Purple hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) at Mystery Bay, NSW. Only one plant out and only just starting to flower in late February near the ocean. I usually see this species flowering nearby from late November - this is probably the latest flowering I have seen (although it can apparently flower into March at some locations).

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium

Purple hyacinth orchid (Dipodium punctatum) at Mystery Bay, NSW. Only one plant out and only just starting to flower in late February near the ocean. I usually see this species flowering nearby from late November - this is probably the latest flowering I have seen (although it can apparently flower into March at some locations).

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #Dipodium

#Greenland

Since 1990, the area affected by extreme melting episodes has increased at a rate of 2.8 million km² per decade. Additionally, the production of water from ice melt has increased more than sixfold, rising from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-greenland-ice-surges-unprecedentedly.html

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#Greenland

Since 1990, the area affected by extreme melting episodes has increased at a rate of 2.8 million km² per decade. Additionally, the production of water from ice melt has increased more than sixfold, rising from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-greenland-ice-surges-unprecedentedly.html

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#USA #US

Mapped: The Best and Worst U.S. States for Air Quality

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-and-worst-u-s-states-for-air-quality/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#USA #US

Mapped: The Best and Worst U.S. States for Air Quality

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/best-and-worst-u-s-states-for-air-quality/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #india for #FungiFriday:

Cuphophyllus aureus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5400917-6B24-611A-37B7-FF77C1A8FEDD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.721.3.6
#Phytotaxa #CuphophyllusAureus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #india for #FungiFriday:

Cuphophyllus aureus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C5400917-6B24-611A-37B7-FF77C1A8FEDD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.721.3.6
#Phytotaxa #CuphophyllusAureus

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

Climate feedback of forest fires amplified by atmospheric chemistry

Climate-driven intensification of forest wildfires releases reactive gases that reduce the atmosphere’s oxidation capacity, thereby increasing methane concentrations and amplifying warming

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01926-1

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate feedback of forest fires amplified by atmospheric chemistry

Climate-driven intensification of forest wildfires releases reactive gases that reduce the atmosphere’s oxidation capacity, thereby increasing methane concentrations and amplifying warming

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-026-01926-1

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate Change: A Decade After the Paris Agreement

Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect in 2015, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating pace, with 2025 ranking among the three hottest years ever recorded, and sea‑ice, ocean heat and sea levels crossing new thresholds

https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/climate-change-decade-after-658859

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate Change: A Decade After the Paris Agreement

Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect in 2015, newly released climate datasets show the world warming at an accelerating pace, with 2025 ranking among the three hottest years ever recorded, and sea‑ice, ocean heat and sea levels crossing new thresholds

https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/climate-change-decade-after-658859

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Hi everyone!

I am looking for fellow biologists and ecologists to follow and connect on mastodon.
Are you one or know one?
Please, add tags of them in replies!
#biology #ecology

We watched the new documentary "The Extraordinary Caterpillar" yesterday & now have a new level of appreciation & wonder for these tiny superheroes!

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/extraordinary-caterpillar/
https://www.thecaterpillarlab.org/registration

Watch it! You won't be disappointed!

#TheExtraordinaryCaterpillar #HomegrownNationalPark #MeritMotionPictures #TheCaterpillarLab #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birder #Birdwatcher #Birdwatching

We watched the new documentary "The Extraordinary Caterpillar" yesterday & now have a new level of appreciation & wonder for these tiny superheroes!

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/extraordinary-caterpillar/
https://www.thecaterpillarlab.org/registration

Watch it! You won't be disappointed!

#TheExtraordinaryCaterpillar #HomegrownNationalPark #MeritMotionPictures #TheCaterpillarLab #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birder #Birdwatcher #Birdwatching