Turns out #hippos 🦛 lived in Europe much more recently than we thought! Fossil & genetic evidence from Germany shows they roamed 50,000–31,000 years ago, right in the middle of the last #iceage 🥶🌨️ Same species as today’s African hippos, thriving during warmer periods. 🦣🧪🧬

☠️🧬 2-yr Postdoc in in Genomic Simulations and Extinction Risk Modelling! Let's figure out the Genomic signs of Extinction @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPD Reposts appreciated 😁

Flash-frozen tissues are considered the gold standard for DNA—but our analysis of field-collected samples found surprising degradation. Preserving in buffer before freezing may be more robust in real-world conditions. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1755... #Museomics #Genomics #Fieldwork #DNApreservation

A bit late on this, but the latest research from my PhD on the genetic diversity, phylogeography, and sexual dimorphism of North American giant short-faced bears was just published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society this month. academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

Giant short-faced bears were the largest carnivores of the Pleistocene in North America and are subsequently well known in science. Highly studied, small & large forms have been recognised as subspecies, but some researchers have suggested this may be sexual dimorphism! A 🧵(1/3) 🌍🧪🐻