Aurora. From the doorstep. Kirkliston, nr. Edinburgh, Scotland, tonight. #aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Kirkliston #Edinburgh #Scotland #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Scotland IsNow

Aurora. From the doorstep. Kirkliston, nr. Edinburgh, Scotland, tonight. #aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Kirkliston #Edinburgh #Scotland #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Scotland IsNow

Aurora. From the doorstep. Kirkliston, nr. Edinburgh, Scotland, tonight. #aurora #AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Kirkliston #Edinburgh #Scotland #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Scotland IsNow

Jethro Tull released Thick As a Brick, May 10, 1972. Favorite track?

The humerus plays a pivotal role in turtle locomotion, yet osteological variation is poorly understood. New study systematically describes humerus anatomy across major turtle clades proposing new directional terms
Guilherme Hermanson Serjoscha Evers Dr Testudo testarudo et al doi.org/10.1002/ar.254…

It’s getting busy at Seabird City, AKA St Abb's Head. The gannets, guillemots + more have returned for the season, settling on the cliffs, gullies and stacks that provide the perfect habitat for the tens of thousands of seabirds nesting here from May-July.

#ForTheLoveOfScotland

Not a bad last field trip for MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation 2023-24, Edinburgh Napier University. St. Abb's Head National Nature Reserve, National Trust for Scotland, Scotland, today. Seabirds, cetaceans, & sun. #StAbbs #EdinburghNapier #MSc #ecology #Scotland
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A Glaswegian fossil shrimp new to science has been named Tealliocaris weegie, in honour of the people of Glasgow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The work on this 333 million year old fossil was conducted by Dr Neil Clark (The Hunterian) and our very own Dr Andrew Ross... rse.org.uk/discovery-of-a… #FossilFriday

In Madagascar, forest gardens represent oases of hope in the midst of deforestation, desertification, food insecurity, biodiversity loss, & #climatechange

Learn how local leaders are transforming fortunes through agroforestry➡️bit.ly/3TGb7QA
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Problem: The Antarctic Peninsula is facing serious threats due to climate change, pollution, and concentrated fishing.

Solution: Implementing a combination of conservation strategies, such as a marine protected areas and updated fisheries management. pew.org/3QrlqWZ

It's Fossil Friday! In this archival image, Museum preparators work on 3 Tyrannosaur skulls. With 4-ft- (1.2-m-) long jaws & massive teeth, T. rex was one of the largest carnivores of all time. It could bite with ~7,800 lbs of force (34,500 N)—equivalent to the weight of 3 cars!

Our voices are getting louder. Will ScotGov hear our call? 📢
Join over 6,000 individuals and organisations who are calling for Scotland to be declared the world's first #RewildingNation , committing 30% of Scotland's land and seas to nature restoration. rewild.scot/charter

A new handbook recommends how to avoid elephant deaths on roads, rail tracks. 🐘
Developed by two IUCN specialist groups, the handbook brings out eco-friendly engineering and technical solutions to poorly planned linear transport infrastructure that disrupt elephant movement in…

Last week's #FossilFriday was special. Met Dearc sgiathanach the mid-Jurassic pterosaur. Described by Natalia Jagielska+, Steve Brusatte lab School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh.
#Dearc #Jurassic #fossil #pterosaur #palaeontology #paleontology #ScottishGeology #Dearc sgiathanach
👀: cell.com/current-biolog…

The ice giant Uranus and its rings captured in infrared light by the 10-meter telescope at the Keck Observatory
Image credit: Lawrence Sromovsky, (Univ. Wisconsin-Madison), Keck Observatory

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Jaguars and tigers and elephants, oh my! 🐅🐘

@nasa satellites are helping protect tigers, jaguars, elephants, and other species by mapping the habitats of vulnerable animals – and monitoring how they’re changing over time. go.nasa.gov/4duPF97

Our June issue is now out! Cover article visualizes lemur masticatory muscle fascicles in 3D space in comparative primate study w/diceCT. Fascicle properties reveal adaptation to diverse diets hinting at evolutionary flexibility (Dickinson et al., 2024)
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494/2…

We are delighted to announce that Plesiosaurus 200, our new temporary exhibition exploring the history of Mary Anning’s discovery of the first complete plesiosaur skeleton, will be opening in the Geology Gallery on 25th May. One not to miss for all fossil fanatics! #plesiosaurus

Don't miss out! Tickets for the Big Picture Conference 2024 are now available 🎟️

Join us for a fun and fulfilling day of presentations, learning, and #rewilding discussions centred on this year's theme 'Why Not Scotland?' 🌱

Book your place now: scotlandbigpicture.com/conference