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Anieke Brombacher
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Deep sea Research Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre
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claudistics.bsky.social
okay, the figure on the right for this paper reminds me of @palaeoiris.bsky.social art in the best of ways! #paleoart #palaeoart #QueerInPaleo #QueerInSTEM 🌈🧪
Sticker from the Etsy store of the queer art collective, Palaeoiris, featuring a foraminifera test (or shell) in the colors of the progress pride flag. The sticker appears on a very light gray background. Enamel pins from the Etsy store of the queer art collective, Palaeoiris, featuring a foraminifera test (or shell) in the colors of the progress pride flag. The pin on the left is made of gold-colored metal, while the pin on the right is made of silver-colored metal. Both pins rest against a rock that is shiny and gold, on a bright orange surface. Button pins from the Etsy store of the queer art collective, Palaeoiris, featuring a foraminifera test (or shell) in the colors of the progress pride flag. The background of each pin is solid blue. Buttons are equally spaced apart from one another on a white background, depicting full or partial images of twelve pins.
October 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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pnas.org
One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Detecting environmentally dependent developmental plasticity in fossilized individuals.” Explore the article here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

For more trending articles, visit ow.ly/Me2U50SkLRZ.
CT scan of Menardella limbata specimen (Left) and a 3D reconstruction of a cross-section of the same specimen with individual chambers highlighted in different colors (Right). The scale bar represents 100 µm. Visualized in Dragonfly version 2021.3 (Object Research Systems, Canada).
October 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
aniekebrombacher.bsky.social
Shameless plug: my ammonite and whale tail lino prints are now available on Etsy
palaeofun.etsy.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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tomezard.bsky.social
Nice write-up at phys.org/news/2025-06...
Analysis provides day-by-day insight into prehistoric plankton's capacity for change
Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of analyzing fossils, allowing them to see how creatures from millions of years ago were shaped by their environment on a day-to-da...
phys.org
July 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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tomezard.bsky.social
New paper led by @aniekebrombacher.bsky.social using x-ray CT and laser ablation to detect plastic environmental responses in fossil individuals www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421549122 featuring @jamesmulqueeney.bsky.social @clivetrue.bsky.social @thefosterlab.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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katsamenis.bsky.social
Very proud of this project! Scanning thousands of forams was no small feat, but five years on, the team is delivered something truly groundbreaking.

@tomezard.bsky.social @thefosterlab.bsky.social

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Our high-resolution scanners and targeted chemical analysis have come together to reveal something extraordinary: the ability to peer into the day-by-day growth of plankton shells from millions of… | ...
Our high-resolution scanners and targeted chemical analysis have come together to reveal something extraordinary: the ability to peer into the day-by-day growth of plankton shells from millions of yea...
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July 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
aniekebrombacher.bsky.social
The final paper of my UoS postdoc is out now in PNAS! How to detect developmental plasticity in the fossil record:

Featuring
@tomezard.bsky.social
@jamesmulqueeney.bsky.social
@katsamenis.bsky.social
@clivetrue.bsky.social
@thefosterlab.bsky.social
among others

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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unisouthampton.bsky.social
Our researchers have conducted a groundbreaking analysis of prehistoric plankton 🔬

They have revealed how these microscopic organisms adapted to their environment not just across generations, but on a day-to-day basis.

Find out more 👉 tr.ee/1ESp0h

@sotonoceanearth.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk
Washed foraminifera being picked for computer tomography and geochemical analysis. CT models of internal or external growth structures, as well as shell thickness, of individual foraminifera.
July 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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alisoncribb.bsky.social
The mathematics gender gap has incredibly damaging consequences down the line for women’s rights re financial literacy and independence. For example, you’re more likely to give control of your finances to someone else if you genuinely believe you can’t and never will understand compound interest.
nature.com Nature @nature.com · Jun 11
When do girls fall behind in maths? Gigantic study pinpoints the moment

https://go.nature.com/4l1nC4g
Watch the mathematics gender gap emerge. The school environment triggers a gender gap in mathematics. Line charts showing test results from all children in France who started school in 2018 reveal the trend. At the start of first year of school boys and girls similar on average with slightly more boys in highest and lowest percentiles. At the start of second year of school the gender gap becomes more exaggerated.
June 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Save Russel's Equestrian Center! It's a wonderful place that rehabilitates abandoned horses and teaches people ethical riding skills. I spend many happy hours there.

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Oppose Eastleigh Borough Council Threat to 50 year old business and Pony Rescue trust.
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January 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
aniekebrombacher.bsky.social
My Etsy shop is open again! Foram earrings, keychains, pins, stamps, you name it!

palaeofun.etsy.com
July 16, 2024 at 7:48 AM
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Grant rejection consolation
March 5, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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Ice Core xkcd.com/2902
March 5, 2024 at 1:15 AM
aniekebrombacher.bsky.social
Abstract submissions for NAPC 2024 are now OPEN!

Studying big evolutionary questions with tiny fossils? Consider submitted an abstract to the session organised by Huai-Hsuan May Huang and me!

Submission deadline is 20 January.

sites.lsa.umich.edu/napc2024/pre...
Prepare and submit your presentation abstract – NAPC 2024
sites.lsa.umich.edu
December 21, 2023 at 11:18 AM