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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

What a great crowd of people for the launch of @ergabiodiv.bsky.social's COST Action CONSENSA today in #Brussels www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... #biodiversity #genomics #standards ERGA members - sign up to participate!

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Það var mikill heiður að segja frá Könnuðarstyrk Líffræðifélags Íslands (@liffraedifelag.bsky.social) á sérstakri málstofu síðasta fimmtudag til að marka það að 90 eru liðin frá því að rannsóknaskipið Pourquoi Pas? sökk við Íslandsstrendur.

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ERGA's COST Action is gathering momentum ahead of the kick-off meeting in Brussels 🟣 CONSENSA: Consensus Standards for Applied Biodiversity Genomics 🔵 Read about it here: www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... 🟢 ERGA members - make sure to apply in order to be eligible for grants, awards, meetings, and more!

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Miðskálagil undir Eyjafjöllum. Flottur staður.

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Helluhraun í kringum Helgafell við Hafnarfjörð. Helstu dæmi helluhrauns eru á Íslandi og Hawai'i, þar sem það kallast Pāhoehoe. Síðan 1883 hefur havaíska nafnið verið almenna nafnið fyrir þessa hraungerð á ensku.

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Mjög spenntur að taka þátt í þessu verkefni sem einn af fulltrúum Íslands í ERGA (@ergabiodiv.bsky.social).

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Great to be hosting the 20th ever workshop in the evolutionary genetic simulation software SLiM in Iceland! @mfri.bsky.social @haskoliislands.bsky.social This is the second time a SLiM workshop is taught in Iceland, the 5th ever workshop was here back in early 2020. messurnar.org/slim

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hvalur að bjóða okkur velkomin að Melrakkasléttu. @mfri.bsky.social

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Sæfluga (Clione limacina) - skel laus sæsnigill, sem kom í háf rétt norðan við Reykjafjarðarál. Þessir sniglar fljúga um í sjónum og nota sérstök stöðuskynfæri sem innihalda stöðusteina til þess að vita í hvaða átt þau snúa, dálítið eins og innra eyra okkar. @mfri.bsky.social

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Sampling in Ísafjarðardjúp, North West Iceland. In addition to oceanographic measurements and plankton surveys, we're isolating environmental DNA at key location near and far from aquaculture pens.

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Gullfallegur dagur til að hefja leiðangur. Sem partur af "Ástand Sjávar" vorleiðangri sem stendur yfir næstu tvær vikur, munum við taka sýni til að meta sviðþörungsblóma, þróa umhverfis DNA vöktunaraðferðir í kringum sjókvíar, og auðvitað safna aragrúa af haffræðilegum mælingum @mfri.bsky.social

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Beautiful day for the start of an expedition. As part of the "State of the Sea" (Ástand Sjávar) survey over the next two weeks, we'll be sampling to predict algal blooms, develop eDNA monitoring around aquaculture pens, and take oceanographic measurements all around Iceland @mfri.bsky.social

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Blas M. Benito @blasbenito.com · 04/05/2026

📦 My new R package {spatialData} is on CRAN! 🎉 Ecological datasets as sf data frames and their companion raster data ready for analysis and modeling. Built as example data for R packages, but great for teaching too! 🔗 blasbenito.github.io/spatialData/ ❗check the Articles section!

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spatialData: Cool Spatial Datasets

Provides spatial datasets ready to use for ecological modelling and raster companion data for prediction: Neanderthal presence during the Last Interglacial (Benito et al. 2017 <doi:10.1111/jbi.12845>)...

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Science Magazine @science.org · 25/04/2026

U.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. scim.ag/4cxQWhl

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Trump fires NSF's oversight board

Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Our new article on sugar kelp genomics across western Iceland is now out. We find substructure across a North-South and inner- to outer-bay gradient. SNP association with key environmental variables suggest local adaptation and/or density dependent selection is having an effect. rdcu.be/ffacn

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Ný grein um beltisþara á vestur Íslandi var að koma út. Við sýnum fram á stofna sem liggja frá norðri til suðurs, og frá innri til ytri Faxaflóa. Ákveðin erfðatengsl við lykil umhverfisbreytur benda til þess að staðbundin aðlögun og þéttleikaháð val gæti verið að eiga sér stað. rdcu.be/ffacn

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Nýjasta grein úr Norður-Íshafs leiðangrinum sem ég tók þátt í sumarið 2024 er loksins komin út! Þar er sagt frá uppgötvun af áður óþekktri metan sytru (e. methane seep) rétt vestan af Svalbarða. Sytran fær nafnið Hænir, eftir goðinu úr Völuspá sem gaf mönnum Óð. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Thing I learned today: Seal Lice vector seal heart worms! I don't know of another louse species that vectors a nematode. Do any other entofriends? www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A diagram of the life cycle of the seal heart worm. The first few stages of the worm develop in the louse, and then the nematodes move to seals and develop into larger adults. Seal lice are delightfully round, but less delightfully apparently transmit heart worms.

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What is biodiversity? What is genomics? How do they work together to support species monitoring & conservation? 🌍🧬 The #Connections series explores these questions: biodiversitygenomics.eu/category/con... @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

As the #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe @biogeneurope.bsky.social project concludes today it is fantastic to see zenodo.org/records/1878... the 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐭 out! A joint effort of the @ergabiodiv.bsky.social and @iboleurope.bsky.social Communities!

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Líffræðifélag Íslands (Iceland Biological Society) @liffraedifelag.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Gleðileg jól og þakkir fyrir viðburðaríkt ár! Við hlökkum til alls þess sem 2026 ber í skauti sér. Mynd tekin af Svanhildi Egilsdóttur.

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

No molecular evidence for Muller's ratchet in mitochondrial genomes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Þetta er búinn að vera svakalegur veikinda vetur hjá mörgum. Var að skoða gögnin frá landlækni í gærkvöld og þetta er sýnileg stigmögnun á inflúensu sýkingum síðasta rúman mánuð. app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrI...

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ICE Fish Research @icefishresearch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir at @mfri.bsky.social along with her co-authors Jón Sólmundsson, Peter J. Wright, William Butler and Pamela Woods published a paper in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The study explores the roles of total egg production and the survival of young fish in their first year.

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

MFRI is taking part in a large-scale international project on harmful algae > Marine phycotoxins in the Arctic: an emerging climate change risk (PHATE) which is a collaborative project on sustainable development and food security in the Arctic. See more here: www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...

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Fate of biotoxin domoic acid in the Arctic marine food web

MFRI is taking part in a large-scale international project on harmful algae: Marine phycotoxins in the Arctic: an emerging climate change risk (working

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🧬 Last Friday we held our first Taxon Sampling SOP “Hackathon”! Researchers collaborated in real time to develop 17 taxon-specific SOPs that will be shared openly 🍄🌱🐟🪸 Learn more about the Sampling Committee & stay tuned: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/samplin... #sampling @ebpgenome.bsky.social

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SSP - Sampling & Sample Processing

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ICE Fish Research @icefishresearch.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

@icefishresearch.bsky.scial Did you know that the farts of herring almost started a war? 🐟💣 #icefishresearch #didyouknowfacts #herring

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Ef þú ert vanur/vön að taka sýni í felti þá hvet ég þig að taka þátt í lausnamóti (hackathon) fyrir sýnatöku leiðbeiningar @ergabiodiv.bsky.social. Mótið fer af stað núna á föstudaginn og stendur yfir frá kl. 9-11 UTC. Skráningar skilafrestur er kl. 16 í dag. www.cognitoforms.com/ERGAEuropean...

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ERGA SSP - Sampling for genomic analysis

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The final salmon fry samples of the year were just collected in western Iceland. One year old fry are being sampled for signatures of genetic introgression of aquaculture salmon following an escape event in Patreksfjörður in 2023. Video is from Kjallakstaðaá by Fellsströnd. @mfri.bsky.social

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Síðustu erfðasýnatökur ársins úr laxseiðum eru nú í gangi á Vesturlandi. Verið er að safna eins árs seiðum til að skoða umfang erfðablöndunar í kjölfar stroksins í Kvígindisdal í Patreksfirði 2023. Myndskeið frá Kjallakstaðaá og Tunguá (Galtardalsá) við Fellsströnd. @mfri.bsky.social

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Two new studies led by the University of Iceland in collaboration with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute uncover hidden stock structure in Northeast Atlantic blue whiting, a key species for ecosystems and fisheries. More here: hafogvatn.is/en/about/new... #bluewhiting #marinebiology

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Hidden Complexity in Blue Whiting Stock Structure

Two new studies led by the University of Iceland in collaboration with the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute uncover hidden stock structure in

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7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity @wcmb2026.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Themes and sessions of @wcmb2026.bsky.social - Part 6 Session 1.6: "From Local to Global: scaling national marine biodiversity best practices" www.wcmb2026.org/1-challenges... Stay tuned for more! @unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #WCMB2026 #marinebiodiversity

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🎙️ We're excited to welcome Dr. Christina Hvilsom as a keynote speaker at the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference! Don’t miss her talk “Genomes in Action for Conservation” 🌍 💻 Online & free | 29–31 Oct 🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The first article from last year's expedition on the famous Polarstern that I participated in has been published. The amphipod species Amathillopsis spinigera was found for the first time during this expedition in the 25 year sampling history of the Fram Strait. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Fyrsta grein frá leiðangrinum í fyrra á Þýska ísbrjótnum Polarstern sem ég tók þátt í er komin út. Marflóategundin Amathillopsis spinigera fannst í fyrsta sinn í þessum leiðangri á 25 ára sýnistökuferli um Fram sundið. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A new paper ‘Key drivers and spatio-temporal variation in the reproductive potential of Icelandic cod’ was published recently in the ICES Journal of Marine Science. More here: hafogvatn.is/en/about/new... #codresearch #marinebiology #codjuviniles #icelandiccod

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New article on egg production and survival of cod juveniles

A new paper titled ‘Key drivers and spatio-temporal variation in the reproductive potential of Icelandic cod’ was published recently in the ICES Journal of

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Jón Frímann @jonfr500.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland. The mosquito species Culiseta annulata has been confirmed in Iceland. It might survive the cold weather in Iceland, at least in Reykjavík. www.ruv.is/frettir/innl...

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Moskítóflugur komnar til Íslands - RÚV.is

Þrjár moskítóflugur fundust í Kjós á dögunum. Þetta staðfestir Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands. Það er í fyrsta sinn sem flugurnar finnast á íslenskri grundu.

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Dagsson @dagsson.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Hello Bluesky. I'm here because Meta doesn't want me. Looking forward to post unfiltered, unhinged and un-whatever stuff here. Tell your friends!

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Líffræðifélag Íslands (Iceland Biological Society) @liffraedifelag.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Nú er Líffræðiráðstefnan að fara að skella á! Opnunarerindi er á fimmtudaginn, 9. okt. kl. 13 í aðalsal Íslenskrar Erfðagreiningar. Nálgast má dagskránna hér: biologia.is/liffraedirad...

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Dagskrá / Program

Listi yfir öll málstofuerindi með ágripum / List of all seminar talks w/ abstracts Listi yfir öll veggspjöld með ágripum / List of all posters and abstracts Yfirlit yfir dagskrá / Schedule overvi…

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

First 10 @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #genome reports now online at the ORE collection open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/collections/...

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

MFRI´s research vessel Thorunn Thordardottir is on a charter from for a research project focused on the oceanography and current measurements in the East Greenland Coastal Current. The measurements of this project aim to assess its possible impact on AMOC stability. www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...

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Expedition measuring East Greenland Current

MFRI´s new research vessel Þórunn Þórðardóttir HF300 is on a charter from 29 August to 12 September for an international research project focused on the oc

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Noah Reid @noahreid.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

We're running a virtual genome assembly workshop next week. Online, but live instruction on a real HPC. Code and session recordings distributed to participants.

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

MFRI is looking for an individual for a position which involves diverse research on the effects of ocean acidification and climate change on marine life and its ecosystems. See more in a news item on www.hafogvatn.is, also there a link to more information on ResearchGate. #oceanadification

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Here is a press release/ summary blog post about our new paper. Key conclusion: For every single professional use that scientists used to use Twitter for, Twitter is much worse now than it used to be, and Bluesky is better that Twitter currently is. www.southernfriedscience.com/twitter-suck...

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“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant

My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…

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Chris Mooney @chriscmooney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Over the weekend, I finally published a piece I’ve been sitting with for several months now, trying to do it justice. It's about the state of climate change journalism (mainly in the U.S.)

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What climate journalism means heading into a 1.5 C world

Five charts and fifty-five opinions about the state of the field, and where it is going.

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Our paper showing that variation in transcription factor binding sites underlies the majority of additive genetic variance for phenotypic variation in maize is finally out! Sadly they didn't use our suggested cover image below (made by the inimitable Andi Kur). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

My paper "Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should" is formally published in an issue. It's a how-to guide to using Bluesky, the first ever published in the scientific literature! 🧪🦑🌎🐟 academic.oup.com/fisheries/ar...

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Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should

ABSTRACT. Social media tools have revolutionized how people communicate with one another. A 2018 paper in Fisheries summarized the use of Twitter, Facebook

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MFRI - Hafrannsóknastofnun @mfri.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

A new webpage on sea temperature has been launched on the MFRI's website. It contains a new presentation of data from sea temperature gauges in various parts of the country. www.hafogvatn.is/en/about/new...

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New webpage on sea temperature

A new webpage on sea temperature has been launched on the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute's website. The page contains a new presentation of data

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Áki Jarl Láruson @akijarl.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I was fortunate enough to get to attend the Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics Gordon Research Conference in Italy this month. Amazing to meet, reconnect, and hear from so many amazing researchers from just about all over the world working on the dynamics of ecological and evolutionary change.

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