Science journalist. Ex-biochemist. Editor at BBC Future (https://nitter.gq/t.co/tXHE6iSVXh). Coffee drinker. Climber. https://nitter.gq/t.co/ZQ5KTTdhoa
London, UK
Joined March 2009
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An iceberg plate works as a tuning fork," says Alexander Gavrilov, a professor at the Centre for Marine Science and Technology at Curtin University in Australia. "The song frequencies depend on iceberg's dimensions." @chalkmark
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The far-reaching impacts of #wildfiresmoke – and how to protect yourself. Last year smoke from massive fires in Canada blew all the way to New York, resulting in #AirQuality alerts being issued. A great article on the subject..... bbc.com/future/article/20240…
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🇦🇶 The experience of living in Antarctica, almost totally cut off from the rest of the world, can change how you speak
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by @chalkmark
via @BBC_Future
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Is asbestos in drinking water safe? A year ago, @journalismfund awarded our cross-border team a grant to investigate whether asbestos fibres from old pipes leaching into drinking water was safe: I wrote the UK investigation for @BBC_Future 1/ bbc.com/future/article/20240…
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"Our analysis allows us for the first time to actually put a number on what Exxon knew - that the burning of their fossil fuel products was going to heat the planet by about 0.2C of warming every decade" - what a scientist behind new findings told me
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We tend to associate dinosaurs with ground-shaking roars, but latest research shows that this is probably mistaken.
📝: Read @chalkmark’s interesting article @bbcfuture
⏳: Estimated Time of #MeaningfulProcrastination: 9 min
💌: #ProcrastinatorTimes
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Microscopic fragments of plastic are absorbed from the soil by plant roots. What does this mean for the food we eat? bbc.com/future/article/20230…
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Could dinosaur calls have been more like birds than fearsome movie monsters? bbc.com/future/article/20221…
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Most space agencies aim for the Moon – the UAE’s aimed for Mars. bbc.com/future/article/20221…
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Artemis I is paving the way for humanity’s return to the Moon. bbc.com/future/article/20220…
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I’m on @BBCBreakfast in the next hour talking about Black Holes - with the ‘other’ Brian Cox. One day I will tell the full story about me trying to check into the hotel last night. Confusion doesn’t begin to describe it.
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Someone only went and put the Jaws theme over @NASA's asteroid collision mission. Now nobody is safe... – at Lewisham, London
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It was a pleasure writing this article for @BBC_Future !
Why a workout is good for your gut bacteria bbc.com/future/article/20220… via @BBC_Future
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Sorry Italian friends - but @chalkmark and @kosmofoto simply had to ask the question: bbc.com/future/article/20220… via @BBC_Future
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As extreme heat is affecting lives in the UK, Europe, the US and other parts of the world, we’ve put together our list of top tips to stay cool in the heat ☀️ 👇 bbc.com/future/article/20220…
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Why do your fingers (and toes) go wrinkly in the bath? Great article by @chalkmark at @BBC_Future about what we know and some of what we don't.
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What does it mean to be a family? This feature took me on a journey through the hidden history of groundbreaking families, and the kids raised in them. I'm especially grateful for the families' amazing archive photos, from the Love Makes a Family project: bbc.com/future/article/20220…
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A long, thoughtful, well researched article on children raised by LGBT parents. To summarize: regardless of conception method LGBT parents are as good and often better as parents. The only negative are the bigoted asses who make the children’s & parents lives more difficult.
Some people have called adoption, surrogacy, IVF, LGBTQ+ and single parenthood damaging to children.
However, the effect of social prejudice is the only consistent harm to children found from decades of research on these families. bbc.com/future/article/20220…
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Much like some popstars, esports stars are spotted by scouts and turned into champions. bbc.com/future/article/20220…
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Climate change, biodiversity loss, worsening pests and diseases all impact our food supplies.
That, coupled with a growing global population, means there needs to be a leap in agricultural productivity to keep people fed and healthy.
✍️ @Botanygeek bbc.com/future/bespoke/follo…
