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Helen Briggs
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Journalist & broadcaster @BBCNews|Biodiversity, nature, science, health on 📺📻✍️|Escaped scientist|Alum @uniofnewcastle; @risj_oxford; @McrwritingSchl
Inside the mosquito lab investigating new threats www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds
The disease has spread great distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"The joy of fossil hunting is finding something nothing else has seen for millions of years.” Dr Susannah Lydon.

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Boy discovers Jurassic fossils in his own garden in Derbyshire
The limestone rocks are full of ammonites, which experts believe are about 140 million years old.
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April 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Reposted by Helen Briggs
@hbriggsjourno.bsky.social love your article on the gulls. Llandudno seafront fight!
February 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists www.bbc.com/news/article...
Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.
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December 11, 2024 at 12:44 PM