Alexander McNamara
Editor-in-chief at @livescience.bsky.social. Doing my very best to stick to following science people on this platform
- Thing i did not expect to say today: "Do we need an opinion piece on Hitler's willy?"
- Much fun to be had discussing whether it was 'hoofed' or 'hooved' for this headline
- Two extremely rare dinosaur "mummies" found in the badlands of Wyoming are the first examples of hoofed reptiles! 🦕 livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/f…
- A bleak report, but one with a tinge of optimism if we can just, you know, stop burning the planet... www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamara“Science is never settled” sounds reasonable—but it’s often a rhetorical trick to undermine consensus on issues like vaccines or climate change. Science evolves, but some things are overwhelmingly supported by evidence. My latest for Live Science www.livescience.com/... 1/10
- @laminda.bsky.social What a way to go... 😬 www.livescience.com/health/diagn...
- We love original artwork on @livescience.com but we're always looking for more talented illustrators to make our special features pop. If you are an illustrator or know a great one, drop me a DM. Below are a few examples by Grace Aldrich, Nicholas Forder, Supertotto and Jack Hudson.
- Want to come and join the team at Live Science? We've just launched a new UK staff writer role, so if the sound of that floats your boat, throw your oar in (will stop with the boat puns now) apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...
- I love this feature by @saschapare.bsky.social (even if it is a bit bleak). Great writing, and i think it looks great www.livescience.com/planet-earth... #amoc
- Should probably think of a few more adjectives next time i post something though 😂
- This is one of those rare occasions I wrote something that gets published at a sensible time. Enjoy 👽 www.livescience.com/space/extrat...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraLive Science will be covering @standupforscience.bsky.social irl from several locations tomorrow 🧪 Are you planning to attend in your area? Let us know why! cc @killgrove.bsky.social @livescience.com @cdelawalla.bsky.social
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraReporting from today’s @standupforscience.bsky.social with my @livescience.com colleague @nicolanese.bsky.social! 🧪
- Here's a great report by @saschapare.bsky.social on @livescience.com about some adorable woolly mice, and what they mean about bringing back woolly mammoths from beyond the grave www.livescience.com/animals/land...
- These are really pretty photos. Thank you @damien-pine.bsky.social for bringing them into my life 😍🛰️ www.livescience.com/space/space-...
- A new study adds further support to the idea that dogs domesticated themselves. www.livescience.com/animals/dogs...
- Posting this one again - it's Friday, why not 🙌
- Hey Bluesky, I do #science stuff @livescience.com. Unsurprisingly, I'll mostly be posting cool stuff we publish here because, well, I think you'll dig it - but i always want more. If you have an ace study you think we should cover then DM me. Here's some tips 👉 www.livescience.com/how-to-pitch...
- This is a great feature on #eDNA by our Planet Earth editor Hannah Osborne. We're using a new article template, which i think looks really lush thanks to @marilynperkins.bsky.social's excellent design skills. What do you think? www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
- Also reminds me there are times i miss writing as it means i don't get to go on fun cruises in the name of #science...
- Make your mind up 😂 www.livescience.com/space/astero...
- I think i'm just going to call time on this asteroid www.livescience.com/space/astero...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraHi, BlueSky, I'm Brandon -- I edit the Space and Physics sections of LiveScience.com. I'm always looking for fascinating stories about our planet, our universe, and (just covering my bases) anything that lies beyond. Scientists and science writers, feel free to pitch me anytime (email in bio). 💜✨
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraInterested in interning for @livescience.com? Applications are open! 📰🧪 The internship runs 10 weeks and is remote, tho interns can work out of our NYC office if they like. Pay is $16.50/hr for 29.5 hrs/wks (East Coast time). You'd be writing many story types across our verticals! /1
- Meanwhile, over on Instagram... www.instagram.com/reel/DF5pZGY... w/ @pandoradewan.bsky.social and @livescience.com
- Squint and you might be able to see her 👀
- An amateur photographer on Earth has captured an extremely rare photo of "stranded" NASA astronaut Suni Williams floating outside the International Space Station (ISS) as it passed overhead. www.livescience.com/space/space-...
- So, turns out US readers don't necessarily know what 'tiddler' means... Which is why i'm now banned from doing headlines for the time being.
- Researchers in China have found the remains of a cat that was so small it could have nestled in the palm of your hand. www.livescience.com/animals/exti...
- In the latest installment of 'things on Mars that looks like things that shouldn't be on Mars'...
- These Martian "kidney beans" aren't safe to eat www.livescience.com/space/mars/g...
- Still unconvinced www.livescience.com/health/food-... 🧪
- Here's the latest #sciencenews from @livescience.com this week, courtesy of @pandoradewan.bsky.social www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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- The fact that there are no puns in this piece reflects a truly heroic level of restraint. www.livescience.com/health/diagn...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraThe 16th century burial regalia were found wrapped in newspaper dated Sept 1939 and squirreled away in a wall under a staircase in the Vilnius Cathedral's crypt. 🏺🧪
- Reposted by Alexander McNamara#MediaFellows ABSW is also looking for media outlets willing to welcome our fellows - practising scientists, clinicians, and engineers - to spend two to six weeks working with them. Alexander McNamara enjoyed it. Do you want to try also? Check here 👉 www.absw.org.uk/pages/media-...
- No comment... 🥜 www.livescience.com/health/diagn...
- Ok, maybe one comment - where did you find this one @laminda.bsky.social ? 😂
- Want to know what's happened this week in the world of #sciencenews? Our news editor @pandoradewan.bsky.social has you covered 🧪 It's a regular feature that we run on @livescience.com, so check it out if this is your vibe www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraResearchers and quarry workers have uncovered a massive dinosaur "highway," which includes hundreds of footprints left by some of U.K.'s biggest dinosaurs. www.livescience.com/animals/dino...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraOne of the last easily visible lunar occultations of Saturn until 2037 will occur on Jan. 4. www.livescience.com/space/the-mo...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraFacebook isn't good for much but today it did remind me of that time when I wrote about a comb jelly with an intermittent anus, so I guess there's that 🧪
- Happy new year folks. Here's some pretty space pictures to ring in the new year, what with it being one more revolution around the sun www.livescience.com/space/10-jaw...
- In my humble opinion, as the youngest sibling I wholeheartedly disagree with this, and that's my honest opinion www.livescience.com/human-behavi...
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraIt’s your Monday morning “astonishing artifact” — the oldest stringed instrument ever found! 🏺🧪
- Reposted by Alexander McNamaraI can always count on @livescience.com for raising interesting questions about the human body. For this installment of Diagnostic Dilemmas, I wrote about the case of a man with ossification in an unexpected location 🧪
- Out of context work-related message of the day... "could stick its snout down in the rhombus"
- Happy holidays folks. Here's my gift to you, some of the delightful humans that work at @livescience.com to keep you entertained over the loooong break 🎅 go.bsky.app/98Ry4Kvat://did:plc:wlbw52lc3gb5qzg5dltpd3gj/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3ldldfufhun2q
- Halloween is better than Christmas, right? 🙀 www.livescience.com/animals/land...
- This summer @taylorlabgroup.bsky.social joined us at @livescience.com to see how us media folk and scientists could work better together. We did loads of cool stuff, and she also wrote some great articles for us. Me being slow have only just published this one... www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
- ...but there were plenty more. Here's a couple of the other great articles she wrote. www.livescience.com/health/medic...
- Did someone say evolution #facts? www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
- If you're a scientist and you want to do more with the media, whether it's writing articles, sharing your opinions, or commenting on a subject, please get in touch. I'd also be really interested in seeing what more we could do together, and how we can help get your science seen by the public 🧪
- Just had my first family argument of the festive period. Tis the season 🎄
