Pauline Grierson

Herbarium spectral digitization workflow from specimen collection to global integration, and challenges.

Next-generation specimen #digitization: capturing #reflectance spectra from the world's #herbaria for modeling plant biology across time, space, and taxa

#TansleyReview by Jeannine Cavender-Bares, et al.

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#PlantScience

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Postdoctoral Scholar - Environmental Science & Policy University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

🚨The Moore Lab at UC Davis is hiring!🚨
Post-doc for a project with @adamsobel.bsky.social on the valuation of climate information for adaptation
Could be a good fit for an environmental economist or a climate scientist - flexible start date and location
Apply by Dec 1st: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07346

Researcher who transformed COVID transmission science wins PM's prize Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.

Also, read down for full Australian PM Science Awards, including recognition of Malgana man Prof Michael Wear (Murdoch Un) for his work to establish an Indigenous-led sea cucumber fishery and seagrass restoration operation in Western Australia (Shark Bay area).

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

World expert in air quality and COVID wins Australia's top science prize Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.

"more than 90 per cent of the time we are indoors, be at home, office, school … so it is indoor air which is the most important for our health.

"This is the problem right now — we must establish indoor air quality standards, and mandate those standards."

www.abc.net.au/news/science...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Drawing of a researcher looking out thoughtfully at mountains, grasslands and intertidal study systems

New paper out today in Ecology Letters! In this synthesis we dive into the equilibrium assumption in ecology - why it's everywhere in ecological theory, the evidence for it in nature, when meeting the assumption is important, how to achieve it in empirical research, and more! tinyurl.com/yh6kyysm

Arial images of a small stone #fishweir or #fishpen on #hamilton island, Queensland Australia. sources google maps

Images of a small stone #fishweir or #fishpen on #hamilton island, Queensland Australia. sources google maps

Images of a small stone #fishweir or #fishpen on #hamilton island, Queensland Australia. sources google maps

Images of a small stone #fishweir or #fishpen on #hamilton island, Queensland Australia. sources google maps

Some images of a small stone #fishweir or #fishpen on #hamilton island, #Queensland,#Australia. Hamilton
the island one of #WhitsundayIslands was home of #Ngaro #indigenouspeople as early as 8,000 years ago. The islands archaeology a mix of cave, mounds, #shellmiddens. #coastalhistory

Norwegian doctor in Gaza: ‘It’s worse than any horror film' Norwegian doctor Nil Ekiz saw Gaza’s hospitals overrun, children dying, and medics injecting themselves to survive

www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Strategic fuel breaks: uses, features and perceived effectiveness in south-eastern Australia Fuel breaks are strategically placed modified strips of vegetation that are widely used within fire prone forests around the world. They are used for a range of purposes, including active fire supp...

Nice to see this expert elicitation on strategic fuel breaks being published. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.

Sweet Potato, Ginger And Orange Soup I have this regularly for supper, and I tend to make life easier for myself by always having a stash of baked sweet potatoes in the fridge. If you don't, I advise baking the potatoes the night before,...

Soothing, sustaining and bringing much-needed brightness to grey days, Sweet Potato, Ginger and Orange Soup is #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/swee...

Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life

Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity.
2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain.
@newphyt.bsky.social

www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

An Intoxicating 500-Year-Old Mystery The Voynich Manuscript has long baffled scholars—and attracted cranks and conspiracy theorists. Now a prominent medievalist is taking a new approach to unlocking its secrets.

Fascinating article about an ancient mystery & @lisafdavis.bsky.social efforts to solve it. Maybe one of the reasons the Voynich puzzle remains unsolved is that it's female-coded and academic tools brought to bear on it come from a male perspective? Would explain the old undercurrent of contempt...

Millions of specimens, centuries of history — all coming to life online 🌿✨

After nearly four years of dedicated work, our digitisation project is entering its final stretch — and we’re gearing up for an amazing finish by March 2026.

Interesting. But where did those vegetation classifications come from ? The midwest of WA is not grassland …. It would of be great if the BoM used mapping consistent with the NVIS

New climate classification maps from BoM show the march southwards of the tropics and subtropics over recent decades.
#climatechange
www.bom.gov.au/climate/maps...

Australia’s teacher shortages are some of the shortest (longest?) in the world! | First Dog on the Moon Imagine having the responsibility to mould the tiny minds of the next generation and you have to buy your own clag

Does Australia hate tiny children? Of course not. But what about... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have these in the garden - they will be inspected much more closely

Portrait of Frida Kahlo with a cigarette on a laneway garage door framed in terracotta

Loving my local neighbourhood art

Farmers speak out on Net Zero - Key facts on climate and pollution reduction goals Farmers for Climate Action Media Release In light of recent events and on behalf of its 8,400 farmer members, Farmers for Climate Action points out some key facts. The cost of climate change is enormo...

So, farmers don't support the Nationals stance on Net Zero, SURPRISE!

theaimn.net/farmers-spea...

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Dobzhansky Prize to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. Nominations due December 1, 2025.

The Dobzhansky Prize recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. The awardee will present the Dobzhansky Prize plenary at #Evol2026. Apply by December 1! shorturl.at/p70wY

Australia’s teacher shortages are some of the shortest (longest?) in the world! | First Dog on the Moon Imagine having the responsibility to mould the tiny minds of the next generation and you have to buy your own clag

"As the kids say these days - poverty exists not because we can't feed the poor but becuse we can't satisfy the rich" @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Spatiotemporal regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis at cellular resolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685811v1

Many congratulations to Thomas Schmaltz, chosen as one of 18 outstanding Australians to receive the prestigious John Monash Scholarship! This award will support his PhD in Glaciology abroad, exploring how our planet’s frozen frontiers are changing.
So proud of you, Tom!

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him Tony Abbott begins his book Australia: A History, by telling off professional historians – and laments the “cultural confusion” of our present moment.

My review of former Australian PM Tony Abbott's new book out today: Tony Abbott’s history of Australia wants us to be proud of men like him theconversation.com/tony-abbotts...

Our Place announces a Save Tasmania Rally - No New Stadium Our Place - Hobart announces it is holding a ‘Save Tasmania Rally’ on 23 November.

This will draw a crowd much larger than an AFL team nonewstadium.au/our-place-an...

Australian Medicare can and should be dealing with dental care @albomp.bsky.social. Many people are suffering unduly (and impacting on broader medical healthcare) because of the lack of affordability for dental and gum care. This one *thing* would bring so much relief to so many.

Home | CleanUpWittenoom After 60 years of inaction, Banjima Native Title along with Gordon Legal are taking on the fight to Clean Up Wittenoom.

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