ELIZABETH: Should we… expose Wickham? JANE: I don’t know about it. What do you think? ELIZABETH: Well, I guess we shouldn’t be the ones to do it since it’s Darcy’s account and not our story to tell. AND we have this precise discussion about abusers to this very day!!!! JANE!!! AUSTEN!!!!

The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is not the only factor which makes it hard to photograph. Add dark, shiny heads and a shallow profile, and catching them sideways on (when you can't see wings or tail) involves more luck than judgement. But it's fun to try, however flawed the result.

Why do we generally have five fingers on each hand? ✋ @philipcball.bsky.social reveals the surprising connection between this phase of our development in the womb and the British mathematician Alan Turing. 🧪 Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=tw54LmxR21A

fine art for sale post! I’ve bunged these two dense and delicate mixed media drawings onto my Clade of Glires shop, cos that is the name of something I have (rabbits, hares, squirrels, potentially more things) Might not be able to do much more this week, pls share www.chloecumming.com/glires

🌡️ MARINE HEATWAVE UPDATE - as of 19 July 26🌊 📉 There are signs the marine heatwave is declining ↙️ Cool water from Norway appears to be spreading southwest ‼️Whilst conditions may be declining, many areas are still warmer than usual 👇Find out what's happening beneath the surface at link below

That BBC self-ad at half time of the World Cup Final was OK, but Mitch Benn did it better years ago with ‘I’m Proud of the BBC’ (YouTube link).

retractionwatch.com/2025/02/10/v... 2/2

The bots are branching out, I just got followed by an AI gen John Redwood stan. Should have screenshot for your entertainment before blocking, bizarre combination of alleged interests.

This is brilliant — “what has the BBC ever done for me?” youtu.be/koftLxmT6Wc?...

PLA Ebb Tide Flag Warning has been updated & is set to BLACK - Fluvial flow is lower than usual. River users should expect lower than predicted tides, especially around low water. https://mobile.pla.co.uk/

Had occasion to use the word "pillock" earlier (in ref to one to one being insulting) and feel it's an under-used British word worthy of revival. I like the similarity to "puddock" (toad) too.

ONC’s Wave Glider is back in the Pacific! The Glider will spend the next 2 months monitoring tectonic movement along the Juan de Fuca + North American plates, as part of ONC’s pioneering seafloor #geodesy monitoring system. Learn more about the project 🌎 bit.ly/44wNUFq#geodesy #KnowTheOcean

Today, the RRS Sir David Attenborough set sail from the UK 🚢 bound for Greenland as part of the GIANT project – an ambitious mission to study how rapidly melting fjord glaciers are affecting Atlantic currents, climate, and wider marine ecosystems. #ArcticResearch #ClimateScience 🧵1/4

It's kind of amusing that standard work and school schedules are considered less movable than time itself.

The State of the UK Climate in 2025 Report is out. I'm involved with the sea-level and sea-level extremes part, so more on that later. This year the news focus is (understandably) all about the heat. 1/4

📢 Climate extremes are becoming the new ‘normal’🇬🇧 @metoffice.gov.uk's ‘State of the UK Climate’ report is out now, with contributions from NOC's Drs Andy Matthews, Jo Williams & Svetlana Jevrejeva who have provided expertise on sea level observations. Rising sea level could heighten UK flood risk.

🌡️NOC's MARINE HEATWAVE UPDATE - as of 11 July 26🌊 📈Anomalies continue to rise in the North Sea 🌊+5°C anomalies on the Dorset, Devon and Cornwall coasts 4️⃣West Bay > Weymouth classed ‘Extreme’ MHW 🇮🇪W of Ireland has switched from cool -1-2°C to warm anomalies +1-2°C

Casually went to look up the definition of land ownership near the UK coast with respect to tides, and there is a Whole Can Of Worms. 🤯 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The Port of London has been warning of low river levels on the Thames for most of the last couple of weeks.

Ink Frenzy Hockney

Oh hello, don't hear you around often. I wondered if they're planning on using this noisy sky elephant to squirt water at a fire, but he's landed west of Manchester.

Not sure which wildfire this is coming from but I'm not a fan

Casually went to look up the definition of land ownership near the UK coast with respect to tides, and there is a Whole Can Of Worms. 🤯 rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I’ve accepted that I’ll never understand why this is allowed to happen (& get worse) every year. Not to mention the irony of this in contrast with the “conserve water” signs we saw on the motorway yesterday, likely placed by the same govt who allow this… www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/video/firefi...

Sorta weird that I had never heard of the mail rail before visiting the museum. When I heard it had a little train inside it, I just assumed it was a recently built one as a kids ride. But no, it really transported post across London!

Look, I'm not saying that bluesky is the natural home for middle managers and bureaucrats, but have you all listened to this? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Oooh, oooh, you have seen this article, right? moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/w...

Painting created in the art therapy studio at Netherne Hospital, by an individual who was compelled to live there, identified only as Peeler, c.1950. This is the only surviving work by them in The Adamson Collection and no biographical information is currently known to us

BBC news, can you reserve the urgent sounding banner for links to urgent news? And for normal, live journalism: "You followed a link to a story with live updates. Since this a breaking story it has been updated and may change again, but you can see the exact text of previous edits on this archive."

Never assume people will be sensible. I had to explain the fire risk of released lanterns to someone whose neighbour's thatched house was gutted by fire only a few years ago.

An extreme wildfire risk is in place across London this weekend. Please follow London Fire Brigade advice: ❌ No disposable BBQs in parks & open spaces 🚬 Dispose of cigarettes carefully 🗑️ Take rubbish home if bins are full Together we can help the London Fire Brigade save lives.

The heat wave is really grim for people who's income involves outdoor craft markets.

UK Academics: I have been asked to be an external examiner on a PhD, I haven't done one before. Realistically, how much work would I be letting myself in for? (Obviously a lot more than the couple of hours implied by the £200 offered by the university for this professional service!)

New online map challenge just dropped👇

You astonish me. Do you mean to say I *can’t* sidestep the laws of physics for the low, low price of £29.99? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I saved a draft email last week, not happy with it, have just spent an hour rewriting it, hit send, and ... Outlook sent the *previous* draft not the new one. Fortunately it wasn't *that* bad, but Arrrrrrgggh.

Under the M8.

The main ad I've been getting lately is one for a travel company saying I should book a holiday abroad because of the lack of sun. In a heat wave. Ads don't even get the month right, let alone the person.

I have checked what the Japanese media are saying and there seem to be competing names for the man. Some are going with ゴミ箱伯爵 (Gomibako Hakushaku - Count Trashcan) whilst others are using the katakana that you have for foreign loan-words and opting for ビンフェイス伯爵 (Binfeisu Hakushaku).

Came late to Douglas Is Cancelled but it's still topical. I nearly gave up on it but this is one to watch to the end. Karen Gillan does a very good job. www.itv.com/watch/dougla...

For the first time I've seen in years, explainxkcd.com is behind by 2 comics. I hope they're ok. Maybe they've just given up on the baffling impossibility of trying to explain the Offside Rule in chess imgs.xkcd.com/comics/offsi...

Well done PLA - the BBC has picked this up www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Are you working on instrumentation standards or best practices in near-surface geophysics, hydrology, or seismology? Share your work in our #AGU26 Poster Session (IN038)! ⚒️🧪 agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/prelim.cgi/Session/280115

Looking at you, Station With Woefully Inadequate Seating, looking at you.

Onomatopoeic, like the creaking of the ice? Or perhaps what a sailor yells as it looms out of the fog 🧊

Literally the only way to make this policy work is if everyone has to verify their age. What this tells me is that a good chunk of people don't understand the policy

(Takes deep breath) I have put these new artworks on my website as originals for sale. The first two are birds and are in the birds section. The third is a wrestler in the 🤼 section. The fourth is a rabbit in the ‘Clade of Glires’ section. Thanks for looking and sharing www.chloecumming.com/birds

I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my predecessor, Sir George Howarth. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Julie, his children, and all his family, friends and former colleagues at this deeply sad time.

Now I'm wondering if Vikings somehow rigged the oars to make a movable keel whilst sailing the flat-bottomed boats against the wind. Tricky otherwise, you'd get too much leeway?

Every year, young people lose their lives to the Thames. We're launching our #SeeTheRiverSeeTheRisk campaign, helping young people recognise the hidden dangers of the tidal Thames. Please watch and share 💙 Explore free resources and learn more ➡️ pla.co.uk/seetherisk #WaterSafety #RiverThames