Astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar used to travel 80 kilometers every week from the Yerkes Observatory to the University of Chicago, where he taught a course attended by only two students. When asked why he spent his time this way, the professor replied…

Princess Anne giving a moving end speech for the ⁦Whitley Fund for Nature⁩ celebrating all the winning conservationists and those who fund their work. #SharingFutures

Congratulations to the final #WhitleyAward winner of the night: FERNANDA ABRA!

🇧🇷 Brazil
🐒 Primates
🏆 #WhitleyAward donated by Hempel Foundation

Find out more about her project here: ow.ly/IxIi50Ri0HP

#SharedFuture

Congratulations to the fifth #WhitleyAward winner of the night: RAJU ACHARYA! Friends of Nature

🇳🇵 Nepal
🦉 Owls
🏆 #WhitleyAward donated by The Frank Brake Charitable Trust

Find out more about his project here: ow.ly/njlR50Ri1ir

#SharedFuture

Congratulations to the third #WhitleyAward winner of the night: ARISTIDE KAMLA! @ammco_siren

🇨🇲 Cameroon
🌍 African manatee
🏆 #WhitleyAward donated by The Corcoran Foundation

Find out more about his project here: ow.ly/vX0150Ri0g9

#SharedFuture

Congratulations to the third #WhitleyAward winner of the night: KUENZANG DORJI! @rspn_bhutan

🇧🇹 Bhutan
🐒 Golden langurs
🏆 #WhitleyAward donated by Anne Reece

Find out more about his project here: ow.ly/KypU50Ri0bs

#SharedFuture

Congratulations to the second #WhitleyAward winner of the night: NAOMI LONGA! @seawomenofmelanesia

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
🪸 Coral reefs
🏆 #WhitleyAward donated by The William Brake Foundation

Find out more about her project here: ow.ly/E2pi50Ri061

#SharedFuture

Congratulations to the first #WhitleyAward winner of the night: LEROY IGNACIO! @srcs.rupununi
🇬🇾 Guyana
🐦Red Siskins
🏆 #WhitleyAward donated by Inigo Insurance

Find out more about his project here: ow.ly/tqYE50Ri01B

#SharedFuture

Congratulations to the #WhitleyGoldAward winner: PURNIMA DEVI BARMAN! @Aaranyak

🇮🇳 India
🪶 Greater Adjutant Stork
🏆 #WhitleyGoldAward donated by the Friends of WFN

Find out more about her project here: ow.ly/z8I550Ri0jh

#SharedFuture

The Whitley Fund for Nature are underway! Presenters Kate Humble and my former BBC colleague Tom Heap are about to introduce amazing conservationists from around the world. Boffin_Media delighted to media train the awardees. An inspiring night ahead.

Nothing much has changed. Even today I love to stretch in the gym wearing a polo neck sweater, capris pants and kitten heels.

#NoMowMay started early at our house…

Saddened to hear this. I worked with Wally at Radio Merseyside in the mid-80s on Hold Your Plums - operating the studio and playing in the FX of a one armed bandit and 'it's a lemon' or 'it's a plum'. A joyous time. A true gent and, together with Billy Butler, utterly hilarious.

Fab day working media training with the Whitley Fund for Nature winners today ready for the big reveal tomorrow night! Loved our Inigo location but those opal fruit style sweets in reception have been my downfall….

New podcast up! Interviews on European Space Agency EarthCARE mission, Starliner, a BepiColombo update with Suzie Imber an overexcited Sue Nelson at the eclipse plus exclusive iv with late NASA legend George Abbey including a tribute to the Brits of Apollo.

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There’s a hidden irreversible deficiency in most plant-based diets. Here’s how to avoid it sciencefocus.com/vitamin-b12

The Cass Effect “A landmark report properly emphasises the application of science, not slogans, in establishing treatment protocols for trans-identified children.” quillette.com/2024/04/29/dr-…

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This is my little boy Sid, it is his 5th birthday today! He is autistic and non-verbal. He was seen piecing together these alphabet blocks - we couldn’t be prouder of him! Go the Sid, happy birthday Son xx

Congratulations to Wally Funk on being inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame! lonestarflight.org/tahof2024/