Menno Schilthuizen
@schilthuizen.bsky.social
New book "The Urban Naturalist" (MIT Press, 1 Apr. 2025)
Author of 'Darwin Comes to Town' and 'Nature's Nether Regions'
Rubber-stamped 'tweets' on ecology & evolution. TED speaker
http://schilthuizen.com
http://taxonexpeditions.com
Leyden, Netherlands
Author of 'Darwin Comes to Town' and 'Nature's Nether Regions'
Rubber-stamped 'tweets' on ecology & evolution. TED speaker
http://schilthuizen.com
http://taxonexpeditions.com
Leyden, Netherlands
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We have a cover!
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
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🌳Check our new review paper about “what the worldwide forest biodiversity experiments tell us“ in the last three decades.
New online! Ecological insights from three decades of forest biodiversity experiments
Ecological insights from three decades of forest biodiversity experiments
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 02 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00112-2Experiments manipulating tree species diversity and measuring effects on ecosystem function have been important tools for assessing how biodiverse forests can accumulate biomass, store carbon and help to meet climate goals. This Review summarizes key findings from global tree biodiversity experiments.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
🌳Check our new review paper about “what the worldwide forest biodiversity experiments tell us“ in the last three decades.
Schilthuizen’s Darwin Comes to Town, and You Too Should Join Him worldsensorium.com/schilthuizen...
Schilthuizen’s Darwin Comes to Town, and You Too Should Join Him – World Sensorium / Conservancy
worldsensorium.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Schilthuizen’s Darwin Comes to Town, and You Too Should Join Him worldsensorium.com/schilthuizen...
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Two girls on Sheep, Cornwall, England — John Drysdale, 1969
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two girls on Sheep, Cornwall, England — John Drysdale, 1969
Going full snailitude on this New Year's Eve
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/m...
To Feel at Home in a New Place, It Helps to Think Like a Snail
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Going full snailitude on this New Year's Eve
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/m...
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Terwijl het al slecht ging met het grondwater, hebben Brabantse boeren hun grondwaterverbruik verdubbeld naar 100 miljard liter.
Dat is dus + 100%.
De Provincie wil 30%:
- dat lijkt wat weinig;
- dan moeten er ook talrijke handhavingsjuristen bijkomen.
www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...
Dat is dus + 100%.
De Provincie wil 30%:
- dat lijkt wat weinig;
- dan moeten er ook talrijke handhavingsjuristen bijkomen.
www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...
December 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Terwijl het al slecht ging met het grondwater, hebben Brabantse boeren hun grondwaterverbruik verdubbeld naar 100 miljard liter.
Dat is dus + 100%.
De Provincie wil 30%:
- dat lijkt wat weinig;
- dan moeten er ook talrijke handhavingsjuristen bijkomen.
www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...
Dat is dus + 100%.
De Provincie wil 30%:
- dat lijkt wat weinig;
- dan moeten er ook talrijke handhavingsjuristen bijkomen.
www.trouw.nl/duurzaamheid...
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New Job opportunity at the University of Georgia Department of Entomology! Come work a dream job in beautiful Athens!
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/463...
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/463...
Assistant Professor: Insect Ecologist
The Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track position (9-months) in insect ecology, to be based on the Athens campus at the Assistant Professor ran...
www.ugajobsearch.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New Job opportunity at the University of Georgia Department of Entomology! Come work a dream job in beautiful Athens!
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/463...
www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/463...
When the covid pandemic hit, journalists often asked me if I thought this would affect the evolution of urban species. I usually answered that I thought it wouldn’t.
Turns out I was wrong.
Amazing new junco work by Eleanor Diamant and Pamela Yeh.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Turns out I was wrong.
Amazing new junco work by Eleanor Diamant and Pamela Yeh.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
When the covid pandemic hit, journalists often asked me if I thought this would affect the evolution of urban species. I usually answered that I thought it wouldn’t.
Turns out I was wrong.
Amazing new junco work by Eleanor Diamant and Pamela Yeh.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Turns out I was wrong.
Amazing new junco work by Eleanor Diamant and Pamela Yeh.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Please sign this petition.
It's very important for the future of Europe's wild places, and for a *real* green energy transition, that we Stop Building Dams!
c.org/GsqYcc7n85
It's very important for the future of Europe's wild places, and for a *real* green energy transition, that we Stop Building Dams!
c.org/GsqYcc7n85
Have you seen this petition yet?
Spasimo Komarnicu i prirodno nasljeđe Crne Gore/Save Komarnica and MNE's natural heritage
c.org
December 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Please sign this petition.
It's very important for the future of Europe's wild places, and for a *real* green energy transition, that we Stop Building Dams!
c.org/GsqYcc7n85
It's very important for the future of Europe's wild places, and for a *real* green energy transition, that we Stop Building Dams!
c.org/GsqYcc7n85
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First time I've seen Rembrandt's painting of someone examining the brain of a dead criminal (The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Jan Deijman). Part of a much larger painting that was mostly destroyed in a fire.
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
First time I've seen Rembrandt's painting of someone examining the brain of a dead criminal (The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Jan Deijman). Part of a much larger painting that was mostly destroyed in a fire.
Haha, wat een mooi cadeau!
Deze kreeg ik zojuist cadeau van m’n zoon, net als Darwin in de stad een aantal jaar terug. Met de waarschuwing ‘Pas op mama, die Darwin komt steeds dichterbij!’
@schilthuizen.bsky.social
@schilthuizen.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Haha, wat een mooi cadeau!
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A non-LinkedIn link to apply for the Invert ZooKeeper job in Seattle! Union represented bug nerds woodland.rec.pro.ukg.net/WOO1017WPZS/...
woodland.rec.pro.ukg.net
December 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A non-LinkedIn link to apply for the Invert ZooKeeper job in Seattle! Union represented bug nerds woodland.rec.pro.ukg.net/WOO1017WPZS/...
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Sommige boodschappen zijn het herhalen waard! Net zolang tot ze worden gehoord.
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Sommige boodschappen zijn het herhalen waard! Net zolang tot ze worden gehoord.
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Always repost Zagrammosoma, the stripiest wasp
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Always repost Zagrammosoma, the stripiest wasp
Dit is zo jammer!
"Leids kweekvleesbedrijf Meatable stopt, investeerder trekt zich terug": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
"Leids kweekvleesbedrijf Meatable stopt, investeerder trekt zich terug": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Leids kweekvleesbedrijf Meatable stopt, investeerder trekt zich terug
Meatable, een start-up uit Leiden die kweekvlees produceert, houdt op te bestaan. De Britse investeringsmaatschappij Agronomics heeft afgelopen vrijdag bekendgemaakt dat het de financiering van het be...
www.nrc.nl
December 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Dit is zo jammer!
"Leids kweekvleesbedrijf Meatable stopt, investeerder trekt zich terug": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
"Leids kweekvleesbedrijf Meatable stopt, investeerder trekt zich terug": www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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En zo verdwijnt ook de steenmarter….
Wanneer gaan we werken aan échte oplossingen?
#natuurinclusief #biologisch
Wanneer gaan we werken aan échte oplossingen?
#natuurinclusief #biologisch
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
En zo verdwijnt ook de steenmarter….
Wanneer gaan we werken aan échte oplossingen?
#natuurinclusief #biologisch
Wanneer gaan we werken aan échte oplossingen?
#natuurinclusief #biologisch
Een bijzonder Rotterdams natuurprogramma houdt op te bestaan: Chris Vemer gaat met pensioen en dus ook haar programma Chris Natuurlijk, dat ze wekelijks, grotendeels eigenhandig, in elkaar zette. Regelmatig ben ik bij haar in de studio of op stap in de natuur geweest.
www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/21252...
www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/21252...
Dag lieve Chris Natuurlijk, we gaan je missen op zaterdagochtend op Radio Rijnmond
"Dank voor de vele jaren luisterplezier, leuke tips en leermomentjes." Fans van het zaterdagochtendprogramma Chris Natuurlijk zwaaien radiomaakster Chris Vemer uit. Zelfs vanuit Limburg werd er geluis...
www.rijnmond.nl
December 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Een bijzonder Rotterdams natuurprogramma houdt op te bestaan: Chris Vemer gaat met pensioen en dus ook haar programma Chris Natuurlijk, dat ze wekelijks, grotendeels eigenhandig, in elkaar zette. Regelmatig ben ik bij haar in de studio of op stap in de natuur geweest.
www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/21252...
www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/21252...
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Fossil bee nests in fossil bones! News article by @sipappas.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social (with a few quotes by Yours Truly) about this very cool discovery from a Late Quaternary cave in the Dominican Republic. 🧪🐝🕳️🦴
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Fossil bee nests in fossil bones! News article by @sipappas.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social (with a few quotes by Yours Truly) about this very cool discovery from a Late Quaternary cave in the Dominican Republic. 🧪🐝🕳️🦴
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"Wow no cow". Maar nog wel veeindustrie.
Het meest irritante van #Oatly #havermelk vind ik de flauwe grappen op de pakken. Omdat ik op die plek wil lezen hoe het bedrijf de uitperste haver wil gebruiken voor mensenvoedsel in plaats van varkensvoer.
#transparantie
www.livekindly.com/oatly-oat-re...
Het meest irritante van #Oatly #havermelk vind ik de flauwe grappen op de pakken. Omdat ik op die plek wil lezen hoe het bedrijf de uitperste haver wil gebruiken voor mensenvoedsel in plaats van varkensvoer.
#transparantie
www.livekindly.com/oatly-oat-re...
Oatly Plans to Turn Oat Residue Into Renewable Energy Instead of Pig Feed
Swedish vegan milk brand Oatly plans to stop selling oat residue to pig farms, looking instead to new food products and renewable energy.
www.livekindly.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
"Wow no cow". Maar nog wel veeindustrie.
Het meest irritante van #Oatly #havermelk vind ik de flauwe grappen op de pakken. Omdat ik op die plek wil lezen hoe het bedrijf de uitperste haver wil gebruiken voor mensenvoedsel in plaats van varkensvoer.
#transparantie
www.livekindly.com/oatly-oat-re...
Het meest irritante van #Oatly #havermelk vind ik de flauwe grappen op de pakken. Omdat ik op die plek wil lezen hoe het bedrijf de uitperste haver wil gebruiken voor mensenvoedsel in plaats van varkensvoer.
#transparantie
www.livekindly.com/oatly-oat-re...
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We're kicking off the Christmas Bird Count with @rosemarymosco.com and @corinanewsome.bsky.social, who join us celebrate the common birds that might not be at the top of your pecking order, but should be.🐦⬛
'Just' A Blue Jay? Don't Overlook These Magnificent Common Birds
This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here's to you, house sparrow.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We're kicking off the Christmas Bird Count with @rosemarymosco.com and @corinanewsome.bsky.social, who join us celebrate the common birds that might not be at the top of your pecking order, but should be.🐦⬛
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Veel leerlingen verlaten de middelbare school met het idee dat de menselijke voortplanting min of meer 'standaard' is. Met het lespakket "Een regenboog van reproductie" (gesubsidieerd door Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging) laten we op scholen zien dat er nog zoveel meer is
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Veel leerlingen verlaten de middelbare school met het idee dat de menselijke voortplanting min of meer 'standaard' is. Met het lespakket "Een regenboog van reproductie" (gesubsidieerd door Nederlandse Malacologische Vereniging) laten we op scholen zien dat er nog zoveel meer is
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Day 15 of the Coastal Lexicon Advent Calendar and today’s word is:
🌊 whorl — each turn or coil of a spiral shell
"See what a lovely shell...With delicate spire and whorl"
(Tennyson, 1855)
The European Ribbed Wentletrap below takes its name from the Dutch word wenteltrap — ‘spiral staircase’.
🌊 whorl — each turn or coil of a spiral shell
"See what a lovely shell...With delicate spire and whorl"
(Tennyson, 1855)
The European Ribbed Wentletrap below takes its name from the Dutch word wenteltrap — ‘spiral staircase’.
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Day 15 of the Coastal Lexicon Advent Calendar and today’s word is:
🌊 whorl — each turn or coil of a spiral shell
"See what a lovely shell...With delicate spire and whorl"
(Tennyson, 1855)
The European Ribbed Wentletrap below takes its name from the Dutch word wenteltrap — ‘spiral staircase’.
🌊 whorl — each turn or coil of a spiral shell
"See what a lovely shell...With delicate spire and whorl"
(Tennyson, 1855)
The European Ribbed Wentletrap below takes its name from the Dutch word wenteltrap — ‘spiral staircase’.
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Good morning, please can you share this petition by @peatfree.bsky.social to end peat sales - all previous petitions were for the Conservative Government, and we're now close to making this law with Labour so peat habitat can never be used again actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Good morning, please can you share this petition by @peatfree.bsky.social to end peat sales - all previous petitions were for the Conservative Government, and we're now close to making this law with Labour so peat habitat can never be used again actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
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"She has taken a mainstream liberal party and steered it towards the radical right, replacing its traditional voter base with embittered PVV supporters. She proclaimed the party’s worst electoral result in half a century as a triumph for herself." www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/danc...
Dancing at the wake: The curious world of Dilan Yesilgöz - DutchNews.nl
Dilan Yesilgöz is gambling with the VVD’s future, writes Gordon Darroch, in an analysis of the party leader’s failings and self-claimed successes. “We’re going to party tonight.” That was the incongr...
www.dutchnews.nl
December 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"She has taken a mainstream liberal party and steered it towards the radical right, replacing its traditional voter base with embittered PVV supporters. She proclaimed the party’s worst electoral result in half a century as a triumph for herself." www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/danc...
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Earlier this week, members of a French farmer’s union, vandalised the national headquarters of our Partner LPO France in Rochefort.
We stand in solidarity with LPO and firmly condemn these unacceptable acts of intimidation.
We stand in solidarity with LPO and firmly condemn these unacceptable acts of intimidation.
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Earlier this week, members of a French farmer’s union, vandalised the national headquarters of our Partner LPO France in Rochefort.
We stand in solidarity with LPO and firmly condemn these unacceptable acts of intimidation.
We stand in solidarity with LPO and firmly condemn these unacceptable acts of intimidation.