Josh Luke Davis 🏳️🌈
@joshlukedavis.com
Science writer, editor and author @ the Natural History Museum, London | Queer animals, birds and embroidery | he/him | ✏️🏛🦦 | joshlukedavis.com
Pinned
I guess it's probably time to re-introduce myself!
Hi everyone! I'm Josh, and I work at the Natural History Museum, London 🎉 where I write about natural history and badger curators into letting me nose about their collections.
I also wrote an entire book on ✨queer✨ nature! 🙌🌈🦆
Hi everyone! I'm Josh, and I work at the Natural History Museum, London 🎉 where I write about natural history and badger curators into letting me nose about their collections.
I also wrote an entire book on ✨queer✨ nature! 🙌🌈🦆
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This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
oh wow yes what an incredible display!
January 22, 2026 at 2:21 PM
oh wow yes what an incredible display!
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posted without comment, but the BBC needs to get a grip
January 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
posted without comment, but the BBC needs to get a grip
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As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
January 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM
As ever, Private Eye sees through the way the usual-suspect media are happy to swallow wholesale and then amplify the BS from Tufton St lobbyists when it comes to net-zero
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
And, as ever, @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org made all these points the moment the coverage landed
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The grim/funny thing is that companies are complaining they're receiving loads of applications clearly written by AI, and all the CVs look the same, but still think it's OK for *them* to use AI for the hiring process
January 22, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The grim/funny thing is that companies are complaining they're receiving loads of applications clearly written by AI, and all the CVs look the same, but still think it's OK for *them* to use AI for the hiring process
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The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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When @joshlukedavis.com and @nhcooper123.bsky.social come to town, it's always a joy.
Winston the Black Swan and I ended up giving each other some serious side eye.
Stay tuned in June for the pod...
Winston the Black Swan and I ended up giving each other some serious side eye.
Stay tuned in June for the pod...
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
When @joshlukedavis.com and @nhcooper123.bsky.social come to town, it's always a joy.
Winston the Black Swan and I ended up giving each other some serious side eye.
Stay tuned in June for the pod...
Winston the Black Swan and I ended up giving each other some serious side eye.
Stay tuned in June for the pod...
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On 5 February, our symposium 'Exploring Queerness in Natural History' will look at engaging LGBTQ+ audiences in nature, the challenges of researching queer figures in the history of science, and supporting staff.
Tickets at buff.ly/Csfwc1U
Tickets at buff.ly/Csfwc1U
January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
On 5 February, our symposium 'Exploring Queerness in Natural History' will look at engaging LGBTQ+ audiences in nature, the challenges of researching queer figures in the history of science, and supporting staff.
Tickets at buff.ly/Csfwc1U
Tickets at buff.ly/Csfwc1U
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
one of my all time favourite artist 🥲
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
one of my all time favourite artist 🥲
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It’s about ten thousand items down the fuckery list right now, but we really need to prohibit these guys from using the word “kinetic.”
CNBC: McConnell has said that if the president moves on Greenland, this would something that Republican senators would impeach him on. Are you in that camp?
TILLIS: I'm not going to go to impeachment. Let's say it was a kinetic action -- I'd immediately go for a War Powers resolution.
TILLIS: I'm not going to go to impeachment. Let's say it was a kinetic action -- I'd immediately go for a War Powers resolution.
January 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM
It’s about ten thousand items down the fuckery list right now, but we really need to prohibit these guys from using the word “kinetic.”
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Did you know sponges are among the oldest animals on Earth? They're over half a billion years old!
New research has helped to narrow down when they first evolved - and it could reveal more about the first ever animals!
Find out more about these marine marvels 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
New research has helped to narrow down when they first evolved - and it could reveal more about the first ever animals!
Find out more about these marine marvels 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
We’ve finally discovered when sponges appeared on Earth | Natural History Museum
New research has revealed the hidden early history of the sponges.
www.nhm.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Did you know sponges are among the oldest animals on Earth? They're over half a billion years old!
New research has helped to narrow down when they first evolved - and it could reveal more about the first ever animals!
Find out more about these marine marvels 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
New research has helped to narrow down when they first evolved - and it could reveal more about the first ever animals!
Find out more about these marine marvels 👇
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Coal-generated power has fallen for the first time in 52 years in India and China, indicating that coal usage in both countries might peak before 2030. Despite energy use increasing, renewable energy sources made up the difference. By @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social for @carbonbrief.org
Analysis: Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after clean-energy records - Carbon Brief
Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy
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January 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Coal-generated power has fallen for the first time in 52 years in India and China, indicating that coal usage in both countries might peak before 2030. Despite energy use increasing, renewable energy sources made up the difference. By @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social for @carbonbrief.org
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On and on it goes.
The RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers 'disappeared' on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025, and another one was illegally poisoned.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/20/r...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/20/r...
RSPB reports six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers ‘disappeared’ on or close to grouse moors in England in 2025 & another was illegally poisoned
The RSPB has today issued a press release documenting the suspicious disappearance of six of its satellite-tagged Hen Harriers in 2025, as well as one that had been illegally poisoned. All seven in…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:43 AM
On and on it goes.
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cool name why’s it called that
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
cool name why’s it called that
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"This is the reality that infuses 'Landman' with its most poignant pathos: It is a hell of the [oil] industry’s own making."
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | ‘Landman’ Isn’t Just Oil Industry Propaganda
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
"This is the reality that infuses 'Landman' with its most poignant pathos: It is a hell of the [oil] industry’s own making."
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
For the New York Times, I wrote about Taylor Sheridan's hit TV show, which captures the death, destruction, and war of the oil business.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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February is LGBT History Month and will be a very busy month for me this year. I’m doing various events across the country. If you’re nearby, please come along and say hi! Whether it’s to learn more about my book “50 LGBTQ+ Finds” or just to learn some fun facts about queer history.
January 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM
February is LGBT History Month and will be a very busy month for me this year. I’m doing various events across the country. If you’re nearby, please come along and say hi! Whether it’s to learn more about my book “50 LGBTQ+ Finds” or just to learn some fun facts about queer history.
I was cycling through London in torrential rain when I came off my bike.
I took it to the side of the road to put the chain back on when three tourists stopped to help me. One held an umbrella over me, while another got soaked & covered in oil, before all three walked off into the dark, wet night.
I took it to the side of the road to put the chain back on when three tourists stopped to help me. One held an umbrella over me, while another got soaked & covered in oil, before all three walked off into the dark, wet night.
TIMELINE CLEANSE
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
When's a time that a stranger helped you in an unexpected, maybe even small way?
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I was cycling through London in torrential rain when I came off my bike.
I took it to the side of the road to put the chain back on when three tourists stopped to help me. One held an umbrella over me, while another got soaked & covered in oil, before all three walked off into the dark, wet night.
I took it to the side of the road to put the chain back on when three tourists stopped to help me. One held an umbrella over me, while another got soaked & covered in oil, before all three walked off into the dark, wet night.
I have already suggested that we take the giant scorpion and install it on top of our shed in London but for some reason my partner wasn't on board with the plan 🤔
News | Giant mechanical scorpion free to good home, says Natural History Museum
🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/natural-history-museum-offers-giant-mechanical-scorpion-free-to-good-home/
🔗https://museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/natural-history-museum-offers-giant-mechanical-scorpion-free-to-good-home/
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I have already suggested that we take the giant scorpion and install it on top of our shed in London but for some reason my partner wasn't on board with the plan 🤔
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This is my 30th year as a journalist.
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
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January 19, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This is my 30th year as a journalist.
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
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Calls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Calls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
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Can I get a fuck you Hanz Zimmer?
Hans Zimmer to compose score for Harry Potter HBO series
Esteemed German composer Hans Zimmer is to create the score for the upcoming controversial Harry Potter TV series.
www.thepinknews.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Can I get a fuck you Hanz Zimmer?