The Dodo went extinct more that 350 years ago, and yet it still has a very large presence... Here is a lovely piece from BBC Future about our work and 'it'. with Karen Fawcett and Julian Hume www.bbc.com/future/artic... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

And so, the GostlingEvoPalaeoLab and volunteers from the Dinosaur on Your Window Sill head off to a school fête to talk dinosaur and bird evolution. #palaeoSaturday

Great day in the Palaeo lab at Dinosaur Isle with @christijanibarker.bsky.social and @jamesmacdonell.bsky.social looking at Isle of Wight dinosaurs. Keep an eye out for some exciting developments... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Incredibly proud and grateful for the amazing efforts of the Southampton team at the #LymeRegisFossilFestival. We spoke to 1000s of people, and several local schools. The students were brilliant. Thank you all for hard work. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social

A super talk by asst producer Jay Balamurugun from #WalkingWithDinosaurs2025. A wonderful insight into how the series was put together. Lots of people were inspired in 1999, I am sure lots of new palaeos will result from the new series. #LymeRegisFossilFestival

Fantastic talk about Mary Anning and her discoveries from @tomsharperocks.bsky.social at #LymeRegisFossilFestival Anning was a fascinating person.

Day 2 of #LymeRegisFossilFestival and I am chairing talks! The first is 'How to build a dinosaur' from the amazing team at Everything Dinosaur introducing the 'Evolutions' project... New dinosaur models... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

Great day at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Lovely to see my former lecturers, from Reading, Amanda Callaghan and Graham Holloway. The star of the show was undoubtedly Karen Fawcett 's wonderful Ceratosuchops reproduction. A smashing, friendly, exciting day talking science. Last day tomorrow.

We're at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival with MRes and PhD students from @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social and @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social. It's schools day today, but the festival is a weekend of palaeobiological delight. Come along and say hello. @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

Really pleased to be on my way to @linneansociety.bsky.social for #PintOfScience. Polly is excited too. Dodos are cool @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social

Fantastic article by Dr Neil Gostling on how Sir David Attenborough has reshaped how we see the natural world throughout his illustrious career. Follow him at: @neilgostling.bsky.social theconversation.com/from-zoo-que...

From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet theconversation.com/from-zoo-que... The piece I wrote with Sam Illingworth. I hope that you enjoy it.

What are people saying about Hidden in Stone at God's House Tower, Southampton? If you haven't been yet there's still a few days of the Easter Holiday, and we're here until June 1st. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

There's still time to get to Hidden in Stone for my talk on 'Dinosaurs of the South'. The talk starts at 6.30 at God's House Tower. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Our open access article on early spinosaur brains and senses, coauthored by myself, @neilgostling.bsky.social, @tetzoo.bsky.social, @witmerlab.bsky.social and others, is apparently a #TopViewedArticle in the Journal of Anatomy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🧪 Science... 🦤 Dodos.... 🎶 Ukuleles! We're back at Pint of Science again on Tues 20 May, 6 - 8pm: @neilgostling.bsky.social reveals the dodo’s wild side, then @helenarney.bsky.social hits you with sharp wit & science songs. Expect surprises, LOLs & maybe singalongs. 🍻 Book here: bit.ly/3G3hGIH

@willattard.bsky.social is giving a wonderful flint knapping demonstration at Hidden In Stone, at God's House Tower, this morning. How our recent ancestors made tools and interacted with the environment is fascinating. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

@willattard.bsky.social is giving a wonderful flint knapping demonstration at Hidden In Stone, at God's House Tower, this morning. How our recent ancestors made tools and interacted with the environment is fascinating. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Hidden in Stone at God's House Tower features work from Archaeology and @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social of @unisouthampton.bsky.social. Here are some pieces inspired by the research in my lab, by @christijanibarker.bsky.social during his PhD... The Spinosaur Ceratosuchops... Work by Karen Fawcett

Highlights from the last week at Hidden in Stone at God's House Tower. Come and find out about the last 200 million years in the south. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social Photos by Luke Shears

Hidden in Stone has been open for a week now. Today is our first workshop as @willattard.bsky.social demonstrates flint knapping! Join us at God's House Tower. Here are some of the highlights from the last week... @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

@sotonbiosciences.bsky.social MRes Evolution are looking at the @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social to understanding how our view of prehistoric life has changed... WaterhouseHawkins' models were amazing introductions of dinosaurs to the world of the 1850s. @uosmedia.bsky.social @drmicrowill.bsky.social

A wonderful day for the @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social MRes Evolution trip to Darwin's home, Down House. Learning about the social and personal implications of evolution. We're off to see the @cpdinosaurs.bsky.social & understand the evolution of understanding dinosaurs @unisouthampton.bsky.social

We have a rich fossil heritage on the south coast, marine reptiles, dinosaurs, the first humans on these islands... And everything in between. Come and find out about it at our new exhibition, running from April 4th to June 1st. godshousetower.org.uk/eventer/exhi... @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Some of the women in the School of Biological Sciences Southampton, on UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 2025. Undergraduates in Cell Biology and Physiology Biochemistry PhD students and Academics. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social

Attenborough and the Giant Sea monster is repeated at 8pm BBC2 tonight. @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Updated chart of new Mesozoic dinosauromorphs from 2003 to 2024 (I forgot a couple [including one I reviewed!!] plus the new ankylosaurid yesterday.) New total is 52 new species named: back to 1 per week!

December 1824: #MaryAnning could reflect on a successful year in which her fame and reputation were firmly established. Now ‘the celebrated Mary Anning’ in the words of Charles Lyell who had visited her in June, she had sold three plesiosaurs and found several ichthyosaurs. 1/2

20 years. Thank you to everyone that supported me then, and all those who (in some cases, still) do now.

Find out more about the Dodo in our Linnean article... @drmarkyoung.bsky.social @linneansociety.bsky.social @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Do you want a larger diversity of dinosaurs? Then enjoy this paper from lead author @christijanibarker.bsky.social with @tetzoo.bsky.social @simonwills.bsky.social, Lucy Handford, Christope Hendricks, Phil Hadland, Dave Brockhurst and me. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... artwork A. Hutching

The highest academic accolade has to be when your work gets turned into a child’s toy making a roaring noise. Ceratosuchops inferodios (hell’s heron) 2021. Xmas presents for young nieces and nephews sorted! @christijanibarker.bsky.social @neilgostling.bsky.social @tetzoo.bsky.social #FossilFriday

Enjoy this post in TikTok: vm.tiktok.com/ZGd2jTc3D/ 165 years of On the Origin of Species

It's the 165th Anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Darwin was the first to propose how life had evolved. Darwin's explanation of the mechanism of evolution, Natural Selection, is one of the most exquisite ideas in science.

@unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social 2nd year Vert Zoo students are at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History doing some comparative anatomy. MRes students are finding evidence for evolution in the collections. #skeletons #MResEvolution #anatomy

Well Bluesky does seem rather nice. I only joined the day before yesterday, and already 100 friends. Thank you.

Curious about the world around you? Want to understand more about how things work? 🔍 We’re thrilled to reveal we’ll be hosting the British Science Festival in association with @British Science Association in September 2026 🎉 It’s going to be brilliant! Find out more 👉 brnw.ch/21wOCFI

Unsurprisingly, research shows that people in the UK like dinosaurs, even if their choice of favourite dinosaur is questionable. yougov.co.uk/society/arti...