Luke Grinham, PhD

It turns out...Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth! nature.com/articles/s4155… 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!

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

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: paleopercs.com/participate

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

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

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

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!

🎂 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 ... " nature.com/articles/s4418…

@Thuls_M @UPTuks Congratulations, Thulani!

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.

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

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. nature.com/articles/s4200…

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.

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.

RT @Thomas_Clements: Our paper looking at how palaeontology is represented in video games is officially out today! 🦖🦕🎮🕹️ If you work in pa…