Mark Hamilton

A path through very tall Scots pine trees.

A close up of bright and pale cyan lichen amongst heathland.

A great day away from my desk at Kirkconnel Flow on my @naturescot.bsky.social volunteer day. Got lucky with the weather and cleared out a load of Sitka spruce and put in piling to prevent water loss from the peat bog.

a group of people are crawling through the mud . Alt: a group of people are crawling through the mud .

Marie Curie fellowships are madness this year. A score of 97% required for funding. To all those who didn't succeed - you and your project are probably brilliant, hang in there and keep trying

MARK RUFFALO: "ChatGPT's president is Trump's biggest donor. Their tech powers ICE. It's time to boycott: QUITGPT."

@markruffalo.bsky.social - "ChatGPT's president is Trump's biggest donor. Their tech powers ICE. It's time to boycott: QUITGPT."

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New PhD project available here at @lancasteruni.bsky.social!

Come and research coral reefs, MPAs, and climate impacts 🪸

www.exageo.org/phd-student-...

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.

What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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🐾 Want to help explore community perspectives on lynx reintroduction to Scotland?

Our #LynxtoScotland project partner @treesforlife.bsky.social is looking for two Engagement Officers to consult communities on the potential reintroduction of lynx.

Apply here: https://bit.pulse.ly/hs9hbj24rc

We often forget how far we have come:

➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources.

➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.

Source: @ember-energy.org

Renewable energy produces more electricity than coal for the first time, experts say Solar and wind are now growing fast enough to not only meet the world's growing appetite for electricity, but to outstrip it.

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Renewable energy produces more electricity than coal for the first time, experts say | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News

Find out more: news.sky.com/story/renewabl...

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We want to hear from UK #PrimarySchoolTeachers about how the #Ocean is taught in the #classroom 🐠 Your voice can shape how future generations engage with #MarineScience. Survey takes just 10 mins 👉 plymouthlab.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#PrimaryEducation #STEMeducation #Teachers #Teaching

For a long time renewable energy uptake in Africa was lacklustre at best.

But that is changing: Solar panel imports to Africa have surged over the past year—a shift poised to touch nearly every country on the continent as new Ember analysis shows.

"Threatening a glut of cheap power..."

How to Get AI Out of Your Google Search Results • The Revelator Three simple keystrokes will deliver search results that consume less energy and water — and probably contain better information.

A simple way to cut your carbon footprint: Use this tip to get AI out of your search results. therevelator.org/how-to-get-a...

‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

When it comes to climate change, the number of amplifying feedback cycles far outweigh the dampening ones. But here's one in the latter category!

Eating more meat -> higher GHG emissions -> more climate change -> more meat allergies -> lower GHG emissions

More by @olliemilman.bsky.social here:

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The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

Consumers buying #fish in the UK are playing a role in #foodinsecurity and #unemployment in #Senegal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🪸 Announcing RCUK 2025! 🪸

📅 Saturday December 6th 2025
(With workshops Friday 5th @ 1 pm)

📍 Bangor University’s main campus
Main Arts Lecture Theatre & Prichard-Jones Hall

Call for abstracts opens in July – further details over the coming months.

More info: www.reefconservationuk.org
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Rucha and Ruth on the research vessel after a day of SCUBA diving and carrying SCUBA tanks backwards and forwards (hence some damp patches on their clothes)

Javier, Laura-Li, Ruth, and Casey in the sea in their snorkelling kit during their last day of fieldwork.

Out now in Coral Reefs: 'Active and passive pathways of nutrient transfer in coral reef ecosystems'

doi.org/10.1007/s003... 🐚

Thank you to my co-authors and field friends from @lec-reefs.bsky.social and beyond for all their help bringing this piece of work together 🌊

Want to know what it was like behind the scenes of 'Ocean with David Attenborough'? I was interviewed by @bbc5live.bsky.social about that and more yesterday. You can listen here at 1:50:00 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #OceanFilm #davidattenborough @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🐙

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**2 weeks** left to apply - come join me and @lec-reefs.bsky.social at Lancaster University.

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