Another of my favourite sequences from the upcoming movie, Fungi: Web of Life. Björk explains how fungi are able to digest wood. The incredible time lapse footage is by Steve Axford (Planet Fungi). Link in my bio for more info.

Just came across this package in R (Pathtrackr) that tracks animal movement patterns without needing a homogenous background! #2023EBE #Animal #technology

In case you were wondering why your pumpkin looks like trash people.howstuffworks.com/culture-tradit… #2023EBE #Halloween

Just ran into a cat #raspy The pappilae on cat tongues serve to pull the last bit of meat off bones, and to aid in their ever fastidious grooming. #2023EBE #cats

Fear of humans significantly exceeded that of lions throughout the savanna mammal community cell.com/current-biolog… #2023EBE

Snow-loving flies amputate their own legs for survival, preventing ice crystalisation spreading to their core nature.com/articles/d4158… #2023EBE #sciencenews

Jellyfish demonstrated associative learning despite not having a centralised brain nature.com/articles/d4158… #2023EBE #intelligence

Wildfires ‘Robustly Associated’ With Higher Dementia Rates #2023EBE #ClimateCrisis #healthplanet bu.edu/sph/news/artic…

In a world first, the UK medicines regulator has approved a therapy that uses CRISPR gene editing as a treatment for diseases go.nature.com/3QDtwuV

Climate-smart cows could deliver 10-20x more milk in Global South. sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/… Is this selective breeding a good or a bad thing for the local communities it is set to be implemented in? #2023EBE

The importance of the gut on health is regularrly overlooked. New research connecting gut bacteria and oxytocin provides a new mechanism for microbiome-promoted health benefits #2023EBE #Health sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/…

Something in the eyes: Java Sparrows in love show enhanced eye rings #2023EBE #BirdsOfTwitter #birds sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/…

Win-win in muscle research: Faster results and fewer laboratory animals thanks to new method #2023EBE nature.com/articles/s4146…

Hormonal contraceptives in teens may alter risk assessment, rat study suggests #2023EBE sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/…

Not lazy at all: Honey bee drones #2023EBE #bees sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Climate engineering could slow Antarctic ice loss through the injection of stratospheric aerosols. A good idea or incredibly risky? #2023EBE #ClimateAction agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior #2023EBE #AI #animalbehaviour nature.com/articles/s4146…

When prey provide more than food: mammalian predators appropriating the refugia of their prey #2023EBE link.springer.com/article/10.100…