Ed Hathorne
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Marine geochemist & Earthling
Japanese electronics! A new electron microprobe will let us study the chemistry of minerals in micron scale detail.
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AGU (American Geophysical Union)
12 days ago
š¢ Submissions are now open for the U.S. Climate Collection, a joint @theAGU + @ametsoc initiative. This special collection will publish U.S.-focused climate assessment science thatās free to read, ensuring rigorous, accessible science informs decisions for years to come. š
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Now we have to choose which 30% to protect.
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Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force
Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5j87114deo
17 days ago
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Ian Hall
21 days ago
The cost of climate change: Extreme summer weather cost the EU ā¬43bn in 2024 or 0.26% of GDP Based on observed climate-economy links, losses could hit ā¬126bn by 2029 Climate impacts are now measurable economic shocks
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Europeās summer of extreme weather caused ā¬43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds
Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/15/europes-summer-of-extreme-weather-caused-43bn-of-short-term-losses-analysis-finds
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Nature
21 days ago
As railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more-sustainable travel that supports human development
go.nature.com/3If7jTK
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Make trains great again ā for the sake of people and the planet
As railways enter their third century of service, research must support their renaissance for more-sustainable travel that supports human development.
https://go.nature.com/3If7jTK
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Nature
24 days ago
Resistance to the US war on science is growing
go.nature.com/46A3CRJ
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Scientists take on Trump: the researchers fighting back
Through lawsuits, grant tracking, whistle-blowing and more, resistance to the US war on science is growing.
https://go.nature.com/46A3CRJ
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Rainforest Action Network
23 days ago
While the transition to clean energy is necessary, the extraction for transition minerals ā like cobalt & lithium ā is driving a new wave of destruction & rights violations, repeating the same exploitative practices that have defined the fossil fuel industry.
#JustTransition
https://bit.ly/3Ils541
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Greenwashed Gold Rush: The hidden cost of the electric vehicle boom
How Big Banks are fueling a new wave of environmental and human rights abuses
https://open.substack.com/pub/rainforestactionnetwork/p/greenwashed-gold-rush-the-hidden?r=3i6omx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Nature
23 days ago
Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been āvirtually impossibleā without global warming ā and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers
go.nature.com/3Kir39u
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Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies
Nature - Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been āvirtually impossibleā without global warming ā and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.
https://go.nature.com/3Kir39u
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Shall we just cut the fossil fuel first?
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Protect Arctic from 'dangerous' climate engineering, scientists warn
Controversial approaches to cooling the planet are unlikely to work, according to dozens of polar scientists.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yqw996q1ko
27 days ago
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Huge thanks to everyone at ICP15 in Bengaluru for such a great conference and a great time! All day dosa was amazing
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30 days ago
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Why not better than some coke!
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Young Germans enjoy alcohol-free beer as lager sales fall flat
Non-alcoholic sales have more than doubled in recent years, even though Germany's wider beer market has slumped.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gm424mk2lo
about 1 month ago
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Brilliant!
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'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered
The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2emnnn4po
about 1 month ago
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NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites
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NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites - Eos
Despite warnings that their actions are illegal, Duffy and other senior NASA officials have continued to secretly direct NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellites missions s...
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/nasa-planning-for-unauthorized-shutdown-of-carbon-monitoring-satellites
about 2 months ago
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Considering they rare earth elements were discovered in and named after a little place in Sweden we should produce more in Europe
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How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China
The EU is aiming to increase its own production of rare earth metals, led by a facility in France.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2zp6m4gy7o
2 months ago
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Very cool and deep. 9000m !
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'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean
A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wnqe5j99do
2 months ago
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Need another reason to take the train or drive to holiday?
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Why plane turbulence is really becoming more frequent and severe
Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgy7jx082ro
2 months ago
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Itās sad it will take this but hopefully now the rich can help deal with the mess they made while getting rich
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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce379k4v3pwo
3 months ago
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I would go see middle Miocene park!
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Teeth marks suggest 'terror bird' was killed by reptile 13 million years ago
Terror birds could be taller than a human and had powerful legs and hooked, flesh-ripping beaks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg8d2j195yo
3 months ago
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Nature
3 months ago
What can experts do to communicate science effectively to laypeople?
go.nature.com/3UlqH3J
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Scientific jargon can be āsatisfyingā ā but misleading
Research shows that jargon can make weak explanations feel complete by masking their gaps. What can experts do to communicate science effectively to laypeople?
https://go.nature.com/3UlqH3J
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No we planned it like that.
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3 months ago
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Well done Brum
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3 months ago
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Kashmir's summers are getting hotter, taking a toll on people and farms
In Indian-administered Kashmir, low rainfall and rising temperatures are putting people's livelihoods at risk.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgdpnlg34ro
3 months ago
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Many of us have been waiting for this years so to see the ice being worked on is very exciting.
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Unique ice, 1.5m year old, to be melted to unlock mystery
BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ygwd6yj28o
3 months ago
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Yes very sad indeed. He will be missed.
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3 months ago
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Ian Hall
3 months ago
This is very sad news indeed. Markus was a thoughtful and generous colleague. I know he will be missed widely in the paleoceanographic community.
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David Ho
3 months ago
They want to close the NOAA lab (GML) that brings you this, the most iconic time series in the environmental sciences.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
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Amazing, especially the bit about alcohol every day!
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Biggest human imaging study scans 100,000th UK volunteer
UK Biobank scientists say the human body can be studied in greater detail than ever thanks to people like Steve.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d65jvznvzo
3 months ago
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DR Congo's M23 conflict: BBC gains rare access to the mine powering mobile phones
The US wants rights to DR Congo's minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvj986l615o
3 months ago
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An Indigenous Australian community is fighting to protect sacred springs from a coal mine
One Aboriginal family has been fighting for nearly a decade to protect the Doongmabulla Springs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglj211x9yo
3 months ago
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China's emissions may be falling - here's what you should know
Experts are divided if the drop over really means China has reached the peak of its emissions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gdd6jdm42o
3 months ago
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China rare earth - BBC News
The price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-66cdf862-5e96-4e6e-90b8-a407b597c8d9
3 months ago
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Tiny creature gorges, gets fat, and locks up planet-warming carbon
Scientists find out how the epic deep sea migration of a tiny animal is storing planet-warming carbon.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628nnz3rp9o
3 months ago
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Neodymium, the element that attracts us (Subtitles in 6 languages)
YouTube video by GEOTRACES IPO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9KkyTMRNXk
3 months ago
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Ed Hathorne
Nature
3 months ago
Kseniia Petrova is one of at least four foreign scientists accused of trying to smuggle biological material into the United States. Nature talks to legal and other experts about the cases.
https://go.nature.com/4emSKsJ
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Arrests of scientists over smuggled samples add to US border anxiety
Nature talks to legal and other specialists about the cases and what to watch out for when transporting lab materials.
https://go.nature.com/4lmZGbE
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Beneath the canopy: Pioneering satellite reveals rainforests' hidden worlds - BBC News
First groundbreaking images from the Biomass satellite could change our understanding of rainforests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-d7353b50-0fea-46ba-8495-ae9e25192cfe
3 months ago
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Nature
4 months ago
Finally answering the most-vexed question in quantum theory might mean redefining what is real
https://go.nature.com/45foy0d
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Do our observations make reality happen?
Finally answering the most-vexed question in quantum theory might mean redefining what is real.
https://go.nature.com/43TfR9w
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The huge sums energy firms get to not provide power
Could the government's radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills - or just lead to a postcode lottery?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdedjnw8e85o
4 months ago
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Very scary
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4 months ago
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'Shrinking Nemos': smaller clownfish sound alarm on ocean heat
Fish made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c629z4y762xo
5 months ago
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Ed Hathorne
ICRS International Coral Reef Society
5 months ago
Reminder: ICRS is providing up to *ONE HUNDRED John Ogden President's Membership Award* for coral reef practitioners that are citizens of *low *and *middle income* nations. Nomination form at <https://forms.gle/eJXoZGYa8Wb2tp3z7> Deadline: 31 May 2025.
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Why the mighty Himalayas are getting harder and harder to see
Severe air pollution is obscuring visibility of the highest mountain peaks on Earth, hitting tourism hard.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdl092jj5o
5 months ago
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Nature
5 months ago
Innovation takes time US scientists who received renewals from the NIH over the past four decades produced more novel research than those who didnāt
https://go.nature.com/44s6cc5
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Renewal of NIH grants linked to more innovative results, study finds
Nature - Survey of hundreds of scientistsā work suggests that cutting off funding disrupts focus and reduces the novelty of research.
https://go.nature.com/4ma3OwP
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Nature
5 months ago
Researchers say that a NASA-funded institute is over-interpreting Trumpās anti-DEI order
https://go.nature.com/3YD039e
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āOrwellianā: planetary scientists outraged over deletion of research records
Researchers say that a NASA-funded institute is over-interpreting Trumpās anti-DEI order.
https://go.nature.com/4k71PYh
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Kau)))
5 months ago
By analyzing numerous individual foraminiferal shells that grew at different depths during the extremely weak versus strong ISM states, we uncovered that strong upper water **stratification** is the primary cause for nutrient inhibition and subsequent declines in production for both intervals. (4/6)
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Nature
5 months ago
Research data go missing more often than people might expect. Now, scientists, librarians and archivists are calling out weaknesses in how the scholarly record is being preserved.
https://go.nature.com/42BL7us
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How to protect research data
Contingency plans are needed to shore up important information.
https://go.nature.com/42VplAP
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society
5 months ago
ICRS is pleased to announce that it is providing up to *ONE HUNDRED John Ogden President's Membership Award* for coral reef practitioners that are citizens of *low *and *middle income* nations. Nomination form at <https://forms.gle/eJXoZGYa8Wb2tp3z7>
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Ian Hall
5 months ago
Expanded warming stripes have been released, showing consistent warming patterns in both the upper oceans and the lower atmosphere (troposphere) See: Warming Stripes spark climate conversations: from the ocean to the stratosphere
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The record-breaking tunnel being built from Denmark to Germany
The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy70y2x3xj6o
6 months ago
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Ed Hathorne
Pallavi Anand (she/her)
6 months ago
#ICP15
#abstract
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#registration
#deadlines
- 30th April!
www.icp15.com/news/registr...
Please submit abstracts -
#biogeochemistry
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#paleomonsoon
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#ocean
#climate
#dynamics
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#paleoclimate
#reconstructions
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#paleoceanography
+ perspectives talks!
#ICP15
#pleanry
#speakers
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Ian Hall
6 months ago
āSpiral of silenceā: climate action is very popular, so why donāt people realise it?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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āSpiral of silenceā: climate action is very popular, so why donāt people realise it?
Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do not
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/spiral-of-silence-climate-action-very-popular-why-dont-people-realise
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