David N. Thomas

Took a closer look into the new DK “The Ocean Book: The stories, science and history of oceans”
Would highly recommend it to any aspiring marine scientists and even to those who have been in the business for some time 🌊

How easy is it to fudge your scientific rank? Meet Larry, the world’s most cited cat “Exercise in absurdity” reveals flaws in Google Scholar’s productivity metrics

Larry Richardson appeared to be an early-career mathematician with potential, racking up more than 130 citations in 4 years.

It would all be rather remarkable—if the studies weren’t complete gibberish. And if Larry wasn’t a cat. #InternationalCatDay scim.ag/4lg3wTp

University lecturer in Urban greening University lecturer in Urban greening

Open university lecturer position in urban greening at our department! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
#helsinkiuniversity

(2) , will take a look at hardle- thanks

Does this mean I am now an old man?

Friday afternoon - I decided to have a quick reflective 5 minute sit in my office chair before going home - 30 minutes later I woke up from a deep sleep! 😱😂

This morning was my 1000th #Wordle attempt
Unhappy with the way they present their stats - I have my own file that better highlights the "fails"
Yes, I should get out more 😱

Opportunities for visiting researchers to collaborate with scientists @thembauk.bsky.social next year. Ray Lankester Investigatorship for established researchers, Peter Baker Investigatorship for early career researchers (<10 years post PhD). Deadlines in October www.mba.ac.uk/our-membersh...

Does this mean I am now an old man?

Friday afternoon - I decided to have a quick reflective 5 minute sit in my office chair before going home - 30 minutes later I woke up from a deep sleep! 😱😂

The 4th Edition of Sea Ice is just off to the printers and will be published before mid-October 😅
In the first part of the preface I reflect on its history (26 years!) - from the modest number of pioneering contributors in 2003 we now have 88 authors from 60 research institutions in 14 countries

The 4th Edition of Sea Ice is just off to the printers and will be published before mid-October 😅
In the first part of the preface I reflect on its history (26 years!) - from the modest number of pioneering contributors in 2003 we now have 88 authors from 60 research institutions in 14 countries

I miss much about the UK academic world - but such a colossal waste of resources ⬇️ makes me realize how fortunate I am to have found a place in a different academic system

If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location.
jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

Chemoautotrophy in subzero environments and the potential for cold-adapted Rubisco | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Autotrophy, or the fixation of inorganic carbon to biomass, is a key factor in life’s ability to thrive on Earth. Research on autotrophy has focused on plants and algae, but many bacteria are also aut...

Excited to share our new study exploring chemoautotrophy in subzero Arctic brines. We identified cold-adapted Rubisco enzymes in Thiomicrorhabdus species, suggesting unique adaptations for carbon fixation in extreme conditions. Read more: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/... #Microbiology #Astrobiology

Our new review "Life in the Frozen Ocean" is out in Annual Review of Marine Science — on microbes, algae & viruses thriving in sea ice, and what this reveals about evolution and life beyond Earth. Plus: my favorite figure I’ve ever drawn! ❄️🧬🌌
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

#seaice #microbes

Interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming disrupt calcification and microbiome composition in bryozoans - Communications Biology Ocean acidification and warming threaten bryozoan populations by altering skeletal properties, disrupting key microbial communities, and increasing mortality, with consequences for the benthic ecosyst...

🌊 Interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming disrupt calcification and microbiome composition in bryozoans

www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🤣 "like a middle finger to CO2"

Some don't like it hot - the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey @thembauk.bsky.social shows how marine heatwaves are reshaping phytoplankton communities in the Northeast Pacific 🌊🔬 Open Access Read @aslo.org 👉 aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🤣 "like a middle finger to CO2"

Social capital and ecological transformation in post-mining land restoration in Indonesia - Ambio Mining has significantly degraded environment in Indonesia’s tin-producing regions such as Bangka Belitung. While restoration is vital for ecological and economic recovery, current efforts often overl...

New publication:
Social capital and ecological transformation in post-mining land restoration in Indonesia

Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Perceived ecosystem service bundles across forested landscapes in transition: A case study in southern Cameroon - Ambio There is limited understanding of how agrarian communities and Indigenous Peoples perceive and value ecosystem services (ESs) across different land uses. We take a socio-cultural approach using rankin...

new publication:
Perceived ecosystem service bundles across forested landscapes in transition: A case study in southern Cameroon

Link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Impacts of agricultural expansion on the resource availability of forest-dependent Indigenous communities in the Dry Chaco - Ambio Agricultural expansion into tropical and subtropical forests threatens forest-dependent communities by disrupting their access to vital resources. We explored these impacts for over 400 Indigenous com...

New publication:
Impacts of agricultural expansion on the resource availability of forest-dependent Indigenous communities in the Dry Chaco

open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Something new & amazing from the deep ocean

bbc.com/news/article...

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Something new & amazing from the deep ocean

bbc.com/news/article...

Job alert: we are looking for a postdoc to join the Atmospheric Dynamics group in Oxford to study Arctic atmospheric dynamics. The focus is on energy transfers between scales and implications for predictability. More details here: tinyurl.com/yc6h4b35

Collage of five images featuring delicate blue flowers and a butterfly: top left shows a meadow cranesbill bloom; centre is a tall spire of larkspur; top right, a blue butterfly with wings spread; bottom left, a spiky blue love-in-a-mist flower; and bottom right, a pale blue iris.

'Up, up she went, till at last she saw
The lovely, bright blue sky;
Oh, the beautiful spirit had found release,
And summer time was nigh!' - 'The Little Brown Seed' by Harriett Mulford Lothrop. #nature #poetry

New issue of @ambio-journal.bsky.social now out

Link: link.springer.com/journal/1328...

I have been an avid #TdF follower for past 25 years or so and again enjoyed the 2025 battle(s) immensely
However, as this well considered piece ⬇️ points out there is no way of hiding from some uncomfortable sustainability and climate related truths.
Well worth taking a look.............

Reflections from Nice Whale, hello there! In this month’s Ocean Brief, I share my reflections on UNOC and the One Ocean Science Congress - something I've been meaning to do since June. Yes, really, I’ve been meaning to wri...

Some thoughtful and realistic reflections from #UNOC2025 from @oceanoculus.com

www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

🚨Job Alert: My department in UNSW Sydney is recruiting a teaching-only Lecturer in Biophysics. The lecturer will play a key role in the pedagogical development and delivery of courses and practicals in the new undergraduate (BSc) major in #Biophysics that we are launching from 2026. #AcademicBsky 🧪

Reflections from Nice Whale, hello there! In this month’s Ocean Brief, I share my reflections on UNOC and the One Ocean Science Congress - something I've been meaning to do since June. Yes, really, I’ve been meaning to wri...

Some thoughtful and realistic reflections from #UNOC2025 from @oceanoculus.com

www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...