Rowan Hooper
@rowhoop.bsky.social
Journalist and podcast host @newscientist.com. Former Tokyoite. Books: SUPERHUMAN (2018) and HOW TO SPEND A TRILLION DOLLARS (2021). Next book: TOGETHERNESS (2026). すごい!
Commentator: “he’s gone full Conan the Barbarian”
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Commentator: “he’s gone full Conan the Barbarian”
Benny Karl is happy to win
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Benny Karl is happy to win
Hippocampus found on Wittering beach!
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Hippocampus found on Wittering beach!
Reposted by Rowan Hooper
I discovered a new vantage point for the murmuration in Limerick and the starlings put on a great show this evening.
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I discovered a new vantage point for the murmuration in Limerick and the starlings put on a great show this evening.
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It’s me, chatting about many satellites. Enjoy!
Podcast!
💥Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centres
💥Kids ODing on melatonin-laced gummies
💥Global pesticide threat is growing
open.spotify.com/episode/0EUy... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @astrojonny.bsky.social @mjflepage.bsky.social
💥Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centres
💥Kids ODing on melatonin-laced gummies
💥Global pesticide threat is growing
open.spotify.com/episode/0EUy... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @astrojonny.bsky.social @mjflepage.bsky.social
Spotify – Web Player
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February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s me, chatting about many satellites. Enjoy!
More climate evacuation in Europe
After receiving 1,300 mm of rain within ten days (more than our record *annual* amount here in central NL, 2023), Grazalema faced a mandatory evacuation: www.thespanisheye.com/2026/02/05/i...
IN VIDEOS: Army evacuates whole of Grazalema: ‘Ground zero’ of Storm Leonardo is at serious risk of landslides
The region of Cadiz has become the epicentre of Storm Leonardo after being completely overwhelmed by floodwater
www.thespanisheye.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM
More climate evacuation in Europe
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The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨
@rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on:
🛰️ Elon Musk's plans to launch 1 million satellites
💊 Should we be giving sleep drugs to kids?
🪲 Why global pesticide risk is not improving
podfollow.com/the-world-th...
@rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on:
🛰️ Elon Musk's plans to launch 1 million satellites
💊 Should we be giving sleep drugs to kids?
🪲 Why global pesticide risk is not improving
podfollow.com/the-world-th...
The world, the universe and us
From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly ...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨
@rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on:
🛰️ Elon Musk's plans to launch 1 million satellites
💊 Should we be giving sleep drugs to kids?
🪲 Why global pesticide risk is not improving
podfollow.com/the-world-th...
@rowhoop.bsky.social, @pennysarchet.bsky.social and the team on:
🛰️ Elon Musk's plans to launch 1 million satellites
💊 Should we be giving sleep drugs to kids?
🪲 Why global pesticide risk is not improving
podfollow.com/the-world-th...
Friday night Mozart!
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Friday night Mozart!
On Kardashev type II civilisations and data centres in space
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z20p... (with @astrojonny.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z20p... (with @astrojonny.bsky.social)
Why Elon Musk Wants to Put 1 Million Satellites in Orbit
YouTube video by New Scientist
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM
On Kardashev type II civilisations and data centres in space
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z20p... (with @astrojonny.bsky.social)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z20p... (with @astrojonny.bsky.social)
Podcast!
💥Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centres
💥Kids ODing on melatonin-laced gummies
💥Global pesticide threat is growing
open.spotify.com/episode/0EUy... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @astrojonny.bsky.social @mjflepage.bsky.social
💥Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centres
💥Kids ODing on melatonin-laced gummies
💥Global pesticide threat is growing
open.spotify.com/episode/0EUy... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @astrojonny.bsky.social @mjflepage.bsky.social
Spotify – Web Player
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February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Podcast!
💥Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centres
💥Kids ODing on melatonin-laced gummies
💥Global pesticide threat is growing
open.spotify.com/episode/0EUy... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @astrojonny.bsky.social @mjflepage.bsky.social
💥Elon Musk's proposal for orbital data centres
💥Kids ODing on melatonin-laced gummies
💥Global pesticide threat is growing
open.spotify.com/episode/0EUy... with @pennysarchet.bsky.social, @astrojonny.bsky.social @mjflepage.bsky.social
I know this road. People say you start off seeing effects of the climate crisis on TV then you see them in your neighbourhood
Iconic road in South Devon destroyed due to climate change - rising sea levels and more powerful storms.
The situation is worsening with critical infrastructure at risk. But the UK is not prepared.
It's time for the Government to level with the public.
#NEB2025
www.itv.com/news/westcou...
The situation is worsening with critical infrastructure at risk. But the UK is not prepared.
It's time for the Government to level with the public.
#NEB2025
www.itv.com/news/westcou...
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I know this road. People say you start off seeing effects of the climate crisis on TV then you see them in your neighbourhood
Reposted by Rowan Hooper
Why did levels of planet-warming methane surge during COVID?
Partly because lockdowns decreased pollution including NOx, which helps breaks down methane.
Makes you wonder what will happen as EVs, solar, wind etc decrease pollution 😬 1/2 www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Partly because lockdowns decreased pollution including NOx, which helps breaks down methane.
Makes you wonder what will happen as EVs, solar, wind etc decrease pollution 😬 1/2 www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Why did levels of planet-warming methane surge during COVID?
Partly because lockdowns decreased pollution including NOx, which helps breaks down methane.
Makes you wonder what will happen as EVs, solar, wind etc decrease pollution 😬 1/2 www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Partly because lockdowns decreased pollution including NOx, which helps breaks down methane.
Makes you wonder what will happen as EVs, solar, wind etc decrease pollution 😬 1/2 www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
I saw the Michelangelo sketches at the British Museum, made when he was an old man of 80 - his is a kind of genius that when you experience it, it transports you. But 17 million for a foot! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Newly discovered Michelangelo foot sketch sells for £16.9m
Experts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan Sibyl, which was later painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I saw the Michelangelo sketches at the British Museum, made when he was an old man of 80 - his is a kind of genius that when you experience it, it transports you. But 17 million for a foot! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If the Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki (age 21!) gets promoted to yokozuna, the highest rank of sumo, it will be just such an incredible and moving story www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...
Rising star Aonishiki shows poise beyond years both in and out the sumo ring
Record-breaking success and incredible assimilation have both been made possible by the young Ukrainian’s diligence, maturity and strong willpower.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
If the Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki (age 21!) gets promoted to yokozuna, the highest rank of sumo, it will be just such an incredible and moving story www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/...
This protest has done a good job of communicating that Eni, one of the world's biggest oil and gas corporations, is sponsoring the 2026 Winter Olympics
February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This protest has done a good job of communicating that Eni, one of the world's biggest oil and gas corporations, is sponsoring the 2026 Winter Olympics
It's interesting how ~15 years ago we thought the threat from Christianity was confined to distorting the science curriculum, and now it's more about facilitating authoritarianism
We shouldn't write off Peter Thiel comparing Greta Thunberg to the Antichrist because targeting climate scientists and activists will likely be in the upcoming chapters of this fascist regime. We stand in direct opposition to their plays to ramp up fossil fuel and beef production.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune
The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.
fortune.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:42 PM
It's interesting how ~15 years ago we thought the threat from Christianity was confined to distorting the science curriculum, and now it's more about facilitating authoritarianism
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@sammyroth.bsky.social reporting that the Post cuts include 14 climate journalists:
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
@sammyroth.bsky.social reporting that the Post cuts include 14 climate journalists:
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Since I went to Bubala in Soho I’ve been thinking about the *sensational* vegan food, and will try and recreate the charred mushroom skewers
February 4, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Since I went to Bubala in Soho I’ve been thinking about the *sensational* vegan food, and will try and recreate the charred mushroom skewers
What a story! "After the call, he passed out from exhaustion" - no shit! Give that lad a medal! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Mother says asking 13-year-old son to swim four hours to save family ‘one of the hardest decisions’
‘What have I done?’ thought Joanne Appelbee as she waited for rescue with her two other children in rough seas off Western Australia
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 AM
What a story! "After the call, he passed out from exhaustion" - no shit! Give that lad a medal! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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£4bn is a rounding error in an economy the size of the UK’s and in return the UK would get a leadership position in booming global industries, enhanced climate resilience and energy security, and multiple co-benefits. It’s a very good deal.
How much will it cost the UK to reach an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040?
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
£4bn is a rounding error in an economy the size of the UK’s and in return the UK would get a leadership position in booming global industries, enhanced climate resilience and energy security, and multiple co-benefits. It’s a very good deal.
The latest brain-on-a-chip news sees brain organoids get blood vessels
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCj...
Why Scientists Are Adding Blood Vessels to Mini Human Brains
YouTube video by New Scientist
m.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The latest brain-on-a-chip news sees brain organoids get blood vessels
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCj...
The world, the universe and us:
🧠Mini human brains grown with blood vessels
☀️The governance paradox of solar geoengineering
🐛Wonders of the "Chinese Burgess Shale"
open.spotify.com/episode/7Ie9... with @alecluhn.com @carissacwwong.bsky.social and @pennysarchet.bsky.social
🧠Mini human brains grown with blood vessels
☀️The governance paradox of solar geoengineering
🐛Wonders of the "Chinese Burgess Shale"
open.spotify.com/episode/7Ie9... with @alecluhn.com @carissacwwong.bsky.social and @pennysarchet.bsky.social
Spotify – Web Player
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January 30, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The world, the universe and us:
🧠Mini human brains grown with blood vessels
☀️The governance paradox of solar geoengineering
🐛Wonders of the "Chinese Burgess Shale"
open.spotify.com/episode/7Ie9... with @alecluhn.com @carissacwwong.bsky.social and @pennysarchet.bsky.social
🧠Mini human brains grown with blood vessels
☀️The governance paradox of solar geoengineering
🐛Wonders of the "Chinese Burgess Shale"
open.spotify.com/episode/7Ie9... with @alecluhn.com @carissacwwong.bsky.social and @pennysarchet.bsky.social
“It’s a species in despair. They’re doing crazy things”: Svalbard polar bears. Here’s one I saw last year.
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“It’s a species in despair. They’re doing crazy things”: Svalbard polar bears. Here’s one I saw last year.
Some of these fossils from the Huayuan assemblage ("the Chinese Burgess Shale") are amazingly detailed. Over half a billion years old. This is Allonnia, a Cambrian sponge-like animal
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Some of these fossils from the Huayuan assemblage ("the Chinese Burgess Shale") are amazingly detailed. Over half a billion years old. This is Allonnia, a Cambrian sponge-like animal