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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Can somebody PLEASE tell Google that stars Don't TWINKLE in space! 😅✨ ;)

💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

For anyone curious, this is the timeline. Each episode now gets three separate upscales with different settings. I isolate the different types of footage, use the version that suits each one, blend them within shots where needed, so spend a lot more time in post production before the final output.

Timeline showing a Bill Nye the Science Guy episode being remastered by Seriously Scientific. Three full-length 4K upscales are stacked: the sharp master on the bottom track in teal, a softer intermediate pass above in purple, and a gentle vanilla pass on top in yellow, cut in shot by shot where the master fails. Object masks blend passes within single shots. Adjustment layers add grain, and coloured markers flag problem shots. Each source was deinterlaced with QTGMC and test-rendered before upscaling.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Noooo It's the Sun, the Space Station AND a plane! ☀️🛰️✈️ What began as an ordinary afternoon chasing sunspots over Czechia turned into a one in 30 million capture, all lined up in a single split-second frame. Awesome! 📷 Petr Horálek / NASA APOD

Telephoto photo of the Sun as a large golden-yellow disk on a black sky, cropped at the right and bottom edges. A commercial airplane crosses the upper left of the disk as a huge dark silhouette, angled diagonally with wings and tail clearly outlined but slightly soft, as the lens was focused at infinity. A faint blurred plume trails behind it. Just below its tail, a tiny dark H-shaped speck with solar panels is the International Space Station. Small dark sunspots dot the disk: a line of spots across the middle and a larger cluster lower down. Sunspots are cooler regions where concentrated magnetic fields suppress the convection carrying heat to the surface. The ISS orbits about 400 km up and crossed the Sun in about a second; the plane flew roughly 10 km up, so it looks far larger even though the station's 109-metre span is wider than an airliner's wings. Labels read: Sun and the Sunspots, Plane, International Space Station.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Plenty of places for the fry to hide as well if they feel threatened at all..

Walstad Method aquarium with Khoi Guppies and Neocaridina heteropod, Cherry Shrimp.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I bought 2 Khoi Guppies for my Walstad Method natural tank today and arrived home with 15... Happy Days! 🐟🐡🐠🦐

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

And finally the adult Leopard Lacewing.. There we're plenty flying around the garden today but rarely settled for long. So, here's a really good catpture from Flickr and some further reading on Wiki: Photo by Pedro Lastra: www.flickr.com/photos/lasti... More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cethosi...

Adult Leopard Lacewing butterfly (Cethosia cyane) with wings fully spread, perched on small yellow flowers. The upper wing surfaces are bright orange across the central area, marked with small black spots. Broad black bands run along the outer margins of all four wings, filled with an intricate pattern of white scalloped lines and dots that give the species its "lacewing" common name. Each forewing tip carries a diagonal white patch bordered by black. The body is dark, the antennae slender and club-tipped. Wingspan roughly 8 centimetres. This is a male; females are paler with more extensive black on the forewings. Species ranges from India across mainland Southeast Asia to southern China, and has recently expanded into the Malay Peninsula and Singapore. The adults feed on nectar and, like the caterpillars, carry cyanogenic compounds that make them unpalatable to birds.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Pupation happens away from the feeding group. The pupa mimics a curled dead leaf, but with metallic gold patches on the cuticle. These are not pigment or secretion, they are structural: stacked layers of chitin acting as a thin-film reflector, the same physics that makes peacock feathers iridescent.

Cethosia cyane pupa hanging head-down from a garden wire. Mottled cream, brown and black cuticle with side projections, resembling a curled dead leaf.

Close-up of a Cethosia cyane pupa showing metallic gold patches along the underside projections. These are structural, produced by stacked chitin layers acting as a thin-film reflector, not pigment.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

These caterpillars feed in groups and only eat passionflower vines (Passiflora). They pull toxic compounds out of the leaves and store them in their own bodies, which is what the loud colours are advertising to birds.

Group of Cethosia cyane caterpillars distributed across a Passiflora vine climbing through wire fencing. Several sizes visible, all banded black, yellow and red with long branched black spines. Heavy leaf damage on the host plant.

Top-down view of a Cethosia cyane caterpillar feeding, with a leaf fragment held in the mandibles. Banded pattern and radial arrangement of branched spines clearly visible from above.

Cethosia cyane caterpillar hanging in the J-shape typical of the pre-pupal stage, suspended by the rear end from a plant stem. Body darkened and slightly contracted, spines shortened compared to actively feeding individuals. The last stage before pupation.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Colony of Leopard Lacewing caterpillars (Cethosia cyane) feeding on a passionflower vine. Watch how they freeze the moment I tap the stem.. This is so predators focus on the warning colours instead of movement. Classic aposematism, backed up by toxins the caterpillars pull from the host plant.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

At first glance this image looks like a soft blend of light, until you realise that every single dot no matter how far you zoom in is an entire galaxy; over 45,000 in total.. Mind Blown! 🤯 Credit: JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES)

A mind blowing deep space view captured by the James Webb Space Telescope across the GOODS-South field. At first glance the scene appears as a gentle dusting of light against the black void, but looking closer reveals that almost every single point of light is an entire galaxy containing billions of stars. Over 45,000 individual galaxies populate the frame. In the foreground and midground, larger spiral galaxies display glowing golden and white cores with delicate, swirling arms, while luminous elliptical galaxies appear as smooth, bright spheres of starlight. Scattered throughout the vast expanse and stretching into the deepest background are thousands of faint, ancient galaxies appearing as tiny reddish-orange and crimson dots, streaks, and subtle smudges. The dense clustering and layered cosmic perspective create an immense sense of three-dimensional depth, revealing the sheer scale of the early cosmos.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Amazing view of 'Totality' from San Millán de los Caballeros in northern Spain. The corona is golden rather than white because the Sun sat just around 10° above the horizon, so therefore, much more atmosphere to scatter the light..

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Curiousity climbed the Mountain! This HiRISE pan and zoom finds the 'family car sized' Curiosity Rover climbing Mount Mercou in Gale Crater on Mars. From 269 km up, HiRISE resolves objects down to about a meter, enough to catch a whole rover as one bright dot. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A NASA simulation of gas orbiting a black hole. The disk is completely flat - but the black hole's gravity bends light so hard you can see the underside of the far side wrapping above and below the shadow. Credit: NASA Goddard/Jeremy Schnittman #nasa

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I observed a pretty interesting survival tactic while I was preparing their new home. For the 20 minutes I was busy, they lay motionless on a ceramic plate in a defensive state known as thanatosis, aka playing dead. As soon as they sensed the soil, they were gone. Update in about 4 weeks I guess..

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

After some research the circumstantial evidence seems strong. Found in potted plants next to a coconut palm I'm growing here in Vietnam and the grub size fits. I hypothesise they're Oryctes rhinoceros, aka the coconut palm beetle - but with 39 species of Oryctes, there's only one way to find out.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

They're obviously some kind of scarab beetle larvae and by the looks and size of them, they're probably at stage three of their life cycle, ready to turn into a pupa. Now to give them a new home and wait for 3-4 weeks to find out which type..

Side-by-side size comparison of two scarab beetle grubs found in garden potting soil, laid next to a yellow tape measure for scale. The upper grub is clean, pale cream-colored, and curled tightly, measuring close to 8 centimeters, a size typical of a mature Dynastinae rhinoceros beetle larva such as Oryctes rhinoceros. The lower grub is a similar size but coated in dark soil, giving it a rougher, darker appearance, making the texture difference between a freshly exposed grub and one still crusted with dirt easy to compare.

2 scarab beetle grubs in their temporary rearing setup: a white ceramic plate holding loose, chunky potting mix with visible bark, coconut coir, and perlite. The grub's cream-colored head and front legs poke out at the edge of the soil while the rest of its body stays buried. A small black plant pot sits blurred in the background, part of the coconut palm growing setup this grub was found near, on a wooden table.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

OK so I was repotting some plants and look what I found.. So I know what my wife wants me to do with them but I know what I'm going to do with them.. All I see here is a great opportunity for science class ;)

Macro close-up of a scarab beetle grub, likely Oryctes rhinoceros (the coconut rhinoceros beetle), photographed in Vietnam. It shows the classic C-shaped "white grub" body plan common across the rhinoceros beetle subfamily Dynastinae. The cream-colored, semi-translucent skin reveals a row of brown spiracles along each side, three pairs of short legs clustered near the reddish-brown head capsule, and visible mandibles. A yellow tape measure alongside it reads roughly 8 to 9 centimeters, suggesting a large, likely third-instar larva nearing pupation. A second, soil-crusted grub sits just out of frame in the lower left.

A large scarab beetle grub, a suspected coconut rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) larva, uncovered while repotting plants in a home garden in Vietnam. The pale, C-shaped grub rests at the edge of a white ceramic dish filled with fresh potting mix, its cream-colored body and small legs visible against the dark, chunky soil. A black plant pot sits blurred in the background on a wooden garden table, part of the coconut palm setup the grub was found growing near, a detail that lines up with this species' habit of breeding in decaying organic matter close to palm trees.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Hoping I've resolved the cloudflare issues now, this is what it should look like from a mobile..

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Imagine having to work this hard as a parent..?

A live webcam capture of a bald eagle standing over its chicks in a large, snow-covered stick nest during a harsh winter storm. This feed comes from the famous Big Bear Valley eagle nest high in a Jeffrey Pine tree in California, where these raptors endure freezing temperatures and heavy snow to protect their young.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Experience reentry as it would have been viewed by the Artemis II crew! 🌍🔥 Plunging into the atmosphere at Mach 32, the Orion capsule generates a 2,760°C (5,000°F) plasma shield before a pinpoint ocean splashdown. #NASA #SpaceExploration #Splashdown

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

🔴 LIVE REPLAY! The Artemis II capsule has completed a textbook splashdown! 🌊🚀 Witness the exact moment humans safely returned from the Moon for the first time in 50 plus years. 🌍✨ #Artemis2 #NASA #SpaceExploration

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

We have splashdown! 🌊 Welcome home to the incredible Artemis II crew: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. An absolutely brilliant day for space exploration and a huge leap forward, lets hope its just the begeiing of even bigger things! 🚀🌕

The Orion spacecraft capsule descending, suspended by three large, fully deployed parachutes with a red and white patterned design. The capsule and parachutes are set against a solid, deep navy blue background.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Yay, metamorphosis complete, first frog to emerge from the tadpole experiment. Time to find this fella a better n bigger home now ;)

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This has to be one of the most amazing photos ever taken by humanity.. 📸 A total solar eclipse captured from the Moon during Artemis II! Notice the faint 'Earthshine' lighting up the left edge and looking closely at the bottom right... Those tiny bright dots are Saturn and Mars! 👨‍🚀

A breathtaking deep-space photograph of a total solar eclipse captured during the Artemis II mission. A massive, pitch-black lunar disk dominates the centre of the frame, completely obscuring the Sun. Surrounding the Moon is a brilliant, glowing white halo composed of the solar corona and zodiacal light, stretching outwards and fading into the black vacuum of space. On the left edge of the lunar disk, a faint sliver of the cratered surface is visible, subtly illuminated by 'Earthshine' (sunlight reflecting off Earth). The background is a vast, dark starfield. In the bottom right quadrant, two distinct bright dots stand out against the distant stars; the one closest to the lunar edge is the planet Saturn, and the point further to the right is Mars.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Can't wait the see the high-res shots of the ecplipse, the commentary from the crew has been amazing throughout, totally worth staying all night for - even impressive from the solar arrays outside the Orion Capsule knowing its live ..

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The crew (Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen) are also undergoing continual biometric testing. The ARCHeR study uses specialized wearables to monitor sleep and circadian rhythms in deep space. This research is vital for protecting astronaut health on long-duration missions. 🛰️⌚

A composite image featuring the four Artemis II astronauts on the left: Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Jeremy Hansen, posed in their orange flight suits. The right side shows a detailed close-up of the ARCHeR biometric wearable on a wrist. The device is a rugged, black rectangular unit with distinct sensor ports. It tracks mission-critical data, including light exposure and sleep cycles, to monitor the crew’s health during their ten-day journey to the Moon.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Will all future road trips one day have views like this? This incredible shot from Artemis II feels like the ultimate version of staring out the back window on a family holiday, only the destination is the Moon. Looking back at home as Orion pushes into deep space. Image credit: #NASA

A high resolution photograph captured from inside the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission, providing a unique perspective of Earth through one of the cabin windows. The composition creates a powerful sense of being a passenger on a deep space journey, reminiscent of looking out the window during a long road trip. The foreground is dominated by the dark, technical interior of the spacecraft, including the thick metallic frame of the window, visible bolts, thermal insulation blankets, and various electrical cables and connectors running along the hull. Through the rectangular pane of the window, the Earth is visible as a brilliant blue and white marble suspended in the infinite blackness of the vacuum. The planet appears as a partial sphere, with sunlight illuminating the swirling white cloud patterns and the deep sapphire of the oceans. The vastness of space surrounding the planet highlights the isolation and distance of the crew as they continue their historic manoeuvre towards the Moon. The lighting within the cabin is dim, allowing the natural light from Earth to serve as the primary focal point of the scene. This high resolution file has been kept in its original state, unedited except for slight noise removal by seriouslyscientific.com to ensure the clearest possible view of our home planet from deep space.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The Artemis II crew members Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover share a moment from the Orion spacecraft Integrity during their first live downlink from deep space. It is a historic milestone as they journey towards the Moon. Image credit: #NASA

A high resolution interior photograph showing the four Artemis II crew members inside the cabin of the Orion spacecraft, which has been nicknamed Integrity by the crew. This shot was captured during their first live media downlink event on 3 April 2026 as the spacecraft continued its journey toward the Moon. The image depicts the crew in a state of microgravity, effortlessly floating within the confined yet technologically dense environment of the capsule. On the left, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency is oriented horizontally, floating near a large bundle of mission supplies secured by black cargo netting. In the centre left, Mission Commander Reid Wiseman gives a cheerful thumbs up to the camera. Positioned in the centre right, Mission Specialist Christina Koch is seen speaking into a professional grade black microphone, her long hair billowing around her head in the weightless environment. On the far right, Pilot Victor Glover waves a hand towards the viewer with a wide smile. The background is a complex arrangement of white padded walls, metallic struts, orange flight suits stowed behind netting, and various cables and stowage lockers that form the living and working space of the astronauts. Floating near the bottom of the frame is a small plush Snoopy doll dressed in a miniature orange NASA flight suit, serving as the mission zero gravity indicator. The scene is illuminated by the bright, white internal lighting of the Orion cabin. This high resolution file has received minimal noise reduction to clarify the image details while preserving the original scientific data of the mission.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Artemis II Captures the Terminator Line (Hi-Res) A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from one of the Orion spacecraft's four windows after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. Image Credit: #NASA

A high resolution photograph of Earth captured from the Orion spacecraft during the NASA Artemis II mission. The image shows a stunning crescent Earth set against the absolute blackness of deep space, specifically highlighting the terminator line – the moving boundary that separates the daylight side of the planet from the darkness of night.

The Earth occupies the left and bottom portions of the frame, showcasing a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean decorated with intricate, swirling white cloud formations and weather systems. The terminator line is visible as a soft, curved gradient rather than a sharp edge, a phenomenon caused by the Earth's atmosphere scattering sunlight and creating a twilight zone between day and night. The intense blue of the oceans transitions into a deep shadow as the line progresses across the planetary disc.

This specific view was captured by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman on 3 April 2026, using one of Orion's four cabin windows. The photograph was taken shortly after the spacecraft completed its translunar injection (TLI) burn, the critical manoeuvre that propelled the crew out of Earth's orbit and on a trajectory towards the Moon. This version of the image is unedited except for slight noise reduction by seriouslyscientific.com to enhance the clarity of the high resolution file while maintaining the integrity of the original NASA capture.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Microscopic Marvels: The Many Faces of Stentor 🔬 Watch how different lighting techniques transform our view of the same Stentor ciliate! Showcasing Brightfield, Phase Contrast and Darkfield to reveal the intricate internal world of this microscopic giant. #microscopic #nature #biology

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Floating 400km above the Caribbean on the ISS. 🛰️ Listen to the crackle of NASA mission control as the Great Bahama Bank reveals its vibrant turquoise waters. The sheer unadulterated beauty of our very own spaceship is mesmerising. 🌊⛅ #Space #ISS

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

It may look like a scene from a horror movie, but no spiders are harmed. 🕷️ Spiders are gently sedated with CO2 gas before being held by foam and gauze before "milking" the silk. After a 20-minute session, they get a hydration break and a double portion of crickets as a reward for their hard work! 🦗

A high-detail laboratory photograph of a golden orb-weaver spider being "milked" for its high-strength silk as part of pioneering nerve repair research at Oxford University. The spider is gently restrained on a foam block with soft gauze while a fine, golden strand of dragline silk is reeled onto a motorized spool. Before the 20-minute harvest begins, the spider is safely sedated using CO2 gas to ensure it remains stress-free and still. This humane process is non-lethal; once the silk is collected, the spider is hydrated and rewarded with a high-protein meal of crickets before being returned to its web. This work represents a massive breakthrough in bridging catastrophic human nerve gaps. Discover the full story on the science behind these clinical trials at seriouslyscientific.com.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Microscopic Marvels: Amoeba Phagocytosis 🦠 Watch this amoeba use pseudopodia to engulf prey. Inside the translucent cytoplasm you can see captured barrel shaped Coleps ciliates and geometric diatoms. The cell digests these nutrients within specialized food vacuoles. #microscopic #nature #biology

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Microscopic Marvels: Marine Polychaete 🌊 The Syllid worm uses a muscular barrel shaped proventriculus as a high pressure pump for feeding. Two pairs of red eyes provide light sensitivity while long sensory cirri extending from each segment detect movement. #microscopic #nature #biology

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Microscopic Marvels - Aquatic Annelids 🧬 Left: Chaetogaster, a predator with a large pharynx to engulf prey. Right: Stylaria, showing its sensory proboscis & orange chloragogen tissue. 🎬 Rubén Duro & Team: scienceintoimages.com ✨ HD by seriouslyscientific.com #microbiology #biology #science

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Cool Uranium Fact!! Just one kilogram of Uranium-235, the fuel that powers nuclear reactors can unleash a mind-blowing 24,000,000 kWh of energy. ⚛️ That’s the same as burning two to three million kilograms of coal or oil. 🏭 Yes, nuclear energy is that insanely powerful! 🚀

A close-up photograph showing a person's hand holding a standard-sized white aluminium beverage can. The can serves as a physical visual aid to demonstrate the incredible energy density of nuclear fuel. Near the top of the can, printed in black, is the official crest of the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, featuring a traditional heraldic design with a lion and unicorn. Below the crest, the text reads 'United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory' stacked across three lines in a clean, sans-serif font, bordered by a thin blue vertical line on the left. On the lower half of the can, a bold educational statement is printed in black text: 'If nuclear energy powered your entire life, the fuel would fit inside this can'. The surface of the white can is dotted with small condensation droplets. The background is a blurred, out-of-focus interior of what appears to be a train carriage or public transport vehicle, featuring dark grey seating and bright natural lighting that highlights the scientific message.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Today, Mary Anning's legacy continues! 🌊🐲 Meet the Xiphodracon - found in Mary’s cliffs in 2001. This preserved masterpiece fills a 9-million-year gap in evolution. Proof that the "Princess of Paleontology" started a story we’re still finishing! 🦴 Discovered by Chris Moore ✨ #Fossils #Paleontology

A square social media infographic featuring the 185 million year old fossil skull of Xiphodracon goldencapensis, the Sword Dragon of Dorset. The graphic uses a high contrast design with a dark background to make the fossil and text stand out. The top of the infographic displays the name XIPHODRACON GOLDENCAPENSIS in a bold white font. Directly below this, a sub-header reads: A 185-Million-Year-Old Jurassic Discovery. The central image shows the three-dimensionally preserved skull found by Chris Moore in 2001. A natural-sounding paragraph at the bottom is placed on a translucent black bar for readability. Key scientific terms are highlighted in bright yellow. The text explains that Dorset’s original SEA MONSTERS are still giving up secrets and that the missing PLIENSBACHIAN GAP is finally found. It notes that this fossil bridges the world of early and late ichthyosaurs and proves that specialized DEEP-SEA TOOLS evolved gradually over time. Produced by Seriously Scientific.com

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

To bring this full circle, I’ve also restored and colorized the verified archive photo. I truly hope this does her legacy justice. ✨ Based on my research, I used golden yellow for the hoods and tassels, the official academic colour for a Master of Science degree in 1915! 🎓💛

A digitally restored and colorized photograph from 1915. Three young graduates stand side-by-side in black academic gowns. On the left is Alice Ball, a young African American woman, alongside her two male classmates. All three are wearing graduation caps with bright golden-yellow tassels and matching academic hoods around their shoulders, signifying their Master of Science degrees.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

There here are very few actual photos of Alice Ball unfortunately obviously partly due to a tragically short life. so I sourced this image from the University of Hawaii Archives like to be sure of accuracy this time..

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Janaki Ammal on International Women's Day! In the 1930s, India’s sugarcane was weak and low-yield. Janaki used cytogenetics to "engineer" the crop, cross-breeding it with wild grasses to create the sweet, robust hybrids that feed millions today. 🌿🔬 #WomenInScience

A restored and colorized historical portrait of the pioneering Indian botanist Janaki Ammal. She stands outdoors in a garden setting, looking directly at the camera with a calm and determined expression. She is wearing a traditional sari in shades of white and green. The natural lighting of the outdoor setting highlights her features and the textures of her clothing. The image captures Ammal as a trailblazer, the first Indian woman to earn a PhD in Botany at the height of her influence in the field of cytogenetics. Digital restoration and colorization by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Katherine Johnson on International Women's Day! A literal human computer, her hand-calculated trajectories were vital to the first human spaceflights and the Apollo moon landings. She didn't just calculate orbits; she mapped the path for humanity to reach the stars!🚀⭐ #WomenInScience

African American mathematician Katherine Johnson seated at her desk at NASA’s Langley Research Center in the mid-1960s. She is wearing glasses and a white dress, with her hands resting on a desk covered in mathematical papers and charts. Behind her is a large celestial globe used for tracking orbits and a Friden mechanical calculator. She is looking intently at a document. The scene captures the precise, manual calculations that served as the final verification for NASA’s early electronic computers, which she performed at a time when women of color were barred from using many standard facilities. Digital restoration and colorization by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Barbara McClintock on International Women's Day! She discovered that genes aren't static, they can actually "jump" around on a chromosome. Her discovery of transposons ("jumping genes") fundamentally changed how we understand evolution and the complexity of DNA! 🧬🌽 #WomenInScience

A detailed digital composite image based on the 1947 historical photograph of geneticist Barbara McClintock. McClintock, with her characteristic short hair and round glasses, is seated at a microscope, using tweezers in a Petri dish. While based on the original photo distributed for her AAUW award, this image presents a significantly expanded and fictionalized laboratory environment. The simple wooden workbench is now densely populated with a vast, colorized collection of complex glassware, numerous amber-colored reagent bottles, intricate distillation columns, and botanical specimens relevant to maize cytogenetics, creating a rich, illustrative narrative of her "jumping gene" research context that was not present in the original photo. The expanded background shows complex vintage laboratory cabinetry. This image explicitly states it is a composite: a digital recreation where Seriously Scientific has taken the historical figure and placed them into an augmented, complex fictionalized environment. Based on original source from Smithsonian Institution Archives. Digital composite by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Dorothy Hodgkin on International Women's Day! While Fleming found the mold, Hodgkin solved the 3D atomic puzzle of Penicillin. Using X-ray crystallography, she mapped the molecule's structure, allowing it to be mass-produced and saving millions of lives! 🔬🗺️ #WomenInScience

British chemist Dorothy Hodgkin in her laboratory in 1964. She is sitting at a wooden desk, wearing a blue cardigan and green skirt, resting her chin on her hand as she looks thoughtfully toward the camera. On the desk beside her sits a black and gold microscope and a glass display case containing a large, complex crystal structure model. To her left, bookshelves are packed with scientific texts, including a prominent red spine titled "Penicillin Crystal Structures." This image captures the Nobel Prize winner in the environment where she produced the world’s first 3D atomic maps of essential medicines like penicillin and insulin. The scene highlights her intense intellectual focus and the physical tools of her pioneering work in X-ray crystallography. Digital restoration and colorization by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Alice Ball on International Women's Day! At just 24, this brilliant chemist developed the first effective treatment for leprosy. Her 'Ball Method' made Chaulmoogra oil injectable, saving thousands of people from lifelong isolation and exile. 🧪💉 #WomenInScience

African American chemist Alice Ball in her laboratory around 1915. She is wearing a white lab coat and a patterned blue scarf, holding a glass test tube and using a pipette to precisely transfer a liquid from a small vial. This scene represents her development of the "Ball Method," where she transformed thick Chaulmoogra tree oil into a soluble, injectable treatment for leprosy. The dark wooden laboratory bench is filled with period-accurate glassware, glass stir rods, and amber-colored bottles containing the raw oil. In the background, a metal centrifuge and laboratory cabinetry are visible. The image captures the specific moment Alice created the medical breakthrough that saved thousands from forced exile. Digital restoration and colorization by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Ada Lovelace on International Women's Day! A century before computers, she saw that machines could do more than just math. By writing the first algorithm for the Analytical Engine, she became the world’s first programmer and predicted the digital age we live in today!💻 #WomenInScience

A striking digital composite celebrating Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer. On the left is a vibrant, colorized restoration of her iconic 1838 portrait, showing her in a deep purple velvet gown with white lace accents and an elegant headdress. She gazes with sharp, visionary intelligence toward the right of the frame. Occupying the right side of the image is the intricate mechanical hardware of the Analytical Engine trial model - a complex assembly of vertical brass rods, interlocking gears, and polished metal dials. Floating subtly over the mechanical parts is a translucent overlay of her handwritten 1843 Bernoulli algorithm (Note G), showing the logical mathematical table that served as the world's first software. The composite beautifully illustrates the transition from 19th-century mechanical engineering to the birth of modern computing, representing Ada’s unique philosophy of "Poetical Science." The lighting unifies the historical portrait and the brass machinery into a single, cohesive moment of discovery. Credit: Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Mary Anning on International Women's Day! In the 1800s, the word "dinosaur" didn't even exist. With just a hammer and chisel, Mary unearthed "sea monsters" from shale cliffs, providing the raw evidence that proved extinction and founded the science of paleontology! 🦕⛏️ #WomenInScience

A striking digital composite that bridges two centuries of scientific history. On the left, a colorized version of the famous 1842 oil painting shows Mary Anning looking resolute in her practical cloak and bonnet, holding her geological hammer. On the right, the image transitions into a modern, high-definition photograph of a complete Ichthyosaurus fossil from a museum exhibition. The fossilized skeleton is embedded in dark, textured shale, showing the creature's long snout, massive ribcage, and distinctive paddles. The composite creates a "then and now" effect, placing the 19th-century pioneer right next to the raw evidence that proved the world was once ruled by extinct reptiles. The lighting on the colorized painting is matched to the museum spotlights on the fossil, making it look as though Anning is standing inside the display itself. This unique artwork highlights her role as the woman who bridged the gap between myth and the modern science of paleontology. Digital composite by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Chien Shiung Wu on International Women's Day! Physicists thought the universe was perfectly symmetrical. By freezing radioactive atoms near absolute zero, Wu proved them wrong! She found nature is actually "left-handed," fundamentally shattering the Law of Parity! 🧲⚛️ #WomenInScience

A highly detailed, digitally colorized archival photograph of the pioneering experimental physicist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu. She is positioned in the center of a complex mid-20th-century physics laboratory. Dr. Wu is smiling warmly and looking directly into the camera with an expression of calm, approachable brilliance. She has neatly styled dark hair and is wearing a crisp white laboratory coat over a dark, high-collared shirt. The digital colorization process brings realistic, warm skin tones and vibrant depth to the historic scene. Surrounding her is a spectacularly intricate maze of scientific equipment used for her groundbreaking parity violation experiments. The apparatus includes gleaming silver metal cylinders, delicate glass vacuum tubes, thick electrical wiring, large magnetic coils, and heavy steel framing. The lifelike color highlights the contrast between her confident posture and the massive technical complexity of the supercooled machinery she mastered to rewrite the laws of physics. At the bottom, a credit line reads: Original photograph by the Smithsonian Institution Archives, digital colorization by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Marie Curie on International Women's Day! Marie spent years working in a dank, leaky shed boiling down tons of toxic pitchblende to extract a 0.1 grams of pure radium. She physically proved that atoms break apart, laying the exact foundation for cancer treatments! ☢️🔬 #WomenInScience

A highly detailed, digitally colorized close-up portrait of the pioneering physicist and chemist Marie Curie. She is looking directly into the camera lens with an incredibly intense, intelligent, and focused expression. The fingers of her left hand are gently resting against her cheek and neck. She has curly, textured brown hair pulled back loosely. She is wearing a dark blue, utilitarian dress with fine vertical pleats on the shoulder. The warm, realistic skin tones and soft lighting of the colorization process give this historic archival photo a highly modern, lifelike feel. Original archival photograph by Henri Manuel. Digital colorization by Seriously Scientific.

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💥Seriously🚀Scientific💥 @seriouslysci.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Remembering Rosalind Franklin on International Women's Day! Without her mastery of X-ray crystallography and the iconic 'Photo 51', discovering the DNA double helix would have been impossible. She measured the secret of life. Her exact math made gene editing possible! 🔬🧬 #WomenInScience

$A digitally restored, archival composite image celebrating Rosalind Franklin. On the left is a black and white portrait of the British chemist and X-ray crystallographer. She has dark, softly curled hair and is wearing a dark, tailored dress, looking thoughtfully off-camera with a focused expression. On the right side is a clear, highly enhanced reproduction of 'Photograph 51'. This is her famous X-ray diffraction image of crystallized DNA fibers. The scientific image features a dark circular background with a distinct, striking arrangement of fuzzy black spots forming a perfect 'X' shape converging in the center. The heavy dark smudges at the very top and bottom of the circle indicate the repeating bases of the genetic code. The specific angle of the 'X' physically proves the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule. At the bottom, a professional credit line reads: King's College London and Seriously Scientific.$

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