Kaye Smith
@smithskaye.bsky.social
Scientist exploring the arts. I like wildlife, walking, history, books, theatre, GirlGuiding and meeting people…
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Did you know that by the time sweat is dripping off you the dead part of your skin has already been completely soaked?
Also if you stop sweating, and start again, the salt layer left behind means the second soak is faster.
This is supposed to be a GOOD thing. www.sciencenews.org/article/how-...
Also if you stop sweating, and start again, the salt layer left behind means the second soak is faster.
This is supposed to be a GOOD thing. www.sciencenews.org/article/how-...
Forget discrete droplets. This is how sweat really forms
The most-detailed look yet at how we perspire reveals that beads of sweat are out, puddling is in.
www.sciencenews.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Did you know that by the time sweat is dripping off you the dead part of your skin has already been completely soaked?
Also if you stop sweating, and start again, the salt layer left behind means the second soak is faster.
This is supposed to be a GOOD thing. www.sciencenews.org/article/how-...
Also if you stop sweating, and start again, the salt layer left behind means the second soak is faster.
This is supposed to be a GOOD thing. www.sciencenews.org/article/how-...
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Happy Shark Awareness Day!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
July 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Shark Awareness Day!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
I want people to be aware of 5 things:
1 Sharks are awesome
2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety
3 Sharks are ecologically important
4 Sharks are highly threatened
5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!
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Very sad to hear of Alan Yentob’s death. He was a good man who in addition to his stunning professional career also did a huge amount for a number of different causes. @bloodcancer_uk forever grateful for the fundraisers we did with stars in Alan’s contacts book. RIP
May 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Very sad to hear of Alan Yentob’s death. He was a good man who in addition to his stunning professional career also did a huge amount for a number of different causes. @bloodcancer_uk forever grateful for the fundraisers we did with stars in Alan’s contacts book. RIP
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Wondering if this will mean a record year for weever fish?
PSA: if you go to the beach, use swimsocks/shoes or avoid warm sandy shallows areas where they lurk...
(even with a single spine sting and a high pain threshold, my weever experience was pretty intense)
PSA: if you go to the beach, use swimsocks/shoes or avoid warm sandy shallows areas where they lurk...
(even with a single spine sting and a high pain threshold, my weever experience was pretty intense)
This is phenomenal.
Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment.
It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.
Sea surface temperatures are >5C above average to the west of the UK and around Iceland. It's the strongest area of anomalous warmth on the planet at the moment.
It's the warmest in recorded history for northwest Europe.
May 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wondering if this will mean a record year for weever fish?
PSA: if you go to the beach, use swimsocks/shoes or avoid warm sandy shallows areas where they lurk...
(even with a single spine sting and a high pain threshold, my weever experience was pretty intense)
PSA: if you go to the beach, use swimsocks/shoes or avoid warm sandy shallows areas where they lurk...
(even with a single spine sting and a high pain threshold, my weever experience was pretty intense)
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Breaking news!The government has just voted against the same swift brick amendment they voted for 2 years ago. We can only save our swifts if we all act. Email your MP. Ask them to sign edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... MEET your MP. Tell them how much this matters or we’ll lose them
May 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Breaking news!The government has just voted against the same swift brick amendment they voted for 2 years ago. We can only save our swifts if we all act. Email your MP. Ask them to sign edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo... MEET your MP. Tell them how much this matters or we’ll lose them
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Camouflage works?
May 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Camouflage works?
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T - 30 Minutes until an incredibly bright Space Station pass over the UK.
Follow @Virtualastro for alerts and visit meteorwatch.org/iss-internat... for times and info.
Follow @Virtualastro for alerts and visit meteorwatch.org/iss-internat... for times and info.
May 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
T - 30 Minutes until an incredibly bright Space Station pass over the UK.
Follow @Virtualastro for alerts and visit meteorwatch.org/iss-internat... for times and info.
Follow @Virtualastro for alerts and visit meteorwatch.org/iss-internat... for times and info.
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Watching BBC coverage of the VE Day procession in London. Great to see young people from the uniformed organisations taking part, and each organisation was named as they marched into view except the #GirlGuides @Girlguiding were there too! Please don’t overlook us, commentators!
May 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Watching BBC coverage of the VE Day procession in London. Great to see young people from the uniformed organisations taking part, and each organisation was named as they marched into view except the #GirlGuides @Girlguiding were there too! Please don’t overlook us, commentators!
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April 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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A headline Alexander Fleming would have been proud of!
@nature.com #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
New antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria discovered in technician’s garden
The molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A headline Alexander Fleming would have been proud of!
@nature.com #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com #AMR #IDSky #ClinMicro
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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In an interview (Joe Rogan, 28 Febr 25), Musk said:
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy"
Only someone who has none would say this.
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy"
Only someone who has none would say this.
March 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
In an interview (Joe Rogan, 28 Febr 25), Musk said:
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy"
Only someone who has none would say this.
“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy"
Only someone who has none would say this.
Late to the party but #DoctorWho Joy to the World (shown this Xmas day) is fabulous! A super script and lovely performances, and something for viewers of all ages. The show is back on top form imho. I spotted the ref to the Time Traveller’s Wife. I wonder how many others I missed?
January 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Late to the party but #DoctorWho Joy to the World (shown this Xmas day) is fabulous! A super script and lovely performances, and something for viewers of all ages. The show is back on top form imho. I spotted the ref to the Time Traveller’s Wife. I wonder how many others I missed?
A happy and peaceful Christmas to you. If you don’t celebrate Christmas I wish you happiness and peace 🎄💙🕊️
December 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM
A happy and peaceful Christmas to you. If you don’t celebrate Christmas I wish you happiness and peace 🎄💙🕊️
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Just made the forms for Skype a Scientist enrollment for 2025. Wanna get added to our scientist volunteer database? Fill out this form!
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forms.gle/6c8F9uVEDzvB...
Scientists! Want to get a head start on 2025? Sign up to volunteer with us next semester on the form below. We will match you to speak with classrooms all over the world over video chat 🧑🔬
forms.gle/6c8F9uVEDzvB...
forms.gle/6c8F9uVEDzvB...
December 2, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Just made the forms for Skype a Scientist enrollment for 2025. Wanna get added to our scientist volunteer database? Fill out this form!
forms.gle/6c8F9uVEDzvB...
forms.gle/6c8F9uVEDzvB...
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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) setting over Yr Wyddfa. comet setting over the summit of Yr Wyddfa. The sky is a tracked 3 shot x 120 sec panorama and the foreground is a 3 minute long exposure. #Comet #SpacePhotography #Eryri #YrWyddfA #Snowdonia #ChasingComets #Stargazing #AstroGogs #Witns
November 20, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) setting over Yr Wyddfa. comet setting over the summit of Yr Wyddfa. The sky is a tracked 3 shot x 120 sec panorama and the foreground is a 3 minute long exposure. #Comet #SpacePhotography #Eryri #YrWyddfA #Snowdonia #ChasingComets #Stargazing #AstroGogs #Witns
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
November 22, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
The Beech Wood
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
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If you’ve joined @bluesky this weekend here is a great starter pack of key TV/media outlets, platforms & shows all now on BlueSky. Just hit the link & FOLLOW ALL or simply pick & choose
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If you’ve joined @bluesky this weekend here is a great starter pack of key TV/media outlets, platforms & shows all now on BlueSky. Just hit the link & FOLLOW ALL or simply pick & choose
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
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French playwright and novelist Françoise Sagan with editor. www.vanityfair.fr/culture/voir...
October 26, 2024 at 6:23 PM
French playwright and novelist Françoise Sagan with editor. www.vanityfair.fr/culture/voir...