Reposted by Ruth MottramTuta @tuta.com · 17hWe did it: The EU Parliament continues to OPPOSE #ChatControl 2.0! 🥳 Thanks everyone for writing to representatives. 🫶 The next trilogue is scheduled for November, we must make sure that end-to-end encryption and private communication remains to be protected! #privacy 3305178
Reposted by Ruth MottramRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Magical creatures don’t exist, eh? Roughly 400 million years ago, before the birth of trees, there were giant mystery cones called “Prototaxites,” which grew nearly 30 feet tall. We literally have no idea what they were. Plant: no Mushroom: no Animal: no Tell me this isn’t a little bit magic 46798202
Reposted by Ruth MottramRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Temperatures in the Central Pacific El Niño region are the hottest ever measured (top panel), and far above any other El Niño at this time of year. But, if you adjust for the warming of the global ocean, the current trajectory is not so different from other very strong events. 58938
Reposted by Ruth Mottram/many @manydk.bsky.social · 17hSkal jeg køre helt til Kalundborg på søndag for at holde workshops for 3 personer? Det er jo pinligt for mig og biblioteket. Mine workshops plejer at have ventelister. Nu tager I jer sammen og melder jer til! www.kalundborglitteraturfestival.dkkalundborglitteraturfestival.dkKalundborg Litteraturfestival3.-4. oktober 2026 samler festivalen forfattere og publikum til samtaler, oplæsninger og fælles læseoplevelser på tværs af kommunen. 42210
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026I have been writing emails, reports + proposals for what feels like weeks. I am extremely proud of my very excellent, productive and clever team who are achieving such brilliant science. I am also tired + wwould like to do some science soon. Also, how can there *still* be >1600 emails in my inbox?static.klipy.comEmails Overwhelm Cartoon CharacterALT: Emails Overwhelm Cartoon Character 0150
Reposted by Ruth MottramVidenskab.dk @videnskab.dk · 29/09/2026Russisk droneangreb rammer Ukraines Nationale Videnskabsakademi #dkvid #dkforskvidenskab.dkRussisk droneangreb rammer Ukraines Nationale VidenskabsakademiKlokken var cirka 13.30 lokal tid, og mange af de ansatte var i gang med deres frokostpause, da en almindelig arbejdsdag på Ukraines Nationale Videnskabsakademi tog en ubehagelig drejning. En russisk drone hamrede ind i og satte ild til den 170 år gamle bygning, der er et arkitektonisk vartegn i hjertet af Kyiv. Flere af... 001
Reposted by Ruth MottramCarlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 29/09/2026🌊 Here's a great opportunity to participate in the Southern Ocean Observing System initiative. If your work is relevant to the West Antarctica Peninsula-Scotia Arc region, please apply! 074
Reposted by Ruth MottramJanne O. @lajanne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ja tak, forbyd det straks! Det er sygt og kan på ingen måde forsvares! Det svarer til at pushere forsvarer salg af narkotika. 2235
Reposted by Ruth MottramCarausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Macedonians preserved the Mycenaean tradition of burying elites with gold masks. This was made for a priestess. The decoration is detailed & exquisite, including animals on the headband. However, the disks on the eyes & plate on the mouth are confronting & final 🕰️C6thBC 🏛️📷Pella Archaeological Museum 516941
Reposted by Ruth MottramJohn Marsham @johnmarsham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most people underestimate how concerned everyone else is about climate crisis. Number-1 most read on BBC news... 04712
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026Interested in #Greenland #Food #Culture? The #ilulissat science forum is now open for registration, it sounds wonderful - I wish I was closer by! illu.gl/isf26illu.gl#ISF26 — ILLUcargo.site 032
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026Want to hear about our ESA PISCO project? Together with my ace collaborators: Tabea Rettelbach of @dtucryo.bsky.social @priscillamooney.bsky.social + @met.no 's Oskar Landgren - we'll explore how Earth Observation together with climate models can lead to real progress in understanding ice sheets 052
Reposted by Ruth MottramHolly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My favorite news from the past week - Tyrannosaurus Rex was *warm blooded*!!! And they figured this out using isotopes from tooth enamel 🤯https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb7653?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.bsky.app%2Fscience.orgThe body temperature of Tyrannosaurus rexDespite an extensive history of study, quantitative constraints on the thermophysiology of Tyrannosaurus rex remain limited. Here, we derive a thermodynamically based determination of T. rex body temp... 03910
Reposted by Ruth MottramDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This year has been brutal, and like most people you probably want to do more about climate change. But what, and how? Great news – I’ve written just the book for you! It’s called What One Person Can Do and it’s a clear and simple how-to guide, a roadmap to help you make influential changes... 22548253
Reposted by Ruth MottramEmma Boland @emmaboland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Southern Ocean peeps, get it in your diaries 🌊🇦🇶 September in Naples sounds all right to me 😎🍕🍝🥗🍨 012
Reposted by Ruth MottramPRECISE - PREdicting Changes in Ice Sheets on Earth @precise-project.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Check out this blog post from @ruthmottram.eurosky.social summarising a new Cryosphere paper (Hedetoft et al. 2026) that explains how the ice mélange plays a role in controlling calving; having deployed a set of GNSS-tracking buoys directly into the mélange zone. sternaparadisaea.net/2026/09/09/a...sternaparadisaea.netA jumble of broken ice, and what it means for Greenland’s calving glaciers.Ice mélange — sometimes known as sikussaq in Greenlandic — is that chaotic jumble of icebergs, bergy bits and sea water that sits in front of marine-terminating glaciers. It’s been described … 142
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026This evening @nachristakis.bsky.social taking us through evolution, human societies and our near endless capacity to cooperate, but also, how will we evolve with AI in the mix? 072
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026The World, the Universe and Us: How to Be Hopeful: Caitlin Moran and New Scientist Look to the Future Episode webpage: www.newscientist.com Media file: tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4t...newscientist.comNew Scientist | Science news, articles, and featuresScience news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine. 011
Reposted by Ruth MottramBob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/09/2026NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵doi.orgResearch Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United StatesA network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ... 114782
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026It's science and cocktails time in Copenhagen... www.scienceandcocktails.org/en/events/co...scienceandcocktails.org 160
Reposted by Ruth MottramThe European Correspondent @eurcorrespond.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rail activist Jon Worth travelled from Kemijärvi in northern Finland to Lagos in southern Portugal, one of the longest possible train journeys within the EU. The trip was meant to take just over 100 hours, but power outages, delays and missed connections pushed it to 125 hours and 31 minutes. 4317
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026Good morning all, for those of you who missed it last week, here's the last call on what wordpress informs me is my 💯 th post... We've been measuring the loss of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets for half a century now... 0124
Reposted by Ruth MottramMelaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Magnitude of glacial collapse in the Alps is hard to grasp! 🧊🔥 Here is Zanfleuron Pass (2,805 m asl, Les Diablerets) that became first ice free in Sept. 2022! Now ice is >10 m below the pass! 😲 Seen yesterday from Oldenhorn (3,123 m asl)! 📷 by @lomdumtblanc.bsky.social 🙏 48638
Reposted by Ruth MottramJens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Stable carbon isotopes from #Mesolithic hazelnuts from 6 Danish sites show that 83% of source hazels grew under open or semi-open conditions - in contrast to classic closed-forest expectations🔆🍃Thx to Laila Rehmeier & @felixthehauskat.bsky.social for leading!⬇️ #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #Forests 23811
Reposted by Ruth MottramJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6428071164
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026I didn't believe this was possible but the video in the link is extraordinary. What incredible meticulous craftsmanship 1112
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026Now somewhat confirmed by 🇬🇱🇩🇰 also includes " en aftale, der samtidig anerkender Kongerigets suverænitet og territoriale integritet og det grønlandske folks ret til selvbestemmelse." "Recognition of kingdom of Denmark's sovereignty and right of Greenlandic people to self-determination"dr.dkTrump melder ud: Vi har indgået en aftale med Danmark og Grønland | Nyheder | DRIfølge den amerikanske præsident, Donald Trump, så har Danmark og USA indgået en aftale om Grønland. 1116
Reposted by Ruth MottramKenneth Nørgaard @kennethnrgaard.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Afventer noget officielt fra enten Grønland eller Danmark, før min puls hæves. 281
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026Yes we saw the announcement. No, it doesn't sound massively different to the status quo right now. Let's wait to read the actual terms before speculating? Yes this about 🇬🇱🇩🇰 and the 🍊... 0132
Reposted by Ruth MottramHydrologyNL @hydrology.nl · 18/09/2026Building in NL's deepest polder (Zuidplaspolder) is a risky gamble. At almost 7 m below sea level, brackish groundwater is seeping up. Building on this weak peat soil requires lowering water levels, causing the land to sink. Houses stay up on piles, but streets, gardens and pipes simply sink away. 1295
Reposted by Ruth MottramRuth Mottram @ruth-mottram.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026We owe our Ukrainian friends a hell of a lot more support, now more than ever. 🎁 opens the link five times within seven days Russia has entered a new phase of total war […]fediscience.orgOriginal post on fediscience.org 013
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026Can only recommend you download F-Droid now to take advantage of the free open source and usually privacy friendly apps before Google/Alphabet shuts it down. It's a scandal that this issue hasn't raised more attention because Android was supposed to be an open platform. keepandroidopen.orgkeepandroidopen.orgKeep Android OpenYour phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them. 163
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026www.dr.dk/nyheder/vejr...dr.dkHavet æder isen i Grønland og Antarktis: 11.000 mia. ton vækFor første gang har forskere beregnet, at 84 procent af istabet skyldes is, der glider ud i et varmere hav. Havet er allerede steget med tre centimeter. Se videoen og få forklaringen på, hvorfor det k... 022
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026Holy Moly! Danmark: vi fik vores egen vindy med @dmidk.bsky.social data! Stor tillykke med en fantastisk projekt @niklasjordan.com 👏👏👏 Lige præcis hvorfor vi har #FrieData... 1135
Reposted by Ruth MottramNiklas Jordan @niklasjordan.com · 18/09/2026Sideprojekt: Jeg elsker vejrkort som Windy, Ventusky og zoom.earth – men ingen af dem bruger DMI's modeldata. Så jeg byggede Vindy.dk 🇩🇰🌦️ Kun prognoser fra DMI's officielle model i 2 km opløsning, 60 timer frem. vindy.dk 🧵 53010
Reposted by Ruth MottramEUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · 18/09/2026Fantastic news! 🛰️✨ Congrats to ESA on completing the Launch & Early Operations Phase for #Copernicus Sentinel-3C in a smooth 34 hours! In-orbit verification starts today, activating payloads and testing instruments. Another step closer to delivering vital data! 🌍✨ 062
Reposted by Ruth MottramCarlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 17/09/2026Reading papers carefully reveals important gaps in our understanding of the current science, e.g., things that people are assuming are true but are rather poorly known. Having an LLM regurgitate *its* understanding of a paper is the last thing you want to do. Read the damn paper. 051
Reposted by Ruth MottramRuth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026New piece on the blog on the new #IMBIE paper. How healthy are the ice sheets? What is driving their mass change and what do we know now after a half a century of observations by satellites? #iceSheets #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #ClimateImpacts #EO #SatelliteDatasternaparadisaea.netHalf a century of ice loss: the new IMBIE datasetA big new community paper has just landed: the IMBIE paper is a big effort to assess the long term health of the ice sheets. What did we find and what does it mean? 12519
Reposted by Ruth MottramBritish Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · 17/09/2026Hundreds of whales strand on a remote beach – and no one notices for months. Strandings can be an early warning system for ocean health, flagging pollution, disease, and environmental change. But in remote areas, they often go unseen. 🐳 🧵1/2 13918
Reposted by Ruth MottramProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026An important reminder that averages can hide where climate change is becoming most intense. Extreme dry-season maximum temperatures across Amazonia are rising more than twice as fast as annual mean temperature in some areas. www.nature.com/articles/s43...nature.comRapid increase of climate extremes reveals new areas of concern in Amazonia - Communications Earth & EnvironmentClimate change impacts in the Amazon, particularly heat and drought extremes, are increasing faster than average climate trends, with especially rapid changes in the central-northern region that has s... 35523
Reposted by Ruth MottramMagnus Bredsdorff @mbredsdorff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Havtemperaturen fortsætter med at stige, viser DMI's klimaatlas. 📈 Højere vandtemperatur giver mere iltsvind. Derfor skal udledningen af kvælstof meget længere ned, end gødskningsloven lægger op til, hvis fjordene igen skal blive rene. #dkpol #dkgreen politiken.dk/del/jmDIFOAH...politiken.dk»Det er alligevel lidt chokerende«, siger ekspert om ny progNye beregninger fra DMI viser, at hedebølger i havet bliver normale. Det giver værre iltsvind, medmindre vi skærer endnu mere ned på landbrugets udledning af kvælstof, advarer forskere og tænketank. 0104
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026New piece on the blog on the new #IMBIE paper. How healthy are the ice sheets? What is driving their mass change and what do we know now after a half a century of observations by satellites? #iceSheets #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #ClimateImpacts #EO #SatelliteDatasternaparadisaea.netHalf a century of ice loss: the new IMBIE datasetA big new community paper has just landed: the IMBIE paper is a big effort to assess the long term health of the ice sheets. What did we find and what does it mean? 12519
Reposted by Ruth MottramHenrik Hindby Koszyczarek @henrikhindby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Grønland og Antarktis har tilsammen mistet 11,3 billioner ton is fra 1979 til 2023, hvilket svarer til en global havniveaustigning på over 3 cm. De 3 cm flytter markant på risikoen for stormfloder og oversvømmelser. www.dmi.dk/nyheder/2026...dmi.dk 144
Ruth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026Statistics on @oceaniceeu.bsky.social SoMe outreach 030
Reposted by Ruth MottramDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war Would be bigger news.. 260104024001
Reposted by Ruth MottramJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 16/09/2026What happens if you don't water your globe regularly 2293
Reposted by Ruth MottramTapani Hopkins @tapani-hopkins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026On a sidenote: I know it doesn't always feel like it, but we have learned something the past century. Covid was (is) miserable, but we handled it better than 1918 flu. Global politics isn't great, but at this stage in the 1930s we'd have long dumped Czechoslovakia and be past 10 million deaths. 34213