“Having at least a basic familiarity with AI is becoming essential, as researchers are now using generative AI, especially LLMs, in almost every field of science.” Check out early-career fellow @elisecutts.bsky.social’s new article, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social, here:

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How do plant roots respond when peatlands are rewetted? 🌱💧 ZALF and FU Berlin show: reed canary grass flexibly adapts its roots to the water level and stays productive even when groundwater is high. Key insight for peatland restoration! 🔗 www.zalf.de/en/aktue... #Peatlands

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📢Peatpod is now live! The first mini-episode (a trailer of sorts) for Peatpod - a podcast on the world's #peatlands - is available on Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts... Upcoming episodes incl. chats with guests about bogs in Patagonia, China, Germany & more. peatpedia.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

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#FossilFriday Jane Austen might be the most accomplished writer commemorated in Winchester Cathedral but her black Carboniferous limestone memorial stone lacks obvious fossils, unlike the neighbouring gravestone for Richard Littlehale which contains syringoporid corals.

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If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent

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