@KJF239

The authentic KJF. Biology teacher of 24 years, Mum of 12 years & Leicester Tigers die hard of more years than I care to remember.

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My approach to teaching A level Biology

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Does anyone know what monster is growing in my border?! These leaves are about 1m long
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Ecology question: when looking at biodiversity in terms of Simpson's index & evenness and richness how does size of animal come into play? She was thinking of how there could be huge numbers of ants compared to other species in an area - does that reduce biodiversity?
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Happy birthday to the amazing human being that is Sir David Attenborough
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Trying to get y13 to spend time on what matters!!
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UoN Science@UoNScienceMar 30
How can crops survive rising temperatures and climate change? Meet Dr Lorna Mcausland @Plantyperson, Plant Physiologist from @UoNBiosciences featured in our #Take10 series this month. She shares her research journey & the real-world impact of her work. ow.ly/btGU50YAxzk
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🌻 Go Wild With Annette
@gowildannetteApr 2
💚💚💚 Some scientific discoveries involve giant telescopes or particle colliders. Others fit easily in the palm of a hand. In the high plateaus of the Ethiopian Highlands in Ethiopia, researchers have just confirmed a new mammal species so small it weighs about as much as a sugar cube. The animal is a dwarf shrew named Crocidura stanleyi, and it tips the scale at roughly 3 grams ecoticias.com/en/biologists-…

Biologists can't believe the latest discovery of a tiny new species weighing only 3 grams: “Flat...

Some scientific discoveries involve giant telescopes or particle colliders. Others fit easily in the palm of a hand. In the high plateaus of the Ethiopian

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Miss Bird@MissBird90Mar 31
Come and join our faculty: Whalley Range 11-18 High School is recruiting for a Teacher of Science. Closing date: 8:00am, Tue 14th Apr, 2026. View full details and apply online @mynewterm ⬇️ mynewterm.com/jobs/141264/ED… – at Manchester, England
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Illegal wildlife trade bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4g…

Kenya's queen ants worth $220 each fuel booming global wildlife black market

The craze for collecting ants takes Kenya by surprise as smugglers zone in to make a profit.

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Y12 exploring variation today.
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A moment of levity in Y13 today!
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Transpiration…
Natalie Bennett
@nataliebenMar 23
Fascinating discovery that blows a giant hole in the "we can genetically engineer drought-resistant plants" claim. Water, soil, plants are a complex, integrated system @GMWatch @Beyond_GM #PlanetaryBoundaries phys.org/news/2026-03-cultiv…

Why cultivating drought-resistant plants disappoints: Soil physics may be the real bottleneck

Plants need water, light, and air to thrive. But when they transport water from the soil up to their leaves, they defy gravity. Scientists describe this astonishing phenomenon as "negative water...

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Natalie Bennett
@nataliebenMar 23
How little we understand about the #biodiversity we are fast trashing theguardian.com/environment/…

I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found

The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted

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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd…

Lab-grown food pipe implanted in pigs offers new hope for young patients

UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.

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Magic when it works!!
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Joel Kenyon
@joel120193Mar 16
New Blog Post 📝 Using stories in your science lessons can help build a students understanding of science, even if its not on the curriculum. This is Hinterland. Here I discuss some examples in science and how to implement them into your lessons. Link below👇
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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNewsMar 16
Elusive nightjar birds making remarkable comeback, conservationists say bbc.in/4bJS1lM

Nightjars make 'remarkable comeback' to South Downs National Park

An ecological survey has found 109 nightjar territories in the lowland heaths of east Hampshire.

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Rachel Salvidge@RachSalvMar 14
Superbugs resistant to antibiotics are rising fast. I tested water at Lough Neagh (40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water) & found high levels of antibiotic-resistant genes from human & livestock poo. If we treat waters like sewers, this is what we get. theguardian.com/environment/…

‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake

Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics

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This is well worth putting in front of A level students as extra curricular reading. Very accessible…
Quanta Magazine
@QuantaMagazineMar 10
Meet the ultimate gatekeeper of the nucleus. This molecular machine determines what compounds are welcome inside and which shall not pass. The mechanism behind its selectivity remains a mystery. quantamagazine.org/disorder-…
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