Gregor Kalinkat
@gkalinkat.bsky.social
science educator & communicator | biodiversity scientist | ecologist | guest scientist at @igb-berlin.de
posts in EN and DE, occassionally in ES
https://linktr.ee/gkalinkat
posts in EN and DE, occassionally in ES
https://linktr.ee/gkalinkat
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Gregor Kalinkat
@gkalinkat.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Our new forum piece is out now in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social 🥳
We argue that existing & expanding regulations to protect specific animal groups from light pollution 💡 (e.g. bats 🦇 marine turtles 🐢 insects 🦋) might co-protect many other organisms ...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 🔓🧪
We argue that existing & expanding regulations to protect specific animal groups from light pollution 💡 (e.g. bats 🦇 marine turtles 🐢 insects 🦋) might co-protect many other organisms ...
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 🔓🧪
ICYMI
Our new Forum article in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social is out now. A short read about combating light pollution 💡 & approaches to push nocturnal biodiversity conservation 🦇 to the next level. Free to read for everyone 🔓🧪
@sibylleschroer.bsky.social @andreasjechow.bsky.social @igb-berlin.de
Our new Forum article in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social is out now. A short read about combating light pollution 💡 & approaches to push nocturnal biodiversity conservation 🦇 to the next level. Free to read for everyone 🔓🧪
@sibylleschroer.bsky.social @andreasjechow.bsky.social @igb-berlin.de
Lehmitz et al (2025) Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program 🧪🔓
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@igb-berlin.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@igb-berlin.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social
Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Lehmitz et al (2025) Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program 🧪🔓
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@igb-berlin.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@igb-berlin.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social
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Un estudio con datos de miles de personas revela que el multilingüismo se asocia con un efecto protector contra el envejecimiento: hablar varios idiomas protege al cerebro del deterioro cognitivo elpais.com/ciencia/2025-11...
Hablar varios idiomas protege al cerebro del deterioro cognitivo por el paso del tiempo
Un estudio con datos de miles de personas revela que el multilingüismo se asocia con un efecto protector contra el envejecimiento
elpais.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Un estudio con datos de miles de personas revela que el multilingüismo se asocia con un efecto protector contra el envejecimiento: hablar varios idiomas protege al cerebro del deterioro cognitivo elpais.com/ciencia/2025-11...
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We're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology.
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology.
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏
Please apply no later than 25 November.
👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
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Very interesting thread 🧵 on the history of science 🧪 🧬
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Very interesting thread 🧵 on the history of science 🧪 🧬
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Insightful paper about distance to cities and cloud composition for the distribution and reflection of light pollution. These kind of measurements should become standard for monitoring, eg, of urban lighting impacts particularly on biodiversity beyond the urban environment.
A very important step forward in our understanding of light pollution under cloudy skies, by Miroslav Kocifaj, Fabio Falchi and Frantisek Kundracik
"An all-sky light pollution model for global-scale applications that embraces a full range of cloud distributions"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
"An all-sky light pollution model for global-scale applications that embraces a full range of cloud distributions"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
An all-sky light pollution model for global-scale applications that embraces a full range of cloud distributions | PNAS
Light pollution has been traditionally modeled using clear or completely overcast
conditions. Usually, atmospheric conditions are more complex and ...
www.pnas.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Insightful paper about distance to cities and cloud composition for the distribution and reflection of light pollution. These kind of measurements should become standard for monitoring, eg, of urban lighting impacts particularly on biodiversity beyond the urban environment.
Very interesting thread 🧵 on the history of science 🧪 🧬
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Very interesting thread 🧵 on the history of science 🧪 🧬
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The reaction to this is fascinating. It's like a microcosm of all discussions around AI: lots of enthusiasm, lots of loathing (much of it reflexive), and some wise 'let's maybe try it and see' responses.
Excited to launch an openRxiv partnership with the scientist-run AI review service qed (@qedscience.bsky.social), the brainchild of @odedrechavi.bsky.social 1/n
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
openrxiv.org/enabling-rev...
Enabling options for review: from training and transparency to author-centered AI tools - openRxiv
Peer review is widely viewed as a critical aspect of biomedical communication. Ideally, it provides authors with feedback so they can improve manuscripts and gives readers, particularly nonspecialists...
openrxiv.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The reaction to this is fascinating. It's like a microcosm of all discussions around AI: lots of enthusiasm, lots of loathing (much of it reflexive), and some wise 'let's maybe try it and see' responses.
Love the reactions to this piece of biology news 😂 Spiders are awesome!
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black 🕸🕷🧪
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.
www.livescience.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Love the reactions to this piece of biology news 😂 Spiders are awesome!
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black 🕸🕷🧪
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.
www.livescience.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black 🕸🕷🧪
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
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A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Media coverage of biodiversity falls short compared to climate change and popular culture - npj Biodiversity
We compared global media coverage and internet search interest in COP15—which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework—with COP27, a climate-focused conference, and the popular American singer Taylor Swift. Despite the critical environmental and societal implications of biodiversity loss, COP15 received significantly less attention, even in highly biodiverse countries. Addressing this attention shortfall will be crucial for building the awareness and advocacy needed to achieve global biodiversity goals.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A study comparing media coverage and internet searches related to recent climate & biodiversity COPs reveals that the biodiversity COP received far less attention.⏳
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
Both crises are interlinked & best addressed together.
More w/ Nature Portfolio : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44185-025-00082-w
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Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation
Check who already signed up:
www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
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Don’t listen to me or any other non-experts when it comes to AI.
Follow these experts instead:
@olivia.science
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@abeba.bsky.social
@janelleshane.com
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
Follow these experts instead:
@olivia.science
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@abeba.bsky.social
@janelleshane.com
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Don’t listen to me or any other non-experts when it comes to AI.
Follow these experts instead:
@olivia.science
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@abeba.bsky.social
@janelleshane.com
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
Follow these experts instead:
@olivia.science
@irisvanrooij.bsky.social
@abeba.bsky.social
@janelleshane.com
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
If wannabe dictators and leaders of the broligarchy were humble and self-reflecte they would consider this
I mean, the last thousand year reich ended after only twelve.
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
If wannabe dictators and leaders of the broligarchy were humble and self-reflecte they would consider this
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Looks like the science community has found a home.
academic.oup.com/icb/article-...
academic.oup.com/icb/article-...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Looks like the science community has found a home.
academic.oup.com/icb/article-...
academic.oup.com/icb/article-...
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A biodiverse world outside creates a healthy microbiome inside.
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A biodiverse world outside creates a healthy microbiome inside.
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The same conditions that let wildlife thrive also keeps people healthy.
Fascinating article from @phoebeweston.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Often overlooked, small water bodies - streams, damp ditches, small bogs, ponds - support more rare species compared with larger habitats while high-quality ponds support about 2/3 of all freshwater plant + animal species in a landscape.
🧵 1/4
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
🧵 1/4
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Often overlooked, small water bodies - streams, damp ditches, small bogs, ponds - support more rare species compared with larger habitats while high-quality ponds support about 2/3 of all freshwater plant + animal species in a landscape.
🧵 1/4
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
🧵 1/4
freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/start-w...
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It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way.
Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
🧵
www.bbc.com/news/art...
1/9
Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
🧵
www.bbc.com/news/art...
1/9
Where are the Louvre jewels now and can France get them back?
Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way.
Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
🧵
www.bbc.com/news/art...
1/9
Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
🧵
www.bbc.com/news/art...
1/9
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Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy Halloween
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7 basic science discoveries that changed the world 🧪
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world 🧪
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world 🧪
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
7 basic science discoveries that changed the world 🧪
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @nature.com
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After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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4 days of seismic records from a seismic station in Jamaica shows Hurricane Melissa roaring towards the island.
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
4 days of seismic records from a seismic station in Jamaica shows Hurricane Melissa roaring towards the island.
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪