Abracadazma
@abracadazma.bsky.social
30-something geek near Bristol, UK. Major loves include my wonderful husband, Doctor Who, James Bond, video games (especially Nintendo), Disney films and parks, and lots of classic TV.
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One I forgot to post from last week - new research has revealed what happened to Australia's apex predator after 1788
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Lifestyle of Australian dingo transformed after arrival of Europeans | Natural History Museum
The lifestyle of the dingo was dramatically altered after European colonists reached Australia in 1788.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
One I forgot to post from last week - new research has revealed what happened to Australia's apex predator after 1788
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Various articles on the go at the moment, but here's a couple that have come out recently!
First up, it was a pleasure to sit down with Hamza Yassin for a chat ahead of his recent TV series:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ham...
First up, it was a pleasure to sit down with Hamza Yassin for a chat ahead of his recent TV series:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ham...
Hamza Yassin discusses filming wildlife and inspiring the next generation | Natural History Museum
The wildlife cameraman and presenter discusses how understanding nature is crucial to his work.
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Various articles on the go at the moment, but here's a couple that have come out recently!
First up, it was a pleasure to sit down with Hamza Yassin for a chat ahead of his recent TV series:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ham...
First up, it was a pleasure to sit down with Hamza Yassin for a chat ahead of his recent TV series:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ham...
The next random selection from my game vault: Professor Layton sets out on his 5th adventure! Too bad I never played game 3 or 4...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS)
Our first handheld game to emerge from the vault is the fifth outing in the Professor Layton series, a much-loved franchise that currently spans six main entries divided into two trilogies, an upco…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The next random selection from my game vault: Professor Layton sets out on his 5th adventure! Too bad I never played game 3 or 4...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/p...
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Hey isn't it weird that so many children have mental health conditions, and neurodivergent conditions where a formal diagnosis generally requires distress, and are too frightened to go to school? It must be overdiagnosis, just ignore this, nothing to see here...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
One in 12 secondary pupils put in isolation rooms at least once a week, study finds
Children with special educational needs more than twice as likely to be put in isolation, say Manchester researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Hey isn't it weird that so many children have mental health conditions, and neurodivergent conditions where a formal diagnosis generally requires distress, and are too frightened to go to school? It must be overdiagnosis, just ignore this, nothing to see here...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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This was fun to find out about - stinkbugs stop wasps getting to their eggs by carrying fungus around!
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Stinkbugs have evolved fungus-filled leg organs to protect their eggs | Natural History Museum
The unique organ was initially thought to be used for hearing, but actually carries a fungal ally around.
www.nhm.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This was fun to find out about - stinkbugs stop wasps getting to their eggs by carrying fungus around!
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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The Phoenician Scheme is a Christmas Carol.
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Phoenician Scheme is a Christmas Carol.
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A new project from @abracadazma.bsky.social aiming to review a massive archive of video games. I cannot confirm or deny being so bad at Monkey Golf that I basically broke the game in the process... gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/s...
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (Switch)
The game we’re looking at today, Banana Mania, was released in 2021 and is a return to the roots of the series, collecting together all the levels from Super Monkey Balls 1, 2 and Deluxe, and…
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October 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A new project from @abracadazma.bsky.social aiming to review a massive archive of video games. I cannot confirm or deny being so bad at Monkey Golf that I basically broke the game in the process... gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/s...
The second game from my new blog - this time the randomiser has chosen Super Monkey Ball on the Switch!
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/s...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/s...
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania (Switch)
The game we’re looking at today, Banana Mania, was released in 2021 and is a return to the roots of the series, collecting together all the levels from Super Monkey Balls 1, 2 and Deluxe, and…
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The second game from my new blog - this time the randomiser has chosen Super Monkey Ball on the Switch!
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/s...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/s...
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WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you
First post of my new blog! Delve into a collection of over 1000 games, as a random number generator picks which game to cover next!
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/g...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/g...
Ghost Squad (Wii)
As a complete package, Ghost Squad does have enough content here to justify a full home release, and its one of the most satisfying light-gun style games on the Wii simply because it is pure ludicr…
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October 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
First post of my new blog! Delve into a collection of over 1000 games, as a random number generator picks which game to cover next!
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/g...
gamesfromthevault.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/g...
11/09/25
96.6kg
Weight holding steady for now but eating reasonably well. Day off of running but should be back out there on Friday!
96.6kg
Weight holding steady for now but eating reasonably well. Day off of running but should be back out there on Friday!
September 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
11/09/25
96.6kg
Weight holding steady for now but eating reasonably well. Day off of running but should be back out there on Friday!
96.6kg
Weight holding steady for now but eating reasonably well. Day off of running but should be back out there on Friday!
10/09/25
96.6kg
Went back out for a run this morning, starting week 3 of coach to 3k after a gap, which felt good. Otherwise just a nice day in general!
96.6kg
Went back out for a run this morning, starting week 3 of coach to 3k after a gap, which felt good. Otherwise just a nice day in general!
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
10/09/25
96.6kg
Went back out for a run this morning, starting week 3 of coach to 3k after a gap, which felt good. Otherwise just a nice day in general!
96.6kg
Went back out for a run this morning, starting week 3 of coach to 3k after a gap, which felt good. Otherwise just a nice day in general!
09/09/25
96.5kg
A nice little decrease today, which we can hopefully continue with a healthy lunch and less snacking. And some unexpected Snorlax clothing obtained in town!
96.5kg
A nice little decrease today, which we can hopefully continue with a healthy lunch and less snacking. And some unexpected Snorlax clothing obtained in town!
September 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
09/09/25
96.5kg
A nice little decrease today, which we can hopefully continue with a healthy lunch and less snacking. And some unexpected Snorlax clothing obtained in town!
96.5kg
A nice little decrease today, which we can hopefully continue with a healthy lunch and less snacking. And some unexpected Snorlax clothing obtained in town!
08/09/25
97.0kg
After a fun wedding and fighting off the last vestiges of that cold, it's time to start monitoring again properly.
97.0kg
After a fun wedding and fighting off the last vestiges of that cold, it's time to start monitoring again properly.
September 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
08/09/25
97.0kg
After a fun wedding and fighting off the last vestiges of that cold, it's time to start monitoring again properly.
97.0kg
After a fun wedding and fighting off the last vestiges of that cold, it's time to start monitoring again properly.
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Last but not least from the NHM field trip to Morocco - we visited a lake which had dried up after its water dwindled away.
It's a sight that could become more common around the world as a result of climate change, but there are ways to turn things around 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mor...
It's a sight that could become more common around the world as a result of climate change, but there are ways to turn things around 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mor...
The Moroccan lake on the front line of the climate crisis | Natural History Museum
Lake Aoua dried up after the source of its water dwindled, but there are plans to restore the lake to its former glory.
www.nhm.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Last but not least from the NHM field trip to Morocco - we visited a lake which had dried up after its water dwindled away.
It's a sight that could become more common around the world as a result of climate change, but there are ways to turn things around 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mor...
It's a sight that could become more common around the world as a result of climate change, but there are ways to turn things around 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/mor...
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Is the commercial fossil trade a help or hindrance for palaeontologists?
It's a tricky issue, and every scientist has a different answer. I spoke to some of them about their views, which you can delve into here 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/din...
It's a tricky issue, and every scientist has a different answer. I spoke to some of them about their views, which you can delve into here 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/din...
Dinosaur auctions: Is it right to have fossils for sale? | Natural History Museum
Discover why the commercial fossil trade isn’t simply black and white.
www.nhm.ac.uk
September 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Is the commercial fossil trade a help or hindrance for palaeontologists?
It's a tricky issue, and every scientist has a different answer. I spoke to some of them about their views, which you can delve into here 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/din...
It's a tricky issue, and every scientist has a different answer. I spoke to some of them about their views, which you can delve into here 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/din...
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It's finally here!
Meet Spicomellus - one of the world's strangest dinosaurs! After being named in 2021, many questions remained about what this ankylosaur looked like.
So, in 2023, I was part of an NHM content contingent who followed @tweetisaurus.bsky.social up into the Atlas Mountains...
Meet Spicomellus - one of the world's strangest dinosaurs! After being named in 2021, many questions remained about what this ankylosaur looked like.
So, in 2023, I was part of an NHM content contingent who followed @tweetisaurus.bsky.social up into the Atlas Mountains...
August 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It's finally here!
Meet Spicomellus - one of the world's strangest dinosaurs! After being named in 2021, many questions remained about what this ankylosaur looked like.
So, in 2023, I was part of an NHM content contingent who followed @tweetisaurus.bsky.social up into the Atlas Mountains...
Meet Spicomellus - one of the world's strangest dinosaurs! After being named in 2021, many questions remained about what this ankylosaur looked like.
So, in 2023, I was part of an NHM content contingent who followed @tweetisaurus.bsky.social up into the Atlas Mountains...
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What's inside Bennu? Not exactly what we expected!
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains a unique array of materials from the early solar system | Natural History Museum
Some of the most basic building blocks of the solar system are missing from one of its most dangerous asteroids.
www.nhm.ac.uk
August 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
What's inside Bennu? Not exactly what we expected!
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
25/08/25
96.9kg
A little gain due to tasty (belated) birthday dinner, but that's acceptable! And having a hoot this evening watching the new Snow White and getting quite drunk with my husband!
96.9kg
A little gain due to tasty (belated) birthday dinner, but that's acceptable! And having a hoot this evening watching the new Snow White and getting quite drunk with my husband!
August 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
25/08/25
96.9kg
A little gain due to tasty (belated) birthday dinner, but that's acceptable! And having a hoot this evening watching the new Snow White and getting quite drunk with my husband!
96.9kg
A little gain due to tasty (belated) birthday dinner, but that's acceptable! And having a hoot this evening watching the new Snow White and getting quite drunk with my husband!
24/08/25
96.5kg
A lovely day with family and a final late birthday celebration. Cold continues to linger, exercise will commence in earnest the moment it finally departs...
96.5kg
A lovely day with family and a final late birthday celebration. Cold continues to linger, exercise will commence in earnest the moment it finally departs...
August 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
24/08/25
96.5kg
A lovely day with family and a final late birthday celebration. Cold continues to linger, exercise will commence in earnest the moment it finally departs...
96.5kg
A lovely day with family and a final late birthday celebration. Cold continues to linger, exercise will commence in earnest the moment it finally departs...
23/08/25
96.5kg
Continued sniffles but cheery mood and sensible food choices. Long day at work took a bit out of me!
96.5kg
Continued sniffles but cheery mood and sensible food choices. Long day at work took a bit out of me!
August 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
23/08/25
96.5kg
Continued sniffles but cheery mood and sensible food choices. Long day at work took a bit out of me!
96.5kg
Continued sniffles but cheery mood and sensible food choices. Long day at work took a bit out of me!
Downloaded the Switch Game Trial for Monster Hunter Stories 2 - whoops, it's actually very good! Bugger. Onto the list of potential future acquisitions!
August 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Downloaded the Switch Game Trial for Monster Hunter Stories 2 - whoops, it's actually very good! Bugger. Onto the list of potential future acquisitions!
22/08/25
96.5kg
A strange day with an unexpected trip to the doctor. But all should be fine and hopefully fully over this cold soon.
96.5kg
A strange day with an unexpected trip to the doctor. But all should be fine and hopefully fully over this cold soon.
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
22/08/25
96.5kg
A strange day with an unexpected trip to the doctor. But all should be fine and hopefully fully over this cold soon.
96.5kg
A strange day with an unexpected trip to the doctor. But all should be fine and hopefully fully over this cold soon.
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New dinosaur day! Everyone welcome Istiorachis macarthurae!
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
New sail-backed dinosaur species unearthed on the Isle of Wight | Natural History Museum
The name of Istiorachis macarthurae honours the sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
New dinosaur day! Everyone welcome Istiorachis macarthurae!
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
21/08/25
97.0kg
Quite ready for this cold to be over now, but still relatively cheerful. Curse my frail human body!
97.0kg
Quite ready for this cold to be over now, but still relatively cheerful. Curse my frail human body!
August 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
21/08/25
97.0kg
Quite ready for this cold to be over now, but still relatively cheerful. Curse my frail human body!
97.0kg
Quite ready for this cold to be over now, but still relatively cheerful. Curse my frail human body!