More for #DNADay ! 'we successfully sequenced an entire mitochondrial genome from two legs of this fly and replaced them on the specimen after' - Ben Price. Sequencing genomic data from our collections helps DNA reference projects like Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE), iBOLEurope & iBOL Consortium.

Congratulations to Tristan da Cunha on achieving a Blue Park award for their Marine Protection Zone 🔵

Recognising the work of the Tristan community in sustainably managing and protecting their marine environment 🌊

The Blue Belt is proud to have supported them since 2016.

Are you an Early Career Researcher interested in expanding your network?

The BPS and Phyc. Soc. America are hosting an online joint event on 22nd May.

#ECRnetworking #phycology

‘Why should the most important & beautiful art only be in the biggest cities? We hope this piece will be aspiration for young people and all- its great to see public art celebrating nature’

ID's Alice Sharp speaks at today's launch of Paul Morrison's Sea Oak for #WildEye

At the unveiling of Paul Morrison’s “Sea Oak” sculpture yesterday, part of the #WildEye project from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Invisible Dust & North Yorkshire Council. A truly beautiful piece of public art, with a thought-provoking talk by Juliet_Brodie. Nature|Art|Community.

Seaweed farming has a long history and can be a sustainable food source. Learn more about seaweed farming in this wonderful Google Arts&Culture content by Ro Rawat . Contributed to by Juliet_Brodie
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#seaweed #Sustainability

Call for Nominations of 2024 (40th) International Prize for Biology is open. The prize will be for “Systematic Biology and Taxonomy.” Nomination deadline: 23:59 (JST) March 15, 2024. jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol…

We've launched The GlobalSeaweed SUPERSTAR project, funded by The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate, to help safeguard the global #seaweed indsutry.

We're partnering with UN University - CRIS, Universiti Malaya and Natural History Museum and others to produce a global strategy for COP31 in 2026.

Read more: sams.ac.uk/news/mission-t…

Learn about work in the Bhattacharya lab on extremophilic red algae (they look green in the video!) and how they help us understand life on the early Earth. Special thanks to Tim Mcdermott for his help with work at Yellowstone NP. The full video is at youtube.com/watch?v=UXeoMn…

Do you have experience in marine – ideally seaweed - biodiversity, conservation and aquaculture?
Vacancy for Postdoctoral Researcher, DEFRA GCBC Global Seaweed SUPERSTAR
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800 new species! crabs, beetles, geckos, deep ocean worms, giant penguins and many many wasps from NHM colleagues - science essential to understanding biodiversity and developing policy to reverse global loss - from Jess Warren bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Happy to share that our publication 'Non-indigenous #seaweeds in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesia: a critical synthesis of diversity, spatial and temporal patterns' is now available online!

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Plant taxonomy training - apply now for 'Taxonomic principles and tools in botanical research', a hands-on one-week short course at Natural History Museum 18-22 March 2024. It's free with accommodation and travel to London covered by Natural Environment Research Council. See more👇

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«No todo es sargazo»: Aprendizajes en un proyecto de ciencia ciudadana marino-costera. Community science seaweed study on beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula - Ana Benavides Lahnstein, Dr. Jess Wardlaw, Lucy Robinson Juliet_Brodie Community Science at the Natural History Museum &al doi.org/10.5565/rev/en…

A new species of Trichogloea from Norfolk Island during our 2012 trip down under. One of the best seaweed locations I have collected. Happy #PhycologyFriday !

Climate change and red coralline algae - how will UK species be affected? Juliet_Brodie NHM &al look at how more fragile southern species may move north - Environmental impacts on the structural integrity of British rhodoliths doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

Want to find out more about #Seaweeds around the UK, why not check out the SeasearchMCS #FieldGuide 👇
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This has been a loooong journey and I am thrilled to announce that the 'Demon manuscript' has finally been published! 🥳 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jp… with David Bass Juliet_Brodie Anders K. Krabberød Ramiro Logares

A huge thanks to the 8th European Phycological Congress organizing team for a wonderful meeting. If you missed our citizen science poster or want a closer look here it is. Arely Paredes-Chi Ma. del Carmen Galindo de Santiago Ana Benavides (she/her) Inka Bartsch

There has never been a more critical time to conserve seaweed diversity and determine species at risk of decline. Today at #EPC8 I talk about our work on a Red List of British Seaweeds. New paper 👇
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