He rode a caiman like a horse. He climbed St. Peter's Basilica to leave a glove on top, then climbed back up to fetch it when the Pope demanded its removal. He dangled his bare foot from a hammock so vampire bats could feed on his toes. Charles Waterton: the barefoot squire who taught the man who taught Darwin.

https://oddlet.com/p/zrl

#Histodons #HistSci #SciComm #History #SmallStories

Why Solarpunk? Why now?

Discover the compelling journey of climate change discoveries, following actions (and lack thereof), the stories that have been told about climate breakdown, and what alternatives to those stories are now surfacing. Tune in to hear about why facts aren't always enough, why media literacy is a necessary climate communication skill, and why new inspiring and hopeful stories might just be the solution...

Links 👇
#solarpunk #Scicomm #hopefulfutures #climatehistory #futuring

The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival programme is online: https://fossilfestival.com/

I will be talking at 13:30 on Sunday June 14 and again with Dr Dean Lomax at 15:00. See you there!

#Ichthyosaurs #Plesiosaurs #Pliosaurs #Mosasaurs #LymeRegis #LymeRegisFossilFestival #FossilFriday #Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Pterosaurs #Reptiles #MarineReptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology

Parrots Reveal The Ancient Evolutionary Origin Of Birds

"Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification, whereas estimates based on molecular dating favor an earlier avian diversification in the Cretaceous. So which is it?"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Evolution #birds #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-reveal-the-ancient-evolutionary-origin-of-birds-bbcd19ed596e

She burned down a convent, defeated three duels at a single party, and earned two royal pardons before anyone thought to check the law. A composer eventually built an entirely new vocal category around her voice. Her name was Julie d'Aubigny — the woman who rewrote opera with a sword at her hip.

https://oddlet.com/p/7se

#Histodons #HistSci #SciComm #History #SmallStories

Parrots Reveal The Ancient Evolutionary Origin Of Birds

"Fossil evidence generally supports a Tertiary diversification, whereas estimates based on molecular dating favor an earlier avian diversification in the Cretaceous. So which is it?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Evolution #birds #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-reveal-the-ancient-evolutionary-origin-of-birds-bbcd19ed596e

🫀Why is our heart to the left and the liver to the right?

Researchers from UG/TUe built a world-first artificial embryonic node that mimics the flow pattern that decides where organs grow during embryonic development.🤰

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/health-and-life/why-is-our-heart-to-the-left-and-the-liver-to-the-right

Published in Science Advances

🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #biology #physics #biophysics #biochemistry #chemistry #simulation #mechanics #engineering #research #science #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen @TUEindhoven

Global environmental change: how do we bring it to the people?

Do we need new metaphors, narratives, visualizations?
What do you think?

https://matthiasrillig.substack.com/p/global-environmental-change-how-do?r=1yu2t7

#globalchange #environment #ecology #scicomm

🎭 Abril é também o mês de regresso do ciclo "O Passado em Cena": no dia 19, estaremos na Galeria Zé dos Bois, em MARVILA, para um debate em torno da peça "Torrente", do Teatro do Vestido.

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/passado-cena-2026-01/

#Histodons #SciComm #Theatre #HistoryInThePublicSphere #HistoryOnStage #50Anos25Abril #UsesOfThePast #25deAbril #PortugueseRevolution