I’ve finally abandoned X - and landed on Bluesky just in time for #COP30 🌴 Let’s see if the climate conversation can breathe a little easier here 😅 #IslandVoices #Belém #Amazonia #IslandInnovation

Lisa Benson, contemporary printmaker based in Somerset, UK #WomensArt

Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara documented the bond between her grandmother, Misao and her beloved cat Fukumaru #WomensArt #Autumn

Aurora alert for southwest Western Australia 😍

“You’re basically saying you can trade koalas with a land snail in Tasmania or a small plant in north Queensland.” - Prof Brendan Wintle @biodivcouncil.bsky.social What's wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's environmental law reforms 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... [email protected]

Dissimilar climatic niche is predictive of contrasting historical demographic changes & altitudinal shifts in related #oak species (#Quercus) New #AJB research by Ricardo Gaytan-Legaria, Ken Oyama, Octavio Rojas-Soto & Antonio González-Rodríguez doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience

El calentamiento de los lagos del Amazonas con el clima cambiante supera los límites de tolerancia térmica de la vida acuática. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This is deplorable. Koalas suffer and ecosystems are trashed, because the Victorian government won't take sufficient proactive measures to prevent koala starvation. The issue has been known for months, and such crises are predictable and preventable. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

JA @ijpsjournal.bsky.social Primers in the Plant Sciences: Tracing the history of angiosperm systematics through Liliales and Asparagales @astragaler.bsky.social‬, @wile-phylote.bsky.social‬, @tribblelab.bsky.social www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.... #PlantScience

"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."

One of the country's best music journalists, writing about one of Australia's greatest musicians. Lovely stuff. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Cool use of a clumped isotopologue in wood! - Isotopic evidence for elevated photorespiration during the last glacial period www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Did you know some of the world’s most threatened plants can’t be stored in our seed bank at –20° C? 🌱 This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇 🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF

🌱 🧬 Dr. James Lloyd (UWA) - WA Young Tall Poppy winner! Develops synthetic gene circuits for plants & explores genome re-writing. Plus: performed science comedy to 150 people at Perth World Fringe! "Comedy can communicate important ideas without losing scientific rigor" #SynBio bit.ly/4oq3IC7

Brava: “If I don’t file a complaint, then what message does that send to all Mexican women?” Ms. Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference, noting sexual harassment was a crime… “If this can happen to the president, what’s going to happen to all the young women & women across our country?”

It's that time of year again, and I've got long-distance FOMO! Sydney cycle gang, the Newcastle Overnight is happening this Saturday, join the grand depart at 9 pm from Observatory Hill. This is genuinely the best cycling event I've ever done. There is such good camaraderie and there's nothing […]

Very clarifying Antisemitism in NSW Inquiry: ‼️no evidence of antisemitic incidents at @sydney.edu.au ‼️Australian Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism 5A funded by its m'ship + financial support fr Israel (claims undocumented) ‼️a manufactured crisis 🙏@paulrgregoire.bsky.social for the report

Some Aurora Activity Happening Now, Shame It's Daytime And Overcast 😒⛅️ The Space Weather Forecast Has Been Updated And Now Says KP7 Today And KP7+ Friday And KP5 Saturday So There Might Be The Chance Over The Next Few Nights, But The Moon Will Be Very Bright 😒🌝 #MooningCrew

This is such great news & so well deserved! What a tome. And, what a massive effort to document these truths. They were the first traditional documents prepared by Indigenous Australians to be acknowledged by the Parliament in 1963. The Yolgnu have never wavered from these truths.

🚨 PhD Scholarship 2026 @CurtinUni! Unlock biodiverse recarbonising potential of Australian soils. Study soil-plant-microbe interactions in semi-arid ecosystems. Must: PhD-ready, passion for science, field/lab work, must write well… 🧪🌱🌏 SEE 👇 🧫🔬🥼🧬 #SoilScience #PhDopportunity #EcoRestoration

A new special collection, released in the journal Wildlife Research @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social, published by @csiropublishing.bsky.social, showcases some of the amazing Indigenous-led and cross-cultural wildlife research occurring in Australia 🧪 Watch the full interview in the link below.

Bark Type as an Indicator of Pyro-Ecological Strategy in the Eucalypts Fascinating paper by @katejfuller.bsky.social @rachaelnolan.bsky.social et al. Journal of Biogeography onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Art Nouveau flower shop storefront from 1896 in Brussels, Belgium, designed by architect Paul Hankar.

New CSIRO survey of 900 Tasmanians shows strong love for the coast, but almost 70 percent worry about rapid change. Ocean warming, plastic waste, and biosecurity top the list. Scientists are the most trusted voices, with strong support for restoration work.

🔬 Dr. Fatima Naim (Curtin) on Young Tall Poppy Award: "Gratifying, energising & humbling!" Her work on wheat-fungal pathogen interactions combines nuclear science, spatial transcriptomics & genomics for practical breeding solutions. #CropScience www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...

Caladenia footeana - the Crimson Spider Orchid A small but brightly coloured orchid endemic to Western Australia, the Crimson Spider Orchid flowers between July and October #orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist

🌟 Young Tall Poppy winner Dr. Ali Bajwa (La Trobe): Weed science research protecting agriculture & environment. "Recognition validates years of work & gives platform to advocate for sustainable agriculture." Read his reflections in Phytogen! www.asps.org.au/phytogen/oct...

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Two PhD student positions on Fire Resilience of Amazon Forests (Application deadline Nov 26), Wageningen @masha-vandersande.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

"What’s missing from the proposed reforms is a positive agenda to address Australia’s deep historic losses of nature." theconversation.com/wheres-natur...

WA Labor gov commissioned report which finds continued gas production could 'crowd out' investment in renewables, & delay the adoption of mitigation technologies. @australianlabor.bsky.social are not our friends, Murray Watt then did what he was told to do #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Dr. Ashley Jones, ACT Young Tall Poppy of the Year & Alan Wilton Award winner! Genome evolution research in Aussie natives using long-read-seq reveals climate adaptation & disease resistance. "Feel like turning point for native plant science recognition" bit.ly/4oq3IC7

🚨Calling all #TreeRing lovers!🚨 Join us at #EGU26 for session CL1.2.1 Interdisciplinary Tree-Ring Research Abstracts exploring tree rings from all perspectives and disciplines are welcome! Submit here: tinyurl.com/475xjjfu K. Treydte, J. Jevšenak, A. Eckes-Shephard, @pieterzuidema.bsky.social

WTF, Australian National University⁉️ WTAF⁉️ As alumna, this is incredibly disappointing and revolting

Rachel Newling Australian Flowers: Blue Waterlily linocut on handmade Japanese paper

Seed dispersal as a backup system to resprouting & seeding during post-fire regeneration doi.org/10.1093/aob/... @annbot.bsky.social by @jmgncosta.bsky.social et al Great to see a paper that makes such strong use of the BROT DB (www.uv.es/jgpausas/bro...)! @ctavsanoglu.bsky.social 🧪🌍🔥🌿🪴 opendata

I normally am a cheerful optimist, but I am just at a loss about what to even say to young scientists right now. Devastating overview of the cuts: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Most major theories in ecology assume some sort of equilibrium, but only ~half of empirical tests acknowledge it & even fewer observed it in their system. Does this matter? How did the idea become so pervasive in ecology anyway? Find out in our new paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

exquisite, especially when fresh.😋

What is this government leaving for the next generation? Australians can’t eat coal, swim in algal blooms or breathe gas. More time, don’t be hasty @jimchalmers.bsky.social #auspol #environment

☕ Women in Plant Science Breakfast - Nov 25, 8-9am! Join Alison Gill & Alison Bentley. Free event with presentations, Q&A & networking. Thanks to Yitpi Foundation, Plants for Space, Waite & CSIRO. Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... #WomenInSTEM #ASPS2025

Back in 2020 it was estimated by the Parliament Budget Office that an immediate shutdown of the same industry would cost $15 million in the first three years before savings would appear over a decade. Seems to have been an underestimate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is this gorgeous Creamy Milk and Roast Garlic Soup with Manchego and Green Olive Toast from The Spanish Home Kitchen by José Pizarro! www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...

📢 ASPS 2025 registration extended to November 7th! Final chance to secure your spot at Adelaide's premier plant science gathering, Nov 24-27. Register now: www.asps.org.au/asps-annual-conference #ASPS2025 #PlantScience

Purple donkey orchids (Diuris punctata) out in heathland in the edge of Croajingolong NP, E. Gippsland, VIC. Not as many of these beautiful orchids out this spring compared to recent wetter years but still a few plants in bud so might be some more flowering later in the season #orchids #inthefield

(1/2) A new study from EMBL researchers and their collaborators provides unprecedented insights into the cellular architecture of over 200 species of plankton – tiny but ecologically critical marine organisms – using ultrastructure expansion microscopy. Learn more: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Croajingalong orchids - Slender sun orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora) and large duck orchid (Caleana major) flowering together in open grassland surrounded by sundews and trigger plants. Croajingalong National Park, East Gippsland, VIC. #orchids #inthefield #ozplants #spring

See their story in NeoBiota on plant invasion and the plant microbiome - amazing connection in seed and nodule microbiome, less correlation with sample site location (North, Center and South Portugal) neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1446... #PMS2025

Submit an abstract to our #EGU2026 session "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere"(meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...) @kalimiddleby.bsky.social @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu