Josh Luke Davis 🏳️🌈
@joshlukedavis.com
Science writer, editor and author @ the Natural History Museum, London | Queer animals, birds and embroidery | he/him | ✏️🏛🦦 | 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 🎉 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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Seeing these stunning autumn leaves reflected in a puddle yesterday brought me so much joy! So pleased the photo came out as I hoped it would. It almost looks like you could step through into another world through it 🫶 100% real.
October 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Seeing these stunning autumn leaves reflected in a puddle yesterday brought me so much joy! So pleased the photo came out as I hoped it would. It almost looks like you could step through into another world through it 🫶 100% real.
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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hello marine biology bsky, does anyone know the orcas' phone numbers
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
hello marine biology bsky, does anyone know the orcas' phone numbers
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Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany.
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
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Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
wow!! 🤯
the paper also identifies Yuka as an XY male, which is really interesting as the anatomy presented as female.
this is Yuka's genital region (from Maschenko et al 2019 link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
this is Yuka's genital region (from Maschenko et al 2019 link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
wow!! 🤯
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"while a handful of puffins on a tiny island may seem small, this moment is huge – it proves that seabird restoration works"
A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Myth is becoming a reality’: Puffins make a comeback at Isle of Muck after 25 years
Recovery project at Co Antrim reserve saw removal of invasive brown rats, the biggest threat to seabird eggs and chicks
www.irishtimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
"while a handful of puffins on a tiny island may seem small, this moment is huge – it proves that seabird restoration works"
A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
A fantastic success story for puffins in Antrim!
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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I find the phrase “makes history” nonsensical. Have you seen the stuff historians study? Just dropping an old piece of farm equipment down a well or accidentally freezing to death in a glacier gives you a good shot at the history books
November 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I find the phrase “makes history” nonsensical. Have you seen the stuff historians study? Just dropping an old piece of farm equipment down a well or accidentally freezing to death in a glacier gives you a good shot at the history books
god I do hate science sometimes
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
god I do hate science sometimes
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Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries
If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/14/h...
oh my 👀
Olorotitan, just after mating, the male proofed to be a little too heavy for the dorsal spines of the female.
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
oh my 👀
holy shit we're so fucking cooked
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
holy shit we're so fucking cooked
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Come! I'll be part of a little panel talking about queer nature and the tickets are free!
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We're so excited to be hosting this event for LGBTQ+ STEM Day with @prideinstem.bsky.social on 18th November!
🌈 Find out more and book your free ticket: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/...
🌈 Find out more and book your free ticket: www.outsavvy.com/event/31027/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Come! I'll be part of a little panel talking about queer nature and the tickets are free!
🌈🦐🦒🦖🐟🦩🕷️🌈
🌈🦐🦒🦖🐟🦩🕷️🌈
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This chart shows that progress has actually been made on climate change www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c...
This chart shows that progress has actually been made on climate change
The possible trajectories are better than a decade ago, but still indicate significant global warming.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This chart shows that progress has actually been made on climate change www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c...
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Ghosts Behind Glass has been officially published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Ghosts Behind Glass
How museums display extinct species—and what these exhibits say about us. While it’s 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
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Ghosts Behind Glass has been officially published by @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
If you are looking for an absolutely gorgeous book that tackles a deeply serious topic, this is a perfect choice. Would make a really thoughtful Christmas gift.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Dear grad students: please stop second-guessing whether your email sounds good, this is what the richest people on earth are sending each other.
you can stop sweating over whether to sign off with "sincerely" or "best".
you can stop sweating over whether to sign off with "sincerely" or "best".
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Dear grad students: please stop second-guessing whether your email sounds good, this is what the richest people on earth are sending each other.
you can stop sweating over whether to sign off with "sincerely" or "best".
you can stop sweating over whether to sign off with "sincerely" or "best".
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amazing how everyone I know is having the absolute worst time on top of all combination world historical tragedies and impending ecological collapse 🙌 incredible what happens everything comes together
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
amazing how everyone I know is having the absolute worst time on top of all combination world historical tragedies and impending ecological collapse 🙌 incredible what happens everything comes together
somehow love that this wiki page has a section titled "Arguably venomous mammals"
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
somehow love that this wiki page has a section titled "Arguably venomous mammals"
same tbh
November 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
same tbh
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Interested in the MA in Gender & Sexuality? Come talk to me this Saturday at our postgrad open day. (Or just email me, that's cool too.) www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr...
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Interested in the MA in Gender & Sexuality? Come talk to me this Saturday at our postgrad open day. (Or just email me, that's cool too.) www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr...
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NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
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For months, ministers have been pushing a false choice between nature and growth.
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
For months, ministers have been pushing a false choice between nature and growth.
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
Now, new research shows just how out of touch they are.
With data from More In Common, it's time to set the record straight. 👇
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HEY! YOU! IMPORTANT GULL NEWS! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Worth a shout? Yelling is best way to deter gulls, UK study suggests
Animal behaviourists tested 61 gulls in Cornwall to find most effective method of countering feathery threat
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
HEY! YOU! IMPORTANT GULL NEWS! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...