Reposted by Bridget MurphyKate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My hot take on AI and climate change is that I would not like to be killed by either of them 1343392
Reposted by Bridget MurphyWSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🌏🌲Do trees produce more #wood as a result of #globalwarming? Not necessarily, according to a new study led by the WSL and published in @science.org. Annual wood production depends more on growth rate than on duration of growth – with implications for carbon storage. www.wsl.ch/en/news/more...wsl.chMore time for trees to grow doesn’t always mean more woodAlthough climate warming extends growing season for trees, the rate of growth is the main driving factor when it comes to wood formation. 0229
Reposted by Bridget MurphyMartin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Very excited to see our new paper in @Nature! Conifers introduced to the Southern Hemisphere grew up to 4× faster than in their native ranges and were also more resistant and resilient to drought. I’m honored to have been part of this fantastic international team. 68429
Reposted by Bridget MurphyMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The fires in Ontario - like so many others - demonstrating viscerally how climate change perpetuates the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples, who have least contributed to emissions and over and over again put their bodies on the line to prevent fossil fuel development. 5374156
Reposted by Bridget MurphyAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Climate change will kill ∼250,000 extra people every year from 2030-2050,WHO Heat deaths in Europe up 49.9% This is with 1.2°C warming. Imagine 2.5°C. Growth-at-all-costs = death-at-scale. 36148
Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Submitting a paper using my phone’s hotspot while my husband drives us to the cottage feels like peak academia 120
Reposted by Bridget MurphyNicholas Provart @bar-plantbio.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Excited to share our new @ThePlantCell Perspective on training plant scientists in the era of #GenAI 🌱🤖 A practical framework for research, teaching & mentorship across career stages. Open access + actionable ideas—please share! "Read the article" (academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...)academic.oup.comReimagining plant science training in the era of generative artificial intelligence: a global perspectiveAbstract. In recent years, a deluge of big and diverse datasets from hundreds of plant species, coupled with spectacular innovations in artificial intellig 11513
Reposted by Bridget MurphyBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 09/05/2024In our latest paper in PNAS, we ask: How can scientific progress be accelerated to meet the urgent challenges of the Anthropocene? We point to significant barriers in forecasting & prediction efforts for the biosphere 🧵👇 🧪🌎🦋 1/n www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene 98938
Reposted by Bridget MurphyNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Cambial viability is reduced in water-stressed conifer saplings A #PriorityReport by Meek, Salladay & Pittermann 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience 043
Reposted by Bridget MurphyNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Ecophysiology for climate-smart forest management #TansleyReview by Gessler et al. @wslresearch.bsky.social @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social @annekempel.bsky.social @josegruenzweig.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #plantscience 13321
Reposted by Bridget MurphyLetters of Note @lettersofnote.com · 12/02/2026Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin 157102973045
Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The fourth chapter of my PhD thesis has been informally sponsored by Alani Nu energy drinks, vibes, and spite 110
Reposted by Bridget MurphySteve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Led by Roel Brienen, our paper in @natcomms.nature.com "Contrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms" is finally out and formatted. Other bluesky folks contributing to the paper were @yellowbuckeye.bsky.social and @rmtrr.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comContrasting pathways to tree longevity in gymnosperms and angiosperms - Nature CommunicationsTree longevity is thought to increase in harsh environments, but global evidence of drivers is lacking. Here, the authors find two different pathways for tree longevity: slow growth in resource limite... 13924
Reposted by Bridget MurphyCate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 12/01/2026New paper - Physiological Traits for Climate‐Ready Restoration We argue expanded trait coverage will enhance species selection and performance monitoring, improving restoration and species stabilization in a changing climate. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comPhysiological Traits for Climate‐Ready RestorationPlant physiological traits can offer key insights into plant performance under climate change, calling for their increased use to inform restoration via species selection and monitoring. Increased co... 086
Reposted by Bridget MurphyOwen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Congrats to @bposch.bsky.social for leading the writing of the New Phytologist Tansley Review on High‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plants. @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.comHigh‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plantsThe effect of high temperature on plant performance and survival is a topic of great interest given the ongoing rise in global heatwave frequency, duration, and intensity. The temperature at which ph... 02015
Reposted by Bridget MurphyKevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Legend says the ancient Babylonians once tried to sequence and annotate God's own genome, and for their ambition and hubris they were forever cursed to have different annotation formats and standards so they could never do genomics with ease again. 514635
Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 25/07/2025The first chapter of my PhD thesis is officially published. If you're into conifers, climate change or cold acclimation then this paper is for you 🌿❄️ academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... As I wrap up my PhD this year, I'm also beginning the search for postdoc opportunities so keep me in mindacademic.oup.comContrasting effects of warming and drought on autumn phenology of photosynthesis and growth in white spruceWarming delays the autumn downregulation of photosynthesis in white spruce; however, local adaptation to photoperiod constrains the timing of growth cessat 2168
Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Poster printed and set for #AGU2024 🌱 Catch me Thursday afternoon at the Forest Ecophysiology Poster Session (B43C) from 1:40pm to 5:30pm 120
Reposted by Bridget MurphyJohanna Joyce @johannajoyce.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️ So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality? We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary #WomeninSTEM www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... 🧵 1/ 361192596
Reposted by Bridget MurphyBrian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Plant Ecophysiology starter pack go.bsky.app/Pbq39H7 53916
Bridget Murphy @botanywithbee.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Happy to have found a new home to keep up with the latest in plant biology and climate change science as we move away from the cursed site 🌱 140