In the darkness following Earth's fifth mass extinction, ants and fungi evolved to rely on each other. I'll tell you more in my latest for Smithsonian.
A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership
Extremely pleased to welcome Brenna Hassett to the Department of Archaeology, University of York for her public lecture on 18 October, World Menopause Day: "Past It? Digging up the radical evolution of menopause and the archaeology of women" 🏺 www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The Department of Archaeology present a talk for World Menopause Day.
Great to see this fundamental taxonomy eduction message getting a bigger platform -- and mentioning the need for field trips! 🧪🪲🌱 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Failure to fund education in taxonomy could derail efforts to support conservation in low- and middle-income countries.
Map Showing The Range of Neanderthals 🏺🧪 brilliantmaps.com/range-of-nea... The map shows where Neanderthals bones have been found. It shows these areas as inferred by their skeletal remains (not stone tools).
Another new paper out in #OpenQuaternaryopenquaternary.com/articles/10.... Check it out! By the way, we're looking for a new social media editor...
Join the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) & the Library Copyright Institute for a discussion on the recent Hachette v. Internet Archive decision and its impacts on Controlled Digital Lending and libraries. 📅 November 1 @ 1pm ET 🔗 www.aserl.org/event/whats-...
Publishing your first monograph in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology: the transition from thesis to book 🗃️ 🏺 An @ics.bsky.socialics.sas.ac.uk/events/publi...
If you like your cheese *very* well-aged: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...#BronzeAge#aDNA 🧪
Ancient DNA has been recovered from Bronze Age cheese residue, revealing cultural communication, the spread of fermenting techniques, and the domestication of microorganisms by the Xinjiang Xiaohe pop...
En route to PVD from ATL and the sinister clouds preceding Helene are just rolling in. Here's hoping my 40 minute doesn't get any worse!