DYK the plants that filled Shakespeare’s lines still grow today?🌿 This #ShakespeareDay, we’re leafing through the plays and poems to meet the wild and wonderful plants woven into his words. 🌹 Discover which plants popped up 🎭 👇 #ShakespeareDay #PlantsInLiterature

Tell you friends about the Internet Archive. I was absolutely shocked none of my friends even knew it existed beyond the waybackmachine, and they were dazzled at how many resources they provide. It's such a vital and important resource, especially in our time of erasure of facts and culture.

If you are joining the BHL Annual Meeting or #BHLDay2026, ether in person or online, please join our BHL iNaturalist Project: www.inaturalist.org/projects/202... Wherever you are in the world, we'd love to see your biodiversity observations. 🐛🦎🐝🐦🌱🦌🌲🐌🕷️🦊🌿

"Small boat crossings are still increasing" reports the BBC's flagship Radio 4 Today programme. Editors could check BBC Verify, which reports they are down 35% year on year. The trend began Sept 2025, though crossings rose before that, but falling for over 6 months now if compared like with like.

We now know a government report warning that biodiversity loss threatens the foundations of our lives was suppressed for months. Preparedness begins with honesty. The public has a right to know the risks — and government must start telling the truth. #TruthMatters #ClimateCrisis

What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here. But the solutions exist. Communities are watching the People’s Emergency Briefing and discussing what to do next with neighbours and MPs #EarthDay Screenings www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

"It is unclear what Reform politicians think this kind of change would achieve, but for a party which claims to favour minimal state interference it is baffling that they think politicians should dictate the content and presentation of an exhibition."

Happy World Curlew Day! We've put together some facts about our favourite bird and how you can help! Share them with your friends and family to spread the love for the Eurasian Curlew as far as we can! #Curlew #WorldCurlewDay #Nature

📣 Fully-funded PhD opportunity in Scottish video game heritage! ARCS-funded PhD researching a national collection of Scotland’s game history. With @abertayuni.bsky.social, @glasgow.ac.uk & National Museum of Scotland. Apps due by 11/05/2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Last chance to register to vote in time for the upcoming Scottish Parliament election! The deadline is 11:59pm tonight ⏰

Interesting comments thread growing in response to Thursday's hustings.

🔴NEW: Kate Forbes tried to attract UAE government investors to Scotland by offering them “rapid access” to policymakers and “bespoke” tours, despite allegations the state armed a militia accused of genocide in Sudan. Our latest: https://f.mtr.cool/aaeompsnof

When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform

Check out this gorgeous sunset/moonset/Venus-set timelapse from last night😍. If you've got clear skies tonight, #DoLookUp! Venus is now below the crescent moon. Taurus is off to the left (looks like a V). The heavenly 7-sisters star cluster (Pleiades) is right below the moon!🧪🔭 ℹ️: stellarium-web.org

Cyanotype Taster Class Sunday 3 May, 11-4pm, £90/£75 https://f.mtr.cool/ujoqdqbcot There are a few spaces left for this upcoming class! #cyanotype #alternativeprocesses #photography

Wildfires can spread quickly and cause immeasurable damage to our precious wildlife. Avoid lighting a fire outdoors during high-risk periods or when a wildfire danger alert is in place for your area. Remember, there’s no such thing as a harmless fire. #NoHarmlessFires

Jesuit, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, author of the monumental Almagestum Novum (1651), was born 17 April 1598 #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2024/07/10/a...

We believe there is power in the collective voice. Your insights, lived experience, and personal stories all help shape how Scotland understands the importance of nature ahead of the upcoming election. Let us know via the link below why you #TakeNatureSeriously. 🔗 buff.ly/C0W5vyQ

🔴NEW: The monitoring of marine pollution by the Scottish Government’s green watchdog has been dubbed a “scandal” following the discovery that it rates 400 of Scotland’s coastal waters as being environmentally fine based on wildlife samples from just 54 of them.

Sequencing all complex life in the UK & Ireland could add up to £3bn to the economy over 30 years, a new report finds. Explore the impact of the Darwin Tree of Life Project ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/unlocking-the-value-of-biodiversity-in-the-uk-and-ireland/

What should @biodivlibrary.bsky.social BHL be doing next (or better)? In a few days there will be a "stakeholders" meeting where people (incl. me) sit in a room and say what they think BHL should do. But most users won't be in that room. If you are here and have thoughts re BHL, pls let me know.

We’re seeing a persistent and highly sophisticated phishing campaign targeting education and research institutions. We’re urging members and customers to remain vigilant, review mitigation controls, and take immediate action where account compromise is identified. Here's some key advice:

Our explainer on Reform UK’s council tax promises was cited by BBC News. We’re glad to see our work included, but we want to be clear that our article was verifying the party’s claim, rather than producing the figures ourselves.

Sobering

“Last night we were excited for school today. The Israelis came and closed the road with barbed wire … we want to be back in school,” said 11-year-old Rashid al-Hathaleen. What is happening on the West Bank must not be forgotten www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

GB News repeatedly presented Reform UK and Conservative politicians and activists as being ordinary members of the public, without declaring their political affiliations. Byline Times investigation reveals pattern of behaviour by the Channel, but Ofcom still refuses to act

Top up your wellbeeing with a little bumbleboost 🐝 What do you love most about seeing bumblebees? 🔊 Volume up for that surround sound bumblebee hum 🎶 🎥 Jade Oliver

Meet our new Featured Researcher, Cicely Farrer! ✨ Cicely's PhD @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social explores art, gender & activism, tracing how artists organised politically across the 20th century. Discover her story & research in full → sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

Memory comes in many forms. Here it is in your hands. On this #YomHaShoah, we ask you to amplify our voice. Learn about the history of Auschwitz: Lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org Podcast: podcast.auschwitz.org Videos: youtube.com/auschwitzmemorial Support our mission & share this post.

BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists

🔭💫 Be part of our exclusive showcase of 'Our Fragile Space' 🔭💫 Time is running out to secure your ticket for a special guided tour of the fascinating exhibition on space junk currently on display outside the RAS. 🎟️ @ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-fragil...

We've just published a short, easy-to-follow guide to growing 14 different vegetables. Ideal for anyone new to vegetable growing, school gardening groups, etc. Printable PDF available for a small donation (which helps keep Little Green Space going!) buymeacoffee.com/LGSpace/e/52...

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” - Robert Swan We all have the power to help create a nature-rich future. Nature is for everyone, and #nature needs all of us. 🌳 Discover more about #rewilding 👉https://treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/

The stark contrast between plastic grass and real grass. One is devoid of life and shedding microplastics. The other is colourfully boosting biodiversity. More: www.littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/gra...

🔴NEW: Scotland’s publicly-funded forestry bodies have spent more than £134m controlling deer over the last decade, The Ferret can reveal. Find out more: https://www.theferret.scot/deer-management-cost-public-135m/

Sadly my wee publishing company is closing next month. I’m clearing out my goffice and offering 66% off all our exceptionally talented author’s books. Sales and shares appreciated!

#WeDigBio is a four day campaign to help digitise natural history specimens. If you are keen give transcribing a specimen or field notebook a go see www.zooniverse.org/organization... for a list of projects to participate in!

Happy International Provenance Research Day! Provenance research allows scholars to trace the history of ownership of an object or artwork.

Every species has a story—but without a name, that story may never be told. 🌍✨ On May 23, we celebrate #Taxonomy, the science that names, classifies, and describes life on #Earth. We invite you to join us—discover how on our website 🔗 tettris.eu/trd/

Rare turquoise gem #ginger #plant species described in @phytokeys.pensoft.net See: doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.272.171221 Long-term collaboration between @thebotanics.bsky.social and Indonesian botanical institutions resulted in the discovery of #Hellwigia opalina only found in #Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Edinburgh Science Festival – The Great Instauration Dr Gayle Chong Kwan is a multi disciplinary artist who creates large scale works with video and extended reality, and she says that no two are the same. She describes her art as that of an artist who works at the intersection of historical,…

Amateur astronomers with telescopes equipped with video cameras are requested to look for impact flashes on the Moon tonight, to coordinate with #ArtemisII observations. Details here: www.geodes.umd.edu/impactflash

Physical specimens, handwritten notes, and field records can degrade or be lost. Digitization preserves this information permanently and protects it from damage. #wedigbio #biodiversity #communityscience #communityscientist #naturalhistory #science #scienceforall #scistarter #scienceforeveryone

Full Fact reader Sandy saw what looked like an amazing deal from Wickes on Facebook - then realised it was bogus when her bank alerted her to unexpected transactions. She told us how falling for a fake garden seeds offer almost cost her over £500 👇

I feel much more anger towards the British pundits & politicians who failed to understand the depravity & derangement of Donald Trump than I do the ones who failed to understand the idiocy of Brexit. But it doesn’t really matter because they’re exactly the same bloody people.

This might be the MOST STUNNING photo from Artemis II yet Crescent Earth illuminated by light above 🤩 📷 Artemis II

This planet — with all its troubles — is worth caring for. That should be our single purpose, as a species: To be stewards of this magnificent world, ensuring it thrives long into the future.

Essential space archaeology/ heritage/ #histSTM / social construction of technology 🧵

A lichen of #ScotlandsRainforest: tree lungwort 🌿 Tree lungwort is a large, leafy, and distinctive lichen, named for its lobes that resemble lungs. As a lichen, it’s a composite organism, made up of a fungus and two algae. Learn more 👉