Really enjoyed the launch of the Somerset Children's Book Group SomersetCBG yesterday. Great event and fascinating talks by Martin Brown and Fleur Hitchcock = same name on all social media. and the energy and enthusiasm of poet Laura Mucha was amazing. The children are loving the goodie bag from Nosy Crow

Cracking story that could never be written by an AI bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

I don't think Bard is the biggest fan of its own name.

New Scientist is looking for a reporter for a 12-month contract starting later this year. We're particularly interested in people who can cover climate change and the environment. If you've got an questions, please do DM me! jobs.newscientist.com/en-gb/job/1401…

Fantastic to see THE SEAWEED REVOLUTION by Vincent Doumeizel featured by New Scientist newscientist.com/article/236921… Lloyd's Register Foundation Charlotte Coombe #seaweed #climate #book #environment @Legend_Times_ Christian Müller book out 25th April

Very positive article about the #SeaweedRevolution book in New Scientist, one of the most established science magazines in english for the last 70 years... Really cool. A lot of traction for next week's book launch! newscientist.com/article/236921…

I see a lot of claims of things that could transform our world, but seaweed really does seem to have that potential. Vincent Doumeizel's great book on it is out this week. Read my New Scientist review of it here: newscientist.com/article/236921…

Loving this double-headed oxeye daisy (Leucanthemem vulgare) this morning. Probably produced by a process called fasciation #Flowers #plantbiology #Science

Great start on the Universe stage at #NewScientistLive today with Michelle Dougherty revealing the secrets of the moons of Jupiter New Scientist

People crammed in to see Amy Smith and mike cook on the Universe stage at #NewScientistLive as they prepare to make AI do some fortune telling. Fascinating stuff! New Scientist

Loving this talk already. Timothy Revell at #NewScientistLive revealing a surprising history of mathematics, including marks that seem to relate to prime numbers carved on a bone 20,000 years ago New Scientist

I think I finally understand quantum physics thanks to Eugene Lim on the Universe Stage at #NewScientistLive New Scientist

Really lovely final talk of the day on the Universe Stage at #NewScientistLive as Melissa Quinn (Thorpe) tells how 10 years of hard work on launching a rocket from the UK all comes down to a few crucial and emotional minutes New Scientist

Loving this live link-up with the ISS. So interesting to hear the realities of life on a space station #NewScientistLive New Scientist newscientist.com/article/239658…

But seriously , what has nature ever done for us ? You know , apart from the air we breathe , the food we eat , making us healthier . . . Brilliant new ad from Zero Hour to promote their Climate & Nature Bill campaign , take action at zerohour.uk #EarthDay

It's Insect Week! I love some of the pictures in this article. The damselfly by Pete Burford, the cuckoo bees by Luke D Chambers and the harlequin bugs by Nikita Richardson really blow me away: newscientist.com/article/243663…

As someone who is always trying to run faster (despite my ageing legs), I was rather sceptical about the "slow running movement" and its claimed benefits. But in the course of researching this article about it, I became a total convert: newscientist.com/article/mg2633…

Just spotted this beautiful elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) in my garden #insect #macro #nature #insects #naturephotography #insectphotography #photography