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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 7h

We've two new titles forthcoming in our New Historical Perspectives book series:

> Gareth Roddy's 'Atlantic Isles' is published on 30 October bit.ly/3WFhpRg
> Rachael Harkes's 'Forging Fraternity' is available from 6 November bit.ly/4ogSm2H

Full details from @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

Cover images for the two forthocming titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series:

'Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940', by Gareth Roddy

Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, by Rachael Harkes

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 2h

Congratulations to the authors shortlisted for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize—“celebrating writing grounded in high-quality research-works that will inspire readers to deepen their understanding of people, society & cultures across time & place.” www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/british-acad...

British Academy Book Prize

The British Academy Book Prize rewards works of non-fiction, based on exceptional research and written for the general reader, that deepen our understanding of people, societies and cultures and their...

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 2h

🌍 Les concentrations de dioxyde de carbone (CO2) dans l'atmosphère ont connu une hausse record en 2024, a averti l'ONU mercredi, pointant du doigt les activités humaines et appelant à une action urgente pour réduire les émissions.

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

The Book Thief musical turns its next page with West End concert

The musical adaptation of Markus Zusak's bestselling novel is continuing its journey, with a new iteration of the poetic story of heroism and hope

www.thestage.co.uk

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Human gut bacteria produce structurally related monoglycolipids with contrasting immune functions - Nature Microbiology

The authors identify AgcT as the glycosyltransferase required for synthesis of Bacteroides fragilis-derived α-galactosylceramides (BfaGCs), metabolites known to regulate natural killer T cells, and it...

www.nature.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · 2h

About 120 million years ago, a pterosaur fell from the sky and died in a pond. A layer of sediment washed over it, preserving not only its skeleton, but also its stomach.

The resulting fossil is the first pterosaur ever found with a belly full of plants. #NationalFossilDay https://scim.ag/4hbaedc

A fossil of a pterosaur with text: Pterosaur died with belly full of plants—a fossil first. New discovery confirms the long-debated hypothesis that the ancient winged reptiles ate plants

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Energie opwekken met vliegers: efficiënt, snel te bouwen en overal te plaatsen

Een Nederlandse start-up ontwikkelt kolossale vliegers om duurzame energie op te wekken. “Dit trekt twee tot een tweeëneenhalve ton de lucht in, genoeg om een auto op te tillen.”

nos.nl

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived linoleic acid increases regulatory T cell function to promote bacterial survival within macrophages - Nature Microbiology

Mycobacterium tuberculosis produces linoleic acid, which is released from macrophages during infection and upregulates regulatory T cell activity, to suppress macrophage control of intracellular bacte...

www.nature.com

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Cross-neutralizing and potent human monoclonal antibodies against historical and emerging H5Nx influenza viruses - Nature Microbiology

The authors describe the isolation and characterization of broadly cross-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against diverse H5Nx viruses from individuals who received a monovalent H5N1 vaccine ...

www.nature.com

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

How Charlie Chaplin used his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to fight fascism

It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.

n.pr

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Tabagisme : un quart des Français majeurs fument encore

25 % des personnes âgées de 18 à 75 ans ont déclaré fumer en 2024, selon Santé publique France. Un niveau en baisse déjà atteint avant les années Covid, période où le phénomène était reparti à la haus...

www.liberation.fr

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Theatermaken op de Dom: ‘Tijdens de repetities gingen de rondleidingen gewoon door’

Theatergezelschap Matrose maakt en speelt de voorstelling Dom op en in de Utrechtse Domtoren. Dat leidt tot fotograferende toeristen en bellen met de brandweer.

www.volkskrant.nl

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 1h

Miles de trabajadores y estudiantes protestan en toda España para apoyar a Palestina

Al menos un millar de comités de empresa y secciones sindicales respaldan los paros parciales convocados por CC OO y UGT. CGT ha llamado a una huelga general

elpais.com

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 2h

US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

reut.rs

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Cell Press @cellpress.bsky.social · 3h

"SEAMAN: a climate odyssey through synthesized earth monthly anomalies" www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Simone Bregaglio and colleagues
@cp-iscience.bsky.social

Effectively communicating the facts of climate change is essential for raising awareness and inspiring meaningful responses. However, the complexity of climate data and analytic methods is often inaccessible to the
public. The arts and humanities offer alternative approaches to empower communication by enriching scientific representation. In this context, SEAMAN (Synthesized EArth Monthly Anomalies) is a software translating
NASA-POWER climate data (1984–2024) into a nocturnal seascape digital imagery. Moving sea waves reflect
temperature trends through their variability in color, movement, and sound, the moon’s size and position
visualize precipitation rates, and the stars represent aridity patterns. As a unified tableau, these elements
form a dynamic metaphor of climate anomalies, generating a unique and constantly changing digital canvas.
Users can explore climate trends, download data, and introduce changes in precipitation and temperature.
SEAMAN aims to help educators, researchers, and decision-makers engage with diverse audiences and
communicate the urgency of collective climate action.

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 2h

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 3h

Tomorrow (Oct 16) at 4:00pm EDT, join the Roosevelt House in welcoming Susan Sturm for a discussion of her book, What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions, in conversation with Bruce Western, Earl Lewis, and CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

Learn more: buff.ly/qv066pj

What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Our Institutions by Susan Sturm

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 11h

'An essential insight into the voices that are often silenced by a city's ego, and a timely spotlight on a political agenda that is ever-present today.' - @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social

The untold story of a remarkable neighbourhood and the battle to define modern London. #booksky #London

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 4h

#fbm25

Frankfurter Buchmesse @buchmesse.de · 6h

The challenges of publishing audio experienced by the independent sector and how listening behaviour differs in markets around the world. With Jon Watt (Bonnier UK), Sabine Cramer (Dumont, Koln) and @pubperspectives.bsky.social’s Porter Anderson #fbm25

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 4h

#fbm25

Frankfurter Buchmesse @buchmesse.de · 12h

‘How To Future Proof Your Publishing Career’ panel now on the Innovation Stage with Suzy Astbury, Sara Lloyd, Meru Gokhale and Suzanne Collier. Already getting into the hot topic of AI and how it’s disrupting the publishing industry #fbm25

scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 4h

#fbm25

Frankfurter Buchmesse @buchmesse.de · 1d

If you are coming to #fbm25 this week, don’t forget to visit the Guest of Honour The Philippines in The
Forum. They have some striking exhibits! #OnlyAtFBM

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Zanna Clay @zannaclay.bsky.social · 2d

Next Friday 24th October at 1pm, I will be giving my Inugural Lecture!
All are extremely welcome. If you would like to attend online (or in person), please can you complete this form? Then I can send you a meeting link and/or if you'd like the recording

forms.gle/UZmAMt5VXNZN...

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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 6h

#Agenda

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 7h

Welcome to Day 2 of Black In Micro Week! 🎉 Don't miss today's free events - simply click the linktr.ee/BlackInMicro to 1) Register and 2) Login. Everyone is welcome to join! Show your support by donating at tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio). #BlackInMicro #BiM2025

The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action, Zine Creation 1:30-2:30. Social hour: networking and community building 2:45-3:45. Register to take part!

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Chelsey Spriggs @drsprggs.bsky.social · 6h

Day 2 of #BlackInMicro week kicks off with our research symposium! Join us for a morning full of exciting science presented by early career scientists from across the world 👩🏾‍🔬🔬🌎

Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 7h

Welcome to Day 2, Black In Micro's Research Symposium is about to begin! Register here: tinyurl.com/BIMW25, then use the same link to login & attend

Donate to Early Career scientists: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM (all links in bio)

Black in Micro Week 2025 Early Career Research Symposium held on October 15, 2025, from 9 AM to 12 PM EST. Presenters include Katelyn Nicole Ward, Larisa Chila Kiki, Mallory Evans, Savannah Nicole Lewis, Enycé Fairbanks, and Khadijat Oluwapelumi Adefaye. It features six research presentations by early career scientists from various universities, covering topics such as drug repositioning for fungal infections, bacteriophage adaptation to silver ions, inflammasome responses to LPS, NK cell dynamics in malaria, organoid modeling of bacterial toxins, and protein disorder in Hepatitis E virus.

Early Career Research Symposium featuring Aureliana Filomena Chambal Chilengue, Hassan Abbas, Nazik Elmekki, Immaculata Chika Ede, Audrey Randall, and Justin Durunyamunwu. Topics include tuberculosis transmission analysis using reference-free clustering, gut microbiota comparisons in ulcerative colitis, fitness determinants of Phocaeicola vulgatus, wound biofilm modeling, the role of Parabacteroides distasonis in type I diabetes, and microvascular modeling in dengue virus research.

Early Career Research Symposium showcasing presenters howcasing presenters Nadia Holness, Deus Kamya, Trinity Moore, Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, Drea Darby, and Teni Shosanya. Topics include the role of Staphylococcus aureus in skin inflammation, the impact of Candida albicans on oral epithelial cells, the role of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in gut inflammation, the effect of Enterococcus faecalis on colorectal cancer, the influence of Streptococcus pneumoniae on lung immunity, and the use of Escherichia coli in synthetic biology applications.

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Agência Brasil @agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br · 7h

MESTRES | No Brasil, os professores gastam, em média, 21% do tempo de aula para manter a ordem em sala, segundo a OCDE. A Agência Brasil conversou com professores sobre as dificuldades e as estratégias para tornar as aulas mais interessantes.

Acesse: trk.ebc.com.br/kPBWe.

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