As rising levels of CO2 dissolve in our seas many species, especially those in coral ecosystems, are unable to adapt to increasingly acidic waters. Andrea Sella explains this with a beautiful but alarming demonstration.

Who better to turn it up to 11? 🎶 Organist Anna Lapwood tells us about performing at the #DoctorWho Prom and her Doctor Who memories... 🎧 Listen to Anna perform with BBC NOW and London Philharmonic Choir on @bbcsounds from 7PM BST.

Tomorrow, a new Traveling Turtle adventure. We’re going long-form/literary. In April 1891, the most famous fictional Londoner set off on what his creator hoped to be his final journey, to an appointment with nemesis at Reichenbach. We’re following his footsteps. #FinalProblem2024

Excited to share that I've received funding from the RSC Inclusion and Diversity Fund to run a series of podcasts aimed primarily at the LGBTQIA+ STEM community. Please share this as widely as possible as I'm looking for podcast interviewees!!

Q: What is a pirate's favourite amino acid? A: Arrrrrginine! Q: And what is the one letter code for that amino acid? A: Arrrrr! (R)

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#OnThisDay 1983: Micro Live visited Datarama - the Radio West show that was broadcasting computer software programs over the airwaves. Talk about a wireless download...

The Sun at the same time every day for a year ☀️

Hands up if you or a member of your family have benefited from the invention of insulin pens 🖐! Now we know who to thank!

WIN DINNER ON A TRAIN & SIGNED BOOKS Win a private booth for 2 on board supperclub.tube restaurant + all 3 of my books signed. 2 runner ups win calendars Follow, like & RT to enter Ends Mon 25th 23.59 Random winners chosen Wed 27th from X, Instagram & Bluesky UK ONLY #GiveAway

We are inviting applications for the position of a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of St Andrews, Deadline Jan 22, 2025. RT appreciated. Chemjobber. See here for more details: jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW116/lec…

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Tesco, good, occasionally busy later. Sainsbury’s, moderate to good, rough in toilet roll aisle. Asda, light to moderate, heavy crowds by evening. M&S and Co-Op, fair. Waitrose, fair to moderate. Lidl, rough at first, easing later. And that’s the end of the Shopping Forecast.

Happy Centenary The Shipping Forecast. Here is a map showing all the names & where they are.

What a way to blast into the New Year 💥🚨🔔 Locomotives up and down the country blew their whistles for #railway200 And National Railway Museum Shildon weren’t going to miss out #WhistleUp200

Eighteen(!!)-year-old William Henry Perkin, born #OnThisDay in 1838 (Mar 12), accidentally synthesized the first commercial organic synthetic dye while attempting to make quinine from coal tars. #chemistry The procedure for mauveine, its name originating from the French for the

As #autumn days get shorter and cooler, deciduous leaves break down their green chlorophyll to let other pigments shine! 🍃💨🍂 Reds and purples from anthocyanins like cyanin and its derivatives such as chysanthemin. These molecules also lend their colors to many species of

Would you like an early Christmas present? Would you like these pin badges? All you have to do is RT this tweet & I will select a winner one week from today. Good Luck.

This is fab!