Dr Stephen Palmer

Spent part of last night in the company of small #PlanetaryNebulas in #Aquila - certainly an overlooked grouping "on the circuit" but they do offer a reason some of us like modest optics and short exposures! The night sky is full of interesting objects... #astro #astrophotography #EAA #astronomy

Pantropical tree rings show small effects of drought on stem growth Increasing drought pressure under anthropogenic climate change may jeopardize the potential of tropical forests to capture carbon in woody biomass and act as a long-term carbon dioxide sink. To evalua...

How do tropical #trees deal with droughts? The answer is published today in @science.org

Our pantropical #treering analysis revealed 2.5% growth reduction during #drought years. Yet, growth declined by >10% in 1/4 of 500 study sites, and in hotter & drier regions.

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An orange butterfly with black markings on its wings, and black wing tips with white markings is facing away from the camera, resting on a large white Bindweed flower. Its body is brown with black stripes. Its antennae are visible against the white flower. There are thin green tendrils appearing bottom left. One curls round to the left about two thirds of the way up the photo, and one disappears under the white flower.

Great to spot this fresh Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly in the Valley this morning. Not seen many here this year. Is anyone else seeing them? 🤔
#UKButterflies #inverts #UKWildlifePhotos #recorded
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Ukraine war briefing: Kremlin says it has ‘immunity’ to US sanctions as Trump deadline looms Russia says it has been living under ‘a huge number of sanctions’ for some time; attacks on Ukrainian capital leave six dead. What we know on day 1,254

Ukraine war briefing: Kremlin says it has ‘immunity’ to US sanctions as Trump deadline looms

The stunning spiky Sea Holly just one of the many fascinating wild plants that can be found growing near the coast. The challenge this week is #ByTheSea, why not see what you can find, share your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm.

What can you find blooming along the coast? That’s the challenge this week for #WildflowerHour! Share your pics this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #ByTheSea! Happy flower hunting! 🌿🌸🌊

‘Vicious cycle’ of language degree cuts and declining enrolments Universities encouraged to offer language degrees to students with no prior experience as low uptake in schools creates pipeline problems

Cutting modern language degrees at universities is creating a “vicious cycle” and risks contributing to the continued decline of foreign language learning among children in the UK, it has been warned. @patrickjack.bsky.social reports
#academicsky #languages

This trade deal is the EU’s Suez moment – its subservience to Trump is on show for all to see | Larry Elliott Critics have described the one-sided deal as an admission of weakness, and a dark day for Europe. They are absolutely right, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

This trade deal is the EU’s Suez moment – its subservience to Trump is on show for all to see | Larry Elliott

'Health care leaders lack bespoke guidance to support early planning of large-scale change programmes. We’re developing a framework to help, and we’d love your input.' Sarah Clark, Research Communications Manager at THIS Institute

Achieving the goals of the 10-Year Health Plan requires transformational change.

With @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk​ and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social​, we are developing a framework to support senior leaders in the initial phases of change programmes, and we want to hear from you ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4eNW1BP

A mesmerizing time-lapse of the Sun in ultraviolet light, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft over a month.

-Credits: NASA

France will recognize an independent state of Palestine in September at the U.N. General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said.

“The urgent need today is to end the war in Gaza and to rescue the civilian population,” Macron wrote on X. wapo.st/45jiof3

One in five children in Gaza City is malnourished and cases are increasing every day, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) says

Connecting worlds and finding common ground | BPS Chinese clinical psychologist Beatrice Ng-Kessler on the importance of cultural differences in schema therapy.

Connecting worlds and finding common ground.

Chinese clinical psychologist Beatrice Ng-Kessler on the importance of cultural differences in schema therapy.

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Autism and women: A voyage of discovery | BPS Professor Gina Rippon with the story behind her new book, ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’.

Autism and women: A voyage of discovery.

Professor @ginarippon.bsky.social with the story behind her new book, ‘The Lost Girls of Autism’ @panmacmillan.bsky.social

Repost for your chance to win a copy!

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Lady Susanna Millar 1924-2025 | BPS A tribute to an extraordinary psychologist and author, by Professor Zainab Al-Attar.

Lady Susanna Millar 1924-2025
A tribute to an extraordinary psychologist and author, by Professor Zainab Al-Attar.
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Explore your favourite area of Psychology… | BPS

You can explore your favourite area of Psychology via 'Collections' based around all the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Divisions...

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Neurodivergence | BPS Articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest on Neurodivergence.

Neurodivergence - a collection
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Data manipulation within the US Federal Government A US Department of Veterans Affairs dataset compiling veteran health-care use in 2021 was quietly amended on March 5, 2025. A column titled gender was renamed sex, and the words were also switched in ...

📊 Silent changes, serious risks: US gov datasets quietly altered

A new study found nearly half of 232 US health datasets were changed, mostly replacing 'gender' with 'sex', without logging or explanation.

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#SciComm #Data 🧪

The female Vapourer moth has laid eggs.
Here we are releasing the 2 males & I'll show you the eggs soon
🥚🐛🥐🦋 #Lepidopterist #learning #learn

#oxeyedaisies in my #oxeyedaisyproject

(1/2) What types of activities can be enjoyable activities? 🤔⛷️⛰️🎒

Enjoyable activities can be physical in nature, such as outdoor sports ~ or even things like crafts or engaging with online content about your favorite activities 🧶🧩🎨😊

Link 🧵ed below with more info!

The mutagenic forces shaping the genomes of lung cancer in never smokers - Nature An analysis of data from the Sherlock-Lung study provides insight into the mutational processes that contribute to lung cancer in never smokers, and looks at the possible role of factors such as ...

New evidence just out shows definitive link between mechanisms driving cancer in smoking with those caused by pollution. Common mechanisms included mutations in the TP53 and EGFR genes 🧪

Climate and the environment | BPS We gather articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest, and wider British Psychological Society. Image: The biodiversity stripes.

Later this morning at #ECP2025 I'm hosting a discussion on climate change. Explore our 'Climate and the environment' collection here
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Peace, wisdom and resilience for a changing decade | BPS Our editor Dr Jon Sutton reports from the opening ceremony of the 19th European Congress of Psychology, in Paphos, Cyprus.

Reporting from day two (or is it three?) of #ECP2025

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Meteor seen over Scotland's skies What is though to be a giant meteor has been spotted over the west of Scotland.

Meteor burns brightly across night sky in Scotland. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Was super fun to present our recent work on protein translation and bacterial infection in the proteostasis session at #ICAR2025 Thanks to the organizers again!

A small buff-tailed bumblebee with its wings showing all their veins, sitting on a dark purple geranium also showing its veins.

#BeeFriday the bees love this geranium, it’s always covered in them. Wish I knew its name, it’s makes a good strong upright mound and has fluffy leaves.

Understanding the challenges that face the autistic partner in a relationship | BPS An extract from ‘Relationship Counselling with Autistic Neurodiverse Couples: A Guide for Professionals’, by Tony Attwood and Maxine Aston (Jessica Kingsley Publishers).

Understanding the challenges that face the autistic partner in a relationship…

From ‘Relationship Counselling with Autistic Neurodiverse Couples: A Guide for Professionals’, by Tony Attwood and Maxine Aston.

Repost for your chance to win a copy!

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You get to choose your hard thing | BPS Chartered Psychologist Dr Jennifer McClay with a personal and professional take on ‘emotionally-based school non-attendance’, or ‘school refusal’.

You get to choose your hard thing…
Chartered Psychologist Dr Jennifer McClay with a personal and professional take on ‘emotionally-based school non-attendance’, or ‘school refusal’.
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Professor James T. Reason C.B.E. 1938-2025 | BPS A tribute to a life dedicated to making the world safer, from John Wreathall.

Professor James T. Reason C.B.E. 1938-2025
A tribute to a life dedicated to making the world safer, from John Wreathall.
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Montage showing trees in sunlight, a hovering Marmalade hoverfly and a Marbled white butterfly flying through grass.

Day 18, #30DaysWild. Briefly distracted on the way back to the magical wood with the Marmalade hoverflies by a flitting Marbled white, the first I’ve ever seen.