Michaela A. Dippold

How tiny bacteria made life on earth possible:
New research by PhD candidate Carolin Dreher and #TERRAnaut Andreas Kappler reveals how Earth’s atmosphere became oxygen-rich some 2.5 billion years ago.

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Darauf könnte man sich mit Verbotsverfahren ja erst mal konzentrieren.

5000 Helme, "leichte Waffen", "Defensivwaffen", ewige Diskussionen, schleppende Hilfe, noch immer kein Taurus, noch immer europäisches Geld für Putins Kriegskasse - Haben wir in den vier Jahren wirklich alles getan, um diesen Krieg schnell zu beenden?

Does rock powder help protect the climate? Accelerated rock weathering on farmland is seen as a promising way to sequester carbon dioxide in the long term. However, researchers at the Thünen Institute and ETH Zurich urge caution: before rock p...

🚜🌍 Accelerated rock weathering shows promise for long term CO₂ removal — but major uncertainties remain.
#ClimateScience #CarbonRemoval #ERW
With @thuenen.de and @ethz.ch @mschiedung.bsky.social @eth-eaps.bsky.social

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Growth form and lifespan of herbaceous species mediate the role of traits in short-term drought response - Nature Ecology & Evolution Using 63 globally distributed grassland and shrubland sites from the International Drought Experiment, this study identified plant traits linked to drought resistance after 1 year of extreme drought a...

Using 63 globally distributed grassland and shrubland sites from the International Drought Experiment, this study identifies plant traits linked to drought resistance after 1 year of extreme drought across growth forms, lifespans and climate 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Phage–host interactions are a key driver of microbial ecology, but observing them in nature is hard!
With metaHi-C, we detect freshwater phage–host pairs and link their infection dynamics to evolution.

Together with @nadal-molero.bsky.social & Ana Martin-Cuadrado

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All Reforestation Methods Can Support Tropical Tree Diversity Recovery, but Drivers and Species Composition Vary

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ya, if you're smart enough to understand it.

February issue: A Journal Club from Etienne Ruby.

Hi Madelaine, how great!
Congratulations and a big hug from Michi 😀. Enjoy!

If you're an #EcoEvo #PhD candidate anywhere in the world looking for project funding, consider applying for the @asn-amnat.bsky.social Student Research Award.

Ten proposals for $2k in research funds will be awarded. Due 13 March 2026.

Please share widely! 🧪 #grants #ecology #evolution #behavior

YouTube video by videowissen Wie funktioniert Wissenschaft? • Wahrheit Kontrolle Prognose | Harald Lesch & Axel Kleidon

Wie funktioniert eigentlich Wissenschaft? Harald Lesch und ich sitzen wieder am Küchentisch und diskutieren. Mehr hier: youtu.be/YqHSRXKIPfI?...

5 Landesverbände gesichert rechtsextrem, 4 Landesverbände Verdachtsfälle. Ehemalige Jugenorganisatiom gesichert rechtsextrem.
Bundespartei gesichert rechtsextrem.

Es ist noch zu früh, um sich ein Urteil zu bilden.

#transgenerational transmission of a core #microbiome that protects against downy mildew from soil to #phyllosphere

Fantastic and important study by @jellespooren.bsky.social @rlberendsen.bsky.social
@cornepieterse.bsky.social
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#plantscience

RELEASE THE UNREDACTED TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES!!!

BUST THE PEDOPHILES AND THEIR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING RING!!

BUST THE REPUBLIKKKLANS THAT ARE PROTECTING THE PEDOPHILES!!!

STOP THEM FROM RAPING CHILDREN!!!!

Congratulations Fellows!

The American Academy of Microbiology proudly announces the election of 63 fellows to the Class of 2026. Over the past 50 years, the Academy has elected +2,700 distinguished scientists. This year, the new fellows hail from 14 countries. Read press release: asm.social/2OC

Kein Verbotsverfahren gegen eine gesichert rechtsextreme Partei anzustoßen, aus Angst, dass sie nicht verboten werden könnte, ist genauso wie keine Anklage gegen einen tatverdächtigen Mörder zu erheben, weil er ja freigesprochen werden könnte.

The ‘world order’ didn’t collapse bc Russia invaded Ukraine. It collapsed because the free world chose not to stop them.
By refusing to use our wealth & power to defend even a European democracy, we showed dictators everywhere that aggression pays.
That was the death blow. We did this to ourselves.

The @terra-cluster.org is offering another position - this time @sgn.one in Frankfurt: Interested in global vegetation or biome modeling - then apply. The position is open for #PhD and for #Postdocs 😀

Don’t miss your chance to be part of #INQUA2027 in #Lucknow, India!
We invite you to submit your abstract — especially for our scientific session on the #TERRA approach.

🗓 Submission deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗 Submit here: inquaindia2027.in/call-submissions

Hurry up — time is running out!

Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities Spatial structure naturally emerges in microbial communities, shaping growth, interactions, and evolution, and revealing how microscale processes scale up

Most microbes don't live in shaking flasks; spatial structure shapes how microbes interact and evolve at every scale, as we discuss in our recent review @jeroenmeijer.bsky.social @simonvanvliet.bsky.social @bedutilh.bsky.social @bramvandijk.bsky.social and others
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The science is clear. The stakes are real.

AGU condemns the repeal of the EPA Endangerment Finding — a decision that rejects the overwhelming evidence and undermines climate accountability.

We will continue to defend science and advocate for evidence-based policy.

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„Bei Friedrich Merz hat man den Eindruck, er unterteilt Deutschland in zwei Gruppen: Da sind 83 Millionen, die zu viel krank sind, zu faul und zu viel Teilzeit arbeiten und dann sind da er und noch ein paar Großerben. Ein Land, das man immer nur darüber definiert, wer nicht gut genug ist, wird man nicht zusammenführen können.“ Ricarda Lang, Die Grünen NDR Info

Danke, @ricardalang.bsky.social

AfD-Politiker dürfen fordern, dass Millionen Menschen, darunter auch deutsche Staatsbürger, nichts in Deutschland zu suchen hätten, aber ich sei radikal, weil ich fordere, dass AfD-Politiker in Talkshows und unseren Parlamenten nichts zu suchen haben?

The path of 14C from cosmic rays to cellulose. Green arrows denote newer pools of 14C and brown arrows denote older pools.

Tree physiology is essential for interpreting Miyake events
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#Commentary by Uusitalo highlighting the recent work by Hessl et al.
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🎧Jetzt reinhören bei Deutschlandfunk Kultur: @tannebergerf.bsky.social erklärt, wie Moor-, Klimaschutz und Landwirtschaft sich verbinden lassen.

🎧Zur Folge: www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/moorschutz-w...

Read the accompanying News & Views commentary from Luiz Domeignoz-Horta 👇

"Discrepancies between observations and models highlight how to improve predictions" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views

In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease