Review of the Fossil Files podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social just in from a palaeo podcast skeptic: "I really thought palaeo podcasts weren't for me, but I guess I was listening to the wrong ones". Listen on libsyn or wherever you get your podcasts: fossils.libsyn.com

Simple rule: Stop setting carbon on fire to make energy. It ain't sustainable.

The Old Copper complex, was an ancient Native American culture around Michigan that mined (>5,000 mines) & worked the 99% pure native copper for tools, weapons, and ornaments as far back as 9,500 yrs. Fascinating! #MichiganCopper More #OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐

This puts Alaska/ Hawaii in mortal danger. But I doubt if he cares. www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...

What book would you recommend to young scientists these days? In the 90s I was of course recommended, as were many others, The Double Helix. "An incredible story of scientific endeavour and discovery". What inspirational books about scientific process and doing science could we be recommending?

Jeremy, I have followed your science advocacy on this platform with respect, but I find this thread deeply hurtful and sad and I am going to tell you why. While my wife did her postdoc at CSHL, she and our many dear friends had to endure the racist rhetoric of this man, which did constant harm

We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection! This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits: www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...

For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open: www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc

~100,000 years of rainfall… 💦

oh yeah ok this is super cool not only did they find a gynandromorph spider, it also turned out to be a new species! 🤯🧪🕷️

#SeaHenge2 In 1998 shifting sands on the North Norfolk Coast revealed this … Constructed from wood in 2049 BC - this remarkable Bronze age structure can still be seen at very low tides off Holme-next-the-Sea #GTOB www.holme-next-the-sea.co.uk/seahenge.php...

We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

🧪🌋⚒️ This never gets boring. A pulse of hot lava meanders down the vent proximal surface flow this morning at Kilauea volcano #Hawaii. More than just pretty, Volcanologists study time variations of lava, tephra & gas distribution, movement, & composition to understand volcanic processes and hazards

I found a new women in engineering podcast today whilst making a speaker shortlist for a future @earthsciencewomen.bsky.social event! Passing on to the world of Bluesky 😀 open.spotify.com/show/7D5CxK7... [event release coming in January 2026]

Here, Rosalind Franklin's colleague Maurice himself argues to the head of their lab in London that their data should not have been leaked to Watson and Crick. You're welcome.

Human Geography at Leicester is facing closure. Staff contracts are to end in June 2026; students are to be relocated to other universities, or taught out by a maximum of two (!) teaching-only staff. Other departments and subjects are facing closure, too. Please join the demo!

Just a reminder, that possibly the oldest piece of palaeoart dates to the Neolithic. The petroglyphs of horned characters with trumpets, recorded on the same rock as a ornithischian footprints (Zagaje Formation) in Poland, might be an early reconstruction of the Jurassic tracemaker.

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

The Double Helix shenanigans are getting a lot of discussion following Watson's death. This article is DJing the rounds. It's a really interesting read. But I'm interested in people's take on it. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Here is my obituary, so to speak makingsciencepublic.com/2025/11/07/s...

I can't believe Science In Action is ending! We're going to miss you @peaseroland.bsky.social ! A very serious warning encoded in this final episode for everyone to listen to. How science got here, and where next Episode webpage: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Ooh, you can now buy my wee book in Australia and New Zealand! 🌋🥳🌏🇦🇺🇳🇿 www.booktopia.com.au/volcanoes-re...

Now available in hardback in Canada! 🥳❤️🌋🇨🇦🍁 www.indigo.ca/en-ca/volcan...

🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions. 📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146... #sciencepolicy #saveNASA

The arrival of at least one Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun, brings the likelihood of enhanced geomagnetic activity over the next few nights. Aurora sightings are possible in northern areas of the UK with a lower chance of glimpses as far south as the Midlands.

Have been a bit quiet on here as I've been experimenting with more video content over on Instagram and TikTok. If you're interested, you can find links here linktr.ee/volcanologist If you're not interested, I'll be making more of an effort to be on here again! 🧪🪨🌍🌋❤️📖

After staring at this post-it note all day, I finally managed to register for @vmsg.bsky.social Annual Meeting at @noc.ac.uk this January! Volcano science for the win #VMSG26 🌋🌍🪨🧪

Got @volcanologist.bsky.social’s new book in the post. Can’t wait to read the whole thing, but will be starting with chapter 4 as a matter of urgency.

Geoscientist's Ruth Allington recently attended the launch event for @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social's new book The Whispers of Rock, which @volcanologist.bsky.social describes as "a gift to Earth science" in her review: geoscientist.online/sections/boo... #geoscience #geology #earthscience #bookreview

The lovely folks at @foxlanebooks.bsky.social are selling signed/dedicated copies of my book! Follow the link below for how to buy it. 🌋📖

An absolute joy working with @volcanologist.bsky.social on the latest book in @orionbooks.bsky.social 10 Things You Should Know series. Might just be my favourite addition yet - and that cover?! Stunning! Out 25 September. Order below 👇🏻

The fight to see which mineral reigns supreme begins!

We’ve lost almost our entire silent film history because “who would want that” and the silver that could be mined by melting down the film stock.

I've been worried about this kind of thing for a while. When all our p papers, data and resources are online, what happens when those sites go down? Do any of the big national libraries archive this stuff?

All hail the @waybackmachine.bsky.social! Saver of old published scientific codes, which Elsevier dumped when they bought up Computer & Geosciences. ⚒️ (Seriously, the papers are there, but the codes are not included and linked to a dead website)

Are you a researcher, policymaker or professional working in climate science, environmental policy and sustainability? 📆 Save the date for 29 and 30 September. 📸 Paul Holland, BAS

"A revisionist retelling of the narratives of heroic exploration, @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social‬’s book presents an alternative history of exploration," writes Daniella McCahey of ON THE BACKS OF OTHERS for @hnetreviews.bsky.social. Read the review: bit.ly/45mEiyh

Are you struggling to #write about your #research for a non-specialist audience? Don't miss this #webinar on best practices and techniques in academic writing to help you communicate and engage more efficiently with the #general #public. 🔗 Register here: egu.eu/8DDSBL

Jargon exists because it allows academics to be highly exact and technical, with a minimum amount of explanation. Jaron is also highly stable across time (although not, necessarily, across fields!). Lay language can change much quicker!

Communication *within* an academic field is the life-blood of academics. That’s what makes it different from a bunch of people just sitting around thinking or tinkering in their garage. It is a *collective* endeavor, and communication is how we ensure that.

Excuse me? End of Earth science at NASA??? 🧪 ⚒️

This paper by Meredith et al. (2025) examines global city exposure to volcanic hazards, using metrics such as population and distance to GVP Holocene volcanoes to quantify and rank cities at risk. This data has also been visualised through a web app. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...

🔵Higher tariff acceptances have soared, far surpassing even their pandemic peak in 2021 🔵In lower tariff unis, acceptances have fallen slightly Lower tariff unis are squeezed as higher and medium tariff ones expand to plug budget gaps...

Regional gaps in progression to university continue to widen. London remains the region with the highest university entry rate for 18-year-olds (43.4%), compared to just 24.9% in the North East (lowest rate of access).

The gap in university entry rates between young people from the most and least deprived areas stands at 21.6 percentage points... ...a figure that has barely shifted since 2016.

📚Level 3 Results Day analysis📚 Key points: 🔵Regional gaps in university entry continue to widen 🔵Progress on widening access has stalled 🔵Lower tariff unis still squeezed as higher and medium tariff institutions expand to plug budget gaps 🧵for details

I sort of feel a lot of people understand this, but just don't want to do anything about it