Dec 21, 2021
Gharials are weird and so are their pathologies
I'm happy to announce the publication of my lab's latest study. This one is on the strange nasal anatomy of an equally strange group of...
Nov 27, 2021
2019–2020: The lost years
It's been awhile since I've added a new entry to the blog. I'd say much of that had to do with me staying busy, which is true, but it was...
Aug 31, 2019
Interviews on YouTube
I had been meaning to write this for a while, but I got sidetracked and forgot. Early in the year I had the opportunity to be interviewed...
Dec 24, 2018
The tortuous noses of ankylosaurs and the long-haul of science
This week saw the release of my work on the crazy winding nasal passages in ankylosaurs. Our study has attracted much interest and has...
Apr 23, 2018
What's up with the schnoz on Neanderthals?
I'm happy to announce the release of a paper that has been cooking for a few years now, and also my second foray into the realm of...
Sep 13, 2016
The baffling world of bird noses
I'm happy to announce the publication of our latest paper. Bourke, J.M., Witmer, L.M. 2016. Nasal Conchae Function as Aerodynamic...
Jan 20, 2016
The carotid rete of giraffes: Good for brain cooling, bad for blood rushes
This paper actually came out last month, but I sat on promoting it at the time thinking that there was a press release in the works....
Nov 10, 2014
Ankylosaur noses were cool
Or rather, their brains were cool thanks to their noses. The latest work from my dissertation has recently hit the net newswire. This...
Oct 20, 2014
Pachycephalosaur noses hit the news
I am proud to announce that our manuscript detailing the soft-tissue reconstruction and airflow analysis within the nose of a dinosaur,...