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21st-century approaches to fleshing out the past! Mission: to use the structure of past & present animals to interpret evolutionary history...and to share it!
Great piece, Andy! Really well done! I also enjoyed working with the Nature editors for my News & Views on the Zanno & Napoli article—altho’ the battles on the title were exhausting! 🤣 And yeah, selecting a hyoid bone for histology was brilliant! Opens up opportunities for other skull-only fossils.
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Great piece, Andy! Really well done! I also enjoyed working with the Nature editors for my News & Views on the Zanno & Napoli article—altho’ the battles on the title were exhausting! 🤣 And yeah, selecting a hyoid bone for histology was brilliant! Opens up opportunities for other skull-only fossils.
However, in a twist of fate, the chick's passing meant that Wisdom had left Midway before the tsunami, allowing her to return a month ago to start over! May we all have the resilience—and wisdom—of Wisdom in 2026. bit.ly/4qu6IxN 3/3
January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
However, in a twist of fate, the chick's passing meant that Wisdom had left Midway before the tsunami, allowing her to return a month ago to start over! May we all have the resilience—and wisdom—of Wisdom in 2026. bit.ly/4qu6IxN 3/3
If you thought 2025 was rough for us humans, an earthquake in July 2025 sent a tsunami that hit Midway late in the albatross breeding season, killing many mōlī. Wisdom had successfully mated and hatched a chick 🥹, but sadly the chick died earlier in the season 😢. 2/3
January 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
If you thought 2025 was rough for us humans, an earthquake in July 2025 sent a tsunami that hit Midway late in the albatross breeding season, killing many mōlī. Wisdom had successfully mated and hatched a chick 🥹, but sadly the chick died earlier in the season 😢. 2/3
Here's the version of the news release from Ohio University that provides a common language explanation of the project: www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11... 2/2
OHIO researcher co-authors new study showing pterosaurs and birds evolved flight-ready brains in different ways
A new study published in Current Biology, co-authored by Lawrence Witmer, now sheds light on how pterosaurs evolved the neurological structures required for powered flight.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Here's the version of the news release from Ohio University that provides a common language explanation of the project: www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11... 2/2
We went with the "lawnmower" analogy for Nigersaurus since it was an herbivore, but yup, I see toenail clipper, too.
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We went with the "lawnmower" analogy for Nigersaurus since it was an herbivore, but yup, I see toenail clipper, too.
Such great news! Always excited to hear about science being promoted in Athens and southeast Ohio. If you need help, give me shout!
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Such great news! Always excited to hear about science being promoted in Athens and southeast Ohio. If you need help, give me shout!
Your book King Tyrant is outstanding…and remains so! I was reading it about the same time that I was reviewing the Z&N manuscript, and yes, I noted a few passages that would be impacted, but whatever. I recommended in my review that Z&N read & cite your book! It’s so well researched & well written!
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Your book King Tyrant is outstanding…and remains so! I was reading it about the same time that I was reviewing the Z&N manuscript, and yes, I noted a few passages that would be impacted, but whatever. I recommended in my review that Z&N read & cite your book! It’s so well researched & well written!