HeadLab (Jason Head)
@headlab.bsky.social
Jason Head's lab at the University of Cambridge. Vertebrate Palaeontology, Tropical Palaeoecology, Conservation Palaeobiology, Herpetology, Evolutionary Morphology. Views are my own (do we still say that?)
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it appears your manuscript "in preparation" was not published in 2025 after all, mr. bond
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
it appears your manuscript "in preparation" was not published in 2025 after all, mr. bond
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December 21, 1990: Detroit’s Joe Dumars and James Edwards each score 24 PTS in the Pistons’ 113-87 win over Atlanta.
Edwards made what would be the only 3-pointer of his career at the end of the third quarter. John Battle led the Hawks with 22 PTS.
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Edwards made what would be the only 3-pointer of his career at the end of the third quarter. John Battle led the Hawks with 22 PTS.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
December 21, 1990: Detroit’s Joe Dumars and James Edwards each score 24 PTS in the Pistons’ 113-87 win over Atlanta.
Edwards made what would be the only 3-pointer of his career at the end of the third quarter. John Battle led the Hawks with 22 PTS.
📺 WDIV-TV
Edwards made what would be the only 3-pointer of his career at the end of the third quarter. John Battle led the Hawks with 22 PTS.
📺 WDIV-TV
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Cool new paper documenting intraspecific variation in the skeleton of Iguana.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Would love to see more like it.
There are recent examples of paleos naming new taxa that could have benefited from this sort of assessment of morphological variation.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Would love to see more like it.
There are recent examples of paleos naming new taxa that could have benefited from this sort of assessment of morphological variation.
The skeleton of the green Iguana iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) and its intraspecific morphological variation
The green iguana (Iguana iguana) is an iguanine lizard with herbivorous and arboreal habits, whose distribution spans through South America, Central America to the south of North America. Although th...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Cool new paper documenting intraspecific variation in the skeleton of Iguana.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Would love to see more like it.
There are recent examples of paleos naming new taxa that could have benefited from this sort of assessment of morphological variation.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Would love to see more like it.
There are recent examples of paleos naming new taxa that could have benefited from this sort of assessment of morphological variation.
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Drone captures pack of wolves trekking through deep snow. I’ve never seen anything like this. 🥰
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Drone captures pack of wolves trekking through deep snow. I’ve never seen anything like this. 🥰
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Lovely new paper by @sarah-paris.bsky.social & Charles Higham "Ochre use in burial practices in Thailand, from Neolithic to the Iron Age" 😍!!
@cam-archaeology.bsky.social
@cam-archaeology.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Lovely new paper by @sarah-paris.bsky.social & Charles Higham "Ochre use in burial practices in Thailand, from Neolithic to the Iron Age" 😍!!
@cam-archaeology.bsky.social
@cam-archaeology.bsky.social
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Cambridge University vet school could close
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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University of Cambridge could close its veterinary school by 2032
A spokesperson for the university says the final decision will be made in January.
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cambridge University vet school could close
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...
#Cambridgeshire #BBCNews
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Whatever goes on at the Herpetology Conference *stays* at the Herpetology Conference.
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Whatever goes on at the Herpetology Conference *stays* at the Herpetology Conference.
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
Cutting the departments will result in financial loss. Increasingly tough to believe these decisions weren’t ideologically driven.
Every program was profitable, the math was badly done and wrong, and they were told this repeatedly in advance of the vote.
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Cutting the departments will result in financial loss. Increasingly tough to believe these decisions weren’t ideologically driven.
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Every program was profitable, the math was badly done and wrong, and they were told this repeatedly in advance of the vote.
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Every program was profitable, the math was badly done and wrong, and they were told this repeatedly in advance of the vote.
I spent four years as an Assistant Professor in EAS @UNL. It was a vibrant department full of terrific people doing great science and education. The decision to end it is beyond foolish and reeks of ideology. This will hurt the university, the state and the disciplines of geology & climate sciences.
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I spent four years as an Assistant Professor in EAS @UNL. It was a vibrant department full of terrific people doing great science and education. The decision to end it is beyond foolish and reeks of ideology. This will hurt the university, the state and the disciplines of geology & climate sciences.
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I am beyond furious at the U. Nebraska administration and Regents for this decision. They are moving ahead with eliminating programs despite nearly 6 hours of public comments arguing they should not do so.
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I am beyond furious at the U. Nebraska administration and Regents for this decision. They are moving ahead with eliminating programs despite nearly 6 hours of public comments arguing they should not do so.
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December 4, 1984: Detroit's Isiah Thomas with a putback slam during a 104-99 win over the Celtics.
Thomas finished with 23 PTS/10 AST and Vinnie Johnson had a team-high 24 PTS for the Pistons. Boston's Dennis Johnson scored a game-high 25 PTS and Larry Bird added 23 PTS/17 REB.
Thomas finished with 23 PTS/10 AST and Vinnie Johnson had a team-high 24 PTS for the Pistons. Boston's Dennis Johnson scored a game-high 25 PTS and Larry Bird added 23 PTS/17 REB.
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
December 4, 1984: Detroit's Isiah Thomas with a putback slam during a 104-99 win over the Celtics.
Thomas finished with 23 PTS/10 AST and Vinnie Johnson had a team-high 24 PTS for the Pistons. Boston's Dennis Johnson scored a game-high 25 PTS and Larry Bird added 23 PTS/17 REB.
Thomas finished with 23 PTS/10 AST and Vinnie Johnson had a team-high 24 PTS for the Pistons. Boston's Dennis Johnson scored a game-high 25 PTS and Larry Bird added 23 PTS/17 REB.
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Large terrestrial omnivores (bears) shift to carnivory in unproductive ecosystems and at short growing seasons and to herbivory in more productive systems and when seasons are longer.
Interesting results in new study @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interesting results in new study @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dynamic omnivory shapes the functional role of large carnivores under global change - Nature Communications
Omnivores like bears can switch between plant and animal diets, potentially helping them respond to changing conditions. By combining modern and fossil data, this study shows that bears shift toward c...
www.nature.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Large terrestrial omnivores (bears) shift to carnivory in unproductive ecosystems and at short growing seasons and to herbivory in more productive systems and when seasons are longer.
Interesting results in new study @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interesting results in new study @natcomms.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope they go for a Shakey Jake snowman next semester.
Michigan student have made a “snow squirrel” on the Diag (there will be no maligning the Rubenesque squirrels, thank you). They have also started a Reddit thread entitled “Mason Hall roach glamour shots.” Welcome to the end of the semester, folks.
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Hope they go for a Shakey Jake snowman next semester.
Fantastic work by #HeadLab PhD student Andrés Alfonso Rojas!
Anacondas have been (resiliently) giant since at least the middle Mioncene.
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/twel...
Anacondas have been (resiliently) giant since at least the middle Mioncene.
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/twel...
Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years
Andrés Alfonso-Rojas has analysed giant anaconda fossils from South America to deduce that these tropical snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago, and have remained giants ever since.
www.cam.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Fantastic work by #HeadLab PhD student Andrés Alfonso Rojas!
Anacondas have been (resiliently) giant since at least the middle Mioncene.
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/twel...
Anacondas have been (resiliently) giant since at least the middle Mioncene.
www.cam.ac.uk/stories/twel...
Can confirm.
A 40-foot snake once lived in Colombia: Titanoboa
The real mystery is whether the climate made that size possible.
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The real mystery is whether the climate made that size possible.
🧪 #SciComm
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How Did Titanoboa Get So Big?
Did you know a 40-foot snake once roamed Colombia 60 million years ago? This video explores how the ancient climate enabled the titanoboa to grow to such an immense size, making it the "largest snake…
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Can confirm.
Let me count the ways...
How does stress trigger hair loss?
Acute stress causes immediate hair follicle necrosis and hair loss via sympathetic nerves, which in turn activates and expands autoreactive CD8+ T cells targeting hair follicles.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Acute stress causes immediate hair follicle necrosis and hair loss via sympathetic nerves, which in turn activates and expands autoreactive CD8+ T cells targeting hair follicles.
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Let me count the ways...
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Professor, deep history and archaeology of Africa
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa at University of Cambridge
An opportunity for an academic position as a Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Professorship of the Deep History & Archaeology of Africa is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other ...
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Professor, deep history and archaeology of Africa
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP065/j...
With respect, young adult GenXers were collectively driven insane by the buzzing sound long before Millennials left home.
The Millennial beacon.
For real, we all had this damn thing in our dorm rooms and first apartments.
For real, we all had this damn thing in our dorm rooms and first apartments.
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
With respect, young adult GenXers were collectively driven insane by the buzzing sound long before Millennials left home.
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We had only recently passed 350 ppm when I started my PhD in Earth System Science, already a value understood to be dangerous and a threat to society.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
425.82 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 20-Nov-2025
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
We had only recently passed 350 ppm when I started my PhD in Earth System Science, already a value understood to be dangerous and a threat to society.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
And now, 33 years and 30 COPs later, we are at a value that is unprecedented for the past 3 million years and maybe even the past 8 million years.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM