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The quiet street scene outside the modern brick research buildings of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Entrance area at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, showing the illuminated GEOMAR logo on a dark wall. Through a glass window, the yellow underwater vehicle JAGO is visible inside the building

View over Kiel harbor with the research vessel ALKOR moored at the quay, its white-and-blue hull and red deck cranes visible. The ship is docked alongside a calm waterway, with industrial buildings and waterfront houses in the background

Indoor display wall at GEOMAR showing ocean research imagery: a yellow autonomous underwater vehicle mapping the seafloor, a colorful heatmap, and a photo of researchers working on a buoy system at sea.

Great discussions at @geomarkiel.bsky.social! Thanks to Alexi Pearson-Lund and David Ngugi for the invitation and organization, and to @hanin-alzubaidy.bsky.social, @thorstenreusch.bsky.social, @utehentschel.bsky.social and all others for the stimulating exchanges. 🌊🔬

I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.

It is universally acknowledged in academia that the world needs fewer better papers -- fewer inconsequential micro-advances where the aim is to help careers, not society.

How do we solve this collective action problem?

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If you work on interdisciplinary approaches connecting biogeochemistry and geomicrobiology, you are welcome to our session at #Goldschmidt2026 in Montreal.
Abstracts submission deadline: February 26th.

In remembrance of Peer Bork  | EMBL EMBL and its community are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, the organisation’s Interim Director General.

very sad news. Peer Bork was one of the leaders of our field, a wonderful scientist, and he's much too young to be gone. www.embl.org/news/embl-an...

Speaker presenting a seminar on microbial symbioses in seagrass ecosystems in the university lecture hall, with slides projected behind.

Monastery perched atop a tall rock pillar with mountains and a valley in the background, at the Meteora.

Two colleagues smiling for a selfie at a scenic Meteora viewpoint, with towering rock formations, a valley, and distant mountains behind.

Just back from giving a seminar for @hosmic.bsky.social at the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biotechnology. Great discussions, fun science ahead, and I had a great time! Thanks to @kkormas.bsky.social and Kalliope Papadopoulou for the invite!
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky #Microbiology #Symbiosis

The significance of microbial symbioses in #seagrass blue carbon ecosystems
@symbiostoic.bsky.social at the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
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@mikrobiokosmos.bsky.social
#SymbioSky #MicroSky #microbiomesky #Microbiology #symbiosis

Submit your abstract to our ASLO–SIL 2026 session!
If your waters bubble, breathe, or burp, join SS002 – “Gassy Waters” to explore gas fluxes across the aquatic continuum.

See you in Montreal, 12–16 May 2026!

www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026

#ASLOSIL26
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@szndohrn.bsky.social

Thrilled to share that the #MarineSymbiomes group joined the #TMHM Symposium! I spoke on seagrass–sponge interactions, and our postdoc Elena Quintanilla presented on seagrass–clam symbioses #ENGAGE_prin. Great science, people, and discussions—thanks to @memartino.bsky.social & Raquel Peixoto!

The economic spectrum of soil food webs Soils are highly heterogeneous ecosystems hosting multiple organisms engaged in trophic interactions. We introduce the economic spectrum of soil food …

🦠📚 Just out: @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and colleagues introduce the economic spectrum of soil food webs — a new framework linking traits across soil organisms (from microbes to mites) to ecosystem function.

Read more 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SoilMicrobiome #OneHealth

Microbiome-facilitated plant nutrient acquisition Soil and plant microbiomes significantly impact plant nutrient acquisition. Singh and colleagues review field-related progress and propose a modified eco-evolutionary framework that considers plant an...

#microsky
#microbiomesky

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Funded Graduate Student Opportunity in Marine Microbial Ecology **Applicants will be contacted if selected for next round. Applicants not selected will not receive any notice. If not selected, this is not indicative of your merit. ** Northern Illinois University |...

Notice of Award is in!
Join our team at NIU to study marine microbial ecology & disease dynamics in sea urchins 🧫🌊🦠
PhD | Spring/Fall 2026 start
Job Ad Here 👉 shorturl.at/fSMy9
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@ianhewson.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social

Biology beyond conventional model organisms – a whole new world | EMBL An EMBL | EMBO symposium explored the ‘wild frontiers’ of model organisms, from phytoplankton to sea anemones, waterstriders, roundworms, and more.

"Never before in human history has there been a more urgent need to understand living systems & how they interact with each other and the environment" Check out this blog from the 'wild frontiers of model organisms' symposium, inc on the importance of TREC's approach of taking the lab to the field

It was great welcoming you all to this wonderful get-together at the #EuroC1 Conference – thanks so much for your participation, the exciting insights & lively discussions and much joy and fun – it was a truly memorable and inspiring event!
#Bremen #Conference #microbiology @organosulfur.bsky.social

Global seagrass carbon stock variability and emissions from seagrass loss - Nature Communications Johannes Krause et al. synthesized seagrass carbon stock data from 2700+ soil cores to find that they vary by plant functional group and coastal setting, indicating where conservation efforts would mo...

A new global analysis reveals that if we allow seagrass decline to continue unchecked, as much as 1,154 Tg of Carbon Dioxide could be released back into the atmosphere from meadows at risk, accelerating the climate crisis we are trying to prevent.

Explore the research here: ow.ly/WpQM50VPQpG

Kicking off the scientific program with our first keynote speaker!
@symbiostoic.bsky.social opened the Euro C1 Conference with a fascinating talk on “Seagrass meadows as climate regulators”. A great start to an exciting lineup of talks!

#EuroC1 #MarineScience #ClimateResearch #Seagrass #MPI

Getting ready for our #EuroC1 Meeting tomorrow at the @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social

Supported by #EmmyNoether from @dfg.de , @vaam-microbes.bsky.social and @femsmicro.org

Wine Fermentation as a Model System for Microbial Ecology and Evolution (Belda et al., 2024; Environmental Microbiology): Wine has as much to contribute to ecology and evolution as ecology and evolution have to contribute to wine.

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Wonderfull article for all wine making microbial ecologists 🦠🍇

#MicroSky

🌊 Calling all MSc & PhD students!
Apply now for our #Summerschool on #Host-Microbe Symbioses in Aquatic Environments
Dive into 5 days of field, lab & computational activities in the stunning Venetian Lagoon + amazing invited speakers!
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🗓️ Deadline: May 20

The Wild frontiers of model organisms EMBO | EMBL Symposium is kicking off today in Heidelberg! Looking forward to an exciting journey through emerging models and a stellar lineup of speakers pushing the boundaries of biological discovery 🧪 #EESWildModels #AcademicSky #MicroSky

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Brave genomes is finally out!😎

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New ENGAGE experiment launches in Bacoli - Marine Symbiomes Research Group Check out the latest update on an in situ experiment launched near Napoli as part of the PRIN ENGAGE project. The experiment aims to test Posidonia oceanica resilience to coastal eutrophication when i...

🌊🧪 Exciting news from Bacoli! The #ENGAGE_prin project has launched a field experiment to study how the sponge C. nucula 🧽 may help P. oceanica 🌱 seagrass resist nutrient pollution.
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#MarineEcology #Seagrass #Microbiomes #Academicsky #Microsky

Celebrating the successful PhD defense of Johanna Berlinghof! - Marine Symbiomes Research Group Johanna Berlinghof successfully defended her PhD on seagrass microbiome research, earning a magna cum laude! Read more!

🧪🎉 Big congrats to Johanna Berlinghof, who successfully defended her PhD, conducted between the #MarineSymbiomes group @szndohrn.bsky.social and the @unibremen.bsky.social! #Microsky #MarineEcology #Academicsky

Three-year postdoc position – Exploring the deep biosphere in Arctic marine sediments Are you interested in environmental microbiology, the deep biosphere, and Arctic climate change? We are looking for a postdoctoral microbiologist to join our in

📣 We are hiring! 📣

Are you a #microbiome enthusiast? And would you like to explore the deep biosphere in #Arctic marine sediments? Then we hope you apply!
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What Does NOAA Do for Us, and How Can We Defend It? The Trump administration has attempted to cut staff at a vital agency that keeps us safe. Here's what we can do about it.

NOAA's work matters! We all need to act like it does.
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@ucsclimate.bsky.social @ucsusa.bsky.social @altnoaa.bsky.social

Celebrating transitions in marine symbiosis research - Marine Symbiomes Research Group Dr. Elena Quintanilla wins a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship to conduct marine symbiosis research at the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, while Dr. Alice Blanckaert moves to the Centre Scientifique d...

Celebrating transitions! 🎉 Elena Quintanilla secures a Marie Curie fellowship to advance her research 🧪 in the #MarineSymbiomes group @szndohrn.bsky.social! Meanwhile, we bid farewell to Alice Blanckaert as she joins the #csm in Monaco for her next postdoc! 🌊🔬 Read more about their journeys! 👇

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Many congrats, Mar!! Very well deserved! 😀

🌊💰 Mediterranean #seagrasses provide $11.6B in #EcosystemServices annually—but remain undervalued! Our new study maps their benefits, from coastal protection to carbon storage. Time to protect this natural capital!

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#MarineConservation #MarineEcology 🧪🌍🌐