Ed Hathorne
@edhathorne.bsky.social
Marine geochemist & Earthling
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The DFG Priority Programme “Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs” (SPP 2299) has released a new video highlighting the programme’s current research activities and outlining upcoming scientific priorities.
Check out the new video on our YouTube channel:
youtu.be/PUQUnIhgVEk?...
Check out the new video on our YouTube channel:
youtu.be/PUQUnIhgVEk?...
SPP 2299 Research & Future Directions
YouTube video by Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs
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January 29, 2026 at 6:59 AM
The DFG Priority Programme “Tropical Climate Variability & Coral Reefs” (SPP 2299) has released a new video highlighting the programme’s current research activities and outlining upcoming scientific priorities.
Check out the new video on our YouTube channel:
youtu.be/PUQUnIhgVEk?...
Check out the new video on our YouTube channel:
youtu.be/PUQUnIhgVEk?...
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After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts
go.nature.com/4r2atei
go.nature.com/4r2atei
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
Nature - After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
go.nature.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts
go.nature.com/4r2atei
go.nature.com/4r2atei
New paper shows:
Sediment resuspension and reductive dissolution of terrigenous Fe-Mn oxides control dissolved neodymium and hafnium inputs from the Amazon shelf
doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
Sediment resuspension and reductive dissolution of terrigenous Fe-Mn oxides control dissolved neodymium and hafnium inputs from the Amazon shelf
doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
New paper shows:
Sediment resuspension and reductive dissolution of terrigenous Fe-Mn oxides control dissolved neodymium and hafnium inputs from the Amazon shelf
doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
Sediment resuspension and reductive dissolution of terrigenous Fe-Mn oxides control dissolved neodymium and hafnium inputs from the Amazon shelf
doi.org/10.1016/j.gc...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...
New study demonstrates conservative behaviour of seawater neodymium isotopes in the S Pacific.
New study demonstrates conservative behaviour of seawater neodymium isotopes in the S Pacific.
January 15, 2026 at 6:45 PM
doi.org/10.1016/j.ep...
New study demonstrates conservative behaviour of seawater neodymium isotopes in the S Pacific.
New study demonstrates conservative behaviour of seawater neodymium isotopes in the S Pacific.
Is there a name for a picture made combining real fossils like this? A fossil collage or fossil wall don’t seem to do this art form justice. Visit the Natural History Museum in Oslo to see this wonderful piece of geological art.
January 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Is there a name for a picture made combining real fossils like this? A fossil collage or fossil wall don’t seem to do this art form justice. Visit the Natural History Museum in Oslo to see this wonderful piece of geological art.
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⚒️ Article: The Arctic-boreal fire regime is greatly affected by the biophysical and biological feedbacks from permafrost degradation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
⚒️ Article: The Arctic-boreal fire regime is greatly affected by the biophysical and biological feedbacks from permafrost degradation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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After years in limbo, NASA’s groundbreaking Mars Sample Return (MSR) programme, which was supposed to ferry Martian material collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth, looks set to be cancelled.
go.nature.com/4aTLe9i
go.nature.com/4aTLe9i
NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost
A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.
go.nature.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
After years in limbo, NASA’s groundbreaking Mars Sample Return (MSR) programme, which was supposed to ferry Martian material collected by the Perseverance rover to Earth, looks set to be cancelled.
go.nature.com/4aTLe9i
go.nature.com/4aTLe9i
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It’s likely society will have collapsed by the time our children are the age we are now because we’re allowing shit like this to happen.
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:38 AM
It’s likely society will have collapsed by the time our children are the age we are now because we’re allowing shit like this to happen.
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Researchers who put major AI models through four weeks of psychoanalysis got haunting responses, from "abuse" to "fears of failure"
go.nature.com/3Nf5s3m
go.nature.com/3Nf5s3m
AI models were given four weeks of therapy: the results shocked researchers
Nature - Chatbots put through psychotherapy report trauma and abuse. Authors say models are doing more than role play, but researchers are sceptical.
go.nature.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Researchers who put major AI models through four weeks of psychoanalysis got haunting responses, from "abuse" to "fears of failure"
go.nature.com/3Nf5s3m
go.nature.com/3Nf5s3m
Even microscopic foraminifera shells >20 million years old that recrystallised retain a reliable average Mg-Ca ratio
Assessing the Recrystallisation- Voigt - 2025 - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Assessing the Recrystallisation- Voigt - 2025 - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Even microscopic foraminifera shells >20 million years old that recrystallised retain a reliable average Mg-Ca ratio
Assessing the Recrystallisation- Voigt - 2025 - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Assessing the Recrystallisation- Voigt - 2025 - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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It's been 10 years since the Paris agreement, where world leaders agreed to limit the global temperature rise to under 2 degrees. 🌡️🌍
There's still a way to go, but global collaboration IS working.
We need to keep this momentum going.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There's still a way to go, but global collaboration IS working.
We need to keep this momentum going.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's been 10 years since the Paris agreement, where world leaders agreed to limit the global temperature rise to under 2 degrees. 🌡️🌍
There's still a way to go, but global collaboration IS working.
We need to keep this momentum going.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There's still a way to go, but global collaboration IS working.
We need to keep this momentum going.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Ed Hathorne
Until now, AI models have struggled to forecast extreme weather events that they've never seen before
go.nature.com/48yjDJc
go.nature.com/48yjDJc
This AI model ‘studied’ physics — and learnt to forecast extreme weather
Combining artificial intelligence with a conventional climate model can predict heatwaves faster than the standard model alone.
go.nature.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Until now, AI models have struggled to forecast extreme weather events that they've never seen before
go.nature.com/48yjDJc
go.nature.com/48yjDJc
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Warming oceans made Asia’s deadly floods far worse, scientists say
SSTs over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
SSTs over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Warming oceans made Asia’s deadly floods far worse, scientists say
Sea surface temperatures over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades, researchers say
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Warming oceans made Asia’s deadly floods far worse, scientists say
SSTs over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
SSTs over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Antarctic Intermediate Water Variability in the South Atlantic Over the Last 600,000 years - Soaga - 2025 - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Wiley Online Library
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Antarctic Intermediate Water Variability in the South Atlantic Over the Last 600,000 years - Soaga - 2025 - Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology - Wiley Online Library
Reposted by Ed Hathorne
Reposted by Ed Hathorne
🌊 Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
🌊 Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals - scientists
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A 37% drop in deep-sea animal life from a single test. If that’s the trial run, imagine the real thing.
If we destroy ecosystems for short-term gains, what future are we even mining for?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Ed Hathorne
New GEOTRACES Science Highlight! 🌊
Lead isotopes reveal that hydrothermal variability is driven by Sea‐Level change and transient magmatism
www.geotraces.org/lead-isotope...
Paper first author: Sayantan De, CSIR-NIO, India
@scor-int.bsky.social #OceanScience #TraceElements
#MarineScience #isotopes
Lead isotopes reveal that hydrothermal variability is driven by Sea‐Level change and transient magmatism
www.geotraces.org/lead-isotope...
Paper first author: Sayantan De, CSIR-NIO, India
@scor-int.bsky.social #OceanScience #TraceElements
#MarineScience #isotopes
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 AM
New GEOTRACES Science Highlight! 🌊
Lead isotopes reveal that hydrothermal variability is driven by Sea‐Level change and transient magmatism
www.geotraces.org/lead-isotope...
Paper first author: Sayantan De, CSIR-NIO, India
@scor-int.bsky.social #OceanScience #TraceElements
#MarineScience #isotopes
Lead isotopes reveal that hydrothermal variability is driven by Sea‐Level change and transient magmatism
www.geotraces.org/lead-isotope...
Paper first author: Sayantan De, CSIR-NIO, India
@scor-int.bsky.social #OceanScience #TraceElements
#MarineScience #isotopes
Amazing at first then all the cities shine brighter
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www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space
Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Amazing at first then all the cities shine brighter
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
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New! GEOTRACES Data Product 2025-Now available! 🌊
Hydrographic and marine biogeochemical data from 123 cruises covering the global ocean
*Bulk download
bodc.ac.uk/geotraces/data/dp/
*Data subsetting
geotraces.webodv.awi.de
*Data analysis, visualisation
explore.webodv.awi.de
*Atlas
egeotraces.org
Hydrographic and marine biogeochemical data from 123 cruises covering the global ocean
*Bulk download
bodc.ac.uk/geotraces/data/dp/
*Data subsetting
geotraces.webodv.awi.de
*Data analysis, visualisation
explore.webodv.awi.de
*Atlas
egeotraces.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New! GEOTRACES Data Product 2025-Now available! 🌊
Hydrographic and marine biogeochemical data from 123 cruises covering the global ocean
*Bulk download
bodc.ac.uk/geotraces/data/dp/
*Data subsetting
geotraces.webodv.awi.de
*Data analysis, visualisation
explore.webodv.awi.de
*Atlas
egeotraces.org
Hydrographic and marine biogeochemical data from 123 cruises covering the global ocean
*Bulk download
bodc.ac.uk/geotraces/data/dp/
*Data subsetting
geotraces.webodv.awi.de
*Data analysis, visualisation
explore.webodv.awi.de
*Atlas
egeotraces.org
Not surprised oil producers are blocking a deal but the cruise ships are leaving
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
COP30: UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Not surprised oil producers are blocking a deal but the cruise ships are leaving
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Ed Hathorne
200 boats. 5,000 people. Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine leaders filled the waters of Belém this week to say: NO to Ferrogrão. No more destruction.
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Major River Mobilization With More Than 5,000 Leaders from the Amazon Arrives at COP30 | Amazon Watch
“The presence of Indigenous Peoples at COP30 is very important, but the struggle doesn’t end here."
amazonwatch.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
200 boats. 5,000 people. Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine leaders filled the waters of Belém this week to say: NO to Ferrogrão. No more destruction.
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Reposted by Ed Hathorne
170,000 reasons a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
170,000 reasons a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...