Excited to share my pub "Quantifying ‘surprise’ in capuchin monkeys" is now out in RSOS!
In a violation of our own expectations, capuchins were not susceptible to the bait-and-switch VoE studied here🐒
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
In a violation of our own expectations, capuchins were not susceptible to the bait-and-switch VoE studied here🐒
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
November 4, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Excited to share my pub "Quantifying ‘surprise’ in capuchin monkeys" is now out in RSOS!
In a violation of our own expectations, capuchins were not susceptible to the bait-and-switch VoE studied here🐒
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
In a violation of our own expectations, capuchins were not susceptible to the bait-and-switch VoE studied here🐒
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
By analysing sei #whale baleen using genetic, stable isotope and hormone analyses, researchers reconstructed aspects of feeding and reproduction. Read the full #RSOS paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
November 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
By analysing sei #whale baleen using genetic, stable isotope and hormone analyses, researchers reconstructed aspects of feeding and reproduction. Read the full #RSOS paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#RSOS in @thetimes.com | Decoding the dead: new combined application of strontium and lead isotope analysis to Romano-British cremations from Colchester (UK): doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/ashes-roman-britain-colchester-cosmopolitan-capital-9z0526dbh
www.thetimes.com
November 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#RSOS in @thetimes.com | Decoding the dead: new combined application of strontium and lead isotope analysis to Romano-British cremations from Colchester (UK): doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.thetimes.com/uk/history/a...
Researchers discovered what appears to be one of the largest known deep-sea eel aggregations in Australian waters. Millions of basketwork #eels gather seasonally at Patience Seamount, most likely to spawn, reaching an estimated biomass of over 3,500 tonnes. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
November 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Researchers discovered what appears to be one of the largest known deep-sea eel aggregations in Australian waters. Millions of basketwork #eels gather seasonally at Patience Seamount, most likely to spawn, reaching an estimated biomass of over 3,500 tonnes. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
A giant prehistoric crane found across Western Europe was thought to be an extinct species, however ancient DNA now reveals it was actually an unusually large common crane. What caused its size to change? This #RSOS paper investigates: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #palaeontology
November 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A giant prehistoric crane found across Western Europe was thought to be an extinct species, however ancient DNA now reveals it was actually an unusually large common crane. What caused its size to change? This #RSOS paper investigates: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #palaeontology
New #RSOS paper: #Volcanic textures control the mechanical behaviour of Mesoamerican obsidians. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
November 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
New #RSOS paper: #Volcanic textures control the mechanical behaviour of Mesoamerican obsidians. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260937
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・「Megaraptor TD.png」作者：TotalDino（Wikimedia Commons、https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megaraptor_TD.png）、CC BY 4.0
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・「Invictibellatrix TD.png」作者：TotalDino（Wikimedia Commons、https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Invictibellatrix_TD.png）、CC BY 4.0
・「Megaraptor TD.png」作者：TotalDino（Wikimedia Commons、https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megaraptor_TD.png）、CC BY 4.0
November 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260937
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・「Megaraptor TD.png」作者：TotalDino（Wikimedia Commons、https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Megaraptor_TD.png）、CC BY 4.0
Could a citrus-derived compound influence #ovarian tumour biology? A new mechanistic model explores how hesperidin may affect immune activity, angiogenesis, hypoxia and metabolism, generating hypotheses for future studies: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
November 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Could a citrus-derived compound influence #ovarian tumour biology? A new mechanistic model explores how hesperidin may affect immune activity, angiogenesis, hypoxia and metabolism, generating hypotheses for future studies: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
Read Decoding the dead: new combined application of strontium and lead isotope analysis to Romano-British cremations from Colchester (UK), published this week in Royal Society Open Science: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Decoding the dead: new combined application of strontium and lead isotope analysis to Romano-British cremations from Colchester (UK)
Abstract. This paper presents an innovative application of two distinct isotope systems to paired otic capsule and outer petrous bone samples from cremated
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November 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Read Decoding the dead: new combined application of strontium and lead isotope analysis to Romano-British cremations from Colchester (UK), published this week in Royal Society Open Science: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Excited to share our new paper in #RSOS @royalsocietypublishing.org! 🪲
Sublethal #insecticide exposure and #inbreeding create a developmental bottleneck in Colorado potato beetles, yet survivors show enhanced crop-damaging traits.
With Himrekha Agarwal & Shuqing Xu
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Sublethal #insecticide exposure and #inbreeding create a developmental bottleneck in Colorado potato beetles, yet survivors show enhanced crop-damaging traits.
With Himrekha Agarwal & Shuqing Xu
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
November 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Excited to share our new paper in #RSOS @royalsocietypublishing.org! 🪲
Sublethal #insecticide exposure and #inbreeding create a developmental bottleneck in Colorado potato beetles, yet survivors show enhanced crop-damaging traits.
With Himrekha Agarwal & Shuqing Xu
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Sublethal #insecticide exposure and #inbreeding create a developmental bottleneck in Colorado potato beetles, yet survivors show enhanced crop-damaging traits.
With Himrekha Agarwal & Shuqing Xu
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Do #addax personalities shape how they respond to routine handling? A #RSOS study of 25 zoo-housed antelopes reveals individual differences that could help inform welfare, conservation breeding and reintroduction practices: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
November 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Do #addax personalities shape how they respond to routine handling? A #RSOS study of 25 zoo-housed antelopes reveals individual differences that could help inform welfare, conservation breeding and reintroduction practices: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#RSOS in @smithsonianmag.com | Early-life experience and disease exposure affect pathogen avoidance behaviour in macaques: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Some Monkeys Seem to Become Germophobic After Living Through a Disease Outbreak, Just Like Humans
Macaques that had gotten sick or seen others become ill were less likely to eat a tasty treat that looked like it was contaminated with poop than primates that didn't witness the outbreak—even though…
doi.org
November 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#RSOS in @smithsonianmag.com | Early-life experience and disease exposure affect pathogen avoidance behaviour in macaques: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
7/15 The sponges they use are mainly Echinodictyum mesenterinum, probably because of their conical shape. But these sponges also alter their sonar, amplifying it (although we don't know whether this makes echolocation more difficult)
(paper, 2025) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
(paper, 2025) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
November 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
7/15 The sponges they use are mainly Echinodictyum mesenterinum, probably because of their conical shape. But these sponges also alter their sonar, amplifying it (although we don't know whether this makes echolocation more difficult)
(paper, 2025) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
(paper, 2025) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
"Cremation was practised throughout the Roman period & was the dominant burial rite during the 1st century...This analysis therefore reveals new [info] about the people living in Britain during a pivotal time in the island's history..." Joanna Moore et al
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royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
November 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
"Cremation was practised throughout the Roman period & was the dominant burial rite during the 1st century...This analysis therefore reveals new [info] about the people living in Britain during a pivotal time in the island's history..." Joanna Moore et al
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Like humans, some primates become cautious of germs in the wake of a viral outbreak
Early-life experience and disease exposure affect pathogen avoidance behaviour in macaques🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Early-life experience and disease exposure affect pathogen avoidance behaviour in macaques🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
November 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Like humans, some primates become cautious of germs in the wake of a viral outbreak
Early-life experience and disease exposure affect pathogen avoidance behaviour in macaques🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Early-life experience and disease exposure affect pathogen avoidance behaviour in macaques🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
I've been lucky to be a guest on two podcasts to talk about my latest paper on the fossil crocodylian Herugavialis!
People Are Fish:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTR6...
@palaeocast.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWT2...
And the original paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
People Are Fish:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTR6...
@palaeocast.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWT2...
And the original paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Episode 178: Herugavialis
YouTube video by Palaeo cast
www.youtube.com
November 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
I've been lucky to be a guest on two podcasts to talk about my latest paper on the fossil crocodylian Herugavialis!
People Are Fish:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTR6...
@palaeocast.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWT2...
And the original paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
People Are Fish:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTR6...
@palaeocast.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWT2...
And the original paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Finally! I was begining to suspect they won't meet their deadline of "some time in 2026", but now they got it done!
If academia were to emprace this approach, it could be the journal replacement experts have been calling for since the 1990s!
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230206
#openaccess […]
If academia were to emprace this approach, it could be the journal replacement experts have been calling for since the 1990s!
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230206
#openaccess […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Finally! I was begining to suspect they won't meet their deadline of "some time in 2026", but now they got it done!
If academia were to emprace this approach, it could be the journal replacement experts have been calling for since the 1990s!
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230206
#openaccess […]
If academia were to emprace this approach, it could be the journal replacement experts have been calling for since the 1990s!
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230206
#openaccess […]
Dato random de hoy: los tiburones hacen clicks si se les manipula en cautividad
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royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
November 1, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Dato random de hoy: los tiburones hacen clicks si se les manipula en cautividad
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, and polyethylene is particularly difficult to break down naturally. This #RSOS study investigated a bacterium isolated from the gut of an earthworm and found that it could interact with polyethylene: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Plastic pollution is a growing environmental problem, and polyethylene is particularly difficult to break down naturally. This #RSOS study investigated a bacterium isolated from the gut of an earthworm and found that it could interact with polyethylene: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Drivers of zoonotic spillover at human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces: a multi-species model incorporating wildlife chronic stress
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260184
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260184
Drivers of zoonotic spillover at human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces: a multi-species model incorporating wildlife chronic stress
Zoonotic disease emergence at the wildlife-domestic animal-human interface results from a complex interplay of ecological, physiological and anthropogenic factors. Here, we have developed a multi-e...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Drivers of zoonotic spillover at human-domestic animal-wildlife interfaces: a multi-species model incorporating wildlife chronic stress
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260184
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260184
New #RSOS paper: Predator-induced morphological traits determine escape performance in a larval amphibian species. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 31, 2026 at 12:03 PM
New #RSOS paper: Predator-induced morphological traits determine escape performance in a larval amphibian species. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
The Dunning–Kruger effect does not account for Covid-scepticism or vaccine hesitancy. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
The Dunning–Kruger effect does not account for Covid-scepticism or vaccine hesitancy
Abstract. Vaccine-scepticism and vaccine hesitancy are sometimes explained using the Dunning–Kruger effect (DKE), which posits that individuals with low kn
doi.org
November 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The Dunning–Kruger effect does not account for Covid-scepticism or vaccine hesitancy. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
People and bats in Fiji: perceptions and interactions
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250383
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250383
People and bats in Fiji: perceptions and interactions
The management of wild bat populations often presents challenges in balancing the needs of biodiversity conservation and public health risks from zoonotic diseases. In Fiji, the most important reco...
royalsocietypublishing.org
November 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
People and bats in Fiji: perceptions and interactions
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250383
📰 Royal Society open science
#Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250383
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260937
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October 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.260937
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Sources : The super El Niño is cooking coral reefs — can lullabies and probiotics save them?, Nature // Soundscape enrichment increases larval settlement rates for the brooding coral Porites astreoides, Royal Society Open Science, doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Sauver les coraux avec de la musique | Le blob, l'extra-média
Des enceintes sous-marines diffusent des sons de récif en bonne santé pour attirer les larves de coraux dans les zones détruites. Et ça fonctionne ! Un outil de plus pour restaurer les récifs et…
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November 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Sources : The super El Niño is cooking coral reefs — can lullabies and probiotics save them?, Nature // Soundscape enrichment increases larval settlement rates for the brooding coral Porites astreoides, Royal Society Open Science, doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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