Rowan Hooper
@rowhoop.bsky.social
Journalist and podcast host @newscientist.com. Former Tokyoite. Books: SUPERHUMAN (2018) and HOW TO SPEND A TRILLION DOLLARS (2021). Next book: TOGETHERNESS (2026). すごい!
And - for later rewilding projects - a lynx! 3/3
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And - for later rewilding projects - a lynx! 3/3
What’s that? More cats? Ok here’s a wild kitten 2/…
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What’s that? More cats? Ok here’s a wild kitten 2/…
Since wildcats are in the news, here are some I saw at Derek Gow’s rewilding centre in Devon. 1/…
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Since wildcats are in the news, here are some I saw at Derek Gow’s rewilding centre in Devon. 1/…
Finally found some fly agaric, which I’ve not seen for AGES. This one looks nibbled - some hallucinating squirrels around
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Finally found some fly agaric, which I’ve not seen for AGES. This one looks nibbled - some hallucinating squirrels around
Biang biang noodles at Master Wei, just the GREATEST Sunday lunch and mega umami hit
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Biang biang noodles at Master Wei, just the GREATEST Sunday lunch and mega umami hit
On the podcast this week we welcome Father Christm- science writer legend BILL BRYSON!
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On the podcast this week we welcome Father Christm- science writer legend BILL BRYSON!
The Denisovans get their name from a cave in Siberia once inhabited by a hermit called Denis
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Denisovans get their name from a cave in Siberia once inhabited by a hermit called Denis
Denisovans had mega teeth. Look at the size compared to H. sapiens
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Denisovans had mega teeth. Look at the size compared to H. sapiens
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
(Photo: S. Sawyer et al, PNAS)
200,000-year-old molar from a Denisovan. There’s a bloke in the pub with worse teeth than this!
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
200,000-year-old molar from a Denisovan. There’s a bloke in the pub with worse teeth than this!
"Roman traffic report: heavy buildup on the M4 between Londinium and Calleva"
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"Roman traffic report: heavy buildup on the M4 between Londinium and Calleva"
And here, flourescence distinguishes fungal from plant structures. Paper: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
And here, flourescence distinguishes fungal from plant structures. Paper: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Impressive images here. Advances in palaeomicroscopy mean we can see the plant-fungal symbiosis in a 407-million-year-old fossil!
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Impressive images here. Advances in palaeomicroscopy mean we can see the plant-fungal symbiosis in a 407-million-year-old fossil!
Noticed aphids swarming and saw they are all plugged into the phloem, quivering in ecstacy
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Noticed aphids swarming and saw they are all plugged into the phloem, quivering in ecstacy
She looks up at a crow perching above her then tears after it, banking and accelerating into the trees like a sparrowhawk. The crow escapes, and caws a warning to its gang. @fabperegrines.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
She looks up at a crow perching above her then tears after it, banking and accelerating into the trees like a sparrowhawk. The crow escapes, and caws a warning to its gang. @fabperegrines.bsky.social
The Booker goes to FLESH by David Szalay. Super-taut novel about a man’s life over 50-odd years. Compulsively readable - wolfed down in 2 sittings.
50 grand prize, woo-eee.
50 grand prize, woo-eee.
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Booker goes to FLESH by David Szalay. Super-taut novel about a man’s life over 50-odd years. Compulsively readable - wolfed down in 2 sittings.
50 grand prize, woo-eee.
50 grand prize, woo-eee.
The extent of the deadly algal bloom in South Australia made clear by this satellite image. Yellow is the bloom, which is one of the biggest ever seen www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The extent of the deadly algal bloom in South Australia made clear by this satellite image. Yellow is the bloom, which is one of the biggest ever seen www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
In Russian, a few elements take a female gender: antimony (pictured), platinum, mercury, sulphur, copper. Why these? Gold, silver, tin and iron are neuter. All the rest are male. What about other languages?
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
In Russian, a few elements take a female gender: antimony (pictured), platinum, mercury, sulphur, copper. Why these? Gold, silver, tin and iron are neuter. All the rest are male. What about other languages?
Kingfisher was just perching here, had a good time with it (with my binoculars too, happy days)
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Kingfisher was just perching here, had a good time with it (with my binoculars too, happy days)
At Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern they have a film made of him painting on silk but filmed from the back, so it appears like a digital composition
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
At Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern they have a film made of him painting on silk but filmed from the back, so it appears like a digital composition
For help getting rid of some of that money
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
For help getting rid of some of that money
A kingfisher just flew past in that firework-burning way they have
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A kingfisher just flew past in that firework-burning way they have
Okinawa beer, natsukashii! 懐かしい! 沖縄
November 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Okinawa beer, natsukashii! 懐かしい! 沖縄
Eye of dragon? Tongue of snake?
No - cat!
No - cat!
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Eye of dragon? Tongue of snake?
No - cat!
No - cat!