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www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/si...
Six more women and their significant contributions to geology - University of Birmingham
We celebrate International Women’s Day by featuring another series of famous female geologists both past and present.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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jbiomech.bsky.social
😃 In a new article published in J Biomech, Edagawa et al. show that the smaller lower limbs mass in male endurance runners do not result in proportionally improved mechanical ease of leg swing.

👀https://buff.ly/871vXmK
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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springernature.com
Same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates is associated with ecological factors, life history and social structure, according to research published in @natecoevo.nature.com: spklr.io/633248d15a

#Ecology #EcoSky 🌍
Ecological and social pressures drive same-sex sexual behaviour in non-human primates - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Phylogenetic regression and structural equation modelling of environmental, social and life history traits across the primate clade indicates correlates for same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB), and suggests that while environmental and life history traits tend to influence SSB indirectly, social complexity directly promotes its occurrence.
spklr.io
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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cjsalcidopaleo.bsky.social
This #FossilFriday, one of the chapters from my PhD dissertation has been published! it is on the relationship of form and function in the Carnivora mandible using functional morphology, biomechanics, and geometric morphometrics on 3D data
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The relationship between form and function of the carnivore mandible
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May 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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amgc-vub.bsky.social
📣 Funded PhD fellowship available 📣

We are looking for a PhD student interested in functional morphology and mammalian biodiversity during the Plio-Pleistocene in sub-Saharan Africa. The candidate will be part of the ERC PLIODIS project working with Prof Dr Gabriele Macho. More info 👇
January 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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bridgetwaller.bsky.social
Our Science Perspective on Ianni et al - neural control of facial expressions involves voluntary pathways

@jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social

www.science.org/eprint/EKJTZ...
Making faces
Facial expressions are produced through a coordinated system of voluntary and emotional pathways
www.science.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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tylerhoran.bsky.social
This piece brilliantly illustrates why we can't separate individual health from structural inequalities. Social determinants literally get "under the skin" - something biomedical models miss but computational approaches can help us map and address. #sociology #AcademicSky

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January 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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sicb.bsky.social
#SICB2026
Day 1 begins!
1: Host- #microbe interactions across #biological scales in a changing world

2: #Dinosaurs to #drones: comparative approaches to understanding flight

3: The #evolutionary consequences of metamorphosis in #metazoans
Youtube
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January 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
After reviewing nearly 200 applications from prospective grad students and postdocs over the past few months for a couple different 🧪⚒️ postings, here are some tips, at least as they apply to North American positions. I hope they help future applicants. Share with your networks. 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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cbrassey.bsky.social
New microCT job! Come run our new Heritage Science lab at ManMet. 5 year post funded by AHRC. Responsible for the microCT plus terrestrial LiDAR, surface laser scanners and more! Happy to consider any disciplinary background manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
December 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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evoldir.bsky.social
The Saltz lab at Indiana University seeks a postdoc and a technician for social behavior evolution research with fruit flies. More info: saltzlab.com. Apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/31041 and 31038. #job
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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ornellabertrand.bsky.social
New paper out! It was an honor to collaborate with the legend Leah Krubitzer on this review to show that paleontologists and neurobiologists working together can only improve our understanding of brain evolution 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Full access to the paper: rdcu.be/eK167
The functional adaptations of mammalian brain structures through a behavioural ecology lens - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Palaeontologists and comparative neurobiologists share a common interest in the evolution of the mammalian brain, but often fail to realize the benefits of this shared interest. This Review draws thes...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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elife.bsky.social
Evidence from 14 research funding programmes confirms that early winners tend to keep winning (Matthew effect). But the idea that an early setback makes you stronger later doesn’t replicate widely.
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eLife Assessment This important study reports the results of efforts to replicate two phenomena of significant interest to early-career scientists and scientific policymakers: the Matthew effect and the early-career setback effect. Several previous studies of these effects have focused on early-career researchers with grant proposals that fell just below or just above a funding threshold. Those just above the threshold were more likely to be successful when they applied for funding later in the career (an example of the well-known Matthew effect), while those just below were more likely to go on to have stronger publication records (the early-career setback effect). In this study the Matthew effect was found to be robust across funders, and to generalize from those close to the funding threshold to the whole population. The early-career setback effect was not robust across funders and did not generalize to the whole population. The evidence reported is convincing.
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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batistaruan.bsky.social
"Spherical cows and bipedal goats: perspectives on mathematical models in biology". 13 and 14/11/2025 (Salle Jaurès, ENS-PSL, rue d'Ulm, Paris). More info about the event: montevil.org/talks/2025--...
November 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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palaeoverse.bsky.social
🎉 This #FossilFriday we’re happy to share our new paper! 🎉

We take readers through 10 key steps for cleaning palaeontological data ready for computational analyses 🦕🧽

There’s also an R vignette showing you how to put these steps into practice! 💻

Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/pala...
A schematic showing “Ten simple rules to follow when cleaning occurrence data im palaeobiology”, each illustrated with a cartoon and arranged around three key processes, in circles. The first stage is Project setup. Here we have: 1. Choose the right data for your question, with a cartoon of an arrow in a bullseye 2. Keep raw data raw, with a cartoon of a hand next to a small ‘no entry’ sign 3. Document your workflow, next to a cartoon of two stacked papers with writing on The second stage is Data exploration & cleaning, which can be performed iteratively: 4. Explore your data, with a cartoon of a magnifying glass over a normal distribution 5. Identify and handle incomplete data records, with a cartoon showing four squares in a larger square, all filled except the one in the bottom right, which is outlined 6. Identify and handle outliers, with a cartoon showing four squares in a larger square, where the one in the bottom right is larger and extends beyond the others 7. Identify and handle inconsistencies, with a cartoon showing three squares in a larger square, with the bottom right quadrant instead featuring a triangle 8. Identify and handle duplicates, with a cartoon showing an opaque square stacked over a transparent (edge only) square The final stage is Reporting and archiving: 9. Report your data and cleaning efforts, with a cartoon of a loudspeaker 10. Deposit your data and workflow, with a cartoon of a safe
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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kguschan.bsky.social
If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in guenons, a diverse group of African monkeys. Funding through DTP. Do reach out with questions! #genomics #genome_assembly
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
Faces of different guenon species to show their morphological differences
October 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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neilshubin.bsky.social
Catch my new lecture at the Collège de France entitled “The Origin of Walking.” Thanks to @denisduboule.bsky.social for hosting!

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Neil Shubin (2) - Denis Duboule (2025-2026)
YouTube video by Sciences de la vie - Collège de France
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October 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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phypapers.bsky.social
Phylogenetic relationships and the evolution of fin and body shape in the surgeonfishes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.09.680739v1
October 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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obialik.bsky.social
Oh... this is depressing. Having a lower status is bad for your health, even if you just think your socioeconomic status is low. This meta-analysis suggests that considering yourself poor increases your cardiovascular stress with negative health outcomes. 🧪

Link: psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
Impoverished and dying Victorian mother. A poverty-stricken Victorian woman dying with her husband and son by her bedside. From “Froggy’s Little Brother” by “Brenda”; published by John F. Shaw & Co, London, in 1875.
October 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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sicb.bsky.social
#SICB
#scholarships - it's time to apply 👍
see all links via
sicb.org/grants-and-s...

&
www.linkedin.com/posts/sicb-a...

#PhD #academia #biologists #ecologists #morphology #botany #conference #academic #grants #biology #scientists #science
September 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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cecibaldoni.bsky.social
PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!

DM me for questions!
Seasonal size change and aging in shrews
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September 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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royalsocietypublishing.org
Watch #ProcB authors Nelly Fragoso Vargas and Michael Berthaume talk about the #evolution of the knee sesamoid bones in Primates: cassyni.com/events/4o6j6... #phylogenetics
August 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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naturalselection.bsky.social
The 2025-26 Eco-Evo job list is out. Good luck to those applying!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
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August 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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paulineprovini.bsky.social
If you missed it (as I did!), check out @jexpbiol.bsky.social special issue:

"Integrating Biomechanics, Energetics, and Ecology Perspectives in Locomotion"

17 commentaries and review papers that break down the traditional boundaries between these fields.

journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...
Volume 228 Issue Suppl_1 | Journal of Experimental Biology | The Company of Biologists
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September 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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tsengzj.bsky.social
The Department of Integrative Biology @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Anatomy! Open until September 19. Please share with anatomy/paleo/func-morph colleagues and friends. Happy to answer any questions. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05053
Assistant Teaching Professor - Human Anatomy- Department of Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
August 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM