River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 04/01/2026The RIVER Lab at EPFL hires a postdoc to work on ice algae in Greenland, likely also Antarctica. This is a great opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary team with colleagues at EPFL, Aarhus University and DTU. 021
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Jonas's wonderful paper on benthic biofilms and hydrodynamics out in hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/... now. Congratulations, dear Jonas!!hess.copernicus.orgMicrobial mats promote surface water retention in proglacial streamsAbstract. The retreat of glaciers opens up large proglacial areas which become available for colonization and primary succession. Yet, factors that contribute to habitability during early succession i... 040
Reposted by River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFLDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/11/2025The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."economist.comChina’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politicsThe world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising 5254702315
Reposted by River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFLFlavia Tromboni @flaviatromboni.bsky.social · 04/11/2025“High-mountain biogeochemistry and hydrology in a changing world”. Join our session BG1.12 / HS13 at EGU 2026 (3 – 8 May 2026, Vienna, Austria) to share your work in high-mountain systems. 022
Reposted by River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFLJames Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Postdoc vacancy: Microbial dormancy in the cryosphere @erc.europa.eu #ERC_SIESTA 📢 PLEASE RT 🧬 Single cell microbial activity measurements, flow cytometry, cell sorting, omics, ecological interpretation ☀️ Marseille, France ‼️ Apply ASAP & before 7 Nov Link: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... 14552
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Great to see this paper being published. The diatoms that grow on Africa's roof. Great work, dear Hristina and Tyler @@depecocu.bsky.social!! www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....tandfonline.comGlacier-fed stream diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda, with the description of one new species from the genus Neidium: Diatom Research: Vol 40 , No 3 - Get AccessBrowse all journals 000
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025@riverepfl.bsky.social New paper on the Vanishing Glaciers Project out in academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a.... Last of an amazing series that @massb23.bsky.social led! Bravo again, dear Massimo!!academic.oup.comGlacier influence shapes the genomic architecture of the downstream aquatic microbiomeAbstract. The factors and processes that shape microbial genomes and determine the success of microbes in different environments have long attracted scient 011
Reposted by River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFLLeïla Ezzat @layeb.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Un grand merci à @alpinemag.bsky.social & @zchrf.bsky.social pour avoir mis en lumière les travaux du projet collaboratif Vanishing Glaciers - @riverepfl.bsky.social. Pensées pour nos collaborateurs, porteurs et guides qui ont permis à ces expeditions de voir le jour. 024
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The #GlacierStewardshipProgram presented at the #WorldGlacierDay. Curious? Get the full story here youtu.be/DCPIclaiMCs. Still curious? Contact gsp@epfl.chyoutu.beThe Glacier Stewardship ProgramYouTube video by The Glacier Stewardship Program 042
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 24/03/2025So great to see this being published, dear Giulia!! Thanks so much. 060
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 24/03/2025@riverepfl.bsky.social @matthias-huss.bsky.social @arwynedwards.bsky.social Comment on technical interventions to reduce glacier melt published now. Thanks all! www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comGlaciers are not just blocks of ice — plans to save them mustn’t overlook their hidden lifeAs glaciers begin to disappear, technological fixes to slow or halt ice melt are emerging. But regulations are urgently required before these fixes are used widely. 041
Reposted by River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFLFEMS @femsmicro.org · 21/03/2025Celebrating World Day of Glaciers and their importance for our freshwater supply 💧 David Touchette explains in this #FEMSmicroBlog how microbes and their biofilms impact water quality while they respond to climate-induced changes. #MicrobiologyEventsbuff.ly 041
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Right in time for the UN International Glacier Day: nice contribution on the latest findings from the Vanishing Glaciers Project by @layeb.bsky.social & @riverepfl.bsky.social in theconversation.com/fonte-des-gl...theconversation.comFonte des glaciers : une diversité biologique invisible menacéeAvec la disparition progressive des glaciers sous l’effet du changement climatique, c’est bien plus que de l’eau qui disparaît. Rivières et ruisseaux alimentés par l’eau de fonte nourrissent une diver... 022
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 04/03/2025@riverepfl.bsky.social I consider sharing the link to Prof. Sachs brilliant speech at the European Parliament as a moral obligation. Please, listen to it carefully and distribute it further. Thank you. youtu.be/u4c-YRPXDoM?...youtu.be‘Europe needs an independent foreign policy’: Professor Jeffrey Sachs at European ParliamentYouTube video by ThePrint 030
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 02/02/2025@riverepfl.bsky.social is seeking postdocs performing research on mountain stream biogeochemistry. Please, see advertisement below. 01119
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Predicting the future of glacier-fed streams and their microbiome by @riverepfl.bsky.social, @layeb.bsky.social, @susheelbusi.bsky.social and friends in www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Well, well done dear Massimo!!!nature.comPredicting climate-change impacts on the global glacier-fed stream microbiome - Nature CommunicationsLittle is known about how climate change impacts glacier-fed streams (GFSs) microbiomes. Here, using a modelling framework based on global GFS metagenomic, climatic and environmental data the authors ... 064
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025...quite some work today 😀. Yet another great piece from the @riverepfl.bsky.social Vanishing Glaciers Project, by Aileen , @susheelbusi.bsky.social @layeb.bsky.social and many others. A fresh look on the BGCs in glacier-fed streams. Well done, Aileen👋! journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....journals.asm.orgDeciphering the biosynthetic landscape of biofilms in glacier-fed streams 012
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025 ...and David's paper on climate change impacts on mountain stream biofilms out in FEMS Microbial Ecology. A unique experiment by a unique @riverepfl.bsky.social team. First findings from our @snsf-ch.bsky.social SENTINEL project. Congrats all!! academic.oup.com/femsec/advan...academic.oup.comExperimental evidence on the impact of climate-induced hydrological and thermal variations on glacier-fed stream biofilmsAbstract. Climate change is predicted to alter the hydrological and thermal regimes of high-mountain streams, particularly glacier-fed streams. However, re 032
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025What a start into the New Year👋! Yet another very cool METALP paper out - by Luis and Nic! New insights into synchronicity of DOC in high-mountain streams. Great conceptual thinking, stats and lots and lots of sensor data.....Enjoy! aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comSynchrony dynamics of dissolved organic carbon in high‐mountain streams: Insights into scale‐dependent processesIn high-mountain landscapes, organic carbon (OC) is often limited and heterogeneously stored in poorly developed soils, snow, ground ice, and glaciers. Climate change influences the dynamics of OC mo.... 074
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025...more from the Vanishing Glaciers project, also with @susheelbusi.bsky.social @layeb.bsky.social: Greg's awesome metagenomic insights into the glacier-fed stream microbiome are out now. What a bewildering biofilm mode of life up there☺️! Well done all! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMapping the metagenomic diversity of the multi-kingdom glacier-fed stream microbiome - Nature MicrobiologyThousands of metagenome-assembled genomes from the Vanishing Glaciers project showcase the interactions between prokaryotes, algae, fungi and viruses in glacier-fed stream environments. 085
River Ecosystems Laboratory @EPFL @riverepfl.bsky.social · 05/01/2025New insights into the microbiome of the world's glacier-fed streams. Amazing work by @layeb.bsky.social and @susheelbusi.bsky.social and many others! Thanks all friends and colleagues around the globe! Also the great Nomis Foundation for continuous support! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDiversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams - NatureLeveraging metabarcoding and metagenomics, a survey of bacteria in the benthic microbiome across 152 glacier-fed streams (GFSs) provides a global reference for future climate-change microbiology studi... 073