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. 🦕🦀🐍🍄🐋🐝🌷
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
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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
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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. ⛈️
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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.
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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...
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The release of the BBC story on this year’s dinosaur track excavation at Dewars Farm means I can finally post these team photos. Thanks so much to quarry manager Mark Stanway & all his team at Smiths Bletchington for being utterly amazing & supporting our work at the site.
October 14, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The release of the BBC story on this year’s dinosaur track excavation at Dewars Farm means I can finally post these team photos. Thanks so much to quarry manager Mark Stanway & all his team at Smiths Bletchington for being utterly amazing & supporting our work at the site.
You had me at ‘sword dragon’. 👀🐉
A remarkable fossil ichthyosaur that was discovered in the UK in 2001 has been identified as a new species!
www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
A remarkable fossil ichthyosaur that was discovered in the UK in 2001 has been identified as a new species!
www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
'Sword Dragon' ichthyosaur had enormous eyes and a lethal snout
A beautifully preserved skeleton found on the UK’s Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new species of the marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs
www.newscientist.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
You had me at ‘sword dragon’. 👀🐉
A remarkable fossil ichthyosaur that was discovered in the UK in 2001 has been identified as a new species!
www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
A remarkable fossil ichthyosaur that was discovered in the UK in 2001 has been identified as a new species!
www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
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Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
So excited to have been given the chance to explore the RRS David Attenborough (which I still call Boaty McBoatface 😅)!
It was great to have a tour of the ship and speak to some of the scientists about their important research.
It was great to have a tour of the ship and speak to some of the scientists about their important research.
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So excited to have been given the chance to explore the RRS David Attenborough (which I still call Boaty McBoatface 😅)!
It was great to have a tour of the ship and speak to some of the scientists about their important research.
It was great to have a tour of the ship and speak to some of the scientists about their important research.
David Attenborough + Kew Gardens puzzle = Perfect Sunday evening 👌
October 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
David Attenborough + Kew Gardens puzzle = Perfect Sunday evening 👌
Spent a windy weekend away at the coast.
Storm Amy didn’t mange to keep me from swimming. 🏊🏻♀️
Storm Amy didn’t mange to keep me from swimming. 🏊🏻♀️
October 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Spent a windy weekend away at the coast.
Storm Amy didn’t mange to keep me from swimming. 🏊🏻♀️
Storm Amy didn’t mange to keep me from swimming. 🏊🏻♀️
I had the great pleasure of meeting Dr Jane Goodall in Cambridge back in 2017.
She had a wonderful sense of humour, and I certainly left that conference feeling a lot more optimistic about the world. 💚
At the age of 91, she was still actively involved in her movement to protect wildlife.
She had a wonderful sense of humour, and I certainly left that conference feeling a lot more optimistic about the world. 💚
At the age of 91, she was still actively involved in her movement to protect wildlife.
October 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I had the great pleasure of meeting Dr Jane Goodall in Cambridge back in 2017.
She had a wonderful sense of humour, and I certainly left that conference feeling a lot more optimistic about the world. 💚
At the age of 91, she was still actively involved in her movement to protect wildlife.
She had a wonderful sense of humour, and I certainly left that conference feeling a lot more optimistic about the world. 💚
At the age of 91, she was still actively involved in her movement to protect wildlife.
Devastated to learn about the passing of Dr Jane Goodall. 🕊️
Her amazing achievements and passion for protecting the natural world is what originally inspired me to pursue science at university.
The world has lost a true titan of conservation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Her amazing achievements and passion for protecting the natural world is what originally inspired me to pursue science at university.
The world has lost a true titan of conservation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live
The ethologist, a
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Devastated to learn about the passing of Dr Jane Goodall. 🕊️
Her amazing achievements and passion for protecting the natural world is what originally inspired me to pursue science at university.
The world has lost a true titan of conservation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Her amazing achievements and passion for protecting the natural world is what originally inspired me to pursue science at university.
The world has lost a true titan of conservation.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
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The @nhm-london.bsky.social 's human evolution exhibition, includes models of a neanderthal and homosapien looking at each other, like dads comparing barbecue-ing techniques 🥰👍🏛️🍑🍖 #MuseumBums
Thanks @thelabandfield.bsky.social for directing us to the rare humanish bums in a natural history museum ❤️
Thanks @thelabandfield.bsky.social for directing us to the rare humanish bums in a natural history museum ❤️
September 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The @nhm-london.bsky.social 's human evolution exhibition, includes models of a neanderthal and homosapien looking at each other, like dads comparing barbecue-ing techniques 🥰👍🏛️🍑🍖 #MuseumBums
Thanks @thelabandfield.bsky.social for directing us to the rare humanish bums in a natural history museum ❤️
Thanks @thelabandfield.bsky.social for directing us to the rare humanish bums in a natural history museum ❤️
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024! 🌱
A good reminder that positive changes are still happening despite general feelings to the contrary at the moment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A good reminder that positive changes are still happening despite general feelings to the contrary at the moment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024! 🌱
A good reminder that positive changes are still happening despite general feelings to the contrary at the moment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A good reminder that positive changes are still happening despite general feelings to the contrary at the moment.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Did you know that Komodo dragons have iron teeth? 🐉
I spoke to scientist Dr Aaron LeBlanc, who made this remarkable discovery in the Natural History Museum’s collections.
(And no, I don’t usually try to eat the specimens)
youtu.be/L1V7U-3UE_Y?...
I spoke to scientist Dr Aaron LeBlanc, who made this remarkable discovery in the Natural History Museum’s collections.
(And no, I don’t usually try to eat the specimens)
youtu.be/L1V7U-3UE_Y?...
What do you look at when you want to study dinosaur teeth? | A closer look at Komodo dragons
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Did you know that Komodo dragons have iron teeth? 🐉
I spoke to scientist Dr Aaron LeBlanc, who made this remarkable discovery in the Natural History Museum’s collections.
(And no, I don’t usually try to eat the specimens)
youtu.be/L1V7U-3UE_Y?...
I spoke to scientist Dr Aaron LeBlanc, who made this remarkable discovery in the Natural History Museum’s collections.
(And no, I don’t usually try to eat the specimens)
youtu.be/L1V7U-3UE_Y?...
Paddleboarding on the Wey Navigation is just perfection! 👌
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Paddleboarding on the Wey Navigation is just perfection! 👌
Fantastic news for our oceans! 👏🌊
🌊 A historic day for our oceans! 🌍
With 60 ratifications, the High Seas Treaty will now come into force – a milestone for global ocean conservation.
Let’s keep building momentum and turn 60 into global! #60toGlobal
Discover more 👉 highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif... @highseasalliance.bsky.social
With 60 ratifications, the High Seas Treaty will now come into force – a milestone for global ocean conservation.
Let’s keep building momentum and turn 60 into global! #60toGlobal
Discover more 👉 highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratif... @highseasalliance.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fantastic news for our oceans! 👏🌊
I’m not quite ready for the beer garden weather to be over. 🍺
September 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m not quite ready for the beer garden weather to be over. 🍺