Addie’s Adventures
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2nd Year Palaeontology student at the University of Portsmouth. Interested in palaeo-biomechanics and using robotics to further our knowledge of it. Working to become a science educator! 💙🦕🦖
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Hey y’all!
Been very hectic lately in my life, haven’t been able to read as much as I hoped so no book of the month.
Been very hectic lately in my life, haven’t been able to read as much as I hoped so no book of the month.
May 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey y’all!
Been very hectic lately in my life, haven’t been able to read as much as I hoped so no book of the month.
Been very hectic lately in my life, haven’t been able to read as much as I hoped so no book of the month.
(Belated) Book of the Month: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (spoiler free!)
I adore the Hunger Games serious for a myriad of reasons, but this is a prime example of why. I believe it is a highly important work of fiction in today’s world. Especially America. /1
I adore the Hunger Games serious for a myriad of reasons, but this is a prime example of why. I believe it is a highly important work of fiction in today’s world. Especially America. /1
April 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
(Belated) Book of the Month: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (spoiler free!)
I adore the Hunger Games serious for a myriad of reasons, but this is a prime example of why. I believe it is a highly important work of fiction in today’s world. Especially America. /1
I adore the Hunger Games serious for a myriad of reasons, but this is a prime example of why. I believe it is a highly important work of fiction in today’s world. Especially America. /1
SAPS! Had an absolutely wonderful weekend at Edinburgh for the FIRST EVER SAPS CONFERENCE!!! Such an honour to be a part of what will no doubt be an essential event for undergraduate students interested in palaeontology.
March 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
SAPS! Had an absolutely wonderful weekend at Edinburgh for the FIRST EVER SAPS CONFERENCE!!! Such an honour to be a part of what will no doubt be an essential event for undergraduate students interested in palaeontology.
February’s Book of the Month: The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle
This is a revolutionary book that ended up giving us the franchise Jurassic Park. Conan-Doyle’s writing is impeccable and his story telling is iconic. I was captivated by every moment and immediately invested in the characters/1
This is a revolutionary book that ended up giving us the franchise Jurassic Park. Conan-Doyle’s writing is impeccable and his story telling is iconic. I was captivated by every moment and immediately invested in the characters/1
March 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
February’s Book of the Month: The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle
This is a revolutionary book that ended up giving us the franchise Jurassic Park. Conan-Doyle’s writing is impeccable and his story telling is iconic. I was captivated by every moment and immediately invested in the characters/1
This is a revolutionary book that ended up giving us the franchise Jurassic Park. Conan-Doyle’s writing is impeccable and his story telling is iconic. I was captivated by every moment and immediately invested in the characters/1
Book of the Month: The Dinosaurs Rediscovered by Michael J Benton
This book is an excellent introduction to those who are looking to learn about how we make new discoveries in the field of dinosaur based palaeontology. It’s good for people new to the field and is written to be understood by /1
This book is an excellent introduction to those who are looking to learn about how we make new discoveries in the field of dinosaur based palaeontology. It’s good for people new to the field and is written to be understood by /1
January 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Book of the Month: The Dinosaurs Rediscovered by Michael J Benton
This book is an excellent introduction to those who are looking to learn about how we make new discoveries in the field of dinosaur based palaeontology. It’s good for people new to the field and is written to be understood by /1
This book is an excellent introduction to those who are looking to learn about how we make new discoveries in the field of dinosaur based palaeontology. It’s good for people new to the field and is written to be understood by /1
If you’re American please get in contact with your state representatives and whoever in government you can! This is beyond ridiculous
Donald Trump has frozen all federal funding for scientific research.
He says the research funded by NSF & NIH 'undermine the national interest'.
If you disagree, I implore you: contact your Senators and Congressional reps. You can find their emails online. Make your voice heard. It matters.
He says the research funded by NSF & NIH 'undermine the national interest'.
If you disagree, I implore you: contact your Senators and Congressional reps. You can find their emails online. Make your voice heard. It matters.
January 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
If you’re American please get in contact with your state representatives and whoever in government you can! This is beyond ridiculous
Decided to play Metazooa and guessed it in 7 guesses. It’s a really fun game to play to pass some time and test yourself on your knowledge of relationships between taxa!
January 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Decided to play Metazooa and guessed it in 7 guesses. It’s a really fun game to play to pass some time and test yourself on your knowledge of relationships between taxa!
Just realised, Trump’s new definition of female and male (which is NOT the scientific distinction between them) makes him technically the first female president…
This government isn’t something to take lightly but it is laughable
This government isn’t something to take lightly but it is laughable
January 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just realised, Trump’s new definition of female and male (which is NOT the scientific distinction between them) makes him technically the first female president…
This government isn’t something to take lightly but it is laughable
This government isn’t something to take lightly but it is laughable
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I just spotted that there will be 4 FREE Pride in Nature guided tours at the University of Cambridge's Museum of Zoology during LGBTQ+ History Month: Sat 1, Sat 8, Sat 15, & Sun 23 Feb . . .
🐧🌈🦒 #queer #PrideInSTEM #LGBTHM #LGBTQHM @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-in-n...
🐧🌈🦒 #queer #PrideInSTEM #LGBTHM #LGBTQHM @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-in-n...
Pride in Nature: LGBTQ+ Bridging Binaries Tour
Our volunteer guides share their personal selection of fascinating stories about gender and sex in the animal world at the Museum of Zoology
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January 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I just spotted that there will be 4 FREE Pride in Nature guided tours at the University of Cambridge's Museum of Zoology during LGBTQ+ History Month: Sat 1, Sat 8, Sat 15, & Sun 23 Feb . . .
🐧🌈🦒 #queer #PrideInSTEM #LGBTHM #LGBTQHM @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-in-n...
🐧🌈🦒 #queer #PrideInSTEM #LGBTHM #LGBTQHM @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pride-in-n...
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This is *so* cool on how early, long-tailed pterosaurs stabilised their tails in flight. I love that this evidence has been sitting in the fossils all along, there just hadn't been the technology to see if until now.
January 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is *so* cool on how early, long-tailed pterosaurs stabilised their tails in flight. I love that this evidence has been sitting in the fossils all along, there just hadn't been the technology to see if until now.
THIS!!! Please read, even if you think a book is old and you’re “late”. This is how classics survive, this is how new writers learn, and they are the foundation of most modern media. The book isn’t too old, it’s surviving. You aren’t late, you’re growing.
A book is brand new every time someone reads it for the first time. There's no such thing as coming late to any story.
January 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
THIS!!! Please read, even if you think a book is old and you’re “late”. This is how classics survive, this is how new writers learn, and they are the foundation of most modern media. The book isn’t too old, it’s surviving. You aren’t late, you’re growing.
Book of the Month: An Immense World by Ed Yong
It covers the astonishing array of senses that exist and their intricacies. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their view of the world. Every biologist, zoologist and philosopher should read this book. 1
It covers the astonishing array of senses that exist and their intricacies. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their view of the world. Every biologist, zoologist and philosopher should read this book. 1
December 31, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Book of the Month: An Immense World by Ed Yong
It covers the astonishing array of senses that exist and their intricacies. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their view of the world. Every biologist, zoologist and philosopher should read this book. 1
It covers the astonishing array of senses that exist and their intricacies. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to expand their view of the world. Every biologist, zoologist and philosopher should read this book. 1
I read a lot. I want others to explore reading too. I’m starting a “Book of the Month” that I’ll post at the end of each month. It will be a book I have read that month, and have a bit of information so you can decide if it’s of interest. Let me know if you decide to read any of them!
December 31, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I read a lot. I want others to explore reading too. I’m starting a “Book of the Month” that I’ll post at the end of each month. It will be a book I have read that month, and have a bit of information so you can decide if it’s of interest. Let me know if you decide to read any of them!
Happy Holidays y’all!
Enjoy some REALLY small fossils that I got to look at and photograph. Some photos were from me and some were from @ethanoclinford.bsky.social
Enjoy some REALLY small fossils that I got to look at and photograph. Some photos were from me and some were from @ethanoclinford.bsky.social
December 19, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Happy Holidays y’all!
Enjoy some REALLY small fossils that I got to look at and photograph. Some photos were from me and some were from @ethanoclinford.bsky.social
Enjoy some REALLY small fossils that I got to look at and photograph. Some photos were from me and some were from @ethanoclinford.bsky.social
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40,000-year-old plankton under a scanning electron microscope 🔬
Micro sample: Eocene, Oamuru, New Zealand (diatoms, radiolarians, sponge spicules).
Micro sample: Eocene, Oamuru, New Zealand (diatoms, radiolarians, sponge spicules).
December 19, 2024 at 2:15 PM
40,000-year-old plankton under a scanning electron microscope 🔬
Micro sample: Eocene, Oamuru, New Zealand (diatoms, radiolarians, sponge spicules).
Micro sample: Eocene, Oamuru, New Zealand (diatoms, radiolarians, sponge spicules).
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Mauro L. Triques and Martin L. Christoffersen (2024)
Arguments for interpreting the vertebrate functional neck as an exaptation for terrestriality
Lethaia 57(4):
doi: doi.org/10.18261/let...
www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261...
Arguments for interpreting the vertebrate functional neck as an exaptation for terrestriality
Lethaia 57(4):
doi: doi.org/10.18261/let...
www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261...
Arguments for interpreting the vertebrate functional neck as an exaptation for terrestriality | Lethaia
Idunn is Scandinavian University Press’ (Universitetsforlaget) digital publishing platform for academic journals and books.
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December 17, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Mauro L. Triques and Martin L. Christoffersen (2024)
Arguments for interpreting the vertebrate functional neck as an exaptation for terrestriality
Lethaia 57(4):
doi: doi.org/10.18261/let...
www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261...
Arguments for interpreting the vertebrate functional neck as an exaptation for terrestriality
Lethaia 57(4):
doi: doi.org/10.18261/let...
www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261...
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Heude, E., Dutel, H., Sanchez-Garrido, F. et al. Co-option of neck muscles supported the vertebrate water-to-land transition. Nat Commun 15, 10564 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Co-option of neck muscles supported the vertebrate water-to-land transition - Nature Communications
The evolutionary water-to-land transition involved the separation of the skull from the pectoral girdle, though these musculoskeletal changes have not been deeply characterised. Here they show that th...
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December 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Heude, E., Dutel, H., Sanchez-Garrido, F. et al. Co-option of neck muscles supported the vertebrate water-to-land transition. Nat Commun 15, 10564 (2024). doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Here’s a cheetah and dog duo who deserve the world!
December 4, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Here’s a cheetah and dog duo who deserve the world!
Happy International Cheetah Day 🐆
These are my joint favourite animal! Here’s a string of photos and a link to help with their conservation (they are rapidly going extinct 😭):
cheetah.org
These are my joint favourite animal! Here’s a string of photos and a link to help with their conservation (they are rapidly going extinct 😭):
cheetah.org
December 4, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Happy International Cheetah Day 🐆
These are my joint favourite animal! Here’s a string of photos and a link to help with their conservation (they are rapidly going extinct 😭):
cheetah.org
These are my joint favourite animal! Here’s a string of photos and a link to help with their conservation (they are rapidly going extinct 😭):
cheetah.org
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Since it's International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I also wanted to share the Lightyear Foundation’s amazing & inspiring work to give disabled children access to #stem www.lightyearfoundation.org #DisabledinSTEM
Lightyear Foundation
www.lightyearfoundation.org
December 3, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Since it's International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I also wanted to share the Lightyear Foundation’s amazing & inspiring work to give disabled children access to #stem www.lightyearfoundation.org #DisabledinSTEM
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Here’s a starter pack for early career palaeontologists. Let me know if I’ve missed you, and I’ll create a second!
go.bsky.app/EGhaGWk
go.bsky.app/EGhaGWk
December 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Here’s a starter pack for early career palaeontologists. Let me know if I’ve missed you, and I’ll create a second!
go.bsky.app/EGhaGWk
go.bsky.app/EGhaGWk
*Cries in Second Year Undergrad*
Very excited to announce our brand new MSc in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics at the University of Liverpool, to start in September 2025!
We are strongly research connected and will cater for students with applied and comparative/ fundamental interests.
Need more info? Mail msc-mubm@liverpool.ac.uk.
We are strongly research connected and will cater for students with applied and comparative/ fundamental interests.
Need more info? Mail msc-mubm@liverpool.ac.uk.
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics MSc
Biomechanics draws from a range of specialities such as functional anatomy, exercise physiology and mechanical engineering. The programme will build on the diverse range of skills and subject backgrou...
www.liverpool.ac.uk
November 29, 2024 at 11:52 PM
*Cries in Second Year Undergrad*
Charcoal-ified pinecone 🔥🪵
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Charcoal-ified pinecone 🔥🪵
This is very important for sign language users in STEM and making it more accessible. This post is aimed at ASL and has links to other sign languages that have a wider STEM based vocabulary.
"Crafting Signs for Geoscience’s Future
Deaf geoscientists are creating the language to communicate their science as well as helping the community grow and thrive." ⚒️ 🧪
Deaf geoscientists are creating the language to communicate their science as well as helping the community grow and thrive." ⚒️ 🧪
Crafting Signs for Geoscience’s Future - Eos
Deaf geoscientists are creating the language to communicate their science as well as helping the community grow and thrive.
eos.org
November 24, 2024 at 1:39 PM
This is very important for sign language users in STEM and making it more accessible. This post is aimed at ASL and has links to other sign languages that have a wider STEM based vocabulary.