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Who’s ever seen a Rhynie Chert fossil like this? A Rhynia prepared by the late David Edwards, recently returned to us by his family.
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Who’s ever seen a Rhynie Chert fossil like this? A Rhynia prepared by the late David Edwards, recently returned to us by his family.
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Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, French botanist known as the founder of modern #paleobotany, was born on 14 January, 1801 wp.me/p3ihHu-4k #histsci #OTD
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, French botanist known as the founder of modern #paleobotany, was born on 14 January, 1801 wp.me/p3ihHu-4k #histsci #OTD
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8.4 GIGAWATTS of offshore wind just contracted in the UK, thanks to Ed Miliband's recent auction - enough electricity to power 12 million homes.
The US can boil in Venezuelan oil. We're investing in energy you don't need to invade other nations to obtain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The US can boil in Venezuelan oil. We're investing in energy you don't need to invade other nations to obtain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction
Subsidies guaranteeing price for each unit of clean electricity generated given to 12 renewables projects
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
8.4 GIGAWATTS of offshore wind just contracted in the UK, thanks to Ed Miliband's recent auction - enough electricity to power 12 million homes.
The US can boil in Venezuelan oil. We're investing in energy you don't need to invade other nations to obtain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The US can boil in Venezuelan oil. We're investing in energy you don't need to invade other nations to obtain
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Microbial taphonomy of Ginkgo leaves in fine-grained substrates: how sediment type facilitates preservation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #FossilFriday @briecology.bsky.social @dfg.de
December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Microbial taphonomy of Ginkgo leaves in fine-grained substrates: how sediment type facilitates preservation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #FossilFriday @briecology.bsky.social @dfg.de
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Alethopteris, a seed fern from the Carboniferous swamp forests 300 million years ago. This specimen is from Kansas. The fossils are on undulating bedding planes, and the specimen has beautiful brown tones (I'm used to darker, flatter UK coal measures material!)
#FossilFriday #NotAFernFriday ⚒🌏🌱🧪🌿🔬
#FossilFriday #NotAFernFriday ⚒🌏🌱🧪🌿🔬
December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Alethopteris, a seed fern from the Carboniferous swamp forests 300 million years ago. This specimen is from Kansas. The fossils are on undulating bedding planes, and the specimen has beautiful brown tones (I'm used to darker, flatter UK coal measures material!)
#FossilFriday #NotAFernFriday ⚒🌏🌱🧪🌿🔬
#FossilFriday #NotAFernFriday ⚒🌏🌱🧪🌿🔬
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Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
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James Lomax (1857–1934) was born in Lancashire. He followed his father as a colliery manager before the #plant #fossils of the Coal Measures piqued his curiosity. Lomax was interested in #microscopy and, with his own son, manufactured thin sections for #palaeobotanists.
Image by Greg Milner.
Image by Greg Milner.
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
James Lomax (1857–1934) was born in Lancashire. He followed his father as a colliery manager before the #plant #fossils of the Coal Measures piqued his curiosity. Lomax was interested in #microscopy and, with his own son, manufactured thin sections for #palaeobotanists.
Image by Greg Milner.
Image by Greg Milner.
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The idea that there were five mass extinctions may be wrong – and it might force us to rethink whether we’re really living through a sixth.
There’s growing evidence the big five mass extinctions never happened
Surprising new fossil evidence undermines the idea that there was ever a mass extinction on land – and may force us to reframe the current biodiversity crisis
www.newscientist.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The idea that there were five mass extinctions may be wrong – and it might force us to rethink whether we’re really living through a sixth.
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🍃Palaeobotany from Lower #Jurassic. A new Ginkgoal species from the Toarcian of Eastern Siberia #FossilFriday
Frolov et al. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.70019
Frolov et al. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.70019
June 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🍃Palaeobotany from Lower #Jurassic. A new Ginkgoal species from the Toarcian of Eastern Siberia #FossilFriday
Frolov et al. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.70019
Frolov et al. (2025) https://doi.org/10.1002/spp2.70019
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Museums and Geoconservation oiccpress.com/gcr/article/...
Museums and Geoconservation
While museums have long been associated with the protection and interpretation of cultural, historical, and natural heritage, their role in geoconservation has only become more prominent in recent dec...
oiccpress.com
January 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Museums and Geoconservation oiccpress.com/gcr/article/...
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Heading out to a park this #FossilFriday?
Be sure to visit Horton Park in Bradford, where you can see one of three huge fossil trees!
These Carboniferous giants were excavated from Clayton in the late 19th Century and placed on public display to "inspire future generations of geologists".
Be sure to visit Horton Park in Bradford, where you can see one of three huge fossil trees!
These Carboniferous giants were excavated from Clayton in the late 19th Century and placed on public display to "inspire future generations of geologists".
May 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Heading out to a park this #FossilFriday?
Be sure to visit Horton Park in Bradford, where you can see one of three huge fossil trees!
These Carboniferous giants were excavated from Clayton in the late 19th Century and placed on public display to "inspire future generations of geologists".
Be sure to visit Horton Park in Bradford, where you can see one of three huge fossil trees!
These Carboniferous giants were excavated from Clayton in the late 19th Century and placed on public display to "inspire future generations of geologists".
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Wow… look at this! 35% of the UK’s electricity is being supplied by solar right now. And yes, it’s a sunny day, but we *already* have the solar capacity for this to happen. And that’s in addition to all the solar that individual homes have, reducing grid demand. ☀️☀️☀️
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Wow… look at this! 35% of the UK’s electricity is being supplied by solar right now. And yes, it’s a sunny day, but we *already* have the solar capacity for this to happen. And that’s in addition to all the solar that individual homes have, reducing grid demand. ☀️☀️☀️