Our new paper on the oldest human DNA from the UK, showing there were 2 different genetic ancestries present in Britain in the Late Glacial period, is now out! nature.com/articles/s4155…

After a pack of wolves on a small Alaskan Island decimated the island's deer population, their meal of choice shifted from venison to seafood. Now sea otters represent the bulk of the wolves' diets. 🐺🦦 My latest for News from Science: science.org/content/articl…

Australia's dingo fence, the worlds longest fence has transformed Australia's landscape in surprising ways. abc.net.au/news/2023-02-0…

Delighted to share the last part of my PhD on #DesertAdaptation in an iconic yet elusive model group of foxes. Dive into our paper, an adventure that started 6 years ago in the Sahara: 🧵🦊🏜️ x.com/NatureEcoEvo/s…

🌟 Hot off the press! New in @PNASnews: the mechanics of prey capture in carnivorous plants Nepenthes 🌱🐜 Exciting collaboration with Alain Goriely, Chris Thorogood & Derek Moulton Oxford Mathematics University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum! A thread with all the juicy details 🍽️ 🧵 pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

In the 1970s the Iberian 🐺 population reached its minimum due to intensive human persecution. Little was known about the effects of this bottleneck in its genome. Our paper at Molecular Ecology provides new insights: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me… ECOGEN lab #hybridization #wolfdog

Join us at 12pm this Thurs 1st Feb in 1 South Parks Rd for this very purposeful talk by our honoured guest speakers from #Namibia on data-driven antipoaching efforts #ivory #elephants #poaching #conservation 🐘#wildlife No registration required. Please RT to your audiences.

We recently welcomed Colgar, Selma and Ezequiel from the University of Namibia to the Oxford School of Archaeology for an #ivory DNA workshop. This visit was supported by AfOx and is the stepping stone of international collaboration for elephant #conservation. Exciting times ahead!

We're thrilled to partner with Público on this exciting new project and look forward to showcasing the work of our scientists through this summer series 📰🔬🧪

Excited to share our latest paper revealing ancient matrilineal haplotypes linked to sex-specific plumage differences in two cuckoos, predating speciation! Out today in Science Advances science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Short thread on what we found... 🧵 1/8

🎙️The first podcast episode of #TheDiaryOfAScientist series—in PT— is now live! Here Joel Alves and Aline Flor collect stories about the B-side of science, narrated in the first person by researchers. Listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to not miss out on

A few years ago, we embarked on a journey to rethink science communication. Today, we are thrilled to launch #TheDiaryOfAScientist—a project that unites scientists, journalists, and artists to celebrate the curiosity driving research. Explore it here: publico.pt/interactivos/d…

At OxfordSparks, we love sci com! The Diary of a Scientist project aims to unite scientists, journalists and artists to celebrate curiosity driving research. Check out the project by Joel Alves (Oxford School of Archaeology) and colleagues here 👉publico.pt/interactivos/d…

Do you know that watching Pokémon can inspire someone to become an evolutionary biologist? Find out how in this great piece written by my student Eugénio Silva about his PhD on ancient rabbits: publico.pt/interactivos/d… This article is part of “The Diary of a Scientist” series — a

We are very excited to share our new paper on Science Magazine about the mechanism for red and yellow hues variation in #parrots 🦜 #ScienceResearch science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… BIOPOLIS-CIBIO @WUSTL Charles University 📸 Miguel Araujo Follow the thread:

The "Diary of a Scientist" initiative, led by the BIOPOLIS project, is featured on the EU Research Results website. The diary gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of science, a new approach to science communication. bit.ly/40PNERc

🌟🌍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO is partner in OneStop Project, an ambitious European project to tackle invasive alien species. 🔍 Learn more about the goals of the project and the contributions of our team here! 👇 cibio.up.pt/en/media/biopo…

A few years ago, we started asking if the adaptation of Iberian wolves to anthropogenic landscapes could be associated with ancient introgression from domestic dogs. In our recently accepted paper at Genome Research we provide new insights: genome.cshlp.org/cgi/content/lo… 🐺🧬🐶