Head In The Clouds

This week we have the tiebreakers for the Biology Week Spelling Bee sponsored by @rsb.org.uk

There have been loads of phenomenal scores from across the UK! It’s definitely the high mean score since the competition started!

#Biolobee @chatbiology.bsky.social

Biology Week 2025: Words, Spelling, and a Little Fun So, only four more sleeps … Biology Week is fast approaching, and the finale for participants of the Royal Society of Biology-funded National Spelling Bee for 2025 is upon us! At a first glance at …

NO MORE SLEEPS!
HAPPY BIOLOGY WEEK!

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Biology Week 2025: Words, Spelling, and a Little Fun So, only four more sleeps … Biology Week is fast approaching, and the finale for participants of the Royal Society of Biology-funded National Spelling Bee for 2025 is upon us! At a first glance at …

NO MORE SLEEPS!
HAPPY BIOLOGY WEEK!

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Biology Week 2025: Words, Spelling, and a Little Fun So, only four more sleeps … Biology Week is fast approaching, and the finale for participants of the Royal Society of Biology-funded National Spelling Bee for 2025 is upon us! At a first glance at …

Only three more sleeps!
Spelling bee finals are here
That’s BIOLOBEE
#BiologicalHaiku

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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

Unique ‘sword dragon’,
Fossil found on Dorset coast
Spelt: “XIPHODRACON”

(X-I-P-H-O-D-R-A-C-O-N)

Xiphodracon

#BioloBee
#BiologicalHaiku
@rsb.org.uk

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Biology Week 2025: Words, Spelling, and a Little Fun  So, only four more sleeps … Biology Week is fast approaching, and the finale for participants of the Royal Society of Biology-funded National Spelling Bee for 2025 is upon us! At a first glance at the competition words the pupils needed to learn, it seemed nothing had changed from last year — until my eyes landed on Endozoochory. That’s ENDOZOOCHORY.

Happy #ChatBiology day! @head-in-the-clouds.bsky.social is looking forward to #BiologyWeek and the final of the #Biolobee 2025 🐝

Have you tried any activities to help students learn vocabulary? And, if you are taking part, how are your Spelling Bee's going?

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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

Unique ‘sword dragon’,
Fossil found on Dorset coast
Spelt: “XIPHODRACON”

(X-I-P-H-O-D-R-A-C-O-N)

Xiphodracon

#BioloBee
#BiologicalHaiku
@rsb.org.uk

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One for you @rsb.org.uk seeing as you have funded the Spelling Bee! Many thanks!

Orange tree frog on a blue background. Text says Biology Week Get involved 11-19 October 2025

#BiologyWeek starts this Saturday 11 October - are you planning on getting involved?

From joining an event to using our resources, there are many ways that you can take part!

Find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/biology-week...

#BiosciencesForAll

THREE MORE SLEEPS!
@rsb.org.uk

Biology Week 2025: Words, Spelling, and a Little Fun So, only four more sleeps … Biology Week is fast approaching, and the finale for participants of the Royal Society of Biology-funded National Spelling Bee for 2025 is upon us! At a first glance at …

Only three more sleeps!
Spelling bee finals are here
That’s BIOLOBEE
#BiologicalHaiku

chatbiology.com/2025/10/07/b...

Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.

WOW! Another gem of an article here:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@chatbiology.bsky.social #ChatBiology

Human skin DNA fertilised to make embryo for first time US scientists testing the technique say it could help people overcome infertility and potentially allow same-sex couples to have a genetically related child.

WOW! Another gem of an article here:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@chatbiology.bsky.social #ChatBiology

It was great meeting so many like-minded educators at #ChatBiologyLive a great buzz about the place and I certainly felt reinvigorated and reminded why we do what we do. Cannot wait until next year’s offering! #ChatBiology

Chat Biology Returns! We are back for 2026 with a slightly new format - we will be sharing our posts on here, as well as on our social channels, for people to join in our usual chats. Sign up here to receive our posts in your inbox and follow our socials to join in the discussions. A Quick Recap - Chat Biology Live July 2025 (and 2026...

We are back for 2026! 🎉

Some updates from us about our new format and a look back at Chat Biology Live 2025 💚

If you joined us what were your favourite takeaways from the day? Share and comment below

#GWITT

Top tip for any trainee teachers out there on #edusky: don't pay full price for new ties! Pop into your local charity shop/thrift store and find some unique bargains instead. These were a quid each in our local hospice shop!

Tropical deforestation is associated with considerable heat-related mortality - Nature Climate Change The authors assess the impacts of tropical deforestation and its subsequent local warming on human heat-related mortality. They estimate that deforestation-related warming (+0.27 °C) is associated wit...

🌳 Deforestation and deadly heat

A new study links tropical deforestation to ~28,000 heat-related deaths each year.

Local warming from forest loss now accounts for over a third of climate heat mortality in affected regions.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪

#PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour
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#PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour
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#PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour
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📢 Endemic is a new book by James Harding-Morris

🎉It features a chapter on the Northern February Red Stonefly. The author was shown by Craig Macadam, one of Riverfly's founders & Conservation Director at Buglife, which has its ‘Hunt for the Northern February Red’ every year

👏 The book is out now!

Butterfly from Southern Europe spotted in UK for first time Experts have tracked the Southern Small White's expansion northwards through Europe over decades.

Southern European butterfly spotted in UK for first time. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

illustration sneak peek from my new book: DINOSAURS. What is your favorite prehistoric period to visit at the museum?

preorder book here: a.co/d/93CM294

#paleoart #sciart #dinoart

Of all places, *Primark* is hosting free beginner sewing workshops to encourage people to do more to repair/upcycle clothes instead of throwing them away.

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Friends of yours? @flygirlnhm.bsky.social

RIP Tom Lehrer

"We basically have 3 choices: mitigation, adaptation & suffering... The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required & the less suffering there will be" - Prof. John Holdren

Why are we letting our leaders choose suffering?!!