Michaela A. Dippold
@michaeladippold.bsky.social
Geo-Biosphere Interactions (Prof @uni_tue: biogeochemist, microbial/soil ecologist): curious about biota driving element cycles and geo-bio-systems' trajectories - from single cell metabolism to global scale
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Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 20, 2025 ~ Bright green truths.
"A global pandemic, competing existential crises and the sinister spread of right-wing populism have exhausted so many of us, rendering us either too shell-shocked or cynical to engag with something so painful."
"A global pandemic, competing existential crises and the sinister spread of right-wing populism have exhausted so many of us, rendering us either too shell-shocked or cynical to engag with something so painful."
Is the world too exhausted to fight the climate crisis? - RUSSH
Journalist and author Elfy Scott traces the grief and resilience of climate activism in an age of political and environmental tumult.
www.russh.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 20, 2025 ~ Bright green truths.
"A global pandemic, competing existential crises and the sinister spread of right-wing populism have exhausted so many of us, rendering us either too shell-shocked or cynical to engag with something so painful."
"A global pandemic, competing existential crises and the sinister spread of right-wing populism have exhausted so many of us, rendering us either too shell-shocked or cynical to engag with something so painful."
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An arbuscular mycorrhiza from the 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@nhm-london.bsky.social #PlantScience
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@nhm-london.bsky.social #PlantScience
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
An arbuscular mycorrhiza from the 407-million-year-old Windyfield Chert identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@nhm-london.bsky.social #PlantScience
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Summary also available in French and Spanish.
@nhm-london.bsky.social #PlantScience
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A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Ancient fossil reveals how plants and fungi first developed on land | Natural History Museum
A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The fossil, more than 400 million years old, offers hints about the origin of one of the greatest partnerships in the history of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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🚨 New paper! ❄️📄
New paper by @matthias-huss.bsky.social Huss, Andreas Bauder & colleagues document the extinction of #Pizolgletscher, using 130+ years of observations 📊🏔️. A rare chance to follow a glacier from a healthy state to its final disappearance.
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10024
New paper by @matthias-huss.bsky.social Huss, Andreas Bauder & colleagues document the extinction of #Pizolgletscher, using 130+ years of observations 📊🏔️. A rare chance to follow a glacier from a healthy state to its final disappearance.
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10024
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🚨 New paper! ❄️📄
New paper by @matthias-huss.bsky.social Huss, Andreas Bauder & colleagues document the extinction of #Pizolgletscher, using 130+ years of observations 📊🏔️. A rare chance to follow a glacier from a healthy state to its final disappearance.
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10024
New paper by @matthias-huss.bsky.social Huss, Andreas Bauder & colleagues document the extinction of #Pizolgletscher, using 130+ years of observations 📊🏔️. A rare chance to follow a glacier from a healthy state to its final disappearance.
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/aog.2025.10024
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New Comment:
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science, but its real-world impact is poorly documented in peer-reviewed literature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science, but its real-world impact is poorly documented in peer-reviewed literature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Twenty-five years of misinterpreting the biodiversity hotspot approach - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science. But its real-world impact is poorly doc...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New Comment:
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science, but its real-world impact is poorly documented in peer-reviewed literature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A quarter of a century after its publication, the biodiversity hotspot concept remains one of the most cited and influential frameworks in conservation science, but its real-world impact is poorly documented in peer-reviewed literature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🎉Register now for December's GSBI Speaks🎉
Dr. Richard Bardgett will be chatting with Dr. Zoë Lindo about his upcoming book, "The Ecology of Soil: From communities to ecosystems"!
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dr. Richard Bardgett will be chatting with Dr. Zoë Lindo about his upcoming book, "The Ecology of Soil: From communities to ecosystems"!
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
🎉Register now for December's GSBI Speaks🎉
Dr. Richard Bardgett will be chatting with Dr. Zoë Lindo about his upcoming book, "The Ecology of Soil: From communities to ecosystems"!
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dr. Richard Bardgett will be chatting with Dr. Zoë Lindo about his upcoming book, "The Ecology of Soil: From communities to ecosystems"!
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Divergent patterns of engagement with partisan and low-quality news across seven social media platforms.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/CzKQ50XsRs5
For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/ERge50XsRs6.
For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/ERge50XsRs6.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Divergent patterns of engagement with partisan and low-quality news across seven social media platforms.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/CzKQ50XsRs5
For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/ERge50XsRs6.
For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/ERge50XsRs6.
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Tübingen's Geoecology is celebrating it's 25th birthday this weekend with the annual VGÖD meeting: we offer a research symposium, poster cafés, guided tours & @chriswernerlab.bsky.social + Volker Mosgrubber from @sgn.one as invited spekears at our evening lectures. Registeration tinyurl.com/4r4y9fsb
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tübingen's Geoecology is celebrating it's 25th birthday this weekend with the annual VGÖD meeting: we offer a research symposium, poster cafés, guided tours & @chriswernerlab.bsky.social + Volker Mosgrubber from @sgn.one as invited spekears at our evening lectures. Registeration tinyurl.com/4r4y9fsb
Reposted by Michaela A. Dippold
Reposted by Michaela A. Dippold
"Long-term research carries an intrinsic paradox: its true value emerges only after decades, whereas political agendas often demand short-term results. This mismatch makes sustained monitoring one of the easiest targets when public budgets come under pressure."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Safeguarding long-term research in ecology and evolution - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Long-term research projects are essential for predicting the ecological and evolutionary responses of species to global change, yet their continuity is often threatened by uncertainties over funding. ...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"Long-term research carries an intrinsic paradox: its true value emerges only after decades, whereas political agendas often demand short-term results. This mismatch makes sustained monitoring one of the easiest targets when public budgets come under pressure."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#Review
Bacteria can “remember” past environments through genetic & biochemical imprints helping them adapt and thrive! 🦠🧠
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacteria can “remember” past environments through genetic & biochemical imprints helping them adapt and thrive! 🦠🧠
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Exploring the concept of bacterial memory - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses the concept, mechanisms and evidence for memory in bacteria at individual and community levels.
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
#Review
Bacteria can “remember” past environments through genetic & biochemical imprints helping them adapt and thrive! 🦠🧠
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacteria can “remember” past environments through genetic & biochemical imprints helping them adapt and thrive! 🦠🧠
#MicroSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Exploring the concept of bacterial memory www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Exploring the concept of bacterial memory - Nature Microbiology
This Perspective discusses the concept, mechanisms and evidence for memory in bacteria at individual and community levels.
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Exploring the concept of bacterial memory www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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Obwohl das Asylrecht im Grundgesetz verankert ist, kommt es immer mehr zu einer de-facto Abschaffung des Asyls. In vielen Fällen wird der tatsächliche Zugang zu dem Grundrecht verhindert - oft auch durch bewussten und systematischen Rechtsbruch.
Wie das Asylrecht immer weiter ausgehöhlt wird
Obwohl das Asylrecht im Grundgesetz verankert ist, kommt es immer mehr zu einer de-facto Abschaffung des Asyls. Symbolisch gibt es das Recht auf Asyl, doch in vielen Fällen wird der tatsächliche Zugan...
www.volksverpetzer.de
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Obwohl das Asylrecht im Grundgesetz verankert ist, kommt es immer mehr zu einer de-facto Abschaffung des Asyls. In vielen Fällen wird der tatsächliche Zugang zu dem Grundrecht verhindert - oft auch durch bewussten und systematischen Rechtsbruch.
and now after subproject 1 the next #JobAlert: SP2 of #MultiStress @uni-goettingen.de will offer a KAAD-funded #PhDopportunity for an East African scholar interested in ecophysiological stress responses in #maize detected by multi-spectral imaging
Take your chance an apply #AcademicJobs #scholarship
Take your chance an apply #AcademicJobs #scholarship
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
and now after subproject 1 the next #JobAlert: SP2 of #MultiStress @uni-goettingen.de will offer a KAAD-funded #PhDopportunity for an East African scholar interested in ecophysiological stress responses in #maize detected by multi-spectral imaging
Take your chance an apply #AcademicJobs #scholarship
Take your chance an apply #AcademicJobs #scholarship
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🌎 6 years of data from Cedar Creek Reserve show that warming consistently reduced plant diversity in grasslands, with stronger and more variable effects than drought—highlighting the need for long-term studies of climate impacts on biodiversity👇
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November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌎 6 years of data from Cedar Creek Reserve show that warming consistently reduced plant diversity in grasslands, with stronger and more variable effects than drought—highlighting the need for long-term studies of climate impacts on biodiversity👇
buff.ly/3GQVxnN
buff.ly/3GQVxnN
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Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants We highlight milestones in plant hypoxia research contributing to advances in field (and will continue to do so) @roederlab.bsky.social @cargueso.bsky.social @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
July 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants We highlight milestones in plant hypoxia research contributing to advances in field (and will continue to do so) @roederlab.bsky.social @cargueso.bsky.social @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
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Climate niche analysis predicts 2,554 potential new alien vascular plant species could invade the Arctic, emphasising urgent need for biosecurity and monitoring under climate change.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Climate niche analysis predicts 2,554 potential new alien vascular plant species could invade the Arctic, emphasising urgent need for biosecurity and monitoring under climate change.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@liverpooluni.bsky.social
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Das wird immer wieder weltweit bestätigt, hier aktuell bei uns in 🇩🇪: die Mehrheit der Menschen wünscht sich mehr Klimaschutz!
Denn wir haben die Lösungen, aber wir verlieren gerade den Wettlauf gegen die Zeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft.
table.media/berlin/news/...
Denn wir haben die Lösungen, aber wir verlieren gerade den Wettlauf gegen die Zeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft.
table.media/berlin/news/...
Mehrheit der Deutschen: Bund unternimmt bei Klimapolitik zu wenig
Sie können besser entscheiden, weil Sie besser informiert sind – das ist das Ziel von Table.Briefings. Mit dem Informationsvorsprung zum Wettbewerbsvorteil.
table.media
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Das wird immer wieder weltweit bestätigt, hier aktuell bei uns in 🇩🇪: die Mehrheit der Menschen wünscht sich mehr Klimaschutz!
Denn wir haben die Lösungen, aber wir verlieren gerade den Wettlauf gegen die Zeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft.
table.media/berlin/news/...
Denn wir haben die Lösungen, aber wir verlieren gerade den Wettlauf gegen die Zeit für eine lebenswerte Zukunft.
table.media/berlin/news/...
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Von den etwa 950.000 Syrern in Deutschland waren nach den Daten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) im April dieses Jahres 249.000 sozialversicherungspflichtig beschäftigt. (1/3 der Syrer ist minderjährig, 120.000 sind unter sechs Jahre alt)
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
November 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Von den etwa 950.000 Syrern in Deutschland waren nach den Daten der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) im April dieses Jahres 249.000 sozialversicherungspflichtig beschäftigt. (1/3 der Syrer ist minderjährig, 120.000 sind unter sechs Jahre alt)
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
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Does functional community structure mitigate the impacts of climatic anomalies on productivity in grasslands? In our next seminar, @danielahoss.bsky.social leverages 25 years of global grassland data from the sPlot database to examine this question.
Join us!
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
Join us!
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Does functional community structure mitigate the impacts of climatic anomalies on productivity in grasslands? In our next seminar, @danielahoss.bsky.social leverages 25 years of global grassland data from the sPlot database to examine this question.
Join us!
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
Join us!
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en/events/de...
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Precipitation legacy effects on soil microbiota facilitate adaptive drought responses in plants
Precipitation legacy effects on soil microbiota facilitate adaptive drought responses in plants - Nature Microbiology
Metagenomes from prairie soils in Kansas, USA, show how historical exposure to water stress impacts soil microorganisms and subsequently drought responses in plants.
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Precipitation legacy effects on soil microbiota facilitate adaptive drought responses in plants
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New in Geoderma: "Soil carbon–phosphorus stoichiometry regulates microbe-mediated phosphorus turnover fluxes in a calcareous soil" by Yi Peng & Gu Feng. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
New in Geoderma: "Soil carbon–phosphorus stoichiometry regulates microbe-mediated phosphorus turnover fluxes in a calcareous soil" by Yi Peng & Gu Feng. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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Plant miRNAs influence soil bacterial growth and amino acid uptake, restructuring community composition
-in #ISMEComms
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-in #ISMEComms
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Plant miRNAs influence soil bacterial growth and amino acid uptake, restructuring community composition
Abstract. Plants and microbes use many strategies to acquire soil amino acids. Recent findings suggest that genes related to amino acid metabolism and tran
academic.oup.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Plant miRNAs influence soil bacterial growth and amino acid uptake, restructuring community composition
-in #ISMEComms
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
-in #ISMEComms
academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...
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Bad news for large natural carbon sinks: "Our findings suggest the potential for a similar response to climate change by woody aboveground biomass in moist tropical forests globally, which could culminate in a long-term switch from carbon sinks to carbon sources."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source - Nature
A transition from carbon sink to source for the aboveground woody biomass of moist tropical Australian forests has occurred, driven by increasingly extreme climate anomalies.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Bad news for large natural carbon sinks: "Our findings suggest the potential for a similar response to climate change by woody aboveground biomass in moist tropical forests globally, which could culminate in a long-term switch from carbon sinks to carbon sources."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pretty amazing experience - even as Franconian having visited many breweries, I learnt a lot today (maybe also, because many brewers avoid sharing the details 😅).
Now, the countdown towards the start of the @terra-cluster.org @unituebingen.bsky.social is on (counted by microbes): 🍻🥨🍺
Now, the countdown towards the start of the @terra-cluster.org @unituebingen.bsky.social is on (counted by microbes): 🍻🥨🍺
Event of the Day: Brewing the TERRA Kick-off Beer with, at & by Ronny Schöneberg:
A dark stout - perfect for the cold season - and just ready when #TERRA will come to life in January.
Very much looking forward to tasting this product of TERRA's first "microbial incubation at intermediate scale" 🍻🍺
A dark stout - perfect for the cold season - and just ready when #TERRA will come to life in January.
Very much looking forward to tasting this product of TERRA's first "microbial incubation at intermediate scale" 🍻🍺
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Pretty amazing experience - even as Franconian having visited many breweries, I learnt a lot today (maybe also, because many brewers avoid sharing the details 😅).
Now, the countdown towards the start of the @terra-cluster.org @unituebingen.bsky.social is on (counted by microbes): 🍻🥨🍺
Now, the countdown towards the start of the @terra-cluster.org @unituebingen.bsky.social is on (counted by microbes): 🍻🥨🍺