Kristina Beck
@kristinakbeck.bsky.social
University Teacher in Marine Science at The University of Edinburgh | Cold-water coral physiology and skeletal analyses | Climate change effect on corals 🪸 | Multiple driver experiments | Scientific diver | Ocean lover 🌊 🐋🐬🦭🐠🐟🐡🐙🦑🪼🦪🦞🦀
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Kristina Beck
@kristinakbeck.bsky.social
· Mar 28
Effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas
The deep sea encompasses all marine habitats that exist below the "sunlight zone". The sunlight zone is the surface layer of the ocean to a depth of about 200 metres (m) at which point abou...
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Interested in learning more about the effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas? 🤔
Then check out the @mastscot.bsky.social Story Map and Policy Brief! 🌊🪸🐟
Great to see this published today - many thanks to an amazing team!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
masts.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Then check out the @mastscot.bsky.social Story Map and Policy Brief! 🌊🪸🐟
Great to see this published today - many thanks to an amazing team!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
masts.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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‼️ Please disseminate widely: the manifesto of the One Ocean Science Congress #OOSC is open for digital signature:
forms.ifremer.fr/pdg/oosc-man...
#ScienceForTheOcean 🌊
forms.ifremer.fr/pdg/oosc-man...
#ScienceForTheOcean 🌊
June 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
‼️ Please disseminate widely: the manifesto of the One Ocean Science Congress #OOSC is open for digital signature:
forms.ifremer.fr/pdg/oosc-man...
#ScienceForTheOcean 🌊
forms.ifremer.fr/pdg/oosc-man...
#ScienceForTheOcean 🌊
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President Trump's new executive order to fast-track deep-sea mining licenses might open the door to destructive activities in the US and in the international seabed - the most pristine ecosystem of our planet.
With @deepseaconserve.bsky.social, we call for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining.
With @deepseaconserve.bsky.social, we call for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining.
April 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Are you looking for a career in Marine Biology? Do you have some free time between now and the end of May? If so, why not come and volunteer with us! Primary duties will be animal husbandry and general aquarium maintenance and assisting with research projects. Sorry, applicants must be over 18 yo.
April 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Are you looking for a career in Marine Biology? Do you have some free time between now and the end of May? If so, why not come and volunteer with us! Primary duties will be animal husbandry and general aquarium maintenance and assisting with research projects. Sorry, applicants must be over 18 yo.
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Apply to our Biological Oceanography MSc program, study in small groups on the shores of the Baltic Sea with leading researchers! Courses are research-driven, deadline April 15: www.geomar.de/en/studying/... #geomar #kieluniversity
MSc: Biological Oceanography
www.geomar.de
April 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Apply to our Biological Oceanography MSc program, study in small groups on the shores of the Baltic Sea with leading researchers! Courses are research-driven, deadline April 15: www.geomar.de/en/studying/... #geomar #kieluniversity
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Session 3.3 Coral Reefs Under a Changing Climate: Impacts, Resilience and Solutions hosted by Nagore Quintano, Tabea Platz and Malte Ostendarp
Submit your abstract now to join #ICYMARE2025
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
#callforabstracts #coralreefs #climatechange #oceanconservation #marinescience
Submit your abstract now to join #ICYMARE2025
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
#callforabstracts #coralreefs #climatechange #oceanconservation #marinescience
April 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Session 3.3 Coral Reefs Under a Changing Climate: Impacts, Resilience and Solutions hosted by Nagore Quintano, Tabea Platz and Malte Ostendarp
Submit your abstract now to join #ICYMARE2025
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
#callforabstracts #coralreefs #climatechange #oceanconservation #marinescience
Submit your abstract now to join #ICYMARE2025
www.icymare.com/about-the-co...
#callforabstracts #coralreefs #climatechange #oceanconservation #marinescience
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"The most important place on the planet is not on land, but at sea." Super stoked & excited to see the trailer drop for 'Ocean' the new film of hope by David Attenborough youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g?... Globally released in cinemas May 8th #oceanwithattenborough #davidattenborough #oceanoptimism 📽 🌊 🐟 🪸 🐙
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | OFFICIAL TRAILER | GLOBAL CINEMA EVENT FROM MAY 8 | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
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April 5, 2025 at 6:56 AM
"The most important place on the planet is not on land, but at sea." Super stoked & excited to see the trailer drop for 'Ocean' the new film of hope by David Attenborough youtu.be/cIZAdCtKT_g?... Globally released in cinemas May 8th #oceanwithattenborough #davidattenborough #oceanoptimism 📽 🌊 🐟 🪸 🐙
Always nice to spend a day in St Abbs especially when it's so sunny ☀️ Many thanks to @marinestation.bsky.social for giving a tour of the marine station! 🦞🦀
We had a very enjoyable and productive Science Day with partners from the The University of Edinburgh, The Roslin Institute, NatureScot and The National Trust for Scotland on Monday. Its always great to get so many people in one place at a time to share thoughts and ideas.
April 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Always nice to spend a day in St Abbs especially when it's so sunny ☀️ Many thanks to @marinestation.bsky.social for giving a tour of the marine station! 🦞🦀
If you're interested in learning more about the effect of climate change on cold-water corals, please join the MASTS webinar on Wednesday next week where I'll be presenting the results of several aquarium experiments with multiple environmental drivers 🪸
Please join us for the upcoming Open Forum Session by the #AquaticStressors Forum!
The session titled Cold-Water #Corals & Environmental Drivers with Dr Kristina Beck (@edinburghuni.bsky.social) will be taking place online on Wed 9 Apr at 10 am UTC.
The session titled Cold-Water #Corals & Environmental Drivers with Dr Kristina Beck (@edinburghuni.bsky.social) will be taking place online on Wed 9 Apr at 10 am UTC.
MASTS Open Forum Session "Cold-Water Corals & Environmental Drivers" - MASTS
MASTS Open Forum Sessions are free to the public and showcase MASTS Research Forums and their members' work.
masts.ac.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If you're interested in learning more about the effect of climate change on cold-water corals, please join the MASTS webinar on Wednesday next week where I'll be presenting the results of several aquarium experiments with multiple environmental drivers 🪸
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Please join us for the upcoming Open Forum Session by the #Marine Climate Change Forum!
The session titled #Climatechange drivers in UK regional seas and Scottish #deepsea with Dr Heather Sugden and Dr Johanne Vad will be taking place online on Tues 8 Apr at 1 pm UTC.
The session titled #Climatechange drivers in UK regional seas and Scottish #deepsea with Dr Heather Sugden and Dr Johanne Vad will be taking place online on Tues 8 Apr at 1 pm UTC.
MASTS Open Forum Session "Climate Change Drivers in UK regional seas and Scottish deep seas" - MASTS
The MASTS Marine Climate Change Forum is excited to host a free Open Forum Session with 2 interesting talks! Register Here! Talk 1: Investigating climate driven changes on marine invertebrates […]
masts.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Please join us for the upcoming Open Forum Session by the #Marine Climate Change Forum!
The session titled #Climatechange drivers in UK regional seas and Scottish #deepsea with Dr Heather Sugden and Dr Johanne Vad will be taking place online on Tues 8 Apr at 1 pm UTC.
The session titled #Climatechange drivers in UK regional seas and Scottish #deepsea with Dr Heather Sugden and Dr Johanne Vad will be taking place online on Tues 8 Apr at 1 pm UTC.
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📰Exciting news!📰
MASTS Working Group publishes "The Effects of Climate Change on Scottish Deep Seas - A Story Map"
The Story Map is an interactive virtual tool explaining #climatechange drivers and highlighting case studies emphasizing the importance of #deepsea environments around #Scotland 🦑🦀
MASTS Working Group publishes "The Effects of Climate Change on Scottish Deep Seas - A Story Map"
The Story Map is an interactive virtual tool explaining #climatechange drivers and highlighting case studies emphasizing the importance of #deepsea environments around #Scotland 🦑🦀
Effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas
The deep sea encompasses all marine habitats that exist below the "sunlight zone". The sunlight zone is the surface layer of the ocean to a depth of about 200 metres (m) at which point abou...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
📰Exciting news!📰
MASTS Working Group publishes "The Effects of Climate Change on Scottish Deep Seas - A Story Map"
The Story Map is an interactive virtual tool explaining #climatechange drivers and highlighting case studies emphasizing the importance of #deepsea environments around #Scotland 🦑🦀
MASTS Working Group publishes "The Effects of Climate Change on Scottish Deep Seas - A Story Map"
The Story Map is an interactive virtual tool explaining #climatechange drivers and highlighting case studies emphasizing the importance of #deepsea environments around #Scotland 🦑🦀
Interested in learning more about the effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas? 🤔
Then check out the @mastscot.bsky.social Story Map and Policy Brief! 🌊🪸🐟
Great to see this published today - many thanks to an amazing team!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
masts.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Then check out the @mastscot.bsky.social Story Map and Policy Brief! 🌊🪸🐟
Great to see this published today - many thanks to an amazing team!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
masts.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas
The deep sea encompasses all marine habitats that exist below the "sunlight zone". The sunlight zone is the surface layer of the ocean to a depth of about 200 metres (m) at which point abou...
storymaps.arcgis.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Interested in learning more about the effects of climate change on Scottish deep seas? 🤔
Then check out the @mastscot.bsky.social Story Map and Policy Brief! 🌊🪸🐟
Great to see this published today - many thanks to an amazing team!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
masts.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Then check out the @mastscot.bsky.social Story Map and Policy Brief! 🌊🪸🐟
Great to see this published today - many thanks to an amazing team!
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/11db...
masts.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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Join us next week for @mastscot.bsky.social Deep-Sea Open Forum- Daniëlle de Jonge (JNCC) on SMARTEX, a UKRI funded project investigating the impact of seabed mining on the abyssal Pacific and exploring topics of resilience and recovery. Feb 12 1-2pm GMT. Register free: masts.ac.uk/event/masts-...
MASTS Open Forum Session "Seabed Mining and Resilience to Experimental Impact" - MASTS
MASTS Research Forums host regular Open Forum Sessions to provide the community an insight into their work.
masts.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Join us next week for @mastscot.bsky.social Deep-Sea Open Forum- Daniëlle de Jonge (JNCC) on SMARTEX, a UKRI funded project investigating the impact of seabed mining on the abyssal Pacific and exploring topics of resilience and recovery. Feb 12 1-2pm GMT. Register free: masts.ac.uk/event/masts-...
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We are happy to announce the date for next year's conference in Bremerhaven!
Save the date for the 8-12th September to join us for a week packed with marine science sessions, networking events and workshops! 🐙🐳
#marinelife #marinescience #earlycareerscientists #conference #ICYMARE
Save the date for the 8-12th September to join us for a week packed with marine science sessions, networking events and workshops! 🐙🐳
#marinelife #marinescience #earlycareerscientists #conference #ICYMARE
November 29, 2024 at 2:46 PM
We are happy to announce the date for next year's conference in Bremerhaven!
Save the date for the 8-12th September to join us for a week packed with marine science sessions, networking events and workshops! 🐙🐳
#marinelife #marinescience #earlycareerscientists #conference #ICYMARE
Save the date for the 8-12th September to join us for a week packed with marine science sessions, networking events and workshops! 🐙🐳
#marinelife #marinescience #earlycareerscientists #conference #ICYMARE
🎓🐟 PhD Opportunity! 🐟🎓
Explore how coastal habitats support fisheries using #bioacoustics & #MachineLearning!
🌊 Study marine ecosystems 🌐 Develop AI tools 💡 Drive sustainability
📍 University of Glasgow
📆 Apply by 3 January
🔗 shorturl.at/4qt5K
Explore how coastal habitats support fisheries using #bioacoustics & #MachineLearning!
🌊 Study marine ecosystems 🌐 Develop AI tools 💡 Drive sustainability
📍 University of Glasgow
📆 Apply by 3 January
🔗 shorturl.at/4qt5K
Understanding the role of coastal habitats to fisheries using bioacoustics and machine learning
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November 20, 2024 at 11:43 AM
🎓🐟 PhD Opportunity! 🐟🎓
Explore how coastal habitats support fisheries using #bioacoustics & #MachineLearning!
🌊 Study marine ecosystems 🌐 Develop AI tools 💡 Drive sustainability
📍 University of Glasgow
📆 Apply by 3 January
🔗 shorturl.at/4qt5K
Explore how coastal habitats support fisheries using #bioacoustics & #MachineLearning!
🌊 Study marine ecosystems 🌐 Develop AI tools 💡 Drive sustainability
📍 University of Glasgow
📆 Apply by 3 January
🔗 shorturl.at/4qt5K
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Hi Bluesky science community 👋 I'm new here after migrating from the app that shall not be named. I'm a PhD researcher in deep-sea ecotoxicology—interested in all the weird and wonderful things in the deep sea. Excited to connect, share insights, and learn from this community. #DeepSeaScience
November 14, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Hi Bluesky science community 👋 I'm new here after migrating from the app that shall not be named. I'm a PhD researcher in deep-sea ecotoxicology—interested in all the weird and wonderful things in the deep sea. Excited to connect, share insights, and learn from this community. #DeepSeaScience
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🌎 The #DeepOcean, the biggest CO₂ absorber & heat buffer—but how much do we really know about it? DOSI is spotlighting critical knowledge gaps in IPCC reports & calling for deeper research into ocean deoxygenation, fisheries, carbon cycles & more.
Our policy brief: https://buff.ly/3CpixSc #COP29
Our policy brief: https://buff.ly/3CpixSc #COP29
November 15, 2024 at 6:40 PM
🌎 The #DeepOcean, the biggest CO₂ absorber & heat buffer—but how much do we really know about it? DOSI is spotlighting critical knowledge gaps in IPCC reports & calling for deeper research into ocean deoxygenation, fisheries, carbon cycles & more.
Our policy brief: https://buff.ly/3CpixSc #COP29
Our policy brief: https://buff.ly/3CpixSc #COP29
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👋 Hello bluer skies 🟦
I'm looking to find :
the R (dataviz) community,
the ocean acidification and invert 🐙 communities,
and more broadly people who care about climate change !
I'm looking to find :
the R (dataviz) community,
the ocean acidification and invert 🐙 communities,
and more broadly people who care about climate change !
October 22, 2024 at 9:51 AM
👋 Hello bluer skies 🟦
I'm looking to find :
the R (dataviz) community,
the ocean acidification and invert 🐙 communities,
and more broadly people who care about climate change !
I'm looking to find :
the R (dataviz) community,
the ocean acidification and invert 🐙 communities,
and more broadly people who care about climate change !
Very exciting and successful session at beamline i13 at Diamond Light Source to study the effect of ocean acidification and multiple environmental drivers on the dissolution of cold-water coral skeletons from our long-term aquarium experiment 🪸
August 6, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Very exciting and successful session at beamline i13 at Diamond Light Source to study the effect of ocean acidification and multiple environmental drivers on the dissolution of cold-water coral skeletons from our long-term aquarium experiment 🪸
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It's time to make sure ICRS 2026 is on your calendar. The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from Sunday 19th to Friday 24th July 2026 www.icrs2026.nz
August 5, 2024 at 2:08 PM
It's time to make sure ICRS 2026 is on your calendar. The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from Sunday 19th to Friday 24th July 2026 www.icrs2026.nz
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Final week to apply for the two writing workshops offered through the ICRS - Student and Early Career Chapter
2-day workshops equip participants with the skills needed to craft winning grant proposals and impactful research papers
Apply by August 8th at 11:59pm UTC docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2-day workshops equip participants with the skills needed to craft winning grant proposals and impactful research papers
Apply by August 8th at 11:59pm UTC docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ICRS-SECC Writing Workshops Application
The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) Student and Early Career Chapter (SECC) will be hosting two writing workshops conducted by a professional consultant for active ICRS members.
As students an...
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August 5, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Final week to apply for the two writing workshops offered through the ICRS - Student and Early Career Chapter
2-day workshops equip participants with the skills needed to craft winning grant proposals and impactful research papers
Apply by August 8th at 11:59pm UTC docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2-day workshops equip participants with the skills needed to craft winning grant proposals and impactful research papers
Apply by August 8th at 11:59pm UTC docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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New research challenges a long-held assumption about oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
Scientists discover ‘dark’ oxygen being produced more than 13,000 feet below the ocean surface | CNN
New research is challenging a long-held assumption about the role of oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in a region known as the Clarion-Clipperton ...
www.cnn.com
July 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
New research challenges a long-held assumption about oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
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Another reason to not mine the seabed: Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean t.co/DgptLhxRDJ 🧪🦑
Dark oxygen made by deep sea 'batteries'
The discovery that lumps of metal on the seafloor produce oxygen raises questions over plans to mine the deep ocean.
t.co
July 22, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Another reason to not mine the seabed: Oxygen discovery defies knowledge of the deep ocean t.co/DgptLhxRDJ 🧪🦑
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🚨1 post doc & 1 lab tech position advertised at GEOMAR🚨
on ERC CoG project "HighBorG". Cool B isotopes, forams & fossil 🪸, climate reconstructions of key past warm periods! Flexible starting date & position duration
Due Sep 1: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Due Aug 15: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
on ERC CoG project "HighBorG". Cool B isotopes, forams & fossil 🪸, climate reconstructions of key past warm periods! Flexible starting date & position duration
Due Sep 1: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Due Aug 15: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Technical assistant (m/f/d) -Inorganic elemental and isotopic geochemical analyses, clean lab techniques, marine carbonates preparation for analyses, chemical purification methods, data management and...
www.geomar.de
July 8, 2024 at 12:48 PM
🚨1 post doc & 1 lab tech position advertised at GEOMAR🚨
on ERC CoG project "HighBorG". Cool B isotopes, forams & fossil 🪸, climate reconstructions of key past warm periods! Flexible starting date & position duration
Due Sep 1: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Due Aug 15: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
on ERC CoG project "HighBorG". Cool B isotopes, forams & fossil 🪸, climate reconstructions of key past warm periods! Flexible starting date & position duration
Due Sep 1: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
Due Aug 15: www.geomar.de/en/karriere/...
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Postdoc opening! 🪸 🌊 🌡️ We're looking for someone with a marine ecology or climate science PhD to work with us at UBC on the causes and effects of marine heatwaves and other climate extremes. It is an interdisciplinary job and setting: simondonner.com/post-doctora...
Postdoc Opportunity: Climate Extremes and Coastal Ecosystems · Simon Donner
My research group at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada is searching for a postdoctoral researcher to participate in interdisciplinary research on ocean extreme events and their e...
simondonner.com
June 24, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Postdoc opening! 🪸 🌊 🌡️ We're looking for someone with a marine ecology or climate science PhD to work with us at UBC on the causes and effects of marine heatwaves and other climate extremes. It is an interdisciplinary job and setting: simondonner.com/post-doctora...
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🚨🚨🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨🚨🚨
3-year #postdoc position to study the #geochemistry of marine #calcification!
biomin.esc.cam.ac.uk/job/leverhul...
Come join my @leverhulme.bsky.social project to work out how shells are made!
@eurogeosciences.bsky.social @eageo.bsky.social @geochemgroup.bsky.social
3-year #postdoc position to study the #geochemistry of marine #calcification!
biomin.esc.cam.ac.uk/job/leverhul...
Come join my @leverhulme.bsky.social project to work out how shells are made!
@eurogeosciences.bsky.social @eageo.bsky.social @geochemgroup.bsky.social
PostDoc Wanted!
Geochemistry of Marine Calcification Mechanisms
biomin.esc.cam.ac.uk
June 21, 2024 at 8:43 AM
🚨🚨🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨🚨🚨
3-year #postdoc position to study the #geochemistry of marine #calcification!
biomin.esc.cam.ac.uk/job/leverhul...
Come join my @leverhulme.bsky.social project to work out how shells are made!
@eurogeosciences.bsky.social @eageo.bsky.social @geochemgroup.bsky.social
3-year #postdoc position to study the #geochemistry of marine #calcification!
biomin.esc.cam.ac.uk/job/leverhul...
Come join my @leverhulme.bsky.social project to work out how shells are made!
@eurogeosciences.bsky.social @eageo.bsky.social @geochemgroup.bsky.social