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Hayley Young

@almostarobot

Interested in everything! Space, politics, gaming, art, science, I love rocks! I play Path of Exile & Overwatch every chance I get :D

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The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after it died.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.01.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😒😞

30.12.2025 23:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bonfire night tonight so we've got loud music playing all around the house to try and block the noise from the fireworks as our dog is terrified of them, it usually works very well!

05.11.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a stunning photo! πŸ˜πŸ‘Œ

05.11.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A green heron catches the light just right in the marsh just after sunrise. #birds

04.11.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 177 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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As is traditional on October 31st, I present my greatest ever Halloween costume triumph: Watson as Cardinal Woofsley.

31.10.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 208 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
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For #FossilFriday, walking with dinosaurs ~100 million years too late at the Davenport Ranch dinosaur tracksite (1st documented in 1940), near Bandera TX on a @geosociety.bsky.social pre-meeting field trip just 2 weeks ago. Tracks show evidence of herding sauropods & big theropods. πŸ§ͺπŸͺ¨βš’οΈπŸ¦–πŸ¦•πŸΎ #ichnology

31.10.2025 17:44 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Carnivorous β€˜death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat

Carnivorous β€˜death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean

29.10.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 17
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Brittle star swimming! Love this movement.

27.10.2025 19:30 πŸ‘ 1093 πŸ” 262 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 27

Good luck, fingers crossed you get clear skies!

27.10.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is what pulsating aurora looks like in real-time, not sped up.

26.10.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
A view of a river at sunset. By combining many exposures I have multiple images for single birds flying through the scene, making the appearance of trails. One bird flies in an arc across the scene close to the camera and the sunlight can be seen shining through its tail feathers.

A view of a river at sunset. By combining many exposures I have multiple images for single birds flying through the scene, making the appearance of trails. One bird flies in an arc across the scene close to the camera and the sunlight can be seen shining through its tail feathers.

Homage to Xavier Bou: little swifts at the Olifants River high-water bridge, Kruger National Park. Unstacked from video taken with an Iphone 14. #birds #photography #SouthAfrica #iPhone

26.10.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Roman coins found by detectorist could be Wales' biggest find David Moss discovered 15,000 coins at a

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

23.10.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Derrygonnelly : 'Mind-blowing' discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement A team from Queen's University Belfast was hoping to find the ruins of a castle, but they discovered artefacts dating back to the Mesolithic period.

Discovery of 8,000-year-old settlement is 'mind-blowing.' πŸ§ͺ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

22.10.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Comet Lemmon imaged again tonight from Kielder Star Camp... Seestar S50

22.10.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

12 days until #OreCup!

We start at 00:00 UTC on Monday November 3, with each match running 24 hours.

Any early favs?

22.10.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Foto des Kometen C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit blΓ€ulichem Gasschweif und gelblichem, gekrΓΌmmtem Staubschweif. Aufgenommen am 19. Oktober 2025 mit einer Spiegelreflexkamera bei 135 mm Brennweite, Summenbild aus 192 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 10 s Belichtung.

Foto des Kometen C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit blΓ€ulichem Gasschweif und gelblichem, gekrΓΌmmtem Staubschweif. Aufgenommen am 19. Oktober 2025 mit einer Spiegelreflexkamera bei 135 mm Brennweite, Summenbild aus 192 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 10 s Belichtung.

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) taken on 19 October from the roof of our garage at 135 mm focal length (stack of 192 10s-subs). Despite thin clouds and streetlights between the comet and me, the gas & dust tails are clearly visible in different colors. Brings back memories of Hale-Bopp #astrophotography

22.10.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Green comet above centre. Floodlight post and tree to its left.

Green comet above centre. Floodlight post and tree to its left.

Comet A6 Lemmon from this morning. 0525 22 October 2025. πŸ”­ πŸ§ͺ 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #ThePhotoHour #MoonHour

22.10.2025 10:35 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! I haven't managed to see it yet, I've been plagued by clouds!

22.10.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a wonderful gift, I'm sure it will get a lot of use!

16.10.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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These Enigmatic β€˜Fossils’ Could Rewrite the History of Life on Earth Controversial evidence hints that complex life might have emerged hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thoughtβ€”and possibly more than once

In 2010, a scientist argued that 2.1 billion-year-old African specimens showed complex life appearing 500 million years ahead of schedule. His critics say they are β€” literally β€” fool's gold. At stake? The question of when and how complex life arose at all.

My cover story (!) for @sciam.bsky.social!

15.10.2025 12:49 πŸ‘ 323 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 12
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In the footsteps of giants - BBC News One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quary near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

14.10.2025 06:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Green comet at centre with faint tail above.

Green comet at centre with faint tail above.

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). 10 October 2025. πŸ”­ πŸ§ͺ 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

10.10.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic capture, the greenish colour really shows up vividly!

10.10.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.10.2025 06:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello, everyone! In case you have not completed our survey on space weather forecasting, please do so by the end of the week.

bit.ly/aurora-chase...

#heliophysics

06.10.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#MinCup25 Two hours to go and hematite's falling behind! You might think it's just big & blocky & boring, but check out these #hematite feathers and vote wisely!

www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...

29.09.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A gibbous Dione from Voyager 1. The upper portion is out of the frame.

A gibbous Dione from Voyager 1. The upper portion is out of the frame.

Dione, moon of Saturn, from Voyager 1 on November 12, 1980. The wispy trailing hemisphere can be seen on the left-hand side.

29.09.2025 21:57 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck! Fingers crossed for clear skies 😊

29.09.2025 22:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Absolutely amazing, huge congratulations to everyone who has worked on this!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

24.09.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0