As the ice cap forms, it traps air bubbles, which then remain isolated. It has allowed us to reconstruct our past climate of 800,000 years ago. This was the date of the oldest Antarctic ice sampling thanks to a ice core drilled near the base of the Antarctic ice sheet. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Although Sistema Sac Aktun has been surpassed by Sistema Ox Bel Ha as the world’s longest underwater cave, it remains one of the most scientifically fascinating and culturally rich submerged cave systems on Earth. 🧪 sites.northwestern.edu/monroyrios/s... #Karst #Yucatán #CaveDiving

Astronomers have discovered a ready-to-image super-Earth candidate less than 20 light-years away. skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne... . . #astronomy #exoplanet #superearth

EVENT - Centre for Microbial Interactions Annual Conference 2026 Register now to attend in-person or virtually @norwichmicro.bsky.social 🗓️ 4-5 March 2026 📍John Innes Conference Centre, NR4 7UH ⏰ Deadline for registration - 25 February 2026: okt.to/16MLmH Full programme: okt.to/YF8TVe

Microbes At Red Sea Vents Show How Life And Geology Shape Each Other astrobiology.com/2025/10/micr... #astrobiology #oceanography

Genomic Characterization of Microbacterium meiriae sp. nov., A Novel Bacterium Isolated From The International Space Station astrobiology.com/2025/10/geno... #astrobiology #microbiology

Growth, Physiology, And Metabolism Of Halomonas Meridiana In Aqueous Ammonium Sulfate With Implications For Icy Moon Astrobiology astrobiology.com/2025/10/grow... #astrobiology

Registration and abstract submission open! Calling all UK-based Early-Career Planetary Scientists 🪐 🌒 ☄️ 🚀 Please join us for the 19th UK Planetary Forum Early Careers Meeting on 9th January 2026, hosted by the Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL/Birkbeck, in London. www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Have research, results, or ideas to share with the microbial ecology community? Don’t miss your chance to present it at #MMEG2025 - abstract submissions close 2 November! 📨 Submit your abstract: appliedmicrobiology.org/ems-event-ca...

Technology developed at MSSL heading for space to search for life on Mars. #astrobiology #planetsci 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Submit your abstract for the UK’s largest annual gathering of microbiologists, Annual Conference 2026. Held in Belfast, UK, this year’s conference now features two-day attendance tickets.

In a time where it is hard to celebrate something, I just published my first news article in #TheMicrobiologist about how gases, made by microbes on Earth, help us detect alien life. Thanks @amiposts.bsky.social ! #astrobiology#biosignarure#microbes www.the-microbiologist.com/features/bre...

I'll join In sharing this incredible news. While the paper points to a biogenic origin for these minerals, a crucial part of the scientific process is to test alternatives. What plausible abiotic process could explain these low-temperature redox reactions on Mars?

We are setting up for our annual BIO Research Colloquium taking place tomorrow, 8 July. There will be talks by some of our amazing academics, researchers and PhD students, as well as a poster competition, and a chance to catch up with colleagues across the Norwich Research Park. #UEAScience

Had a great day at the BIO Research Colloquium at the @biouea.bsky.social I had the chance to present my poster again but I especially had the chance to listen to inspiring speakers and meet more people in the research. Big thanks to the organizers for the excellent event. #UEABioResearch

Fascinated to share this new work on how different stars might shape photosynthetic life on exoplanets. This has big implications for where we should look for oxygen biosignature. - - - #Astrobiology #Exoplanets #Biosignatures link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Great work from one of my colleagues on the biominaralisation process from isolates in an alkaline lake from Pantelleria recently get published. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

This volcano never ceases to surprise me. A stark reminder of the last eruption event at the Mt Etna and Earth's dynamic geology of this planet captured by @esa.int #volcanism #scienceresearch #astrobiology #earthobservation #remotesensing #planetaryscience

Fantastic week back at ASB10! Huge thanks to @StAndrews for hosting, and for brilliant organization. My first talk on volcanic biogeochemistry was a privilege. Met great people, heard amazing research. Thanks @ukspaceagency.bsky.social for sponsoring. #Astrobiology #StAndrews #UKSpaceAgency #Science

Excited to announce I'll be speaking at the @AstroBioSoc_UK conference at the University of St Andrews! 🎤 I'll be diving into biogeochemical cycles in extreme environments. See you in Scotland! #Astrobiology #Exoplanets #ExtremeLife #StAndrews #Extrememicrobiology @standrewsphil.bsky.social

Great event yesterday at the @pintofscience.uk in Norwich. We looked at electrifying microbes in an anaerobic environment but also at the definitions of infinite and its implications in cosmology. What's better than drinking beer and listening to science?

It’s Pint of Science Festival this week! 🍺🧬🧪 We are off to a great start with fabulous talks at our development-themed event last night 🎉🫀🐥🧠 Tickets are still available for the next two nights of science at 5 venues across Norwich! See pintofscience.co.uk to grab yours! 🍺 #pint25 @pintofscience.uk

ALIEN WORLD? K2-18b life signs in Webb - Must have science gadget --> https://amzn.to/4goFcwp For personalized telescope recommendations use this tool --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-finder-tool.php #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #Space

We’ve never been so close to discovering life beyond Earth. Our generation could be the one that finds it—provided two essential ingredients exist. First, that there’s life out there. Second, that we’re willing to look. Let's look.

About a week ago I got back from my fieldwork exploring the microbial life that thrives in extreme environments. A sincere thank you to my supervisor at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, the team at the University of Palermo, and @ingvvulcani.bsky.social for their guidance.

Just waited for this moment before start posting here. What is the best occasion then my fieldwork kicks off? And it already feels like walking on another world. #ExtremeMicrobes #Volcanology #Astrobiology #FieldNotesFromTheEdg