"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
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A gannet flying through pink tinted skies. The bird's crisp white plumage and black wingtips are visible while the sky is pink and orange with the setting sun.
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
SEPA gave 400 Scottish lochs 'good' environmental status but checked only 54, raising doubts about the regulation.
🔴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 ⤵️
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/unlocking-the-...
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
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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...
View of a misty sunrise over the gate of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. In the foreground, stones and wooden parts of the railway line are visible.
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
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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!)
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“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/
Plastic grass, next to real grass with wild flowers growing in it
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...
Group of red deer standing on a grassy hill. Overlaid text: “Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade.”
🔴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: www.theferret.scot/deer-management-cost-pub...
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!
