Kat Bruce

Molecular ecologist, founder of @NatureMetrics, rower & former jungle explorer. All-round fan of rivers.

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Does the UK need more North Sea oil and gas extraction?

@C4Ciaran digs deeper into Rishi Sunak’s decision to grant new North Sea oil and gas licences.

[Kat Bruce @KatBruce2]

@RestIsPolitics @campbellclaret @RoryStewartUK After huge public backing for the campaign by @WriterHannahBT @RSPB why wld both main parties dismiss the simple, cheap & effective solution of requiring swift bricks to be installed in new houses? We are in an extinction crisis & just committed to halt & reverse nature loss 🤯

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

Swift bricks (which accommodate space for swifts to nest in the side of buildings) should be mandatory in every new building. Such an easy win. https://t.co/Sk2LjxK4C6

[Tamar Haspel @TamarHaspel]

This is a remarkable piece.

3 scientists who study forest fungal networks look at how the idea of the wood-wide-web caught on, fueled by unchecked claims, credulous reporting, and confirmation bias - including their own. @undarkmag

HT @GabrielPopkin
https://t.co/EYz2aBQnny

[Dr Bax @bax_dr]

Just as @DanSadd42 left we got our first lot of data back from @NatureMetrics - appropriate photo given we have everything from Elephant seal to zooplankton in our #eDNA output! 🧬🦭

[John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel]

Ever seen a Flound trying to surf? Now you have.
🔗: https://t.co/p2eJTc5iy4

[Prof. Elizabeth Clare 🧬🦇 @Dr_bat_girl]

Our first paper on airborne #eDNA for applied ecology - roost monitoring for #bats ! A model of how species at risk could be tracked using non-invasive air samples. With @NatureMetrics, @Nancy_Bat and led by Nina Garrett. https://t.co/obMNg2eY9D

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

Is THIS civilisation finished? Looks like it. But what comes next? That’s where you come in…

My new short film OUT OF THE ASHES, written by me & @frannyarmstrong and directed by @ageofstupid animation director Martyn Pick.

Please watch and RT!

#Climate #Cop27 #RealityCheck

[Kat Bruce @KatBruce2]

@15thcgossipgirl Oh Mary, so terribly sorry to hear this, he was the very loveliest of cats. Sending love and hugs xxx

[Craig Bennett @CraigBennett3]

This is so bitterly disappointing, and stinks of pathetic, "can't do" lobbying by a sector that's had 30 years to prepare

I sometimes wonder if the UK Horticulture sector is one of the least innovative, most dinosaur-like sectors in existence

https://t.co/3GiyR6FOhP

[Ellie Goulding @elliegoulding]

This is also a plan for our survival. The best scientists from across the globe have come together to tell us what to do to turn this around. Our mission is clear, act now and the prize is a future on a restored planet earth. The solutions are here. Our job is to deploy them 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

And here's another key finding - conserving remaining ecosystems has more mitigation potential than wind power, and almost as much as solar

Given everything else ecosystems do for us beyond climate mitigation, their conservation should be an absolute global priority
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[Kat Bruce @KatBruce2]

@ehbpollard So sorry to hear this Ed

[Ian Dunt @IanDunt]

"I have to convict you... You should feel guilty for nothing." A truly extraordinary summation from Judge Wilkinson in this Just Stop Oil case https://t.co/Hxy3OYaU3l

[Kat Bruce @KatBruce2]

Looking for recommendations of where to go for commemorative #rowing blade painting... Does anyone know of someone who does this in #Oxford?

#gbrowchallenge

[Kat Bruce @KatBruce2]

Anyone tested effect on microbial community of storing soil samples at -20C for 6 mo+ prior to #metabarcoding?

[Chloé Farand @ChloeFarand]

This is pretty exciting. Portugal has agreed to write off €12m of debt to Cape Verde. In exchange, the West African archipelago will put the money in a climate & environment fund to invest in the energy transition and prepare for impacts.

https://t.co/DBXKMZLBwM

[Catherine Clarke @CathAMClarke]

So, for no particular reason, I asked an AI ChatBot to write a train cancellation announcement in the style of the Book of Revelation...