The @theguardian.com finally saw sense this year. Backing the leaf sheep from the beginning. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #invertebrates #STEM

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

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EvoNerdette@bethmorillo-hall.bsky.social · 2y ago

Err obviously it’s Costasiella kuroshimae! It's undeniably cute, but its incredible adaptations make it even more fascinating. Perfect for engaging children in lessons. I absolutely love it! Yes I’m in my 40’s and have a cuddly version. Don’t judge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PhD + parent + summer holidays = making every quiet moment count. Working on something very exciting with some seriously inspiring reading by @turiking.bsky.social , @adamrutherford.bsky.social and Lixing Sun. Watch this space. #Evolution #STEM #Evolutioneducation

Does evolution take millions of years?Nope! Our SSR article with @taylorlabgroup.bsky.social @adamrutherford.bsky.social introduces an experimental classroom approach that lets students observe evolutionary change in just 48 hours.Very cool! www.ase.org.uk/resources/sc... #Evolution#ScienceEducation

Covergent evolution ... or horizontal poster transfer?🧬😉 I couldn't help smiling when I saw the BBC's ad for their brilliant new series. My Evoscope poster has been around for nearly two years and the resemblance gave me a genuine double take #Evolution #EvolutionEducation #ScienceCommunication #BBC

Loved attending the Festival of Education,championing evolution education and sharing my PhD project. Admittedly,being scheduled opposite Dame Maggie Aderin may have made attracting a crowd slightly ambitious, but it was a real privilege to share a slot with someone so inspiring. #EvolutionEducation

What a wonderful way to start day two at the Festival of Humanism, reading this brilliant book by @drcarpineti.bsky.social accompanied by the sound of waves.

Publication day for the 10 year, totally rewritten, anniversary edition of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived. arutherford.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: 10 years on

Publication week for a major, tectonic update of my most popular book, ten years on...

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NEW-(ish) BOOK KLAXON. On its ten year anniversary, a major new updated anniversary edition, with 35k new words and shiny shiny gold on the cover. open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: 10 years on

Publication week for a major, tectonic update of my most popular book, ten years on...

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Happy Birthday to David Attenborough 🌍 Growing up watching his documentaries is a huge part of why I love biology and evolution so much. Thank you for everything you’ve done for wildlife, conservation and education over the years #DavidAttenborough #Evolution #EvolutionEducation

Excited to be speaking at the Festival of Education. I’ll be sharing work from my PhD project with the Milner Centre for Evolution. We’ll explore misconceptions, strategies and what research says about improving understanding of evolution. #Educationfest #Evolution

I’m back at Winchester Science Centre today for their amazing Home Education Day! 🎉 I’ll be delivering live demos of my PhD Evoscope project in the Big Science Live space — sharing research, curiosity, and hands-on science with some fantastic learners. Absolutely love being back here. Whoop! 🚀🔬

Is there a cooler way to enter your workspace for the day? 🚀 I’m at the HIAS Primary Science Conference today, running workshops at the Winchester Science Centre to share my Evoscope PhD project. A great day of curiosity, creativity, and primary science in action. #stemeducation #evolution

Another research day, another unconventional poster. Accessible content with audio and visual QR codes. Let’s banish the boring!

It arrived! 📖 I shall henceforth be sending all of my gifts to be wrapped by @bertsbooks.bsky.social Gorgeous wrapping and a gorgeous idea. Thank you.

Excited to be at the STEM Learning UK National Primary Science Conference! I’ll be running a workshop demoing our Evoscope study with Milner Centre for Evolution (University of Bath) and chatting to teachers about getting involved. #STEMLearning #PrimaryScience #Evoscope #ScienceEducation

Very much recommend giving this a watch. Turi’s work is always of the highest standard.

Turi King@turiking.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The news is out! Really nice piece by Jack Blackburn of @Times about the genetic study been leading into Hitler’s DNA. It’s been a massive group effort as part of a documentary with the team Blink Films & a huge number of experts! We have to put the caveats in and the article does that nicely.

🧫 🔬 I’m excited to be running free Evoscope demos at the Winchester Science Centre Home Education Day on 5th December! Can’t wait to meet home-educating families and explore how evolution unfolds in real time through hands-on experiments. www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/di...

The 2025 Curriculum Review is great news for STEM ✅ Depth over breadth ✅ Hands-on science ✅ Digital literacy ✅ Equity & progression. My FREE Evolution Project brings these STEM priorities to life through engaging, hands-on learning. www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/di... #STEM #CurriculumReview

For years I pondered how to make a game about evolution, and my answer is Clades. Players match animals according to their positions on the evolutionary tree of life. Everyone plays at once so it’s fast. FWIW, I get royalties on this one. Kids love animals! #evolution www.atlas-games.com/clades

Clades and Clades Prehistoric

The evolutionary card game.

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Excited to be presenting at the STEM Learning Primary Conference! I’ll be sharing practical tips for teaching evolution in the classroom, plus giving attendees a chance to get hands-on with our Evoscope project, developed at the @milnerevolution.bsky.social #STEMEducation #PrimarySTEM #STEMLearning

Fantastic news that my package is being shared by EESW / STEM Cymru. I’m proud to be part of this work through @milnerevolution.bsky.social collaborating with inspiring people and organisations who are passionate about promoting STEM. #EESW #stemeducation #ScienceCommunication #Evolution

Busy day teaching evolution at the Natural History Museum (alongside a judgy fox)🦊 @milnerevolution.bsky.social

This is going to be an excellent talk. Can’t wait.

Milner Centre for Evolution@milnerevolution.bsky.social · last yr.

We're so, so excited to be having @chrisgpackham.bsky.social come visit us and give a public talk. Chris is one of the foremost science communicators in the country and his work has so many synergies with our aims. It promises to be a really engaging evening! 🤩 shorturl.at/byZC9

The first ALSO festival - on Autism, great minds and our failure to make space for them #autism

Great start to the day here in York. Some fantastic talks, workshops and networking opportunities. @stemlearning.bsky.social

I love being a humanist school speaker. Especially when I get lovely thank you letters like this 🥰 @humanists.uk

This dog 😍

It's Evolution Fact Friday! Did you know that you can see evolution happening in real time? Our @bethmorillo-hall.bsky.social & @taylorlabgroup.bsky.social have developed #Evoscope, an education package for teachers to bring the process of evolution to life in real time! www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

How to bring experimental evolution to the classroom

Pupils of all ages can benefit from witnessing evolution in real time - and it’s now possible in schools, say this researcher from the University of Bath

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A very cool laser harp demonstration at my monthly Cafe Scientifique. What a way to spend a Tuesday night!

Its here! Finally published. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

How to bring experimental evolution to the classroom

Pupils of all ages can benefit from witnessing evolution in real time - and it’s now possible in schools, say this researcher from the University of Bath

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