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It remains largely unknown whether epigenetic mosaicism arising in long-lived plants can have evolutionary relevance.We show in this new preprint that somatic epigenetic mosaics within Pistacia terebinthus trees leave a signature in DNA of the pollen grains produced www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Very happy. A paper just out of the oven. It is a piece of work made possible only after many years of thinking about, and looking at, an old problem from multiple perspectives. And with the magical brushstrokes of our artists, Gabriela and Ariadna. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our beloved teacher in palynology, Michèle Dupré, has left us — a luminous being of knowledge and kindness. May she rest in peace and live on in all of us who learned from her how to walk lightly, rise gently, and fall without a sound.

Great job opportunity here in Vienna at the Natural History Museum. @nhmwien.bsky.social jobs.nhm.at/Curator-for-...

A last paper. To our knowledge, the Biennale has never shown paleoart before. With Gabriela Amorós, Ana B. Marín-Arroyo & Federica Crivellaro, we bring a scientifically informed work that explores the ecological, artistic & social scope of the Venetian panel. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Last paper: paleoecology of Cueva del Arco. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

WHY BOTHER VOTING IN SPAIN? Just ask the Supreme Court, bishops, IBEX bosses, and Franco’s leftovers who should rule, who gets crushed, and who pays in silence. Keep people ignorant, the hierarchy sacred, and the cash flowing up. It’s tradition.

Neanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots, scientists say www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Here it is! Please welcome the AMAZING Mirasaura grauvogeli, a NEW MARVELOUS Drepanosaur published in NATURE today! This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures! I was commissioned to bring it to life #paleoart

The flowers of Shanidar by Charles Higham the-past.com/comment/the-...

Just finished the Spanish edition of a book I’d already read in English. Flawless translation. Solid, well-told science—no drama, no nonsense. One of the great minds behind it. Congrats, Tom. (Photo: my old grape knife, harvest-trained in 1970).

Still buzzing after Parker Barrow’s wild set at #SanJavierJazz 🔥 Southern rock? More like a blast of blues, soul, metal & symphonic fire. Megan Kane = unstoppable.

A 2014 photo at the Biology faculty cafeteria (Murcia), with Encarni Montoya. She started in palynology under my distracted watch… and has long since surpassed me. Brilliant work, always humble, honest, and generous. So proud. Grande, my Encarni.

Unique conifer assemblage from Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous deposits (NE Brazil) unveils the paleoclimate and paleobiogeography in the interior of equatorial Gondwana [Metapodocarpoxylon brasiliense sp. nov.] sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Art by Zeinner de Paula

An oasis in Western Gondwana: A diverse Guadalupian paleoflora from South America www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Art by Zeinner de Paula

Un síntoma más de una sociedad débil y enferma que se vuelve incapaz de enfrentar realidades dificiles no es solo no escuchar las recomendaciones científicas sino que sea la desvergüenza la que lo impulse #ciencia #fernandovalladares elasombrario.publico.es/la-desvergue...

Ariadna, one of my two artists, gave me this drawing: it brings back my childhood and the bond with Estrellica, a stray dog a friend and I once rescued. It was a tense night—we truly put ourselves at risk, as the city was rounding up dogs to be killed. That night, over 100 were saved.

This Friday (June 27th), 11am BST (apologies to those far to the west), join me and Dr Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social for a zoom chat about Natalia's work in the new palaeoart-themed @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social book #MesozoicArtII. Cont...

A closer look at yesterdays new dinosaur species, #Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, from the Morrison Formation. It is always a big thrill to be the first to reconstruct a new species. #SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Fossils #Jurassic #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld

Wonderful paper by Sahra Talamo and colleagues: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

How did Spain come to be one of the few nations holding firm on aid spending? | Ana Carbajosa

Terrible times for academia. Those who enabled cuts, disrespect, and erosion of dignity—especially those in power—should be named. Their legacy is shame. If this continues, it will be a tragedy for British science. In Spain, we know the script www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2523095...

My godmother is turning 100 this August. She has seen much, according to her too much.

Proud to share a profession with Juanma Rubiales — committed, generous, ego-free, and an outstanding teacher. He’s achieved his dream of becoming a university professor. An honor to have colleagues like him.

Modified Stalagmites in Cave in Spain Reveal Millennia of Human Activity greekreporter.com/2025/06/04/m...

New Article: "Ordovician marine Charophyceae and insights into land plant derivations" rdcu.be/eoSkA Marine Charophyceae fossils from the Upper Ordovician confirm that morphological innovations key to the evolution of terrestrial flora predate emergence of land plants.

Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How far back was our common ancestor with Neanderthals and Denisovans? [full disclosure - we dont actually know!] youtu.be/MA1cHPJPZfM

Dos investigadores de la UMU, presentes en la 19ª Bienal de Arquitectura de Venecia - www.murciadiario.com/articulo/dia...

MSCA PF 2025 UMU Hosting Offer - Environmental change and the biological and cultural evolution of Homo in the Mediterranean region during the Pleistocene euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...

I learned to harvest grapes in 1970, aged 8, with my uncle’s hocete. There, I became a man—sweating, aching, talking. In the vineyard, camaraderie mattered more than age or origin. I miss those days, and the lessons learned from the hands of people shaped by the land.

Nuestro académico Jesús Martínez Frías presenta su nuevo libro de ficción científica "La dimensión intangible", de la saga El Mensaje Darwin y La clave de Birmingham 🗓️ Jueves 6 de febrero, 18h, en el Planetario de Madrid ¡Enhorabuena! 👏

IMPRESSIVE STUDY. Congratulations Jesús Martínez Frías. In situ crystallographic mapping constrains sulfate precipitation and timing in Jezero crater, Mars | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Aaaah o Permiano... g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grand...

La asfixia económica de la universidad madrileña estalla y tumba a una rectora: “Vamos al desgobierno” El ambiente causado por la infrafinanciación de la Comunidad de Madrid de Isabel Díaz Ayuso acaba en que una candidata única 'pierda' las elecciones de la UAM contra el voto en blanco

Happy that this work has finally seen the light of day. A symphony of science and art to understand and illustrate the landscapes of Paleolithic ancestors. Indebted with Ana Belén Marín for the opportunity to participate in this intellectual endeavor doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

Climate change in Europe between 90 and 50 kyr BP and Neanderthal territorial habitability journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Solving the puzzle of neanderthal occupations: a reassessment of temporal indicators of occupation duration link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Just two more days till the end of the Kickstarter campaign for Professor Primula's Portfolio of #Palaeontology, a new TTRPG guidebook by @palaeogames.bsky.social! Once again, I'm illustrating some plants for it, so here's a few for you to enjoy! #sciart #paleoart www.kickstarter.com/projects/pal...

La crisis climática destruirá el capitalismo. Esta es la conclusión de una de las principales aseguradoras del mundo. Quizá podemos aprovechar la coyuntura para hacer las cosas mejor recordando algunos detalles menores como que el planeta es finito y demás www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Do you love #fossil plants? Are you searching for a #PhD position? I am recruiting a doctoral student to join my group at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt/M! Deadline on the 11th of May #paleobotany #paleontology #plants #botany www.senckenberg.de/en/career/sc...

Alsina wrecked Ayuso, president of Madrid, on air the other day—on a non-progressive station, no less. It reminded me of that book on power, impunity, and slow-burn ambition. Our own Henry III might rule Spain soon. Not by votes—by the forces of destiny in the land of the bull. Worth the read.

In fact it’s from: Aspects of human physical and behavioural evolution during the last 1 million years Galway-Witham, Cole & Stringer 2019 doi.org/10.1002/jqs....