Has new macro lens, will point it wildly at bugs

Grid-scale batteries are going in an absolutely wild pace. Every whingey objection to renewables you've ever heard is basically solved by batteries. This is happening whether any of the hopeless dipshits running the US want it or not.

"We were concerned that there were harmful elements that place the public at risk. It turns out that we were right". New study shows lead is being reintroduced into our air by #WoodBurning. Another reason to phase out unnecessary burning. #AirPollution

I really don’t see how someone whose job is to assist my colleagues to get the visas they need can stand publicly for this party. Also it’s very funny he lost by miles.

It’s amazing how much good and bad the universe can sometimes manage to fit simultaneously into one single day. The universe needs to calm down

“The university has previously stated that “changes in freedom of movement pose the greatest threat to higher education in the UK”. Reform UK has pledged to restrict immigration, including abolishing Indefinite Leave to Remain, with existing migrants subject to “much higher salary thresholds”. Oh

A brilliant piece by @samfr.bsky.social on why our universities are in trouble - and why it’s in ALL our best interests to save them.

Students, if you’re thinking about dropping a note to that teacher or professor about what their class/project/mentorship has meant to you, but you worry it will be cringe or cheesy, let me just tell you they will coast on the fuzzy feelings prompted by that note for months, if not years

A new Lancet study just reported the primary mortality analysis from the RTS,S malaria vaccine implementation programme in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi. The verdict after 46 months is 1 in 8 deaths averted in eligible children, a very important outcome. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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This government committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever - yet this isn't achievable without strong action to reduce #AirPollution. Thanks to @fionaharvey.bsky.social for covering our letter to Keir Starmer calling for a Clean Air Act.

We don't view motor violence like all the other violence, Exhibit 746 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! WESTCOUNTRY EAGLES! roydennis.org/additional-r...

Oxford Swift City is looking for volunteers in their bird era to help survey swifts across the city this summer. Swifts are famous for their high-speed flights and distinctive “screaming parties” at dusk, but like many bird species, their numbers have declined rapidly in recent years.

"I don't want to be Prime Minister but we can't let Wes Streeting be Prime Minister" is a message I can back.

ADHD times: spending the whole day excited to run home, after a restless day stuck sat at a desk you’ll finally get to literally run away from the scene. ADHD times pt 2: getting to 5PM and then realising that oops, you forgot to pack your running gear today for the second time this month.

My computer terminal just said ‘hello world’. I think it may be alive

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

Everyone has heard of cookies, but what else about you is sent to every website as a matter of course? Take a look: sinceyouarrived.world/taken

Guys. Heads up. Let’s talk about Hantavirus. There have been SEVERAL bad takes and BLATANT misinformation circulating regarding this outbreak so I figured it was a good idea to make a thread about it. Stay calm. Stay vigilant. Know your facts. Here’s ALL you need to know. 🧪🧵⬇️

I’m not sure if I ever shared on Bluesky this article we wrote on how almost everyone giving career advice is susceptible to survivorship bias, but I think it was good and you should read it www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I feel privileged to have made a small contribution to this excellent new paper by @heyjooode.bsky.social showing the effects of the recent HPAI on gannet mortality and predicting population recovery times! #seabirds #science

A single example of a perfectly sensible, functioning electoral system where the winner has a substantial and credible majority that everyone respects /s

wandering the Sonora desert in a carefree fashion like

No one expected Keir Starmer to solve our pressing problems overnight. But what we did expect – and had every right to expect – was that he would lay out a clear vision and roadmap for doing so. Instead, we’ve had drift, appeasement and a startling absence of ideas, values and ambition. 🧵1/6

New preprint out! 🧪 We used DNA metabarcoding to reconstruct biting Diptera–host networks across human-modified landscapes in Ghana. 🦟 Humans in 68% of bloodmeals 🔗 Bridge vectors link wildlife, livestock & people 🌍 Habitat modification alters transmission networks www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

“Every unit of fossil fuel eliminated from an industrial process is a unit that can no longer be held hostage by a pipeline shutdown, a strait closure, or a price spike.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Dear #entomology BlueSky... I'm looking for help from an expert on European ants. Please help connect me :)

After living in London with excellent public transport, I now live in an Oxford commuter-region where I get to deal with two bus companies whose tickets don't play nicely together, fares that add onto one another... and the rail link into the city was closed in 1970

Happy voting day to all who live somewhere where it's happening today! I sent my postal vote in last week, which is fortunate as a small unexpected emergency meant I'm too far from home to do it in-person today. Postal votes ftw

New preprint out! 🧪 We used DNA metabarcoding to reconstruct biting Diptera–host networks across human-modified landscapes in Ghana. 🦟 Humans in 68% of bloodmeals 🔗 Bridge vectors link wildlife, livestock & people 🌍 Habitat modification alters transmission networks www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

I never got around to posting about it on the day*, but last week I launched a little neurodivergent peer-support space in my uni department and I'm very happy that this is now a thing :) *fitting, I know.

a critical difference between woke 1 and woke 2 is the understanding that woo is something to be fought tooth and nail

One thing I tried to emphasize with my students is yes, only a small # of kids die from lack of vitamin K, but when you calculate how many kids died or were injured in the past from that or measles, pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, rabies, flu, polio, rubella, mumps, etc, IT ADDS UP!

I switched to an EV last week. Even without having on-drive charging yet, it’s already cheaper to run than an equivalent petrol car. And I finally have a vehicle that’s way less polluting than one with an internal combustion engine

Some people say we don’t build beautiful things anymore and, like, lol. Motherfuckers, we built this:

Our 2yo is sick and can’t go to nursery, so it’s time to play every parent’s favourite game: juggling childcare with both parents’ workloads to try and disappoint as few people as possible!

It's Monday!

It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."

Going after Parkrun – a non-competitive event which has no changing rooms – perfectly illustrates that it's never been about fairness in sport, women's safety or anything else. It's about bullying and demonising trans people, hounding them out of public life in every space possible. It's disgusting.

im at the bird social rn and this pair of reed warblers are really proudly showing me photos of their huge son. Don't have the heart to tell them its a cuckoo

Just bought our first EV! 🥳

Just had a lovely little moment of intergenerational womanly solidarity, as my 2yo daughter barfed her guts up at the dinner table and her pregnant mum instantly did the exact same thing in response.

100 Greatest Bird Names, Day 1: #100 to #91 🧵 #100: Chad Firefinch This is no Virginia Rail. Cockiest bird in Central Africa. Even though it's #100, the selection process was still incredibly competitive. This bird is still in the top 1% of all bird names.

Industrial electrification is now a security imperative, not just a climate one. Our new @ox.ac.uk @ecioxford.bsky.social analysis finds up to 90% of industrial energy demand could be electrified. The potential is there. The main constraint is policy. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-04...

This is not a drill! The first swifts of the season have been spotted flying about the tower!

Species are just vibes written in latin

The national grid UK is currently only generating 2.2% of its energy from fossil fuels grid.iamkate.com