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Science Magazine @science.org · 3d

A new study in Science evaluating published data from 19 countries has pinpointed the minimum habitat levels needed to sustain pollinators in agricultural landscapes. https://scim.ag/3VIq4Cg

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Gautam Dey @gautamdey.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re applying to your dream lab for an internship/PhD/postdoc, always send a second email 1-2 weeks after the first one if you don’t hear back.

I promise we will be grateful rather than annoyed. My email inbox is a disaster and I’m quite junior - and very few of us have secretarial support

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David Díez del Molino 🇪🇸🇸🇪🏳️‍🌈 @indianadiez.bsky.social · 6d

We have now opened abstract submissions for the 1st International Conference on #Palaeogenomics 23-26 June 2026 in Stockholm.

Check the lineup of keynote speakers and send your contribution here 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

We can't wait to see you in Stockholm next summer ☀️🐬⛱️

🧪 #adna #ancientDNA

ICP2026 Stockholm @palaeogenomics.bsky.social · 7d

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Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics!

June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm.

Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)!

Submit abstracts here 👉
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/

Deadline: Nov 30th

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 7d

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.

She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

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24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 9d

A study of pre-Neolithic human burials in China and Southeast Asia suggests that the bodies were smoke-dried over a fire for an extended period, in what may be the oldest known evidence of human mummification. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Middle-aged woman at the Liyupo site in southern China who was smoke-dried prior to burial. Note: Bone fragments belonging to a second individual have been digitally removed from the lower left corner.
CREDIT: Zhen Li

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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 9d

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Biodiversity Genomics Europe + @scilifelab.se Digital Hi-C Course
🔗 scilifelab-training.github.io/BGE-HiC-cour...

Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu

#HiC @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social

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Centre for Palaeogenetics @cpgsthlm.bsky.social · 13d

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New #CpgSthlm paper led by @maridehasque.bsky.social published in Biology Letters!

Genomic and morphological analysis reveals long-term mammoth hybridization in British Columbia, Canada
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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Thijs Fijen @thijsfijen.bsky.social · 13d

We need much more semi-natural habitat (6-37%, depending on species group) in agricultural landscapes to effectively conserve pollinators. Large collaborative synthesis study looking at 59 studies in 1250 landscapes from 19 countries now published in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.bsky.social · 16d

📣New Study: Collapse in UK insect populations may be overstated, but local communities are being reshaped by CC & development 🐝🪲🦋🦗🪰🐞@btobirds.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/insects...

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Human Evolution Research Program Uppsala University @humanevouu.bsky.social · 14d

Application deadline in less than a week! Apply to join the Uppsala Human Evolution team!

Human Evolution Research Program Uppsala University @humanevouu.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are recruiting an associate professor (senior lecturer) at our program in Human #Paleogenomics and #PopulationGenetics. Come and join the Uppsala team! Please see the ad for more information. Application deadline: Sept 30st.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Associate Professor in Human Paleo- and Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Associate Professor in Human Paleo- and Population Genomics, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Faculty of Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Chris Widga @widga.bsky.social · 13d

Been a couple of good weeks for research on extinct proboscideans.

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show share.google/LGrqgYGyDoG6...

Hybrid mammoths roamed North America following interspecies breeding, fossil teeth show

North America's mammoth species were breeding together within the past 40,000 years. Fossil teeth found in Canada show that Columbian and wooly mammoths regularly had calves together where the differe...

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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 21d

Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!

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Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)

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Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · 21d

I have funding for a 2-year dry-lab postdoc to join our team @humanevouu.bsky.social 🧪 (Deadline Oct 21st)

The project will utilize modern and #aDNA data from humans and sheep to study environmental adaptation (including method development and simulations).

Please share!
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University

Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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Wolfgang Huber @wkhuber.bsky.social · 22d

Science: only when you write up the manuscript, you realize what you should have done.

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Lucy van Dorp @lucyvandorp.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Katia Bougiouri @katiabou.bsky.social · Sep 2

Still one week left to register to our first AaRCademy workshop!
Link to registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/1c_c...

#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social

Katia Bougiouri @katiabou.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 We're excited to launch our AaRCademy Workshop Series kicking off October 7th online!

🧬Our first session, "aDNA Data Processing", will be led by Nikolay Oskolkov from Lund University.

📅 Registration closes September 7th! Sign up via the QR code or link below.

#aDNA @aarc-community.bsky.social

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Celia Valdeolmillos @argyle13.bsky.social · 23d

Aquí la hostia a rodabrazo en forma de contestación por escrito oficial con membrete y de todo que le ha sacudido el Presidente del Consejo Superior de Deportes al de la UCI por decir chorradas como pianos.
Creo que deja a la altura del betún la misiva del otro día del de AENA al de Ryanair. Leed.

Carta del presidente del CSD al de la UCI para contestar a sus bobochorreces.

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elDiario.es @eldiario.es · 22d

ÚLTIMA HORA | RTVE confirma que España no participará en Eurovisión si sigue Israel www.eldiario.es/vertele/noti...

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PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 23d

Checkout this new #ancientDNA research published today on mastodons significantly revising the previous understanding of their evolutionary history!

Chris Widga @widga.bsky.social · 26d

It lives!!! 🦣🦣🦣🧪

Repeated climate-driven dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations of Pleistocene mastodons | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Repeated climate-driven dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations of Pleistocene mastodons

Coastal mastodon mitochondrial genomes contextualize species distributions and dispersal patterns near southern glacial limits.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24d

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

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Tara @wildtara.bsky.social · 27d

Small Copper butterfly - 2 seen this week. The end of Summer is coming but still some delights to see. #butterflies

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 29d

📢 The Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 is now open. We warmly invite you to submit a symposium proposal and help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.

🗓️ Key dates
Call for symposia: Sep. 1 - Oct. 15
Announcement of accepted symposia: Nov. 3

More information: smbe2026.org/symposia

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El Salto @elsaltodiario.com · 29d

🔴Cargas policiales y detenciones en el final de la 16 etapa de La Vuelta.

La Vuelta informa de que la protesta en meta acorta la etapa de hoy. Se acabará 8 km antes de la finalización. En la línea de meta hay decenas de identificados y ya se han producido varias cargas.
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Sep 2

Only 4 seats left for the online course "Population Genomics using ancient DNA data" from Sept 22-26. Learn about aDNA challenges, processing, and analysis. More info: https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/adna-popgen/ #course

Population genomics using ancient DNA data

22nd-26th September 2025

www.physalia-courses.org

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