Sitting in departures knowing I have at least 45 minutes to have a slightly disappointing coffee and almond croissant while reading my book brings me a certain type of calm I never experience anywhere else.

All teams that didn't win the last World Series or have Sox in their name have between 6 and 9 wins.

Recreate your own Artemis splashdown with three Tunnocks teacakes and a Nespresso pod

meths is the british name for it and AI is deeply, fundamentally american (derogatory)

see also "The [occupation] of [place]". The Cordwainer of Dunfermline or what have you.

"birds aren't actually blue, they just LOOK blue"

yeah... that's what blue means...

We've build such a stupid clunky world for ourselves.

I've seen glamping pods with bigger kitchens.

I'm always pretty fucked the Monday after the clocks go forward. Tomorrow I return to work after three weeks of paternity leave during which time has been just a social construct, man.

Starting to realise that until recently, my own AI-scepticism has invoked a certain smugness. That has gone, replaced with a deep forboding dread.

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says

explaining to americans that they've destroyed the only habitable planet in the universe: ok imagine a trillion dollars...

Wishing all my Northern Hemisphere friends light and rejuvenation as the sun crosses the equator this vernal equinox. We made it through the darkness! ☀️🌱

But in dd/mm land we have 22/7 which is a better approximation of pi than 3.14 anyway.

I've developed the skill of fidgeting with basically my entire body while head, shoulders, and eyes remain motionless during Teams meetings. Punctuated by having to pick up whatever I just dropped and sent spinning across the floor.

"you need to look at the price list"
"can I see the price list?"
"sure, what are your login details?"

That lad's feet and socks are camouflaged so for a second there I thought we had a new Banksy.

The Tories (bad) have totally collapsed and been replaced by Reform (fascist). The Labour party (usually fine) have been drifting rightwards courting the racist vote. This has left room for a newly-populist left-wing Green party (awesome) to hoover up all the centre-left votes.

A screengrab from the video showing the silhouette of, I presume, Heathcliff and older Cathy.

An outline map of the state of Michigan.

Why are you advertising a story set in Yorkshire with a map of Michigan? And why is it the wrong way round?

Are you thinking of Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces by Laurie Winkless? I really enjoyed that one.

Bridge or tunnel linking Mull and mainland to be considered The National Islands Plan calls for

Yes! Do it! Bore through the Great Glen Fault! It would be geologically fascinating!

And geomechanically inadvisable.

going back up the the counter saying "sorry can I get another straw? this one has a fourth hole in it."

segments, like a pizza

This one is correct, we're only seeing 'half' of the fossil not a full transect like your first example.

All conferences should have a whole room and several sessions dedicated to scientific posters.

Really disappointed that the BGS identified this as a crinoid, and didn't tell the press "Oh yeah, that's a Biter. They increase in numbers during times of great peril."

Caver rescued after getting stuck in Highland cave system Assynt Mountain Rescue Team said the uninjured caver was well equipped but needed help returning to the surface.

This is sort of horrifying, but in the way that I know I will never ever end up in that situation because I have a fairly well-calibrated self-preservation instinct.

ooh fun, I got 44.1 – don't know if everyone gets the same colours but I was only miles off on the inky blue.

You share that contented ignorance of the plot with the makers of "Wuthering Heights" (2026).

Congrats! You'll be great.