Henry Gee
@endofthepier.bsky.social
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The Wonder of Life on Earth by Henry Gee
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THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is out now. Illustrations by Raxenne Maniquiz. Published by @twohootsbooks.bsky.social. All-new text by me. Suitable for very all ages. Available in all good bookshops. For details, inquire within www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
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The paperback of ‘The Decline & Fall of the Human Empire’ is out on 5 March.
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The paperback of ‘The Decline & Fall of the Human Empire’ is out on 5 March.
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The Doctor has clearly read my book 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth'.
February 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
The Doctor has clearly read my book 'A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth'.
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THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is out now. Illustrations by Raxenne Maniquiz. Published by @twohootsbooks.bsky.social. All-new text by me. Suitable for very all ages. Available in all good bookshops. For details, inquire within www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
The Wonder of Life on Earth by Henry Gee
Find out more about The Wonder of Life on Earth by Henry Gee
www.panmacmillan.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is out now. Illustrations by Raxenne Maniquiz. Published by @twohootsbooks.bsky.social. All-new text by me. Suitable for very all ages. Available in all good bookshops. For details, inquire within www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
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Honored, humbled, super-grateful: WE ARE EATING THE EARTH is short-listed for the NYPL Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Thanks for reading! The other finalists are wow.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Honored, humbled, super-grateful: WE ARE EATING THE EARTH is short-listed for the NYPL Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism. Thanks for reading! The other finalists are wow.
www.nypl.org/press/new-yo...
www.nypl.org/press/new-yo...
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The existence of lava tubes on Venus has long been hypothesized, but never confirmed. A paper in Nature Communications proposes the presence of a lava tube in the Nyx Mons region. go.nature.com/4kwxJ20 🔭 🧪
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The existence of lava tubes on Venus has long been hypothesized, but never confirmed. A paper in Nature Communications proposes the presence of a lava tube in the Nyx Mons region. go.nature.com/4kwxJ20 🔭 🧪
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JOB ALERT!
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level!
Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too!
We look forward to receiving your applications!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level!
Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too!
We look forward to receiving your applications!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
February 12, 2026 at 9:14 AM
JOB ALERT!
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level!
Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too!
We look forward to receiving your applications!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting three new academics at lecturer level!
Click the link below for more info on how to apply, and don’t forget to explore our research themes too!
We look forward to receiving your applications!
www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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...and a manifesto for safeguarding palaeobiological databases and how to do it www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The billion-dollar case for sustaining palaeontology’s digital databases - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors survey community palaeontological databases, documenting their contributions to science as well as their vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for the future of open science databas...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
...and a manifesto for safeguarding palaeobiological databases and how to do it www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Two more weeks to apply - come join us () in The Netherlands as a postdoctoral researcher on large-scale metagenomic exploration of new lineages!
I have a postdoc position in metagenomic exploration available in my group. Candidates with documented experience in phylo & metagenomics and preferably with petabase-scale data mining and GLM workflows are encouraged to apply. Come join us! 🧬🦠💻
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Apply here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Two more weeks to apply - come join us () in The Netherlands as a postdoctoral researcher on large-scale metagenomic exploration of new lineages!
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Happy Darwin Day, everyone! Here's a beautiful quote by the birthday boy himself.
'Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.' Charles Darwin, 'On the Origin of Species'.
Perhaps some of the most important words ever written! #DarwinDay
'Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.' Charles Darwin, 'On the Origin of Species'.
Perhaps some of the most important words ever written! #DarwinDay
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Happy Darwin Day, everyone! Here's a beautiful quote by the birthday boy himself.
'Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.' Charles Darwin, 'On the Origin of Species'.
Perhaps some of the most important words ever written! #DarwinDay
'Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.' Charles Darwin, 'On the Origin of Species'.
Perhaps some of the most important words ever written! #DarwinDay
Today’s BBC headline: UK economy grew by 0.1% in 2025 Q4. When will politicians, journalists and economists realise that in a world of finite resources, GDP is no longer a suitable measure of economic health?
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Today’s BBC headline: UK economy grew by 0.1% in 2025 Q4. When will politicians, journalists and economists realise that in a world of finite resources, GDP is no longer a suitable measure of economic health?
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Thank you for choosing the Remembrance Machine — we truly value your custom. We not take some time to review your usage? To reconnect with the memories you’ve enjoyed most. Check out your highlights — and remember to remember!!
#scifi by Spencer Nitkey www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#scifi by Spencer Nitkey www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Thank you for choosing the Remembrance Machine — we truly value your custom. We not take some time to review your usage? To reconnect with the memories you’ve enjoyed most. Check out your highlights — and remember to remember!!
#scifi by Spencer Nitkey www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#scifi by Spencer Nitkey www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What do we want?
Fossil databases! 🐚🦕
When do we want them?
Forever! 🗓️
Nice new paper highlighting how academic funding systems and digital architecture need to change, to ensure we can protect and sustain our precious fossil data 📚
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fossil databases! 🐚🦕
When do we want them?
Forever! 🗓️
Nice new paper highlighting how academic funding systems and digital architecture need to change, to ensure we can protect and sustain our precious fossil data 📚
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The billion-dollar case for sustaining palaeontology’s digital databases - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors survey community palaeontological databases, documenting their contributions to science as well as their vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for the future of open science databas...
www.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
What do we want?
Fossil databases! 🐚🦕
When do we want them?
Forever! 🗓️
Nice new paper highlighting how academic funding systems and digital architecture need to change, to ensure we can protect and sustain our precious fossil data 📚
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fossil databases! 🐚🦕
When do we want them?
Forever! 🗓️
Nice new paper highlighting how academic funding systems and digital architecture need to change, to ensure we can protect and sustain our precious fossil data 📚
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Postdoc position on Asgard archaea in Thiago’s new lab for someone well trained in biochemistry, cloning, and protein purification:
international.au.dk/about/profil...
international.au.dk/about/profil...
Postdoc in Archaea Microbiology - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Biology - Microbiology, Aarhus University
international.au.dk
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Postdoc position on Asgard archaea in Thiago’s new lab for someone well trained in biochemistry, cloning, and protein purification:
international.au.dk/about/profil...
international.au.dk/about/profil...
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Our February issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
Featuring research on 🧪
🐙 Deep-sea mining impacts
🦖 Dinosaur skin spikes
🐒 Same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates
Cover image shows a Darwin's frog, from Valenzuela-Sánchez et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Featuring research on 🧪
🐙 Deep-sea mining impacts
🦖 Dinosaur skin spikes
🐒 Same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates
Cover image shows a Darwin's frog, from Valenzuela-Sánchez et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Our February issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
Featuring research on 🧪
🐙 Deep-sea mining impacts
🦖 Dinosaur skin spikes
🐒 Same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates
Cover image shows a Darwin's frog, from Valenzuela-Sánchez et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Featuring research on 🧪
🐙 Deep-sea mining impacts
🦖 Dinosaur skin spikes
🐒 Same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates
Cover image shows a Darwin's frog, from Valenzuela-Sánchez et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An unkind person has left a 1-star review of THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH on Amazon. In Italian (it's not published in Italy). Perish the very thought that I'd solicit more positive reviews, but ... www.amazon.co.uk/Wonder-Life-....
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February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
An unkind person has left a 1-star review of THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH on Amazon. In Italian (it's not published in Italy). Perish the very thought that I'd solicit more positive reviews, but ... www.amazon.co.uk/Wonder-Life-....
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What do you want to hear about? Every week we cover a new palaeo paper or discovery. This time, we are asking you to choose! Take a look at the options below and 'like' the title(s) you want @tweetisaurus.bsky.social and @fossilrob.bsky.social to do next!
February 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
What do you want to hear about? Every week we cover a new palaeo paper or discovery. This time, we are asking you to choose! Take a look at the options below and 'like' the title(s) you want @tweetisaurus.bsky.social and @fossilrob.bsky.social to do next!
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John Gurdon taught us that the beginning of life is never truly lost — only waiting to be reawakened. Long before his ideas were accepted, he showed that a cell remembers more than it appears to know: that within a differentiated nucleus lies the latent capacity to begin anew go.nature.com/3Mf8SD0
John Gurdon 1933–2025 - Nature Biotechnology
Nature Biotechnology - John Gurdon 1933–2025
go.nature.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
John Gurdon taught us that the beginning of life is never truly lost — only waiting to be reawakened. Long before his ideas were accepted, he showed that a cell remembers more than it appears to know: that within a differentiated nucleus lies the latent capacity to begin anew go.nature.com/3Mf8SD0
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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Large language models may not help members of the public make better decisions about their health in everyday medical situations, says study in @natmed.nature.com. Future tools will need to be designed to better support real users before they can be safely used for public medical advice:
#MedSky 🩺⚕️
#MedSky 🩺⚕️
Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study - Nature Medicine
In a randomized controlled study involving 1,298 participants from a general sample, performance of humans when assisted by a large language model (LLM) was sensibly inferior to that of the LLM alone when assessing ten medical scenarios leading to disease identification and recommendations for treatment.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Large language models may not help members of the public make better decisions about their health in everyday medical situations, says study in @natmed.nature.com. Future tools will need to be designed to better support real users before they can be safely used for public medical advice:
#MedSky 🩺⚕️
#MedSky 🩺⚕️
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Perspective: @danielviviroli.bsky.social et al discuss how climate change in mountain regions is cascading downstream and the related hydrological challenges for social-ecological systems and adaptation rdcu.be/e3fK2
Cascading downstream impacts of water cycle changes in mountain regions
Nature Climate Change - Mountains are hotspots of climate change, with melting glaciers, changing water flows and moving ecosystems. Here the authors discuss how these different changes in mountain...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Perspective: @danielviviroli.bsky.social et al discuss how climate change in mountain regions is cascading downstream and the related hydrological challenges for social-ecological systems and adaptation rdcu.be/e3fK2
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Our report of original cutaneous spikes over integument of an iguanodontian from China (Yxian, Barremian) in @natecoevo.nature.com 🐉🦔 !
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @rennesuniv.bsky.social @oseren.bsky.social and Anhui Geological Museum.
#paleontology #ornithopod #fossilskin #jeholbiota
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @rennesuniv.bsky.social @oseren.bsky.social and Anhui Geological Museum.
#paleontology #ornithopod #fossilskin #jeholbiota
February 10, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Our report of original cutaneous spikes over integument of an iguanodontian from China (Yxian, Barremian) in @natecoevo.nature.com 🐉🦔 !
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @rennesuniv.bsky.social @oseren.bsky.social and Anhui Geological Museum.
#paleontology #ornithopod #fossilskin #jeholbiota
@naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @rennesuniv.bsky.social @oseren.bsky.social and Anhui Geological Museum.
#paleontology #ornithopod #fossilskin #jeholbiota
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2 RVC faculty jobs are advertised now!
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Comparative Biomedical Sciences Department
Location: Camden (King's Cross, London)
Very broad search in the CBS department's remit
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
EDI-friendly
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Comparative Biomedical Sciences Department
Location: Camden (King's Cross, London)
Very broad search in the CBS department's remit
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
EDI-friendly
Job Opportunity at the RVC: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
We have an exciting opening for up to two academics at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level to join the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences at our Camden campus. The posts are suitable for res...
jobs.rvc.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
2 RVC faculty jobs are advertised now!
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Comparative Biomedical Sciences Department
Location: Camden (King's Cross, London)
Very broad search in the CBS department's remit
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
EDI-friendly
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences
Comparative Biomedical Sciences Department
Location: Camden (King's Cross, London)
Very broad search in the CBS department's remit
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
EDI-friendly
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For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. A feature in Nature describes how some researchers are calling for a more harmonious approach. #evosky 🧪
What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won’t end
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach.
go.nature.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. A feature in Nature describes how some researchers are calling for a more harmonious approach. #evosky 🧪
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Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?
People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.
www.nature.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? www.nature.com/articles/d41...