Emma Caton
@emmacaton.bsky.social
Science writer at the Natural History Museum, London 🦕 | Zoologist 🦋 | Science communicator 🎥 | Rock climber & runner 🧗🏼♀️ | Can often be found adventuring in the great outdoors 🌍
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Emma Caton
@emmacaton.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Hi, I’m Emma! 👋
I feel like it’s time to introduce myself. I’m a science writer working at the Natural History Museum in London, mainly sharing the work of our amazing scientists! 💫
I’m a total natural history nerd, so follow if you enjoy science stories with the odd animal or fossil pic. 🦕🦀🐍🍄🐋🐝🌷
I feel like it’s time to introduce myself. I’m a science writer working at the Natural History Museum in London, mainly sharing the work of our amazing scientists! 💫
I’m a total natural history nerd, so follow if you enjoy science stories with the odd animal or fossil pic. 🦕🦀🐍🍄🐋🐝🌷
Reposted by Emma Caton
Tired: Everything evolves to be a crab.
Wired: Everything evolves to eat ants.
Wired: Everything evolves to eat ants.
Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age, study finds
Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a ta...
phys.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Tired: Everything evolves to be a crab.
Wired: Everything evolves to eat ants.
Wired: Everything evolves to eat ants.
I am constantly blown away by how weird and wonderful nature can be! 🦈
This remarkable fossil is believed to be the lower jaw of a Helicoprion, an extinct group of shark-like fish that lived more than 270 million years ago during the Permian.
Its mouth was basically a buzz saw. 🤯
This remarkable fossil is believed to be the lower jaw of a Helicoprion, an extinct group of shark-like fish that lived more than 270 million years ago during the Permian.
Its mouth was basically a buzz saw. 🤯
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I am constantly blown away by how weird and wonderful nature can be! 🦈
This remarkable fossil is believed to be the lower jaw of a Helicoprion, an extinct group of shark-like fish that lived more than 270 million years ago during the Permian.
Its mouth was basically a buzz saw. 🤯
This remarkable fossil is believed to be the lower jaw of a Helicoprion, an extinct group of shark-like fish that lived more than 270 million years ago during the Permian.
Its mouth was basically a buzz saw. 🤯
Reposted by Emma Caton
Today is (apparently) National Trivia Day!
Here’s my favorite fun piece of shark trivia:
Greenland sharks, which can live to be over 400 years old, have been found with reindeer and polar bear remains in their stomachs!
Here’s my favorite fun piece of shark trivia:
Greenland sharks, which can live to be over 400 years old, have been found with reindeer and polar bear remains in their stomachs!
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Today is (apparently) National Trivia Day!
Here’s my favorite fun piece of shark trivia:
Greenland sharks, which can live to be over 400 years old, have been found with reindeer and polar bear remains in their stomachs!
Here’s my favorite fun piece of shark trivia:
Greenland sharks, which can live to be over 400 years old, have been found with reindeer and polar bear remains in their stomachs!
It’s a cold one on the water today. 🥶
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It’s a cold one on the water today. 🥶
This is really cool! 🌞
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
January 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
This is really cool! 🌞
The earliest confirmed evidence of an adult cremation pyre has been discovered in Malawi! 🔥
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What was behind this unexpected funeral ritual?
theconversation.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The earliest confirmed evidence of an adult cremation pyre has been discovered in Malawi! 🔥
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
theconversation.com/oldest-known...
Happy New Year!! 🥳
What a beautiful frosty morning to start 2026.
What a beautiful frosty morning to start 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Happy New Year!! 🥳
What a beautiful frosty morning to start 2026.
What a beautiful frosty morning to start 2026.
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁
You may have received lots of lovely presents, but did you know that some animals also give gifts?
In my final video of 2025, I explore the generosity of bats. Check it out 👇
youtu.be/feA45_bjTXo?...
You may have received lots of lovely presents, but did you know that some animals also give gifts?
In my final video of 2025, I explore the generosity of bats. Check it out 👇
youtu.be/feA45_bjTXo?...
Are bats generous? | A closer look at animal gift giving
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁
You may have received lots of lovely presents, but did you know that some animals also give gifts?
In my final video of 2025, I explore the generosity of bats. Check it out 👇
youtu.be/feA45_bjTXo?...
You may have received lots of lovely presents, but did you know that some animals also give gifts?
In my final video of 2025, I explore the generosity of bats. Check it out 👇
youtu.be/feA45_bjTXo?...
My last article of 2025 is a throwback to my previous job working for Gerald Durrell’s wildlife charity in Jersey.
The new species of beetle was described from @nhm-london.bsky.social collections, but the story of the taxonomist who named it is even more fascinating.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The new species of beetle was described from @nhm-london.bsky.social collections, but the story of the taxonomist who named it is even more fascinating.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
New species of beetle named in honour of Gerald Durrell | Natural History Museum
The new species is found in Madagascar, a country closely linked to Gerald’s conservation work.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My last article of 2025 is a throwback to my previous job working for Gerald Durrell’s wildlife charity in Jersey.
The new species of beetle was described from @nhm-london.bsky.social collections, but the story of the taxonomist who named it is even more fascinating.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The new species of beetle was described from @nhm-london.bsky.social collections, but the story of the taxonomist who named it is even more fascinating.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Misty winter mornings are just perfection. 👌
December 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Misty winter mornings are just perfection. 👌
Reposted by Emma Caton
Nice summary of our team's recent paper on the osteohistology of the tiny ankylosaur Liaoningosaurus, with words by @emmacaton.bsky.social www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
First armoured dinosaur hatchling discovered in China | Natural History Museum
The mystery surrounding dozens of small dinosaur fossils has finally been solved.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Nice summary of our team's recent paper on the osteohistology of the tiny ankylosaur Liaoningosaurus, with words by @emmacaton.bsky.social www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Dozens of small dinosaur fossils found in China have turned out to be baby ankylosaurs!
Great to chat with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social about this new research. 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Great to chat with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social about this new research. 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
First armoured dinosaur hatchling discovered in China | Natural History Museum
The mystery surrounding dozens of small dinosaur fossils has finally been solved.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Dozens of small dinosaur fossils found in China have turned out to be baby ankylosaurs!
Great to chat with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social about this new research. 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Great to chat with @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social about this new research. 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Lots of fantastic new species described by Museum scientists this year! 🦋🐍🐟🦖🪱🐸
Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Glittering butterflies: Natural History Museum describes 262 new species in 2025 | Natural History Museum
Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Lots of fantastic new species described by Museum scientists this year! 🦋🐍🐟🦖🪱🐸
Looks like I’ll be renewing my Apple TV subscription! 🦣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7kv...
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Looks like I’ll be renewing my Apple TV subscription! 🦣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7kv...
It’s a bit late for Halloween, but these frogs are fantastically spooky! 🐸🎃
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
New species of toads that give birth to live young discovered in Tanzania | Natural History Museum
Museum specimens have helped scientists discover three new species of tree-dwelling toads.
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s a bit late for Halloween, but these frogs are fantastically spooky! 🐸🎃
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Back in the climbing gym after a month away. Oh how I’ve missed it. 🧗🏼♀️
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Back in the climbing gym after a month away. Oh how I’ve missed it. 🧗🏼♀️
Dive into the evolutionary history of sharks! 🦈
I had the pleasure of speaking with shark scientist Emma Bernard about these fascinating animals. We also take a look at some pretty cool shark fossils that are millions of years old.
Check it out 👇
I had the pleasure of speaking with shark scientist Emma Bernard about these fascinating animals. We also take a look at some pretty cool shark fossils that are millions of years old.
Check it out 👇
How old are sharks? | A closer look at shark history
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Dive into the evolutionary history of sharks! 🦈
I had the pleasure of speaking with shark scientist Emma Bernard about these fascinating animals. We also take a look at some pretty cool shark fossils that are millions of years old.
Check it out 👇
I had the pleasure of speaking with shark scientist Emma Bernard about these fascinating animals. We also take a look at some pretty cool shark fossils that are millions of years old.
Check it out 👇
I love this time of year so much! 🧡🍂
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I love this time of year so much! 🧡🍂
A thunderstorm on the 31 October feels like the Halloween equivalent of a white Christmas. ⛈️
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A thunderstorm on the 31 October feels like the Halloween equivalent of a white Christmas. ⛈️
Reposted by Emma Caton
Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.
Reposted by Emma Caton
The wonderful @yukihaba.bsky.social and I went beneath London to help solve the riddle of the Underground Mosquito...
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
A long-held myth about a mosquito evolving in the London Underground has been debunked! 🦟
The insect gained notoriety in the Second World War, when it fed on Londoners seeking shelter in the rail tunnels during the Blitz.
Discover its true origin story.👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
The insect gained notoriety in the Second World War, when it fed on Londoners seeking shelter in the rail tunnels during the Blitz.
Discover its true origin story.👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Origins of the London Underground mosquito revealed | Natural History Museum
New research reveals that these insects likely evolved in the Mediterranean basin more than 1,000 years ago.
www.nhm.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The wonderful @yukihaba.bsky.social and I went beneath London to help solve the riddle of the Underground Mosquito...
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Debunking rather than spelunking ;)
@marakat.bsky.social @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
The red deer rut is still one of my favourite UK wildlife spectacles! 🦌
I took a trip over to Bushy Park before sunrise to see the male deer in action, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.
I took a trip over to Bushy Park before sunrise to see the male deer in action, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.
October 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The red deer rut is still one of my favourite UK wildlife spectacles! 🦌
I took a trip over to Bushy Park before sunrise to see the male deer in action, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.
I took a trip over to Bushy Park before sunrise to see the male deer in action, and they certainly didn’t disappoint.
The winning images for Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been announced! 🎉
And obviously, they are stunning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And obviously, they are stunning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: snapping the world's rarest hyena
Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The winning images for Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been announced! 🎉
And obviously, they are stunning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
And obviously, they are stunning.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...