@joaovascoleite.bsky.social
Senior Editor Scientific Reports. NHM and UCL alum. Views are my own. π΅πΉ in London π¬π§ ποΈπ¦π¦ (he/him) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9159-4016
Morning all. Meet Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a new neornithishian dinosaur from the Morrison Formation. It goes on display @nhm-london.bsky.social from tomorrow. Paper by @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and I in @royalsocietypublishing.org Open Science.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Nice article on our new little dino, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, named today by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social and me, and to be unveiled in a new permanent display @nhm-london.bsky.social tomorrow: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
25.06.2025 06:36 β π 88 π 30 π¬ 1 π 1Interested in applying for a Marie SkΕodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship this year? Feel free to reach out!
We've got microπ¬, invert πͺΈ, and vert palaeoπ¦ @es-ucl.bsky.social!
π We are accepting Expressions of Interest until 9th June!
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...
Massive thanks to Meredith Adinolfi & Sara Grimme for having me on their @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social podcast to talk about #ResearchIntegrity: a topic I'm both passionate and depressed about (but such is life)
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/05/09/s...
Was leafing through Nopcsaβs notebooks @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social yesterday and came upon these rather charming prosauropods, which heβd either traced or sketched. Thatβs his handwriting too β¦ #fossilfriday #dinosaurs
09.05.2025 11:43 β π 45 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0
Great @nature.com editorial and @naturepodcast.bsky.social series referencing ongoing coverage in @natureecoevo.bsky.social of the taxonomic furore regarding eponyms www.nature.com/articles/d41... (Check out rdcu.be/eja4P for the most recent NEE piece following last year's IBC votes)
24.04.2025 14:26 β π 6 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
Simplified flowchart illustrating generalised steps in palaeobiological research processes and the various factors that introduce inequity with regard to data collection, storage, study, analysis, publication, and reuse.
Delighted to share our paper on data equity in #palaeobiology as part of Paleobiology's 50th anniversary issue π₯³
We look at how palaeo data is collected, stored, curated & shared, and how equity in these processes is crucial for our field's future (1/n) π§ͺβοΈ
doi.org/10.1017/pab....
An American robin perched on a branch. Stock image.
A study in Scientific Reports shows how a community science network helped show a decrease in bird vocalization across North America at sites that experienced more than 99% maximum solar obscuration during the total solar eclipse in April 2024. go.nature.com/42kJwsQ π§ͺ
22.04.2025 13:09 β π 18 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
An illustrations showing various dinosaur skeletons I have built.
I've currently got capacity for work, so get in touch via DM or website (link below) if I can help with anything or talk over new projects. Sci Comms specialist. Motion Graphics, 3D modelling and animation, Scientific Visualisation, Graphic Design.
15.04.2025 13:06 β π 30 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0
π¨ I'm super happy to announce that our new paper is finally out today in @currentbiology.bsky.social! π¨
We used the ecological approach of occupancy modelling to investigate the structure of the dinosaur fossil record prior to the K/Pg mass extinction!
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Ecological effects of declining insect diversity and abundance. In tropical forests, declining insect populations will have substantial effects on plant community dynamics, resulting in reduced biodiversity, alterations to functional community composition of plants and ultimately reduced nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. Reductions in the abundance of insects will also have knock-on effects on insectivorous animals such as bats, birds and lizards. In forest-adjacent tropical communities, unequal patterns of decline across the trophic pyramid will result in a predator release effect on pest species, leading to reduced food security and increased outbreaks of insect-vectored disease in both humans and livestock. Increasing temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may affect pollinators, further exacerbating reductions in yields of locally and globally important crops. βAcquisitiveβ leaf traits are those that maximize growth, such as high specific leaf area and leaf nitrogen content.
Great to see our new review on the causes and consequences of tropical insect declines out in Nature Reviews Biodiversity. πͺ°πͺ²ππππ¦ It was a pleasure working with an international team of amazing tropical entomologists! π§βπ¬
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Communications Biology is looking to recruit an Associate/Senior Editor for our office in Pune, India:
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Preferred research background: genetics, cognitive neuroscience, computational bio, ecology, immunology or cancer biology. DL 15/4, PMs open!
Tewkensuchus salamanquensis skull elements
Palaeontologists retrieving the fossil from the ground
Our new paper out today describes a sebecoidean crocodylomorph from the Early Palaeocene of Patagonia, and provides support for the survival of a large-bodied terrestrial vertebrate lineage across the K-Pg.
@pdmannion.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
The latest translation of Otherlands is now out - in Brazilian Portuguese. If that appeals to you or your Brazilian friends, you can get it here and elsewhere.
www.planetadelivros.com.br/livro-outros...
Welcome to Communications Sustainability! We are a new, editorially selective open-access journal from the Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com We are open to new submissions of high-quality works in all #sustainability related areas of science communities.springernature.com/posts/welcom...
25.03.2025 13:59 β π 22 π 15 π¬ 0 π 7You want to see an octopus riding a shark.
π₯: University of Auckland
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/s...
Check out our March issue: nature.com/nrbd/volumes...
Review and opinion topics this month include:
𦴠Digitizing natural history collections
π Seagrass ecosystems
π» AI as a way to fill biodiversity gaps
π Biodiversity offsets
π Conservation translocations
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Our March issue also has three new Journal Club articles, which are research summaries written by early career researchers about a paper that influenced them and their career.
19.03.2025 15:06 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Appreciate bringing this paper to my attention, I will give it a look. If there are specific concerns can you share them with me via private message here or email?
Thanks!
The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2
14.03.2025 11:00 β π 1113 π 1052 π¬ 22 π 105So excited to see this paper finally out! Part of the Paleobiology 50th anniversary issue, we cover the history of the field, morphometrics, morphospaces, new approaches to evolutionary models & disparity, incorporating climate, the importance of fossils & more. Check it out! doi.org/10.1017/pab....
12.03.2025 12:25 β π 45 π 16 π¬ 0 π 0
Cover image of the March issue of Nature Ecology & Evolution showing a micro-CT scan of a humpback anglerfish. The cover headline reads "Deep-sea diversification"
Our March issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
Featuring research on:
π²boreal forest resilience
π¦ microbial community invasion
π§¬evolutionary divergence of XβY chromosome genes
Cover shows a micro-CT scan of the humpback #anglerfish from Miller et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Entries are now open for Natureβs 2025 #ScientistAtWork photo competition!
Capture a moment in your working day for the chance to win a cash prize, and see your winning image in Nature
https://go.nature.com/41Ff5Me
This project has started a long time ago, but in a galaxy not too far away⦠Happy to share this new study with @taphonomist.bsky.social looking at the functional morphology and biomechanics of the Rancor. Warning! Nerdy sci fi, palaeo & biomechanics thread following! jgeekstudies.org/2025/03/08/i...
10.03.2025 09:40 β π 72 π 29 π¬ 3 π 9Nature journalists will be at #StandUpForScience protests across the US later today; and in France the actions have already begun. Events will take place in more than 30 French cities, says @standupforscifr.bsky.social
07.03.2025 12:34 β π 362 π 96 π¬ 5 π 4
Really sad to report that our friend and colleague Richard Fortey passed away this morning after a short battle with cancer. Weβll all miss his wit and wisdom. Here he is checking out a dino footprint we found while filming together on the Isle of Wight
07.03.2025 12:13 β π 354 π 89 π¬ 37 π 41
This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
07.03.2025 09:04 β π 2288 π 916 π¬ 162 π 166Our new paper on morphological variation of the π΄π’π π‘πππππππ‘βπππ’π πππππππ ππ maxilla is out now! We examine size and shape differences, explore temporal trends, and investigate sexual dimorphism and late juvenile morphology.
Read it here: π doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
A white woman with dark blonde hair and glasses leans over a large piece of rock with black fossils embedded in the surface.
Announcing The first found, and most complete, #dinosaur skeleton from the Middle #Jurassic of Scotland! π’π¦ So delighted to finally be able to share this great new fossil, published today! It was actually the first dinosaur found in #Scotland... thread 𧡠#OpenAccess #fossils doi.org/10.1017/S175...
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