Steve Brusatte
@stevebrusatte.bsky.social
Paleontologist and professor at University of Edinburgh, dinosaur enthusiast and writer. Free born man of the USA. Immigrant. Husband & father. (views mine)
Really impressed with A Little History of the Earth, the new book from @jamie-woodward.bsky.social ! Out in the UK now, and USA soon...
A breezy and brilliant waltz through the history of Earth. Accessible and authoritative, it covers 4.54 billion years of history in 40 punchy chapters!
A breezy and brilliant waltz through the history of Earth. Accessible and authoritative, it covers 4.54 billion years of history in 40 punchy chapters!
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Really impressed with A Little History of the Earth, the new book from @jamie-woodward.bsky.social ! Out in the UK now, and USA soon...
A breezy and brilliant waltz through the history of Earth. Accessible and authoritative, it covers 4.54 billion years of history in 40 punchy chapters!
A breezy and brilliant waltz through the history of Earth. Accessible and authoritative, it covers 4.54 billion years of history in 40 punchy chapters!
🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social
Preorder 👇
For generations the Univ of Leicester has been a global leader in geology, Earth science & climate research
Now *the entire program* is on the chopping block
Some of the world's best paleontologists are facing layoffs
Sign this to stop this madness:
www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
Now *the entire program* is on the chopping block
Some of the world's best paleontologists are facing layoffs
Sign this to stop this madness:
www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
Sign the Petition
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
www.change.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
For generations the Univ of Leicester has been a global leader in geology, Earth science & climate research
Now *the entire program* is on the chopping block
Some of the world's best paleontologists are facing layoffs
Sign this to stop this madness:
www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
Now *the entire program* is on the chopping block
Some of the world's best paleontologists are facing layoffs
Sign this to stop this madness:
www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
What's the secret to being a 'good' and 'productive' scientist? Having a lab with the brightest, most enthusiastic students!
And here, in no particular order, is a sample of Univ of Edinburgh student research at last week's @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham!
And here, in no particular order, is a sample of Univ of Edinburgh student research at last week's @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham!
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What's the secret to being a 'good' and 'productive' scientist? Having a lab with the brightest, most enthusiastic students!
And here, in no particular order, is a sample of Univ of Edinburgh student research at last week's @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham!
And here, in no particular order, is a sample of Univ of Edinburgh student research at last week's @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham!
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is published 5 Feb 2026 and is available for pre-order. For more details inquire within: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
THE WONDER OF LIFE ON EARTH is published 5 Feb 2026 and is available for pre-order. For more details inquire within: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/henr...
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
The geology department at the University of Leicester, where myself and countless others did our palaeontology PhDs, is at serious risk of closure
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The geology department at the University of Leicester, where myself and countless others did our palaeontology PhDs, is at serious risk of closure
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
Please show your support by signing the below!
c.org/KtYyZB8dHk
What a great time at this year’s @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham!
Presenting a talk on mammals, doing the conference-opening Walking With Dinosaurs and the schools events, helming the scicomm table, beaming with pride as my students presented their work, honoring Mark & Dugie.
Presenting a talk on mammals, doing the conference-opening Walking With Dinosaurs and the schools events, helming the scicomm table, beaming with pride as my students presented their work, honoring Mark & Dugie.
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What a great time at this year’s @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting in Birmingham!
Presenting a talk on mammals, doing the conference-opening Walking With Dinosaurs and the schools events, helming the scicomm table, beaming with pride as my students presented their work, honoring Mark & Dugie.
Presenting a talk on mammals, doing the conference-opening Walking With Dinosaurs and the schools events, helming the scicomm table, beaming with pride as my students presented their work, honoring Mark & Dugie.
Talking mammals with Brad Carr on his excellent podcast!
Mammal evolution past, present, and future. And our place among the mammal family...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Se...
Mammal evolution past, present, and future. And our place among the mammal family...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Se...
Humanity’s Past & Future (If We Don’t Wreck It) | Dr. Steve Brusatte, University of Edinburgh
YouTube video by Brad Carr
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Talking mammals with Brad Carr on his excellent podcast!
Mammal evolution past, present, and future. And our place among the mammal family...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Se...
Mammal evolution past, present, and future. And our place among the mammal family...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Se...
An Edinburgh family photo at the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting.
Soon after we lost my PhD advisor Mark Norell, it was special to be surrounded by the students and postdocs I’ve supervised!
Soon after we lost my PhD advisor Mark Norell, it was special to be surrounded by the students and postdocs I’ve supervised!
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
An Edinburgh family photo at the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social meeting.
Soon after we lost my PhD advisor Mark Norell, it was special to be surrounded by the students and postdocs I’ve supervised!
Soon after we lost my PhD advisor Mark Norell, it was special to be surrounded by the students and postdocs I’ve supervised!
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
According to two new studies, dinosaurs might have thrived if it weren't for the asteroid. Making discoveries like this keeps paleontology fun, says Steve Brusatte, who authored one of the studies: buff.ly/bIcOXKX
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
According to two new studies, dinosaurs might have thrived if it weren't for the asteroid. Making discoveries like this keeps paleontology fun, says Steve Brusatte, who authored one of the studies: buff.ly/bIcOXKX
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
The fossil files is at #SVP2025 to bring you all the hot gossip. First episode “Nanotyrannus and vertebrate origins” is out today with @jgn-paleo.bsky.social, @stevebrusatte.bsky.social and Yara Haridy
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The fossil files is at #SVP2025 to bring you all the hot gossip. First episode “Nanotyrannus and vertebrate origins” is out today with @jgn-paleo.bsky.social, @stevebrusatte.bsky.social and Yara Haridy
ICE is pepper spraying toddlers.
This one-year-old was in her car seat, inside the car, with her parents, in a parking lot. They were out buying groceries. Then ICE confronted them, and arrested a bunch of American citizens.
Watch this child cry. Imagine it's your child.
This one-year-old was in her car seat, inside the car, with her parents, in a parking lot. They were out buying groceries. Then ICE confronted them, and arrested a bunch of American citizens.
Watch this child cry. Imagine it's your child.
📍 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐎, 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐒:
A viral video appears to show an ICE agent throwing pepper spray into a car with a toddler inside while the family attempted to leave a parking lot. #AbuseofPowerWatch
A viral video appears to show an ICE agent throwing pepper spray into a car with a toddler inside while the family attempted to leave a parking lot. #AbuseofPowerWatch
ICE throws pepper spray into car with toddler inside, video appears to show
Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin denied the use of pepper spray in a social media post.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
ICE is pepper spraying toddlers.
This one-year-old was in her car seat, inside the car, with her parents, in a parking lot. They were out buying groceries. Then ICE confronted them, and arrested a bunch of American citizens.
Watch this child cry. Imagine it's your child.
This one-year-old was in her car seat, inside the car, with her parents, in a parking lot. They were out buying groceries. Then ICE confronted them, and arrested a bunch of American citizens.
Watch this child cry. Imagine it's your child.
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
Wonderful tribute to Mark Norell by Peter Makovicky, Jim Clark, and Steve Brusatte:
Mark Norell (1957–2025): Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Mark Norell (1957–2025): Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Mark Norell (1957–2025)
Pete Makovicky, Jim Clark and Steve Brusatte remember dinosaur paleontologist par
excellence and all-around cool dude Mark Norell.
www.cell.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Wonderful tribute to Mark Norell by Peter Makovicky, Jim Clark, and Steve Brusatte:
Mark Norell (1957–2025): Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Mark Norell (1957–2025): Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
The real Jim Watson, in all his complexity. Brilliance and bigotry, he contained multitudes.
Okay, here are some first reflections on Watson.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
Watson's life is a tragedy, really of Shakespearean proportions. He did not, as most bios will tell you, do one great thing when he was young and then collect laurels for it for the next 60 years. His career arc was unlike any in science.
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The real Jim Watson, in all his complexity. Brilliance and bigotry, he contained multitudes.
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
People have long wondered if dinosaurs really would've thrived if not for the asteroid that killed them. Two new studies, involving paleontologists @stevebrusatte.bsky.social and Lindsay Zanno, dig further into that question.
Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not
Two new studies suggest that, contrary to longstanding beliefs, dinosaurs were not on the decline before the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
People have long wondered if dinosaurs really would've thrived if not for the asteroid that killed them. Two new studies, involving paleontologists @stevebrusatte.bsky.social and Lindsay Zanno, dig further into that question.
Man this guy is really trying hard to starve his people. Let's see how it plays out.
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Man this guy is really trying hard to starve his people. Let's see how it plays out.
Jim Watson, from the South Side of Chicago. Met him a bunch of times at our Alma Mater UChicago. How tragic that such a brilliant and accomplished mind will have to be remembered the way he’ll be remembered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James D. Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Jim Watson, from the South Side of Chicago. Met him a bunch of times at our Alma Mater UChicago. How tragic that such a brilliant and accomplished mind will have to be remembered the way he’ll be remembered.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
Shapiro vs. Vance 2028, bring it on.
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Shapiro vs. Vance 2028, bring it on.
You took us all to the cleaners, gave your cronies the keys to the vault
No remorse & no regret because nothing is ever your fault
You spread your hate to divide us 'cause you are scared & alone
But soon, you'll fall in disgrace when you're dragged down on high from your throne
No remorse & no regret because nothing is ever your fault
You spread your hate to divide us 'cause you are scared & alone
But soon, you'll fall in disgrace when you're dragged down on high from your throne
November 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
You took us all to the cleaners, gave your cronies the keys to the vault
No remorse & no regret because nothing is ever your fault
You spread your hate to divide us 'cause you are scared & alone
But soon, you'll fall in disgrace when you're dragged down on high from your throne
No remorse & no regret because nothing is ever your fault
You spread your hate to divide us 'cause you are scared & alone
But soon, you'll fall in disgrace when you're dragged down on high from your throne
What do we know about the last surviving dinosaurs, living right before the asteroid? And is Nanotyrannus a tiny tyrannosaur species or juvenile T. rex?
Lindsay Zanno & I talk through the big questions with Ira Flatow on today's @scifri.bsky.social !
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...
Lindsay Zanno & I talk through the big questions with Ira Flatow on today's @scifri.bsky.social !
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...
Were Dinos On Their Way Out Before The Asteroid Hit? Maybe Not
Two new studies suggest that, contrary to longstanding beliefs, dinosaurs were not on the decline before the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
www.sciencefriday.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What do we know about the last surviving dinosaurs, living right before the asteroid? And is Nanotyrannus a tiny tyrannosaur species or juvenile T. rex?
Lindsay Zanno & I talk through the big questions with Ira Flatow on today's @scifri.bsky.social !
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...
Lindsay Zanno & I talk through the big questions with Ira Flatow on today's @scifri.bsky.social !
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/din...
This month's Whizz Pop Bang science magazine for kids is an awesome issue on dinosaurs and prehistory! With a few spreads by Sarah Shelley and me on what it's like to hunt for fossils...
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This month's Whizz Pop Bang science magazine for kids is an awesome issue on dinosaurs and prehistory! With a few spreads by Sarah Shelley and me on what it's like to hunt for fossils...
Photograph of People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2025
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Photograph of People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2025
Reposted by Steve Brusatte
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Could we eat dinosaur meat?
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
What Would Dinosaur Meat Taste Like? (And Could We Safely Eat It?)
"Depending on the species, probably quite delicious."
www.iflscience.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Could we eat dinosaur meat?
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
I think most normal people would agree it's sadistic for armed men to barge into a daycare and arrest a teacher.
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
ICE agents detain teacher at Chicago daycare Rayito del Sol in North Center
ICE agents detaining a female teacher inside a North Center daycare Wednesday morning, in front of children.
www.cbsnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I think most normal people would agree it's sadistic for armed men to barge into a daycare and arrest a teacher.
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...