Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
No 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...
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A picture of a road smoking a cigarette with a surprise look on his face
#sheffield #streetart
10.01.2026 23:34
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Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
10.01.2026 08:57
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Blue plaque noting the worlds first football team formed at a hotel. Formed in 1861
#sheffield #homeoffootball #theyork #broomhill
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Trees in winter in Sheffield
Walk up the Porter Valley in the sunshine …
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Google's decision to add wildfires to their maps, as if they were a normal part of the landscape like roads and fields, shows just how far below the bar of sanity we have fallen
05.09.2025 18:55
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Ruben Amorim suffered his 15th defeat in his 28th Premier League game as #MUFC manager (W7 D6) – this is the fastest a manager has reached 15 defeats in the competition, without taking charge of a newly promoted team in that period, since Paul Hart with Portsmouth in 2009 (27 games).
[@optajoe.com]
17.08.2025 18:09
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Rescuers in red suits helping residents in an inflatable raft who were stranded by flooding in Wisconsin on Sunday. Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images
Record-setting rainfall caused intense flooding in and around the Milwaukee area starting on Saturday night and more heavy rain was still to come on Sunday, forecasters said. Flood warnings remained in effect across Wisconsin. nyti.ms/3JsngpF
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James Milner changes shirt number in honour of Diogo Jota
Story here.
NEW: James Milner changes shirt number in honour of Diogo Jota #lfc
01.08.2025 16:58
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Liverpool FC retire No. 20 shirt to honour Diogo Jota
Read here.
NEW: Liverpool FC retire No. 20 shirt to honour Diogo Jota #lfc
11.07.2025 19:29
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#kalymnos #greece
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The solution is less stuff, not a storage unit.
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A dangerous heatwave is bearing down on much of the United States this week. New research by @michaelemann.bsky.social finds "stalled atmospheric events linked to heatwaves, floods, and wildfires—driven by a phenomenon called quasi-resonant amplification (QRA)—have nearly tripled since the 1950s: 🧵
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I'm trying to watch some videos about the effects hayfever has on my eyes but I'm having problems with them streaming.
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@uniofnottingham.bsky.social looking great today!
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If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention.
🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg
11.06.2025 13:51
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why is the president the only person testing the limits of his power? everyone should see what they can get away with. what if zookeepers gave helicopters to gorillas? nobody has tried this
10.06.2025 02:50
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The Nottingham Heron, built from Rayleigh bike parts to honour the manufacture of those bikes in Nottingham, a n d the Heron being on their logo for over 100 years 1/2 🧵
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Genius. Must watch.
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Leah Williamson and Mary Earps of England look on as they line up prior to the Women's international friendly between England and South Africa at The Coventry Building Society Arena on October 29, 2024 in Coventry, England.
England head coach Sarina Wiegman said she is “really disappointed and sad” that Mary Earps is no longer part of the Lionesses, while captain Leah Williamson said she is “devastated”.
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Sweden removed their student from Harvard because ICE are illegally arresting and deporting foreign students.
The USA is not safe.
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Dudes rock areas. This video is insane. He ascended to an altitude not much below Everest. He says he "might have" passed out for a bit on the way down!
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Good.
@libdems.org.uk have been saying for years that infrastructure and environment need to be ahead of shareholder payments.
TW has been polluting our waterways for far too long, but with its finances in such disarray, a fine won't change things.
We need Thames Water in special administration.
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Swiss glacier collapse buries most of village of Blatten
Many homes in Blatten have been flattened after a large chunk of the Birch glacier fell on to the village.
Shocking scenes following the disintegration and collapse of the Birch Glacier. A stark example of the evolving nature of cryospheric hazards under rapid warming and deglaciation in mountain regions. Monitoring and early evacuation prevented a bigger human impact here.
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