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Hattie graduated with her Master’s in Science degree in Palaeontology with Geology in May 2024 at the University of Birmingham. During her time at University, she completed an internship for the Jurassic Coast Trust, Dorset, which involved significance assessments of fossils as well as interpretive writing based on these fossils.
She was a volunteer for three years with the Natural History Museum in Oxford, where she completed two projects. This included cataloguing the John Eddowes Bowman Collection and Mammals of the Pleistocene of the Upper Thames Valley. Hattie’s obsession with fossil teeth may have started due to these projects. She then went on to boost science communication efforts for the collection’s hidden stories.
As an Editor at YourWeather, she is excited to share her enthusiasm for all things science. Palaeontology will always be her childhood passion, and you will never find her happier than being covered in mud on Charmoth beach searching for ammonites.
News by Hattie Russell
A new study published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment describes how human activity in the region of the Aegean Sea resulted in lead contamination 5,200 years ago.
In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers describe how the decline in polar bear numbers is due to a lack of food, which is preventing them from getting enough energy.
A new study published in the journal Biology explores how global warming is affecting the diversity of sharks and rays.
A new predatory dinosaur from North Africa revealed, using newly found photographs of a destroyed fossil.
A new large herring observed in the Baltic Sea shows evidence of switching from a plankton diet to a fish diet, says new study.
A new study challenges the previous theories surrounding dark energy and the expansion of the Universe.
A new study unveils the truth about micro and nano plastics within common household items such as various teabags commercially available and how these interact with the human body.
New archaeological discoveries from the Cave of Los Murciélagos in Albuñol shed light on ancient archery techniques and practices.
Depending on the time of year, seals will choose different icebergs which are more suitable for activities such as raising young or moulting.
A new research project is investigating new methods in which to quantify how quickly different plastics biodegrade after they enter the environment.
A new study published in the journal The Astrophysical Journal, led by an international team of researchers, has revealed new observations of an unusual supernova and the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed.
A new study which studied hundreds of fossil faeces samples sheds light on the first 30 million years of dinosaur evolution and highlights the importance of understanding how the first dinosaurs during the Late Triassic were successful.
A new study publishes calculations of mortality rates from health risks caused by climate change until 2100, with findings revealing the importance of installing mitigation measures.
New close-up photos of star WOH G64 have been released thanks to observations taken by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO’s VLTI).
Some of the first humans to arrive in Tasmania around 41,000 years ago would have used fires to manage and shape the land – 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.
New research led by Virginia Tech hunts for proof of dark matter within crystals.
A new study describes how ancient volcanism would have affected global temperatures and what this meant for ancient animals such as dinosaurs and mammals.
A new study led by the University of Washington investigates how polar bears are accumulating ice balls on their paws in the Arctic.
This is why the news of finding lead contamination in ice tells an alarming history of lead pollution. Find out why this pollution is problematic and how it affects the environment across the world.