Miguel Arredondo
@marredondou.bsky.social
Plants, people & politics. Telling science stories @RBGKew. Anthropologist raised in the Andes, thinking in systems and grounded in vibes
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This #FungiFriday marks the opening of Kew’s new #CarbonGarden! With its big mushroom centrepiece, we thought we would dig into Fungi’s indispensable role in carbon storage; through nutrient cycling, soil formation, and as symbionts with plants 🍄🍄🟫
July 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This #FungiFriday marks the opening of Kew’s new #CarbonGarden! With its big mushroom centrepiece, we thought we would dig into Fungi’s indispensable role in carbon storage; through nutrient cycling, soil formation, and as symbionts with plants 🍄🍄🟫
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Happy #Pride month! This #FungiFriday we are going on a fungal foray through the pride flag. There have been many iterations since its original conception in 1978, including the Intersex-Inclusive flag by Valentino Vecchietti – which we have recreated in fungal fashion for the LGBTQ myco-maniacs
June 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Happy #Pride month! This #FungiFriday we are going on a fungal foray through the pride flag. There have been many iterations since its original conception in 1978, including the Intersex-Inclusive flag by Valentino Vecchietti – which we have recreated in fungal fashion for the LGBTQ myco-maniacs
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NEW! You can now access MILLIONS of our dried plant & fungal specimens via our new Data Portal!
The official release comes as we continue to digitise our entire collection, some of which were collected by Chares Darwin himself! 🌿
Read more & check it out 🧪 www.kew.org/read-and-wat... #PlantScience
The official release comes as we continue to digitise our entire collection, some of which were collected by Chares Darwin himself! 🌿
Read more & check it out 🧪 www.kew.org/read-and-wat... #PlantScience
May 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
NEW! You can now access MILLIONS of our dried plant & fungal specimens via our new Data Portal!
The official release comes as we continue to digitise our entire collection, some of which were collected by Chares Darwin himself! 🌿
Read more & check it out 🧪 www.kew.org/read-and-wat... #PlantScience
The official release comes as we continue to digitise our entire collection, some of which were collected by Chares Darwin himself! 🌿
Read more & check it out 🧪 www.kew.org/read-and-wat... #PlantScience
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What if an island’s future lived in its soil?
On Great & Little Tobago (BVI), goats trampled native plants - compacting soil, eroding topsoil, and stopping seedlings from taking root.
But hope lives on in our work with local partners to uncover native seeds hidden beneath the surface.
On Great & Little Tobago (BVI), goats trampled native plants - compacting soil, eroding topsoil, and stopping seedlings from taking root.
But hope lives on in our work with local partners to uncover native seeds hidden beneath the surface.
May 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
What if an island’s future lived in its soil?
On Great & Little Tobago (BVI), goats trampled native plants - compacting soil, eroding topsoil, and stopping seedlings from taking root.
But hope lives on in our work with local partners to uncover native seeds hidden beneath the surface.
On Great & Little Tobago (BVI), goats trampled native plants - compacting soil, eroding topsoil, and stopping seedlings from taking root.
But hope lives on in our work with local partners to uncover native seeds hidden beneath the surface.
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Huge news today that the Darwin papers in our #KewLA #Archive collection are being added to the @unesco.org Memory of the World Register! 🗃️
Take a look at the writings of a young Charles Darwin with our Senior Archivist & Records Manager, Kiri 👇
Take a look at the writings of a young Charles Darwin with our Senior Archivist & Records Manager, Kiri 👇
April 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Huge news today that the Darwin papers in our #KewLA #Archive collection are being added to the @unesco.org Memory of the World Register! 🗃️
Take a look at the writings of a young Charles Darwin with our Senior Archivist & Records Manager, Kiri 👇
Take a look at the writings of a young Charles Darwin with our Senior Archivist & Records Manager, Kiri 👇
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Björk Performs Benefit Concert For Wilted Sunflowers In Mushroom Forest
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April 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Björk Performs Benefit Concert For Wilted Sunflowers In Mushroom Forest
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BIG NEWS: Fungi take the spotlight on the IUCN Red List! 🌏🍄@iucnfungi.bsky.social
For the first time, over 1,000 fungi have been assessed - helping us understand the threats they face from habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
🧪⚒️ #FungiFridays #Conservation
For the first time, over 1,000 fungi have been assessed - helping us understand the threats they face from habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
🧪⚒️ #FungiFridays #Conservation
March 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
BIG NEWS: Fungi take the spotlight on the IUCN Red List! 🌏🍄@iucnfungi.bsky.social
For the first time, over 1,000 fungi have been assessed - helping us understand the threats they face from habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
🧪⚒️ #FungiFridays #Conservation
For the first time, over 1,000 fungi have been assessed - helping us understand the threats they face from habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
🧪⚒️ #FungiFridays #Conservation
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Yesterday was #WorldFrogDay but we're still thinking about it this #FungiFriday, specifically, Chytrid fungi!
The best known is Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogen that’s a significant driver of declining amphibian populations 🐸📉
Yet this diverse group is more than its bad reputation! 🧵👇
The best known is Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogen that’s a significant driver of declining amphibian populations 🐸📉
Yet this diverse group is more than its bad reputation! 🧵👇
March 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Yesterday was #WorldFrogDay but we're still thinking about it this #FungiFriday, specifically, Chytrid fungi!
The best known is Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogen that’s a significant driver of declining amphibian populations 🐸📉
Yet this diverse group is more than its bad reputation! 🧵👇
The best known is Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogen that’s a significant driver of declining amphibian populations 🐸📉
Yet this diverse group is more than its bad reputation! 🧵👇
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god forbid women have hobbies
February 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
god forbid women have hobbies