Roger Highfield
@rogerhighfield.bsky.social
Museum exec, MRC, visiting prof at the Dunn School, Oxford, and UCL Chemistry. Ex Editor of New Scientist, and Science Editor of the Telegraph. Co-author #VirtualYou and more books. Neutron bouncer
Technology in 2050 by the @bbc's @cressup.bsky.social, featuring me and others: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?
Technology in 2050 - experts give their predictions
We asked several experts to predict the technology we'll be using by 2050
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Technology in 2050 by the @bbc's @cressup.bsky.social, featuring me and others: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?
First breathing ‘lung-on-chip’ developed using genetically identical cells, via @crick.ac.uk www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
First breathing ‘lung-on-chip’ developed using genetically identical cells
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human ‘lung-on-chip’ model using stem cells taken from only one person.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:56 AM
First breathing ‘lung-on-chip’ developed using genetically identical cells, via @crick.ac.uk www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Reposted by Roger Highfield
Great to see the BBC publish the winning entry to the 2025 @absw.bsky.social young science writer awards, by Hasset Kifle of St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, here with @bbcvic.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
How 'super shoes' transformed running
How 'super shoes' transformed running
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December 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Great to see the BBC publish the winning entry to the 2025 @absw.bsky.social young science writer awards, by Hasset Kifle of St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, here with @bbcvic.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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December 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Great to see the BBC publish the winning entry to the 2025 @absw.bsky.social young science writer awards, by Hasset Kifle of St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, here with @bbcvic.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
How 'super shoes' transformed running
How 'super shoes' transformed running
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Great to see the BBC publish the winning entry to the 2025 @absw.bsky.social young science writer awards, by Hasset Kifle of St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, here with @bbcvic.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
Background here: www.absw.org.uk/pages/young-...
New species are now being discovered faster than ever before www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
New species are now being discovered faster than ever before, study suggests
According to a team of researchers from the University of Arizona, new species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever before, one that far exceeds extinction. These newly discovered species c...
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December 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
New species are now being discovered faster than ever before www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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December 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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December 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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December 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Happy Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My other half insists l watch Finding Father Christmas to see how much it depends on Can Reindeer Fly?! simonsingh.net/books/recomm...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Reposted by Roger Highfield
Last week, LMB researchers led by Jason Chin and @juliansalelab.bsky.social published their work detailing the first step towards building human genomes.
Read more about the significance of this work from @rogerhighfield.bsky.social here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/how-to-build...
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Read more about the significance of this work from @rogerhighfield.bsky.social here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/how-to-build...
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How to Build A Synthetic Human Chromosome - Science Museum Blog
Roger Highfield, Science Director, describes the first real stride toward writing human genomes from scratch.
blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Last week, LMB researchers led by Jason Chin and @juliansalelab.bsky.social published their work detailing the first step towards building human genomes.
Read more about the significance of this work from @rogerhighfield.bsky.social here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/how-to-build...
#LMBintheNews
Read more about the significance of this work from @rogerhighfield.bsky.social here: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/how-to-build...
#LMBintheNews
Sun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces - the bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto www.science.org/content/arti...
Sun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces
Bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto
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December 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces - the bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto www.science.org/content/arti...
2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new....
2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature
As we approach year end, 2025 is on track to be one of the UK’s warmest years on record, joining 2022 and 2023 in the top three warmest years.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new....
Science in 2026: the events to watch for in the coming year www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science in 2026: the events to watch for in the coming year
The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the developments set to shape research in 2026.
www.nature.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Science in 2026: the events to watch for in the coming year www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Not often one’s metaphors go under the microscope. Many thanks for the analysis, @bnerlich.bsky.social - gulp! I recall Tim Radford’s counsel: metaphors are indispensable — just don’t go loopy, and never mix them. If they tempt readers to read on, they’ve earned their keep.
I didn't want to write another post this year, but there was an article by @rogerhighfield.bsky.social that made my #metaphor whiskers twitch and think a about a new aspect of #scicomm makingsciencepublic.com/2025/12/21/m...
Metaphorical genres in science communication: From gothic discovery to domestic intervention
I was idly scrolling Bluesky for some news that was not depressing when I chanced upon an article by Roger Highfield dealing with a recent advance in gene editing. It reminded me of two previous po…
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December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not often one’s metaphors go under the microscope. Many thanks for the analysis, @bnerlich.bsky.social - gulp! I recall Tim Radford’s counsel: metaphors are indispensable — just don’t go loopy, and never mix them. If they tempt readers to read on, they’ve earned their keep.