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Organic chemist, been working in journals publishing for years. Interests include peer review, also genealogy, language, occasionally politics, Yorkshire. She/her

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19.02.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
This image captures a moment at Brimham Rocks, a National Trust site known for its unique and balancing rock formations. The rocks were formed over 300 million years ago by a large river, with subsequent erosion by ice, wind, and rain sculpting them into their current "impossible" shapes. 
Located on Brimham Moor in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the site is a popular destination for hikers, climbers, and families. Many of the formations have been given imaginative names, such as "The Sphinx," "The Watchdog," and "The Idol," and some have local legends attached to them. The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its geological and biological significance. Image Barney Moss CC BY 2.0

This image captures a moment at Brimham Rocks, a National Trust site known for its unique and balancing rock formations. The rocks were formed over 300 million years ago by a large river, with subsequent erosion by ice, wind, and rain sculpting them into their current "impossible" shapes. Located on Brimham Moor in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the site is a popular destination for hikers, climbers, and families. Many of the formations have been given imaginative names, such as "The Sphinx," "The Watchdog," and "The Idol," and some have local legends attached to them. The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to its geological and biological significance. Image Barney Moss CC BY 2.0

Brimham Rocks is a collection of wonderfully shaped millstone grit formations created over more than 320 million years. When the stone was first laid down, this part of Yorkshire lay near the equator, warm and tropical, crossed by vast river deltas that deposited sand, grit and

29.01.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.

A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.

The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...

23.01.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 3139 πŸ” 864 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 303
Red YT wtf circle around the black and white image of a fish with a big black eye. It's a predaceous chub.

Red YT wtf circle around the black and white image of a fish with a big black eye. It's a predaceous chub.

πŸ§ͺ Here's a science mystery to start the year.

Why are species names for fish and plants appearing in the scientific literature in papers about firefighter injuries, hearing loss and heart attack?

Is it AI? Translation tools? Something else?

nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/is-this-fi...

11.01.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 13
Print featuring a dramatic red, gold and blue dawn or sunset over a hilly landscape with a row of bare winter trees in silhouette

Print featuring a dramatic red, gold and blue dawn or sunset over a hilly landscape with a row of bare winter trees in silhouette

Contemporary Northumberland printmaker Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt

27.12.2025 07:49 πŸ‘ 749 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
'A winter sunset over Bolton Priory to mark the winter solstice' The priory church and ruins of the Augustinian priory lie at the heart of the Bolton Abbey estate on land gifted to the Augustinian canons by Alice de Rumilly in 1154.

'A winter sunset over Bolton Priory to mark the winter solstice' The priory church and ruins of the Augustinian priory lie at the heart of the Bolton Abbey estate on land gifted to the Augustinian canons by Alice de Rumilly in 1154.

'A winter sunset over Bolton Priory to mark today's winter solstice' The priory church and ruins of the Augustinian priory lie at the heart of the Bolton Abbey estate on land gifted to the Augustinian canons by Alice de Rumilly in 1154. The canons lived and worshipped here until 1539

21.12.2025 05:15 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
I don’t know why this didn’t post the first time, so annoyingly I’m having to do this again. A snowy owl in flight is painted into a bricked up window frame on a pink house above its red door

I don’t know why this didn’t post the first time, so annoyingly I’m having to do this again. A snowy owl in flight is painted into a bricked up window frame on a pink house above its red door

Brighton Street Art Advent Calendar, Day 13

North Laine

13.12.2025 11:31 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Tim Green photograph of Sandbeds, Queensbury in Bradford. It  is often the first area in the region to experience snow, which tends to stay longer than in lower-lying areas.

Tim Green photograph of Sandbeds, Queensbury in Bradford. It is often the first area in the region to experience snow, which tends to stay longer than in lower-lying areas.

Love the painting like quality of this Tim Green photograph of Sandbeds, Queensbury in Bradford. At over 1,100 feet above sea level It is often the first area in the region to experience snow, which tends to stay longer than in lower-lying areas. CC BY 2.0

13.12.2025 07:01 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of young woman with purple bob wearing a wolf skin

Painting of young woman with purple bob wearing a wolf skin

Brighton Street Art Advent Calendar, Day 5

North Laine

05.12.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo featuring two sculptures of horses created with driftwood, side view facing each other on a beach in shallow water with reflections in blue sand under a pale blue sky

Photo featuring two sculptures of horses created with driftwood, side view facing each other on a beach in shallow water with reflections in blue sand under a pale blue sky

Heather Jansch, British sculptor who was known for creating life-sized sculptures of horses from driftwood #womensart

25.11.2025 06:07 πŸ‘ 645 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Print featuring a sunrise or sunset with a white gold low sun creating long shadows from the tree trunks, in silhouette, in a forest, on a frosty purple and white forest floor

Print featuring a sunrise or sunset with a white gold low sun creating long shadows from the tree trunks, in silhouette, in a forest, on a frosty purple and white forest floor

The work of contemporary Northjmbrian printmaker Rebecca Vincent ##ReframingWomenPrintmakers

23.11.2025 07:32 πŸ‘ 1113 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 13
Photo of a white woman standing by a table on which a large pink crocheted organic looking piece rests

Photo of a white woman standing by a table on which a large pink crocheted organic looking piece rests

Daina Taimina, a Cornell University mathematician uses crochet to demonstrate Hyperbolic Geometry #womensart

13.11.2025 05:53 πŸ‘ 534 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 17
A brown pelican, just appearing as a black bird against a muted orange sky, dives into the ocean.

A brown pelican, just appearing as a black bird against a muted orange sky, dives into the ocean.

Last night I watched over 100 pelicans feed just off the coast after sunset. Here's one of them. 17 frames taken from a sequence of 44 over 2.5 seconds. Incredible dinosaurs!!! πŸͺΆ

29.10.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 696 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 9
Photo of a street with a woman and child looking down to a painting on the stone floor of a view to a cityscape

Photo of a street with a woman and child looking down to a painting on the stone floor of a view to a cityscape

Shamsia Hassani, fine arts lecturer and first known female street art artist from Afghanistan #WomensArt

25.10.2025 04:46 πŸ‘ 1014 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Oval shaped stone with a painting of a landscape with a lake and a hill over which many birds fly under a full moon

Oval shaped stone with a painting of a landscape with a lake and a hill over which many birds fly under a full moon

'Moonlight Murmuration' by artist Kerrie Ann Gardner, painting on stone #WomensArt #FullMoon #October

06.10.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 558 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
Photo close-up of a stained glass window with spiral design and in varios volours

Photo close-up of a stained glass window with spiral design and in varios volours

Stained glass roof of The Peace Portal, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia by glass artist Ulla Darni #womensart

03.10.2025 09:56 πŸ‘ 644 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

22.09.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 1436 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 70
Painting with a series of images, one above the other, showing the same scene of a park with grass trees, a pond, over a 24 hour period with xhanging light and changing interactions from people and animals

Painting with a series of images, one above the other, showing the same scene of a park with grass trees, a pond, over a 24 hour period with xhanging light and changing interactions from people and animals

One day to the next, 2020 by UK painter Emma Haworth #WomensArt

19.08.2025 04:50 πŸ‘ 1081 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
A circular embroidery in a wooden hoop of the White Horse using various stitches including hundreds of French knots for the main grass, long and short for the folds of the hill below the horse, and turkey tail for a field and scattered trees.

A circular embroidery in a wooden hoop of the White Horse using various stitches including hundreds of French knots for the main grass, long and short for the folds of the hill below the horse, and turkey tail for a field and scattered trees.

Apparently it’s World Embroidery Day so maybe you’ll enjoy this aerial landscape I made of my beloved childhood haunt - the White Horse of Uffington. An @nationaltrust.org.uk site from the later Bronze Age or Early Iron Age. Find out more here www.oxfordarchaeology.com/uffington-wh...

30.07.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 1301 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 23
Sculpture resembling a sitting fox with large ears in dark blue with star constellations overvits body

Sculpture resembling a sitting fox with large ears in dark blue with star constellations overvits body

Fennec fox (dog star) by Anne Lemanski #womensart

22.07.2025 04:58 πŸ‘ 537 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Ah no, sorry, it used to but not now

21.07.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Chemistry Education Research and Practice @cerp.rsc.org is free to access

21.07.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Embroidery hoop with pictorial embroidery resembling a forest in silhouette under a deep blue starry sky

Embroidery hoop with pictorial embroidery resembling a forest in silhouette under a deep blue starry sky

Hand embroidered artwork by Vicki Foster, contemporary textile artist #WomensArt

21.07.2025 05:21 πŸ‘ 997 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 8
Colourful print featuring a silhouette of a large tree in the valley between two rising slopes either side, under a streaked pink and yellow sky

Colourful print featuring a silhouette of a large tree in the valley between two rising slopes either side, under a streaked pink and yellow sky

One of many fascinating artists interviewed for the NEW WomensArt book 'Reframing Women Printmakers' is Northumbrian artist Rebecca Vincent #womensart

20.07.2025 09:54 πŸ‘ 2371 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 17
Photo of a large boulder covered in knitted and crocheted patterned material, among other uncovered rocks on a grassy surface under a pale sky

Photo of a large boulder covered in knitted and crocheted patterned material, among other uncovered rocks on a grassy surface under a pale sky

The Faroe Islands have a unique summer tradition whereΒ a large rock in Sandur is yarn-bombed by local women, inspired by a local legend about a "Troll Woman's cave"...... #WomensArt

19.07.2025 04:54 πŸ‘ 652 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Colourful and busy embroidered artwork featuring stylised animals, birds and plants on a white background

Colourful and busy embroidered artwork featuring stylised animals, birds and plants on a white background

Embroidered artwork created by women of the Otomi people of the central Altiplano (Mexican Plateau) region of Mexico #WomensArt

13.07.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 518 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Photo of a willow sculpture in a woodland, the sculpture resembles a female archer with flowing long skirt about to shoot an arrow into the distance

Photo of a willow sculpture in a woodland, the sculpture resembles a female archer with flowing long skirt about to shoot an arrow into the distance

UK sculptor known as Anna & the Willow creates nature-inspired sculptures made from rods of willow #WomensArt

12.07.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 2018 πŸ” 364 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 31
Print in blue of a manual typewriter facing forwards with a paper inserted with a text which states "every day I love you more. Well not every day- yesterday you were a bit annoying xx' x

Print in blue of a manual typewriter facing forwards with a paper inserted with a text which states "every day I love you more. Well not every day- yesterday you were a bit annoying xx' x

Fiona Watson, visual artist based in Scotland with a diverse body of work including printmaking and digital art...
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers

01.06.2025 07:28 πŸ‘ 712 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
A fallen oak turned into a bench with elaborate carvings resembling oak leaves

A fallen oak turned into a bench with elaborate carvings resembling oak leaves

The Blenheim Estate lost an oak, and as they like their fallen trees to remain in place to encourage wildlife, they asked artist Matthew Crabb to do his magic

Photo: Pete Seaward

03.07.2025 06:43 πŸ‘ 687 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 12

Absolutely this - it's not a race, it's a community event and *everyone* is welcome

03.07.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0