i study mud to learn about the past 🌱🌋🔬 // bicentenary fellow @ UoM // lido appreciator and southampton fc fan // she/herhttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3mo3shdtzz224I think, if the news wasn’t so scary, there’d be a good joke in El Niño being declared just in time for his World Cup call up. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/el-nio-declared-for-2026-as-pacific-warms12 Jun 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3shdtzz224https://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3ljiszdrvsc2rMy dad and brother went on a stag do this weekend and all I got was the greatest fridge magnet ever.03 Mar 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljiszdrvsc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lirdtx46f22oThe sun is shining and there’s cricket on the radio? Very grateful for this little slice of summer in February. 🌞🙏22 Feb 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirdtx46f22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lioj6ouad22rHooker telling Darwin that they should abandon science and turn to gossip is very relatable, actually. https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-3890.xml21 Feb 2025 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lioj6ouad22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lif5bazcfk2oI have been thinking a lot recently on how little of the Earth humanity leaves untouched. The dense network of undersea cables that connects us all is fascinating. Really enjoyed this article. https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20241014-the-deep-sea-emergency-service-that-keeps-the-internet-running17 Feb 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lif5bazcfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lhnskgaeq22cCrashed ✨Dr✨ Sophie Vineberg’s viva celebrations @oxfordtephra.bsky.social yesterday. Sophie’s PhD adds to the amazing tephra work being done on Lake Suigetsu, so I made her some lake/tephra themed earrings. I don’t think jewellery making is my calling, but it’s the thought that counts, right?08 Feb 2025 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnskgaeq22chttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lhb3k5dyis2oThe 1st February is St Brigid’s day, celebrated in Ireland as the first day of spring. Sometimes called Imbolc, it sits midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. I have decided this is my new years’ day. The seasons are turning, and life begins anew. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhb3k5dyis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lgjgqju6dk2uÉowyn was wheely up to no good in Leeds (I’m sorry, I’ve been sat on this pun all day).24 Jan 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjgqju6dk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3lgax5sksu22cWas rummaging through my PhD thesis LaTeX code to dig out a neat little package I used, and I am a bit obsessed with all these cute little notes I left myself as I was writing. Also, NYE 2019 Amy had NO IDEA what was around the corner.21 Jan 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgax5sksu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/amymcg.bsky.social/post/3leys6szup22kDeep snow in West Yorkshire! I wore my dryrobe for a non-swimming adventure for the first time and no regrets.05 Jan 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:rlprwvhb2ocvzel7uh7s2daa/app.bsky.feed.post/3leys6szup22k