Reposted by BeaniesaurTess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 26mI ordered an extra batch of dryptosaurus, this time resin! I have a whole army now 😈🦖 172
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 4hThere are 24 UDIM tiles in total, each at 4K resolution. 2261
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 4hA full resolution look at some the texture work I did for my "Crooked Rex" character earlier this year. This was a big personal leap in both overall fidelity and physical material complexity for me. 2889
Reposted by BeaniesaurRiley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 1hIt’s a good day for a matinee. 6958
Reposted by BeaniesaurJessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 30/09/2026How the joy of helping Princess a little bit on this video go check it out. It’s great. 222731
Reposted by BeaniesaurSwara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What is the present and future that we aim to make, and how does #StarTrek, per usual, show the way but also not account for everything it can? Another banger from the estimable @princesmweekes.bsky.social. #DS9 youtu.be/wmraygqDEx0?...youtu.beHow Star Trek: DS9 Saw 2024 Coming 30 Years AgoYouTube video by Princess Weekes 14310
Reposted by BeaniesaurTolarian Community College @tolariancommunitycollege.com · 01/10/2026Fantastic new video by @princesmweekes.bsky.social on Deep Space Nine and the prophetic portrayal of sanctuary cities and the Bell Riots in "Past Tense" with an amazing exploration on the impotance of Science Fiction and the role Star Trek has played A+ stuff. Watch it here youtu.be/wmraygqDEx0?... 426934
Reposted by BeaniesaurWishtea Dalek ☕️✨️ @wishtea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Work in progress :3 I could write a whole essay on not only Martha but, assumptions that in Doctor Who that we kind of all took for granted. But many who are far more qualified and articulate already have @verilybitchie.bsky.social @princesmweekes.bsky.social #bbcdoctorwho #doctorwhofanart 0418
Reposted by BeaniesaurDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Many thanks to those in the Tet Zoo discord group who attended my talk last night on the backstory to All Yesterdays, this only being the 2nd time it's been given since its outing at the 2025 SVP meeting in Birmingham. I'm planning to give other exclusive talks in the discord group in future. 1422
Reposted by BeaniesaurDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In 1856/57 a man visited Richard Owen at his office with "a stuffed platypus and a Hertfordshire countryman who swore that he had taken the animal alive from a local pond". Owen charged the man with gross deceit and was glad to make him "slink away, evidently ashamed of himself". 2575
Reposted by BeaniesaurDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's October, and here in southern England it's around 17 deg C today, which is something like 6 deg C over the mean. Decades of failing to take action mostly mean that it's too late to disrupt climate breakdown. Vote for people who speak about the issues and are prepared to do something. 2456
Reposted by BeaniesaurGwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Massive new review paper out on the causes of insect population declines. It's not great news, BUT if we pay attention, we can still turn things around. 🧪🦋 academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...academic.oup.comDrivers of insect decline: direct, indirect, and combined pressuresAbstract. Reductions in insect biodiversity are widely documented and result from numerous pressures that operate from local to global scales. Identifying 07438
Reposted by Beaniesaurmrtoads.bsky.social @mrtoads.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For those who enjoyed the excitements and optimism of the early 1970s, here’s the clear-eyed look back. As a long-time birdwatcher, I’m very familiar with the ability to turn a branch into an owl.. Motivated vision is a very human thing! 0146
Reposted by Beaniesaurdr mo and mr normal @redactedquirk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Look. Look. Look. This is what AI wants to take from you. 0214
Reposted by BeaniesaurDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Remember those #LochNessMonster 'flipper photos' from the 1970s? Endorsed by a respectable list of experts but obvious from early on as waaaay less impressive than the public were led to believe... tetzoo.com/blog/2020/8/... #LochNess #cryptozoologytetzoo.comThe 1972 Loch Ness Monster Flipper Photos — Tetrapod ZoologyIf you’re a long-time reader of TetZoo, you’ll know that I’ve often examined and discussed the backstories to famous monster photos. And if you follow me on Twitter (I’m @TetZoo ), you’ll know that... 47419
Reposted by BeaniesaurDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The 2026 Marine Reptile Conference happens at Oxford University Museum of Natural next week and I can't wait. Two days of talks on #plesiosaurs #ichthyosaurs and more (I'm speaking about ichthyosaur work). There are field trips too. News will be shared via #MarineReptileConf2026 0286
Reposted by BeaniesaurDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A World Without Baw Baw Frogs? A quick look at a highly vulnerable group of Australian #frogs tetzoo.com/blog/2026/10... #herpetology #amphibians #conservationtetzoo.comA World Without Baw Baw Frogs? — Tetrapod Zoologyfrogs, anurans, anura, myobatrachoids, Myobatrachoidea, limnodynastids, Limnodynastidae, Baw Baw frog, Philoria, conservation, herpetology, frog decline, decline of frogs, Australian frogs, frogs of A... 0237
Reposted by BeaniesaurJohn Fox @foxius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not ancient, but I did find them while doing archaeological fieldwork. Classy Debutante and Sweet Potato Pie. 1153
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🏺 The #SecretsOfTheIce project is of course only possible thanks to the #ClimateCrisis, but it has revealed extraordinary diversity of ancient projectile tech: arrows made from ground slate, mussel shell, and bindings not just of sinew but also birch bark secretsoftheice.com/news/2026/09... 14710
Reposted by BeaniesaurChuck Groenink @cgroenink.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Finally found this list of 15th century Italian names for cows I had saved ages ago and lost, but don't remember where I first got it from. 824153
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Transphobic policy does not represent what 'most British women' want, and it's time Labour recognised you can't support exclusionary legal frameworks based on prejudice. 0212
Reposted by BeaniesaurChris Manias @chrismanias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Some great names in the appendix of this article on horses used in the Han Dynasty postal service: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 2144
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📚 Q for my #Kindred readers (print editions) - what was your favourite chapter-opening artwork*, and why? *drawn by the talented @alisonatkin.bsky.social, patiently interpreting my crazy visions and bad sketches... #BookSky #BookIllustration #Ilustration 5202
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Top fake #AI-written bookclub invite so far is for #Matriarcha, a book that "Rachel" cannot possibly recommend to her readers for their '2026 Reading Challenge' because I haven't finished writing it yet 🙄 #BookSky 📚 1322
Reposted by BeaniesaurHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is great from @christinalamb.bsky.social on how the nuns that stitched the Bayeux Tapestry were able to smuggle in (often in the borders of the Tapestry) the stories of women and especially to illustrate how sexual violence takes place in war www.thetimes.com/article/5c86...thetimes.comEach woman smuggled into the Bayeux Tapestry tells a powerful storyLike most wars the tale is centred on men, but nuns wove a compelling subplot into the margins 27121
Reposted by BeaniesaurICArEHB @icarehb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What makes a disaster? 🌍 A sneak peek into an insightful conversation between two archaeologists and a geologist on what the past can teach us about the future. ICArEHB Dialogues: Human Resilience and Disasters is coming soon. #ICArEHBDialogues #HumanResilience #Disasters #Archaeology #Geology 052
Reposted by BeaniesaurTom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#NationalPoetryDay: 'To Mary Anning' by John Kenyon (1784–1856), written after he met her in Lyme Regis in the autumn of 1836 and published in his 'Poems for the most part occasional' (1838). More recently, Mary Anning has featured in the work of at least nine modern poets. 0187
Reposted by BeaniesaurDuncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#1 Bestseller 💥 Archaeology. History. Boudica. Artefacts. Landscape. Travel. Torcs. Battles. Druids. Black Labrador. In a factual book. There might be more to life; but not much more… #BoudicaFriday #Echolands A Journey in Search of #Boudica 87713
Reposted by BeaniesaurRoberto Sáez @robertosaezm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cerramos el 3er trimestre con la reseña de 34 nuevos trabajos que siguen completando, y a veces cuestionando, nuestra visión de la evolución humana. La imagen es el fragmento de parietal de Ruidera, importante adición al fragmentado registro fósil hominino del Pleistoceno medio. 135
Reposted by BeaniesaurEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me: "It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 11951404
Reposted by BeaniesaurMark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I haven't posted anything for a while, so here's some new #paleoart for #FossilFriday: Cetiosaurus in a Middle Jurassic landscape. I've had to compose and execute this in just two days, so hopefully it looks OK! (All data for the plant recons comes from @palaeojules.bsky.social.) #dinosaur #sciart 417654
Reposted by Beaniesaur☆ astrapionté ☆ @astrapionte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A better look at the two! 0133
Reposted by Beaniesaur☆ astrapionté ☆ @astrapionte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The S. Sleeper is one of only 3 known creature known to take down non-juvenile colossal squid. The other two are the Sperm Whale and, interestingly, the Southern Bottlenose Whale, per the finding of juvi and subadult beaks in the stomachs of a few whales. 031
Reposted by Beaniesaur☆ astrapionté ☆ @astrapionte.bsky.social · 29/09/2026SOMNOLENT SURPRISE !! #art #animals 34316
Reposted by BeaniesaurArden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you're invested enough in the online art community that you want to call out suspected AI but you don't know how to read post dates and you don't recognize Loish, of all people, then I think your motives are suspect, actually. 978460
Reposted by BeaniesaurArden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Which you'd think would be obvious. But some people like to start shit more than they like to actually participate in the art community. 286455
Reposted by BeaniesaurArden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you think an artist's style looks like AI but you can scroll back through their portfolio and see them doing the same work before 2020, congrats, you're not looking at an AI grifter. You're looking at one of the original victims whose entire style AI stole. 2461992297
Reposted by BeaniesaurFossillocator @fossillocator.bsky.social · 21hInstructions: 1) Make your donation here: www.agu.org/honors/fmstg... 2) Forward your receipt to fossillocator@gmail.com 3) I will write your name on a slip and put it into a bucket, include your handle, per $15 donated 4) drawing 10/5/26 3 pm EDT 5) Free US shipping, subsidized international s/hagu.orgGive to the AGU Student Travel Grant | AGUSupport the AGU Student Travel Grant. 1187
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr. Jack Cooper @cooperpalaeo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Megalodon and Other Prehistoric Sharks" will be published February 9th! You can pre-order from @princetonupress.bsky.social website starting November 9th. But if you just can't wait, you can pre-order on Amazon right now; a fantastic way to boost first-week sales! Hope you all enjoy! 🦈 (4/4) 021
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr. Jack Cooper @cooperpalaeo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is my 1st book & I'm very grateful to the team at UniPress books for commissioning the book, approaching me to write it, & for being behind me during development. I can't wait for you all to read & see Gabriel's wonderful art bring the sharks to life! 🦈 (3/4) 121
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr. Jack Cooper @cooperpalaeo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Megalodon and Other Prehistoric Sharks” is a state-of-the-art look at prehistoric sharks spanning 400 million years to the present day; bringing together the latest discoveries in shark palaeobiology with stunning, full-colour reconstructions of many diverse species (2/4) 121
Reposted by BeaniesaurDr. Jack Cooper @cooperpalaeo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🚨Big News🚨 I wrote a book! It's out on February 9th & it’s available to pre-order now! 🦈 Published by UniPress Books & @princetonupress.bsky.social & featuring incredible art by the amazing Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social, you can pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Megalodon-Ot... 🦈 (1/4) 46726
Reposted by BeaniesaurKieran 🦘🇨🇦 @hellbendermuseum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Proud to present my lifesize T. rex head, affectionately named Hannibal. I created this myself from start to finish- digital sculpture, resin 3D printing, painting, etc. Huge thanks to my friend @rj-palmer.com for instrumental crits and redlines during the sculpting process. 1243623986
Reposted by BeaniesaurKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026People are spinning the narrative that the Cornell victim consensually participated in group sex and changed her story later because she faced social ostracism. A lot of this is cherry-picking texts, but in reality a lot of victims initially claim they weren’t abused or raped as a coping mechanism 51744152
Reposted by Beaniesaurtove lovesitwhen @meghanclare.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yup. Even in health services where you’d think the person should have had the resources to say, “is there anything you want to talk about?” when she went with a traumatic UTI I can’t imagine this is the model of care 0359
Reposted by BeaniesaurMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'The University of Sunderland, which is also embroiled in a row over its cost-cutting closure of the National Glass Centre, said significant financial pressures were exacerbated by the "impact of increased visa refusals".'bbc.co.ukUniversity of Sunderland seeking £40m cuts amid visa refusalsStaff are told Sunderland University is planning huge and permanent budget cuts by next year. 11211
Reposted by BeaniesaurPaul D. Taylor @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#FossilFriday It’s easy to see why Cotham Marble is often referred to as ‘landscape marble’. This Late Triassic limestone from the Bristol area is a microbialite. Detail from a specimen about 10 cm thick on display at the Natural History Museum, London. 17721
Reposted by BeaniesaurEmily Higgs Art @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Spinosaurus ~ 🐟🦄 . I’ve finally got around to colouring in my Spinosaurus mirabilis and Spinosaurus aegypticus! Decided to have a bit of fun with colours 💙 now onto details! 210734
Reposted by BeaniesaurJean-François Cudennec @limpetnerd.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026A gorgeous specimen for #FossilFriday : the internal cast of a Jurassic bivalve (Pleuromya cf. uniformis), turned into a talisman with a religious Islamic inscription : ‘There is no god but Allāh [and] Muḥammad is His Prophet’ #PaleoSky ⚒️🏺🧪🦑🦕 310332