Happy publication day Jules! Very egg-cited to see this beautiful book hatching today!

The king of the underground is dead. Long live the king of the underground.
Steve Albini RIP.
theguardian.com/music/2023/aug…

Join me this Sunday on Channel 5 as I look the incredible technology that's helping us to read the LOST SCROLLS OF POMPEII!

I'd like people to think carefully about this - in the context of clocks going back/forwards, and what you do if you need to start a programme again - do you fast forward or rewind to the start?

I need Twitter to resolve a very sticky debate.
If, for instance, @channel4 had another channel which showed programmes starting an hour later than they do on the main channel, should it logically be called:

National Trust teams have been installing moss ‘speed bumps’ to slow the flow of rainwater on moors and lock carbon into the ground. They’re just taking a break to let ground-nesting birds nest. If I haven’t mentioned it before, I love the National Trust. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Bittersweet moment: we've sold all of our tickets for @Humanists_uk's summer convention (dubbed the 'Festival of Humanism' by Prof Alice Roberts💙), but that does unfortunately mean we can't accommodate any more of our wonderful members & supporters.

But fear not! Plans for 2025 are…

Happy Birthday David Attenborough! Such a huge inspiration to so many - including me! You've opened our eyes to the wonders of the natural world - and our responsibility to care for it. We are part of nature, not separate from it.

Some really rubbish science here.

How it started:

Me & my twin bro Mo are forced to leave our parents behind in Lebanon due to the terrible situation over there & arrive in the UK at the age of 17. We both start working full-time in a supermarket stacking shelves. People laugh in our faces when we say it is our…

📨 You're invited to join Swansea University on the journey of Professor Ben Garrod as he discovers the effects of extreme activity on the human body whilst taking part in the Dragons Back Event. Book your place at this unmissable event 👉 loom.ly/OTy97jk

These are highly distinctive items. The torc had a huge diameter 126.5cm, much bigger than many.

If you know anything, please come forward... and please, please share!

#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs #BronzeAge

7pm TODAY on BBC Two

Digging for Britain
s11 Ep 1 of 6, The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse

Digs in northern Britain reveal a Roman emperor’s lost bathhouse, the sunken treasures of medieval pilgrims & a fortress perched on top of a Scottish mountain

#Archaeology Prof Alice Roberts💙

Meanwhile, stand by for our massive review article on the efficacy of masks/respirators - should be out this week!

We are hiring! Cadbury Research Fellowship in African Studies, 18 months from Jan '25. Any discipline (arts/ humanities/social sciences) research focus on any region of sub-Saharan Africa Africa Research Inst @Africa_IAI Journal of Southern African Studies African Studies Association AfricanStudiesUK jobs.ac.uk/job/DHL472/cad…

Just a friendly reminder now that neanderthals are in the public eye that Dr. Rebecca Wragg Sykes book Kindred is a must read for anyone wanting to find out more about neanderthals and their lives. Makes a wonderful listening too. I have it in the background while sculpting neanderthals :D

I didn’t even know my heart could beat at 174bpm! Great to start the day with a workout. Now for some high-intensity WRITING.