Dr Áine O’Brien
@aineclareob.bsky.social
Planetary scientist at the University of Glasgow. Mostly studying meteorites and Mars. Frequent hiccougher. She/her 💫☄️
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People landing in Rio for #COP30 are greeted by TotalEnergies ads. Quite ironic: some of their ads have just been ruled illegal greenwashing in a Court case we supported.
The company called itself a big "player in the energy transition” but last year, about 97% of their production was fossil fuels.
The company called itself a big "player in the energy transition” but last year, about 97% of their production was fossil fuels.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
People landing in Rio for #COP30 are greeted by TotalEnergies ads. Quite ironic: some of their ads have just been ruled illegal greenwashing in a Court case we supported.
The company called itself a big "player in the energy transition” but last year, about 97% of their production was fossil fuels.
The company called itself a big "player in the energy transition” but last year, about 97% of their production was fossil fuels.
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So yeah, uh, if anyone wants to hire a scientist next year, hit me up. My specialties include Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, astrobiology, plastic pollution, environmental degradation, meteorites, and Mars
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
So yeah, uh, if anyone wants to hire a scientist next year, hit me up. My specialties include Raman spectroscopy, FTIR, astrobiology, plastic pollution, environmental degradation, meteorites, and Mars
surely not have a full nights sleep
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
surely not have a full nights sleep
what will john curtice do now
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
what will john curtice do now
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Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan:
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
September 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan:
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
"Nigel Farage wants to impose Trump's dangerous anti-science agenda here in the UK. Peddling this kind of nonsense is irresponsible and wrong.
"It seems Farage would rather see pregnant women suffer in pain than stand up to his idol Donald Trump."
Reposted by Dr Áine O’Brien
Everyone in this country is descended from immigrants.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Everyone in this country is descended from immigrants.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
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Without the Mars Sample Return mission to return the core sample to Earth, however, we will never know if these are 3.5 billion yr old signs of fossilised microbial life or just a normal chemical process ☹️
Fab @sciam.bsky.social write-up here:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t... 🔭🧪
Fab @sciam.bsky.social write-up here:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t... 🔭🧪
This Martian Rock Might Be the Closest We’ve Come to Finding Alien Life
The Perseverance rover’s new findings set the stage for bringing Martian samples back to Earth to test whether microbes once inhabited the Red Planet
www.scientificamerican.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Without the Mars Sample Return mission to return the core sample to Earth, however, we will never know if these are 3.5 billion yr old signs of fossilised microbial life or just a normal chemical process ☹️
Fab @sciam.bsky.social write-up here:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t... 🔭🧪
Fab @sciam.bsky.social write-up here:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t... 🔭🧪