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Echinus Geyser is back in action! For now… The world’s largest acidic geyser is located in Norris Geyser Basin. Lately, it’s been putting on quite a show.

Shared on behalf of the USGS: YVO Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles for March 2, 2026
#volcano #earthscience #geology #science

"Echinus Geyser is back in action! For now…"

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A 97.6% Waxing Gibbous in full glory. actually a little out of focus because there was a thin cloud layer in front of it.

No more doomposting for the weekend, only Moonposting.

"Schwungrad" neue Metapher.

Bitte alphabetisch nach "Einkuscheln" und vor "Verstopfung" in den Vokabelkasten einsortieren, liebe #ichbinhanna

#phdlife #academiclife #highereducation | Jonas Heller | 40 comments Leaving academia is apparently still a taboo subject. Nature just published a career podcast piece on it, and I think it is worth talking about openly. Researchers who leave for industry often descri...

"Framing people who leave as not committed enough is incredibly convenient for the system. It puts the blame on individuals and keeps attention away from the actual problems: underpaid postdocs, broken publication incentives, grant treadmills." #IchBinHanna

Map showing the location of the earthquake marked with a star as well as colors indicating the level of shaking in different areas. The earthquake occurred on the border of Nebraska.

M 4.1 earthquake 5 km E of Cowles, Nebraska

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Ultraviolet Fluorescence in Minerals Mineral Matters #986

Mineral Matters # 986 - Ultraviolet Fluorescence in Minerals
#mineralmatters #minerals #🧪
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Photo of the Month VolcanoDiscovery: Photo of the Month

Photo of the Month: Eruption at Semeru #volcano with smoking Bromo and the eroded cone of Batok #volcanoes in the foreground.

Ich hoffe, das braucht ein bisschen länger. 60 m Meeresspiegel-Anstieg wäre wirklich nicht wünschenswert...

Large sandstone formations in the background and trees without leaves in the foreground

Small layers of different color in the sandstone. Finger for scale.

Sunday and the weather is nice, so we made a trip to the "Hockendes Weib" rock formation near Ibbenbüren. 135 million years ago this would have been a trip to the beach.
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This is a promotional image for #RSCPoster 2026. It features the text: "Last chance to register. #RSCPoster 2026 is next week (3-4 March). Don't forget to register to be eligible to win a prize! Register by 11:59pm (UK time) on 2 March 2026." The Royal Society of Chemistry and American Elements logos are present. The background is a digital network design.

🚀 #RSCPoster 2026 is almost here! Don’t miss your chance to be part of an international chemistry poster showcase ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS #ChemSky

Flat white slab of gypsum showing layers of grey that has different levels of deformation, some layers very squiggly. There’s an uneven fault through the middle. It sits on a black background. At the Canadian Museum of Nature.

I’m obsessed with this slab of gypsum!! Look at all the squiggly folds and faulting showing the deformation of the evaporite!! #FridayFold #FaultFriday ⚒️🧪

Women are important for science and science needs more women.

Women play a vital role in science. A powerful reminder from mRNA researcher and Nobel Prize winner Prof. Katalin Karikó on why science needs more women!

Workshop über den Beginn des Universums Die Welt der kleinsten Teilchen: Schülerinnen und Schüler ab 15 Jahren erhalten am 6. März am Institut für Kernphysik der Universität Münster bei einer International Masterclass Einblicke in die Forsc...

Die Welt der kleinsten Teilchen: Schülerinnen und Schüler ab 15 Jahren erhalten am 6. März am Institut für Kernphysik der Universität Münster bei einer International Masterclass Einblicke in die Forschung zu den Anfängen des Universums.

Next week is the #RSCPoster event over at LinkedIn. Although I would love to have it here (the event started on Twitter originally), I am really looking forward to engange with new people and learn about new research. Also, I'll present a poster, complementing our new preprint. See you?!
#ChemSky 👩‍🔬

Four books by Rick Riordan stacked in top of each other.

Look what the postman just brought ☺️
#BookSky

In Münsterland, Vatertag is not so common but on May first you see Bollerwagen everywhere.

In Germnany, we have a holiday for attempting that. It's called "Day of Work" (Tag der Arbeit on May, 1st). You load a handcart with beer, a grill and sausages (yes, we are German) and walk the whole day drinking and listenting to music. At least when I was younger, we planned 20 beers per person 😁

We even have one or two holidays where we attempt exactly this (only with BBQ, not with tacos), at least in Münsterland. It's called "Tag der Arbeit" and "Vatertag/Christi Himmelfahrt". The Bollerwagen sometimes even are motorized 😁

Mir henn a enges Rennen 😮

The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

“The women are all weak, and a distraction sorry.” - Epstein in email about women attending a scientific conference.

“…no really smart women – none.” - Epstein in email about women in science.

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🧪⚒️ A big eruption occurred at a mud volcano in Colombia on the night of the 25th February 2026.

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I wasn't aware of this 🤔. In Germany, thankfully, it doesn't play a role in which state you earn money. The information goes all to the financial department of the district you live in and there are no further headaches.

Benefits of the EU, nothing to worry about for me in case of Luxemburg 😄

Wie gefährlich sind die Vulkane in der Eifel? Zur aktuellen Forschung über die Vulkane der Eifel spricht Prof. Dr. Torsten Dahm vom Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung (GFZ) am 4. März. Alle Interessierten sind eingeladen.

Können die Vulkane der Eifel wieder erwachen? Dazu spricht Prof. Torsten Dahm vom @gfz.bsky.social am 4. März, 20 Uhr im H1 (Schlossplatz 46). In dem öffentlichen Vortrag stellt er erste wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse und neue Erkenntnisse über den Aufbau und Zustand der #Vulkane der Eifel vor.

I know that the German Research Foundation does it, and also the Fonds National de la Recherche of Luxemburg (they even pay an expense allowance for your review ☺️).

Picture of a scientist in the lab with a disappointed look on the face

Kürzlich war es wieder einmal soweit: Ein Antrag auf Projektfinanzierung, an dem ich beteiligt war, wurde abgelehnt. Gute Gelegenheit also, über "Anträge" in der Wissenschaft zu sprechen!
Anträge sind Alltag, und es gibt sie in den verschiedensten Größen und Formaten. Es kann um 5000€ … (1/6)

Ich arbeite in einem gemischten Team mit relativ hohem Männeranteil und kann mich weder über das eine noch über das andere beschweren. Unkollegiales Verhalten und zickig sein ist meiner Erfahrung nach Personen- und nicht Geschlechterabhängig.

Scientists: for a new story, I have one big question—>

What is a “good day” in the lab?

I’m looking for epic examples of the best day ever to general criteria for what constitutes a “good day” compared to a nothing-burger day.

Ping me if you have examples to share!

Re-posts appreciated!

Battery Atlas 2026 zeigt: Europas Zellmarkt ordnet sich neu RWTH-Studie zeigt: Europas Batterie-Wertschöpfungskette ordnet sich neu. Zahlen, Standorte und Strategien im Überblick.

Battery Atlas 2026: Der Lehrstuhl „Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components“ (PEM) der RWTH legt mit der dritten Ausgabe seiner Marktanalyse eine aktualisierte Bestandsaufnahme vor.

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