Doctor Melissa Palmer
@drmelissa.bsky.social
A PhD & a Masters Degree in Education. I write a blog to connect people with nature, learning & memory. I am fascinated by neuroplasticity, ecology, evolution & love invertebrates.
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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October 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My first ever harvest of potatoes- modest yet exciting! I planted 4 potatoes that had grown shoots in my veg cupboard into a bag of left over compost! #gardening #garden #growingveg #growyourown
October 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My first ever harvest of potatoes- modest yet exciting! I planted 4 potatoes that had grown shoots in my veg cupboard into a bag of left over compost! #gardening #garden #growingveg #growyourown
September 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
September 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Picking these for the house brought me joy this morning - beautiful Sweet peas still flowering in Mid-September #beautiful #garden #flowers #nature #outsidein
September 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Picking these for the house brought me joy this morning - beautiful Sweet peas still flowering in Mid-September #beautiful #garden #flowers #nature #outsidein
September 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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"a fossilized #dragonfly wing ... has been identified as a new species and the first such fossil from Canada's dinosaur-aged rocks."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #Alberta #Cretaceous #insect #insects
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #Alberta #Cretaceous #insect #insects
Alberta's Andre Mueller said his heart skipped a beat when he discovered the dragonfly fossil | CBC News
Growing up in Medicine Hat, Alberta, about 125 kilometres southeast of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Andre Mueller was fascinated by the ancient creatures. More recently, the McGill student helped find a ...
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August 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"a fossilized #dragonfly wing ... has been identified as a new species and the first such fossil from Canada's dinosaur-aged rocks."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #Alberta #Cretaceous #insect #insects
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#CBC #news #Alberta #Cretaceous #insect #insects
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This report is really worth your time reading and if it works on farms it can work equally as well in local parks and gardens.
#Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝
#Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝
🦋 New UKCEH research with @naturalengland.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social shows the positive impacts of agri-environment schemes (AES) on butterflies.
Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social
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Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social
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Positive impacts of agri‐environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources
Our results provide support for positive effects of AES on butterflies in England from multiple sources of evidence, providing confidence that these schemes are providing tangible benefits for butter...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This report is really worth your time reading and if it works on farms it can work equally as well in local parks and gardens.
#Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝
#Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝
Reposted by Doctor Melissa Palmer
The UK Emergency Alerts system will be tested on 7 Sept 2025 at 3pm. It shares warnings during emergencies like floods, wildfires and storms.
Domestic abuse survivors with concealed phones might need to turn off alerts. Here's how you can opt out ⤵️ www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Domestic abuse survivors with concealed phones might need to turn off alerts. Here's how you can opt out ⤵️ www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
August 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The UK Emergency Alerts system will be tested on 7 Sept 2025 at 3pm. It shares warnings during emergencies like floods, wildfires and storms.
Domestic abuse survivors with concealed phones might need to turn off alerts. Here's how you can opt out ⤵️ www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
Domestic abuse survivors with concealed phones might need to turn off alerts. Here's how you can opt out ⤵️ www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
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About to give my first talk in 20 years and thinking “the only way out is through” when this pops up in my feed… #SciComm
Random Fact
The aquatic beetle known as Regimbartia attenuata has a pretty astonishing survival strategy … being swallowed.
They travel “through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharmed"
Ideally it’s fantastic voyage takes about 115 minutes.
🏞️: Smithsonian Mag.
The aquatic beetle known as Regimbartia attenuata has a pretty astonishing survival strategy … being swallowed.
They travel “through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharmed"
Ideally it’s fantastic voyage takes about 115 minutes.
🏞️: Smithsonian Mag.
August 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
About to give my first talk in 20 years and thinking “the only way out is through” when this pops up in my feed… #SciComm
August 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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August 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Brimstone Butterfly on my last Big Butterfly Count of the year on the Butterfly Trail at Haldon Forest - on my two hour walk I saw 11 species of butterfly in my 15 minute count 5 species 4 of which were on the count! #butterfly #butterflyconservation #bigbutterflycount #insects
August 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Brimstone Butterfly on my last Big Butterfly Count of the year on the Butterfly Trail at Haldon Forest - on my two hour walk I saw 11 species of butterfly in my 15 minute count 5 species 4 of which were on the count! #butterfly #butterflyconservation #bigbutterflycount #insects
August 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
August 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Now the hazelnuts are ready to eat - this is a regular visitor to the garden #greysquirrel #mammal #ukwildlife #wildlifegarden
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Now the hazelnuts are ready to eat - this is a regular visitor to the garden #greysquirrel #mammal #ukwildlife #wildlifegarden