#currentbiology — Public Fediverse posts

4-Sep-2026
Not a cheetah: #AncientDNA reveals the surprising #Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New #paleogenomics research by UC Santa Cruz reveals how the so-called #AmericanCheetah adapted to harsh Arctic conditions by preying on fish

research in #CurrentBiology

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142183

#science #ecology #carnivores #felines #bigCats

4-Sep-2026
Not a cheetah: #AncientDNA reveals the surprising #Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New #paleogenomics research by UC Santa Cruz reveals how the so-called #AmericanCheetah adapted to harsh Arctic conditions by preying on fish

research in #CurrentBiology

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142183

#science #ecology #carnivores #felines #bigCats

4-Sep-2026
Not a cheetah: #AncientDNA reveals the surprising #Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New #paleogenomics research by UC Santa Cruz reveals how the so-called #AmericanCheetah adapted to harsh Arctic conditions by preying on fish

research in #CurrentBiology

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142183

#science #ecology #carnivores #felines #bigCats

4-Sep-2026
Not a cheetah: #AncientDNA reveals the surprising #Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New #paleogenomics research by UC Santa Cruz reveals how the so-called #AmericanCheetah adapted to harsh Arctic conditions by preying on fish

research in #CurrentBiology

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142183

#science #ecology #carnivores #felines #bigCats

4-Sep-2026
Not a cheetah: #AncientDNA reveals the surprising #Arctic life of extinct North American cat
New #paleogenomics research by UC Santa Cruz reveals how the so-called #AmericanCheetah adapted to harsh Arctic conditions by preying on fish

research in #CurrentBiology

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142183

#science #ecology #carnivores #felines #bigCats

today's feature in #CurrentBiology is about #caveLions and other missing #megafauna of the #Pleistocene. Blog entry contains magic link for free access:

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/07/missing-megafauna.html

#science #ecology #animals #evolution #genome

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sflorg/116131363356930077

Eyes, as light-sensing organs of the #lens #eye type, have #evolved independently multiple times in the animal kingdom. But what did a representative of the early #vertebrate lineage look like? According to G. Kafetzis et al. (2026), a worm-like #ancestor possessed #medianeyes bring #homologous to the modern #pinealgland of the #brain. Published in #CurrentBiology. #evolution

© this text #StefanFWirth March 2026

#Reference
G. Kafetzis et al. (2026),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.028

For some reason the posts in my slow thread don't bridge to bluesky, although the post at the top did. So I just have to toot today's #CurrentBiology feature again: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/02/plants-recycling-metals.html #science #ecology #metals #recycling #phytomining #resources #nickel #gold #rareEarthElements

my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 12: Value your #vultures and care for your #caracaras, because we will be in trouble when #raptors soar no more. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/06/care-about-caracaras.html #science #ecology #birds #conservation #EcosystemServices

#SquashBugs, a common and difficult-to-control agricultural pest, need healthy bacteria in their gut to grow and stay alive. However, they do not acquire any bacteria from their parents when they are first born, leaving them vulnerable until their #microbiome can be stocked. Researchers report in #CurrentBiology on June 28 that, to acquire these healthy bacteria, young bugs innately seek out and eat the poop from older squash #bugs.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993338 #science #ecology