Josh Luke Davis π³οΈβπ
@joshlukedavis.com
Science writer, editor and author @ the Natural History Museum, London | Queer animals, birds and embroidery | he/him | βοΈπ𦦠| joshlukedavis.com
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I guess it's probably time to re-introduce myself!
Hi everyone! I'm Josh, and I work at the Natural History Museum, London π where I write about natural history and badger curators into letting me nose about their collections.
I also wrote an entire book on β¨queerβ¨ nature! πππ¦
Hi everyone! I'm Josh, and I work at the Natural History Museum, London π where I write about natural history and badger curators into letting me nose about their collections.
I also wrote an entire book on β¨queerβ¨ nature! πππ¦
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UKIP adopting an iron cross is definitely a choice but let's not let it overshadow the fact that the Libertarian party now have an image of a gryphon with a chainsaw
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
UKIP adopting an iron cross is definitely a choice but let's not let it overshadow the fact that the Libertarian party now have an image of a gryphon with a chainsaw
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Truly wild that the Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph all covered false claims that net-zero will "cost" Β£7.6bnΒ β or even Β£9tnΒ βΒ which assumes we could have free gas, free petrol, free petrol cars & free gas power plants if we scrapped net-zero
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Truly wild that the Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph all covered false claims that net-zero will "cost" Β£7.6bnΒ β or even Β£9tnΒ βΒ which assumes we could have free gas, free petrol, free petrol cars & free gas power plants if we scrapped net-zero
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
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Amid all the arguments back and forth about if the government should ban twitter or not I think weβre leaving out one of the key details:
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Amid all the arguments back and forth about if the government should ban twitter or not I think weβre leaving out one of the key details:
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
they should ban twitter because I would personally find it very funny
oh look, the monkeys are at it again πππ¦
(and a little quote from me)
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
(and a little quote from me)
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Primatesβ same-sex sexual behaviour βmay reinforce bonds amid environmental stressβ
Behaviour among non-human species could help keep groups together in face of social challenges, says study
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
oh look, the monkeys are at it again πππ¦
(and a little quote from me)
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
(and a little quote from me)
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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βοΈ Yesterday I finally responded to @agakowalska.bsky.socialβs challenge to make a collage from a single piece of packaging. I present to you a green (tea) woodpecker, made from a big Yorkshire Tea box. It was fun and Iβll be rooting through our recycling bin for more materials later on β»οΈ
January 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
βοΈ Yesterday I finally responded to @agakowalska.bsky.socialβs challenge to make a collage from a single piece of packaging. I present to you a green (tea) woodpecker, made from a big Yorkshire Tea box. It was fun and Iβll be rooting through our recycling bin for more materials later on β»οΈ
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This seems like a really great initiative! If you know any Trans scientists who might be interested in joining a broader community, please pass along!
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
trans scientist collective
Trans Scientist Collective Landing Page and Interest From
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
This seems like a really great initiative! If you know any Trans scientists who might be interested in joining a broader community, please pass along!
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
transscientistcollective.carrd.co
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π§΅A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
π§΅A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
yeah ok I actually cackled out loud in the office at this
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
yeah ok I actually cackled out loud in the office at this
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Are you in UK and want to hear about my book Ghosts Behind Glass? 3 public talks in Feb:
Cambridge Museum of Zoology, 11 Feb www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/talk-...
M Shed Bristol, 12 Feb Β www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...
Oxford NatHist Museum, 13 Feb www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/dead-a...
Cambridge Museum of Zoology, 11 Feb www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/talk-...
M Shed Bristol, 12 Feb Β www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...
Oxford NatHist Museum, 13 Feb www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/dead-a...
Ghosts Behind Glass
How museums display extinct speciesβand what these exhibits say about us. Β While itβs no longer possible to encounter a dodo in the wild, we can still come face-to-face with them in museums. The rema...
press.uchicago.edu
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Are you in UK and want to hear about my book Ghosts Behind Glass? 3 public talks in Feb:
Cambridge Museum of Zoology, 11 Feb www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/talk-...
M Shed Bristol, 12 Feb Β www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...
Oxford NatHist Museum, 13 Feb www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/dead-a...
Cambridge Museum of Zoology, 11 Feb www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events/talk-...
M Shed Bristol, 12 Feb Β www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...
Oxford NatHist Museum, 13 Feb www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/dead-a...
I mean, I obviously get it from a media/comms point of view (and hey! I've shared the article as a result! it worked!) but unless you're going to show me the most exceptional preservation of entire buildings and paintings and walls and objects then I am going to give the biggest eye roll every time
January 12, 2026 at 11:46 AM
I mean, I obviously get it from a media/comms point of view (and hey! I've shared the article as a result! it worked!) but unless you're going to show me the most exceptional preservation of entire buildings and paintings and walls and objects then I am going to give the biggest eye roll every time
petition to stop referring to all archaeology that unearths a building as "pompeii"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:14 AM
petition to stop referring to all archaeology that unearths a building as "pompeii"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As of today the full scale invasion (3 day special military operation) officially lasts longer than the entire eastern front of ww2
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
As of today the full scale invasion (3 day special military operation) officially lasts longer than the entire eastern front of ww2
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There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
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Illustrations of Indian zoology London, Treuttel, Wurtz, Treuttel, Jun. and Richter, 1830-34 [i.e. 1835] (source: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45959710) #nature #illustration #art