Reposted by Katy EvansHolly Large @hollylarge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Training animals to be spies: a worthwhile venture or Mission Impawsible? Before I waddled off on maternity leave, I set about finding out - ft. interviews with @joshmilburn.bsky.social and the CIA (?!?) 033
Reposted by Katy EvansKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 01/10/2026god I love Traitors season - it's like the entire nation starts playing a massive game of communal three-D chess 5774
Reposted by Katy EvansAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One additional 'quick fact': if your name is John, the Nobel committee is twice as likely to award you the Prize for Physics, compared to scientists who are female - Number of physics prizes to a John: 10 - Number of female physics Nobel laureates: 5 Best wishes to all the John-hopefuls this yr 👩🔬⚛️ 910333
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Bepi, my beloved 🔭 www.iflscience.com/bepicolombo-...iflscience.comBepiColombo Reaches Critical New Milestone – Here's Why It's The Best Mission You May Not Have Heard OfYou can follow the livestream as spacecraft separation takes place ahead of its Mercury approach. 010
Reposted by Katy EvansThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 367201349889
Reposted by Katy EvansKaty Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You can read all about it here 👇 www.iflscience.com/new-detectio...iflscience.comNew Detection In Dark Matter Experiment Has Physicists Excited – Is It An Unexpected And Rare Background Or The First Evidence Of Dark Matter?The detection is far from the gold standard threshold, but it is also in a mass region that shouldn’t have events. 154
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You can read all about it here 👇 www.iflscience.com/new-detectio...iflscience.comNew Detection In Dark Matter Experiment Has Physicists Excited – Is It An Unexpected And Rare Background Or The First Evidence Of Dark Matter?The detection is far from the gold standard threshold, but it is also in a mass region that shouldn’t have events. 154
Reposted by Katy Evans🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossbrooks.co.uk · 31/08/2026I'm overjoyed to be the featured author in the latest issue of @iflscience.com's Curious Magazine! 🦋🗃️ Read a 'book bite' from QUEER ORIGINS and discover what inspired me to write it. 🌈📚 As ever, the whole issue is a super read . . . www.iflscience.com/why-is-it-so... #histsci #sts #queerhistoryiflscience.comWhy Is It So Funny Watching People Fall Over? Find Out More In Issue 50 Of CURIOUS – Out NowCan Animals Count? What’s It Like Getting Stuck In Antarctica? All this and more exclusively in the latest issue of our e-magazine. 2123
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I (re)watched Clue and Rocky Horror recently so I guess… Congo is my in memoriam viewing tonightstatic.klipy.comTim Curry as Herkermer Holmolka with Congo DiamondAlt: Tim Curry as Herkermer Holmolka with Congo Diamond 000
Reposted by Katy EvansRebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 26/08/2026This is like Tom Holland's Umbrella dance in that every time it pops up on my timeline I must watch it and the second his smile starts to twitch before his final word, I fucking lose it 1152999
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Had a lot of fun chatting with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and @she-paleo.bsky.social for this, even if I did have to convince them I was not looking to set up my own side hustle... www.iflscience.com/how-to-fake-...iflscience.comHow To Fake A Fossil: We Asked Palaeontologists How They'd Do It, And Yes, They Told UsHow to separate prehistoric fact from carefully crafted fiction. 023
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Just 1.5 utterly delightful minutes of young gorillas being fascinated by a tiny wee chameleon @iflscience.comiflscience.comWatch Delightful Footage Of A Group Of Wild Young Gorillas Fascinated By A Tiny ChameleonWhat is that?! 010
Reposted by Katy EvansStephen Luntz @sluntz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026You can read this for the science, or just enjoy the video for its hypnotic beauty. www.iflscience.com/highest-reso...iflscience.comHighest Resolution Images Of The Sun’s Surface Reveal Vortices That Could Explain Explosive Solar ActivityThe work could help resolve two of our biggest questions about the Sun: the original cause of solar storms, and why its upper atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface. 001
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 05/08/2026You had me at sea Muppets (Is Muppet a proper noun?) www.iflscience.com/you-cant-uns...iflscience.com"You Can't Unsee The Muppet Show" – Meet The Sea Muppets, Mysterious New Species That Have Never Been Seen AliveOnly 8 specimens of these sea Muppets exist in the world and no one has seen them in their natural habitat. 011
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Like if the Powerpuff Girls fought bad history takes 💪 031
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 28/07/2026And in a thousand years, project it onto the white cliffs of Dover ❤️ 191
Reposted by Katy EvansRachael Funnell @rachaelhfunnell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Big thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social for talking me through the real cost of dinosaur auctions. $50 mil is just the surface of what's lost when fossils wind up in people's living rooms @iflscience.com www.iflscience.com/50-million-d...iflscience.com$50 Million Dinosaur Sale Smashes Auction Record. Three Palaeontologists Told Us Why That’s Potentially Catastrophic For Science And Education“Dinosaurs like Gus belong in museums,” said Prof Steve Brusatte to IFLScience. 12610
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Everyone is eulogising Sam Neill with Jurassic Park, as they should, it’s the best film ever made and Dr Grant is an icon. But if you’ve never watched The Dish, you should rectify that immediately 💔youtube.comTHE DISH Official Trailer (2000, Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton)YouTube video by Trailer World 000
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 06/07/2026What if you live five times longer than the average Josh? 👀 000
Reposted by Katy EvansJay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Penguin visiting McMurdo station sometime between 1961 and 2009: "It's so cool of you guys to invite me over and show me where you do all your research. What do you do for fun? Bowling? What's that? You throw a heavy ball at - oh. Oh my god. I need to leave." 1215
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Why is everyone being so mean to the goblin shark. I want to hug itiflscience.comDeep-Sea Cameras Captured Something We've Never Seen Before 1,300 Meters Deep In The Pacific. A Goblin Shark On Its Home TurfBefore now, we had only ever seen goblin sharks that had been hauled to the surface. 000
Reposted by Katy EvansDr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 09/06/2026The wishful crew for Artemis IV that I and @katyfevans.bsky.social would like is: Jessica Mier, Jessica Watkins, Christina Koch and Samantha Cristoforetti! 1122
Reposted by Katy EvansSteve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Why were the arms of T. rex so tiny? Literally the size of human arms, but on a bus-sized animal. Insane! Many of us have had ideas over the years & I'm part of a project led by @funstonpaleo.bsky.social But first, my thoughts on a new study for @iflscience.com www.iflscience.com/t-rex-had-hu...iflscience.comT. Rex Had "Human-Sized Arms On A Bus-Sized Animal" – Now We Have The Best Explanation Yet For WhyThe idea that T. rex's tiny arms were a consequence of its large, powerful skull isn't new – but a study of 85 theropod species pulls together some convincing numbers to back up the claim. 1278
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Delighted and tickled our jaunt to Scotland to investigate everyone's favourite cryptid is now award nominated! All props go to presenters/Nessie investigators Russell Moul and Eleanor Higgs and editor extraordinaire Dominic Grose. I was just the stunt driver 😏 Thanks @absw.bsky.social 020
Reposted by Katy EvansIFLScience @iflscience.com · 04/06/2026We are delighted by our nomination for the Video of the Year award by the @absw.bsky.social for our documentary 'IFLScience Investigates The Loch Ness Monster: The Science, Story, And Power Of Belief'! 🎬 youtu.be/aezT_7IIR7gyoutu.beThe Loch Ness Monster: The Science, Story, And Power Of BeliefYouTube video by IFLScience 0112
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Are we boycotting past Eurovisions or can we have Sam Ryder’s Space Man? 010
Reposted by Katy EvansDr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 20/04/2026#JournoRequest I am working on a story for @iflscience.com on the NASA cuts in Trump's budget proposal 🔭🧪 Is your mission directly affected, or will your research be affected if a mission is ended or cancelled? I want to hear from you; we will keep you anonymous. DM me or signal: DrCarpineti.59planetary.org84 NASA missions at risk under new proposalProposed NASA cuts would reduce NASA’s workforce by thousands and cancel over 50 space missions. 11414
Reposted by Katy EvansTim Byrne @tbyrne75.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment. 405251684238
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Vindication against anyone who’s ever told me I’m probably just getting "vibes" from a word or number 🧪iflscience.comSynesthetes Really Do "See" Those Colors They Report, And You Can Tell From Their EyesTaste the rainbow. Or at least... see it. 000
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 03/04/2026This entire @nhm-london.bsky.social podcast is delightful 🧪 032
Reposted by Katy EvansRob Mullins @robertmullins.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I'm going to start a thread collating expert responses to the IOC's sex testing policy. Please feel free to reply with additions. I'm more interested in the views of scientists than lawyers or philosophers, but everything counts. 5201112
Reposted by Katy EvansIFLScience @iflscience.com · 23/03/2026“Science does not always need to produce a definitive answer to every question.” www.iflscience.com/there-really... 0117
Reposted by Katy EvansKim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it. 543263166385
Reposted by Katy EvansSteve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 04/02/2026More on DinoTracker, our new free app for classifying and identifying dinosaur footprints! The app I wish I had as a grad student... From our pals @iflscience.com www.iflscience.com/did-ai-just-...iflscience.comCinderella Dinosaurs: How Do You Match Footprints To Dinosaurs? A New AI App Can Help With That“I think AI has a bright future in paleontology,” dinosaur expert Steve Brusatte told IFLScience. 03412
Reposted by Katy EvansRachael Funnell @rachaelhfunnell.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Can't believe I get to chat to people about their enormous pickled fish collections and call it work. Was such a pleasure chatting with @briansidlauskas.bsky.social about the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute's fascinating haul (and history) - interview/podcast coming soon! 141
Reposted by Katy EvansBrian Sidlauskas @briansidlauskas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026OMG I'm in IFLScience!iflscience.comWhere Can You Find A One-Of-A-Kind Pocket Shark Among 8 Million Pickled Fish? Louisiana's WWII Bunkers, Of CourseThe largest collection of its kind includes a specimen you won't find anywhere else on Earth. 2329
Reposted by Katy EvansTom Leslie @scitomm.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Last week I had the privilege of speaking with @auersperga.bsky.social and @biotay.bsky.social about a very talented cow. She's called Veronika, she's fabulous and she's currently getting a lot of well-deserved attention. Here's my piece for @iflscience.com: www.iflscience.com/we-didnt-eve...iflscience.com“We Didn't Even Think About Looking”: Broom-Wielding Veronika Shows Tool Use In Cows Isn't So Absurd After AllVeronika the cow is the first documented example of flexible, multipurpose tool use in cattle – and she’s also a very good girl. 13010
Reposted by Katy EvansRachael Funnell @rachaelhfunnell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Magic isn't only for hijinks, mind, and has been used as a tool for science in all sorts of ways. You can ask magician and psychologist Dr Gustav Kuhn of @plymuni.bsky.social all about it at CURIOUS Live on Dec 11 www.iflscience.com/the-science-...iflscience.comLike Magic? Don't Miss Our Q&A With Dr Gustav Kuhn, A Leading Figure In "The Science Of Magic"From cyber crime to the placebo effect and mind-reading robots, turns out there’s a lot of science in magic. 041
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Serenity. I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar 💔 020
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 27/11/2025I thought I was ready for #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge but I was not. The size difference in male and female moa? 50 species of sloth?? 10-foot-long otters that took on sabre-tooth cats??? WHO HAS BEEN GATEKEEPING THESE INSANE ICE AGE MEGAFAUNA 000
Reposted by Katy EvansAlistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years. youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYUyoutu.beJESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOADYouTube video by JAGGL113 521247461
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Thoroughly enjoyed writing this feature. Thank you to Dr Barney Long of @rewildorg.bsky.social for being game to briefly chat Nessie before diving into how we really search for lost species.iflscience.comWhat Happens If Someone Actually Finds The Loch Ness Monster?IFLScience went to Scotland looking for the Loch Ness monster. But what happens if we, or anyone, finds it? 000
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Sure, ‘Award-winning Editor’ is good, but ‘Executive Producer and Stunt Driver’ might be my best credit everyoutu.beIFLScience Investigates The Loch Ness Monster: The Science, Story, And Power Of BeliefYouTube video by IFLScience 000
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 26/10/2025📢🎉 We’re hiring! 🎉📢 @iflscience.com is looking for an Editor & Staff writer with a meticulous eye, a flair for writing and a passion for science communication - good sense of humour and a love of the weird and wonderful a bonus! Find out more here 👇🏻labx.bamboohr.comEditor & Staff WriterIFLScience (a LabX Media Group Company) is an internationally recognised online science brand, dedicated to making science exciting and presenting it in a creative and inspiring way that leaves reader... 011
Katy Evans @katyfevans.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I take one (1) week off work to go on holiday, I come back and dinosaurs have hooves nowiflscience.comDuck-Billed Mummies Reveal Some Dinosaurs Had HoovesThis is the first time we've ever found a dinosaur with hooves. 000
