The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report has been approved!👏 (8 February 2026) Congratulations to all the experts and IPBES members on this momentous science-policy milestone for people and nature!🌍🧪 Read the media release: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media #BizBiodiversity #IPBES12

Fantastic to see #IPBES12 has approved the #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report. My congratulations to all the @ipbes.net experts, partners and countries for coming together to deliver this important result - a big win #ForPeopleForPlanet. Stay tuned for the report launch tomorrow. More details ⤵️

Reptile genomes show independent losses of "hunger hormone" #ghrelin & its activating enzyme in snakes, chameleons, & toadhead agamas pointing to major shifts in energy use & adaptations for long fasting🐍 New paper #OpenBiology @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/rsob/article...

Many species not yet formally recognised may already be at risk of extinction. The findings underscore the urgent need for more fieldwork in understudied areas 📉 New paper out @consbiog.bsky.social by Farooq, Geldmann & Faurby👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #conservation #biodiversity

Polar bears in Svalbard seems to be doing all right under fast warming. Here my take for @elpais.com on a new paper elpais.com/ciencia/2026...

New online! Environmental data justice is key for developing more effective area-based conservation approaches

#FishADay Icichthys lockingtoni Medusafish. N. Pacific Ocean, pelagic. Young seen offshore sheltering in jellyfish (time code 0:29 in this video from @mbarinews.bsky.social, although really, you should watch the whole thing; there are juvy king crabs riding a sea pig). youtu.be/VhG7LNUcvYc

New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon. The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍

#FishADay Scolopsis affinis Bridled monocle bream. Western Pacific; prefer sandy or muddy bottoms near reefs. Cooperatively mob predatory worms that rely on stealth to catch prey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY21...

How can change in available #RedList data influence the selection of spatial conservation priorities and how do we assess which regions are identified as most critical for #conservation? New paper out in Biological Conservation by Farooq et al. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

If you want to know a little more about my (cover!) article in Journal of Biogeography, "Depth matters for biodiversity", there's a blog post here: hannahlowens.weebly.com/blog-and-new...

#FishADay Oxylebius pictus Painted Greenling. NE Pacific; shallow rocky areas. Has bounced around a bit taxonomically thanks to its weird pointy head, but (according to Eschmeyer's Catalog) it's currently found with the rest of the greenlings in Hexagrammidae. youtu.be/Gk3FMfx-2KQ

🎉🎉 New publication out! 🎉🎉 🧵1/6 🦒 The giraffe known as Marius made global headlines when he was euthanized by Copenhagen Zoo in 2014 after being deemed surplus. His story highlights how challenging it is to manage zoo populations for conservation with limited resources 🧬 doi.org/10.1007/s105...

We are changing the path of evolution in the natural world, and bears are a good example. Thanks to @elpais.bsky.social and to @MACriado for the interview Is always great to talk to elpaiscyt.bsky.social elpais.com/ciencia/2025...

📸 Today at @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social, Robert Whittaker talked about the island species-area relationship for plants globally. Robert is also the Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers of #Biogeography: biogeography.pensoft.net, the journal of @biogeography.bsky.social we are happy to publish! #TIBS2026

I’m giving my talk on deep fish in deep time this afternoon at #tibs2026, so I’m wearing my best deep fish earrings.

Join us in the afternoon as we kick off #TIBS2026 with five exciting parallel sessions: ✔️Species-Area Relationships ✔️ Paleoecology and Change Through Time ✔️ Niches and Co-occurrence ✔️ Bird Abundance Change ✔️ Geodiversity

If we fail to curb #climatechange, malaria mosquitoes could significantly expand their habitats across Africa, exposing hundreds of millions of people to a higher risk of infection Explore the new findings 👇🦟 news.ku.dk/all_news/202...

How will climate change affect malaria vectors? 🌍🦟 New study in @globalchangebio.bsky.social highlights the pressing need to update #malaria control efforts as changing environments alter where mosquitoes are found. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

NEW PAPER by Erika Vaéz Vargas et al., incl. co-author Assistant Prof. @hannahoish.bsky.social, elucidates the evolution of color mimicry systems in Adelpha - a genus of Neotropical #butterflies 🦋 Read more👇 resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Today we publish a new paper at The British Medical Journal on the links between biodiversity, climate and health in relation to the hashtag#COP30 in Brazil Here we argue that climate resilience depends on nature—and both are vital for the health of people. www.bmj.com/content/391/...

New paper in Environmental Evidence presents a systematic map protocol to shed light on metrics used to measure the impact of dynamic #NatureManagement working with natural processes 📈🌳 Kerstin Bouma et al.: environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

⚠️🪸 Det vil have enormt store konsekvenser for ikke bare biodiversiteten, men også for menneskeheden, fordi der er rigtig mange mennesker, der er afhængige af koralrev, siger prof. Katherine Richardson oven på udgivelsen af ny rapport: www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...

"Biodiversity loss is a public health problem – let's treat it as such"...this is the topic of a popular science article I just wrote for a Danish Media Outlet. Check it here: naturmonitor.dk/nyheder/deba...

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries ➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Root restriction as a method to reduce plant size and enable high-throughput phenotypic screening of large sets of quinoa plants under controlled conditions: test and validation. @iascsic.bsky.social @macroecology.bsky.social Read more https://bit.ly/4psCThm

🐋 🐻‍❄️ 🦭 MASSIVE NEW FOSSIL DATABASE 🐋 🐻‍❄️ 🦭 Our FAMM (Fossil Arctic Marine Mammal) database has now been published #OpenAccess in Global Ecology and Biogeography! Come learn about the cool stuff you can do with #Arctic #fossil material and bio-molecular archives! ☢️ ⚛️ 🧬 Link and thread below! 🧵 1/🦴

Når vi taler om, at naturen optager CO2, tænker de fleste på skovene. Men den største klimaregulator gemmer sig under havets overflade 🌊♻️ Bliv klogere på havets klimahelte med Katherine Richardson og Thomas Kiørboe @ucph.bsky.social @dtu.dk #dkvid #dkgreen www.videnskaber.dk/formidling/h...

#FishADay Careproctus colliculi Bumpy Snailfish. Newly described species from Monterey Canyon off California. Single specimen (collected via suction sampler by ROV Doc Ricketts in 3268 m of water) is distinct from congeners based on (name gave it away) fleshy bumps on its head. youtu.be/hwsl-ebVVoU

🐢🧬 New paper on how climate shifts shaped turtle and tortoise populations over time 🐢🧬 Using whole genome sequencing and environmental niche modeling we reconstruct demographic history and suitable habitat for turtles and tortoises 🧵 #popgen #consgen doi.org/10.1111/1755...

How may the future landscape of Denmark look like? Join the conversation when Visual Artist Jakob Kudsk Steensen & Professor @carsten-rahbek.bsky.social delve into the intersection btw. art & #science following the new @art2030.bsky.social project 👇🎥 youtu.be/J6z3XV_iBQQ?...

#FishADay Porichthys notatus Plainfin Midshipman. Northeast Pacific. Breed in shallow water on the coast. Males build nests, then "sing" by vibrating their swim bladders, calling in females to lay eggs. Males then care for the eggs until they hatch. youtu.be/g4eLU9Z4jBU

Stretched out or patchy? Habitat shape matters and may play a big role in creating the foundation for #biodiversity hotspots 🔥 New study out in Sci.Adv. by J Sonne, @mkborregaard.bsky.social, R Colwell & @carsten-rahbek.bsky.social 👇 macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/sh...

As my very 1st Bluesky post, I’m happy to share the publication of our new study in Science Advances on how the geographical shape of bird species’ ranges may play a role in creating #biodiversity hotspots 🦜 By Sonne J, @mkborregaard.bsky.social, Colwell R, Rahbek C: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🦌 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🦌 Our paper on wild #reindeer and #caribou is out in Science Advances! Thanks to the team: Eric Post, @nmschmidt.bsky.social, Stuart Brown, @noguesbravo.bsky.social and Damien Fordham that co-lead this research. doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Today we publish a new paper on the past and future resilience of the reindeer under global change...the future looks grim www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

📢 Biodiversity loss is not just about nature: Researchers call for the need to bridge the gap between nature and public health in @plosglobalpublichealth.org 🔗 🌍 @noguesbravo.bsky.social macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/re...

TIL about Value-Supressing Uncertainty Palettes. This really has really started the wheels turning! medium.com/@uwdata/valu...

PODCAST: Professor Katherine Richardson joins Shaken Not Burned in a conversation about reframing sustainability, #PlanetaryBoundaries, social tipping points, and the role of business leaders 🌏👇

Come join us 🧬💻 #popgen #consgen

I publish today a new paper! has been great to work with Liz Willets and Sarah Whitmee in this piece on #biodiversity and #health journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Come join us 📢 We offer six different research positions, incl. 1x Assistant Professor, 1x Bioinformatician/Staff Scientist, & 3x #Postdoc positions. Read more and apply online no later than 31 July: macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/si... #JobOpportunity #research