Caroline Slomp
@carolineslomp.bsky.social
Professor at Radboud University, Nijmegen; Biogeochemistry, Geo(micro)biology, Marine Science, Climate and Environmental Change
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Contrasting greenhouse gas dynamics along a coastal‐to‐oligotrophic ocean continuum aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs 🌊
Contrasting greenhouse gas dynamics along a coastal‐to‐oligotrophic ocean continuum
The oceans play the dual role of carbon sinks and greenhouse gases (GHGs) sources in global climate change, but there are still gaps in understanding the GHG fluxes and regulation mechanisms across e...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Contrasting greenhouse gas dynamics along a coastal‐to‐oligotrophic ocean continuum aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs 🌊
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Microbial oxidation significantly reduces methane export from global groundwaters www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Microbial oxidation significantly reduces methane export from global groundwaters www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... #jcampubs
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Cell size matters: a unifying theory across the tree of life www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #jcampubs
Cell size matters: a unifying theory across the tree of life
Cell size shapes how organisms interact with their environment, yet our understanding
of these effects remains fragmented. We synthesise these effects into a Theory of
Optimal Cell Size (TOCS), predic...
www.cell.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Cell size matters: a unifying theory across the tree of life www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #jcampubs
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A niche for diverse cable bacteria in continental margin sediments overlain by oxygen-deficient waters bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/... #jcampubs 🌊
A niche for diverse cable bacteria in continental margin sediments overlain by oxygen-deficient waters
Abstract. Since the discovery of cable bacteria more than a decade ago, these multicellular, filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria have been found in a range of sedimentary environments. However, thei...
bg.copernicus.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A niche for diverse cable bacteria in continental margin sediments overlain by oxygen-deficient waters bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/... #jcampubs 🌊
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📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - Nature
Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
📢 New paper in @nature.com
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbes rock 🎸🤘 with sulfide and iron minerals
I am very excited to share our recent study, which describes a previously unknown microbial energy metabolism ⚡⚡⚡🦠🧫⚡⚡⚡
🆕 Microbial iron oxide respiration coupled to sulfide oxidation - MISO
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Witnessing the rapid and extensive thawing of permafrost in Svalbard is truly impressive but deeply concerning
August 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Witnessing the rapid and extensive thawing of permafrost in Svalbard is truly impressive but deeply concerning
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Check this nice first first-author paper by Ning Hall—now out in Nature Geoscience! Our team had a blast supporting Ning on the isolation workflow, and a few of the standout Methanococcoides strains even trace back to our Danish waters. 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Coastal methane emissions driven by aerotolerant methanogens using seaweed and seagrass metabolites - Nature Geoscience
Experiments suggest aerotolerant archaea produce methane in the surface layers of coastal sandy sediments and that this activity is driven by seaweed and seagrass metabolites.
www.nature.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Check this nice first first-author paper by Ning Hall—now out in Nature Geoscience! Our team had a blast supporting Ning on the isolation workflow, and a few of the standout Methanococcoides strains even trace back to our Danish waters. 🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hearing state officials talk about how unexpected these floods were & it’s infuriating.
This was completely predictable to anyone even vaguely aware of the climate crisis.
Same thing with LA fires. The Mayor cut the fire fighting budget as global temps soared.
Climate ignorance = needless deaths
This was completely predictable to anyone even vaguely aware of the climate crisis.
Same thing with LA fires. The Mayor cut the fire fighting budget as global temps soared.
Climate ignorance = needless deaths
At least 13 people have died and dozens are missing after catastrophic flooding in Texas, with officials warning of more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days
Texas Floods Kill at Least 13; Children Missing From Summer Camp
At least 13 people have died and dozens are missing after catastrophic flooding in Texas, with officials warning of more rain and the risk of further flash floods in the coming days.
bloom.bg
July 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Hearing state officials talk about how unexpected these floods were & it’s infuriating.
This was completely predictable to anyone even vaguely aware of the climate crisis.
Same thing with LA fires. The Mayor cut the fire fighting budget as global temps soared.
Climate ignorance = needless deaths
This was completely predictable to anyone even vaguely aware of the climate crisis.
Same thing with LA fires. The Mayor cut the fire fighting budget as global temps soared.
Climate ignorance = needless deaths
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To the non-expert, this will seem esoteric, so allow me to summarise: we have profoundly altered the distribution of nutient elements on the ocean, with a potentially profound impact on the life that lives in it.
⚒️ Article: The proportion of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the ocean now substantially differs from the Redfield ratio, likely reflecting a reduction in phosphorus limitation
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
To the non-expert, this will seem esoteric, so allow me to summarise: we have profoundly altered the distribution of nutient elements on the ocean, with a potentially profound impact on the life that lives in it.
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One might expect that climate mitigation measures would help to counteract oxygen decline in the oceans. Yet a new study reveals that many proposed marine carbon dioxide removal methods could in fact intensify oxygen loss. 😕 🌊 Read more:
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
with @carolineslomp.bsky.social
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
with @carolineslomp.bsky.social
What helps the climate is not automatically good for the ocean | Radboud University
Methods to enhance the ocean’s uptake of carbon dioxide (CO₂) are being explored to help tackle the climate crisis. However, some of these approaches could significantly exacerbate ocean deoxygenation...
www.ru.nl
June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
One might expect that climate mitigation measures would help to counteract oxygen decline in the oceans. Yet a new study reveals that many proposed marine carbon dioxide removal methods could in fact intensify oxygen loss. 😕 🌊 Read more:
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
with @carolineslomp.bsky.social
www.ru.nl/en/research/...
with @carolineslomp.bsky.social
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Pieces of fossilized Bryozoan sea mats, like fine lace netting.
Despite their delicate appearance, they have managed to survive intact in these rock layers for over 300 million years.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Despite their delicate appearance, they have managed to survive intact in these rock layers for over 300 million years.
County Donegal, Ireland.
June 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Pieces of fossilized Bryozoan sea mats, like fine lace netting.
Despite their delicate appearance, they have managed to survive intact in these rock layers for over 300 million years.
County Donegal, Ireland.
Despite their delicate appearance, they have managed to survive intact in these rock layers for over 300 million years.
County Donegal, Ireland.
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Now I've had a chance to read Andrea Sella's article in @chemistryworld.com on why he returned his Royal Society Faraday Medal. I recommend that you read it too. It's inspiring, though inevitably also disturbing, in these troubled times.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-...
Why I returned the Faraday prize to the Royal Society
Andrea Sella explains how inaction over Elon Musk's membership motivated him to act
www.chemistryworld.com
June 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Now I've had a chance to read Andrea Sella's article in @chemistryworld.com on why he returned his Royal Society Faraday Medal. I recommend that you read it too. It's inspiring, though inevitably also disturbing, in these troubled times.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-...
Reposted by Caroline Slomp
Reposted by Caroline Slomp
Our study just out in Nature: the extreme North Atlantic heat in summer 2023 was mainly due to weak winds causing shallow mixed layers, which heat up more quickly.
Global warming is causing a trend toward shallow mixed layers, making such extremes more likely.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global warming is causing a trend toward shallow mixed layers, making such extremes more likely.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Drivers of the extreme North Atlantic marine heatwave during 2023 - Nature
Atmospheric reanalyses combined with ocean observations and model simulations show that the extreme 2023 North Atlantic heatwave was primarily driven by anomalously weak winds leading to strongly shoa...
www.nature.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Our study just out in Nature: the extreme North Atlantic heat in summer 2023 was mainly due to weak winds causing shallow mixed layers, which heat up more quickly.
Global warming is causing a trend toward shallow mixed layers, making such extremes more likely.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global warming is causing a trend toward shallow mixed layers, making such extremes more likely.
🌊
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Review of methane through space and time, coauthored with @planetdr.bsky.social, is out (OA) in @annualreviews.bsky.social.
Hopefully a helpful resource for community and courses. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Hopefully a helpful resource for community and courses. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
June 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Review of methane through space and time, coauthored with @planetdr.bsky.social, is out (OA) in @annualreviews.bsky.social.
Hopefully a helpful resource for community and courses. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Hopefully a helpful resource for community and courses. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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📢 New paper from @bolincentre.bsky.social: "The Case for the Anthropocene Epoch Is Stronger Than the Case for the Holocene Epoch"
The onset of the unofficial #Anthropocene is more constraint than other used official epochs incl. the Holocene. 🧪 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The onset of the unofficial #Anthropocene is more constraint than other used official epochs incl. the Holocene. 🧪 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Case for the Anthropocene Epoch Is Stronger Than the Case for the Holocene Epoch
From a purely geological perspective, the scientific case for the Anthropocene as a geological epoch is stronger than that for the Holocene
If the logic to reject the Anthropocene as an epoch wer...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
📢 New paper from @bolincentre.bsky.social: "The Case for the Anthropocene Epoch Is Stronger Than the Case for the Holocene Epoch"
The onset of the unofficial #Anthropocene is more constraint than other used official epochs incl. the Holocene. 🧪 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The onset of the unofficial #Anthropocene is more constraint than other used official epochs incl. the Holocene. 🧪 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
#FossilFriday Elrathia kingii. Trilobites from the Cambrian from the fantastic fossil collection at @ribesresearch.bsky.social We used them this week in a new Geobiology course @Radboud University, Nijmegen.
May 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#FossilFriday Elrathia kingii. Trilobites from the Cambrian from the fantastic fossil collection at @ribesresearch.bsky.social We used them this week in a new Geobiology course @Radboud University, Nijmegen.
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It's worth reading this @thebulletin.org article about preserving the Keeling Curve.
Go deeper: Many scientists have trumpeted the scientific—& even cultural—value of long-standing datasets like this, even suggesting that some deserve World Heritage status to protect them.
eos.org/opinions/tak...
Go deeper: Many scientists have trumpeted the scientific—& even cultural—value of long-standing datasets like this, even suggesting that some deserve World Heritage status to protect them.
eos.org/opinions/tak...
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's worth reading this @thebulletin.org article about preserving the Keeling Curve.
Go deeper: Many scientists have trumpeted the scientific—& even cultural—value of long-standing datasets like this, even suggesting that some deserve World Heritage status to protect them.
eos.org/opinions/tak...
Go deeper: Many scientists have trumpeted the scientific—& even cultural—value of long-standing datasets like this, even suggesting that some deserve World Heritage status to protect them.
eos.org/opinions/tak...
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Steun aan collega's en studenten van de VU die Aardwetenschappen proberen te redden
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social
Werkveld luidt noodklok op actiedag tegen verdwijnen aardwetenschappen VU
Het werkveld waarin de VU-aardwetenschappers vaak komen te werken waarschuwt dat de gevolgen van de voorgenomen bezuiniging niet te overzien zijn.
nos.nl
May 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Steun aan collega's en studenten van de VU die Aardwetenschappen proberen te redden
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social
@vuamsterdam.bsky.social @woinactie.bsky.social
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🌊 Artificial oxygen supply in coastal waters: A hope with risks
Researchers warn: Technical measures are no substitute for reducing nutrients and protecting the climate
🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...
Researchers warn: Technical measures are no substitute for reducing nutrients and protecting the climate
🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...
May 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🌊 Artificial oxygen supply in coastal waters: A hope with risks
Researchers warn: Technical measures are no substitute for reducing nutrients and protecting the climate
🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...
Researchers warn: Technical measures are no substitute for reducing nutrients and protecting the climate
🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...
Reposted by Caroline Slomp
Approaches to artificial reoxygenation have been studied as possible solutions to coastal oxygen loss, but they come with risks that must be assessed carefully, write @carolineslomp.bsky.social @ribesresearch.bsky.social & @aoschlies.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social
eos.org/features/cou...
eos.org/features/cou...
Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas? - Eos
Reoxygenation approaches have shown some success in lakes, but their potential risks must be examined carefully before they’re implemented as solutions to improve the health of coastal waters.
eos.org
May 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Approaches to artificial reoxygenation have been studied as possible solutions to coastal oxygen loss, but they come with risks that must be assessed carefully, write @carolineslomp.bsky.social @ribesresearch.bsky.social & @aoschlies.bsky.social @geomarkiel.bsky.social
eos.org/features/cou...
eos.org/features/cou...
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Geotweeps - a great walkthrough of 500 million years of fossils in Newfoundland and Labrador by Dr. Rod Taylor. @geologyjohnson.bsky.social @geology.bsky.social @callanbentley.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social
The Johnson Geo Centre's 2023 palaeontology lecture series is now available to watch online! This series looks at the rich palaeontological history of Newfoundland & Labrador, given by the people conducting this research on the oldest known animals on the planet.
mun.ca/geocentre/le...
mun.ca/geocentre/le...
Paleontology Lecture Series 2023 | Geo Centre
Our 2023 palaeontology lecture series
mun.ca
May 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Geotweeps - a great walkthrough of 500 million years of fossils in Newfoundland and Labrador by Dr. Rod Taylor. @geologyjohnson.bsky.social @geology.bsky.social @callanbentley.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social
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Een klap in het gezicht van alle recent ontslagen onderzoekers.
Hier wetenschappers ontslaan en dan vervangen door Amerikanen: academische omvolking (en Hollandse spruitjeskneuterigheid want dit gaat van geld voor inflatiecorrectie af)
Onderwijsminister trekt 25 miljoen euro uit om wetenschappers naar Nederland te halen www.nu.nl/algemeen/635...
Onderwijsminister trekt 25 miljoen euro uit om wetenschappers naar Nederland te halen www.nu.nl/algemeen/635...
Onderwijsminister trekt 25 miljoen euro uit om wetenschappers naar Nederland te halen
Het ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap heeft 25 miljoen euro vrijgemaakt voor een fonds voor buitenlandse topwetenschappers. Dat bedrag moet het mogelijk maken om wetenschappers uit ander...
www.nu.nl
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Een klap in het gezicht van alle recent ontslagen onderzoekers.
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I'm on an mCDR panel at #EGU25, but I just learned that our convener Carolin Löscher from Denmark won't be there.
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
April 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm on an mCDR panel at #EGU25, but I just learned that our convener Carolin Löscher from Denmark won't be there.
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
She's been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer whose expensive treatment is only available in the US and UAE.
Please consider helping: www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-m...
Reposted by Caroline Slomp
Register here 👉 bit.ly/43Itbza for the next #GO2NE webinar on 🌊 #ocean #deoxygenation, 28 April, 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Moderation from Véronique Garçon.
Welcoming speakers Yuntao Zhou and Lijing Cheng. Topics below!
@aoschlies.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social
@kisensee.bsky.social
Moderation from Véronique Garçon.
Welcoming speakers Yuntao Zhou and Lijing Cheng. Topics below!
@aoschlies.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social
@kisensee.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Register here 👉 bit.ly/43Itbza for the next #GO2NE webinar on 🌊 #ocean #deoxygenation, 28 April, 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
Moderation from Véronique Garçon.
Welcoming speakers Yuntao Zhou and Lijing Cheng. Topics below!
@aoschlies.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social
@kisensee.bsky.social
Moderation from Véronique Garçon.
Welcoming speakers Yuntao Zhou and Lijing Cheng. Topics below!
@aoschlies.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social
@kisensee.bsky.social