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🏆 Congrats to our PhD student Nataša Katanić for winning Best Poster at the 20th International Amphipod Conference in Łódź! She presented results from the CELSA project on microbiomes in Gammarus species under stress. 👏💚
#Amphipods #Microbiome #CELSA #PhDlife
#Amphipods #Microbiome #CELSA #PhDlife
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🏆 Congrats to our PhD student Nataša Katanić for winning Best Poster at the 20th International Amphipod Conference in Łódź! She presented results from the CELSA project on microbiomes in Gammarus species under stress. 👏💚
#Amphipods #Microbiome #CELSA #PhDlife
#Amphipods #Microbiome #CELSA #PhDlife
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Program Biologických čtvrtků na ZS. Pozor, začínáme už 2.10.!
September 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Program Biologických čtvrtků na ZS. Pozor, začínáme už 2.10.!
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🌌 Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz joined Researchers’ Night 2025 with the theme Wealth! Over 1,545 visitors explored science at Albertov & Viničná. Across CU, 5,750 people joined. Thank you all! ❤️
#ResearchersNight
#ResearchersNight
October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🌌 Faculty of Science at @unikarlova.cuni.cz joined Researchers’ Night 2025 with the theme Wealth! Over 1,545 visitors explored science at Albertov & Viničná. Across CU, 5,750 people joined. Thank you all! ❤️
#ResearchersNight
#ResearchersNight
🎓 Curious what we’re discussing this semester? The Ecology Dept. seminar series is back for Winter 2025/26! Join us Tuesdays at 3PM for talks on ecology, evolution & conservation by researchers from around the world!
🔗 bit.ly/4mNPAky
(Mainly for students and faculty, but guests are often welcome!)
🔗 bit.ly/4mNPAky
(Mainly for students and faculty, but guests are often welcome!)
October 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🎓 Curious what we’re discussing this semester? The Ecology Dept. seminar series is back for Winter 2025/26! Join us Tuesdays at 3PM for talks on ecology, evolution & conservation by researchers from around the world!
🔗 bit.ly/4mNPAky
(Mainly for students and faculty, but guests are often welcome!)
🔗 bit.ly/4mNPAky
(Mainly for students and faculty, but guests are often welcome!)
🏆 Big congrats to Jakub Hrouda, student at our Dept. of Ecology, for winning Best Poster at #EOU2025 (European Ornithological Union)! His work uses eBird data to reveal how birds adapt to urban environments across seasons—vital insights for conserving migratory species in a changing world. 🐦🌍
September 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🏆 Big congrats to Jakub Hrouda, student at our Dept. of Ecology, for winning Best Poster at #EOU2025 (European Ornithological Union)! His work uses eBird data to reveal how birds adapt to urban environments across seasons—vital insights for conserving migratory species in a changing world. 🐦🌍
🌿 Whether you're a birder or just love nature, South Bohemia’s Třeboňsko is a gem you shouldn't miss. A new article by David Hořák in Ptačí svět highlights why this landscape needs better protection—now. 🐦
📄 PDF link in comments!
#Birding #Conservation #Trebon
📄 PDF link in comments!
#Birding #Conservation #Trebon
September 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🌿 Whether you're a birder or just love nature, South Bohemia’s Třeboňsko is a gem you shouldn't miss. A new article by David Hořák in Ptačí svět highlights why this landscape needs better protection—now. 🐦
📄 PDF link in comments!
#Birding #Conservation #Trebon
📄 PDF link in comments!
#Birding #Conservation #Trebon
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🌿 New #Science paper with Czech ecologists shows that species richness in terrestrial #vertebrates aligns more clearly with energy (temperature, productivity) when studied in #climate space rather than geographic space 🌎🦎🌡️
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Consistent energy-diversity relationships in terrestrial vertebrates
Ecologists have long proposed that environments providing more energy can support more species, yet empirical evidence frequently contradicts this expectation. We argue that such inconsistencies resul...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🌿 New #Science paper with Czech ecologists shows that species richness in terrestrial #vertebrates aligns more clearly with energy (temperature, productivity) when studied in #climate space rather than geographic space 🌎🦎🌡️
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
❄️ Naše Kateřina Kopalová opět v Antarktidě! Výzkum rozsivek, izolovaný ekosystém a „velká laboratoř obklopená oceánem“ – více v rozhovoru pro National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.cz/rozhovory/ce... #rozsivky #Antarktida #ekologie
National Geographic | Antarktida je pro nás velká laboratoř obklopená oceánem, říká hydrobioložka Kateřina Kopalová
National Geographic - Rozlehlé a zmrzlé pláně Antarktidy jsou pusté jen zdánlivě. Na jejím povrchu, často i pod sněhovou a ledovou pokrývkou, se nacházejí formy života jako nikde jinde na světě. Podiv...
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June 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
❄️ Naše Kateřina Kopalová opět v Antarktidě! Výzkum rozsivek, izolovaný ekosystém a „velká laboratoř obklopená oceánem“ – více v rozhovoru pro National Geographic: www.nationalgeographic.cz/rozhovory/ce... #rozsivky #Antarktida #ekologie
❄️ Just some Antarctic diatoms from our department! 🧫 Some are cultured, others imaged straight from natural samples on our faculty SEM - but all are tiny masterpieces of silica & evolution! 💎🔬
Photo by @scientik.bsky.social & K.Kopalová.
#Diatoms #Antarctica #Microscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful
Photo by @scientik.bsky.social & K.Kopalová.
#Diatoms #Antarctica #Microscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful
May 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
❄️ Just some Antarctic diatoms from our department! 🧫 Some are cultured, others imaged straight from natural samples on our faculty SEM - but all are tiny masterpieces of silica & evolution! 💎🔬
Photo by @scientik.bsky.social & K.Kopalová.
#Diatoms #Antarctica #Microscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful
Photo by @scientik.bsky.social & K.Kopalová.
#Diatoms #Antarctica #Microscopy #ScienceIsBeautiful
🚀 The CryoAlgae experiment by our colleague Linda Nedbalová may head to the ISS! It explores cold-loving algae in microgravity and their potential for water purification in space. ❄️🌱
More info: natur.cuni.cz/en/news/7297...
#CryoAlgae #ISS #SpaceResearch #Microalgae
More info: natur.cuni.cz/en/news/7297...
#CryoAlgae #ISS #SpaceResearch #Microalgae
May 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚀 The CryoAlgae experiment by our colleague Linda Nedbalová may head to the ISS! It explores cold-loving algae in microgravity and their potential for water purification in space. ❄️🌱
More info: natur.cuni.cz/en/news/7297...
#CryoAlgae #ISS #SpaceResearch #Microalgae
More info: natur.cuni.cz/en/news/7297...
#CryoAlgae #ISS #SpaceResearch #Microalgae
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Check out this blog post from one of our authors shortlisted for the 2024 Robert May Prize! @graceridder.bsky.social talks about their research on spatially realistic null models and their journal in ecology 🌎🧪
Grace Ridder: Generating spatially realistic environmental null models with the shift-&-rotate approach helps evaluate false positives in species distribution modelling
Throughout March and April, we are featuring articles shortlisted for the 2024 Robert May Prize. The Robert May Prize is awarded by the British Ecological Society each year for the best p…
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April 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Check out this blog post from one of our authors shortlisted for the 2024 Robert May Prize! @graceridder.bsky.social talks about their research on spatially realistic null models and their journal in ecology 🌎🧪
❄️ Nearly half of Earth’s glaciers are projected to vanish by 2100. The UN declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation to raise awareness of their role in freshwater, climate, and biodiversity. 🌍
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUnV...
#GlacierPreservation2025 #Cryosphere #ClimateScience
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUnV...
#GlacierPreservation2025 #Cryosphere #ClimateScience
Introduction to the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation, 2025
YouTube video by UNESCO
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March 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
❄️ Nearly half of Earth’s glaciers are projected to vanish by 2100. The UN declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation to raise awareness of their role in freshwater, climate, and biodiversity. 🌍
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUnV...
#GlacierPreservation2025 #Cryosphere #ClimateScience
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUnV...
#GlacierPreservation2025 #Cryosphere #ClimateScience
🌍❄️ ANTARCTICA: Everything Or Nothing! ❄️🌍
Experience the raw beauty of the coldest, wildest, most unforgiving place on Earth with our colleagues @scientik.bsky.social and Katka Kopalová!
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo29...
#Antarctica #SciencePhotography #Fieldwork #EverythingOrNothing
Experience the raw beauty of the coldest, wildest, most unforgiving place on Earth with our colleagues @scientik.bsky.social and Katka Kopalová!
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo29...
#Antarctica #SciencePhotography #Fieldwork #EverythingOrNothing
ANTARCTICA: Everything Or Nothing!
YouTube video by Petr Jan Juračka
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February 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🌍❄️ ANTARCTICA: Everything Or Nothing! ❄️🌍
Experience the raw beauty of the coldest, wildest, most unforgiving place on Earth with our colleagues @scientik.bsky.social and Katka Kopalová!
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo29...
#Antarctica #SciencePhotography #Fieldwork #EverythingOrNothing
Experience the raw beauty of the coldest, wildest, most unforgiving place on Earth with our colleagues @scientik.bsky.social and Katka Kopalová!
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo29...
#Antarctica #SciencePhotography #Fieldwork #EverythingOrNothing
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Leden 2025 opět nejteplejší v historii
I interrupt your doomscrolling to bring even more doom. January 2025 was the warmest January on record globally - breaking the January record set just last year.
February 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Leden 2025 opět nejteplejší v historii
🦠🔬Our DiCE team revealed diatoms as the least explored by molecular techniques among the major groups of life on Earth! Interestingly, it was not the most shocking of their discoveries - find out more in the publication: shorturl.at/akihv 🤓
January 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🦠🔬Our DiCE team revealed diatoms as the least explored by molecular techniques among the major groups of life on Earth! Interestingly, it was not the most shocking of their discoveries - find out more in the publication: shorturl.at/akihv 🤓
❄️ Science meets adventure! Our diatomist Kateřina Kopalová and science photographer @scientik.bsky.social are on an Antarctic mission at the Esperanza Base. They're exploring pristine diatom communities and capturing the raw beauty of Antarctica 📸. Check it out! #Antarctica #Science #Diatoms
January 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
❄️ Science meets adventure! Our diatomist Kateřina Kopalová and science photographer @scientik.bsky.social are on an Antarctic mission at the Esperanza Base. They're exploring pristine diatom communities and capturing the raw beauty of Antarctica 📸. Check it out! #Antarctica #Science #Diatoms
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Co mají společného ondatry s vlkodlaky? Více v novém článku pro @vesmir.bsky.social :)
vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...
Jen drobná korekce pro tištěnou verzi - výraz dlakaun neměl označovat činčilu, nýbrž fiktivní chilský taxon spojující vydří a bobří znaky.
vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...
Jen drobná korekce pro tištěnou verzi - výraz dlakaun neměl označovat činčilu, nýbrž fiktivní chilský taxon spojující vydří a bobří znaky.
Princezna myšodlak
vesmir.cz
January 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Co mají společného ondatry s vlkodlaky? Více v novém článku pro @vesmir.bsky.social :)
vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...
Jen drobná korekce pro tištěnou verzi - výraz dlakaun neměl označovat činčilu, nýbrž fiktivní chilský taxon spojující vydří a bobří znaky.
vesmir.cz/cz/casopis/a...
Jen drobná korekce pro tištěnou verzi - výraz dlakaun neměl označovat činčilu, nýbrž fiktivní chilský taxon spojující vydří a bobří znaky.
📢 Exciting news! Our colleague Tyler Kohler co-authored a groundbreaking Nature paper on the diversity & biogeography of bacterial microbiomes in glacier-fed streams. A must-read on climate change & ecosystems! ❄️ #Ecology #Microbiome #ClimateChange
Diversity and biogeography of the bacterial microbiome in glacier-fed streams - Nature
Leveraging metabarcoding and metagenomics, a survey of bacteria in the benthic microbiome across 152 glacier-fed streams (GFSs) provides a global reference for future climate-change microbiology studi...
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January 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📢 Exciting news! Our colleague Tyler Kohler co-authored a groundbreaking Nature paper on the diversity & biogeography of bacterial microbiomes in glacier-fed streams. A must-read on climate change & ecosystems! ❄️ #Ecology #Microbiome #ClimateChange
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Expansive plants are native but behave similarly to alien invasive plants and can also have negative impacts. The first catalogue of the expansive flora of the Czech Republic includes 126 taxa, with the regions and habitats, where they spread. preslia.cz/doi/preslia.2024.299.html
December 16, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Expansive plants are native but behave similarly to alien invasive plants and can also have negative impacts. The first catalogue of the expansive flora of the Czech Republic includes 126 taxa, with the regions and habitats, where they spread. preslia.cz/doi/preslia.2024.299.html
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The winners of the "Science is Beautiful" art contest of ouf Faculty have been announced! 🏆 Stunning photos 📸 & artwork 🎨 showcased science's beauty. Jury awards ✨ and a public vote 🗳️ celebrated at the Christmas Concert 🎄 in Karolinum. 🌟 #ScienceIsBeautiful
📌 natur.cuni.cz/aktuality/60...
📌 natur.cuni.cz/aktuality/60...
December 11, 2024 at 10:02 AM
The winners of the "Science is Beautiful" art contest of ouf Faculty have been announced! 🏆 Stunning photos 📸 & artwork 🎨 showcased science's beauty. Jury awards ✨ and a public vote 🗳️ celebrated at the Christmas Concert 🎄 in Karolinum. 🌟 #ScienceIsBeautiful
📌 natur.cuni.cz/aktuality/60...
📌 natur.cuni.cz/aktuality/60...
🥳🪶The endangered and endemic Mount Cameroon Francolin has a new publication record, thanks to our David Hořák and colleagues! This offers exciting new insights into the distribution and life of this rare and little-known bird species. 📷 ace-eco.org/vol19/iss2/a...
December 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
🥳🪶The endangered and endemic Mount Cameroon Francolin has a new publication record, thanks to our David Hořák and colleagues! This offers exciting new insights into the distribution and life of this rare and little-known bird species. 📷 ace-eco.org/vol19/iss2/a...