“Birds flow through the world… They see objects in front of them, and flowing past – and they see the world retreating behind them” - my latest for BBC Future

'Each time we look, we find deeper complexity and structure in their communication' - I loved writing this on the scientists attempting decode whale vocalisations for BBC Future (and my first go at narrating!).

Found this jaw bone on the coast of the Severn/Bristol Channel today. About 4” long. Any ideas what it is? Could it be a porpoise? Wild Seas Wales ORCA @_smru_

And another from yesterday (also BBC Future) - the kick ass bumblebees taking down invasive Asian hornets 🐝 💪 bbc.com/future/article…

Welcome to the year of the #dragon ! At BBC Future we looked at the history of dragon myths from across the world 🐉 One from England is the “wyrm” which “has no legs, but slithers like a serpent” - bbc.com/future/article…

If we met extraterrestrials, could we talk to them? Asks Katherine Latham for BBC Future. bbc.com/future/article…

The final frontier? How humans could live underwater in 'ocean stations' – I went to talk to the people at DEEP to find out about plans for an International Space Station of the sea.

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“We see our colleagues trapped within kiosks, while criminals help themselves to cigarettes and alcohol” - my latest for BBC News Technology

The Lathams (including the furred and feathered ones) are trying to do better by the world! My latest for BBC Future 🌎 🐓 🐈 🐕

And one from last week I didn’t get round to tweeting - how different could alien language really be? bbc.com/future/article…

More than 300 million people around the world now rely on desalinated water - but how can we take salt of seawater sustainably? My latest for BBC News (UK) bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

#SundayMood 📺Meet the leaf sheep🐑 This tiny, colorful sea slug, scientifically known as Costasiella kuroshimae, can use algae for photosynthesis getting its energy from the sun, just like plants.✨Astonishing, right?🌱Join the #OceanDecade revolution➡️lnkd.in/eXaxtq58

'It can highlight a potentially viable sperm before a human can even process what they're looking at' - my latest for BBC News (UK)

Water firms illegally spilled sewage on dry days - data suggests - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

All rivers should be drinkable, fishable and swimmable. It is really that simple 💧🏞️ #HudsonSwim2023 #RiversAreLife

'We've heard what happens when humans change their behaviour. We've heard what happens when we restore habitats. We've heard glimpses of a future which isn't one we need to fear.'
Thanks to BBC Future for sharing some #OceanOptimism
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'If we concentrate when we're diving, we can hear animals all around us. But when we put an underwater microphone into the reef it comes alive” - thank you Prof. Steve Simpson International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE) Annie Innes-Gold Jill Munger for sharing your underwater world with me! bbc.com/future/article…

I was on Farming Today this morning reacting to the news that Avara Foods is stopping chicken manure from its supply chain being sold as a fertiliser within the Wye catchment.

I also made a few points which didn’t make the edit 🧵

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Just a friendly reminder that we humans are a very recent addition to this planet.

Dog is my metronome 🐾 if I time my steps to be roughly the same as Barney’s, I end up with a cadence of about 170. Much better than annoying beeping or music that drowns out the birdsong 🙌 🦍 #ukrunchat