The guest editor snoozes on the job again
#scicomm #science 🧪🧪
#dogsofbluesky #dogs

… and use it as a litter tray

Not the usual unboxing post cos someone got there 1st, but I am v excited to have actual copies of my NEW BOOK, out UK, May 7.
U can buy it from the big guys, but y wd u when u can buy from ur local bookshop & make the world a better place.
Cat not included. Altho' I cd prob b persuaded.
#science🧪

Fungi may survive extreme conditions of Mars and space, say scientists | Discover Wildlife New study suggests microbes could survive the long trip to Mars.

Some fungi are resilient little blighters!
Cool story about how their discovery in a place where they weren't meant to be, sparked an investigation into whether they could survive a jaunt to Mars.
Spoiler - some can!
Me for BBC #Wildlife 🧪#science

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Love any post that begins ‘running some moth data today’
🧪🧪 #science

Before Ruth died, we agreed on her ‘ghost’ sign. Experts say it’s a powerful tool for working through grief I don’t believe in ghosts. But for the bereaved, receiving ‘messages’ from beyond the grave can help us feel connected to the departed

A really beautiful, poignant, thought provoking and heartfelt piece by Narelle Towie about the death of a wonderful friend
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These crabs are racing up the US coastline – and scientists think they know why | Discover Wildlife The mangrove fiddler crab is being found hundreds of kilometres north of its traditional range. Here's what's going on

Mangrove crabs have been shimmying their way up the east coast of Florida & now live in the saltmarshes of South Carolina. That’s climate change for you, but should we now call them saltmarsh crabs?
Me in BBC #Wildlife
#science 🧪🧪 #scicomm
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I am Toast @jobrodie.bsky.social

Me on Day One, recording the audiobook of This Book May Cause Side Effects.
Published by @atlanticbooks.bsky.social
#ThisBookMayCauseSideEffects Out May 7. Preorder from your local bookshop to show them that you care
#science #scicomm 🧪🧪

Stunning photo

Ooh beauty! Zoom in and it looks like it has leopard spots!

Love this!

Omg, I just found out what baby stingrays look like & I just can’t stop smiling looking at them. Baby stingrays are born live, called “pups” & are described as “smiling pancakes” or “ravioli”.

I have seen adult stingrays while snorkelling & diving & I hope to see a baby one day. They are adorable!

Strange creature found inside jellyfish. Scientists say it's the "first time this behaviour is documented" | Discover Wildlife Jellyfish are known to consume almost anything – but we didn't know they ate this...

If you think this looks delicious you may be a jellyfish. In danish fjords polychaete worms are a seasonal delicacy.
Me for BBC wildlife mag.
#science #wildlife 🧪🧪
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Thank you

I shall send it to you x

Meet the Materials This short but sweet introductory tour of the Institute of Making's Materials Library is open to all materials enthusiasts!

Public tours of our wondrous materials library. FREE. Dont Miss! nwww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-materials-tic...

Nice. You should be very proud!

I think it’s stuffed into Apple News so only works with a subscription booooo

10 toilet dwelling animals: “I felt as though my penis had been severed…” — BBC Wildlife Magazine if answering the call of nature becomes an encounter with nature, remember, the animals are just as surprised to see you as you are them

What can I say, I'm a classy journo. For BBC #Wildlife, I give you "Ten Toilet Dwelling Animals" where I start with the sentence "Call me old fashioned, but the only floaters I want to see in my toilet bowl are the ones I make myself."
#science #scicomm 🧪

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After snoozing on the job for more than an hour, the guest editor finally wakes #scicomm #dogs #science 🧪🧪

3 apex predators coexist in this remote Himalayan valley. Camera traps just revealed how they do it | Discover Wildlife Leopards, snow leopards and wolves have found a way to live in relative peace, according to a new study.

Three apex predators that could scuffle and compete with each other in the Himalayas have found a way to get along. Includes stunning camera trap footage.
My story for BBC #Wildlife
#science #scicomm 🧪🧪🧪
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Stunning!

Largest known wild chimp group splits in two – sparking violence and death | Discover Wildlife Uganda's Ngogo chimps have broken into two permanent groups, resulting in the killing of numerous adults and infants, say researchers.

Such an interesting story. Chimp wars may tell us something about our own violent nature.
My take for BBC #Wildlife mag.
#science 🧪🧪🧪

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Just learned the best thing ever. The collective noun for a group of sea cucumbers is a pickle!
#science #scicomm
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We live in hope! Best of luck to you!

A little bundle of hope swinging in the breeze, but no emperor moths as yet.
#teammoth #moth #science 🧪🧪 #wildlife #pheromone lure

I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted

Limestone caves host unique ecosystems we’re only just starting to understand #science #wildlife 🧪🧪

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Stop what you're doing and watch this 'Jesus Christ lizard' running on water — BBC Science Focus Magazine Please, please, if you’ve never done so, head over to the internet and find yourself a video of the common basilisk, aka the ‘Jesus Christ lizard’, running on water – or watch the one below.

How does one go about walking on water? The Jesus Christ lizard, a maestro of fluid dynamics, has some answers.
Me in #Science Focus mag. And Apple News. 🧪🧪 #wildlife
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Good news story