it.

The deadline for submitting an Abstract to the #GuardIAS Conference is close! Conference Theme: “Prevention of Invasive Alien Species Introductions and Biosecurity Risk Assessment” #bioinvasions #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology

I tried Google Lens to identify a sea slug... The first reply was impressive: Aplysia parvula, correct! However, I refreshed the page by mistake and it re-identified it as Aplysia juliana... Then I refreshed the page on purpose and got genus Aplysia alone... Also Lens knows Aplysia is tricky...

why we are doing this: PRI is one of America's largest museum collections, and they need to raise the last 1/3 of funds (~$1mil) needed to pay off their mortgage by Dec (a donor backed out of a pledge) or it will be the largest orphaned collection in US history. www.science.org/content/arti...

I am pleased to advertise the publication of the first part of the catalogue of type specimens of the #molluscs (and a brachiopod...) in the Born collection in the @nhmwien.bsky.social. Many Born's names introduced in the late 18th c. are still valid today. zse.pensoft.net/article/1618...

I asked again "How can I estimate wave base from significant wave height?" to Perplexity AI and was impressed by the reply that correctly included "Significant wave height alone is not sufficient by itself; wave period or wavelength information is also generally needed" plus sources!

BHL's #CallforSupport soft closes Aug 31. Even if your ideas aren’t fully formed, we want to hear from you. 🌱 Thinking about hosting? 🌱 Considering funding support? 🌱 Want to partner but unsure how? Every possibility helps secure BHL’s future. about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup... #ILoveBHL

First time I see the concept of shifting #baselines in a natural history #museum! Effective exhibit in the Naturhistorisk museum at the University of #Oslo.

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

AWESOME JOB OPPORTUNITY: Aldabra Science Coordinator (The Seychelles Islands Foundation) www.sif.sc/node/679 #jobs #seychelles #coralreefs #jobopportunity #marinescience #coral #sciencecoordinator #marineecology #careers #marinebiology

Oh, bugger. This is serious. Funding cuts are hitting bad. Like many colleagues, I wouldn't be able to get my hands on a lot of necessary literature, if not for BHL.

Senior postdoc position in Paleontology @nat.fau.de. Starting date negotiable between 1st of Octorber and 15th of December 2025. www.gzn.nat.fau.eu/2025/06/16/s...

🚨 I'm looking for #Postdoc opportunities starting this September! 🧑‍🔬🔍 I'm a highly motivated researcher with experience in R, network analysis, and multivariate statistics. My focus is on the evolution of ecosystems and biodiversity over deep time.

Course on the taxonomy of marine molluscs ongoing at @szndohrn.bsky.social in Naples! 20 participants trained by Serge Gofas, Fabio Crocetta, Luigi Romani, Maria Vittoria Modica and myself, excellent organization by Paolo Fasciglione who leads the BENthos TAxonomy CourseS (BENTACS).

A 'novel ecosystem' on a mountain in Hawaii:

Different search engine AIs, different results, to the question "how to estimate wave base from significant wave height". Don't trust search engine AIs! (the right answer is we can't, as wave base is approximately half of wave length not of significant wave height)

📣 Euromarine Summer school in Ischia next September. Deadline for applications 26th may.

I’m looking to hire a postdoc (100%, 22 months, salary significantly above the standard postdoc in Austria or Germany). The position is set to begin on 1 June 2025. The project explores how biases in the fossil record affect our ability to use past biodiversity data for modern conservation. 1/3

COST Action SaltAGES WG3 is organising a hands-on, free online training course on Earth System Modelling using cGENIE. Applications can be submitted at: sites.google.com/view/saltage...

@science.org just published this article about the Paleontological Research Institution and its importance in this time of financial crisis for the institution. Please share widely as donations in any amount can make a real difference in the short-medium term. ⚒️🧪🦑 www.science.org/content/arti...

10-week graduate STUDENT FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History! See more info at : www.facebook.com/SIInvertebra... OR download info here

I totally agree that professionals in science communication should mediate the complexity of science. Most scientists can't do it, as they were trained for a different purpose. But scientists can offer their knowledge to these mediators, building multi-disciplinary teams to reach out to the public.

I am looking for a motivated candidate to write together a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) proposal. Interested candidates may submit their expression of interest to me privately attaching a motivation text describing your profile and how it matches my research and a CV. See thread for details.

Come join us in Swansea! We have a brand new masters program 🌊

Thesis topics on biodiversity loss in the Mediterranean Sea available @szndohrn.bsky.social in Naples, Italy. The topic is thus suitable for students in both the life and earth sciences. More context here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 Abstract submission for the CPEG Meeting & Conservation Paleobiology Symposium closes soon! 🗓️ Abstract deadline: Feb 1st, 2025 🕒 Early bird pricing ends: April 1st, 2025 Details on keynote speakers, deadlines, fees, workshops & more below! 👉 cpeg-cpb25.uzh.ch/en.html # CPEGCPB25

General call for postdocs with diverse interests: write your own proposal and find your host/supervision team in Oslo! www.uio.no/dscience/eng... I am on two of them (one in Geoscience and the other in Bioscience)

A nice layman summary of recent research on formerly widespread #oyster reefs in Europe and an excellent - albeit depressing - example of #shiftingbaselines. By @ruththurstan.bsky.social & colleagues phys.org/news/2025-01...

A committee of scholars in Finland has decided to downgrade 271 journals from Frontiers and MDPI (including Diversity, Taxonomy, Frontiers in Marine Science) to a level comparable to non-peer reviewed journals. retractionwatch.com/2024/12/24/f...

Another mass resignation of an editorial board, this time of the Journal of Human Evolution (Elsevier), protesting against major changes to the board itself, misuse of AI during the editorial process, exorbitant open access fees. retractionwatch.com/2024/12/27/e...

The shifting baseline syndrome in our perception of climate change: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

We have a new paper out in @science.org today, led by Helge Goessling from #AWI: The recent global temperature surge in 2023 was intensified by a record-low planetary #albedo 👉 doi.org/10.1126/scie... @thomasjung.bsky.social @ecmwf.bsky.social This is what we found (🧵1/8)

🌊 🧪 Friends! Please amplify our search for a Chemical Oceanographer at the USF College of Marine Sciences in St. Petersburg—an island of beauty, art, culture, and more. I ride my bike to work. More details in thread below www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

A coral restoration project in Florida, now tragically destroyed by anthropogenic heating. There is no cure for coral bleaching, only prevention - stop burning fossil fuels. https://www.cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590-3322(23)00189-6.pdf

This is for folks who work on marine organisms! The Michael Sars Centre in Bergen is great for marine research! www.uib.no/en/michaelsa...

Important new study shows that current climate models underestimate the human-caused slowing of the #AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation), because they neglect freshwater influx from Greenland melt and other sources. /1 🌊 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Interested in pursuing a PhD in paleobiology and want to think more about extinction? Check out the below PhD project! Please get in contact if interested! earth.ox.ac.uk/disentanglin... Illustration by Victor O. Leshyk

I'm hiring a coordinator for our #mesophotic Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) program! This exciting new project will generate unprecedented amounts of information about the biodiversity of deep reefs in the Pacific. Spread the word! us242.dayforcehcm.co...

I have mixed feelings here. I had STOTEN in poor consideration after having served as reviewer. But the power of Clarivate in deciding which journal survives and which not is worrying. So much influence on science. I did not need Clarivate to know I had not to publish in STOTEN. Time to abandon IF?

Very exciting tenure-track job in Evolutionary Paleobiology in the Department of Earth Sciences at UC Riverside (my alma mater Ph.D program) —please distribute widely! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01856