Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonTim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 30/04/2026Got up early in hopes of catching this photo before work this morning. There's only a few days each year where it's cool enough in the morning to make this shot possible. Thankfully, today was one of those days! #wildlife #birds 507175852914
Geraldine Finlayson @gibgerry.bsky.social · 21/03/2026📢 looking forward to the public lecture: “Dorothy Garrod and the Devil’s Tower Skull” by @DrAlexMenez on the discovery of Flint and the work of Dorothy Garrod. 🎟️ Free, pre-registration required (limited seating): 👉 gibmuseum.gi/news/dorothy-g… #Flint100 #Gibraltar #NeanderthalCity 000
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comGladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technologyShe made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman. 13674820219711
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonMU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 12/12/2025New Neanderthal footprints in Portugal reveal a life we never expected Neanderthal coasteering and the first Portuguese hominin tracksites Carlos Neto de Carvalho @stewartfinlayson.bsky.social @gibgerry.bsky.social @clivefin.bsky.social et al www.nature.com/articles/s41... 0177
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonCarlos M Herrera @cmhmaliani.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Autumn joys. The simultaneous fruiting (from the 2024 flowers) and flowering (for the 2026 fruits) seasons of strawberry trees (Arbutus unedo) already began around here. 17213
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonThe Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Online and in-person tickets are still left for our upcoming Symposium Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World. There are reduced prices for students and Linnean Society members. Register now!buff.lyHybrid Day Meeting | Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing WorldJoin us at the Linnean Society for a one-day symposium focused on the mechanisms and consequences of variation in organismal resilience 033
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 24/10/2025FLASH radiotherapy delivers a cancer treatment dose in less than a second, reducing side effects while maintaining tumour control. A Review in Nature Reviews Physics explores what is needed to bring this promising ultra-fast radiotherapy approach into clinical practice. go.nature.com/42RkjpQ 🔒 0106
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonMU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Neanderthal coasteering and the first Portuguese hominin tracksites🏺🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Carlos Neto de Carvalho, @stewartfinlayson.bsky.social, @gibgerry.bsky.social, @clivefin.bsky.social et al Oldest-known hominin track sites in SW Europe and clues to hunting patterns of Neanderthals 0154
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 13/07/2025"Questioning is the way of learning," Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers. 22597352565
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 31/03/2025An absolutely stunning photo! The 35m-long #Roman shipwreck, along with its cargo of 6,000 (!) amphorae was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek Island of Kefalonia. It’s one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean. Photo: Ionian Aquarium 🏺 AncientBluesky 14861166
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonSpark_of_Insanity 🪣📯 @gulpenschnulf.bsky.social · 31/03/2025From: bsky.app/profile/rock... 062
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonDrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 10/03/2025For Women's History Month, may we all remember and summon the courage of Rachel Carson, who wrote Silent Spring to inform the world what DDT was doing to the songbirds, raptors,and by extension, us. While battling cancer, she stood her ground against savage attacks by the chemical industry... 12582292139
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonBruce Webber @drbrucewebber.bsky.social · 01/03/2025With just 5 years to go, the world is failing on the Global Biodiversity Framework to conserve and restore biodiversity. "In fact, we're actively destroying biodiversity faster than ever in human history." theconversation.com/with-just-5-... Paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🌏🌐🧪#bioinvasionstheconversation.comWith just 5 years to go, the world is failing on a vital deal to halt biodiversity lossAll countries must accelerate efforts to avert the biodiversity crisis, and preserve Earth’s precious natural places for future generations. 7232110
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonTristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor. 7274289712233
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Captures it perfectly. 436376609733
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonKaren Menez @kaymenez.bsky.social · 04/01/2025#milkthistle #Galactitestomentosus #floweroftheday #wildlfowersofgibraltar #wildflowersofbluesky 0101
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonJulie Patchouly @juliepatchouly.bsky.social · 26/12/2024Remember the hobbit! 825274994
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonDr Katharine Edgar @katharineedgar.bsky.social · 21/12/2024This beautiful photo, so close up you can see not only the stitch used but even the thread structure, with thin strips of metal foil wrapped round a core, exemplifies the way new appreciation of historic #embroidery is being driven by digital #photography & photo sharing. 35514
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonRoyal Air Force Museum @rafmuseum.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Looking for a unique Christmas gift? 🎄🎁 Adopt an iconic piece of aviation history and support the RAF Museum while preserving our aviation heritage. New for 2024, you can now Adopt the VC medal bar of Sqn Ldr Arthur Scarf for £75 & get a special pack. 🏅🎁 bit.ly/3CZ0HFV #AviationHeritage 061
Geraldine Finlayson @gibgerry.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Join us for the Gibraltar National Museum’s annual Christmas Lecture, presented by Prof. Clive Finlayson, Museum Curator and Beacon Professor at the University of Gibraltar. www.gibmuseum.gi/news/castle-... #Gibraltar #Archaeology #Heritage #Castle #History #Conservationgibmuseum.giThe Castle of Gibraltar by Prof Clive FinlaysonExplore the rich history of the Castle of Gibraltar with Prof. Clive Finlayson at this year’s Christmas Lecture. Free entry! 121
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonThe Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 07/12/2024On one hand, the Christmas gift-buying crowds at your local shopping centre. On the other, a sixteenth century shipwreck and all the amazing objects found on board. Make the right choice this weekend... MaryRose.org/visit #ShipPicSaturday 1644
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonBiodiversity Council @biodivcouncil.bsky.social · 05/12/2024We’re deeply disappointed at the intervention by the PM to scupper a deal on the Nature Positive Bills, despite overwhelming support from everyday Australians. "We can't have a situation where this country is run by the mining lobby," said Biodiversity Council Director James Trezise to ABC News. 2218
Reposted by Geraldine Finlaysonclivefin.bsky.social @clivefin.bsky.social · 05/12/2024An Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) feeds on the carcass of a Golden Jackal (Canis aureus), in Hungary. Being familiar with the sister species, the Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti), it has been great to be able to make comparisons. @stewartfinlayson.bsky.social @gibgerry.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonAdam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Here’s a starter pack of dad jokers. If you want to be included, reply with a dad joke and I’ll add my favourite ten. I’ll kick things off with the best dad joke I’ve ever come up with (so all downhill from here)… Why should a flat battery in a car be called a flattery? Because it gets you nowhere 294960141
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Let's get fern-alicious! Our latest #EditorsChoice describes Sticheropsis, a new genus of forked fern (Gleicheniaceae) based on phylogenetic analysis! Read about it below 🧪🌿👇 academic.oup.com/botlinnean/a... @linneansociety.bsky.social #botany #plantscience 14713
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonStu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 03/12/2024This was published a little while ago in @naturechemistry.bsky.social, but has just popped up in my issue e-alert. This is a delightful correspondence about fonts and chemistry; very much appealing to my inner chemistry nerd 🤣 #Chemskyrdcu.beThe font of chemical knowledgeNature Chemistry - The font of chemical knowledge 88312
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonProf Jamie Woodward @jamie-woodward.bsky.social · 01/12/2024The first glaciologists #GaryLarson ❄️ 2305
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonLaurits Skov @lauritsskov.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Very excited (and a bit nervous) to announce that I will be hiring two Postdocs for my new group(!) in Copenhagen to study the Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA which survives in present-day humans. Retweet will be much appreciated :) Link for application: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... 9416284
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonSharon Howard @sharonhoward.bsky.social · 02/12/2024We're probably going to see more of these sudden removals caused by panic-induced changes of policy further upstream. If you're using an online resource that's really important to your research, this is the moment to get your plan B in place. Eg: is there a data download, or an alternative source? 412365
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonDr Geoff M Smith @geoffreymsmith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I’ve created a starter pack for #zooarchaeology and #biomolecular archaeology for all periods. Let me know if you want to be added go.bsky.app/Nv8XE4r 🦣🧪🏺🦴🦷 3410137
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonAnthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/ork...thecooldown.comScientists successfully eradicate thousands of invasive species on island chain: 'A success story for conservation'Orkney, a tiny archipelago off the coast of Scotland, is experiencing an incredible comeback thanks to the world's largest stoat eradication. 3379
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonElizabeth Pathak, PhD @bethpathak.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Pay attention #episky #idsky #publichealth #medsky #pedsky www.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.com'More serious than we had hoped': Bird flu deaths mount among California dairy cowsAlthough California dairy farmers anticipated a bird flu mortality rate of less than 2%, some say between 10% and 15% of infected cattle are dying. 22413
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 01/12/2024A study in Nature Communications shows that most buildings in eight global cities fail the 3-30-300 benchmark for urban nature, due to insufficient tree canopy. Cities need better planting conditions and governance to support tree growth. go.nature.com/3CM0B4y 🧪 16619
Geraldine Finlayson @gibgerry.bsky.social · 30/11/2024📖 Hot off the press! Excited to announce our new book published by the Gibraltar National Museum, showcasing Gibraltar’s rich heritage and history. 000
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 30/11/20241. Rabies is an absolutely horrific disease. The causative pathogens - several viruses in the genus Lyssavirus - are the most deadly in existence, with essentially a 100% case fatality rate (CFR). www.today.com/health/news/...today.comTeacher dies of rabies after being bitten by bat in classroom“She was trying to scoop it up ... She didn’t want to harm it.” 815138
Reposted by Geraldine Finlayson🦇 James Shipman 🦇 BSc MCIEEM @batman-shipman.bsky.social · 24/11/2024So made the move to @bsky.app has anyone tracked me down yet 🦇 #bats #wildlife #nature #author #lovebats @fionamathews.bsky.social I see you are here! 4163
Reposted by Geraldine Finlayson🦇 James Shipman 🦇 BSc MCIEEM @batman-shipman.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Please share to groups and posts! 🦇 I am an author!!!! I have decided to donate 10% of my royalties to Bat Conservation Trust for my upcoming joint book with Pelagic Publishing pelagicpublishing.com/products/ide... #author #book #wildlife #animals #bats #conservation #pelagicpublishing 44620
Reposted by Geraldine FinlaysonReader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 26/11/2024 14065481620393