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.@NASAArtemis 2 mission has obvious parallels with the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, which paved the way for the Moon landing a year later. It gave us a photo that changed the world. Can the Artemis programme do the same? 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Artemis II and the vision that changed the world - BBC Sounds Pallab Ghosh compares Artemis II with the first lunar mission almost 60 years ago.

.@NASAArtemis 2 mission has obvious parallels with the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, which paved the way for the Moon landing a year later. It gave us a photo that changed the world. Can the Artemis programme do the same? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Nasa's Artemis II mission was a triumph - but when will astronauts land on the Moon? The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.

Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I see you’ve read my article then😜

I see you’ve read my article then😜

Has Artemis II shown we can get back to the Moon? The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?

Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again? Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again? 🧪https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj60nkd8nrko

Dogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientists A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

.⁦‪@LJScarsbrook‬⁩ : “He shows us his results, and we're like, '(Gosh), this guy might have actually found a dog that far back in time."
lachie’s actual language was more colourful, because he knew how big the breakthrough could prove.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dogs were man's best friend far earlier than thought - scientists A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

So what’s the scientific basis between the special bond between humans and dogs? A new ancient DNA study of a jawbone found in a cave in Somerset might have the answer.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good to see @pallabg.bsky.social addressing this.
FWIW -was shocked in informal conversation with a high-up year or two ago, to be told that it wouldn't matter if the next 'Higgs' was discovered at a Chinese (pricey) collider if the (cheap) theory had a British name on it.
Lack of ambition??

Delays to funding are translating into widespread attrition of early-career researchers across PPAN science. This is not hypothetical, this is happening now.

Missing the international deadline has resulted in an effective 100% cut to new theoretical physics postdoc positions in the UK this cycle.

For those working in affected fields - particle but also astro & nuclear - it’s pouring. What really grates our gears is that we’re forced to have cuts so that facilities used almost entirely outside these fields can remain cut free. If EPSRC wants DIAMOND they should pay the electricity bill not us

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

.⁦‪@UKRI_News‬⁩ says physics cuts needed because of poor financial planning by the previous management. Previous management flatly deny this to me saying that money must have been diverted.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The future of Uk scientific research. Several research projects face funding cuts. Here are some projects under threat. Words over a picture of the extremely large telescope (ELT) under construction in Chile

Scotland's Astronomer Royal, Catherine Heymans, speaking for the UK community of astronomers, told the science select committee that the proposed cuts were "genuinely catastrophic and will be devastating for the UK." She, along with a particle physicist, told MPs most of the potential cuts would lead to British scientists having to greatly reduce their involvement or withdraw altogether from some of the world's most important international astronomy and particle physics experiments. Those experiments seek to answer some of the biggest questions in science. These include learning how the Universe began and how it will end, finding the first ever signs of life on planets orbiting distant stars, detecting black holes that ripple space time, mapping newborn planets around distant stars and analysing their atmospheres for signs of life. All of these are experiments in which, historically, the UK played a leading role. But now, British scientists could be largely locked out of them in the future, if the STFC does not pay its way.

The future of UK Astronomy & Particle Physics is at risk from proposed 30% funding cuts that, if implemented, will be "genuinely catastrophic".

Great to see this detailed BBC report on the issue by @pallabg.bsky.social 🔭🧪⚛️

#STFCcuts #SaveUKAstronomy

🗞️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’ve shown you what’s out the window. Now it’s up to you.

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

.@royalsociety president Sir Paul Nurse says the new science funding system that has allegedly led to cuts has been rushed. “Some of the problems that have arisen could have been avoided if things had just been taken more slowly, in a more considered way."🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s your conclusion that counts

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

For ⁦‪@SciTechgovuk‬⁩ Lord Vallance says: “"It is not right to portray this as a massive cut. It's not, it’s about managing a budget responsibly". He added that the UK was and would continue to be the second biggest funder experiments @CERN.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

.⁦‪@ChiOnwurah‬⁩ tells @BBCNews MPs on the science select committee were “very disappointed to learn that we couldn't actually track how science funding was changing .. whether
curiosity-driven research in particle or nuclear physics being cut or not."🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

Minutes of ⁦‪⁦‪@STFC_Matters‬⁩ record the Council's head of strategy describing "a major shift of funding from curiosity-driven research to priority areas and targeted programmes". @UKRI say this was a “misstatement”. 🧪. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

UK particle physics and astronomy are facing “catastrophic” cuts while science spending received a record increase. Documents seen by ⁦‪@BBCNews‬⁩ suggest money has been diverted away to government research areas🧪. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The science of soulmates: is there someone out there exactly right for you? For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.

What does science have to say about soulmates? Is there someone out there just right for you, or is it a Hollywood Rom Con? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires

The moment humans first learnt how to make fire has been pushed back hundreds of thousands of years. Read the incredible detective story of how scientists discovered the location this momentous event which changed humanity forever.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Restrictions for scientists' families too. It all introduces so much stress, I honestly don't know how people cope.

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Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy Prof Sir Paul Nurse says the UK is "shooting itself in the foot" with its visa system for researchers.

Research visa restrictions mean UK is “shooting itself in the foot” says Royal Society’s new President, Sir Paul Nurse in an interview with BBC News. 🧪Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy www.bbc.com/news/article...

The @Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) will be travelling to #WCSJ2025

Alex O'Brien, ABSW vice-chair, and Sallie Robins, ABSW Executive Secretary, will attend in person and be available to meet you all in Pretoria, South Africa, 1-5 Dec.

Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments The plan follows up on a manifesto promise to work towards the phasing out the practice.

The UK government sets out an ambitious plan to eliminate all animal experiments except under exceptional circumstances. Is this a credible plan or one to be seen to meet a hard to deliver manifesto commitment? 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The science of a trustworthy face - and how to spot a liar (or Traitor) - BBC News Scientists suggest that trustworthiness is influenced by facial expressions - and levels of attractiveness.

The science of #CelebrityTraitors : How we think we’re great at spotting a fake, but are actually terrible! 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors The find shows that the technology was passed down through thousands of generations.

The discovery of continuous stone tool use for thousands of generations in Kenya 2.75 million years ago suggests not only were the very first humans inventors but that innovation is innate to our genus. 🧪Stone tool discovery suggests very first humans were inventors www.bbc.com/news/article...

Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age? It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

The robots are coming. We need to be ready. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...