Prof Susie Maidment
@tweetisaurus.bsky.social
Dinosaur researcher at NHM London. Honorary Prof at Birmingham. PalAss Vice-Pres. Ed-in-Chief of TJSP. Medium pace swing bowler. You were thinking it; I just said it out loud.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Although #2025SVP officially starts tomorrow, today we have a Triassic field trip to Warwickshire, tours of @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social, workshops run by @markwitton.bsky.social & @graphicssci.bsky.social & our evening Walking With Dinosaurs event chaired by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social!
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Although #2025SVP officially starts tomorrow, today we have a Triassic field trip to Warwickshire, tours of @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social, workshops run by @markwitton.bsky.social & @graphicssci.bsky.social & our evening Walking With Dinosaurs event chaired by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social!
I'm really happy to welcome Pim to the Museum, and I'm looking forward to getting cracking with some cool geochemistry!
🚨 New job! Last week was my first week as a Marie Curie Postdoc @nhm-london.bsky.social 🇬🇧. Thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social for the terrific start! I’m now diving into my #MSCA 'MORBID' project, where I’ll be using cutting-edge #geochemistry to explore how Mesozoic bonebeds formed, more soon 🦕😀!
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm really happy to welcome Pim to the Museum, and I'm looking forward to getting cracking with some cool geochemistry!
I shall make a mental note to not fly into US airspace anytime soon...
#GVerse Um. WTF???
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."
This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I shall make a mental note to not fly into US airspace anytime soon...
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The #2025SVP #SVP2025 field trip to the Jurassic Coast is apparently going well despite some vintage British weather. Photos from @kirstymedgar.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The #2025SVP #SVP2025 field trip to the Jurassic Coast is apparently going well despite some vintage British weather. Photos from @kirstymedgar.bsky.social
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There is an episode about this paper. Which I must read tomorrow! #ZombieInsects
#ants
Cretaceous entomopathogenic fungi illuminate the early evolution of insect–fungal associations
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Author copy on researchgate
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#ants
Cretaceous entomopathogenic fungi illuminate the early evolution of insect–fungal associations
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Author copy on researchgate
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
There is an episode about this paper. Which I must read tomorrow! #ZombieInsects
#ants
Cretaceous entomopathogenic fungi illuminate the early evolution of insect–fungal associations
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Author copy on researchgate
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#ants
Cretaceous entomopathogenic fungi illuminate the early evolution of insect–fungal associations
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Author copy on researchgate
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Review of the Fossil Files podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social just in from a palaeo podcast skeptic: "I really thought palaeo podcasts weren't for me, but I guess I was listening to the wrong ones". Listen on libsyn or wherever you get your podcasts: fossils.libsyn.com
The Fossil Files
In “The Fossil Files”, a pair of palaeontologists delve into the latest discoveries from the world of palaeontology and seek to bring fossils to back to life. Each episode, Susie and Rob will discuss ...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Review of the Fossil Files podcast @thefossilfiles.bsky.social just in from a palaeo podcast skeptic: "I really thought palaeo podcasts weren't for me, but I guess I was listening to the wrong ones". Listen on libsyn or wherever you get your podcasts: fossils.libsyn.com
Spiekman and Ezcurra doing totally normal things in my office... @stephanspiekman.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Spiekman and Ezcurra doing totally normal things in my office... @stephanspiekman.bsky.social
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1/ With today's #BonfireNight celebrations, we are fittingly looking at the historic constituency of Lewes. Represented since the 1295 Model Parliament, Lewes is not only home to major political events, but also a unique tradition of bonfire celebrations. 🎆
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
1/ With today's #BonfireNight celebrations, we are fittingly looking at the historic constituency of Lewes. Represented since the 1295 Model Parliament, Lewes is not only home to major political events, but also a unique tradition of bonfire celebrations. 🎆
Bonfire last night. Lewes school kids get today off, but I don't, which seems unfair because they aren't the ones with the massive hangover, are they?
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Bonfire last night. Lewes school kids get today off, but I don't, which seems unfair because they aren't the ones with the massive hangover, are they?
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I'll be at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting in Birmingham (UK) next week. 🦖
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I'll be at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual meeting in Birmingham (UK) next week. 🦖
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
We have an exciting itinerary planned including several Meet the Editor sessions. Come say hi and bring your questions to any of our editors at our booth! 🤝
#SVP2025 #2025SVP #paleontology
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I thought HIGNFY was the pinnacle, but it looks like our ‘Jurassic Highway’ dinosaur tracks work at Dewars Farm made it into @privateeyenews.bsky.social this week!
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I thought HIGNFY was the pinnacle, but it looks like our ‘Jurassic Highway’ dinosaur tracks work at Dewars Farm made it into @privateeyenews.bsky.social this week!
New @nhm-london.bsky.social 5-day course on integrative biodiversity discovery! Learn how to collect specimens, obtain genomic data, and interpret biodiversity using cutting edge phylogenomic analysis. It's free, and aimed at early career researchers: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
Integrative biodiversity discovery | Natural History Museum
An introduction to field collection, laboratory analysis and phylogenomics.
www.nhm.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New @nhm-london.bsky.social 5-day course on integrative biodiversity discovery! Learn how to collect specimens, obtain genomic data, and interpret biodiversity using cutting edge phylogenomic analysis. It's free, and aimed at early career researchers: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...
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Article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjs...
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP
JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology
Explore the article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology. Published in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjs...
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP
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Pleased to see my 2010 archosaur phylogeny study in this collection. My Master's research!
Of course, now almost totally superseded and some of it proven wrong by later research from many colleagues. But I hope it was a useful waypoint.
Of course, now almost totally superseded and some of it proven wrong by later research from many colleagues. But I hope it was a useful waypoint.
Article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology www.tandfonline.com/journals/tjs...
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP
In honour of the 85th Annual SVP Meeting, this special collection highlights landmark studies that present comprehensive systematic frameworks for a diverse range of vertebrate groups #2025SVP
JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology
Explore the article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology. Published in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pleased to see my 2010 archosaur phylogeny study in this collection. My Master's research!
Of course, now almost totally superseded and some of it proven wrong by later research from many colleagues. But I hope it was a useful waypoint.
Of course, now almost totally superseded and some of it proven wrong by later research from many colleagues. But I hope it was a useful waypoint.
#Fossil Fans! A new #FossilFiles pod just dropped! It's on that super cool and exciting recent dinosaur paper in Nature!! .... Nooo... not that one... Zavacephale of course! Check out mine and @fossilrob.bsky.social's take wherever you get your podcasts: fossils.libsyn.com/a-new-head-b...
The Fossil Files: A new head banging dinosaur
A newly discovered fossil from the Cretaceous of Mongolia tells us an interesting story about the purported head butting behaviour of dinosaurs. Pachycephalosaurs are famous for their thick domed heads but it has been disputed how or when this evolved. The beautifully preserved Zavacephale rinpoche has a well preserved skull and dome but also loads of details of the body and tail as well. What is suprising is that this individual is much smaller, and occurs much earlier, than other pachycephalosaurs. We take a look at this new fossil and what this means for interpreting the evolution of dinosaur behaviour. This week's paper is "A domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia" by Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig and colleagues from Mongolia and North Carolina, published in Nature in September 2025. Wide screen palaeoart by Masaya Hattori.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#Fossil Fans! A new #FossilFiles pod just dropped! It's on that super cool and exciting recent dinosaur paper in Nature!! .... Nooo... not that one... Zavacephale of course! Check out mine and @fossilrob.bsky.social's take wherever you get your podcasts: fossils.libsyn.com/a-new-head-b...
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A very spooky pumpkin I came across earlier today while doomscrolling twitter
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A very spooky pumpkin I came across earlier today while doomscrolling twitter
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In the 1600s, thousands of people were buried in crypts under a Milan hospital & preserved by unusual conditions. “What is striking is how much you can extrapolate from an ancient body,” says one researcher, “and how much you can understand from that about the period they lived in." @science.org
Thousands buried in 17th century Italian crypt reveal lives of working poor
Remains recovered from beneath a Milan hospital shed light on health, diet, and drug habits during the 1600s
www.science.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In the 1600s, thousands of people were buried in crypts under a Milan hospital & preserved by unusual conditions. “What is striking is how much you can extrapolate from an ancient body,” says one researcher, “and how much you can understand from that about the period they lived in." @science.org
In honour of #2025SVP #SVP2025 in the UK, @journalsystpal.bsky.social has a special collection of landmark papers in vertebrate palaeontology. These papers have revolutionised our understanding of the systematics of major vertebrare groups, and are open access for Nov: share.google/1DIgZYMyjXUH...
JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology
Explore the article collection: JSP Landmark Papers in Vertebrate Palaeontology. Published in Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In honour of #2025SVP #SVP2025 in the UK, @journalsystpal.bsky.social has a special collection of landmark papers in vertebrate palaeontology. These papers have revolutionised our understanding of the systematics of major vertebrare groups, and are open access for Nov: share.google/1DIgZYMyjXUH...
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Listen to our Co-Editors-in-Chief, Imran Rahman and Susannah Maidment discuss the NHM's mission, cutting-edge research published in JSP, areas for future coverage—and, of course, their favourite dinosaurs. buff.ly/RbPLT3b @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @imranrahman.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
An Interview with Imran Rahman & Susannah Maidment, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
Join Imran Rahman and Susannah Maidment, Co-Editors of the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, as they discuss the Natural History Museum's mission, cutting-edge research published in their journal,…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Listen to our Co-Editors-in-Chief, Imran Rahman and Susannah Maidment discuss the NHM's mission, cutting-edge research published in JSP, areas for future coverage—and, of course, their favourite dinosaurs. buff.ly/RbPLT3b @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @imranrahman.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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High melanosome diversity exhibits weak correlation with color and environmental variables in the early evolution of therian mammals | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
High melanosome diversity exhibits weak correlation with color and environmental variables in the early evolution of therian mammals
Melanosome geometry in Jurassic and therian mammals reflected a limited color/environment link unlike that in dinosaurs.
www.science.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
High melanosome diversity exhibits weak correlation with color and environmental variables in the early evolution of therian mammals | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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TotalEnergies has a revenue of $237.1 billion, and it is fined €8000 euro!?
A French court has ruled that oil company Total misled consumers by claiming to be "a major actor in the energy transition, and ordered it to pay €8,000 euros each to Greenpeace and other NGOs www.ft.com/content/8279...
TotalEnergies misled consumers over climate action, French court rules
Key win in Paris civil case over disinformation in marketing campaigns
www.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
TotalEnergies has a revenue of $237.1 billion, and it is fined €8000 euro!?