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Stefaniya Kamenova
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Molecular ecologist studying trophic interactions 🇵🇸🇱🇧
National Museum of Natural History, Sofia | University of Oslo
The most comprehensive, multifaceted study to date shows it is hard to measure social and economic impacts of open science.

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Is ‘open science’ delivering benefits? Major study finds proof is sparse
It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say
www.science.org
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reformation of Science Publishing – Join the Call to Action – Co-Sign the Stockholm Declaration

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The Stockholm Declaration | sciii-it.org
The Stockholm Declaration calls for reform to protect academic freedom and integrity
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December 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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[3/3] 3) free butterfly taxonomy course: The Pollinator Academy has launched a free, online butterfly identification course. With flexible lessons taking just 10–30 minutes, you can master European butterfly characteristics at your own pace 🦋 pollinatoracademy.eu/training/eu-... #PollinatorAcademy
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Our first exhibit for visually impaired visitors at the Natural History Museum in Sofia. Feeling so privileged and humbled, it was a great learning experience too! Looking forward to setting up more projects like this in 2026 🐕‍🦺👩‍🦯💙

#Inclusivity #Accessibility #NaturalHistoryMuseums
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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An accessible, easily understandable description of the Earth BioGenome Project @ebpgenome.bsky.social - a worldwide effort aiming to read the complete set of genetic instructions (genomes) for every known eukaryotic species on Earth kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... #biodiversity #genomics
The Earth BioGenome Project: Building the Ultimate Library of Life
Earth is full of amazing life forms, from giant whales to tiny microbes. Scientists want to understand and protect this biodiversity—but first, they need to know what is out there. That is where the E...
kids.frontiersin.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Our friends at the University of Florence have been looking into the aesthetic appeal of European butterflies and does this bias the species we choose to protect. You can help their research by completing a simple online survey. Many thanks in advance www.unveiling.eu?fbclid=IwZXh...
Unveiling - Home
www.unveiling.eu
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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ICC rejects Israeli bid to halt Gaza investigation
<article data-history-node-id="432704" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/international-criminal-court-rejects-israeli-bid-halt-gaza-investigation" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/international-criminal-court-rejects-israeli-bid-halt-gaza-investigation" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">ICC rejects Israeli bid to halt Gaza investigation</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected an Israeli appeal against its decision to investigate Israeli war crimes in Gaza since 7 October 2023.</p> <p>This means a lower court decision, which had made clear the ICC jurisdiction over Gaza remains in place, and the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant remain in effect.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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📢 #PhD opportunity! Interested in #eDNA and protecting our #rivers? We are recruiting a PhD researcher to tackle a very topical challenge: Empowering citizen scientists with an eDNA toolbox to safeguard #freshwater fishes. Deadline: January 16th 2026. #PhDPosition #CardiffUniversity bit.ly/49bl4gO
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Babies born downstream of PFAS-contaminated sites in New Hampshire had a 168% higher chance of extremely premature birth and a 191% higher chance of dying in their first year, compared with babies whose mothers drank from uncontaminated wells.

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PFAS-contaminated drinking water harms infants | PNAS
There is evidence of widespread human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) but limited evidence of the human health impacts of th...
www.pnas.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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The traditional pipeline view of academia no longer reflects the reality of scientific #careers. In this Perspective, Alexandra A-T Weber @eawag.bsky.social reframes success as a network of paths that recognizes excellence in its many forms 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4pSgzx5
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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"Rediscovery of the greater chestnut #weevil highlights the power of digital platforms in biodiversity research and conservation" spkl.io/63326Ad07u

@Michael A. Charles & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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National Emergency Briefing by ten of the UK’s leading experts about the climate and nature crisis

www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
Emergency response needed to prevent climate breakdown, warn experts
Scientists sounded the alarm on the dire consequences of continued inaction at a briefing in London, warning that we could be heading for "unprecedented societal and ecological collapse"
www.newscientist.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Centre for Advanced Study Sofia is offering several quite attractive fellowship schemes for postdoctoral researchers from the social sciences and the humanities, including one specifically dedicated to Ukranian scholars.
Check it out!
Application deadline: 31 March 2026.

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CAS Sofia Fellowships for 2026/2027 – CAS
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November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing

"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."

Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The #eDNA and #DNAmetabarcoding school was a success! All the credit goes to the tireless @magnen.bsky.social! 🐭

Many thanks to #IRSAE & @uniinnlandet.bsky.social for the generous support, as well as to #UiO for providing access to the beautiful marine station in #Drøbak 💙
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Second call for our #STSM is already open!!!!!!
(1/4) 📣 Exciting news! 📣
The #10KLepGenomes COST Action has opened the second call for Short Term Scientific Missions #STSMs
Keep reading for all the details 👇
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Last days of the #eDNA and #DNAmetabarcoding school in #Drøbak. Great lectures by Ella Thoen, @christinalynggaard.bsky.social & @gbif.org Dag Endresen 🪱🪰🍄🧬
#IRSAE @magnen.bsky.social @uniinnlandet.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM