The #IPCC is now hireing ‘chapter scientists’ to support the author teams for the upcoming IPCC Report. If you are an early career scientist with strong synthesis and organisational skills, and from a developing country or a country in transition, do check this out! www.ictp.it/opportunity/...

Are you a researcher from the Global South working in the Global North? We are looking at whether host institutions’ support systems are truly adequate and culturally relevant — and what changes could make them more inclusive. Globalsouthsurvey.com #GlobalSouthSurvey

Happy Friday aquatic microbe fans! Check out and support this cool initiative for #SciCom #SciOutreach #Gamification No fungi this time, but I have it on good authority that they are open to them for future development 😀. So, let's help them get to to their Second Wave!

Great news Team Norway! 👏🏻 #MoSTFun #aquaticfungi #monitoring

I 🧡 #32 Chunk And I 🧡 that @biodivlibrary.bsky.social is celebrating #FatBearWeek2025 Vote Chunk @explore.org then check out WAY better bear art than mine at BHL 👇.

It is horrible to see my country rot, embrace hate & reject science. I experience anger, frustration, & shame daily. A moment today hit hard. Listening to @maddow.msnbc.com interview @kamalaharris.com -- in juxtaposition with 👇 brought tears to my eyes.

Do you understand Estonian? Check out the fabulous @kristelpanksep.bsky.social talking about eDNA! Can’t wait to see what we learn about fish from her ongoing research. It’s a privilege to work with Kristel on fungi in @mostfun.bsky.social & @funaction.bsky.social.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Check out our Module 2 of the MERLIN Academy – 57 free lessons packed with tools to: 🔎 identify, prioritise & map stakeholders 🤝 use inclusive engagement strategies 📚 navigate policies & build partnerships Register here: project-merlin.eu/academy.html

How do #AquaticFungi 💧🍄 factor into #FatBearWeek? Bears 🧸 eat salmon🐟. 🐟 start their lives in the Brooks River eating the larvae of insects like stone flies 🥌🪰. 🥌🪰 larvae eat plant litter🍁 etc. 💧🍄 live on 🍁 & ⬆️ carbon and nutrients available to 🥌🪰. No 💧🍄 = No Fat🧸 = 😢 🧡VoteChunk @explore.org

People are starting to sign up for this online learning and sharing group. I'm looking forward to learning to ID more species with the help of Andreas Bruder @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social @jandbio.bsky.social and @zimingwang.bsky.social

🌊 One-quarter of freshwater species are at risk of extinction, warns the IUCN Red List. From crabs to fish, these creatures are vital for ecosystems and human livelihoods. Pollution, habitat loss, and invasive species drive this crisis.🐟🦐 📷 IUCN 🗞️ iucn.org/press-releas...

1/4 🔬💧 Over 600 scientists from across Europe have signed a joint statement calling on the EU to urgently update its water pollution rules. 📢 Freshwater ecosystems are collapsing - and outdated policies aren't keeping up. #WaterPollution #EUEnvironment

📢 PLEASE RT! ❄️ M2 Masters Internship: Metagenomic analysis of microbial cold adaptation in the cryosphere 🧬 Compile & curate ice nucleation & cold-adaptation protein database 🖥️ Build HMM profiles 🦠 Analyze existing metagenomic data using HMMs ☀️ Marseille, France Apply by 15 Oct

RBGV is offering three 8-weeks paid studentships to work in the fungi collections with our trained mycologists. A great opportunity to gain experience in taxonomy and fungal diversity in Australia! www.rbg.vic.gov.au/science/rese...

🍄Working in fungal conservation? Call for papers for our upcoming special issue in Fungal Ecology 'Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions' ! Deadline 31 January 2026 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

In @funaction.bsky.social, we are working to grow interest and excitement about these beautiful & ecologically important fungi. We are really pleased to have this chance to engage with folks interested in aquatic hyphomycetes!

Want to your hand at looking at #AquaticFungi? Here are some great tips from @fayrnhawk.bsky.social for the #AquaticHyphomycetes.

Fantastic #AquaticFungi! Check out these beautiful aquatic hyphomycete spores and stay tuned to Fay's updates for exciting things to come.

My amazing #Wiki colleague @tiagolubiana.bsky.social has released this lovely video on the #BHLImageExporer. This tool (bhl-gallery.toolforge.org) explores @biodivlibrary.bsky.social images in #Wikicommons. It facilities image reuse in the #Wikiverse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9i... #ILoveBHL

If you're looking to visit (a) herbarium collection(s), or improve or maintain small collections of plants/fungi/algae, consider applying for an @iaptglobal.bsky.social Research Grant or Small Collections Grant! Applications for the 2026 round will open soon. www.iaptglobal.org/grants

Fungus invasion on Swedish TV tonight! Escape room action in 4 places. Live. Interactive. Mycological. Live. Interaktivt. Mykologiskt. ‘Learn to identify fungi, avoid poisoning and discover the hidden power of nature - while helping to save Laura and all of Sweden.’ www.svtplay.se/svampinvasio...

I 🧡 #FatBearWeek. So glad I’ll have this light in my -2 grant proposals due 1 OCT. 😮‍💨- month!

#AquaticFungi, marine biodiversity, ascomycetes, nutrient cycles, metabarcoding from eDNA, taxonomy....this paper has it all. Exciting start to my Friday. Thanks to Daniel Guerra-Mateo, Josepa Gené, Pierre Becker, and José F. Cano-Lira

Did you know? Every year, depression and anxiety drain US$ 1 trillion from the global economy. #MentalHealth isn’t just personal—it’s a financial imperative. This shows up as reduced work participation, productivity and output. 🔗 bit.ly/3Vr2mtR

We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details: illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Would I love to study the #AquaticFungi at Brooks Falls? Absolutely! Would I want to do that in the autumn? Um…. Chunk and Walker alone are a literal ton of #Katmai brown bear. Then there is Gully, Grazer, 99, Bucky….

📣 Call for papers! Special issue of #FungalEcology on “Fungal conservation: from knowledge to actions” co-edited by Susana C. Gonçalves @cfemycolab.bsky.social & Jonathan Cazabonne @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social. Deadline for manuscripts: 31 Jan 2026. Find out more: www.linkedin.com/company/brit...

The day has come 💫 I will soon open up a 4-year PhD position @biodiversosurjc.bsky.social . We'll be studying how global change impacts high-mountain lake food webs ⛰️. Details to follow. DM me if you're interested, and please share! #PhDPosition #Ecology #ClimateChange #Limnology

Whether you call them REAHs or ACEs, gotta love aquatic hyphomycete & endophytic fungi! Check out this lovely work by Saima Altaf and Saraswati Bisht. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

My favorite fungi #Tetracladium -- associated with rose, fruity, and floral aromas (phenylethyl alcohol content) in wine🍷 A new "aquatic" environment to explore 😉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thrilled to announce that the special issue on fungal #conservation that @cfemycolab.bsky.social and I are co-editing for the @britmycolsoc.org.uk c.org.uk journal Fungal Ecology is open for submissions! www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

An exciting full-time permanent mycology job with a focus on taxonomy in Auckland, New Zealand! PhD and some postdoc experience required. Apply here: careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails?a... #mycology #jobs

Werk! Belangrijk werk, ook nog eens:

Rare taxonomic #mycology job in NZ! Conduct fungal biodiversity & taxonomy research, secure funding, publish outputs. Working with the National Collections. PhD + postdoc experience required 🧪. Apply here: careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails?a...

Come and work with us! Great team and exciting tech!

Check out this new #SciArtComm by Anabella Aguilera. #SciComm #SciArt

DYK? Around 20% of 🇸🇪 depends on just one lake—Lake Mälaren—for drinking💧. This lake is also vital for 🎣🛳️🏊‍♀️⛵️🚜🌾🧑‍🌾 and biodiversity. Drinking💧 supply is now impacted🔻 by high temperature. What does this mean for life in the lake?

Sent this to my insect interested friends—send it to yours too 🐞

A dead leaf's journey -- in roots, ska, punk, grind musical form. 😎 Not everyone can sing "hyphomycete" with such style 🥇 cutthysuckers.bandcamp.com/track/a-dead...

🌟Plant pathogens attacking harmful invasive aquatic plants Nymphoides peltata occupies ~17 football ⚽ fields of area in Lake Mälaren & is in other spots too. We show that Septoria villarsiae & friends are associated with this host in 🇸🇪. @zimingwang.bsky.social zenodo.org/records/1653...

📝 Help shape the future of ecosystem restoration! The BiodivRestore Knowledge Hub is surveying experts & practitioners to identify key gaps, barriers & solutions. Your input will guide research & action for the decade ahead. Take the survey: ecologic.limesurvey.net/197389

🇸🇪Water shortages in a "water-rich" country. In the population and agriculture centers of the country. The threats to freshwater and freshwater biodiversity in Sweden need increased focus. www.smhi.se/en/weather/w...

And #Funga 🍄 Great to see artists including the fungi. Now we even have a word for the diversity of fungi—funga. www.ffungi.org/campaign/fau...

What an exciting day at SEFS14 in Bolu, Türkiye! The Special Session on #AquaticFungi /Microorganisms in a Changing World was a huge success and even resulted in two graduate student awards for best SEFS14 oral presentations! 🎖️ Thanks to the speakers and audience for a truly fantastic session! 💧🍄

Have you ever had an anxiety/panic attack while presenting? I have. I don't mean being nervous... Was years ago. Was HORRIBLE, & has really affected me since 🫣. So, HUGE thanks to the student who started his question w/ "Just WOW!!!" & would take my sci-com class if I ever give one. 🤗 #SEFS14

Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

NEW: “Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise. By @abrahm.bsky.social

This #FungiFriday marks the opening of Kew’s new #CarbonGarden! With its big mushroom centrepiece, we thought we would dig into Fungi’s indispensable role in carbon storage; through nutrient cycling, soil formation, and as symbionts with plants 🍄🍄🟫

1. Introducing the Global Spore Sampling Project🍄 This project collected airborne spore samples across 47 sites globally, resulting in 2,768 extracted #DNA samples. 🧬 Data was mobilized with the GBIF Metabarcoding Data Toolkit by #GBIFFinland 🔗gbif.link/spore-dataset#DNA#GBIFFinland@lajitieto.bsky.social

Excited to share our new @nature.com paper mapping global mycorrhizal richness and rarity, led by Michael Van Nuland. Over 90% of richness hotspots lie outside protected areas: a critical gap in conservation. Proud to contribute as part of the @spun.earth consortium! www.nature.com/articles/s41...