Tori Herridge

did he ever say anything nice about anybody?

American climate journalist Alec Luhn missing on Norwegian glacier A search is underway for award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn, a Wisconsin native, who is missing on a Norwegian glacier.

I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn.bsky.social!

This company claimed to ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves. Then the fighting started. Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

I can't be bothered to enter into any serious comment about this article, but I do think it is ludicrous to frame this as a 'fight'

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Colossal have denied they have anything to do with the smear articles

I also find it difficult to believe the science team think they have succeeded in making the dire wolf extinct (even if you go by their own concept of functional de-extinction), but that's what they say.

Q: is it more concerning if

🐺 this is deliberate PR, with all involved knowing they haven't 'de-extincted' the dire wolf, but will say so (and double down) to further their wider mission,

or

🐺 the science team actually thinks that 20 changes to 14 genome locations = dire wolf de-extinction...?

This company claimed to ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves. Then the fighting started. Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

"Shapiro says the secrecy around the dire-wolf project was designed to generate surprise, and to counter public perceptions that the company overpromises and under-delivers."

A fascinating disconnect between how I view the "dire-wolf" project, and how Colossal does

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thanks Josh

Scientists mourn Tom Lehrer — nerdiest of singer-songwriters Nature - The mathematician's memorable satires were beloved by generations of researchers.

Despite being best known for his humorous and satirical songs, Tom Lehrer spent most of his life as an academic mathematician

go.nature.com/4fhj6Nj

Thanks becky ❤️

A graphic of a book. The cover is a deep red and had a good line illustration of an erupting volcano.

It's about time I announced a project that I've been working on in the last year... I wrote a book!

'Volcanoes: 10 things you should know' published by @orionbooks.bsky.social Seven Dials will be out in September. It's available to pre-order now. Links: linktr.ee/volcanologist

thanks Suzi -- and hello! It is nice to rediscover the old twitter people on here

*almost never, and if i ever do be assure it is done with a huge dose of cringe

obviously I would never* do anything so vulgar as to repost praise, but can I just say a massive thank you to all of you who have sent supportive comments and messages. It is very heartening, so thank you

Right, now I am off to watch Jurassic Park with my son

thanks Mark

❤️ Miss you friend

thank you Becky ❤️

This whole debacle doesn't just affect me, Vincent, Nic and Flint -- it also took aim @trowelblazers.bsky.social, and my dear friends & collaborators @lemoustier.bsky.social, @brennawalks.bsky.social, and @suziebirch.bsky.social

Anyone want to add a verse of their own to my ode to Allan Ahlberg?

Feel free to do so in the replies

Thank you Darren

Tagging my fellow peepo fans @beccyscottuk.bsky.social @gabemoshenska.bsky.social

You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n

Allan Ahlberg obituary Writer of books such as Each Peach Pear Plum and Peepo! capturing a child’s outlook with his illustrator wife Janet

Here’s a tired parent 1-2-3
Sits by the bedside
What does she see?

She sees her baby sleeping
Finally
At last

Books piled on the table,
An empty water glass

Cinderella in the cellar,
A peach,
A pear,
A plum.

Thank you Allan Alhberg,
From this very grateful mum
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Photo of magazine cover. The image is a digital art picture of a woman's face, with cutaway like a house inside her mind referring to headline story "Sharpen Your Memory".

Photo of first pages in story called "The Other Humans". Image is people in silhouette walking along a ridge. They have spears.

🏺🧪🦣
New piece I wrote for BBC Science Focus is out, on the increasingly complex but ever more interesting story of early Homo sapiens' origins & dispersal, and the other kinds of humans we encountered.

Thanks Rob

Thanks Andy

Thanks Phil ❤️

Thanks John, I have loved collaborating with you over the last 20 (!) years

I am more interested in who paid him to write it

Annoyingly ethical is going on my bio