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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 3h

Gulls help to foster plant colonisation on Surtsey.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3h

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference?

The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

www.theguardian.com

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 1d

The James Hutton Deep Time trail at Siccar Point crowdfunder has been extended to the end of November, and there are new rewards added: hand-knitted beanies.

It's at nearly 30% - can you help move it on? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point

Building the James Hutton Deep Time Trail

We are raising vital funds for a new Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point to celebrate the life and legacy of James Hutton for his Tercentenary.

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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Anthony Speca | Aspen Ecology @aspenecology.com · 1d

Announcing another chance to learn #lichens online! My next 'Lichens for Beginners' course starts in January. Perfect for anyone just discovering these unique and beautiful life-forms. All you need to know to understand lichens and identify common species. Join me! aspenecology.com/lichens-for-...

Variospora (Caloplaca) flavescens : England : VC25 East Suffolk : TM3389 : September 2022 : On limestone gravestone

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 1d

In Scotland? Report your sightings of reds or greys in the squirrel survey - closes tomorrow. Interesting that it currently shows double the number of red squirrel sightings which I'd say is down to more willingness to report these.

scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...

Squirrel Sightings – Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels

scottishsquirrels.org.uk

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 1d

First Fieldfare of the autumn just outside Asda on Prospecthill Road. #BirdiingScotland #ClydeBirding

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 4d

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

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Mount St. Helens in 1980 @mountsthelens1980.bsky.social · 3d

#MSH45 | Richard Lasher
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.

The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.

Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.

A red Ford Pinto hatchback angles across a narrow gravel forest service road, a blue enduro motorcycle on a rear hitch carrier. Tall firs frame the view. Beyond them, a towering ash cloud from a pyroclastic density flow billows skyward. Photo by Richard Kent Lasher, May 18, 1980.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the link to the IUCN Red List web page that is shown on the screenshot on the post. www.iucnredlist.org/species/2269...

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 3d

This episode of Every Rock Has A Story from @ethanrockstory.bsky.social is about a conglomerate collected 2.7 km down a mine in South Africa. At that depth it's really humid and also around 60 degrees C. Can you imagine working in those conditions? #geology www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sQT...

Every Rock Has A Story #53 - "Wits End" w/ Shuhei Ono

YouTube video by Ethan Baxter's "Every Rock Has A Story"

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d

First trailer for ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ ⚔️

The ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series premieres January 18 on HBO

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British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · 3d

Ice Cold Katy is in the tropics! ✈️

One of our science aircraft is helping with an important survey of the Amazon rainforest, en route to Antarctica.

Today's survey flight departs at 3.30pm UK time: track VP-FAZ here: tinyurl.com/mwb25m6a

Why? It's all about carbon...
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The survey team of 11 stand in a hangar in front of the Twin Otter aircraft- photo by Dan Beeden

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sure that'll be a well-attended tutorial!

University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social · 4d

What’s the first thing you do when you’re awarded a Nobel Prize?

Deliver a first-year chemistry tutorial of course, and then celebrate ⚛️

Tap through to read more about Professor Robson’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry → unimelb.me/46YXtxo

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 3d

Similar to what happened when people started using other people's code on the web without understanding how it worked and therefore how to fix problems when they occurred or identify vulnerabilities in the code.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 4d

Something that's close to my heart after a Woodpigeon recently died after colliding with one of my windows.

BOU @bou.org.uk · 4d

Bird-window collisions: a critical review | www.tandfonline.com/... | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

Bird-window collisions: a critical review

Bird-window collisions are a principal source of mortality for free flying wild birds the world over. This report is an update on this important conservation issue for birds and people. Geographica...

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 4d

Milngavie.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 4d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for posting about this - I've been wanting to read A City on Mars for ages and this reminded me to go and get it.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 4d

Hey @ougeolsoc.bsky.social Ian Gass gets a namecheck in this book Geopedia by Marcia Bjornerud.

For me it’s just a name associated with OU Earth Science so it was great to learn a bit about him, in this case under the term ophiolite.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

A wee trip to St Andrews to hear Marcia Bjornerud and Laura Poppick in conversation in November. Don't mind if I do. So glad I'd already booked that day off work. #LayersOfTime

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Layers of Time

In conversation with Marcia Bjornerud and Laura Poppick

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

You could just have said "this is so and so and they're really important for what I'm about to talk about because ...". Brief, to the point, and gives the audience just enough information to get an idea of who that person is and why they're important to you.

John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

Dear speakers, don't assume that everyone in your audience knows everyone else. If you're talking about someone in the audience who is important to your talk, don't say "you all know them, so I won't introduce them".

Well actually, an introduction would be nice for those who don't know them!

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

I was at a talk last night, and it was an interesting talk. But right at the beginning the speaker pointed at someone in the audience and said "everyone here knows who he is, so I won't introduce him". Eh no, I didn't know who he was. Don't make assumptions like that.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

I normally have my bus ticket already purchased on my phone app, but one time I was rushing for a bus that was approaching and tried to buy a ticket there and then but I had to get past a survey first before it would let me buy it. So annoying.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

The main thing I look for in tree sparrows is the brown head whereas the house sparrow is grey on the top of the head. Once spotted, it's really easy to tell them apart.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

One of the things I wanted to ask last night (but they were running out of time) was whether there's a chance of people underreporting the tree sparrows because they're not expecting them and thinking instead they're seeing house sparrows. Birders know the difference, but maybe not others.

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John Tweedie @johntweedie.bsky.social · 5d

I know a big part of this project is ringing the birds, so you might be able to see and report the rings too.

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