Ancient Egyptians had a god that was represented by a hamadryas #baboon, held & mummified baboons. But where did they get them from? We analysed #ancientDNA from a baboon mummy & found out: coastal Eritrea near the ancient port of Adulis elifesciences.org/articles/87513

We are delighted to announce the launch of eDNA Explorer, a platform for exploring, analyzing and sharing eDNA data. We’ve developed this site to help practitioners, researchers, land managers, and policy makers. ednaexplorer.org

Fossilized poo never stops surprising. By analysing droppings from extinct hyenas, palaeontologists have reconstructed DNA from an ice-age woolly rhino go.nature.com/3QEH4Hx

Finishing a MS or PHD in Molecular Ecology? Or are you a postbac with lab skills? Want a job with full benefits (including a pension) in Corvallis, OR? Get in touch! We'll be hiring for multiple positions doing fecal DNA metabarcoding and genotyping across multiple study areas

Forscher*innen der #UniKonstanz, Universität Tübingen & Landesamt für Denkmalpflege BW rekonstruieren die Tier- & Pflanzenwelt der Steinzeit anhand von Gen-Spuren in Hyänen-Koprolithen; und erstellen so erstmals das mitochondrielle Genom des europäischen Wollnashorns: t1p.de/c05ix

Important context that people seem to forget. The world was already hostile for North African and Middle Eastern Jews, but after the UN partition plan in 1947 it became unbearable with massacres and mass expulsion. This is why Israel is now primarily not European. In Yemen/1

📣Please share your expertise - join the online consultation for the European #Biodiversity #Monitoring Coordination Centre 🦋🐟🦉🌿 developed by EuropaBON in collaboration with European Commission GBIF @biodiversity.social/@gbif Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) 👇

🎓🇩🇪 Welche deutschen Hochschulen sind bei internationalen Forschenden besonders beliebt? Im aktuellen Humboldt-Ranking belegen Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Shmoopy, Universität Konstanz und Universität München die ersten Plätze. ➡️ humboldt-foundation.de/entdecken/news…

24. Nov., 14:00-17:15 Uhr: Neue Fortbildung „Diagnose Antisemitismus“ für Lehrkräfte aller Schularten sowie Lehramtsstudierende, organisiert (u.a.) von der Binational School of Education der #UniKonstanz. Details + Anmeldung: t1p.de/l025b

Ein Vergleich des Bodensees, Genfersees und Bielersees mit den Großen Seen Nordamerikas zeigt, dass sich die invasive Quagga-Muschel auf beiden Kontinenten mit einer ähnlichen Dynamik ausbreitet. Dies erlaubt Europa Blick in die Zukunft. t1p.de/uuay1 #UniKonstanz

Times Algebra ⚡ Tanzania announces that 22-year-old Clemens Matanga, a Tanzanian citizen, has been found dead in Gaza. ⚡ He’s the 4th hostage killed while kidnapped. ⚡ He recently arrived in Israel to study agriculture at University. He wanted to help his family.

📢📢📢 Apply by 31st December 2023! Join our vibrant research community MPI-EVA Leipzig or UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG! Our Intl. Max Planck Research School The Leipzig School of Human Origins is offering PhD positions. Interested? Check it out! leipzig-school.eva.mpg.de/application & eva.mpg.de/career/positio…

Women archaeologists and palaeontologists take a look and register, more & together is better: awap-science.org/en/home/

save the date #ConservationGenetics 2024 conference in Lausanne/CH 28-30.8. - "How can research support pragmatic conservation policies?" 🧬 🦤 Mark your calendars for this event! more details about the program and for registration will be circulated in early 2024.

#AWI-Wissenschaftlerin Ulrike Herzschuh erhält den #LeibnizPreis 2024 für ihre herausragende Forschung zur Vegetation in Polar- und Bergregionen. DFG public | @[email protected] 👏🎉 Herzlichen Glückwunsch! awi.de/ueber-uns/serv… Helmholtz Universität Potsdam MWFK Brandenburg 📸 Stefan Kruse

‼️Job post: Curator Algal Collection The Faculty of Biology Uni Duisburg-Essen @unidue.bsky.social in collab. w @zwu_ude invites applications for a 100% permanent position as curator of the algal collection CCAC. Deadline 8.1.24. For further information see: 🇩🇪uni-due.de/karriere/stell… 🇺🇸tinyurl.com/UDEccac

I am recruiting a PhD student Universität Tübingen on ancient pathogen genomics and metagenomics in association with my ERC project “PROTOPEST”. More information here: uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/… For questions feel free to contact me directly. Application deadline is February 1st. Please share!

We went from #UniKonstanz to the Yamal Peninsula to investigate recent sediment cores spanning the last hundreds of years... and found lots of mammoth - much too young. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.… Beth Shapiro Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership)

Hear ye! Hear ye! I have an open PhD position in my lab 🐳🧬🔎. Topic is Arctic marine mammal ancient DNA and palaeoecology. Includes wet lab data generation, and computational analysis. Help me spread the word - link below. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIni…

TONIGHT in Konstanz! Martin Wikelski reads from his new book "The Internet of Animals" Piper Verlag Where? SÜDKURIER Medienhaus Max-Stromeyer-Straße 178 When? 20/03 @ 7 pm Admission? 15 euros Language? 🇩🇪 Book here: suedkurier.reservix.de/tickets-buchpr… Universität Konstanz Migration Dept., Max Planck Inst. Animal Behavior