‼️New PhD project in Edinburgh: "Animals, traits, and oxygen in the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia". Supervised by Rachel Wood (Amelia Penny and I co-supervising) — big UK+Namibian team — help us understand early animal evolution! Apply by Dec 14th #paleontology e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...

A 1.4 Ga iron oncoid made of berthierine and greenalite. The black dot is a micro #fossil. The black lines are branching filamentous fossils. All preserved in the ooid. #Geology #Paleontology #FossilFriday

Did you know? Not all biofilms are bad. Biofilms actually play important roles in wastewater treatment, bioremediation and even producing electricity in microbial fuel cells! @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware

Sharing a beautiful photomicrograph of Trichormus variabilis, a nitrogen-fixing biofilm-forming cyanobacterium with long tangled filaments.🌀 Those eye-like structures made me feel "observed", a fun sort-of revenge from the microbial world.😯 #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water corals, which could have far-reaching consequences

New paper led by my PhD student, Edwin Rodriguez! Building on previous work, we present a systematic description of the ONE BILLION YEAR OLD fossils of the phosphates of the Diabaig Formation, NW Scotland — including some early eukaryotes and new species... #paleontology #fossils #geology

A bizarre ancient organism previously thought to be a giant fungus may actually belong to an undiscovered branch on the tree of life that mysteriously went extinct.

Delighted to see our work on #diatom motility published in @pnas.org !🎉 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... These abundant single-celled algae are responsible for a significant portion of the air we breathe yet often overlooked. Here we show how how diatom (raphe) shape impacts their gliding function... 1/3

🎊We are very pleased to announce that our paper investigating what we think Prototaxites, the mysterious giant of the Devonian landscape, actually was is now available as a pre-print on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

An ancient gummy-looking worm-like creature that hunts by projecting sticky goo from its head has been crowned New Zealand’s bug of the year. 🧪🐛 Peripatoides novaezealandiae, or Ngāokeoke in Te Reo Māori, have rows of pudgy legs & skin speckled like a galaxy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 might impact Earth in 2032 has risen to 2.8%. This means that it has surpassed the chance of impact briefly held by the much larger asteroid Apophis back in 2004. @esaoperations.esa.int ☄️🔭

A paper in Nature Methods presents Segment Anything for Microscopy, a tool for segmentation and tracking in multidimensional microscopy data. https://go.nature.com/3QiRonW

Happy 200th anniversary, Iguanodon 🎂 #iguanodon #paleoart #paleontology

Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Nature reports on the work scientists are doing to understand their effects on your health. 🧪

Adopt a healthy lifestyle to show your heart, your body and your mind some extra special love ♥️ ❕Eat healthy food ❕Be active ❕Keep up with regular health screenings ❕Prioritize your mental health ❗️Ditch tobacco ❗️Reduce alcohol consumption ❗️Don’t doom-scroll #ValentinesDay

Happy Valentine's Day! 💞 🔭🌍 Tired of the same old cards? We've got you covered ⬇️

Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into "zombies."

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

I greatly enjoy when foxes make this face

I couldn't help but draw her as if she were an member of the God Hand from "Berserk" or a Cenobite from "Hellraiser"💋💅🏻 #LadyGaga #ABRACADABRA #fanart #digitalart

Photos with Gaga and her dancers from the Abracadabra videos #ladygaga #gaga #abracadabra #mayhem

Here are some nice mushrooms

Completely in love with the degree of preservation of a little (4 cm) 120-million-year-old dinosaur (Yanornis) foot!

Whenever we’re in need! She appears!!! 😭😭😭 #ladygaga

“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up.” #LadyGaga #GRAMMYs

Good morning be the change be the light eat some chocolate 🔥

Honey fungus 💚 #mushrooms #fungi #fungifriends #mushroommonday #autumn #woodland #woods #forest #trees #plants #nature #goodforthesoul #photography #windermere #lakedistrict #cumbria #walking #wellbeing