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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci

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Chelle Starr. Head journalist at ScienceAlert. Bugs, books, black holes, and mayhem

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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I may be a genius. BLT-style sandwich with baked shiitake mushrooms instead of bacon. So good 😋😋😋😋😋
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's bogong season, and we're currently inundated with these magnificent little navigators www.sciencealert.com/tiny-moth-se...
sciencealert.com
Tiny Moth Seen Navigating by The Stars in Scientific First
Every year, the bogong moth makes an epic journey across Australia.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I feel I should probably mention that I am egregiously bad at social media. I feel nervous about interacting with strangers and find being in the public sphere likewise uncomfortable. So I'm here and a real human, just social-media inept. Please enjoy this picture of Poppet giving side-tongue.
A greyhound with her tongue poking out the side of her mouth
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is Poppet. She is Baby.
A very lanky greyhound snoozing on a couch
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ever wanted to be my WORK BESTIE? ScienceAlert is hiring for a new MANAGING EDITOR. Details below! 👇 Feel free to DM me if you have any questions 😄 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
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ScienceAlert (Top 50 US Publisher) hiring Managing Editor (Fully Remote) in United States | LinkedIn
Posted 4:30:58 AM. About the roleScienceAlert is the leading independent science news title in the United States and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A hardcover book titled "Round the Moon"The title page of the same book. It reads "Round the Moon, a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne"
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Last week, after a normal day of frolicking, napping, and enjoying snacks, Spooky the greyhound suddenly collapsed. She never got up again. Official cause of death was cardiac tamponade, probably as a result of hemangiosarcoma. I miss her more than I could have imagined. 💔
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Happy 11th birthday, Spooky the Greyhound ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
A black greyhound hoeing into a cartilage dog treat
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"I think we have the evidence that we can say, okay, no, rationality in its fundamental form is not uniquely human." 🧪🧠
sciencealert.com
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking that was once considered uniquely human.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I love my job 😂♥️🧪https://www.sciencealert.com/fish-buttholes-may-be-the-reason-we-now-have-fingers-study-finds
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Great. Had to explain OwO to someone and now they're making fun of my knitting pattern
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Can someone explain to me the science of spring cleaning? A few daffodils and suddenly I'm scrubbing the top of the range hood, what gives
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
obsessed with my new drink bottle sticker
A drink bottle with a holographic sticker of a rollerskating werewolf
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
still sucks hey
a positive covid rapid antigen test
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
my dreams last night featured Worm Hair Barbie, the fashion doll with worms for hair. thanks, brain!
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Spooky the Greyhound has Sunday down to a fine art
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
as someone who is well versed in dodging tourist traffic and the giant buses that dump their tourist cargo in Leura, the notion that it's "hidden" is hilarious
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
gosh the hardcover edition of Abercrombie's The Devils is quite pretty
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🐧 Tāwhaki the Penguin God 🐧 @penguinoverlord.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
@chelleraiser.bsky.social The truth is out there. Hail Derek!
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Look what I did at the petrol station.
A petrol pump with the amount $55.55
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
happy greyhound chatters (not pictured: butt scratches)
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
walked this dog so good she couldn't even bring herself to stir when I unwrapped a block of feta
A greyhound laying on a rug like she never wants to get up again. It's a lie. She will.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
got a cute lil bonus teabag in my order from @yarntrader.bsky.social 💕🧶🍵
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Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Space is for white men now. You don't have to pretend any more.
theguardian.com
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Soooooo apposite of nothing, when are Thulsa Doom bangs coming into fashion? Asking for a friend, who totally didn't have a self-inflicted hair-related mishap
James Earl Jones as villain Thulsa Doom in 1982's Conan the Barbarian. His bangs are barely longer than his hairline
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
a tiny goblin pouch for tiny goblin treasures
A small knitted pouch in the shape of an acorn
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I don't know whether to be flattered that someone thinks my byline is reputable enough to make them look good, or offended that they used such terrible writing to impersonate me This article is 100 percent fake, btw. ScienceAlert uses a capitalised headline style, and we don't have on-page teasers
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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
you ever look at the tail side of a Georgia quarter and think lol tails 🍑🍑
The backside of a Georgia quarter and it has a peach
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
going to make my horror book club read this mwahaha
A copy of Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito on a bookcase
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
went into a rainforest, saw frogs and glowing fungus, picked up a leech (not pictured but it was gross)
A giant barred frog (Mixophyes iteratus) sitting on a log on a forest floor at night. The image is bathed in red light to avoid alarming the wildlifeA glowing mushroom in a dark scene, species unknown
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
today's excitement: a visiting little tiny baby jumping spider!
A tiny jumping spider on the rim of a tape dispenser. It is just a few dispenser teeth in size
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
knat an frog
a cute knitted frog sitting on a worn wooden table with plants and candles
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A black greyhound laying on a couch, looking straight at the camera with her tongue poking out
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
1,200 years ago, Chancay artists were making tattoo lines as thin as 0.1 millimeter. That's on a par with current-day microneedling -- and they were probably doing it with sharpened bones or cactus spines. Look at how beautiful they are 😍🧪
sciencealert.com
Breathtaking Tattoos Revealed on Peruvian Mummies From 1,200 Years Ago
The intricate details of tattoos inscribed on the skin of South American mummies are now revealed in all their breathtaking glory.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Capitulation is not consent.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
merry snootmas and to all a good snoot
A black greyhound laying on a pale blue couch, her long snooty head in the foreground
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Help! Dora's staging a coo!
A brown cuckoo-dove sitting on a kitchen windowsill looking alert
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
A competent editor is forever a joy ♥
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Guess which grown-ass dweeboid answered the door to the delivery man wearing bat ears
A grown-ass dweeboid wearing bat ears. It is me, I am the dweeboid.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour, 3D Painful Person
A screenshot of an Etsy listing for window decals depicting a crucified man, presumably the Christian figurehead, Jesus, in a stained glass style. The listing description reads "3D Painful Person"
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Coprolite: Fossilised poo Regurgitalite: Fossilised puke Cololite: Fossilised intestinal contents Welcome... to Jurassic Poo 🧪
sciencealert.com
The Rise of The Dinosaurs Can Be Tracked in Their Fossilized Poop
Majestic.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Rule 1 of being a greyhound: always make sure to have feelings in the most convenient way possible for the rest of the household
A black greyhound dog laying on a brown rug in front of kitchen cabinets. She is currently blocking access to the kitchen sink. Because feelings don't care about your ability to make a fresh pot of coffee.
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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.
Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
normalise sneaking Easter eggs into the alt text
a ringtail possum in the shrubbery outside my office window. It had been awoken by a cat named Napoleon skulking about in the shadows. Napoleon was routed, and the possum returned to its nest. I'd call the possum Wellington, but it wasn't the one who did the routing. Taking suggestions for nicknames!
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
my book club is about to embark on Dracula, so I staged a little photoshoot with my Edward Gorey edition
A copy of the hardback edition of Dracula illustrated by Edward Gorey with a red velvet quarterbound cover. The book is upright on a black crushed velvet background, with a red candle, a white glass scent bottle painted with red bats, and a spilled wooden goblet of garnets in the foreground. A small bat skeleton hangs from the front cover of the book at the top right corner
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
thoughts and prayers for Spooky, who has done an puke and now must wilt around the house like a TB patient with nothing but regrets for the food she hasn't digested
The winsome, melancholy face of a black greyhound who has done an puke and is now laying on the floor regretting her entire life
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
New nudibranch just dropped for #nudivember! Meet Bathydevius caudactylus, the first nudibranch discovered living in the bathypelagic water column. It lives in permanent darkness, using a billowing hood to capture its prey, using bioluminescence to dazzle predators. Isn't it beautiful? 😍🧪
sciencealert.com
Ghostly Creature Deep in The Ocean Is Like Nothing We've Seen Before
Picture yourself sinking, slowly, beneath the waves.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I spoke to space plasma physicist Jamie Jasinski about the perils of sunning Uranus 🧪
sciencealert.com
Strange Anomaly in 1986 May Have Warped Our Perception of Uranus
For decades, we've thought we had a pretty good grasp of Uranus.
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Susanna Clarke is self-care
A copy of The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke
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La Chelle Dame Sans Merci @chelleraiser.bsky.social · 02/11/2024
wigglesketti
A packet of curly bucati pasta
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