No, nothing in the Netherlands is prepared for loads of sticky snow, and working from home with your kid(s) because school is closed is not ideal. Being stuck at the airport sucks, but it isn't the end of the world.

"These sanctions are a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution," it said in a statement, adding that the measures put the international legal order at risk.” www.reuters.com/world/rubio-...

A #PrehistoricPlanet Christmas, borrowed from jurassic_world_clipz on TikTok :) Merry Christmas everyone!

Israeli police arrest Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus at Christmas party

Happy holidays and all the best for 2026 from my family.

Heroes.

It's not us versus them. It's just us.

Getting into the Christmas spirit. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper @trouw.nl: www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tje... #Christmas #Xmas #Ukraine #Sudan #PeaceOnEarth

Mosasaur tooth fossil reveals giant sea reptiles lived in freshwater rivers https://www.newsbeep.com/au/347492/ At the end of the Cretaceous Period, a type of giant reptile called mosasaurs occupied and dominated oceanic…

Learn how chemical clues reveal a mosasaur was hunting in freshwater rivers as the Cretaceous seaway receded. www.discovermagazine.com/a-marine-pre...

Isotope analysis of a mosasaur tooth from North Dakota indicates that some mosasaurs inhabited freshwater rivers as well as marine environments in the final million years before extinction. doi.org/hbfgck

Ep171: Freshwater Mosasaurs www.palaeocast.com/mosasaurs/ We're dipping into the Late Cretaceous rivers of the Hell Creek Formation in this special episode. What's the worst that could happen? Oh and we made a video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q24... #mosasaur #paleo #fossil #dinosaur #geochem

PFAS-lozingen gewoon verbieden omdat de veiligheid en kwaliteit van drinkwater voorop staat: het kan blijkbaar.

On the off-chance that you are one of the three people left in the world who hasn't heard me talking about stegosaurs, you can catch me here, on The Ancients podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=I9Vk...

Ons onderzoek in @nrc.nl door @gemmavenhuizen.bsky.social : www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

„Zoals zeehonden en dolfijnen met enige regelmaat in rivieren worden aangetroffen moet zo’n tijdelijk uitstapje voor mosasauriërs ook geen probleem zijn geweest.” @melanieduring.com @gemmavenhuizen.bsky.social @nrcwetenschap.bsky.social #paleontologie www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Data centres are being marketed as 'vital cogs in the energy transition', but the metaphor is wrong. They're black holes, sucking up time, light, matter and energy from the decarbonisation space and redeploying it to protecting big tech's profits. www.businessinsider.com/ford-data-ce...

The first palaeo-artist's reconstructions are trickling in. Check out this amazing freshwater mosasaur with a Tyrannosaurus carcass in a river in the Hell Creek by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social

Vanavond in het 8 uur journaal over ons nieuwe onderzoek waarin wij ontdekten dat mosasauriërs ook in rivieren voorkwamen! #aardwetenschappen #paleontologie #mosasaurus @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @uuvertpalaeo.bsky.social @ndgspaleo.bsky.social @perahlberg.bsky.social @boydpaleo.bsky.social

Zo veel vreselijk nieuws, en dan toch met onze bescheiden paleontologische ontdekking de voorpagina van de @nieuws.nos.nl mogen halen op de laatste maandag voor de kerstvakantie. nos.nl/artikel/2594...

Only two pieces tonight on #paleostream Funnily quite similar in lighting conditions :P First is the Hell Creek mosasaur second is Kaatedocus, taking into account the recently described melanosomes and their potential for coloration.

Belangrijk verhaal over wat agressie doet met raadsleden www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Can finally share this #watercolor #paleoart I did a few years back of the “King of the Riverside” I did for the new paper by @melanieduring.com which shows that in Hell Creek there were giant Prognathodon mosasaurs that were living in freshwater (not just visiting)

Freshwater mosasaurs for #FossilFriday! New study by @melanieduring.com & colleagues find Late Cretaceous mosasaur teeth in Hell Creek Formation (ND) with geochemical signatures of living in freshwater rivers. Paleoartists, fire up your art tools & have fun creating mosasaur vs. T. rex battles! 🧪🦖

In Scientias: scientias.nl/mogelijk-lee...

In de Volkskrant: www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/h...

Probleemwolf. Terror-oehoe. Doe eens normaal joh. De mensen zijn het probleem hè. Niet de dieren. Mensen hebben er last van en dan wordt t ineens een probleem. Nogmaals: sluit delen natuur af in NL. Zodat mensen er niet in kunnen. Want mensen kunnen er totaal niet mee omgaan.

Want to get the full story on the freshwater mosasaur without reading? You can listen to the Palaeocast podcast, where Nathan Van Vranken and I were interviewed by Dave Marshall: www.palaeocast.com/mosasaurs/

A 3-minute explanation of our freshwater mosasaur study: youtu.be/tn8lE65GmHs?...

Mosasaurs, the giant marine reptiles that roamed the Earth more than 66 million years ago, didn’t just live in the sea. Our new research shows that they could thrive in freshwater too! Let’s dive into what we’ve discovered. #Paleontology #Mosasaurs

Noodweer in Gaza, maar nog steeds wordt hulp beperkt toegelaten

In 9 hours our latest paper will be released. So, I took a selfie with two of the main specimens of the study. Oops, it looks like you can't see them yet.... Few more hours, though!

Love this!

Vandaag weer deelgenomen aan de landelijke staking tegen de bezuinigingen in het hoger onderwijs. Investeer in onze toekomst, investeer in wetenschap en onderwijs!

As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone. The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.

"Investigators said the soldiers beat and tortured him to death, then tried to hide the crime by blowing up his body in a car" ‘Donbas Cowboy’ – Russians jailed for killing US volunteer on their side www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

4 years ago, we notified the editor of irregularities in this paper, 3 years ago, the journal added a note alerting the reader that the reliability of the data in the paper is in question. Meanwhile, obvious AI-generated papers have been retracted almost instantly www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Two rounds of AI review?

Poor editorial standards STILL plague Nature Scientific Reports after other prominent retractions.

De Telegraaf:Hoe zeg je dat ouderen vaker racistisch zijn zonder te zeggen dat ouderen vaker racistisch zijn? Catherine Keyl: hold my beer

We begonnen de dag met poep, fossiele poep gelukkig: coprolieten. Daarnaast is er een keverschildje gevonden, heel veel schelpjes en slangsterretjes. Mijn eigen grote trots deze eerste ochtend is een insectenvleugel! @uugeo.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social #TriassicPark

This afternoon, I framed up this large puffin painting.

De nieuwste film in het Jurassic Park-universum is nu in de bioscoop. De film belooft een kaskraker te worden. De gigantische dieren in de film zijn niet realistisch, mede door het gewenste succes: 'omdat men sensatie wil boven feitelijke juistheid', vertelt paleontoloog @melanieduring.com

🪙Let op: de komende verkiezingen zullen partijen honderd redenen hebben waarom we niet verder kunnen investeren in zorg, onderwijs en wonen. Waarom bezuinigingen toch weer nodig zouden zijn. Maar ambtenaren van Financiën laten een ander beeld zien: er ligt gewoon €35 miljard voor het oprapen.

Would you pay $169 for an introductory ebook on machine learning with citations that appear to be made up? Intern Rita Aksenfeld's first story for Retraction Watch

Morning all. Meet Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a new neornithishian dinosaur from the Morrison Formation. It goes on display @nhm-london.bsky.social from tomorrow. Paper by @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and I in @royalsocietypublishing.org Open Science. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Zo lopen de hazen dus. Als iemand nog illusies had, zijn die nu toch wel vervlogen.

Level up! 36 already feels amazing! Thanks for all the wonderful birthday messages!🥰🥰🥰