Helen Style
@helenstyle.bsky.social
Intellectually curious and open minded - I hope! Finding comfort in the natural world away from destructive human behaviour. Londoner. Recent grandmother.
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"Nature still holds many surprises for us." ~ Urák István
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
This Cave Holds a Spider Web ‘Megacity’ the Size of Half a Tennis Court
This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider
www.scientificamerican.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Nature still holds many surprises for us." ~ Urák István
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
Extraordinary discovery in a cave on the river system that's the focus of my next book: the largest spider web ever recorded, home to two different spider species and 110,000 individuals.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/worl...
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Today is World Diabetes Day! The link between gut microbiota and diabetes is vital for early diagnosis and prevention. Machine learning can aid in diagnosing diabetes earlier by analyzing microbial profiles of the gut. Learn more in JMM: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #JMM
Using gut microbiome metagenomic hypervariable features for diabetes screening and typing through supervised machine learning
Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder and one of the fastest-growing global public health concerns. The gut microbiota is implicated in the pathophysiology of various diseases, including…
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today is World Diabetes Day! The link between gut microbiota and diabetes is vital for early diagnosis and prevention. Machine learning can aid in diagnosing diabetes earlier by analyzing microbial profiles of the gut. Learn more in JMM: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #JMM
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Saw this in France
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Saw this in France
A woman’s place is in the wrong
Drought isn’t divine punishment.
It’s climate reality. It's a mismanagement of water resources.
Prayer and oppressing women won’t make it rain.
#WomenLifeFreedom.
iranfocus.com/iran/55938-s...
It’s climate reality. It's a mismanagement of water resources.
Prayer and oppressing women won’t make it rain.
#WomenLifeFreedom.
iranfocus.com/iran/55938-s...
State Cleric Blames ‘Women Not Wearing Hijab’ For Drought in Iran - Iran Focus
As Iran’s water crisis worsens and the regime fails to manage its water resources, a member of the Assembly of Experts claimed that the regime’s desired form of mandatory hijab not being observed in t...
iranfocus.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A woman’s place is in the wrong
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“We’ve overheard American tourists in London claiming to be Canadian, a phenomenon I last encountered during the Vietnam War.” Bill Keller on the growing Trump diaspora.
Bill Keller’s diary: the Trump diaspora, infamous first families, and why London is the place for me
Having come to the UK three years ago I was ahead of the trend: there has been a surge in US citizens moving here
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“We’ve overheard American tourists in London claiming to be Canadian, a phenomenon I last encountered during the Vietnam War.” Bill Keller on the growing Trump diaspora.
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“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
No doubt going to the same purchasers as the 100,000 artefacts from Sudan National Museum. I’d love to know more about the international black markets in this stuff.
Ancient statues stolen from Syria's National Museum. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ancient statues stolen from Syria's National Museum
The theft of Roman-era artefacts was discovered after staff noticed a door had been broken from the inside.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
No doubt going to the same purchasers as the 100,000 artefacts from Sudan National Museum. I’d love to know more about the international black markets in this stuff.
The scoop we were all waiting for
The disgraced former prince’s family name has been tweaked after officials reviewed historical records defining how untitled royal descendants are styled
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will have a hyphen, Palace confirms
www.thetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The scoop we were all waiting for
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The big announcement: Doctor Who’s @sophiealdred.bsky.social to star in an @aptshadow.bsky.social @mikecollins99.bsky.social graphic novel published by me! #DoctorWho winteriscoming.net/first-look-d...
First look at Doctor Who star Sophie Aldred in Adrian Tchaikovsky's graphic novel Salvation's Child (Exclusive)
Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Final Architecture sci-fi series is taking a leap to the past with the upcoming prequel graphic novel Salvation's Child, and for fans o
winteriscoming.net
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The big announcement: Doctor Who’s @sophiealdred.bsky.social to star in an @aptshadow.bsky.social @mikecollins99.bsky.social graphic novel published by me! #DoctorWho winteriscoming.net/first-look-d...
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On this Epstein stuff, just a reminder that multiple contestants in the Miss Teen USA pageant - to repeat, TEENAGERS - said that when Trump owned it, he would walk into the dressing room so he could watch them changing clothes
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
Teen Beauty Queens Say Trump Walked In On Them Changing
“Don’t worry, ladies, I’ve seen it all before.”
www.buzzfeednews.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
On this Epstein stuff, just a reminder that multiple contestants in the Miss Teen USA pageant - to repeat, TEENAGERS - said that when Trump owned it, he would walk into the dressing room so he could watch them changing clothes
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kend...
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When Trump was in his 50s, he said his daughter got him to promise not to date anyone younger than her. She was 17.
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In 1999, when Trump was in his 50s, he said daughter Ivanka made him “swear to her that I would never date a girl younger than her." Ivanka was 17 then. The age of consent in NY is 17. So, in effect, Ivanka was asking Trump not to commit statutory rape.
In 1999, when Trump was in his 50s, he said daughter Ivanka made him “swear to her that I would never date a girl younger than her." Ivanka was 17 then. The age of consent in NY is 17. So, in effect, Ivanka was asking Trump not to commit statutory rape.
Listen to Donald Trump recount how his 17-year-old daughter made him 'swear' not to date someone younger than her
The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
theweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
When Trump was in his 50s, he said his daughter got him to promise not to date anyone younger than her. She was 17.
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Rachel Reeves has called out Brexit for what it is - an act of economic sabotage, and our report shows that Brits agree with the Chancellor on Brexit.
Before the Budget, write to your local news editor to show Brits know Brexit has been a failure.
https://bit.ly/43W6k2i
Before the Budget, write to your local news editor to show Brits know Brexit has been a failure.
https://bit.ly/43W6k2i
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Rachel Reeves has called out Brexit for what it is - an act of economic sabotage, and our report shows that Brits agree with the Chancellor on Brexit.
Before the Budget, write to your local news editor to show Brits know Brexit has been a failure.
https://bit.ly/43W6k2i
Before the Budget, write to your local news editor to show Brits know Brexit has been a failure.
https://bit.ly/43W6k2i
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It’s not a cult
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It’s not a cult
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. The coffin of the Unknown Warrior lies in Westminster Abbey (1920).
📷 google images
📷 google images
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The coffin of the Unknown Warrior lies in Westminster Abbey (1920).
📷 google images
📷 google images
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Here's the Govt announcement on proposed changes to rules around suspending councillors, codes of conduct etc.
Sounds wonky but actually v important when it comes to rooting out wrongdoers, crooks and donation-hiders (when ministers get round to legislating on it)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Sounds wonky but actually v important when it comes to rooting out wrongdoers, crooks and donation-hiders (when ministers get round to legislating on it)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Tough new powers to clean up local politics
Sweeping reforms will strengthen standards and rebuild confidence in local government.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Here's the Govt announcement on proposed changes to rules around suspending councillors, codes of conduct etc.
Sounds wonky but actually v important when it comes to rooting out wrongdoers, crooks and donation-hiders (when ministers get round to legislating on it)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Sounds wonky but actually v important when it comes to rooting out wrongdoers, crooks and donation-hiders (when ministers get round to legislating on it)
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Even the corruption is just crass.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Even the corruption is just crass.
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Fun fact: Today is the 1 year anniversary of Farage's foreign national girlfriend Ferrari buying his house. With unexplained wealth. That should be investigated...
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Fun fact: Today is the 1 year anniversary of Farage's foreign national girlfriend Ferrari buying his house. With unexplained wealth. That should be investigated...
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A centenary celebration today of the late 🏴Welsh-born stage, film, radio and television actor and narrator #RichardBurton CBE born #OnThisDay 100 years ago in Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A centenary celebration today of the late 🏴Welsh-born stage, film, radio and television actor and narrator #RichardBurton CBE born #OnThisDay 100 years ago in Pontrhydyfen, Neath Port Talbot
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He also lobbies for U.S. Big Tech companies that have donated millions to Trump
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
He also lobbies for U.S. Big Tech companies that have donated millions to Trump