The first account of the presence of Pleistocene hominins in Eyvanekey, Semnan Province

Evidence of Pleistocene hominin landscapes in Eyvanekey, Iran, and implications for the Northern Dispersal Corridor
cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Ancient DNA and bones reveal species on the move as result of climate changes thousands of years ago

Ancient DNA and osteological analyses of a unique paleo-archive reveal Early Holocene faunal expansion into the Scandinavian Arctic
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

#Gibraltar

Microplastics present in archaeological sediment.

MPs may impact scientific value and preservation of deposits

The contamination of in situ archaeological remains: \
A pilot analysis of microplastics in sediment samples using μFTIR
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

High-altitude glacier archives lost due to climate change-related melting
nature.com/articles/s4156…

Soluble impurity records were destroyed by melting.

The glacier is now irrevocably lost as an archive for reconstructing major atmospheric aerosol components.

Carl Sagan predicted the present state of American life almost 26 years ago and it is blowing people's minds
scoop.upworthy.com/carl-sagan-pre…

He talked about climate change, a society full of division, insecurity, mistrust and authoritarian leadership.

Interested in teeth? New to science? Looking for a part-time position? Join the Tied2Teeth project as a technician CENIEH!
Deadline to apply is April 30

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OBITUARY

Frans de Waal (1948–2024)
Primatologist who questioned the uniqueness of human minds
nature.com/articles/d4158…

Researcher and prolific science communicator who laid bare the social lives of apes.

Toothed whale echolocation organs evolved from jaw muscles

A tradeoff evolution between acoustic fat bodies and skull muscles in toothed whales
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A close evolutionary relationship was identified between acoustic fat bodies and muscles.

👂 Listen!

How We Got Our Ears

Fossils document evolutionary changes of jaw joint to mammalian middle ear
nature.com/articles/s4158…

Gradual loss of load-bearing function in articular–quadrate jaw joint—a prerequisite for detachment of post-dentary bones

Great talk by ⁦Andra Meneganzin⁩ ⁦The Linnean Society of London⁩ - Linnaeus, Darwin, Wallace etc. look on from their portraits…

🦷Lunch!

How We Got Our Teeth

2 processes resulted in complex tooth structures and occlusal patterns elucidate earliest diversification of mammaliaforms

Jurassic shuotheriids show earliest dental diversification of mammaliaforms
nature.com/articles/s4158…

Re:
My reaction to the news of OJ Simpson dying
is a quote from Moms Mabley...

'Good!'

'I was always taught never to say anything about the dead unless it’s good. He’s dead. Good!”
Jackie ‘Moms’ Mabley

(No, it was not Betty Davis who said this)

The DIANA technique sparked excitement from neuroscientists.

But two new papers have cast doubt over the results.

This fMRI technique promised to transform brain research — why can no one replicate it?
nature.com/articles/d4158…

View of an ancient brain
Evolutionary origin of nervous systems

Syncytial nerve net in a ctenophore adds insights on the evolution of nervous systems
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Offers alternative perspective on neural network organization and neurotransmission

Does this idea add up?

Even the most poetic words can’t capture the full richness of our minds. So scientists are turning to numbers.

Language doesn’t perfectly describe consciousness.
Can math?
vox.com/future-perfect…

Survival of the nicest:
Have we got evolution the wrong way round?
nature.com/articles/d4158…

How humans, animals and even single-celled organisms cooperate to survive suggests there’s more to life than just competition, argues a study of evolutionary biology

JOB ALERT! 🚨
AMNH Division of Anthropology is hiring TWO Biological Anthropology Collections Assistants to participate in human remains rehousing project.

Must have BA degree in relevant field and ability to respectfully work with human skeletons

careers.amnh.org/postings/4088

Intelligence predicts liberalism and lower authoritarianism

Strongest causal inference of intelligence affecting political belief

Predicting political beliefs with polygenic scores for cognitive performance and educational attainment
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…