#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

the stars of this week's feature in #CurrentBiology are more than 400 cuddly #koalas! It's all about #conservation #genomics, also covering eg #SnowLeopards, #SeaSnails, #lemurs https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html

#science #genome

this week's feature in #CurrentBiology is about the recent #Lancet report on the #health impact of the #climateCatastrophe: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/12/30-years-of-climate-failure.html

#science #environment #publicHealth

this week's #CurrentBiology feature: how #tinyForests planted with the #Miyawaki method became a big thing https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-big-story-of-tiny-forests.html #science #ecology #forests #ecosystemServices #conservation #earthwatch #citizenScience #tinyforest

my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 12: how #tinyForests planted with the #Miyawaki method became a big thing https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-big-story-of-tiny-forests.html #science #ecology #forests #ecosystemServices #conservation #earthwatch #citizenScience #tinyforest

new #Introduction for the bsky bridge : I’m a #BioChemist turned #ScienceWriter, write a feature for every issue of #CurrentBiology, 2/month, mostly about #ecology #evolution #environment also #human, #cultural things seen thru #biology prism. Plus #ScienceBooks, most recently: #Intertwined: From insects to icebergs Also writing a #musical #FamilyHistory #memoir around #biography of our old #cello. #PirateLuthier fixing unloved #violins #NoCars #cycling, #trains, #liveable #cities #townmouse

last year's #CurrentBiology feature on #SnakeVenom now in the open archives:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/12/snake-toxins.html #science #ecology #evolution #snakes #proteinToxins

my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 23: #Evolution and #ecology of snake venom. Blog entry contains magic link for free access: http://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/12/snake-toxins.html #science #ProteinToxins #snakes Erratum: Note that the first image of the feature initially showed a non-venomous python instead of the venomous mamba intended. This has now been corrected in the online edition, but obviously remains wrong in the print version for all times.