Ausschreibung ist raus. Für einen spannend-vielseitigen #Greenjob mit Sinn: für unsere Brüsseler @nabu.de Arbeit suchen wir bei mir im Team eine*n EU-Naturschutzreferent*in mit Lust auf EU-Politik. #Hiring #EUGreenDeal #RestoreNature www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

[PARUTION] "L'Histoire de #Bruxelles en #cartes anciennes" dirigé par Bram Vannieuwenhuyze, Phillippe De Maeyer, Michèle Galand, Christophe Loir & Guy Vanthemsche (Racine, 2025): "L'ouvrage fait revivre mille ans d'histoire de Bruxelles à travers des cartes anciennes, aussi variées que remarquables"

Viele Probleme lassen sich nicht innerhalb nationalstaatlicher Grenzen lösen: Saubere Flüsse, saubere Luft, Vermeidung von Überfischung der Meere, große gemeinsame Märkte zur Steigerung von Wohlstand und Wohlfahrt, Klimaschutz, Freizügigkeit. Alles Argumente für eine starke EU.

Yes, I do sometimes make fun of parts of Belgium's rail infrastructure. But completing a full #ETCS roll out in 14 years _is_ impressive. Well done! 💪

One for fans of Brussels. The city has among the highest density of social connections per distance. People in Brussels don't know a lot more people than others, but they live a lot closer to them. I suspect the effect of the EU bubble cepr.org/voxeu/column...

My lab at @univbrest.bsky.social hitting headlines again! A giant fishweir made of 62 monoliths and measuring 120x20m, has been discovered near Sein island (Brittany). It's the largest underwater construction in France, and it was built by Mesolithic hunter gatherer 🤯 #PaleoSky #MegalithMonday🏺

We should think of political structures as more like gardens than mountains. If they are not properly maintained they disappear. I think we forgot that about liberal democracy.

THE TUNNEL IS SINKING!! (ok... it's meant to do that). FULL Timelapse of the sinking of the last tunnel piece (I've included some English prompts and location). youtu.be/AUFTYgQNPw8

What freedom. 1903 by 🧑‍🎨 Ilya Repin. #muSEAum

Look after each other.

#BlueSkyartShow Theme: #FavoriteThings One of my favorite things is creating art that interacts with light. Glow, reflect, shine, sparkle. Come alive ✨💖✨ #ArtistsOnBlueSky #WomensArtBlueSky #Sculpture #MarineLife 🐡🦑

Our Paris correspondent @sophiepedder.bsky.social alerted me to this viral French Christmas supermarket ad and now I’m choked up. youtu.be/iLERt5ZkpQ4

WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN

Isn’t it amazing that China leaves Europe in the dust on EVs yet the EU policy response is to be more lenient on regulating combustion engine car emissions?

There’s 25% reductions for Interrail and Eurail tickets bought by 17th December, for use during almost all of 2026. Combined with advice from @seatsixtyone.bsky.social, it’s a great way to travel sustainably next year: www.interrail.eu/en/interrail...

This just happened to me when I was having my coffee, would you believe it. Honest

ICYMI Here’s your Friday long read: My in-depth profile story of David Stevenson, the man who crushed America’s offshore wind industry. Thanks to @motherjones.com for republishing. 🙏

⭐️ Are you passionate about public diplomacy, media relations and strategic communications? 📌 Join the Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific as a Press and Information Officer - applications are now open until 12 January! 🥳 More info on our website: www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...

In Feb 2023, I attended a climate skeptics conference in Orlando. I was the only reporter. David Stevenson told me there that the offshore wind industry would ​“crumble” before it reached South Carolina. And that he was leading the opposition. I followed him for 3 years and wrote this story.

I’m always happy to talk climate obstruction research especially for the context of: This investigation into a man obstructing climate action despite knowing about climate change by @fieseler.bsky.social Also drawing on @cssn.org @timmonsroberts.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

Wonderful map by Miguel Valenzuela shows the Mediterranean seafloor. Source: buff.ly/3msSFap (If you are looking for a gift you can buy his prints on @Etsy - the Swiss one is great for example: buff.ly/38eMwtx)

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New PhD Opportunity in Ocean dynamics and climate impacts from high-resolution models and observations! A fully funded 4-year PhD position is now open at the Delft University of Technology in collaboration with the Alfred Wegener Institute. careers.tudelft.nl/job/Delft-Ph...

Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system' 6 judges & 3 prosecutors at International Criminal Court been sanctioned by Trump administration. In interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses impact of these measures:

This light installation in @rbgkew.bsky.social is what I imagine #coccolithophores 👀 like in sunlight ocean 🫧🌊

Donald Trump just ended a rule that required airlines to compensate you for delayed or canceled flights. Why? Maybe because the airlines donated big bucks to Trump. Or maybe because the Secretary of Transportation used to be an airline lobbyist. Either way, you lose.

In case you are in Bonn 🇩🇪 and search a bit of 🌊, there is an excellent #muSEAum exhibition 👉 www.bundeskunsthalle.de/weltmeere I will contribute to a side event 25Feb next year. Looking very much forward to.

Whales can communicate across whole ocean basins 🫧 sound travels 4× faster in water than in air. An entire underwater world connected by song. 🌊🐋💙 #YourDevocean #OceanRegeneration #WhaleVoices #DeepSeaConnection #ListenToTheOcean

Fantasy subway maps aren't your thing? Fine...fine. But wait...Christmas can be about more than subway maps! I also have a set of Utah and PNW landscape drawings for sale. You can purchase them as prints or on things like coffee mugs! What variety! www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...

„Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels.“ www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...

the ratio between blade length and tower height on modern offshore wind turbines is so wild to me By @ember-energy.org www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...

Oh, and here's the full slide 🇪🇺 "What has the EU ever done to support the algae sector?" 😉 #EU4Algae

The Submariner Network has just published a very engaging article about last week's 🇪🇺 #Algae Summit #EU4Algae and how it helps drive the European algae agenda forward; have a 👀 👇 submariner-network.eu/steering-eur... cc our fantastic host @seamuskearneylyon.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

The cover of this week’s issue, “Christmas Avenue,” by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet. www.newyorker.com/magazine...

Philosophy group at Wageningen University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy of the Life Sciences. Position is in the Philosophy (PHI) group led by @rachelankeny.bsky.social Deadline is 12 January 2026 www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/a... #philsci #philjobs #philsky #hpbio

HIRING: The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission is looking for researchers, engineers, economists and lab technicians. 🔬Discover the 15+ open positions in our labs across Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands: recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancies #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs #JRC

Monet’s easels were custom-built to withstand wind. He sometimes tied them to stakes or trees to keep them from flying away

The European Commission published new guidelines in mid-November 2025 to enhance transparency in allocating fishing rights, emphasizing support for small-scale fishers and criteria-based quota distribution. oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/commiss...

A still life with carp in a ceramic colander. Around 1620 by 🧑‍🎨 Clara Peeters. #muSEAum

The Baths at Ostend https://www.wikiart.org/en/james-ensor/the-baths-at-ostend-1890

#muSEAum - with the sound of the #ocean 🐚🌊🎨 poke @oceanknigge.bsky.social

The R/P FLIP (Research Platform FLoating Instrument Platform 109m/355ft) is a unique oceanographic research vessel known for its ability to literally flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position.

Guten Morgen! Habt einen schönen Tag! Good morning! Have a beautiful day! #EastCoastKin #ArtChallenge #Stunday I am biased as a local but this building is still stunning to me every time I see it.

Everyday at sea is different and unpredictable. Today we're going to try and protect other ships from floating bananas. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

*cough* If you're gift shopping for anyone interested in how the world works, do consider these. Storm in a Teacup is all about the physics of everyday life and Blue Machine is all about how the ocean works - the water itself, which is the biggest story on Earth. Share the joy of nature & science!

@blueactionfund.org is looking for a grant manager based in Berlin for its global portfolio. Legal expertise🧑‍⚖️⚖️ additional advantage. Check it out ➡️ www.blueactionfund.org/job-opportun...

Wall Street Journal: Trump administration flips history by casting Europe - not Russia - as villain in new security policy.

Sankt Nikolaus ist Freund der Kinder, das weiß jeder, aber was bedeutet er für Seeleute? seemannsmission.org/nikolaus-und...

This can contribute to the Ocean Observation Initiative announced in the #EUOceanPact 🇪🇺🤝🌊

Undersea telecom cables could become a global monitoring network. The #EUfunded project is exploring how to repurpose existing cables for environmental and natural-hazard detection. A new frontier for marine science and hazard monitoring. Read more: link.europa.eu/QdM6JJ #Science4EU 🧪