Anders Jespersen

A superb fairy wren sitting on a sign that reads "strictly no parking"

A superb fairy wren (Malurus cyaneus) to brighten up your day 😊
From O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia. Sometimes the best pictures happen in the carpark 😉

Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

🔬 PhD position in zoophysiology and sustainable fisheries

🦞 “From Physiology to Fisheries: Biological Limits of Live Storage of Lobsters.”

Experimental physiology, applied fisheries science, field work, and hands-on laboratory work.

👉 Apply here: phd.nat.au.dk/for-applican...

Excellent example of specialisation of sapwood (as opposed to heart wood) fungi! Really cool picture!

Director of new research centre in biological psychiatry with focus on brain circuit dysfunction - Vacancy at Aarhus University Vacancy at Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University

international.au.dk/about/profil...

Aarhus University is looking for a director to establish and lead a centre working at the circuit level to tackle brain disorders. Please circulate if you know people who may be interested

Congratulations Ian! 🥳

Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe

Prestigious journal “Science” retracts 2017 paper that concluded herbicide Roundup is safe

Env regulatory agencies that protect endangered species should stop accepting studies conducted by consultants who have been funded by developers, development agencies, etc

www.science.org/content/arti...

Dr. Peninah Murage from @lshtm.bsky.social follows up with an impressive look at their meta anlysis of tree-based health interventions showing lots of positive effects on health and that loss on income in timber production was offset by non-timber forest products.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Super excited to be at the Biodiversity and Health symposium at University of Copenhagen. Starting out with sage words from @carstenrahbek.bsky.social: >30% of new human diseases are driven by our consumption and land use. Our health is tied directly to the health of the Earth's ecosystems!

There's something almost comforting about the fact that *even* an early edition of 'On the Origin of Species' gifted by Charles himself, still gets clear, bold, utalitarian, and slightly wonky library stamp!

Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...

📣New paper out today!

We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬

We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The Paradox of James Watson The discovery of DNA was evidence of how deeply interconnected humans are, but the late scientist saw only difference.

With Paige Harden @kph3k.bsky.social we consider the greatness and bigotry of James Watson. Watson was not just a great scientist who turned out to be a bigot in his personal life. His bigotry was rooted in misunderstanding of the very science he created. Free link when I get one.

Don’t listen to me or any other non-experts when it comes to AI.

Follow these experts instead:

@olivia.science
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@abeba.bsky.social
@janelleshane.com
@timnitgebru.bsky.social

Calling ALL health data folk: Re UK Health Data Research Service.

The UK gov & Wellcome have pledged up to £600 million to create a HDRS.

Myself & an ace team have been tasked by Wellcome to assess the existing health data ecosystem & identify what is needed to support the HDRS 👇.

Get in touch

Picture of a red dragon fly called a common darter. The back end of the dragon fly is in perfect focus while the head and wings are out of focus.

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) butt in focus 😂

The world's oldest bacterial DNA found in a million-year-old mammoth!

New results from researchers at #CpgSthlm published in Cell!

Paper:
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

Picture of a small river with vegetation on both banks

Today I started out the morning talking about long-read sequencing and prediction models and ended the day by showing Masters students how to take eDNA samples from a river.
How cool is my job!? 🤓 Honestly if I told three-years-ago me what I do for a living he wouldn't have believed it 😃

3 weeks ago we reveived 30 tauros in #SaksfjedWilderness! Bred to fill out the missing ecological function of the aurochs (extinct in 1627). The replacement from NL was a major team effort and a process lasting c. 18 months.
Now science begins!
Info see 🧵
#rewilding #Natura2000 #biodiversity

a man in a suit is holding a jacket and a cigarette . Alt: a man in a suit looks around in confusion

TFW you've made a few academic-field-pivots and have to write a research-blurb that starts with: "Anders is a..."

Yea they are quite impressive hunters! I'm pretty sure its a native "stor rovbille" but when you find something running around in the Biology Department sometimes you wanna double check with the experts before releasing 😜😅

My new office mate is being fed and watered today before it'll be IDed (my money is on Devils Coach-horse Beetle, Ocypus Olens) and, if native, it'll be set free in the university park 🔎🪲🌳

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Got a new office mate today🤓

We've recently published research basking shark breaching behavior. How kind of them to demonstrate it again on camera!

Footage from Treas Heapes onboard Sally O’Keefee sailing to Inis Oirr.

Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say

Senator Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding

- Cruz was on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ALT text copied and pasted from the linked website: An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.”

Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

We’re not clear on what a species is, at all

Sharing the raw data used in meta-analyses should be mandatory in all circumstances

Glad for at have bidraget til denne baggrundsartikel om genforvildning (rewilding) 🌿 🐎 🌸 🐺 🦬
#rewilding #naturgenopretning #naturnationalparker #dkgreen #dkpol