Annabelle Foster
@geologytalk.bsky.social
🎨 Illustrator // Volcanologist
📍 Durham University
🧬 Freelance illustrator for Nature journals
🔗 linktr.ee/annabellefoster
📍 Durham University
🧬 Freelance illustrator for Nature journals
🔗 linktr.ee/annabellefoster
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From Parth Kothekar's M.C. Escher-inspired series of papercuts
www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/part...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/part...
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
From Parth Kothekar's M.C. Escher-inspired series of papercuts
www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/part...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/10/part...
Another illustration for NatReviews Earth & Environment that came out last month, on Anthropogenic impacts on the Yellow River Basin. Love seeing them published! #sciart
tinyurl.com/w4h3bdxb
tinyurl.com/w4h3bdxb
October 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Another illustration for NatReviews Earth & Environment that came out last month, on Anthropogenic impacts on the Yellow River Basin. Love seeing them published! #sciart
tinyurl.com/w4h3bdxb
tinyurl.com/w4h3bdxb
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Once upon a time, the platform formerly known as Twitter was a vibrant meeting-place where scientists, the public, official orgs and more besides could exchange knowledge. I set out to find out how effective it could be for disseminating geoscience info
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
September 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Once upon a time, the platform formerly known as Twitter was a vibrant meeting-place where scientists, the public, official orgs and more besides could exchange knowledge. I set out to find out how effective it could be for disseminating geoscience info
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Skip to the paper ☛ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
My second PhD paper has *finally* come out of preprint. 🙌
Breathing a massive sigh of relief…
Have a read here! 🔗🌋
tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek
Breathing a massive sigh of relief…
Have a read here! 🔗🌋
tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek
August 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My second PhD paper has *finally* come out of preprint. 🙌
Breathing a massive sigh of relief…
Have a read here! 🔗🌋
tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek
Breathing a massive sigh of relief…
Have a read here! 🔗🌋
tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek
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We're halfway through season 3 now! Be sure to catch up on the past episodes and sign up! open.spotify.com/show/3KgvDuu...
@dykanite.bsky.social @scottishgeologist.bsky.social @vojtahybl.com @geologytalk.bsky.social @smitchellscience.bsky.social
#podcast #stem #geology #art #science #volcano
@dykanite.bsky.social @scottishgeologist.bsky.social @vojtahybl.com @geologytalk.bsky.social @smitchellscience.bsky.social
#podcast #stem #geology #art #science #volcano
August 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We're halfway through season 3 now! Be sure to catch up on the past episodes and sign up! open.spotify.com/show/3KgvDuu...
@dykanite.bsky.social @scottishgeologist.bsky.social @vojtahybl.com @geologytalk.bsky.social @smitchellscience.bsky.social
#podcast #stem #geology #art #science #volcano
@dykanite.bsky.social @scottishgeologist.bsky.social @vojtahybl.com @geologytalk.bsky.social @smitchellscience.bsky.social
#podcast #stem #geology #art #science #volcano
Big news (& a little late in posting)…last month I defended my thesis and I’m now Dr Foster! 🩺🌋
August 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Big news (& a little late in posting)…last month I defended my thesis and I’m now Dr Foster! 🩺🌋
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🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT! 🚨 It's time to talk scientific illustration in the world of volcanoes and geology with @geologytalk.bsky.social , Annabelle Foster!
Full episode available to watch or listen now! (Link in bio)
#geology #art #artist #stem #steam #illustration #science
Full episode available to watch or listen now! (Link in bio)
#geology #art #artist #stem #steam #illustration #science
August 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT! 🚨 It's time to talk scientific illustration in the world of volcanoes and geology with @geologytalk.bsky.social , Annabelle Foster!
Full episode available to watch or listen now! (Link in bio)
#geology #art #artist #stem #steam #illustration #science
Full episode available to watch or listen now! (Link in bio)
#geology #art #artist #stem #steam #illustration #science
Some fun news: the first Nat Reviews Earth & Environment article I illustrated is available online! Always fun and a privilege to work on science illustrations 🎨
Go check it out here: t.co/QlsirytqV4 …The evolution of Earth’s early continental crust 🌍
Go check it out here: t.co/QlsirytqV4 …The evolution of Earth’s early continental crust 🌍
August 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Some fun news: the first Nat Reviews Earth & Environment article I illustrated is available online! Always fun and a privilege to work on science illustrations 🎨
Go check it out here: t.co/QlsirytqV4 …The evolution of Earth’s early continental crust 🌍
Go check it out here: t.co/QlsirytqV4 …The evolution of Earth’s early continental crust 🌍
Nooo I hate AI. Use me, I’m a scientific illustrator, I would never glitch like this 😉🤗
August 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Nooo I hate AI. Use me, I’m a scientific illustrator, I would never glitch like this 😉🤗
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We're back for a third season! And now with a new logo and 10 new episodes coming each week over the next few months.
@volcaknowledge.bsky.social has just joined #BlueSky So please give a share and a follow to help us spread the good 🌋 word!
Tomorrow we take you to country FULL of great geology!
@volcaknowledge.bsky.social has just joined #BlueSky So please give a share and a follow to help us spread the good 🌋 word!
Tomorrow we take you to country FULL of great geology!
WELCOME TO VOLCAKNOWLEDGE!
The podcast exploring how volcanoes interact with nature culture and society, featuring new guests every episode. Hosted by @smitchellscience.bsky.social
Season 3 is JUST around the corner!! 🌋 So stay tuned for an exciting first episode with some VERY famous geology...
The podcast exploring how volcanoes interact with nature culture and society, featuring new guests every episode. Hosted by @smitchellscience.bsky.social
Season 3 is JUST around the corner!! 🌋 So stay tuned for an exciting first episode with some VERY famous geology...
July 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
We're back for a third season! And now with a new logo and 10 new episodes coming each week over the next few months.
@volcaknowledge.bsky.social has just joined #BlueSky So please give a share and a follow to help us spread the good 🌋 word!
Tomorrow we take you to country FULL of great geology!
@volcaknowledge.bsky.social has just joined #BlueSky So please give a share and a follow to help us spread the good 🌋 word!
Tomorrow we take you to country FULL of great geology!
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We think applying to grad school should be free. App fees create barriers to equity in academia—especially in the US, where students can pay $1,000+ just to be considered. Even waivers don’t fix this. We make the case in our Nature piece: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It should be free to apply to graduate school
Letter to the Editor
www.nature.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We think applying to grad school should be free. App fees create barriers to equity in academia—especially in the US, where students can pay $1,000+ just to be considered. Even waivers don’t fix this. We make the case in our Nature piece: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Science artist @geologytalk.bsky.social drew Figure 14, which highlights our ideas about the structure and evolution of submarine lava domes! 🌋
June 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Science artist @geologytalk.bsky.social drew Figure 14, which highlights our ideas about the structure and evolution of submarine lava domes! 🌋
Thank you, Sam! Such a fab paper and team to work with! So happy to see this published 🌋🎨
A BIG shoutout to @geologytalk.bsky.social who illustrated the final figure in our most recent paper!
A final schematic of your ideas can be crucial to the understanding of a paper, so having someone with such a creative eye really elevates the final article! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A final schematic of your ideas can be crucial to the understanding of a paper, so having someone with such a creative eye really elevates the final article! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Thank you, Sam! Such a fab paper and team to work with! So happy to see this published 🌋🎨
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Cristobalite and diktytaxitic textures are common in lavas. Do they influence rock properties? We try to answer this question by measuring rocks from submarine volcano Havre 🌋
With @smitchellscience.bsky.social, Rebecca Carey, @alteringrocks.bsky.social
It's open access 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
With @smitchellscience.bsky.social, Rebecca Carey, @alteringrocks.bsky.social
It's open access 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Cristobalite and diktytaxitic textures are common in lavas. Do they influence rock properties? We try to answer this question by measuring rocks from submarine volcano Havre 🌋
With @smitchellscience.bsky.social, Rebecca Carey, @alteringrocks.bsky.social
It's open access 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
With @smitchellscience.bsky.social, Rebecca Carey, @alteringrocks.bsky.social
It's open access 👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
🚀New paper -> doi.org/10.1088/1361...
A fun, left-field project with the Earth Sci crew at @durhamearthsci.bsky.social: we built & tested projectile motion datasets for teaching physics, complete with experiments & code. Lovely to see my illustrations published too!
A fun, left-field project with the Earth Sci crew at @durhamearthsci.bsky.social: we built & tested projectile motion datasets for teaching physics, complete with experiments & code. Lovely to see my illustrations published too!
June 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚀New paper -> doi.org/10.1088/1361...
A fun, left-field project with the Earth Sci crew at @durhamearthsci.bsky.social: we built & tested projectile motion datasets for teaching physics, complete with experiments & code. Lovely to see my illustrations published too!
A fun, left-field project with the Earth Sci crew at @durhamearthsci.bsky.social: we built & tested projectile motion datasets for teaching physics, complete with experiments & code. Lovely to see my illustrations published too!
Back from an incredible #EGU25! Huge thanks to everyone who came to my workshop yesterday. Seeing your scientific worlds in map form reminded me how much we share—same journeys, same ups and downs. Grateful to be part of this amazing community 🗺️ 💛
May 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Back from an incredible #EGU25! Huge thanks to everyone who came to my workshop yesterday. Seeing your scientific worlds in map form reminded me how much we share—same journeys, same ups and downs. Grateful to be part of this amazing community 🗺️ 💛
Thank you so much for coming! Your map looks amazing 🤯🥰
On the train home from Vienna to Utrecht, I'm finishing my map I made during a short course "Scientific Worldbuilding" by @geologytalk.bsky.social at #EGU25.
It was great to 'map out' my PhD so far (: . I'm still looking for a name of this island. Any thoughts?
It was great to 'map out' my PhD so far (: . I'm still looking for a name of this island. Any thoughts?
May 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thank you so much for coming! Your map looks amazing 🤯🥰
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Starting soon!
Join us for: Scientific worldbuilding: create your own scientific fantasy map
📍 Room: E1.
👉 See you there: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio....
Join us for: Scientific worldbuilding: create your own scientific fantasy map
📍 Room: E1.
👉 See you there: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio....
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Starting soon!
Join us for: Scientific worldbuilding: create your own scientific fantasy map
📍 Room: E1.
👉 See you there: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio....
Join us for: Scientific worldbuilding: create your own scientific fantasy map
📍 Room: E1.
👉 See you there: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio....
Thank you so much for dropping by Penny! Was lovely to see you! 🎨🌋
Make sure to stop by @geologytalk.bsky.social at EGU at her artists in residence booth by room 2.31, really beautiful illustrations and just super interesting to see science-art intersection
May 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thank you so much for dropping by Penny! Was lovely to see you! 🎨🌋
‼️ New paper alert! Putting my research hat back on… here’s a pre-print about the sintering of small glass particles. We think it demonstrates what’s going on in the shallow sub-surface of silicic #volcanoes! Ash + sintering = lava = hybrid eruptions!
#Geology
Paper here —> tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek 🌋
#Geology
Paper here —> tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek 🌋
April 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
‼️ New paper alert! Putting my research hat back on… here’s a pre-print about the sintering of small glass particles. We think it demonstrates what’s going on in the shallow sub-surface of silicic #volcanoes! Ash + sintering = lava = hybrid eruptions!
#Geology
Paper here —> tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek 🌋
#Geology
Paper here —> tinyurl.com/kmfy7pek 🌋
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My friend Tamina drew this adorable sketch from my photo! 😭 It's so cute.
April 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My friend Tamina drew this adorable sketch from my photo! 😭 It's so cute.
Reposted by Annabelle Foster
My first post on bluesky will be shameless self promotion for my #EGU talk tomorrow on seismicly induced reactions in fault cores. Please enjoy the compulsory pic infront of the welcome sign. See you there 👋
April 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My first post on bluesky will be shameless self promotion for my #EGU talk tomorrow on seismicly induced reactions in fault cores. Please enjoy the compulsory pic infront of the welcome sign. See you there 👋