Ig Nobel Euro Show 2026 Save the date! April, 17th 2026, 7 pm +++ Further details follow soon Marc Abrahams and a line-up of Ig Nobel prize winners will present their research at the University of Duisburg-Essen (@unidue.bsky.social) in Essen, Germany, free admission special guest: Minkorrekt!

Our new preprint is now live on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We established neuronal recordings in freely moving subterranean mammals, enabling functional studies of brains in extreme ecological niches. 🚀 #neuroscience #molerats #neuropixels

Analysis of over 10,000 necropsies reveals that seabirds face a 90% mortality risk after ingesting 23 pieces of plastic, marine mammals after 29 pieces, and sea turtles after 405 pieces, providing quantitative information on plastic pollution impact. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/GkZZ50XxIBV

New paper out in Mammalian Biology: Walking backwards, as impractical as it may seem, is mastered by the Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli). In this study, we showed that mole-rats can walk backwards and forwards with equal ease. This is likely an adaptation to their subterranean habitat.

Reskeeten was das Zeug hält innn.it/frauke-brosi...

I am very happy that I was able to be part of this project (Chapter 7: Subterranean rodents). It took a very long time to get it published (R.I.P Jeanette). Christine Erbe did a wonderful job getting it over the finish line.

Olfaction is a Spatial Sense Review of Philosophy and Psychology And it is out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Die 3. Auflage unseres Lese-Lehrbuchs Evolution ist kürzlich bei SpringerNature erschienen: link.springer.com/book/10.1007.... Mit 781 S. ein ziemlich dicker Schmöker...

Do you know which bird I tried to draw here? If you do, apply for one of the postdoc positions we are offering... and if you don't, perhaps apply for the other one! We are looking for life history/theory-ecoevo expertise in birds and "in general". evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

Mit dem Rad zur Arbeit macht glücklich. 👍🚲💚 #Verkehrswende #MehrPlatzFürsRad und weniger für’s Auto! 📷 @vcdev.bsky.social

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1/4 #MammalMonday The aardvark (Orycteropus afer) is an intriguing mammal native to Africa, known for its distinctive appearance and unique feeding habits. This nocturnal creature has a long, pig-like snout that it uses to sniff out ants and termites, which make up the majority of its diet. 🦊🌍🐽

1/5 Recent Publication in our Journal #mammalianbiology Bílková, P., Vlček, J., Cvetković, T. et al. Odour preferred males led to a higher offspring number in the common vole. Mamm Biol 104, 287–298 (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s429...

1/2 #MammalTudesday The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is a remarkable architect of its environment, renowned for its ability to engineer entire ecosystems through dam-building. Once near extinction due to overhunting, conservation efforts have led to their recovery across Europe 🦊🦤🌍🦫