ICYMI: a children's book about dinosaurs from Anne and Steve Brusatte (a recent recipient of NCSE's Friend of Darwin award)! www.magiccatpublishing.co.uk/products/my-... #booksky #paleo

My Grandparents Were Dinosaurs

Age range: 5-7 Written by Steve Brusatte and Anne Brusatte; illustrated by Enrico LorenziPaperback; 280 x 240 mm; 40ppPublished September 2025 Discover the remarkable family tree of one chicken in…

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🦕 'My Grandparents Were (Scottish) Dinosaurs' Children's author Anne Brusatte and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social host a family book reading, Q&A and craft activity exploring the Scottish dinosaurs that were ancestors of today's birds 📅 Sat 22 Aug In partnership with Scottish Book Trust bit.ly/4cgjlYy

A couple of guys who love dinosaurs… 🦖🦕 Guns N' Roses passed through Chicago yesterday. Our favorite ever live band. And we had a few moments to meet up with Slash, who has always been a great science enthusiast and booster of paleontology!

Come join us in Glasgow in a few weeks!

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We've partnered with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social to bring two dinosaur events on 22 August. Join @stevebrusatte.bsky.social for The Science of Jurassic Park and hear how dinosaurs evolved, plus stories from his time consulting on the Jurassic franchise. Includes Q&A and Jurassic Park in IMAX 3D

A pilgrimage to the Field Museum to see the Chicago Archaeopteryx! The matriarch of all modern birds!

Should rich people be able to buy dinosaurs? A wide-ranging conversation for the What in the World podcast from BBC World Service. With some of my thoughts, and the opinions of many others, on a provocative topic! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b0p...

Why are rich people buying dinosaurs? - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

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I'm now a Pokemon fan! I never really got it. But after seeing this incredible Pokemon Fossil Museum exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago, whoa! I now get it: not only are many Pokemon inspired by wacky animals & dinosaurs, but they evolve as you play the games. Evolve!

The Science of Jurassic Park. Glasgow. August 22. If you want to learn more about the dinosaurs and my role consulting on the movies, come joins us at the Glasgow Science Centre for a talk and film screening! @glasgowscience.bsky.social www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/the...

White Sox win! First time seeing a victory in person in about a decade. And no coincidence: it’s our first game since the Southside’s own Father Bob became Pope.

Say hello to Albadris smithsoni! The 'Scottish thorn'. A tiny fossil jaw with a bigger story. Some 310 million years ago, when Scotland was engulfed in jungle and dripping with humidity, this amphibian scurried among the trees that would later get buried and turned into coal.

Say hello to Albadris smithsoni! A new Carboniferous tetrapod from Scotland, a little critter living in the coal swamps. Named after Tim Smithson. Fossils found by Frank Elliott. Study led by @theo-nychus.bsky.social for his Masters in Edinburgh. Congrats Theo! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Mennonite church window. Champaign, Illinois. July 22, 2026

Today marks the 101st anniversary of Scopes! Last year for the Centennial, NCSE hosted a Scopes webinar series and collaborated with Vanderbilt's Evolutionary Studies Institute to present a Scopes Symposium. The videos from those events are all on our website. Have a look! ncse.ngo/scopes-cente...

The Scopes "Monkey" Trial at 100 | National Center for Science Education

The Scopes "Monkey" Trial at 100 NCSE Executive Director Amanda L. Townley presents at the Scopes "Monkey Trial" Centennial Symposium.

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This man was a father of two & a husband, visiting the USA from Mexico, on a valid tourist visa. ICE saw him at a gas station, chased him onto the road. He was hit by a truck and died. Yet again, complete lack of respect for human life by ICE & Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Mexican man killed by truck as he ran from ICE in St. Augustine identified as tourist

Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, 28, was killed by a truck while running from immigration agents, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

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Our new children's book 3D Dino Rumble will be published in September, but you can be one of the first to get a copy by preordering from @waterstones.bsky.social They have quite a deal going, 25% off on preorders just this week! w/ @annebrusatte.bsky.social

New Prime Minister Day! A day that comes but two or three times a year, so let's celebrate. www.bbc.com/news/live/cg...

Andy Burnham pledges cost of living help in first speech as prime minister

The new PM says he'll set out cost of living measures tomorrow. He also pledges to "end rough sleeping", "change politics", and deliver a "10-year plan" for change.

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Cover reveal! Our new children's book. Like the World Cup, but with dinosaurs. 10 dinosaurs. 9 epic battles. 1 ultimate winner. Coming in September. Written by @annebrusatte.bsky.social , illustrated by Ben Newman, published by our pals @magiccatpublishing.bsky.social #fossilfriday

Big thanks to @tweetisaurus.bsky.social @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social for talking me through the real cost of dinosaur auctions. $50 mil is just the surface of what's lost when fossils wind up in people's living rooms @iflscience.com www.iflscience.com/50-million-d...

$50 Million Dinosaur Sale Smashes Auction Record. Three Palaeontologists Told Us Why That’s Potentially Catastrophic For Science And Education

“Dinosaurs like Gus belong in museums,” said Prof Steve Brusatte to IFLScience.

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Real lesson here. In life, never be England. Up 1-0 in 2026 and 2018 World Cup semis & 2020 Euro final. Then just sat back, got lazy, got defensive, lost all three. When you’re winning, push! Try! Be brave! History forgets the losers who stop trying!

My thoughts on Gus the T. rex selling for $50 million, a record price for a fossil. As part of a balanced piece on the complex issue of dinosaurs being sold for extreme prices, from @nbcnews.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=G14n...

T. rex skeleton sells for $50 million, becoming most expensive fossil ever sold

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Gus the T. rex fetched $50.1 million at auction, a new record price for a dinosaur If this is how much dinosaurs cost now, how can museums afford them? Where does that leave science & education? Will the public still have opportunities to be inspired? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

T rex fossil ‘Gus’ sells for $50.1m at New York auction, setting new record

Skeleton judged to be one of the largest and most complete ever unearthed was excavated on a ranch in South Dakota

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So yeah that T. rex is about to be auctioned, in the next few hours. I suspect it will set a new record price. We'll see. Here are my thoughts...before seeing the final pricetag, for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists

Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research

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Another person shot and killed by Donald Trump's ICE. Today, a 26 year old immigrant, who was legally authorized to work in the USA. Killed on the streets of a small town in Maine on a Monday morning. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...

Live updates: ICE agents involved in shooting of Biddeford man were not wearing body cameras, King says

Protests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S.

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RIP Sam Neill. An absolute legend, who so beautifully represented paleontologists on screen. My biggest regret working on Jurassic World is that I never got to meet him on the Dominion set because of the Covid protocols... Godspeed Dr Alan Grant! www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...

Sam Neill, actor known for ‘Jurassic Park,’ dies at 78

“The loss was sudden and unexpected,” Neill’s family said in a statement Monday.

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Hmmm…Harry Kane golfing with Trump. And praising Trump. Makes me wonder, what would Haaland do? www.reuters.com/sports/socce...

England's Kane confirms golf outing with Trump, praises president's game

England captain Harry Kane has confirmed he once played golf with U.S. President Donald Trump, describing ​the experience as "surreal" and praising the president's game.

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This is Miguel Ponce. Born in Texas. US citizen. Seized on the street by Trump's ICE. Arrested despite committing no crime. Detained for hours. ICE said they were going to deport him. In the end, mistaken identity. Given recent events, Miguel is lucky ICE didn't shoot & kill him.

Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · 4w ago

Outrage in Houston: ICE profiled & detained US citizen Miguel Angel Ponce. Officials claim they drove him home and apologized, but Ponce states that NEVER occurred. This is a terrifying case of wrongful detention and a cover-up. Know your rights!

Another day, another person shot and killed by Donald Trump's ICE. This time, Lorenzo Araujo. Father of three. Small business owner. Had lived in the USA for 35 years. ICE thought he was somebody else, stopped his van on his way to work, shot him in the stomach www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

ICE agent fatally shoots motorist during traffic stop in Houston

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by immigration enforcement as he was looking to hire workers, his son says

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A short break from summer holidays to speak to the OLLI lifelong learning group at the University of Illinois I wish I could say I was invited on merit. But it was pure nepobaby insider dealing. As my dad is a member, and insisted for a year that they have me give a talk!

This man fought with America against the Taliban. He immigrated to the US legally. He had six children. Then he was arrested by Donald Trump's ICE and died of an 'accident' while in custody. Shameful. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and aggravated his asthma, the death report shows.

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Friends back home in Northern Illinois: I'll be in my beloved hometown of Ottawa next Sunday, July 12! Giving a talk on birds & dinosaurs at the beautiful new Ottawa Center at the Abbey. Join us! Ticket info below👇 www.ottawacenter.org/event-detail...

Steve Brusatte - The Story of Birds: From Their Dinosaur Origins to Today - A View from the Abbey | Ottawa Center for the Arts

There are over 10,000 species of birds that share our world, but their legacy goes far back in time, to the age of the dinosaurs. $10 Admission (Students under 18 admitted Free with ID) $40 VIP Admis...

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