Saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis), also called Andean saddle-back tamarins, are not equipped to extract tree gums. They lay in wait for pygmy marmosets to gouge holes in trees and bully the smaller monkeys away from their quarry. Widespread and common, no major threats imperil them.

For US international students and their colleagues: Choose an English-speaking, US citizen friend to be your one call and memorize their number. Then memorize the number of an immigration lawyer. Remember that ICE and USCIS officers have ultimate discretion over how any encounter might go.

But race is not a biological reality. 😬🤬

Attention bio lecturers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/5TMZ2S...

Oooo I want something like this! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Incredible orangutan fossil from Vietnam highlights how diverse this group of apes was in the past; today there are only 3 highly endangered species living on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra (article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)

Crossley's dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), also called furry-eared dwarf lemurs, are native to northern and eastern Madagascar. Nocturnal primates and obligate hibernators during the dry season while food is scarce. Threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Listed as Vulnerable.

Have you tried an activity like this in your classroom? #EdChat #EduSkyAI #EduAI

The @ncse.bsky.social has a new climate podcast, Safeguarding Sound Science! The first two episodes are interviews with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @naomioreskes.bsky.social on climate denial. Check it out -- NCSE is also a fantastic organization. Their mission is more important than ever.

FYI: Funded (non-American) PhD www.lsce.ipsl.fr/en/archives-...

Preuss’s monkeys (Allochrocebus preussi) are native to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. Distribution is restricted to 8 population segments. They live in groups of 9-12 individuals. Threatened by habitat fragmentation and hunting. Endangered. Photo courtesy of Brent Huffman.

#FossilFriday The oldest human face in Europe compared with the face of Homo antecessor: Nasal lateral margin in ATE7-1 (Homo aff. erectus) and ATD6-69 (Homo antecessor). Source: (Huguet, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Martinón-Torres et al., 2025) doi.org/10.1038/s415...

The Mauna Loa CO₂ record is the most iconic time series in the environmental sciences. Trump and his enablers are trying to kill it.

“This is the kind of treatment that scientists get in totalitarian societies like Stalinist Russia if they don’t toe the political line of the leaders,” wapo.st/3DFDo4R

Incredible photo essay www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

This is crazy. Especially when cheap small scale solar is such a game changer. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/c...

Dunning-Kruger at work. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Great interview with @flintdibble.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/flint-d...

Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach." Salary: $120K-$140K Remote: ✅ Come join us!

Elderly man angers free world, shoots self in foot. News at 11.

Heartbreaking but heroic work by a dedicated nurse. I just don't understand how any American can be aware of these conditions and still think what we need to do is cut Medicaid and food stamps. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

This is a gorgeous cover and an even cooler paper - a full phylogenetic tree using BUSCO genes, featuring new genomes for some weirdos including chitons, the watering-pot shell, a tusk shell, a symbiotically chemosynthetic mud clam, the Chilean abalone (not an abalone), and *two* monoplacophorans! 🧪

I think one of the saddest and maddening aspects of the past several weeks is that so many Americans have no conception of the damage that has been done. They will be poorer, sicker, and less secure.

Popa langurs (Trachypithecus popa) were discovered and described as a unique species in 2020. Total population size is estimated at 135-176 mature individuals. The largest subpopulation resides near Mount Popa, hence their name. Threatened by hunting, habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation

Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊

It blows my mind that so many people do not understand that having healthcare is an essential part of being able to work and hold down a regular job. Or that millions do not get healthcare from their jobs.

Super cute monkeys riding super cute deer. Yes, there are pictures. rdcu.be/ebAL4

Higher rates of enamel hypoplasia with more frequent climatic disruptions on Cayo Santiago onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A great resource I never knew about (with fun cartoons): "Teaching with AnthroNotes Cartoons " by Ruth O. Selig and Alison S. Brooks digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/jae/vol9/iss...

Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

2024 was the third biggest year for repatriations. 👏 www.propublica.org/article/nati...

Everything today is just devastating. www.science.org/content/arti...

A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle Paleolithic eras. VUB researcher discovers hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert 🏺🧪 www.vub.be/en/news/vub-...

Can't wait to tell my kid we will be taking a 6 hour drive to Canada to go get shots. On the plus side: fall color along the north shore!

Friendly reminder that Joann Fabrics isn’t closing because it’s a bad business. It’s closing bc it was bought by a private equity firm. This is also what is happening to Hooters and what happened to US Toys R Us and Red Lobster. These companies are being dismantled intentionally.

West Javan ebony langur (Trachypithecus mauritius) infants are born golden orange and darken after about 3 months. Specialized salivary glands and sacculated stomachs break down their leafy high-cellulose diet. Threatened by hunting for meat and use in traditional “medicines”. Listed as Vulnerable.

Black-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix nigripes) are found in Cambodia and Vietnam. Their lower leg (shank) color differentiates them from other douc langurs. Hunted for bushmeat, body parts, and further threatened by human encroachment and habitat loss. Listed as Critically Endangered.

In @nature.com we show that humans lived in rainforests ~150,000 years ago – over double the previous oldest estimate. Their presence in West Africa’s rainforests demonstrates the spread of early humans and places ecological diversity at the heart of our species. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Join the AABA Education Outreach Committee and see our work live at the Circle of Voices! Hosted by prominent paleoanthropologists Dr. Pobiner and Dr. Lasisi, and amazing people! Learn why this divisive topic needs to be addressed and how it can be done properly. www.eventbrite.com/e/cov-what-d...

It is remarkably exciting to see these linear marks associated with human footprints from White Sands, with some as old as 22,000 years. The researchers interpret these as travois marks. Bottom line: People have probably missed these at many other sites. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Undergraduate research opportunities are incredibly valuable, both for the students and for the progress of the work. And having undergraduate research experience is a massive help for grad school admission. REU cancellations harm students’ preparedness & career prospects, and slow research progress

Red slender lorises (Loris tardigradus) are native to the rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka in a region called the “wet zone” because it receives 10 ft (3 m) of rain per year. The smallest of the slender loris species. Threatened by habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation. Endangered.

Moving story about the important work done by the DPAA identifying the remains of fallen servicemen &women. FYI, SNA International, which is associated with this work, is looking for a forensic anth postdoc. Listing here: bioanth.org/jobs/forensi... wapo.st/4gTfgsU

Science (and science policy, and conservation) friends, I need your help! We are collecting *specific, clear* examples of harms caused by the Trump administration's attacks on science, to be included in an open letter. Can be links to news stories/social media posts. 🧪🦑🌎 #SciComm #SciPol

Disappointed @nature.com put this behind a paywall. And still doesn't have a BlueSky button. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)

❣️ @mcnultylab.bsky.social www.sapiens.org/culture/loca...

Monkeys produce lithic flakes as a side effect of nut cracking www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Ordered!