Nobel Prize winner James Watson died at 97 having made monumental contributions to science while also leaving a legacy tarnished by sexism, racism and the erasure of colleagues like Rosalind Franklin. His life illustrates both the best and worst of the scientific establishment.

Latest #Climate data shows a podium finish for 2025 We are in the decade where the 1.5°C limit is likely to be exceeded, highlighting the accelerating pace of climate change Average global temperature for 2023–2025 is likely to exceed 1.5°C, the first three-year average to do so 🌡️🌏🧪⚒️

Absolutely fantastic contribution by @kevinclimate.bsky.social on Radio4's Today program this morning. Pointing out that tackling the climate challenge without tackling social and economic inequity -both on a national and international level- is an illusion. Expensive, futile window dressing.

New paper out in @egu.eu's Climate of the Past together with economists (@mbennedsen.bsky.social @erichillebrand.bsky.social) to apply their rate prediction tools to the Cenozoic stack for detecting the timing and duration of breakpoints. Really fun. @au.dk cp.copernicus.org/articles/21/...

#enoughisenough why is this still not a crime. Why do men think it is okay?

“I cannot emphasise enough that what Repacholi says in a few short sentences is both fundamentally absurd, and deeply terrifying in how it flew into the climate space without a single raised eyebrow.” @ketanjoshi.co writes.

Gaming regulator announces temporary halt on accepting bribes www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’ - Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I'm sure it's totally coincidental that the AoNZ government's changes to the Marsden Fund have been followed by successful applications led by female investigators dropping from 55% to 33%, and successful applications led by Māori investigators dropping from 13% to 5%. 🫠 🧪

This is what a New Era looks like.

🌊 Open position W2-Professorship (with tenure track) in Physical Oceanography @geomarkiel.bsky.social in Kiel, Germany. Application deadline: 5th of November 2025 Please find more information here: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...

New article in Biogeosciences #EGU by Sarah Paradis et al ⬇️

If we do not seriously move away from burning fossil fuels, hurricanes like Melissa will only become worse. Already today Melissa tested the limits of what preparedness and adaptation can do. These limits are very real for everyone in the Caribbean. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

"Natural CO2 removal is increasingly being claimed as anthropogenic climate mitigation. This misrepresentation is already prevalent for forests and coastal ecosystems; there is now the risk of the error reoccurring for open-ocean CO2 uptake via the biological carbon pump."\ 🌊 rdcu.be/eOooz

Tara Djovic talking about the history and aims of the WOMEESA network (women in earth and environmental sciences Australasia - for academic, govt and industry women, and other minorities and our male allies). Launched in 2018, now with over 1300 members across Australia, NZ and pacific. Free to join

📣 🌊 New funding opportunity! Carbon to Sea and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation invite proposals to study how ocean alkalinity enhancement (#OAE) affects key marine species. Two 24-month projects will be funded. Apply by 16 January 2026. #mCDR ➡️ www.carbontosea.org/rfp-effect-o...

❄️ Here is what happened with the south-facing glaciers of Heard Island between 1947 and 2024. ❄️ This animation illustrates the ongoing transformation — a powerful reminder that even the planet’s most remote regions are not immune to a warming climate. 👉 tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

Prof Gregg Webb, the Dorothy Hill chair at UQ talking about learning about fossil corals and being a “fan boy” of Dorothy Hill.

Dr Linda Armbrecht @utas.edu.au giving a keynote at the Dorothy Hill Symposium at UQ. Linda was the recipient of the Dorothy Hill award for Early Career geoscientists for her work in developing the methods for extracting sedaDNA from marine sediments around Antarctica.

Interested in penguins 🐧 🌊? The webcam is now live for an Adélie penguin colony near Palmer Station, Antarctica www.usap.gov/videoclipsan...

An update on @kateraworth.bsky.social original doughnut economics. Link to the @nature.com article in the @aunz.theconversation.com

This seems like a pretty good idea? The Aus gov't will direct retailers to offer 3 hours of free power during the day, to help shift demand to high solar generation periods At some point trying to accomodate solar's profile runs out of ideas and you need to build new wind farms, too.........

The Museum of the Earth isn't just a place to marvel at the physical record of how life evolved on Earth - it also provides virtual access to that collection with remarkable 3D models! www.priweb.org/blog-post/vi... Since Saturday, 51 people donated $4115 to keep the museum open. Help if you can.

I admire the holistic approach to exinct complex life on Earth: Microplastics in soils increase nitrous oxide emissions - just 300 times more potent than CO2 #Earth #climate #clusterfuck

In a panel discussion on the role of government in mineral exploration, speakers highlight the value of public geo-science for increasing transparency and democratisation of minerals exploration, including for First Nations & municipalities who may provide "the social licence to operate." #IGFAGM

The National Party of Australia dumped its Net Zero policy as Australia is moving too fast, & faster than its peers in the OECD. Well, fossil CO2 emissions in the last 10 years have gone down * -0.5% per year in Australia * -1.4% per year in the OECD Australia is somewhat of a laggard...

"Collectively, the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Norway increased their oil and gas production by nearly 40 percent between 2015 [Paris Agreement signing] and 2024. In the rest of the world, combined oil and gas extraction dropped by 2 percent over the same period" oilchange.org/publications...

Did you know that submarine cables on the deep ocean floor literally connect our world? This map reveals the fragile & mostly unseen infrastructure carrying 99% of Earth's data traffic & providing internet access everywhere. www.maps.com/submarine-ca... 🧪 🌊 ⚒️ 🌍 🌎 🌏 #gischat @seabed2030.bsky.social

In our new report, based on the data, we suggest that we are hurtling toward climate chaos if trends continue. Thanks are due to my coauthors @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social and others. You decide if you agree by reading the paper for yourself here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...

A gold for students looking for scholarships $$$ ⬇️ Search for Scholarships by School of Study www.scholarshipscanada.com/Scholarships... @dalhousieu.bsky.social

Dr Claudia Benham talking about her social research on eco-grief in communities adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef 🪸. 6 distinct emotions associated with the reef and surprising a strong association with Place, but also happiness and action.

Queensland and the Northern Territory are on track for their warmest October on record against “every measure”, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Speaking through tears, Beverly Stephens, who survived the storm with her son and elderly mother who is unable to walk, asked the Guardian to “tell the world that Jamaica needs help” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Really strong summary of how (and whether) to talk to people who deny climate science. Great work from the Sphera Network! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oZf...

There are more than 100 marine research institutions in the United States and they’re under threat from Trump’s attack on science funding. 🌊

Proposed cuts at #ansto look very likely to affect the Australian Quaternary community - worryingly via ceasing expert support for 14C dating. I wonder what proportion of Australian quaternarists have leaned on ANSTO facilities? I'm going to guess all of us! There is still oportunity to make […]

I am very happy to advertise this PhD focusing on groundwater flooding, with partners at @bgs.ac.uk and plenty of applied and industry partnerships! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Amazing COLDEX.org results - 6Million year old ice, with bubbles of old atmosphere. Thank you ice, for the stories you share about our planet and its climate. Led by Sarah Shakleton #glaciology #womeninstem #cryosphere #Antarctica www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... news.oregonstate.edu/news/six-mil...

🥳 It's out! The latest PAGES Mag on "New Analytical Techniques in #Paleoscience" is online! 🌍 This issue highlights how novel imaging methods and machine-learning approaches are revolutionizing paleoscientific research and expanding our ability to decode past Earth’s history. 🔗 shorturl.at/LOJj5

The State of Climate Action 2025 report finds that global efforts to combat climate change are “well off track” and require significant acceleration to meet the 1.5°C limit. Deforestation, coal phase-out, and climate finance are particularly concerning areas where progress is lacking.

Seeking a three year postdoc in the field of ocean biogeochemistry and productivity using mechanistic models and synthesis of observations. Note the short fuse for applications. Please help distribute. All nationalities welcome to apply! 🌊 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG117/p...

Australia's protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040 phys.org/news/2025-10...

📢 JOB VACANCY Marine Ornithologist - Scottish Government Application deadline: 7 Nov shorturl.at/tXeHn #ornithology

💥California marine biogeochemists! So Cal BOOM* is at UCLA on November 22, 2025 (*Biogeochemical Ocean Obs & Models). This is an event for grad student and post-doc marine biogeochemists of all kinds. More senior peeps (like me) are also welcome! 💥 Register here: socalboom.wordpress.com

RFK Jr. isn’t a product of America’s distrust in science — he is the main producer of it. And we have some facts and some feelings to back that up. RFK Jr. has got to go. Add your name to our petition to demand Congress #impeachrfk www.standupforscience.net/taking-down-...

Hurricane #Melissa is strengthening right up until landfall: 180+MPH sustained winds, 220+MPH gusts, 896MB surface pressure in the eye...terrifying & by far strongest hurricane on record to hit #Jamaica. This will be a humanitarian & ecological disaster, & I hope the int’l community is ready to help

The eye wall of #Melissa is now moving onshore. It’s an extremely dangerous storm, having maintained its peak intensity of 175 mph, Gusts 215, and pressure of 901mb. If it makes landfall at 900mb it would be a top three most intense landfalls in the Atlantic Basin. My thoughts are with #Jamaica

Please join us in this uplifting and inspiring session bringing Art and Science together at the upcoming International Coral Reef Symposium in Auckland, New Zealand, July 19-24 2026. See you all there! Fighting to save reefs through Art!🧪🪸🧬🌎🌊🐙🦠🌿

#GeoCinema is back for #EGU26! Whether you have filmed fantastic spectacles in the field or produced an educational feature on the Earth, planetary, or space sciences - it's time to submit your short film 🎞️! 📅Submission deadline: 5 December 2025 👀 Application details: egu.eu/13NFE9

Seeking work in a research group run by an ERC-funded researcher? You can find more than 145 positions open for application on the #Euraxess website 👉 buff.ly/ROwXHf6 #ChooseEurope #jobs #research