Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)..the largest of 4 species...they're a keystone species. Just their presence keeps deer on the move so they won't strip out plants..they cache their kill..when they leave leftovers, that provides for scavengers like beetles, birds, and smaller carnivores like foxes. #wildlife #nature #cats #biology #ecology #photo
Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)..the largest of 4 species...they're a keystone species. Just their presence keeps deer on the move so they won't strip out plants..they cache their kill..when they leave leftovers, that provides for scavengers like beetles, birds, and smaller carnivores like foxes. #wildlife #nature #cats #biology #ecology #photo
I just noticed I am close to 1000 followers. I never broke 1000 on any the corporate owned platforms which I have long left. If you like caves, nature, and occasional adorable dog photos, mind helping me break 1000 followers for the first time ever? I'm a scientist who studies critters who live in caves, and also train dogs, because just one job in this economy? 😂
I am also vehemently against GenAI and will post ideas for getting off of / decreasing reliance on iNaturalist (who has gotten in bed with Google GenAI). Occasional other science communication type posts as well, and happy to answer questions! I always alt text and camel case because I believe in accessibility.
ETA: I do occasionally post "creepy crawly" photos, but I use hashtags so if you don't want to see a cave spider or such, I am easy to filter. I understand that some people just want to see cool passages and formations, and wish to skip the invertebrates. (Filter recommendations: "spider" and "invertebrate" which I use as a catch-all for more leggy critters you may not know the names for.)
#caves #intro #nature #photography #introduction #caving #ecology #biology #scientist #STEAM #camelCase #AltText
I just noticed I am close to 1000 followers. I never broke 1000 on any the corporate owned platforms which I have long left. If you like caves, nature, and occasional adorable dog photos, mind helping me break 1000 followers for the first time ever? I'm a scientist who studies critters who live in caves, and also train dogs, because just one job in this economy? 😂
I am also vehemently against GenAI and will post ideas for getting off of / decreasing reliance on iNaturalist (who has gotten in bed with Google GenAI). Occasional other science communication type posts as well, and happy to answer questions! I always alt text and camel case because I believe in accessibility.
ETA: I do occasionally post "creepy crawly" photos, but I use hashtags so if you don't want to see a cave spider or such, I am easy to filter. I understand that some people just want to see cool passages and formations, and wish to skip the invertebrates. (Filter recommendations: "spider" and "invertebrate" which I use as a catch-all for more leggy critters you may not know the names for.)
#caves #intro #nature #photography #introduction #caving #ecology #biology #scientist #STEAM #camelCase #AltText
#newissue
Now online #TheReasoner's special issue about the inaugural meeting of the “Milan Logic and Philosophy of Science Network", held at Politecnico di #Milano in March 2025.
Part 1: #AI, #Robotics, and #Cognition
Part 2: #Epistemology, #Reasoning, and #Logic
Part 3: #Philosophy of the #PhysicalSciences, #Biology, and #Health.
Part 4: Science, Values, and Uncertainty.
Discussions: #gender, #mentalhealth and #publicengagement in academia
⬇️ https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/thereasoner/issue/view/2713?mtm_campaign=mastodon
Orcas and dolphins form a tactical hunting alliance in the Pacific Northwest – research finds. New underwater footage suggests that Pacific white-sided dolphins help resident killer whales locate and catch Chinook salmon — looking instead for protection against mammal-hunting Bigg’s killer whales.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13789
#biology #orcas #dolphins #environment #oceans
Orcas and dolphins form a tactical hunting alliance in the Pacific Northwest – research finds. New underwater footage suggests that Pacific white-sided dolphins help resident killer whales locate and catch Chinook salmon — looking instead for protection against mammal-hunting Bigg’s killer whales.
https://www.news-cafe.eu/?go=news&n=13789
#biology #orcas #dolphins #environment #oceans
Help please fediverse, I know a 2nd year zoology degree student looking for zoology/conservation/biology science work experience placements of up to a year, UK and Europe, does anyone know where they might turn to for resources and help? Please boost for reach. Thank you!
Help please fediverse, I know a 2nd year zoology degree student looking for zoology/conservation/biology science work experience placements of up to a year, UK and Europe, does anyone know where they might turn to for resources and help? Please boost for reach. Thank you!
GeneGuessr – a daily biology web puzzle
https://geneguessr.brinedew.bio/
#HackerNews #GeneGuessr #Biology #Puzzle #DailyChallenge #WebPuzzle #EducationalFun
European bison or buffalo (Bison bonasus). Europe's heaviest wild land mammal. During late antiquity and the Middle Ages, bison were hunted to extinction across much of Europe & Asia. By the 20th c., only two wild populations remained (in north-central Europe and the northern Caucasus) #photography #nature #conservation #ecology #wildlife #biology
European bison or buffalo (Bison bonasus). Europe's heaviest wild land mammal. During late antiquity and the Middle Ages, bison were hunted to extinction across much of Europe & Asia. By the 20th c., only two wild populations remained (in north-central Europe and the northern Caucasus) #photography #nature #conservation #ecology #wildlife #biology
evolutionary #biology folks: it occurred to me today to wonder how closely related rodents and lagomorphs are, and that's taken me down a serious
uh
rabbit hole
but not one I can get anywhere in with my level of knowledge.
how accepted is Glires as a clade, and what's a good current source for what we know about the tree?
Complex #life began to develop earlier, and over a longer span of time, than previously believed.
Nee findings indicate that complex organisms evolved long before there were substantial levels of #oxygen in the #atmosphere, something which had previously been considered a prerequisite to the #evolution of complex life.
The #earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old, with the first #microbial life forms appearing over 4 billion years ago.
These organisms consisted of two groups – #bacteria and the distinct but related #archaea, collectively known as #prokaryotes.
Prokaryotes were the only form of life on earth for hundreds of millions of years, until more complex eukaryotic cells including organisms such as #algae, #fungi, #plants and #animals evolved.
Previous ideas on how and when early prokaryotes transformed into complex #eukaryotes has largely been in the realm of speculation. Estimates have spanned a billion years, as no intermediate forms exist and definitive fossil evidence has been lacking.
By collecting evidence from multiple #gene families in multiple biological systems and focusing on the features which distinguish eukaryotes from prokaryotes, researchers were able to begin to piece together the developmental pathway for complex life.
They obtained evidence that the transition began almost 2.9 billion years ago – almost a billion years earlier than by some other estimates – suggesting that the nucleus and other internal structures appear to have evolved significantly before #mitochondria.
The process of cumulative complexification seems to have taken place over a much longer time period than previously thought.
#biology
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/december/complex-life-developed-earlier-than-previously-thought-new-study-reveals.html
Paper by Kay et al. (2025): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09808-z
