Leila Battison

Science Producer, Writer, and all-round nerd. All good views are my own.

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Every time it gets hot, I am reminded of the most harrowing scene I’ve ever read in a future sci fi book. The scary thing is, we’re nearly there.

https://t.co/qdUWADjBFQ

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Every time it gets hot, I am reminded of the most harrowing scene I’ve ever read in a future sci fi book. The scary thing is, we’re nearly there.

https://t.co/qdUWADjBFQ

[News from Science @NewsfromScience]

This silica-rich rock preserves fine detail about an ancient mysterious organism known as Prototaxites, preserved here as a grayish blob rife with black speckles.

Learn more: https://t.co/ZDOhXuCjBP

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Real footage of my toddler grappling the bannister/doorframe/chair leg any time I try to manhandle him to bath/bed/basically anywhere he doesn’t want to go

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

When Chinese flying tree frogs (Polypedates dennysi) leap through the forests of China and Southeast Asia, a single missed connection could send them plummeting to a slimy end. Fortunately, they’ve evolved a few lifesaving contortions to grab hold of vertical branches and trunks, according to a study from 2024.

Researchers filmed five of the tree frogs making hundreds of jumps in the lab onto poles of various diameters—ranging from dime-size to the width of a toilet paper roll. The amphibians made split-second adjustments depending on the pole’s diameter and how far off course they had veered. They either sailed past their targets before grabbing on with a sticky-padded hand or foot at the last moment, or belly-flopped heavily against the surface and embraced it.

By far, the frogs preferred to grab poles with an outstretched hand and whip around. But as the poles grew narrower, they used their feet and their bellies more often to stick the challenging landings. Their angles of approach in the air might dictate whether the animals use their gangly limbs or resort to an inevitable belly-flop impact, the researchers proposed.

Learn more: https://t.co/f9DrYK1g8M #ScienceMagArchives

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

@hankgreen I am Butt Inclusive, it seems. Waste is where it’s at.

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

The latest instalment of History of the Earth encapsulates 5 years of my academic life. Writing it was a lot more fun than writing my thesis! https://t.co/pNdetMLY0m

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Just posted a photo @ Treehouse Hotel London https://t.co/HzxCBkFNu3

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

@hankgreen : “The fire knows where all the books are John”. That got an ugly laugh snort out of me.

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

This is a bloody great watch and a terrifying car crash cautionary tale. Too close to the bone at times. #DontLookUp

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Edward O. Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died. He was 92.
https://t.co/dhxw2CwSJK

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Here it is! Why making a simple change to your everyday mask can reduce the risk of infection up to 100 times!

What Mask Will Best Protect You (and everyone else)?
https://t.co/p2tBM8I8vU

Please share the message far and wide, so we can all stay safe this Christmas.

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Absolutely gobsmacked by the speed of @Adobe Premier Pro export on my new M1 MacBook Pro. 175MB, HD video in about 5 seconds and the machine didn’t even break a sweat. Blink and you’d miss it!

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

How good it feels to be dancing again! (Although not sure my knees agree today!)

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

@Tesco You can serve me better by knowing where to put your apostrophes.

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Should you try to explain what everything in the universe is made of in a 40 minute video?
Probably not
Did we do it anyway?
YOU BET!
The latest from History of the Universe!
https://t.co/3MGCUDr9Jt

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Just posted a photo @ Hastings, East Sussex https://t.co/kuSL2qmgQh

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Just posted a photo @ Bromley, Bromley, United Kingdom https://t.co/K9OEyzogA7

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Peaceful low tide reflections at Rock-a-Nore 🌅 @ Rock-a-Nore https://t.co/qyUky0LZPT

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Gosh. It sure is nice to not have a 5am start today

[Leila Battison @leilabattison]

Oooooh shiny