Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesJacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026cepr.org/voxeu/column...cepr.orgDon’t drain the swamp! Populism, bureaucracy, and economic performancePopulist leaders increasingly cast public sector experts, oversight bodies, and career civil servants as illegitimate ‘elites’ standing in the way of the popular will. But bureaucratic institutions ma... 021
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesSpace @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 18/04/2026NASA just dropped the closest image ever taken of Jupiter... 2113808650
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesJust Lynn 💙🦋✌️🇺🇦 @shoredweller7.bsky.social · 12/04/2026 276124303406
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesRachel Salvidge @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social · 13/03/2026AMR is one of the biggest public health threats of our time. I found genes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs in every water sample I tested from Lough Neagh and talk about this on BBC Rare Earth today. Full report in the Guardian tomorrow www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth, Lakes, Lochs and LoughsPlunge into the chilly, much-disputed waters of the lakes of the British Isles. 37638
Alexandre de Menezes @abmmicro.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Noise cancelling earbuds are saving my life 000
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesSK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together. I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system. 7549671784
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 09/02/2026During a rare "swarm" of earthquakes in Yellowstone, the amount of microbial life present increased by 6.5 times before dropping back to normal after the tremors subsidedscientificamerican.comYellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep undergroundEarthquake swarms can supercharge microbial growth 421639
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 28/01/2026Early Arthropods xkcd.com/3199/ 274566883
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesSAOCousins @saocousins.bsky.social · 27/01/2026New publication 🥳 I am very pleased to contribute with one of these dots, particularly as it is from an area overlooked for its many grassland habitats. #climate #biodiversity #grassland #carbon🌍🧪 @stockholm-uni.bsky.social rdcu.be/e0YLgrdcu.beThe global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sinkNature Ecology & Evolution - By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and... 34014
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesLaura Cooper @transitionalform.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below! Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage 401146417
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Some really interesting findings for all of us later bloomers who struggled to connect across fields and build a base of broad knowledge: "Across the highest adult performance levels, peak performance is negatively correlated with early performance." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgRecent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performanceScientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re... 1259
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesForests Forever @forestsforever.bsky.social · 06/12/2025New paper: Identifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Unionnature.comIdentifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Union - Nature CommunicationsAn EU-wide analysis shows that drained peatlands are major, underreported sources of greenhouse gases. By mapping emission hotspots, the study provides guidance for targeted rewetting and strengthens ... 16541
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesMartin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 03/11/2025a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐 491044614
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesPapa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2025 645762
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesVoice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Brazilian activist Thiago Avilla reports six explosions on different boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters 14231
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/09/2025“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.thebetter.newsFinland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.meIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness. 10759512291
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesBea⁷ @beasea613.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Oh, what the fuck?!? All my published academic papers are in here. Somehow when I heard, “authors,” I forgot about myself and academic work. 616868
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 13/08/2025Researchers discover evidence for West African ancestry in Anglo Saxon England, revealing the diverse, cosmopolitan nature of early medieval Britain 🏺 #Archaeology Read the original research articles in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 06422
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesThe saddest girl to ever hold a martini @lifeisterrible.bsky.social · 22/08/2025 33538532
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesThe Immortal Think Tank @checrawford.bsky.social · 19/08/2025I think most western countries don’t have a housing crisis at all, they have an asset price crisis 😅 and too many people vote like they’re temporarily disgraced millionaires, rather than to tax wealth hoarders #comic #comics #webcomic 442593563
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesRuth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 17/08/2025A very interesting article about the origin of potatoes. So worth reading, I'll forgive the author the terrible (glorious) pun at the end. #Potatoes #Tomatoesnpr.orgThe strange-but-true origin story of the humble potatoScientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum. 143
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesInsta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Smart! A Raven doing Raven things. 392114321780
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesNature Microbiology @natmicrobiol.nature.com · 07/08/2025#Perspective In this perspective, the authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of these ecological principles to improve microbiome functionality. #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 🦠 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comApplying ecological principles to microbiome engineering - Nature MicrobiologyThis Perspective discusses the application of ecological principles of macro-ecosystems to microbiome engineering. The authors propose research priorities necessary to facilitate the application of th... 13012
Reposted by Alexandre de Menezes𝕃𝕦𝕔𝕒𝕧𝕚 ⓘ Rude 🐈 @lucavi.bsky.social · 03/08/2025gm to the bird crew 1344066455
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesInsta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 02/08/2025A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright. 23695751862
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Motherfucking wind farms… 11234703417594
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesMatthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Reading in journal club Van Nuland et al. Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected @spun.earth www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comGlobal hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected - NatureMachine-learning algorithms trained on 25,000 geolocated soil samples are used to create high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungi, revealing that less than 10% of their biodiversity hotspots a... 0132
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesInsta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Sun ejecting Plasma, as captured by the Parker Solar Probe. -Credits: NASA 26078281381
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 14/07/2025"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God." --U.S. founding father Thomas Jefferson 19496632072
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 05/07/2025Latest update for changes in land ice mass as observed by GRACE(-FO) satellite in Antarctica (left) and Greenland (right). This melting contributes to global sea level rise, with the largest declines in Greenland so far 🌊 Graphic can be downloaded at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 22443149
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 29/06/2025This important paper passed under the media radar. It analyses a key indicator of the stability of the Atlantic overturning #AMOC, in measured ocean data. It finds that most climate models get this wrong, and thus have an #AMOC that is too stable. 🌊 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 428499
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesHannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 28/06/2025“These findings suggest climate change might well accelerate in the coming years. Worse still, this worrying imbalance is emerging even as funding uncertainty in the United States threatens our ability to track the flows of heat.” H/t @thinkorswim.bsky.social theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...theconversation.comEarth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 yearsReal world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That’s a real problem. 46637
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Colistin-resistant genes found in imported shrimp This is not unexpected, but still a public health concern. Prevent spread in your kitchen: cook all food meant for heat treatment thoroughly, avoid cross-contamination, and wash hands and surfaces #AMR #OneHealth www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comSuperbugs in your shrimp: Deadly colistin-resistance genes ride on imported seafoodColistin, a last-resort antibiotic, is losing its power due to rising resistance—and the culprits might be hiding in your seafood dinner. A University of Georgia research team discovered colistin-resi... 0105
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 18/06/2025UK and Qatar follow up on #UNGA79 declaration, advancing priorities on #AMR action plans, digital health, and AI in care. Promising dialogue on resilient supply chains and patient safety marks a step forward in global health collaboration. #OneHealth m.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/18/0...m.thepeninsulaqatar.comQatar, UK discuss cooperation in healthcareDoha, Qatar: A recent meeting of the Joint Working Group between the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the Department of Health and Social Care of... 075
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 11/06/2025We don’t know how close we are to triggering an Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC breakdown - but now we know a lot more about what it would mean for extreme temperatures in Europe. Good @carbonbrief.org piece on a new study just out by the Dutch colleagues! 🌊 www.carbonbrief.org/ocean-curren...carbonbrief.orgOcean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming - Carbon BriefA “collapse” of key Atlantic ocean currents would cause winter temperatures to plunge across northern Europe, overriding the warming driven by human activity. 17623284
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesJamie Rohu @jamierohu.bsky.social · 09/06/2025I visited the extraordinary Lough Lurgeen Bog last week on my travels around east Galway 🧵 Here's an image of the bog from Google Maps and a picture I took from the sky with a drone. I will endeavour to explain the significance below. 1184
Reposted by Alexandre de Menezes𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒕𝒂 @sandracantii.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Lula mandou na lata sem rodeios Bolsonaristas que se dizem "patriotas" estão fugindo e pior: pedindo que E.U intervenham em nossa política atacando nossa soberania numa prática terrorista. Gente, que patriota é este? 😳 Patriota mesmo foi Lula que não fugiu e se tornou presidente 07338
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesZeteo @zeteo.com · 31/05/2025“We are watching a systematic starvation of 2 million people. A live-streamed genocide & the world's silence is deadly. That is why we have to keep trying everything we can, even if the odds are against us.” Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg shares moments from the Madleen. 5250831774
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesAntimicrobial resistance #AMR @antimicrobial.bsky.social · 23/05/2025The EMA has limited azithromycin’s approved uses in the EU to reduce #AMR, removing some indications like acne and H. pylori. A new warning advises clinicians to consider local resistance before prescribing. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...medscape.comEMA Changes Azithromycin Use to Combat Antibiotic ResistanceThe antibiotic can no longer be used in moderate acne vulgaris, eradication of Helicobacter pylori, and prevention of exacerbations of asthma. 01810
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 14/05/2025Every €1 the EU invests in research can yield up to €11 in growth by 2045. With €43 billion from Horizon Europe, we’ve backed 15,000+ projects – from antibiotics to the transition. This year we’ll put in over €7.3 billion to meet Europe’s challenges. For everyone to benefit ↓ europa.eu/!WHpGGg 1333369
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesJulien Fattebert, PhD 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇨🇭 @fattebertj.bsky.social · 11/05/2025 010223
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 03/05/2025 27318
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesMatthias C. Rillig @mrillig.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Deyi Hou et al. in Science Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgGlobal soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human healthToxic metal pollution is ubiquitous in soils, yet its worldwide distribution is unknown. We analyzed a global database of soil pollution by arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel, and lead... 1228
Reposted by Alexandre de MenezesAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/04/2025Trump is waging war against professionals, intellectuals, scientists, education, writes Franklin Foer. We've seen this movie before - in Mao's China www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comTrump Has Found His Class EnemyThe president unleashes a Marxist theory of power—but against knowledge workers, not billionaires. 741636587
![3-panel comic. (1) [Three small arthropods on ocean floor.] ARTHROPOD 1: Now that we’re multicellular, what are your plans? I’m gonna evolve little legs and swim around with them! ARTHROPOD 2: I’m gonna evolve sharp pincers and use them to crunch stuff! ARTHROPOD 3: I’m gonna evolve glands to make string from my butt and use it to construct elaborate geometric nets hundreds of times my size to catch other animals. (2) [Silence] (3) ARTHROPOD 1: *Dude.* ARTHROPOD 2: Can you *please* just be normal about this? ARTHROPOD 3: *What??!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia3p425asp237hjolbn5lly6g6hzm2eoygqjpkd5dii6zrwqnp7qi)
