Luke Grinham, PhD

Find me on Bluesky with the same handle! Senior Editor @NatRevBiodiv. Rock climber, cook, multiformat gamer. Opinions are my own. he/him

[Aaron LeBlanc @AaronLeBlanc6]

It turns out...Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth!

https://t.co/tcp3GGzXP7

Their serrations and tips pop into the mouth with an orange hue. Using different techniques, we show that these iconic lizards have special iron-rich coatings on each tooth, keeping them razor sharp!

[Nature Reviews Biodiversity @NatRevBiodiv]

Our editorial team is finally complete! Very happy to introduce Nature Reviews Biodiversity's two Senior Editors, Tim Thomas and @LukeGrinham.

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

Career update day! Today, I am thrilled to say I've I joined the editorial team of @NatRevBiodiv, where I'll be heading up our evolution and deep time biodiversity content, among other things. The journal launches in January 2025!

[Nature Reviews Biodiversity @NatRevBiodiv]

Nature Reviews Biodiversity will officially launch in January 2025. In the meantime, follow us here for:
📢 Journal announcements
🌎 Biodiversity-related news
📰 New research that we're excited about in ecology, evolution or conservation

[PalaeoPERCS @PalaeoPERCS]

Hello! We are excited to announce the first release of speakers for our upcoming careers series #PalaeoPathways!

🐚@bibibivalve
🌊#IODP #Exp395 staff
⚓️@SarahKachovich
🔬@RiaLMitchell
🖥️Bruno Vila Nova
📘@LukeGrinham

Want to join us? Sign up here: https://t.co/93WVFkXUau

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

@JohnRHutchinson Huge congratulations, John! As a role model and mentor for so many, this is well-deserved.

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

Such an exciting study! Excellent work @OliverDemuth and team!

[Dr. Oliver Demuth @OliverDemuth]

Hot off the press! Our latest #DAWNDINOS paper, looking into the putative (facultative) bipedalism in the stem archosaur #Euparkeria, just got published in @royalsociety Open Science w/@ArchaeoAshleigh & @JohnRHutchinson! https://t.co/IvPrn6MdgV What did we find? 🧵👇🏻 1/15

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

Just adding that we’re looking for active researchers here, ideal for people looking to add an editorial role to their existing academic activities :)

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

We’re looking to expand the editorial board at @CommsBio with a focus on our evolution and ecology sections. If you’re interested, get in touch with me to discuss more!

[npj Biodiversity @npjbiodiversity]

🎂 Happy 200th Birthday, Alfred Russel Wallace 🎂

Read our Editorial on this "Father of #Biogeography".

" Imagine an undaunted explorer with the scientific intellect of Leonardo Da Vinci, Marie Curie, or Albert Einstein ... "

https://t.co/r2udDyVKYY

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

@Thuls_M @UPTuks Congratulations, Thulani!

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

This week, @CommsBio publishes the story of the death of St. Louis Individual, a 23 male whose human remains can be found in the Terry Collection. They were failed systemic racism and structural violence in 1930s Missouri.

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

Never write twitter threads on your phone, folks. Excuse my typos. 23 year old; failed by.

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

This week, @CommsBio publishes the story of the death of St. Louis Individual, a 23 male whose human remains can be found in the Terry Collection. They were failed systemic racism and structural violence in 1930s Missouri.

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

Please do give this a read. The focus here should remain on the individual in the study, but credit should be given to the authors and reviewers for their efforts. This is a sensitive and powerful article. https://t.co/0wQzqIGzOH

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

The article contains a study transparency statement and should set a gold standard for bioarchaeological research on non-consenting human remains, such as those in the Terry Collection. Crucially, the article focuses on learning about the life and death of St. Louis Individual.

[Luke Grinham, PhD @LukeGrinham]

Luíseach has been a driving force and outstanding mentor in how we (and I) as editors have learned to navigate the issues surrounding Myanmar amber and ethical publishing. An insightful and poignant thread, please do read if you have time.

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

Our paper looking at how palaeontology is represented in video games is officially out today! 🦖🦕🎮🕹️

If you work in palaeo-science communication, you should deffo give our brilliant video abstract (made by @Jake_Atterby) a watch!

https://t.co/gzSVUGu9gC