Nikki Sandie 🇨🇦

Students unearth remains in possible execution pit on training dig Students unearth remains in possible execution pit on training dig

Students unearth remains in possible execution pit on training dig

Kathleen Lonsdale holding part of a chemical model in a laboratory

Crystallographer Kathleen Lonsdale 1 of 1st women elected Fellow of RoyalSociety 1945. 1st woman tenured professor @ucl.ac.uk 1st woman president IUCr & BritSciAssoc. Elected Womens Eng Soc member 1946 in recognition of “brilliant & important work" b #OTD 28 Jan 1903 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathlee...

Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

Overcoming, finally, colonial thinking, and assumptions of "progress".

"Emerging view that there was no awakening for humanity in Europe. Instead, creativity was innate to our species, the evidence for which stretches back to Africa, where we evolved"

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5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought Learn how ancient shell mounds reveal that coastal communities in Brazil were hunting large whales thousands of years earlier than expected.

5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought

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Margaret Weston on a BSA motorbike

Margaret Weston #electricalengineer Director @sciencemuseum.org.uk 1970s/80s. 1st woman appointed Keeper @ museum. Acquired #Concorde 4 collection, set up Nat Railway Museum, revolutionised museum education. Retirement present from staff= motorbike. b #OTD 7 Mar 1926 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margare...

Two small sculptures inspired by grasses painted in gold.

Small “Grasses” in gold.

How lovely!

Museum-led repatriation of Second World War human remains: the case of Preben Holger Larsen - Science Museum Group Journal

Super proud of this one - sometimes in museums we get to do the right thing & correct a historical wrong.

Honoured to have played a part in returning Preben Holger Larsen's remains to Denmark, and I hope sharing our methods helps other museums follow difficult research threads.

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Helena Normanton in her QC robes & wig B&W head & shoulders photo

Helena Normanton QC 1st woman to be admitted into Inn of Court & 2nd woman to be called to the Bar of England & Wales. 1st British married woman to have a passport in name she was born with. @wes1919.bsky.social Honorary Legal Adviser 1936-54 b. #OTD 14 Dec 1882 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_...

Close-up portrait of Dame Judi Dench with short white hair, wearing a black outfit and a sparkling diamond necklace, smiling softly at a formal event.

Dame Judi Dench in character as Queen Elizabeth I, wearing an elaborate historical gown with gold embroidery, large ruff collar, and an ornate headdress adorned with jewels and feathers, gazing sternly ahead.

Dame Judith "Judi" Dench was born #OTD in 1934.

Considered one of Britain's greatest actresses, noted for her versatile roles on stage & screen. Awards over her 7-decade career include:

1 Oscar
1 Tony
2 Golden Globes
6 British Academy Film Awards
7 Olivier awards

#filmsky #cinema #movies #UK

A life sized Bison sculpture placed in the rolling hills kept company buys pair of donkeys.

Day8. A life sized Bison sculpture in situ at the collectors in the Cypress Hills.

Frank Gehry was an architectural icon whose bold designs have shaped cityscapes all over the world. 
 
I send my condolences to his family and admirers. Frank’s work will continue to inspire generations to come.

Mary Ann Camberton Shadd Cary (1823 – 893) was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, & lawyer. She was the 1st black woman publisher in N. America and the 1st woman publisher in Canada.[1][2] She was also the 2nd black woman to attend law school in the US.

No traces of banned chemical thiometon found in blueberries, NSW authorities say, contradicting previous claim State EPA and food safety authority say no evidence of insecticide was found and researcher’s 2024 results were ‘unreliable’ The NSW Environmental Protection Authority and the NSW Food Safety Authority have said blueberries are safe to eat after further testing did not detect any traces of banned chemical thiometon. The presence of the chemical, thiometon was first flagged by a researcher, Dr Kirsten Benkendorff at Southern Cross University in Coffs Harbour, after she tested punnets of blueberries bought at local supermarkets in 2024. Continue reading...

No traces of banned chemical thiometon found in blueberries, NSW authorities say, contradicting previous claim

Jean Langenheim in 1962 at Harvard University. Black and white picture. She is smiling warmly for the camera, posing at a lab, standing in front of some fancy devices with tubes. She wears a plain black collared shirt and a textured skirt.

Jean Langenheim (1925 – 2021) was a US plant ecologist and ethnobotanist, and a pioneer for women in the field.
She did field research in arctic, tropical, and alpine environments across five continents, with interdisciplinary research with chemistry, geology, and botany.
🧪 #WomenInSTEM

The Origins of Aerial Photography In 1858, Nadar captured the first aerial photographs, photographing Paris from a tethered balloon at an altitude of sixteen hundred feet.

The first aerial photographs, taken in 1858, captured Paris from a tethered balloon at an altitude of 1,600 feet.

Jane Austen at 250: Why we shouldn’t exaggerate her radicalism Examining Austen as a radical genius misunderstands her art and misrepresents the imperial culture that she was part of.

Jane Austen at 250: Why we shouldn’t exaggerate her radicalism

A black and white portrait of a scientist looking back at the camera with a serious expression. She has short black hair, simple but elegant dangling earrings, and a white lab coat. The background is blurry.

Flossie Wong-Staal (1946 – 2020) was a Chinese-American virologist and molecular biologist.
She was the first scientist to clone HIV and determine the function of its genes, which was a major step in proving that HIV is the cause of AIDS.
🔬🧪 #WomenInSTEM

Inqusitive Puffin
#birds #birdphotography #puffin #birdportraits

It took me a second! lol

Erotic Roman mosaic stolen by a Nazi is returned to Pompeii — The Times and The Sunday Times An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a half-naked couple has been returned to Pompeii, decades after it was stolen by a German Nazi officer in the Second World War. The erotic image showing a woman appea...

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A person stands in a forest near a large, twisted tree, wearing a black "House Hippo Dad" t-shirt, black pants, a cap, and a smartwatch. The ground is covered with dry grass and fallen logs.

Today is my birthday!
It was on this day in 1980 that I entered the world!
So, I thought today for one of my longer posts I would share my own history.
This is my story!

Birthday donations always appreciated :)
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In my merch shop, I have several different designs that celebrate Canada.
My most popular is this one, because who didn't want a House Hippo and Tickle Trunk?

Find my merch here 👇
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Enjoy your repertoire of mushroom items!