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New search begins for missing flight MH370. This from @donnalferguson.bsky.social 👇 What has been learnt about oceanography, surface currents, waves, atmosphere, ... since 2014 that could aid the search ? Do previously held assumptions still stand ? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Delighted to see this recent article in the @smithsonianmag.bsky.social by @donnalferguson.bsky.social on some of the research outputs for the Naming Species in the South Pacific project: www.smithsonianmag.com/history/newl... With thanks to our collaborators, @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social

@robinince.bsky.social hi Robin I'm writing about your resignation, for the Guardian. Would you like to offer any further comment or do an interview with me? just DM or email me if so

Some good news. “A wild beaver has been spotted in Norfolk for the first time since beavers were hunted to extinction in England at the beginning of the 16th century.”

I spent hours listening to Sabrina Carpenter this year. So why do I have a Spotify ‘listening age’ of 86?

This article was a lot of fun to write. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I love this interview by @donnalferguson.bsky.social about the sad story of the fate of the sea cow and why what happened resonates today. I’m looking forward to reading the book www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Directors would be like: this is the Asian part’: Slow Horses’ Christopher Chung on battling to become a leading man

Donna is great so you’d be learning from an absolute expert

@wijuk.bsky.social looking forward to this!

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My latest article for The Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

@wijuk.bsky.social FYI :)

As the head of the Freelance Chapter for Women in Journalism, I wanted to flag up this amazing course that some brilliant journalists are running. I've already signed up. I'm so sick of hearing that AI is coming for my job - now I hope I can gain the AI skills I need to fight back.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... very proud of this piece I wrote for The @theguardian.com

The last in Seascape’s ‘I’m obsessed with’ series. We bring you - deep sea sharks. I’ve loved running this series but after more than a year it’s time to wind it up. @donnalferguson.bsky.social has done an amazing job in researching and writing the whole series www.theguardian.com/environment/...

observer.co.uk/culture/book... my latest article for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... please share - I’m writing this article

www.theguardian.com/money/work-b... sadly this article from 2014 never gets old

Fascinating feature in @theobserveruk.bsky.social about identifying counterfeit objects from contemporary luxury goods to ancient papyrus. @msrachelcooke.bsky.social and @donnalferguson.bsky.social speak to experts on spotting fakes. observer.co.uk/style/featur...

I love this. Great imagination, Freddie Yauner. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Such a pleasure and a privilege to interview @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

My new contributor page at @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/contributor/...

observer.co.uk/culture/phot... - my latest article for @theobserveruk.bsky.social

The Observer Journalism School is now open for applications. This is a FREE week-long intensive training experience where students will take part in discussions, presentations and assignments led by our editors and journalists. Apply today: bit.ly/4jwVSEr

It's almost a year away but Hackney Empire stalls are selling swift. There are some gorgeous front row dress circle seats free, which is my favourite spot of the theatre. Good view, no worries of being accidentally spat on x www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/holli...

Proud to have an article in the new Observer

@holliemcnish.bsky.social hi Hollie it’s me! So nice to have a coffee and a chat with you earlier. Can’t wait for your next book. X

#JournoRequest I'm writing an article for The Observer in the UK about growing numbers of people who have gone to A&E or a GP after taking a weight loss drug. Anyone on here done that or know someone who has? Please get in touch.

How would your outlook on the world change if you did one act of kindness every day for a year? That’s precisely what @bernadetterussell.bsky.social did. You can read more about the idea in this article by @donnalferguson.bsky.social for The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My latest article for The Observer www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Nice Faraday’s notebook news www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

'It’s an extremely sexy story': How the legendary tale of 'rebel' saint Mary of Egypt became a medieval blockbuster www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

Wrote my first article for the BBC this week, hot on the heels of my first article for The Times

My first news article for The Times

Uff-da: I thought I knew the Alan Turing story but, no: “For decades, it has puzzled historians. Why, in the course of reporting a burglary to the police in 1952, did the maths genius Alan Turing volunteer that he was in an illegal homosexual relationship? www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Always totally appalled at the destruction of Alan Turing by the establishment, but delighted by this research #queerhistory ‘A very camp environment’: why Alan Turing fatefully told police he was gay www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

My latest article for The Observer

“The possible existence of a second, and most likely intact, tomb of Thutmose II is an astonishing possibility.” where's Indiana Jones when you need him? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

"Readers are hungry to better understand the inner life of an author they admire[...]That’s the very nature of celebrity.” @uninorthampton.bsky.social Dr Rod Rosenquist shares his thoughts on the posthumous publication of #JoanDidion's journals with @donnalferguson.bsky.social More: bit.ly/43dMH6j

Another fascinating interview in our I’m obsessed with.. series. I had no idea about this particular aspect of salmon farms. Words by @donnalferguson.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This was one of the most exciting articles I've ever written: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Who knew that fish liked being pampered? Not me!

Hey there! I wanted to share an important cause: a dear friend of mine is raising funds to complete a football pitch at a school in a Cape Town township. Each donation makes a real difference for these special needs students, giving them a safe place to play and thrive. Donate: gofund.me/fd3efefd

Delighted to see this wonderful article by @donnalferguson.bsky.social @theguardian.com on some of the research being published in my forthcoming book that can be pre-ordered now! For the UK: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Reading-the-... And USA: upittpress.org/books/978082...

My latest article for The Observer 😍🙏

My latest article for The Observer