Excited about our new paper led by postdoc Jacob Feder, which examines social organization variation of baboons and their relatives. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Jacob's website here: jacobfeder.weebly.com UMass news release here: www.umass.edu/news/article...

[former Elsevier employee here]

To celebrate the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough, an inspiration to biologists and millions of others across the world, here is a selection of images from authors who published in @plosbiology.org in the past week.

So what happens next with the cruise ship MV Hondius and its passengers and crew? My story about how little we know about Andes virus transmission and deciding what to do now.“Honestly, I feel lucky that I am not in a situation that I need to make any decision,” says virologist Gustavo Palacios. 🧪

Evolvable AI paper here with some major Darwinians 'threats of a new major transition in evolution' This builds on Szathmary's 'major transitions' (with Maynard Smith) and Luc Steels' work with embodied robots. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2527700123

Once upon a time I just admired nudis and sea slugs. But it was not enough. Now apparently I'm creating an R package to celebrate their colour palettes? 😅 First up, my Sydney fave, Hypselodoris bennetti. #rstats #nudibranch #dataviz 🦑🐙🧪 #marinelife #invertebrates

Hey, this is fun (I missed it on #EarthDay but it’s still fun today 😅). Use this NASA outreach tool to spell your name with LandSat images of our beautiful Earth! science.nasa.gov/mission/land...

Went to a workshop recently as the biologist on an interdisciplinary team and had to explain that we don't really know what a species is, at what point something is alive, or when it is actually dead 🙃 at this point we're all just vibe-coding in latin..

I like ba-o-babs and I can not lie… but as it turns out I’m not the only one! Fongoli chimpanzees incorporate baobab hollows into their vocal drumming displays!! 🧪🐵🥁 Are you sitting comfortably… 1/n #newpaper #sciencestorytelling brill.com/view/journal...

The inimitable Amalia Bastos is accepting applications for PhD students, through @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social 4-year funding is available for students with the right to work in the UK: www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Awesome project, dreamy place, stellar mentor

My fieldwork breakfast for years has been oats, 2 tbl spoons of Nescafé and chocolate powder/peanut butter mixed in a mug with hot water.. nutritionally complete & caffeinated but I wouldn’t be above adding scampi fries if I could get them 🤔 #fieldwork #fieldfood 🧪

Our colleague needs your help keeping a 1,200-year dataset alive! If you have botanical expertise or are based near Arashiyama, Kyoto — DM her or email [email protected].

I'm a data scientist @ourworldindata.org and I need help from a botanist or someone local to Kyoto, Japan! 🌸 We present one of the world’s longest climate records: 1,200 years of peak cherry blossom dates in Kyoto. The researcher who maintained it, Prof. Yasuyuki Aono, sadly passed away last year.

Only a few days left to apply for our unique interdisciplinary course “Genetics & Neurobiology of Language” July 27-Aug 3 2026. Expert tutors, interactive talks, panel discussions, all in a beautiful setting. Fellowships & scholarships available. Apply by April 10: meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

Oh look! It me 😂 #compling #lingsci 🧪🦍🖖👋🤘

This is so, so well-articulated.

Folks lucky enough to have lived alongside or worked with elephants : do you have 20min to check out some photos and videos for super cool science... if so please check out this study by @tapintothewild.bsky.social Please share! 🐘🧪 tinyurl.com/55vjsbxr

Forest #science peeps : does anyone have recommendations for a good budget lightsaber.. (ok fine, laser rangefinder) for distances of up to 80m in forests… 🧪🙏🤓

🚨📣 More spaces available!!! Take part & contribute to research by viewing images or videos of #elephants! Share & spread the word to help us reach more people who live or work with elephants 🐘🌍👉 Link: tinyurl.com/55vjsbxr @uop-ccep.bsky.social @nakedprimate.bsky.social @leanneproops.bsky.social

Animal cultures ✅ Conservation science ✅ Practical toolkits ✅ Science team work makes the dream work 🧪🤓 led by the awesome @northernlimitpt.bsky.social & Crickette Sanz

🎉 New paper out in Biological Reviews! 🎉 With 19 brilliant co‑authors from the IUCN SGA's Working Group on Chimpanzee Cultures, led by Crickette Sanz and me, we provide a much needed toolkit on how animal cultures can be built into conservation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

“An absolute highlight of my career so far. Academically, I was challenged, provoked, & inspired. I loved how much discussion & thought we packed in, broadening my outlook on the study of language.” Kind words from an alumnus of our summer course. Apply by April 10: meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

New publication! 'Headbutting Behavior Between Sperm Whales Documented Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles' Out in @marinemammalogy.bsky.social in collaboration with @lrendell.bsky.social, @azwhlab.bsky.social and @asociaciontursiops.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1111/mms....

Amazing footage from @asociaciontursiops.bsky.social shows two young males and a smaller female calf - is their boisterousness part of the explanation why males leave/are isolated from the social units they were born in, because they bring threat od injury to vulnerable calves? 🐳🦑🧪

🚨NEW PUBLICATION ALERT🚨 Out now in Cognitive Science: Exploring the Guessing-Game Experimental Paradigm Can humans understand the meaning of novel vocalisations & ape gestures? Human performance in such tasks is definitely impressive but what does it mean? Let's dive in! 🧵⬇️ #language #linguistics 1/

"if you want to be able to follow someone’s gaze, then you need contrast of some kind. A dark iris on a white background broadcasts direction like a compass needle; a dark iris on a dark background tells you almost nothing" Yes, but with one really important element missing... 1/2

Job 🚨 Please share!! We have a teaching track faculty opening in our undergraduate behavioral biology program at Johns Hopkins University Teaching animal behavior plus self-developed courses facultyjobs.jhu.edu/Positions/De... @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social

Once a year I ask my students to imagine a red star. It’s cognitive psychology and we are about to talk about whether “imagery” is the same or different from “perception”, but first, I like to check in on what our class experience when we imagine something. Friends, the results NEVER disappoint!

Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...

Monday? That’s otter madness… #mbchimps #moyenbafing #fieldwork #africanclawlessotter 🧪

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life.. and he’s feline good… #fieldwork #mbchimps 🧪

Heading into the weekend with that TFIF mbchimp style!! #soundon #TGIF #chimpanzee #moyenbafing 🧪

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars. n.pr/47hngSA

Something something Plato’s allegory of the something cave… nothing like the last week of fieldwork for a couple of months to leave you feeling a little philosophical… #outofdarkness @mbchimp.bsky.social #gonechimpin #guinea #moyenbafingnationalpark

Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in the rainforest anymore.. 😂 It’s savannah fire season @mbchimp.bsky.social 🔥 #bloodsweatandash #fieldwork #guinea 🧪

Probably a good job I spotted this wee hitchhiker before he caught a ride to Scottish winter.. 🥶 To be fair, bomb proof duffel fabric is pretty good lizard camouflage 😂 #fieldwork #herp #Guinea #moyenbafing @mbchimp.bsky.social 🧪

A cool leafhopper I photographed a couple days ago in Perú. Anyone know what species or genus it is? Reminds me a bit of Molomea but leafhoppers are really diverse.

TOMORROW LAST DAY! Don’t forget to submit your applications for Student or Early Career Researcher EHBEA Grants! More information below 👇

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a baboon in possession of a good rock, must be in want of a poop… #fieldwork #guinea #nicerock #thisistheway #poopscience @mbchimp.bsky.social 🧪🐒💩

Looks like the dry season has started… 😷😂 #eatdust #gonechimping @mbchimp.bsky.social 🧪

🚨It’s publication day!🚨 My book OCCUPIED REFUGE is officially OUT today with Duke University Press. Available to order from all book shops! Upcoming book launches in Glasgow, Oxford, Nairobi and—perhaps—a city near you! Read the introduction for free online: www.dukeupress.edu/occupied-ref...

how cute is this?! Can't believe I get to see these guys already next month... 😍

Last week to apply! Don't miss this chance ✨

We’re hiring a Field Project Manager with the Moyen Bafing Chimpanzee Project! Help run a growing wild chimpanzee research & conservation project in West Africa 🐵 Apply by 24 Feb (open until filled). More info via QR code in the image. Note: Right to work in the EU required. #job #conservation

🌸 Flower season continues in Moyen Bafing! Today’s highlight: a young chimp delicately snacking on Bombax flowers. These weeks in the PNMB are pure magic ✨

Please tell friends & colleagues about our unique course “Genetics & Neurobiology of Language” July 27-Aug 3 2026. Expert tutors, interactive talks, panel discussions, all in a beautiful setting. Scholarships available: meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx... @cshlnews.bsky.social @cshlbanbury.bsky.social

Has any linguist looked into the NXIVM cult's language acquisition experiments? Babies were systematically exposed to up to 9 languages. Allegedly, they ended up speaking gibberish. (Quotes from Sally Denton's 2022 book "The Colony.") #LangSky #Linguistics

The late philosopher Daniel Dennett had a notable penchant for metaphor—but he rarely used just one. Instead, he often engaged in what @sflusberg.bsky.social calls "metaphorical triangulation." Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode! Listen: disi.org/the-aura-of-...

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail