Bird nests can provide very interesting history glimpses and mysteries. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? Check out this new review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening (with several @natureatcal.bsky.social alums among authors): besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A small distraction. Do you ever see an image in your mind that would make a nice painting? I do but have no such skill. So I tried a small experiment in Gemini AI to recreate a specific idea of a painting. This took time and didn’t quite meet the goal, but here are some versions and observations:

The second session of the English speaking National Wetland Inventory training course concludes today. Participants have made important progress in addressing data gaps and refining their approaches to National Wetland Inventories. #WetlandsMatter

It's wonderful to be back for Module 2 of this exciting event. Advances in geospatial tools and remote sensing are especially critical for supporting national wetland inventories and overcoming historical barriers with new strategies.

This new study led by our PhD alumna Sarah Hartman is a rigorous investigation of agricultural abandonment in Ukraine. It considers not only recent events but also trends since pre-2014 and shows how historical context is critical to understanding land changes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This very touching song by a Ukrainian artist is called "The Street" (Vulytsya). So much in this video reminds of our childhoods and very similar landscapes that live in our memories far from home. Some of these places are still waiting, others are not there anymore. youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2x...

UC-Berkeley has an open-rank faculty position in our incredible Climate Equity and Environmental Justice (CEEJ) research cluster. It is an extraordinary interdisciplinary group working across multiple colleges and departments at the university! More information here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842

Great NYT article today about how not to make problems with invasive species even worse, featuring @evecologist.bsky.social and @jmheberling.bsky.social 🌐🧪🌱 Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r...

Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by @wclivestream.bsky.social and others @natureatcal.bsky.social www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...

🆕 The first stunning images from our groundbreaking #Biomass satellite mission have been released – they mark a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle 🌳🌍 www.esa.int/Applications...

Congratulations to Xihan Yao, our MLA-EP'23 alum, on publishing his thesis research which applies innovative high-resolution image analysis and lidar to characterize microclimate in contrasting urban neighborhoods! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

What makes this a happy news is the multitude of innocent lives saved by destroying these plans - which were apparently loaded and ready to kill again, like before. Many of us who check air raid maps on our phones and call close ones every day just to know if they are alive, feel very grateful.

Starting Wednesday 200 weather and climate experts will conduct a 100 hour marathon on Weather and Climate wclivestream.com Youtube page will be www.youtube.com/@wclivestream I plan to talk on Breathing of the Biosphere, next Saturday at 3 pm Pacific time.

@natureatcal.bsky.social Breakthoughs magazine has an article on how members of our faculty are working on #fluxnet and @ameriflux.bsky.social projects @trevorkeenan.bsky.social nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...

"What makes dysfunction so dangerous is that we might simply learn to live with it. But understanding hypernormalization gives us language – and permission – to recognize when systems are failing, and clarifies the risk of not taking action when we can." www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

Read more: www.ipbes.net/assessment-r...

Our #UCBerkeley 's incredible ~143 California Buckeye tree is in bloom again. During the leafless stage it often looks nearly dead with its hollow trunk, like a fragmented sculpture. Yet the spring comes and it's back being vibrant and alive, just in time for graduation festivities!

Are water levels in wetlands important to you? @kica22.bsky.social's new paper in GRL shows that the SWOT satellite can measure water surface elevations in the Everglades with a mean absolute error of 6.7 cm. Check it out! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Something fun and interesting to read to end the day The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for en… scitechdaily.com/it-made-no-s...

‼️One of the co-founders of Economists for Ukraine, James Hodson, has just released his novel “The Last Lullaby”. All proceeds from the book go directly to initiatives supporting Ukrainian children and families affected by the war. Please share this book and order a copy for your city library.

"Former NPS Director Warns -- Trump Is Harming US National Parks for Future Generations." insideclimatenews.org/news/0205202...

Fantastic news: American Geophysical Union (AGU) and American Meteorological Society (AMS) are planning a special collection of papers on #climate change and the US, in response to the Trump administration's efforts to cancel the mandated National Climate Assessment. www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

Kyiv today. Ukrainian kids waiting for their friend to be rescued from under the rubble. He didn’t survive. #StandWithUkraine

On this #EarthDay, a few memories from a recent visit to our Southwest. Drylands tell the story of water - and time - like no other place.

Not too far from my home place, absolutely heartbreaking. Another proof that russia does not want peace and is not capable of peace in current form.

10. Now free from Russia’s grid, Lithuania is quickly advancing towards 100% renewable power by 2030 theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/11/f...

Today I start as a Co-Editor-in-Chief in Landscape and Urban Planning - one of favorite journals with a broad interdisciplinary scope. Look forward to working with the editorial team to help promote landscape research and innovation. (this is not an April 1 joke 😄).

Russian peace plan

incredible @thebulletin.org story about "LLM grooming" to influence "AI chatbots to reproduce Russian disinformation and propaganda" just in case you thought the internet couldn't get any worse!!!! thebulletin.org/2025/03/russ...

The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.

In the US and interested in serving as an IPCC author for the 7th assessment report? This group is putting together nominations.

So much of what is happening reminds me of the subjects on the cards in the game "Dixit". But some of them carry hope, too.

Have you ever tried applying a mathematical mindset to everyday tasks like decluttering, parenting, or developing new habits? This article offers tips on how to use mathematical approaches to tackle life's challenges, featuring an illustrated guide by Professor Jo Boaler ⬇️ #EduSky #AcademicSky

I humbly offer for your consideration the foundational, and therefore most important, paper in the history of my scientific field. I specifically wish to draw your attention to the fact that it is FOUR PARAGRAPHS long FOUR as in 4 🧵 #ScienceSky 1/n

Thanks for the support to GIF on #CalBigGive! We also have special Big Give-only page to send your gift before 9pm today: givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...

Join us for #CalBigGive - your contribution is crucial for our GIF's mission to empower new generation of geospatial experts and open data science stewards! Big Give starts tonight at 9:00pm PST and goes until 9pm tomorrow, March 13 give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU0959000

My first book, Phenology, will be published just in time for spring, on Mar 4! @mitpress.bsky.social mitpress.mit.edu/978026255105... This basic primer provides a thorough summary of what #phenology is, how it is changing, & why we should care. Read an excerpt: www.usanpn.org/news/article...

Scenes from the incredible turnout today at Berkeley's @standupforscience.bsky.social rally. @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @jenniferdoudna.bsky.social, and dozens of researchers, elected officials, and citizens defended science and the jobs, health benefits, and progress it creates for all Americans.

Berkeley scientists, students, faculty, staff - there's a local #standupforscience2025 event on campus on Friday! Not only science, but the entire idea of independent inquiry and higher education, are under major attack. We need to respond and defend this mission. www.standup4scienceberkeley.com

“But Accu-Weather!!” They get their data from NWS. “But my local TV station has their own radar on a truck!” Sure, and they use it to fill small geographic gaps in the broader radar coverage that’s provided by NWS. “My weather app!” It’s getting its data from NWS.

Announcing a Bluesky account for our UCB's Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF) - @berkeleygif.bsky.social ! Looking forward to continuing our geospatial conversations on this platform.

This week I could get through to every senator and congressman’s office which I could not a few weeks ago. It means not enough people are continuing to call. Please don’t stop now

Excited to share our new study "Environmental health and societal wealth predict movement patterns of an urban carnivore"- out today in Ecology Letters! All about how social-ecological features influence coyote movement. (1/n) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… [📸 Johanna Turner] 🧪🌎

A reminder that many “big greens” environmental nonprofits have a very problematic history when it comes to equity and human rights. This level of compliance with the new administration fits very well with that history.

it's today at noon, meeting starts at 11:30 by the Campanile! join us if you can

Maybe only a small act, still good to show broad concern - union of concerned scientists is seeking signatures on a letter urging congress and administration to ensure that NOAA and its sub-agencies remain fully funded and staffed act.ucsusa.org/4kajJuk

Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.” Lots of information and resources in this one. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...