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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

¡Las relaciones entre especies nunca dejarán de sorprendernos! Un equipo del MNCN-@csic.es ha descubierto una esponja marina que se alimenta de sus bacterias durante el periodo reproductivo. 📷 @tylerjcarrier.bsky.social www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

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Kieran Samuk @ksamuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Just posted: a group paper describing major updates to my software pixy, for population genetic summary statistics. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... New since 2021: arbitrary ploidy, multiallelic sites, missingness-aware Watterson's θ and Tajima's D, Hudson's FST, multicore execution!

Alt text: Schematic of the pixy workflow. Left, inputs: a bgzipped, tabix- or CSI-indexed VCF with callable sites supplied as an all-sites VCF or gVCF blocks, a populations file, and optional BED and sites files. Centre, core: windowing by fixed width, BED or region; statistic selection; options for Hudson's FST, multiallelic SNPs, automatic ploidy detection and multicore execution. Right, outputs: one TSV per statistic for pi, dxy, FST, Watterson's theta and Tajima's D, with raw count columns for exact aggregation. Bottom, development: GitHub fork and pull request, local checks with ruff, mypy and pytest, continuous integration across Python 3.10 to 3.14, and distribution through conda-forge. Features new since the 2021 release are badged "new".

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Our researchers from the Museums in Uppsala and Madrid are streaming LIVE from the Arctic Mid-Atlantic Ridge: on Bamboo Coral Garden at 1000 m depth. So many #sponges! @biodiversa.eu @greenpeace.org @uu.se @mncn-csic.bsky.social #deeparcticexpedtion

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

¡Directo! Seguid la campaña Deep Artic Expedition organizada por @greenpeace.org. Participa @sergitaboada.bsky.social, investigador del MNCN.Contemplad organismos,esponjas y otros seres vivos que sustentan este ecosistema marino ubicado entre 500-3000m de profundidad. www.youtube.com/live/HyqR7Si...

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Deep Arctic - Divestream 02 - Hydrothermal Fields

YouTube video by Greenpeace International

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Sergi Taboada @sergitaboada.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

www.youtube.com/live/aat4yLR... Live stream of the Deep Arctic Expedition led by Greenpeace. Exploring a seamount with loads of sponges and bamboo coral

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Shahar Chaikin @shaharchaikin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Happy to share my recent 🎧 interview on Ecoshock Radio! We discussed our new findings on how long-term and short-term ocean warming is impacting fish biomass across the Northern Hemisphere. Take a listen here: www.ecoshock.net/downloads/ES... #ECOSHOCK #podcast #climate #fisheries #marine #ecology

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We just published a review 🗞️😁: ‘The ecology of adaptive radiation’ revisited: A 25-year reflection Dolph Schluter’s book inspired the interest in adaptive radiation, and we wanted to revisit it. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a... 1/5 🧵

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WoRMS @marinespecies.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

So, there they are, the @marinespecies.bsky.social top-10 marine species of 2025! Do you have a favorite? www.marinespecies.org/worms-top-te... #toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean

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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Don’t miss it! 🎓 On 26/02 at 15:00, @elenafcorr.bsky.social will defend her PhD thesis at ICM‑CSIC: “Drivers of trophic ecology in large predatory fishes...”. 📍 Main Auditorium 🔴 Live stream: www.youtube.com/live... ICM-CSIC

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

#seminarioMNCN 'Understanding senescence in wild populations: environmental effects and underlying mechanisms' Por Elisa Pérez Badás (MNCN) 📆23 de enero, a las 12h Presencial y online👉 www.youtube.com/live/u4Ch2jY...

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Rafael Laso Pérez @gecko1990.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Os esperamos en el XV congreso del grupo de microbiología del medio acuático 🦠💧 de la Sociedad Española de Microbiología. Se celebrará en el @mncn-csic.bsky.social en Madrid del 10 al 12 de junio de 2026. Toda la info en la web: www.xvmmamadrid.es

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🧵(HILO) Un equipo internacional que ha estudiado cómo el diente de león común ha logrado extenderse por todo el planeta, investiga una nueva estrategia para luchar contra las especies de plantas invasoras.👇 www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

¡Feliz 217 cumpleaños a #Darwin! 🎂 Hoy lo hemos celebrado en el MNCN con la lectura pública de una de sus obras más conocidas: 'El origen de las especies'. El sábado seguiremos los festejos con 'La noche de Darwin y Wallace'. www.mncn.csic.es

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

#seminarioMNCN 'Evolution, Function & Mechanisms of Multimodal Communication' Por Cristina Romero Díaz (MNCN-@csic.es ) 📆20 de febrero, a las 12h Presencial y online👉 www.youtube.com/live/BPPpsXt...

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

¡El MNCN- @csic.es forma parte del nuevo #barriodelaciencia! Conoced más sobre esta iniciativa aquí: shorturl.at/EqHKN

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Kenneth Becker @geophotographer.org · 08/02/2026

This is a great video on speciation after the Chicxulub impact, well worth watching. Video here: www.linkedin.com/posts/geolog... Credit @geosociety.bsky.social youtube.com/@geogirl Paper: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/... 🧪⚒️🦴🧬

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New species evolved within a few thousand years of the Chicxulub Impact | Geology | GeoScienceWorld

The immediate aftermath of the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) mass extinction (ca. 66 Ma) in the marine realm was characterized by the initial recovery of

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Marta Álvarez-Presas @martaalvarez.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Sergi Taboada showing all the great research they do on sponges. #SESBE2026 @sesbe-org.bsky.social @sergitaboada.bsky.social

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

‪ #seminarioMNCN 'Life Finds a Niche: Ecological Specialisation Across the Tree of Life' Por Sara Gamboa Ramón 📆6 de febrero, a las 12h Presencial y online👉 www.youtube.com/live/hySyQNd...

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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Some wax models of Cretaceous cephalopods for your enjoyment.

Life reconstruction of a disc-shaped ammonite (Placenticeras) with a straight-shelled ammonite (Baculites) in the foreground. These models are in a display case with text and figures apparent in the background.

Life reconstruction of an ammonite with a corkscrew-shaped shell with spines (Didymoceras) in a display case. Some text is visible in the background.

Life reconstruction of a squid-like cephalopod called a belemnite in a display case. Some text is visible in the background.

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

New observations of fascinating rock #sponges 🤩, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea! A short note from our Greek partners highlight some of the threats rock sponges face, such as #plastic liter in the deep-sea 🙁 @biodiversa.eu link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Amazing SponBIODIV discovery 🤩 by Díaz et al. at the Museum of Evolution at Uppsala University, Sweden. We welcome the VILESIDA, an entirely new order of #sponges 🪸 @biodiversa.eu

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Paco Cardenas @paccardenas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The Uppsala University News today talk about our new order of sponges! 🪸If you want to know more 👇

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New marine sponges provide clues about animal evolution - Uppsala University

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The use of historical #collections is pivotal in the understanding of today's taxonomy and biodiversity. Our SponBIODIV partner @uu.se illustrates this with a 19th century🎩 #sponge🪸 collection from the North Atlantic 🌊. @biodiversa.eu

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

#Photogrammetry works to monitor vulnerable marine ecosystems such as deepsea #spongegrounds! A population of the iconic 'Asconema setubalense' slightly increased reveal our partners from IEO-CSIC (Gijón, Spain), despite high fishing pressure. @biodiversa.eu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Do microbes contribute to #sponge sexual reproduction❤️ ? A team from SponBIODIV finds significant microbial composition changes in two species between reproductive and non-reproductive sponges! Spoiler: #Archaea are important! @mncn-csic.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu journals.asm.org/doi/full/10....

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

#Connectivity in the #deepsea! EXCELLENT study on the key sponge ground species ‘Geodia hentscheli’, shows strong genetic and microbiome structures segregated by depth. 👇 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

What a great SponBIODIV kickoff meeting we had at @ciimar.bsky.social in June 2023. 🙌 to this awesome All-Atlantic & Mediterranean consortium with 10 partners +7 associate partners, and over 60 researchers! Since then the #sponge science (and fun) has never stopped 😊 . @biodiversa.eu

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SponBIODIV @sponbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Can #sponges help protect the threatened coastal lagoon of the Mar Menor (SE of Spain)? 🧽 #eDNA 🧬 to monitor biological communities in shallow coastal ecosystems. 76 taxa, 9 phyla identified by Corral-Lou et al! @mncn-csic.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity @wcmb2026.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!! Start your countdown; #WCMB2026 is happening exactly one year from now! Register here: wcmb2026.org/registration @unoceandecade.bsky.social @vliz.be #marinebiodiversity

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Colin Schultz @colinschultz.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Scientists long assumed that inactive vents, without the mineral-rich plumes that make active vents so mesmerizing, didn’t host unique lifeforms. “It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan. www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...

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Life Finds a Way, Even on Inactive Hydrothermal Vents - bioGraphic

In the darkness of the deep sea, animals flourish on hydrothermal vents that have gone cold.

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Xiomara Cantera @xiomaracantera.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Del 4 al 16 de noviembre se celebra la semana de la ciencia (si, son dos semanas aunque por el nombre parezca una) Tienes toda la información en el enlace pero yo te recomiendo especialmente el homenaje a Jane Goodall que tendremos el jueves 12 mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

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El MNCN presenta su propuesta de actividades para la Semana de la Ciencia | Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

Habrá un homenaje a Jane Goodall en el que Rebeca Atencia, considerada su sucesora, hablará de su experiencia con la primatóloga

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Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖

The allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola growing among the boulders at Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains southeast of Tucson, Arizona.

Xanthisma spinulosum growing outside a gym in Tucson, Arizona.

Selaginella arizonica X eremophila hybrid zone at Alamo Canyon in Organ Pipe National Monument.

A Dieteria sp. being visited by a skipper in the White Mountains of Arizona.

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Holly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

TWELVE open PhD positions - what a fantastic opportunity for aspiring ocean scientists! UAF is a fantastic university with really amazing faculty, and Fairbanks is a beautiful place for outdoorsy people.

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Ethan Plaut @ethanplaut.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

“New Zealand is bearing the brunt of these warming seas because of its position…Meanwhile, the Subtropical Front — the boundary between cold subantarctic water and warmer subtropical water…has moved 120km west…the first time a shift in large-scale ocean circulation around NZ had been observed”🧪

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New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

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Prof Stephen Serjeant @stephenserjeant.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

WOW. Posting also to the 🧪 feed

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Jean-François Cudennec @limpetnerd.eurosky.social · 05/10/2025

Preparing for the new week like a 5th Place 2025 Small World in Motion Competition (newborn sea urchin walking along the seabed)

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Sarah Lemer @sarah-thesea.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Check our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social about the unique sex determination system in Nautilus ➡️ XX/XY chromosomes unlike other cephalopods (ZZ/Z0). with @reef-combo.bsky.social and @anariesgo.bsky.social et al., and led by Hector Torrado. Get it: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lbs~_LsQS...

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The White-spotted Yellow Wart Slug is a rare sea slug found only in the warm waters of the Mediterranean. Its #genome opens up exciting research opportunities for this colorful species. 🔗 Learn more: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/a-color...

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A colorful genome: meet the rare Mediterranean White-spotted Yellow Wart Slug

The White-spotted Yellow Wart Slug’s reference genome opens new doors to a better understanding of this unique Mediterranean species, its history, adaptations and factors threatening its survival.The ...

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 12/08/2025

Imagine if your car were powered by…seaweed 🌿 #Kelp farming is a rapidly growing industry, promising not only the uptake of CO2 but also potential food and #biofuel. 📲Learn how #WHOI scientists are helping to scale kelp production in the US & beyond: go.whoi.edu/seaweedfuel

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Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales @mncn-csic.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

¡Recordad!☀️'Museo de Verano', el campamento urbano para niñas/os de 5 a 12 años, se celebrará hasta el 5 de septiembre. Este año estamos aprendiendo sobre ríos🏞️, dinosaurios🦖, especies invasoras o evolución 🧬. ¡Todavía quedan plazas! tinyurl.com/ykpn9kjj @csicdivulga.bsky.social

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iMARES_group @imares-group.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🔍 What do fishers, scientists, and managers prioritize to secure the future of fishing in Mallorca? We explored this in the Llevant de Mallorca – Cala Ratjada Marine Reserve in this new study!⭐ Here's what we found 👇 #SustainableFisheries #MPA @ICMCSIC #JuanjoMartin @miquelortega.bsky.social

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Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I signed on to this letter of support to reconsider....its essential to research and science in #Antarctica. 🧪🇦🇶

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Paulose Jacob Peter @paulosejacob.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🌍 Antarctica’s krill crisis is exploding. 🦐 518,000+ tons harvested — risking whales, penguins & the fragile Southern Ocean ecosystem. 🔥 Climate change + unregulated fishing = ecological tipping point. 🛑 #ProtectAntarctica | 📉 Collapse is unfolding. Not fiction—fact. 🔗 apnews.com/article/anta...

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12th World Sponge Conference @wscommunity.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

We couldn’t do it without all of you! A huge thank you to our incredible partners and sponsors. We’re proud to have you with us on this journey! @ciimar.bsky.social @cmiaviladoconde.bsky.social @ieo.es @euromarine.bsky.social @oceancensus.bsky.social

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