Daniel A. Petrash

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

07.10.2025 11:43 — 👍 746    🔁 287    💬 20    📌 41

Earth Was a Fungal World Before Plants Existed Fungi arose long before plants, shaping Earth with early soils and nutrient cycles. Their hidden legacy shows they may have prepared the world for life to flourish on land.

Fungal colonisers of land.

scitechdaily.com/earth-was-a-...

05.10.2025 21:52 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

📣 2 weeks to the deadline!
EAG Early Career Science Ambassador funding deadline, 1 October.
Funding for young scientists based in Europe to attend a conference outside Europe up to 50% of expenses covered up to a maximum of €1500.
More info & to apply: buff.ly/4kaRVWC

17.09.2025 11:19 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We’ve Lived through the Three Hottest Summers on Record Climate-fueled heat has caused thousands of excess deaths over the past three summers, which were the three hottest on record

Congratulations, you've just lived through the three hottest summers on record 🫠

But with greenhouse gas emissions still piling up in the atmosphere, those records probably won't stand for terribly long. 🧪

(graphic by @unamandita.bsky.social)

17.09.2025 14:33 — 👍 88    🔁 37    💬 4    📌 3

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

14.09.2025 17:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is not a new approach; it dates back to psychiatric research conducted in the 1960s, when LSD was investigated for its potential in treating anxiety and end-of-life distress.

09.09.2025 06:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 8: It’s the cesium #pollucite against the optical changeling #tugtupite for this match.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

08.09.2025 00:00 — 👍 46    🔁 28    💬 9    📌 43

Now it's covered up.

#Bansky

08.09.2025 12:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Coupled extracellular and intracellular electron transfer chains in methanogens: Mechanisms, energy conservation, and application potential Syntrophic interaction between acetogens and methanogens is the key to address thermodynamic challenges in anaerobic digestion (AD), the strengthening…

Coupled extracellular and intracellular electron transfer chains in methanogens
#microbiology #methanogens
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

07.09.2025 17:16 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Etymology of Earth science words and phrases The origins of words, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations, names, acronyms, and terms commonly used in Earth sciences.

A post I’ve been putting together for 2 years - the Etymology of Earth Sci Words. So far about 500 terms - the initial goal before clicking the ‘Publish’ tab

www.geological-digressions.com/etymology-of...

There are >1,000,000 words in the English language
So my 500 words is a paltry sample. ⚒️🧪🌊

08.09.2025 02:40 — 👍 67    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 5

07.09.2025 18:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Waiting for the moon rise
#eclipse

07.09.2025 17:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

📖🌍 — Lacustrine carbonates trace shifting climates of the MCO 🔬⏳
doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
#Siderite #Dolomite #Miocene
@carbonateforum.bsky.social
@geochemgroup.bsky.social
@sedsystems.bsky.social

04.09.2025 16:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0