Flamingos famously get their pink colour from carotenoid pigments in their diet. This new #RSOS paper shows that another dietary pigment, riboflavin or vitamin B2, contributes to yellow skin coloration in #reptiles: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Flamingos famously get their pink colour from carotenoid pigments in their diet. This new #RSOS paper shows that another dietary pigment, riboflavin or vitamin B2, contributes to yellow skin coloration in #reptiles: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
This new #RSOS paper used teeth from black #bears to estimate age and the age of first reproduction. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 10, 2026 at 8:01 AM
This new #RSOS paper used teeth from black #bears to estimate age and the age of first reproduction. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
This #RSOS study uses a mathematical model to explore how different training programs affect bone health in Thoroughbred #racehorses: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This #RSOS study uses a mathematical model to explore how different training programs affect bone health in Thoroughbred #racehorses: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
New from #RSOS: #Snakes are perceived as more threatening and disgusting in urban compared to natural environments. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
New from #RSOS: #Snakes are perceived as more threatening and disgusting in urban compared to natural environments. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Possible social medication in bumblebees.
In this study, bumblebees exposed to a fungus that affects larvae progressively increased their preference for artificial nectar containing quercetin (a vegetable antioxidant with antimicrobial properties)
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In this study, bumblebees exposed to a fungus that affects larvae progressively increased their preference for artificial nectar containing quercetin (a vegetable antioxidant with antimicrobial properties)
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October 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Possible social medication in bumblebees.
In this study, bumblebees exposed to a fungus that affects larvae progressively increased their preference for artificial nectar containing quercetin (a vegetable antioxidant with antimicrobial properties)
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
In this study, bumblebees exposed to a fungus that affects larvae progressively increased their preference for artificial nectar containing quercetin (a vegetable antioxidant with antimicrobial properties)
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
#Insects expend energy to stay airborne, but how this cost changes with speed has remained unclear. This #RSOS paper measured the energetic cost of flight across a range of airspeeds in #bumblebees, desert locusts, blowflies and hawkmoths: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
#Insects expend energy to stay airborne, but how this cost changes with speed has remained unclear. This #RSOS paper measured the energetic cost of flight across a range of airspeeds in #bumblebees, desert locusts, blowflies and hawkmoths: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
New from #RSOS: Self-compassion is linked to positive affect and buffers declines in self-esteem. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
New from #RSOS: Self-compassion is linked to positive affect and buffers declines in self-esteem. Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Researchers have discovered a new species of extinct #crocodile from Egypt, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx. Read the full #RSOS paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #palaeontology @palaeoburke.bsky.social
October 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Researchers have discovered a new species of extinct #crocodile from Egypt, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx. Read the full #RSOS paper: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #palaeontology @palaeoburke.bsky.social
Traditional studies require animals to be in front of cameras to understand how they move. This #RSOS study shows that their body movements can be recreated with accuracy comparable to traditional videography, even when the animals are not visible: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Traditional studies require animals to be in front of cameras to understand how they move. This #RSOS study shows that their body movements can be recreated with accuracy comparable to traditional videography, even when the animals are not visible: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
#RSOS in @washingtonpost.com | Cranial anatomy of the Middle Eocene Egyptian crocodylian Herugavialis cairensis provides new insights into gavialoid diversity in the Mediterranean region: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/10/07/scientists-discovered-crocodile-they-never-knew-existed/
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October 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
#RSOS in @washingtonpost.com | Cranial anatomy of the Middle Eocene Egyptian crocodylian Herugavialis cairensis provides new insights into gavialoid diversity in the Mediterranean region: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026...
#Helianthus, sunflower
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany
October 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
New from #RSOS: Concordance of next-generation sequencing and conventional microbiology for pathogen detection and antimicrobial resistance prediction in #pneumonia: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
New from #RSOS: Concordance of next-generation sequencing and conventional microbiology for pathogen detection and antimicrobial resistance prediction in #pneumonia: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Introducing Herugavialis cairensis.
A new genus of fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the Middle Eocene of Egypt. Recovered from the Mokattam Formation, Herugavialis was found from the same rocks used to build the Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt.
Read here:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
A new genus of fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the Middle Eocene of Egypt. Recovered from the Mokattam Formation, Herugavialis was found from the same rocks used to build the Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt.
Read here:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Introducing Herugavialis cairensis.
A new genus of fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the Middle Eocene of Egypt. Recovered from the Mokattam Formation, Herugavialis was found from the same rocks used to build the Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt.
Read here:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
A new genus of fossil gavialoid crocodylian from the Middle Eocene of Egypt. Recovered from the Mokattam Formation, Herugavialis was found from the same rocks used to build the Great Sphinx and pyramids of Egypt.
Read here:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Do #OpenScience advocates walk the talk? Evidence from positive position papers: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
October 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Do #OpenScience advocates walk the talk? Evidence from positive position papers: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
Aegis? The one with the bad/good habit of engaging RSOs?
October 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Aegis? The one with the bad/good habit of engaging RSOs?
Introducing Herugavialis cairensis, a newly recognised Eocene gavialoid crocodylian from Egypt from the same geological formation as the rocks used to build the Sphinx, led by @palaeoburke.bsky.social (with @stephanspiekman.bsky.social + @hesham-sallam.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Introducing Herugavialis cairensis, a newly recognised Eocene gavialoid crocodylian from Egypt from the same geological formation as the rocks used to build the Sphinx, led by @palaeoburke.bsky.social (with @stephanspiekman.bsky.social + @hesham-sallam.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Built for bulk: posture, microanatomy and soft tissue shaped gigantism in Sauropoda royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Built for bulk: posture, microanatomy and soft tissue shaped gigantism in Sauropoda
Abstract. Sauropodomorph dinosaurs show how appendicular skeletal architecture accommodated extreme increases in body mass. Although sauropod gigantism has
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October 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Built for bulk: posture, microanatomy and soft tissue shaped gigantism in Sauropoda royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
This #RSOS paper studied the nasal and gut bacteria of two sub-Arctic #seal species - the harbour seal and the ringed seal - to understand how their microbiomes relate to health and ecology: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This #RSOS paper studied the nasal and gut bacteria of two sub-Arctic #seal species - the harbour seal and the ringed seal - to understand how their microbiomes relate to health and ecology: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Music charts are more than hit records: they reveal how musical success and public attention changes over time. Analysing decades of #Billboard song and album data, this #RSOS study compares how songs and albums enter, leave, return, and move within the charts: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
October 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Music charts are more than hit records: they reveal how musical success and public attention changes over time. Analysing decades of #Billboard song and album data, this #RSOS study compares how songs and albums enter, leave, return, and move within the charts: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
New from #RSOS: Catastrophising and meaning-making after stressful life experiences: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #psychology
October 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New from #RSOS: Catastrophising and meaning-making after stressful life experiences: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #psychology
a warm welcome to herugavialis cairensis, a gavialoid from middle eocene egypt 🐊 originally described as a species of tomistoma, h. cairensis is redescribed by burke et al. as an early-diverging gavialoid in an #openaccess paper
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October 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
a warm welcome to herugavialis cairensis, a gavialoid from middle eocene egypt 🐊 originally described as a species of tomistoma, h. cairensis is redescribed by burke et al. as an early-diverging gavialoid in an #openaccess paper
royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
(art by adel lee)
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(art by adel lee)
Interested in joining the #RSOS editorial board? We seek enthusiastic & engaged Associate Editors who will perform a range of valuable tasks for the journal and the communities it serves. The application deadline is 30 October 2026. Find out more: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/pages/e...
October 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Interested in joining the #RSOS editorial board? We seek enthusiastic & engaged Associate Editors who will perform a range of valuable tasks for the journal and the communities it serves. The application deadline is 30 October 2026. Find out more: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/pages/e...
Cranial anatomy of the Middle Eocene Egyptian crocodylian Herugavialis cairensis provides new insights into gavialoid diversity in the Mediterranean region royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Cranial anatomy of the Middle Eocene Egyptian crocodylian Herugavialis cairensis provides new insights into gavialoid diversity in the Mediterranean region
Abstract. Gavialoidea is presently composed of only two extant crocodylian species, the Indian gharial Gavialis gangeticus, and the false gharial Tomistoma
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October 7, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Cranial anatomy of the Middle Eocene Egyptian crocodylian Herugavialis cairensis provides new insights into gavialoid diversity in the Mediterranean region royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
