We're just starting to understand the #biodiversity we are fast trashing.
"Cryoconite granules - frozen rainforests”. Each is a self-sustaining ecosystem, containing diverse bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists & even tiny animals like tardigrades & worms"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
"Cryoconite granules - frozen rainforests”. Each is a self-sustaining ecosystem, containing diverse bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists & even tiny animals like tardigrades & worms"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt
Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
We're just starting to understand the #biodiversity we are fast trashing.
"Cryoconite granules - frozen rainforests”. Each is a self-sustaining ecosystem, containing diverse bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists & even tiny animals like tardigrades & worms"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
"Cryoconite granules - frozen rainforests”. Each is a self-sustaining ecosystem, containing diverse bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists & even tiny animals like tardigrades & worms"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
A nice write-up of research I was recently involved in as part of a great international team. We looked at the distribution and sources of plutonium isotopes in cryoconite on glaciers around the world, including possible evidence of plutonium from the Mars 96 probe crash! phys.org/news/2024-12...
December 14, 2024 at 7:07 PM
A nice write-up of research I was recently involved in as part of a great international team. We looked at the distribution and sources of plutonium isotopes in cryoconite on glaciers around the world, including possible evidence of plutonium from the Mars 96 probe crash! phys.org/news/2024-12...
3 weeks (half way!) into our #ERC_SIESTA field campaign in East Antarctica ❄️🐧 with @drmartinezrabert.bsky.social we're investigating #microbialdormancy in the #cryosphere 🧬🦠🔬 @cnr-isp.bsky.social XLI Italian Antarctic Expedition, Zucchelli Station, Victoria Land 🇦🇶🇮🇹🇪🇺 #POLARIN
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
3 weeks (half way!) into our #ERC_SIESTA field campaign in East Antarctica ❄️🐧 with @drmartinezrabert.bsky.social we're investigating #microbialdormancy in the #cryosphere 🧬🦠🔬 @cnr-isp.bsky.social XLI Italian Antarctic Expedition, Zucchelli Station, Victoria Land 🇦🇶🇮🇹🇪🇺 #POLARIN
A frozen cryoconite hole chipped out in one piece for this week’s #fieldworkfriday #fieldphotofriday
November 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
A frozen cryoconite hole chipped out in one piece for this week’s #fieldworkfriday #fieldphotofriday
Greetings new followers! Here you'll find occasional ❄️ science posts about my favourite things: peering down moulins, collecting cryoconite and squinting at computers wondering why my sensor isn't working, mostly in Greenland but sometimes in UK rivers.
November 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Greetings new followers! Here you'll find occasional ❄️ science posts about my favourite things: peering down moulins, collecting cryoconite and squinting at computers wondering why my sensor isn't working, mostly in Greenland but sometimes in UK rivers.
On Earth, the dust that builds up on glaciers is called cryoconite, and the pockets it forms are called cryoconite holes. These pockets of water on our planet are often teeming with simple life, including algae, fungi, and cyanobacteria.
February 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
On Earth, the dust that builds up on glaciers is called cryoconite, and the pockets it forms are called cryoconite holes. These pockets of water on our planet are often teeming with simple life, including algae, fungi, and cyanobacteria.
7. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ROLE OF NUTRIENT LIMITATION AND VIRAL INTERACTIONS ON ANTARCTIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY: A CRYOCONITE MICROCOSM STUDY ..
this is just about microbes but uses "diversity of microbes" a lot so i think it confused them
this is just about microbes but uses "diversity of microbes" a lot so i think it confused them
February 12, 2025 at 6:15 AM
7. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ROLE OF NUTRIENT LIMITATION AND VIRAL INTERACTIONS ON ANTARCTIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY: A CRYOCONITE MICROCOSM STUDY ..
this is just about microbes but uses "diversity of microbes" a lot so i think it confused them
this is just about microbes but uses "diversity of microbes" a lot so i think it confused them
He *does* like cracks in sea ice that let dust, ash, cryoconite etc flow into the ocean!
February 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
He *does* like cracks in sea ice that let dust, ash, cryoconite etc flow into the ocean!
Metabolic Diversity and Adaptation of Carbon-Fixing Microorganisms in Extreme Glacial Cryoconite academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
March 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Metabolic Diversity and Adaptation of Carbon-Fixing Microorganisms in Extreme Glacial Cryoconite academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #jcampubs
New publication: Highly stable active core #microbiomes in #Greenland #cryoconite holes during the bare ice period, by @atejaarsma.bsky.social and others. #icesheet #meltseason
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
August 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
New publication: Highly stable active core #microbiomes in #Greenland #cryoconite holes during the bare ice period, by @atejaarsma.bsky.social and others. #icesheet #meltseason
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
doi.org/10.1093/fems...
Evaluation of Extraction Solvents for Untargeted Metabolomics to decipher the Dissolved Organic Matter of Antarctic Cryoconite Holes
astrobiology.com/2024/11/eval... #astrobiology #arctic #antarctic #microbiology #biosignature
astrobiology.com/2024/11/eval... #astrobiology #arctic #antarctic #microbiology #biosignature
Evaluation of Extraction Solvents for Untargeted Metabolomics to decipher the Dissolved Organic Matter of Antarctic Cryoconite Holes - Astrobiology
Cryoconite holes are biological hotspots with a high biogeochemical turnover rate, contributing significantly to the glacial ecosystem's overall carbon cycles and net fluxes.
astrobiology.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Evaluation of Extraction Solvents for Untargeted Metabolomics to decipher the Dissolved Organic Matter of Antarctic Cryoconite Holes
astrobiology.com/2024/11/eval... #astrobiology #arctic #antarctic #microbiology #biosignature
astrobiology.com/2024/11/eval... #astrobiology #arctic #antarctic #microbiology #biosignature
interesting article, another reason for concern about ice cap/glacier melt.
“The concentrations of plutonium activity in the cryoconite that we have observed are—especially in the Northern Hemisphere—orders of magnitude higher than in other environmental matrices used to monitor the environment”
“The concentrations of plutonium activity in the cryoconite that we have observed are—especially in the Northern Hemisphere—orders of magnitude higher than in other environmental matrices used to monitor the environment”
A nice write-up of research I was recently involved in as part of a great international team. We looked at the distribution and sources of plutonium isotopes in cryoconite on glaciers around the world, including possible evidence of plutonium from the Mars 96 probe crash! phys.org/news/2024-12...
December 15, 2024 at 5:11 PM
interesting article, another reason for concern about ice cap/glacier melt.
“The concentrations of plutonium activity in the cryoconite that we have observed are—especially in the Northern Hemisphere—orders of magnitude higher than in other environmental matrices used to monitor the environment”
“The concentrations of plutonium activity in the cryoconite that we have observed are—especially in the Northern Hemisphere—orders of magnitude higher than in other environmental matrices used to monitor the environment”
Cryoconite - the dark secret of glaciers
Photograph clicked on an unnamed glacier at 5400 m asl near Khardung La in Ladakh on 27 July 2025 at 8:30 AM
Photograph clicked on an unnamed glacier at 5400 m asl near Khardung La in Ladakh on 27 July 2025 at 8:30 AM
July 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Cryoconite - the dark secret of glaciers
Photograph clicked on an unnamed glacier at 5400 m asl near Khardung La in Ladakh on 27 July 2025 at 8:30 AM
Photograph clicked on an unnamed glacier at 5400 m asl near Khardung La in Ladakh on 27 July 2025 at 8:30 AM
𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 at Midtre Lovénbreen (Svalbard): mapping impurity-driven albedo reduction (mineral dust, BC, cryoconite, glacier algae) via hyperspectral measurements, ice/soil sampling & EnMAP/Sentinel-2 imagery to feed radiative transfer models.
#Cryosphere #Albedo #Svalbard
#Cryosphere #Albedo #Svalbard
July 21, 2026 at 6:00 AM
𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 at Midtre Lovénbreen (Svalbard): mapping impurity-driven albedo reduction (mineral dust, BC, cryoconite, glacier algae) via hyperspectral measurements, ice/soil sampling & EnMAP/Sentinel-2 imagery to feed radiative transfer models.
#Cryosphere #Albedo #Svalbard
#Cryosphere #Albedo #Svalbard
Exploring the Dietary Preferences of Limnic Supraglacial Consumers: 13C and 15N Isotopic Food Labelling in Tardigrades and Rotifers From Cryoconite Holes #stableisotopes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Exploring the Dietary Preferences of Limnic Supraglacial Consumers: 13C and 15N Isotopic Food Labelling in Tardigrades and Rotifers From Cryoconite Holes
Cryoconite holes are among the most biologically active and diverse limnic habitats on glacier surfaces. The apex cryoconite consumers, tardigrades and rotifers, are known to contribute significan...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Exploring the Dietary Preferences of Limnic Supraglacial Consumers: 13C and 15N Isotopic Food Labelling in Tardigrades and Rotifers From Cryoconite Holes #stableisotopes onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluation of extraction solvents for untargeted metabolomics to decipher the DOM of Antarctic cryoconite holes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.29.591772v1
Evaluation of extraction solvents for untargeted metabolomics to decipher the DOM of Antarctic cryoconite holes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.29.591772v1
Cryoconite holes (CHs) are biological hotspots with a high biogeochemical turnover rate, contributin
www.biorxiv.org
April 30, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Evaluation of extraction solvents for untargeted metabolomics to decipher the DOM of Antarctic cryoconite holes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.04.29.591772v1
Visdev and the final still for the 'Snow Angel', the Survivor's missing crewmate(gore warning)
I had the idea to use these unnatural circular pits to mark the movements of the monsters from underground, inspired by the trypophobia-inducing appearance of cryoconite holes.
I had the idea to use these unnatural circular pits to mark the movements of the monsters from underground, inspired by the trypophobia-inducing appearance of cryoconite holes.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Visdev and the final still for the 'Snow Angel', the Survivor's missing crewmate(gore warning)
I had the idea to use these unnatural circular pits to mark the movements of the monsters from underground, inspired by the trypophobia-inducing appearance of cryoconite holes.
I had the idea to use these unnatural circular pits to mark the movements of the monsters from underground, inspired by the trypophobia-inducing appearance of cryoconite holes.
There's a magic to dusting the glaciers with slightly more ash. The magic of #cryoconite
February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
There's a magic to dusting the glaciers with slightly more ash. The magic of #cryoconite
All of those things. We dig to the old surface to collect ice cores or sample cryoconite, and en route we collect samples & metadata about the snowpack. Also, learning point 1 for students is that you must probe to the surface before digging because crevasses happen. Got scary photos of that.
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 AM
All of those things. We dig to the old surface to collect ice cores or sample cryoconite, and en route we collect samples & metadata about the snowpack. Also, learning point 1 for students is that you must probe to the surface before digging because crevasses happen. Got scary photos of that.
Cyanobacteria sustain microbial diversity and community stability in Tibetan glacial cryoconites link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Cyanobacteria sustain microbial diversity and community stability in Tibetan glacial cryoconites - Environmental Microbiome
Cyanobacteria play a key role in aggregating cryoconite granules on glacier surfaces, creating stable microhabitats that support diverse microbial communities, which influence glacier albedo and melti...
link.springer.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyanobacteria sustain microbial diversity and community stability in Tibetan glacial cryoconites link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Radiation impacts gene redundancy and biofilm regulation of cryoconite microbiomes in Northern Hemisphere glaciers microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 19, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Radiation impacts gene redundancy and biofilm regulation of cryoconite microbiomes in Northern Hemisphere glaciers microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Slightly different from what you're talking about, but radionuclides in cryoconite on glaciers is a thing: tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
Accumulation of legacy fallout radionuclides in cryoconite on Isfallsglaciären (Arctic Sweden) and their downstream spatial distribution
Abstract. The release of legacy contaminants such as fallout radionuclides (FRNs) in response to glacier retreat is a process that has received relatively little attention to date, yet may have conseq...
tc.copernicus.org
December 31, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Slightly different from what you're talking about, but radionuclides in cryoconite on glaciers is a thing: tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
Tiny Worlds on Ice
Cryoconite - Dark Spots That Bring Glaciers to Life
Have you ever noticed tiny dark specks scattered across a glacier? They're called cryoconite ("cold dust"), but they're much more than just dirt.
Cryoconite - Dark Spots That Bring Glaciers to Life
Have you ever noticed tiny dark specks scattered across a glacier? They're called cryoconite ("cold dust"), but they're much more than just dirt.
July 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Tiny Worlds on Ice
Cryoconite - Dark Spots That Bring Glaciers to Life
Have you ever noticed tiny dark specks scattered across a glacier? They're called cryoconite ("cold dust"), but they're much more than just dirt.
Cryoconite - Dark Spots That Bring Glaciers to Life
Have you ever noticed tiny dark specks scattered across a glacier? They're called cryoconite ("cold dust"), but they're much more than just dirt.
I found a notable title
"A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing"
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing"
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
February 2, 2024 at 9:37 PM
I found a notable title
"A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing"
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
"A hole in the nematosphere: tardigrades and rotifers dominate the cryoconite hole environment, whereas nematodes are missing"
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
❄️ Glaciers are not just ice❄️
We examined the sources of radioactivity in cryoconite, the sediment accumulating on glacier surfaces.
The main contributors? Nuclear tests, the Chernobyl disaster, and the atmospheric re-entry of the SNAP-9A satellite.
📖: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We examined the sources of radioactivity in cryoconite, the sediment accumulating on glacier surfaces.
The main contributors? Nuclear tests, the Chernobyl disaster, and the atmospheric re-entry of the SNAP-9A satellite.
📖: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Diversity of isotopic composition of anthropogenic radioactivity on glaciers in the Alps
The dark sediment on the surface of glaciers, called cryoconite, plays an important role in accumulating various contaminants during glacier melting. …
www.sciencedirect.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
❄️ Glaciers are not just ice❄️
We examined the sources of radioactivity in cryoconite, the sediment accumulating on glacier surfaces.
The main contributors? Nuclear tests, the Chernobyl disaster, and the atmospheric re-entry of the SNAP-9A satellite.
📖: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We examined the sources of radioactivity in cryoconite, the sediment accumulating on glacier surfaces.
The main contributors? Nuclear tests, the Chernobyl disaster, and the atmospheric re-entry of the SNAP-9A satellite.
📖: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...