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Jessica Mills Davies

@byjessicadavies.bsky.social
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Finalist for Journalist of the Year 2026 (AOP Awards). Senior Correspondent, London, at DC Thomson's Energy Voice. Author of Rosalind/The English Chemist (Opinions: all mine.) muckrack.com/jessica-mills-davies

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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Quote from my narrative non-fiction novel Rosalind: ‘Societies are oiled with the unpaid, unaccounted for, work of women. It is the very glue that binds us together, and yet we are blind to it; a woman’s work remains invisible.’
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My article is cited in the footnote of this scientific paper on Photograph 49. It is somewhat ironic that Rosalind Franklin was also noted in the footnote of Watson and Crick's paper on the double helix in 1953, but not credited for her interpretation of Photo 51.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My work is cited in the footnotes of this scientific paper on Photograph 49. It is somewhat ironic that Rosalind Franklin was also noted in the footnote of Watson and Crick's paper on the double helix but was not credited for her interpretation of Photo 51.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm disappointed this is framed as 'exciting new historical work' when I wrote about Photograph 49 extensively in January, and the discovery underpins my book Rosalind/The English Chemist.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Springer article is both vindicating, but also a direct copy of my interpretation; which was missed due to a major historical bias towards Watson and Crick and their interpretation rather than Franklin's own work. (As well as mislabelling.) My focus on her work brought it to light. #photograph49
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Reposting in light of this week's Springer Nature article.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks for the compliment @adamrutherford.bsky.social and @matthewcobb.bsky.social. Do you mean my article from January? Photo 49 is featured in my book Rosalind/The English Chemist published 2024. Rights. www.jessiemillsauthor.com/journalism/p...
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Photograph 49: The X-ray Watson did not see — Jessica Mills Davies
Elementary, my dear Watson.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It happens again. A woman's finding is ripped off. I would like to point out that I pitched an article to Nature journal on Photograph 49 on 17 December 2025, which you can read here: www.jessiemillsauthor.com/journalism/p...
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Photograph 49: The X-ray Watson did not see — Jessica Mills Davies
Elementary, my dear Watson.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good to see Foreign Secretary presenting the findings of the suppressed Joint Intelligence Report on ecosystem collapse to other governments. But when is it going to be shared with the rest of us? We can’t prepare for what we don’t know - it should be published in full
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
When people schedule meetings for October and here's me quietly thinking, but don't they know that's after my next birthday, thus when my entire life and value as a woman according to common perception will end?
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Exclusive: We can reveal details of when a decision on the Jackdaw gas field, ruled unlawful in 2025, is expected, with an announcement due 15 September. After my approach to government at 3.45pm yesterday, the BBC reported a decision is expected in weeks. www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/60...
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Exclusive: Jackdaw approval expected mid-September
The energy secretary is expected to approve the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with announcement anticipated in mid-September.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm grateful to have a three year-old whose idea of being naughty is climbing on a chair to get a bowl and spoon so he can have ice-cream at the table when no one's looking.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Not the best week to be on the podcast, as my latest investigation got buried by politics. But if you want to hear more about my investigation into the UK's ticking nuclear waste timebomb, listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
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Rosebank approval, when?
Podcast Episode · Energy Voice – Out Loud · 21 August · 42min
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
“You know we can bury anyone.” This story is wild. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and a Smear Campaign After ‘It Ends With Us’
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sellafield ‘temporary’, as billions invested in new nuclear fleet without a permanent disposal facility. - Thousands of tonnes of spent fuel due by 2055, when Sizewell B ceases. - ⁠Government reviews 2 disposal sites after community pushback. - Sizewell residents unaware of ‘nuclear waste dump’.
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 20/05/2026
Climate Change Committee calls for £11bn annual climate investment #energysky
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Climate Change Committee calls for £11bn annual climate investment
It warned that average global temperatures may plausibly rise as high as 4°C above preindustrial levels.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This was a huge surprise! I'm proud to share that I'm a finalist for Journalist of the Year at this year's AOP digital publishing awards.
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 09/04/2026
Exclusive: GeoPura to tackle wind curtailment with 2,500 hydrogen generators #energysky
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Exclusive: GeoPura to tackle wind curtailment with 2,500 hydrogen generators
Hydrogen generators can reduce wind curtailment by providing back-up to the grid.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Humble brag as we are approaching International Women's Day... My version of Rosalind came surprisingly close. Read to see why: www.waterstones.com/book/rosalin...
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Rosalind by Jessica Mills | Waterstones
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 04/02/2026
Hinkley Point C battles lawsuits over cost overruns #energysky
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Hinkley Point C battles lawsuits over cost overruns
The High Court heard the contractor has faced a string of 'messy' legal battles.
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 27/01/2026
Energy at ‘moment of great change’, says Westminster strategist #energysky
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Energy at ‘moment of great change’, says Westminster strategist
Battery storage will be key to meeting the 45 GW solar target by 2030, according to DESNZ's deputy director for renewables.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
An investment firm that innovated a novel funding model for infrastructure a decade ago is now adapting it for the nuclear power industry. #energysky
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 21/01/2026
Architects of the new nuclear funding model #energysky
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Architects of the new nuclear funding model
Meet the innovators behind the regulated asset base structure now being used to fund Sizewell C.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This one warranted a ten-minute read. I spoke to a colleague of the presidential adviser who testified in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump about a potential 'swap' deal over Venezuela, and the grab for Venezuelan crude.
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John Williams @johnhuww.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
My research helped invent Ozempic — then male scientists took all the credit “The work of the biochemist Svetlana Mojsov was instrumental in the development of the diet drugs that are now slimming the world.” www.thetimes.com/article/92f2...
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My research helped invent Ozempic — then male scientists took all the credit
The work of the biochemist Svetlana Mojsov was instrumental in the development of the diet drugs that are now slimming the world. She tells Aimee Donnellan about her 40-year fight for recognition
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Looking for some light weekend reading? (Apparently 2026 is officially the National Year of Reading, bear with me...) www.jessiemillsauthor.com/journalism/p...
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Photograph 49: The X-ray Watson did not see — Jessica Mills Davies
Elementary, my dear Watson.
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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Snuck out just before Christmas, the Government has confirmed that one of the conditions of the UK rejoining the EU's internal market for electricity will be the UK once again being signed up to the Renewable Energy Directive, or obligations tantamount to it. /1 www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Outcome of the exploratory discussions on the possible participation of the United Kingdom in the European Union’s internal electricity market (HTML)
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The UK oil and gas industry did not thank me for writing this story, which they believe is a sign that the UK isn't doing enough to support fossil fuels. Cue journalist bashing for stating the facts as per the company's own tax disclosures.
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 15/12/2025
Rosebank developer Equinor paid no UK taxes last year #energysky
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Rosebank developer Equinor paid no UK taxes last year
The developer behind plans to drill the controversial Rosebank oilfield near Shetland said it contributed no tax revenue to the UK Treasury in 2024.
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 15/12/2025
Judge quashes challenge to ‘secret’ nuclear adaptations at Sizewell C #energysky
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Judge quashes challenge to ‘secret’ nuclear adaptations at Sizewell C
Pressure group accuses developers of “salami-slicing” planning to push through development consent.
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 11/12/2025
Shell faces UK ruling over deadly typhoon #energysky
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Shell faces UK ruling over deadly typhoon
The case is the first civil claim to hold oil companies accountable for the impacts of climate change.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
An organised pressure group claims energy secretary Ed Miliband 'refused' scrutiny of plans to include new overland flood barriers at the nuclear project site. Defence lawyers maintain the government line, saying it 'cannot be right' to challenge adaptations to major infra projects. #climatesky
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It's satisfying when your Budget analysis and prediction proves right, without a crystal ball.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Short answer: not really. - Aurora analysts say electrification will lower bills, and a move to gas wouldn't register for a decade. - CfDs return what they cost. - Nuclear (Sizewell) adds £10 under the RAB. - Network charges are associated with grid build-out for all energy sources. #climatesky
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 20/11/2025
Reeves’s Budget conundrum: Are green levies driving up the cost of energy? #energysky
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Reeves’s Budget conundrum: Are green levies driving up the cost of energy?
Analysts say electrification will lead to cheaper bills.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
With AI growing in ubiquity, humans will be reduced to permanent password-storage units.
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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 08/11/2025
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
My book 'Rosalind' tells the story of the double helix through Rosalind Franklin's eyes; spotlighting photo 49 (from which she deduced findings), taken from an earlier experiment than photo 51, which became famous because James Watson saw it. wellcomecollection.org/works/qzrpnj...
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
A photograph of Rosalind Franklin in Italy, 1950. The poster behind her says "Anche Tu Puoi", which means, "You can, too", in English. How appropriate. digital.sciencehistory.org/works/v97xyyk (Courtesy of Science History Institute.)
Rosalind Franklin pictured in Italy.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Not sure if the subeditor lost something in translation. As I'm sure Cobb would agree, Crick was the first to say he couldn't have theorised the double helix without Rosalind Franklin's experimental data.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The UN warned this month that the 1.5 degree limit on global warming set under the Paris agreement may not be reached. But that's no reason to drop targets. Cutting fossil fuels could keep us within critical limits and UN national contributions suggest the emissions trajectory could tip. #climatesky
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Energy Voice @energyvoice.com · 12/11/2025
UN secretary says emissions are set to fall post-COP30 #energysky
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UN secretary says emissions are set to fall post-COP30
'Every fraction of a degree of heating avoided will save millions of lives'.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Can the hive mind help me with a little mystery of science history? These photos in Raymond Gosling's thesis purport to be the same, but only the left shows the features of known photo 51. Rosalind Franklin's notes show they used the same specimen in an earlier experiment: 49. Could that explain it?
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 12/11/2025
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing! It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason. Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥 Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
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Hugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
There is truly no surer sign of being trapped in the Westminster bubble thank thinking that the person to reverse Labour's tanking poll numbers is Wes Streeting.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Indeed. Those who control the dominant narrative have a responsibility to free themselves of outworn ideas.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Unfortunately this article offered an outdated version of events pushed by Watson's memoir. There's little evidence Wilkins 'abhorred confrontation' (you need only read his letters), or that he focused on B DNA (which Franklin analysed in her '52/3 notebooks), nor did she see it as a 'distraction'.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland. The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh. Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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Jessica Mills Davies @byjessicadavies.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
It's a matter of public record that James Watson visited Rosalind Franklin's lab at this time in 1953 @matthewcobb.bsky.social, where he saw photo 51. As early as November 1951, he heard Rosalind Franklin's lecture. She corrected his subsequent flawed model. I included these details in my book.
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