Hello! We are the Anthropocene Sediment Network. We build scientific knowledge, in a multidisciplinary network, and adapt it for education. 1/6 #Anthropocene #newtotwitter

A new Science study helps explain why rates of species exchange are at least twice as high from west to east than in the opposite direction across Wallace’s Line, which separates the distinct biota of Australia and New Guinea from that of Southeast Asia. https://t.co/IGNR8WVAss

New paper by @MartinaPierdom3 provides a global perspective on the role of submarine canyons in transporting & storing litter as part of @INCISE_net & @CLASS_UKRI w @annebernhardt_ @VeerleHuvenne @Moving_Sand @Jaime_S_Davies @PeterHarrisGRID and co https://t.co/eaWbUW5QAI

I'm ✨INCREDIBLY✨ excited to share our new paper with you!! 📢"#PlasticPollution in riverbeds fundamentally affects natural sand transport processes" https://t.co/9l0dHNVlEi #FlumeFriday #River @CommsEarth @nature @IceMeanders @bedform Here are our key findings: 🧵1/5

How different (or similar) are bed load characteristics of spherical #microplastics and #sediments? The material does not dictate the fate. Final version online and Open Access right in time for #FlumeFriday : https://t.co/aRDKgtzUiy

The Lego brick on the left was in a box of samples provided by the Lego Group shortly after the cargo spill in 1997. The Lego brick on the right has been lying at the bottom of the ocean for 26 years. It was discovered in a fisherman's net a few days ago. #oceanplastic

✨Postdoc opportunity✨ in post-fire sediment transport processes related to hazards, bioturbation, water quality and geomorphic response to climate change! Deadline June 30. Please share! 🔥🪨🌱🐿️💦⛰️ https://t.co/jprcJ38ewp @nonschistyjobs @earth_jobs #academicjobs #postdoc

Disheartening to see the accumulation of garbage at Camp IV on Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). It's high time we address this issue with urgency and commitment. Let's demand stricter regulations, enforcement of clean climbing practices, and effective waste management strategies. Video

Scallop dredging is one of the most destructive types of fishing, devastating marine ecosystems & biodiversity. 🛑 🚨 @oceana @TheOpenSeas @OceanaEurope #BanBottomTrawling #BanDestructiveFishing

Fragments of people’s lives, washed up on the beach.

Did you know that the 🚬 #tobaccoIndustry is a top global #plastic polluter? #CigaretteButts are the #1 most littered item on Earth🤯, and they contain #toxic #chemicals that can harm wildlife and pollute our oceans. #PlasticPollution #microplastics https://t.co/4x7eXmhHCp

Today I’m finding out what happens when macroplastic and other macrolitter gets buried in a river bed! #plasticpollution #flumefriday

A diver convinced this little octopus to trade its plastic cup for a seashell..

Egg capsules on plastic debris washed ashore. We believe these are netted dog whelk egg capsules. Each capsule contains hundreds of eggs. #oceanplastic #marinedebris

What on earth are we doing? This will all end up in our Ocean. 🎥: Tom Jackson

Even manmade objects can become miniature coral reefs. This Lego door frame has been lying at the bottom of the sea for 26 years and has a tiny Devonshire cup coral growing inside one of its studs. It's one of over 18,000 lost from the cargo ship Tokio Express in 1997.

“A COURT has been told it could cost nearly £700,000 to restore the river Lugg & its banks after a farmer bulldozed and reprofiled it.” Farmer to be sentenced for causing huge damage to river Lugg in Herefordshire

How does urban infrastructure shape stream flow + water quality? Come join us for #WARR talks @AditiSBhaskar + @SLedford on surprising ways that urbanization alters timing + magnitude + quality of streamflow. Register:  https://t.co/gTPnd6uJpF WARR:  https://t.co/BBrtDdksfp

Second time I see a fridge floating at sea. This time we got it onboard. #marinelitter #marinedebris #oceancurrents #cañoisland #drakebay #CostaRica #Pacific

Across the Int'l Trash Trap Network, cigarette butts were the most #CigaretteButts the most common large item. Our #TrashTraps also captured plenty of tiny trash - 292,315 small pieces! #Foam was the most common type of tiny trash. @OurOcean

Trawl fishing marks on the seafloor, 700 m below sea level. In yellow, trawling tracks. Note how the canyon flank topography is visibly smoothed (last image, the 1.5 km-deep canyon is illuminated from the north). https://t.co/5mfxAkBKGg Near La Fonera Canyon (off SE Spain, 2012)