Umberto Lombardo
@umbamoxos.bsky.social
Geo-Archaeologist at
ICTA_UAB/Prehistoria_UAB
Landscape Evolution and Human-Env interactions in the Bolivian Amazon. PI of ERC Demodrivers
ICTA_UAB/Prehistoria_UAB
Landscape Evolution and Human-Env interactions in the Bolivian Amazon. PI of ERC Demodrivers
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Umberto Lombardo
@umbamoxos.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Landscape evolution of the Bolivian Amazon controlled by uplift events dated 13,000, 10,000 and 6000 cal yr BP
The Llanos de Moxos in the Bolivian Amazon, the second largest South American wetland, hosts many endemic species and a rich archaeological record tha…
www.sciencedirect.com
What a week. Some hardcore geomorphology just published in QSR www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Following our archaeological paper in @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this QSR, we reconstructed the timing of 3 neotectonic events in the Bolivian Amazon. Enjoy and share 🧪
Following our archaeological paper in @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this QSR, we reconstructed the timing of 3 neotectonic events in the Bolivian Amazon. Enjoy and share 🧪
Reposted by Umberto Lombardo
Reposted by Umberto Lombardo
Holy cow - hyperspectral detection of bacteria at long distance.... "The bacteria were detectable outdoors under ambient light from up to 90 m in a single 4,000-m2 hyperspectral image taken using fixed and unmanned aerial vehicle-mounted cameras." 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hyperspectral reporters for long-distance and wide-area detection of gene expression in living bacteria - Nature Biotechnology
Hyperspectral reporter genes allow imaging of ground bacteria from aerial vehicles
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Holy cow - hyperspectral detection of bacteria at long distance.... "The bacteria were detectable outdoors under ambient light from up to 90 m in a single 4,000-m2 hyperspectral image taken using fixed and unmanned aerial vehicle-mounted cameras." 🤯
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🆕Como centro SOMMa nos sumamos a este manifiesto
🌍👩🔬La Alianza SOMMa considera urgente abordar la emergencia climática con una política de país, basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas, que asegure continuidad, estabilidad y consenso social.
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
🌍👩🔬La Alianza SOMMa considera urgente abordar la emergencia climática con una política de país, basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas, que asegure continuidad, estabilidad y consenso social.
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
Manifiesto SOMMa: La acción climática: conocimiento científico y consenso social
Como centro miembro, el ICTA-UAB nos adherimos al manifiesto emitido por la Alianza SOMMa sobre la urgencia de abordar la emergencia climática...
www.uab.cat
September 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🆕Como centro SOMMa nos sumamos a este manifiesto
🌍👩🔬La Alianza SOMMa considera urgente abordar la emergencia climática con una política de país, basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas, que asegure continuidad, estabilidad y consenso social.
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
🌍👩🔬La Alianza SOMMa considera urgente abordar la emergencia climática con una política de país, basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas, que asegure continuidad, estabilidad y consenso social.
www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...
Just got the nomination letter. I will be the new director of @icta-uab.bsky.social . Excited, scared, but overall happy to face this new challenge. Still, wish me luck 😅
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just got the nomination letter. I will be the new director of @icta-uab.bsky.social . Excited, scared, but overall happy to face this new challenge. Still, wish me luck 😅
Nothing describes our field work in Bolivia better than a picture of our kitchen table @demodrivers.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Nothing describes our field work in Bolivia better than a picture of our kitchen table @demodrivers.bsky.social
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Ruth López, a senior figure at Cristosal, the most important human rights organisation in El Salvador, was arrested by the government last night.
#ElSalvador | URGENT 📣
Ruth is likely the victim of short-term enforced disappearance.
As of now, neither her family nor her legal team has been able to confirm her whereabouts or the detention center where she is being held.
Ruth is likely the victim of short-term enforced disappearance.
As of now, neither her family nor her legal team has been able to confirm her whereabouts or the detention center where she is being held.
May 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ruth López, a senior figure at Cristosal, the most important human rights organisation in El Salvador, was arrested by the government last night.
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Nature research paper: Diet outperforms microbial transplant to drive microbiome recovery in mice.
https://go.nature.com/42R2PJ5
https://go.nature.com/42R2PJ5
Diet outperforms microbial transplant to drive microbiome recovery in mice - Nature
Experiments in mouse models show that proper recovery of the intestinal microbiota following depletion, with or without faecal microbiota transplant therapy, is dependent on syntrophic interactions that occur only with specific dietary interventions.
go.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nature research paper: Diet outperforms microbial transplant to drive microbiome recovery in mice.
https://go.nature.com/42R2PJ5
https://go.nature.com/42R2PJ5
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🚨 Please share!
The ATRAE Program 2025 is now open — grants for the incorporation of established scientific talent into the Spanish research system.
🌎 Special focus on applicants from the USA.
💰 €40M total funding, up to €1.2M per grant.
www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
The ATRAE Program 2025 is now open — grants for the incorporation of established scientific talent into the Spanish research system.
🌎 Special focus on applicants from the USA.
💰 €40M total funding, up to €1.2M per grant.
www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
www.aei.gob.es
April 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨 Please share!
The ATRAE Program 2025 is now open — grants for the incorporation of established scientific talent into the Spanish research system.
🌎 Special focus on applicants from the USA.
💰 €40M total funding, up to €1.2M per grant.
www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
The ATRAE Program 2025 is now open — grants for the incorporation of established scientific talent into the Spanish research system.
🌎 Special focus on applicants from the USA.
💰 €40M total funding, up to €1.2M per grant.
www.aei.gob.es/en/announcem...
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Here I with fellow human @trishughes21.bsky.social on History Hit chatting about the very long and mysterious course of human evolution podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Rise of Humans
Podcast Episode · The Ancients · 06/04/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
April 6, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Here I with fellow human @trishughes21.bsky.social on History Hit chatting about the very long and mysterious course of human evolution podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Gold price hits new record!
This is a disaster! It incentivizes illegal (the pseudo legal for Bolivia) gold mining in the Amazon
www.investopedia.com/watch-these-...
This is a disaster! It incentivizes illegal (the pseudo legal for Bolivia) gold mining in the Amazon
www.investopedia.com/watch-these-...
Watch These Gold Price Levels As Precious Metal Continues Hitting Record Highs
Gold hit another record high on Wednesday as investors look to traditional safe havens amid uncertainty about tariffs and the health of the economy. Monitor these crucial chart levels.
www.investopedia.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Gold price hits new record!
This is a disaster! It incentivizes illegal (the pseudo legal for Bolivia) gold mining in the Amazon
www.investopedia.com/watch-these-...
This is a disaster! It incentivizes illegal (the pseudo legal for Bolivia) gold mining in the Amazon
www.investopedia.com/watch-these-...
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X or #ElonMusk does not like our study "Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than #wind or #solar #energy" iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
For example, the post by @cleanenergywire.bsky.social on X was only shown 250 times, despite the large number of followers (>10,000).
For example, the post by @cleanenergywire.bsky.social on X was only shown 250 times, despite the large number of followers (>10,000).
Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy - IOPscienceSearch
Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy, Weinand, Jann Michael, Pelser, Tristan, Kleinebrahm, Max, Stolten, Detlef
iopscience.iop.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
X or #ElonMusk does not like our study "Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than #wind or #solar #energy" iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
For example, the post by @cleanenergywire.bsky.social on X was only shown 250 times, despite the large number of followers (>10,000).
For example, the post by @cleanenergywire.bsky.social on X was only shown 250 times, despite the large number of followers (>10,000).
Reposted by Umberto Lombardo
Reposted by Umberto Lombardo
Top 20 European Alternatives to Major US Technology Services
“Switching helps you comply with tight privacy rules, retain data inside the EU, and foster independent invention. For cloud storage, payments, AI, Europe has competitive, privacy-first answers”
medium.com/@devlink/top...
“Switching helps you comply with tight privacy rules, retain data inside the EU, and foster independent invention. For cloud storage, payments, AI, Europe has competitive, privacy-first answers”
medium.com/@devlink/top...
Top 20 European Alternatives to Major US Technology Services: You Could Change Right Now
Top 20 European Alternatives to Major US Tech Services: Secure, Private, and GDPR-Compliant Solutions
medium.com
March 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Top 20 European Alternatives to Major US Technology Services
“Switching helps you comply with tight privacy rules, retain data inside the EU, and foster independent invention. For cloud storage, payments, AI, Europe has competitive, privacy-first answers”
medium.com/@devlink/top...
“Switching helps you comply with tight privacy rules, retain data inside the EU, and foster independent invention. For cloud storage, payments, AI, Europe has competitive, privacy-first answers”
medium.com/@devlink/top...
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This video is for all US citizens who are currently overwhelmed by Trump's more than 200 executive orders.
THIS should be retweeted to the MAX.
I never saw a more helpful video.
(It's about two minutes long. It's worth a lot.)
THIS should be retweeted to the MAX.
I never saw a more helpful video.
(It's about two minutes long. It's worth a lot.)
March 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This video is for all US citizens who are currently overwhelmed by Trump's more than 200 executive orders.
THIS should be retweeted to the MAX.
I never saw a more helpful video.
(It's about two minutes long. It's worth a lot.)
THIS should be retweeted to the MAX.
I never saw a more helpful video.
(It's about two minutes long. It's worth a lot.)
Thanks to Ukraine, we will have a European alternative to DJI drones. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-can-...
Ukraine has capacity to produce 5 million FPV drones per year, advisor says
"Now, one manufacturer can produce 4,000 such FPV drones per day," said Alexander Kamyshin, who previously served as the strategic industries minister.
kyivindependent.com
March 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Thanks to Ukraine, we will have a European alternative to DJI drones. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-can-...
Start looking into this: proton.me/blog/europea... Europeans need to plan digital independence from USA. Right now 5 US companies (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Visa and MasterCard) can destroy the EU in a matter of seconds, cutting us out of everything. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu move fast!
Wary of US surveillance? Try these European alternatives to Big Tech | Proton
Take back control of your digital life with privacy-focused European alternatives to US Big Tech apps and services.
proton.me
March 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Start looking into this: proton.me/blog/europea... Europeans need to plan digital independence from USA. Right now 5 US companies (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Visa and MasterCard) can destroy the EU in a matter of seconds, cutting us out of everything. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu move fast!
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#LIBRO
En esta nueva entrega del sexto capítulo del libro "Una tormenta perfecta en la Amazonía", Timothy J. Killeen habla sobre la corrupción que rodea a las empresas Chinas que desde los últimos años han ocupado la Panamazonía.
es.mongabay.com/2025/03/empr...
En esta nueva entrega del sexto capítulo del libro "Una tormenta perfecta en la Amazonía", Timothy J. Killeen habla sobre la corrupción que rodea a las empresas Chinas que desde los últimos años han ocupado la Panamazonía.
es.mongabay.com/2025/03/empr...
El empresariado de China llega a la Amazonía y genera controversia | LIBRO
En la última década, la presencia de empresas chinas en la Amazonía ha aumentado considerablemente, ya sea como inversionistas directos o como contratistas encargados de construir infraestructura para...
es.mongabay.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#LIBRO
En esta nueva entrega del sexto capítulo del libro "Una tormenta perfecta en la Amazonía", Timothy J. Killeen habla sobre la corrupción que rodea a las empresas Chinas que desde los últimos años han ocupado la Panamazonía.
es.mongabay.com/2025/03/empr...
En esta nueva entrega del sexto capítulo del libro "Una tormenta perfecta en la Amazonía", Timothy J. Killeen habla sobre la corrupción que rodea a las empresas Chinas que desde los últimos años han ocupado la Panamazonía.
es.mongabay.com/2025/03/empr...
Samples in order, finally!!
March 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Samples in order, finally!!
Well, glad I am not going to the SAA in Denver. If they look at my phone I could easily be sentenced for life :-)
"Messages discussing the Trump administration's treatment of scientists were found. He was reportedly accused of messages "that reflect hatred toward Trump and can be described as terrorism ." His professional and personal equipment was reportedly confiscated, and the researcher was sent back."
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
March 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Well, glad I am not going to the SAA in Denver. If they look at my phone I could easily be sentenced for life :-)
Well deserved. I hope it keeps going down ...
March 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Well deserved. I hope it keeps going down ...
We can finally say: "A 21st-century extrapolation suggests an unprecedented increase in TC frequency, attributable to the Industrial Age warming".
Important study @science.org Advances Showing sediment records of past #tropical #cyclone activity. These types of #proxy records are incredibly important for our understanding of the impact of #climatechange on #extreme weather.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An annually resolved 5700-year storm archive reveals drivers of Caribbean cyclone frequency
The longest sediment core (30 m) from a marine sinkhole provides an excellent cyclone-frequency record for the past 5700 years.
www.science.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We can finally say: "A 21st-century extrapolation suggests an unprecedented increase in TC frequency, attributable to the Industrial Age warming".
Reposted by Umberto Lombardo
Important study @science.org Advances Showing sediment records of past #tropical #cyclone activity. These types of #proxy records are incredibly important for our understanding of the impact of #climatechange on #extreme weather.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An annually resolved 5700-year storm archive reveals drivers of Caribbean cyclone frequency
The longest sediment core (30 m) from a marine sinkhole provides an excellent cyclone-frequency record for the past 5700 years.
www.science.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Important study @science.org Advances Showing sediment records of past #tropical #cyclone activity. These types of #proxy records are incredibly important for our understanding of the impact of #climatechange on #extreme weather.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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We have a 4-year PhD-student opening in our lab, deadline on Wednesday noon.
For anyone interested in computational genomics of ancient human, pathogen, or canid genomes. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
If you are curious, send in an application!
For anyone interested in computational genomics of ancient human, pathogen, or canid genomes. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
If you are curious, send in an application!
Skoglund Lab | Ancient human statistical population genomics
www.crick.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We have a 4-year PhD-student opening in our lab, deadline on Wednesday noon.
For anyone interested in computational genomics of ancient human, pathogen, or canid genomes. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
If you are curious, send in an application!
For anyone interested in computational genomics of ancient human, pathogen, or canid genomes. www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
If you are curious, send in an application!
Reposted by Umberto Lombardo
When will humans go extinct? A Doctor Writes ... www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/litera...
The life and death of the human species: your questions answered
Evolutionary biologist Dr Henry Gee, author of The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, on when and how humans are likely to go extinct.
www.panmacmillan.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When will humans go extinct? A Doctor Writes ... www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/litera...
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2 hours on the decline of the human empire with the mighty @endofthepier.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/convergi...
#408 - The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: A Dialogue with Henry Gee
Listen now | In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Henry Gee about the decline and fall of the human species.
open.substack.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
2 hours on the decline of the human empire with the mighty @endofthepier.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/convergi...