President Oaks Says Soon There Will Be More Missionaries Than Ever

“In coming weeks, we will have the largest number of full-time missionaries in the Church’s history,” President Dallin H. Oaks told new mission leaders on Saturday, June 20.

http://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-oaks-says-soon-there-will-be-more-missionaries-than-ever

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I'm quite happy to announce a new publication, which was done in collaboration with a visiting Italian PhD student (who collaborated in an experiment of one of our PhD students) and her original Italian team. It is always a great pleasure, when such a visit is crowned by the rapid publication of the data 🙂
The subject is quite specialised, concerning a comparison of methods to estimate the resistance to CO2 movements inside the leaf. An important subject for all kind of biomass productions, because individuals / genotypes / provenances / species with less resistance are able to increase their photosynthesis.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2026.106384
#AcademicChatter #PhD
our publication is also specifically connected to responses of #Oaks #Trees to #Drought and #HighTemperature #Climatewarming
Under the oaks in the meadow we practiced archery, enjoyed wine and talked about life.
it was a while ago on a viking and music festival called Midgardsblot.
#midgardsblot #viking #oaks #archery #norway #scandinavia #metal

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Tree initial #Growth responds sequentially to #SeedMass and #LeafTraits in Chinese #Oaks

#EcologicalStrategy | #PlantTraits

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag115

I've been discombobulated since C died. Much more than I was for A. A ride helped, but a week of drizzly rain kept me off the tracks. I didn't really want to ride, anyway—too full of self pity, sadness, & my own mortality. Wallowing didn't help.🙄

I rode, & thought. 2.5hrs riding, maybe 30 mins thinking? It felt like a lot, but those unthinking spaces, when it's solely the ride, are key.

Anyway, it *was* good.

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#eBike
#BlueMountains
#Oaks

Planting Sprouted Acorns - #NoTalking

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Why are mountain #forests in Mexico and Central America hotspots for oak #trees? https://phys.org/news/2026-05-mountain-forests-mexico-central-america.html paper: https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2537040123

"Red and white #oaks independently migrated into the #mountains of Mexico about 25 million years ago. The two groups diversified along a parallel path, rapidly evolving into a remarkable array of species. Now, #Mexico and #CentralAmerica are home to at least 160 different oaks: 40% of global diversity... Each #oak species hosts a unique community of life"

Bluebells under oaks on the lower slopes of the moor under Sheepstor yesterday, #Dartmoor #Devon #photography #oaks #bluebells