@jtibby.bsky.social
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Need geology photos for your fall classes? Please check out my site Geologypics.com, which has >5000 of my images --all searchable and all for free download. And please share!
Just added 15 more including this one of Mt. St. Helens crater. #geology #EarthScience #teaching #scienceteaching
Just added 15 more including this one of Mt. St. Helens crater. #geology #EarthScience #teaching #scienceteaching
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Need geology photos for your fall classes? Please check out my site Geologypics.com, which has >5000 of my images --all searchable and all for free download. And please share!
Just added 15 more including this one of Mt. St. Helens crater. #geology #EarthScience #teaching #scienceteaching
Just added 15 more including this one of Mt. St. Helens crater. #geology #EarthScience #teaching #scienceteaching
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#ansto is advertising an ongoing position on the MX beamline at the Australian Synchrotron, looking for a chemical crystallographer to join the team.
I've no experience on MX, but in general the beamline scientists at the Aussietron seem to have a good time? Should be a great experience! […]
I've no experience on MX, but in general the beamline scientists at the Aussietron seem to have a good time? Should be a great experience! […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#ansto is advertising an ongoing position on the MX beamline at the Australian Synchrotron, looking for a chemical crystallographer to join the team.
I've no experience on MX, but in general the beamline scientists at the Aussietron seem to have a good time? Should be a great experience! […]
I've no experience on MX, but in general the beamline scientists at the Aussietron seem to have a good time? Should be a great experience! […]
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Applications for the Leanne Armand award are now open. This award funds early and mid-career researchers based in Australia to access training in micropaleonotology. Applications are due 28th September, all details can be found on the AQUA website […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
July 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Applications for the Leanne Armand award are now open. This award funds early and mid-career researchers based in Australia to access training in micropaleonotology. Applications are due 28th September, all details can be found on the AQUA website […]
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Happy to point out that @albomp.bsky.social deciding to release the highly contentious special envoy's report - a report he has known about for many months - just before he departs for a large, publicity sucking tour of China, is in fact, not a coincidence.
#duckandrun #pfffft
#duckandrun #pfffft
July 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Happy to point out that @albomp.bsky.social deciding to release the highly contentious special envoy's report - a report he has known about for many months - just before he departs for a large, publicity sucking tour of China, is in fact, not a coincidence.
#duckandrun #pfffft
#duckandrun #pfffft
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And the US just bombed Iran at the behest of Israel, which has been claiming its at immediate risk of a nuclear strike for 30 years and we’ll all be told Israel has a right to defend itself, but anything Iran does is an act of war and in another 30 years we’ll be told there was no need for any of it
June 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
And the US just bombed Iran at the behest of Israel, which has been claiming its at immediate risk of a nuclear strike for 30 years and we’ll all be told Israel has a right to defend itself, but anything Iran does is an act of war and in another 30 years we’ll be told there was no need for any of it
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Has #Qantas explained or been asked to explain why it's not giving Australians spitefully deported from the US their documents & phone as soon as they're over international waters (or before)? Otherwise it's just doing Trump favours.
June 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Has #Qantas explained or been asked to explain why it's not giving Australians spitefully deported from the US their documents & phone as soon as they're over international waters (or before)? Otherwise it's just doing Trump favours.
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be quick to apply for this opportunity to work with @lucascernusak.bsky.social !!! Bound to be amazing.
I have an opportunity for a new PhD student in tropical tree ecophysiology in my lab. Some more details at the link below. Please pass along!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Responses of tropical forest trees to rising carbon dioxide - conifers versus angiosperms at James Cook University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
be quick to apply for this opportunity to work with @lucascernusak.bsky.social !!! Bound to be amazing.
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The worst part about University Ranking Season is the desperate attempts from unviersity social media teams to seem cool.
(This isn't actually the worst part, the worst part is that university rankings are dumb).
(This isn't actually the worst part, the worst part is that university rankings are dumb).
June 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The worst part about University Ranking Season is the desperate attempts from unviersity social media teams to seem cool.
(This isn't actually the worst part, the worst part is that university rankings are dumb).
(This isn't actually the worst part, the worst part is that university rankings are dumb).
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I don't think Americans realise just how passionately Australia's big commercial media stations love the cops and authoritarian crackdowns.
They are passive-voicing a US police officer targeting and shooting one of their OWN JOURNALISTS
www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/10/a...
They are passive-voicing a US police officer targeting and shooting one of their OWN JOURNALISTS
www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/10/a...
June 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I don't think Americans realise just how passionately Australia's big commercial media stations love the cops and authoritarian crackdowns.
They are passive-voicing a US police officer targeting and shooting one of their OWN JOURNALISTS
www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/10/a...
They are passive-voicing a US police officer targeting and shooting one of their OWN JOURNALISTS
www.crikey.com.au/2025/06/10/a...
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“Imma gonna write the worst shit-take you can imagine because I care more about fame than the people I denigrate” is peak 2025 Herald.
June 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
“Imma gonna write the worst shit-take you can imagine because I care more about fame than the people I denigrate” is peak 2025 Herald.
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Everyone's got something nasty to say about "do-gooders" but they're silent about total cunts : )
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Everyone's got something nasty to say about "do-gooders" but they're silent about total cunts : )
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With all of Greta’s privilege, she stands for what’s right every time. Every time she’s asked about herself she answers by redirecting straight to the people she’s standing up for. ‘How are you?’ ‘Better than the people in Palestine, specifically Gaza.’
👇 = smug bullshit from a small mind
👇 = smug bullshit from a small mind
June 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
With all of Greta’s privilege, she stands for what’s right every time. Every time she’s asked about herself she answers by redirecting straight to the people she’s standing up for. ‘How are you?’ ‘Better than the people in Palestine, specifically Gaza.’
👇 = smug bullshit from a small mind
👇 = smug bullshit from a small mind
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Some of the most chilling 2 minutes you've ever seen. Look at what's being said, openly, on one of the most popular TV channels in Israel.
History is happening in front of our eyes. Don't look away.
Please help share this widely.
Read the full story here: zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
History is happening in front of our eyes. Don't look away.
Please help share this widely.
Read the full story here: zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
June 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Some of the most chilling 2 minutes you've ever seen. Look at what's being said, openly, on one of the most popular TV channels in Israel.
History is happening in front of our eyes. Don't look away.
Please help share this widely.
Read the full story here: zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
History is happening in front of our eyes. Don't look away.
Please help share this widely.
Read the full story here: zeteo.com/p/inside-the...
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Setting up "aid distribution points" and then massacring people who come to obtain food is sincerely one of the most evil things I have ever seen.
June 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Setting up "aid distribution points" and then massacring people who come to obtain food is sincerely one of the most evil things I have ever seen.
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Important study given likely increases in tropical cyclones & an overlooked social cost “Children in low- and middle-income countries ..may be uniquely vulnerable to losing schooling after disasters due to the poor physical condition of schools and the lack of resources”
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Decreased likelihood of schooling as a consequence of tropical cyclones: Evidence from 13 low- and middle-income countries | PNAS
Increasing educational attainment is one of the most important and effective strategies
for health and economic improvements. The extent to which e...
www.pnas.org
May 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Important study given likely increases in tropical cyclones & an overlooked social cost “Children in low- and middle-income countries ..may be uniquely vulnerable to losing schooling after disasters due to the poor physical condition of schools and the lack of resources”
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Albo on the emerging disaster in NSW: “Tragically, we’re seeing more extreme weather events. They’re occurring more frequently, and they’re more intense” (quoted in the grauniad today).
Also the Labor govt: on the verge of approcing Woodside's north west shelf expansion.
Make it make sense.
Also the Labor govt: on the verge of approcing Woodside's north west shelf expansion.
Make it make sense.
May 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Albo on the emerging disaster in NSW: “Tragically, we’re seeing more extreme weather events. They’re occurring more frequently, and they’re more intense” (quoted in the grauniad today).
Also the Labor govt: on the verge of approcing Woodside's north west shelf expansion.
Make it make sense.
Also the Labor govt: on the verge of approcing Woodside's north west shelf expansion.
Make it make sense.
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Happy National Archaeology Week!
This year's craft in celebration of Archaeology Week is little clay pendants - the scale bar is 4cm
#2025NAW #archaeology #craft
This year's craft in celebration of Archaeology Week is little clay pendants - the scale bar is 4cm
#2025NAW #archaeology #craft
May 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Happy National Archaeology Week!
This year's craft in celebration of Archaeology Week is little clay pendants - the scale bar is 4cm
#2025NAW #archaeology #craft
This year's craft in celebration of Archaeology Week is little clay pendants - the scale bar is 4cm
#2025NAW #archaeology #craft
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Cool cool cool that you can run over your wife, resulting in her death, and only get a 5-yr license suspension and a 2-yr suspended sentence.
Australia has a car problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/14/melissa-hoskins-death-rohan-dennis-sentence-ntwnfb
Australia has a car problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/14/melissa-hoskins-death-rohan-dennis-sentence-ntwnfb
Rohan Dennis given two-year suspended sentence after car crash that killed wife Melissa Hoskins
Former world champion cyclist avoids jail after pleading guilty to committing aggravated act likely to cause harm after 2023 incident that killed Olympian Hoskins
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Cool cool cool that you can run over your wife, resulting in her death, and only get a 5-yr license suspension and a 2-yr suspended sentence.
Australia has a car problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/14/melissa-hoskins-death-rohan-dennis-sentence-ntwnfb
Australia has a car problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/14/melissa-hoskins-death-rohan-dennis-sentence-ntwnfb
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I will be co-leading a post-conference fieldtrip to the sand and coral coasts of SE Queensland at the 11th International Conference on Geomorphology. Come join us.
www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/
#geomorphology #australia #coast #geoscience #geology #geography #reef #dune #rainbowbeach
www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/
#geomorphology #australia #coast #geoscience #geology #geography #reef #dune #rainbowbeach
May 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I will be co-leading a post-conference fieldtrip to the sand and coral coasts of SE Queensland at the 11th International Conference on Geomorphology. Come join us.
www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/
#geomorphology #australia #coast #geoscience #geology #geography #reef #dune #rainbowbeach
www.confer.co.nz/icg2026/
#geomorphology #australia #coast #geoscience #geology #geography #reef #dune #rainbowbeach
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WHY HAVE YOU NOT IMPOSED SEVERE SANCTIONS ON ISRAEL, @albomp.bsky.social?
Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Dumped cabinet minister says speaking out on Gaza partly to blame for his demotion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Dumped cabinet minister says speaking out on Gaza partly to blame for his demotion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death
As the total ban on any humanitarian aid entering Gaza stretches into its third month, doctors warn babies are starving in hospitals.
www.abc.net.au
May 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
WHY HAVE YOU NOT IMPOSED SEVERE SANCTIONS ON ISRAEL, @albomp.bsky.social?
Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Dumped cabinet minister says speaking out on Gaza partly to blame for his demotion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Israel is keeping up its blockade of aid as kids starve to death www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Dumped cabinet minister says speaking out on Gaza partly to blame for his demotion www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
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Come and join me and work in beautiful #Sydney.
We have a new 3-yr research manager #job the #UNSW Micardas radiocarbon lab. Open to Australian citizens only. #Geochronology experience recommended.
#academia
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/en/job/53208...
We have a new 3-yr research manager #job the #UNSW Micardas radiocarbon lab. Open to Australian citizens only. #Geochronology experience recommended.
#academia
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/en/job/53208...
May 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Come and join me and work in beautiful #Sydney.
We have a new 3-yr research manager #job the #UNSW Micardas radiocarbon lab. Open to Australian citizens only. #Geochronology experience recommended.
#academia
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/en/job/53208...
We have a new 3-yr research manager #job the #UNSW Micardas radiocarbon lab. Open to Australian citizens only. #Geochronology experience recommended.
#academia
external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/en/job/53208...
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A surprising discovery was made by CSIRO botanists which revealed the daisy fleabane (thought to be a rare Australian species) is an introduced plant! Molecular data suggests it likely hails from the Northern hemisphere as it is not distinctly different from the widespread bitter fleabane.
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Origins of the rare Australian daisy Erigeron conyzoides and its implications for biological control research and conservation management
Context Confidence in risk analyses for weed biological control (biocontrol) agents is underpinned by knowledge of the phylogenetic associations between the target weed and off-target plant species,…
doi.org
May 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A surprising discovery was made by CSIRO botanists which revealed the daisy fleabane (thought to be a rare Australian species) is an introduced plant! Molecular data suggests it likely hails from the Northern hemisphere as it is not distinctly different from the widespread bitter fleabane.
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Microplastic distribution in the global oceans. 🌊 microplastics concentrated in coastal regions, but also present even in remote regions of Antarctica. Size fractionation with depth. Contributing to the carbon cycle.
The distribution of subsurface microplastics in the ocean - Nature
Global data collected between 2014 and 2024 provide insights into the distribution and potential transport mechanisms of subsurface microplastics throughout the oceanic water column.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Microplastic distribution in the global oceans. 🌊 microplastics concentrated in coastal regions, but also present even in remote regions of Antarctica. Size fractionation with depth. Contributing to the carbon cycle.
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Our next #MeetTheEditors session at #EGU25 booth 57 is @jtibby.bsky.social from the Journal of Quaternary Science @quaternaryra.bsky.social . Join us at the @wiley.com booth in the Monday pm coffee break for cakes and conversation.
April 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Our next #MeetTheEditors session at #EGU25 booth 57 is @jtibby.bsky.social from the Journal of Quaternary Science @quaternaryra.bsky.social . Join us at the @wiley.com booth in the Monday pm coffee break for cakes and conversation.