proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician The (slow) thread collecting last year's features in #CurrentBiology as they move into the #OpenArchives (one year after publication) starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology #FreeAccess
The (slow) thread collecting last year's features in #CurrentBiology as they move into the #OpenArchives (one year after publication) starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology #FreeAccess
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (1/24): Dragons in danger. In my informal new year series on Fantastic species and where to find them, I had a look at the Komodo and other dragons. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/01/here-be-dragons.html #KomodoDragon #ecology #evolution #ProseAndPassion #zoology
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (1/24): Dragons in danger. In my informal new year series on Fantastic species and where to find them, I had a look at the Komodo and other dragons. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/01/here-be-dragons.html #KomodoDragon #ecology #evolution #ProseAndPassion #zoology
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (2/24): How to fit all species known to science onto one #FamilyTree of life. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-family-tree-of-life.html #ecology #evolution #ProseAndPassion #phylogenetics
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (2/24): How to fit all species known to science onto one #FamilyTree of life. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-family-tree-of-life.html #ecology #evolution #ProseAndPassion #phylogenetics
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (3/24): Life on plants, below and above ground. featuring work from @bkoskella and others. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-whole-holobiont.html #ecology #evolution #plants #microbiome #agriculture #science #ProseAndPassion
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (3/24): Life on plants, below and above ground. featuring work from @bkoskella and others. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-whole-holobiont.html
#ecology #evolution #plants #microbiome #agriculture #science #ProseAndPassion
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (4/24): Chemicals and plastics #pollution is the 5th of the #PlanetaryBoundaries confirmed to be breached. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/02/pollution-beyond-boundaries.html
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (4/24): Chemicals and plastics #pollution is the 5th of the #PlanetaryBoundaries confirmed to be breached. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/02/pollution-beyond-boundaries.html
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (5/24): The IPCC partial report on impact and adaptations came out at the end of Feb last year, but unfortunately, war happened and #ClimateChange was sidelined again, with lots of investment in fossil fuel infrastructure because #energy. This feature was my attempt to swim against the tide. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/03/climate-impacts-and-adaptations.html
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (5/24): The IPCC partial report on impact and adaptations came out at the end of Feb last year, but unfortunately, war happened and #ClimateChange was sidelined again, with lots of investment in fossil fuel infrastructure because #energy. This feature was my attempt to swim against the tide. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/03/climate-impacts-and-adaptations.html
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (6/24): #Antarctica won't be pristine environment much longer as invasive species and climate change move in. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/03/antarctic-under-threat.html #proseandpassion #science #environment #ClimateCatastrophe
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (6/24): #Antarctica won't be pristine environment much longer as invasive species and climate change move in. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/03/antarctic-under-threat.html #proseandpassion #science #environment #ClimateCatastrophe
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (7/24): #Mummification was more widely used than thought https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/04/mummification-for-all.html #proseandpassion #science #archaeology #history #mummies
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (7/24): #Mummification was more widely used than thought https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/04/mummification-for-all.html
#proseandpassion #science #archaeology #history #mummies
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (8/24): The impacts of the #Ukraine war on global #FoodSecurity https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/04/war-feeding-further-crises.html
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (8/24): The impacts of the #Ukraine war on global #FoodSecurity
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/04/war-feeding-further-crises.html
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (9/24): Ungulate with four letters ending with x? This feature about #reintroduction and #rewilding projects has two answers, oryx and ibex. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/05/oryx-ibex-et-al.html #science #conservation #ungulates #gazelles #ecology #oryx #ibex
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (9/24): Ungulate with four letters ending with x? This feature about #reintroduction and #rewilding projects has two answers, oryx and ibex. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/05/oryx-ibex-et-al.html #science #conservation #ungulates #gazelles #ecology #oryx #ibex
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (10/24): #MountainLakes, streams, and glaciers, often assumed to be pristine environments, are already suffering from anthropogenic change. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/05/changes-at-top.html #science #ecology #mountains #freshwater #anthropocene
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (10/24): #MountainLakes, streams, and glaciers, often assumed to be pristine environments, are already suffering from anthropogenic change. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/05/changes-at-top.html #science #ecology #mountains #freshwater #anthropocene
proseandpassion, 1 year ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (11/24): South American #wetlands being on fire was a problem I didn't see coming, but it is a serious one, caused by #deforestation in the #amazon. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/06/fire-and-water.html #science #ecology #environment #anthropocene For some reason, this is the most clicked science related entry on my blog ever (there are three older, culture-related ones above it in the all-time charts. Any clues?
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (11/24): South American #wetlands being on fire was a problem I didn't see coming, but it is a serious one, caused by #deforestation in the #amazon. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/06/fire-and-water.html #science #ecology #environment #anthropocene For some reason, this is the most clicked science related entry on my blog ever (there are three older, culture-related ones above it in the all-time charts. Any clues?
proseandpassion, 11 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (12/24): The energy balance of the #HunterGatherer life. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/06/why-we-waste-energy.html #science #ecology #environment #energy #humans #anthropology
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (12/24): The energy balance of the #HunterGatherer life. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/06/why-we-waste-energy.html #science #ecology #environment #energy #humans #anthropology
proseandpassion, 11 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (13/24): A look at the evidence showing that we are experiencing (and causing) the beginning of the #SixthMassExtinction https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-sixth-mass-extinction.html #science #ecology #evolution #extinction #anthropocene #ProseAndPassion
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (13/24): A look at the evidence showing that we are experiencing (and causing) the beginning of the #SixthMassExtinction https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-sixth-mass-extinction.html #science #ecology #evolution #extinction #anthropocene #ProseAndPassion
proseandpassion, 10 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (14/24): A look at new opportunities for #anosmia research in the wake of the Covid-19 #pandemic, which has produced a large number of new cases with a known cause and onset time. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/07/anosmia-gets-boost.html #science #ProseAndPassion
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (14/24): A look at new opportunities for #anosmia research in the wake of the Covid-19 #pandemic, which has produced a large number of new cases with a known cause and onset time. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/07/anosmia-gets-boost.html #science #ProseAndPassion
proseandpassion, 8 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (15/24): As #DeepSeaMining is moving closer to becoming industrial practice, I've had another look at the impact on marine ecosystems, including this time the noise issue. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/08/under-sea.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #MarineBiology
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (15/24): As #DeepSeaMining is moving closer to becoming industrial practice, I've had another look at the impact on marine ecosystems, including this time the noise issue. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/08/under-sea.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #MarineBiology
proseandpassion, 8 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (16/24): Genetic analyses reveal details of ancient plagues that killed millions who never knew what hit them. In contrast to #covid where we know the scientific details, even if some people choose to ignore them. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/08/from-plague-to-covid.html #science #ProseAndPassion #plague #InfectiousDisease
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (16/24): Genetic analyses reveal details of ancient plagues that killed millions who never knew what hit them. In contrast to #covid where we know the scientific details, even if some people choose to ignore them. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/08/from-plague-to-covid.html #science #ProseAndPassion #plague #InfectiousDisease
proseandpassion, 8 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (17/24): #UrbanEcology and #UrbanEvolution from bats to cockatoos. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/09/town-bat-vs-country-bat.html #science #ProseAndPassion #bats #birds #behaviour
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (17/24):
#UrbanEcology and #UrbanEvolution from bats to cockatoos. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/09/town-bat-vs-country-bat.html #science #ProseAndPassion #bats #birds #behaviour
proseandpassion, 7 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (18/24): Looking back at that record-breaking (northern) summer, I reflected on the impacts of the #ClimateCatastrophe. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-record-breaking-summer.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ExtremeWeather #drought
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (18/24): Looking back at that record-breaking (northern) summer, I reflected on the impacts of the #ClimateCatastrophe. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/09/a-record-breaking-summer.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ExtremeWeather #drought
proseandpassion, 7 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (20/24): For a special issue on #birds, some case studies of how the #ClimateCatastrophe affects various species, including some that act as early warning on climate impact, hence the title #ClimateCanaries: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/10/climate-canaries.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #climatechange
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (20/24): For a special issue on #birds, some case studies of how the #ClimateCatastrophe affects various species, including some that act as early warning on climate impact, hence the title #ClimateCanaries: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/10/climate-canaries.html
#science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #climatechange
proseandpassion, 7 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (19/24): Ooops, I overlooked the brief history of #donkeys. Eeyore wouldn't be surprised. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/10/on-origins-of-donkeys.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #asstodon #archaeology #ancientDNA #evolution #domestication
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (19/24): Ooops, I overlooked the brief history of #donkeys. Eeyore wouldn't be surprised. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/10/on-origins-of-donkeys.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #asstodon #archaeology #ancientDNA #evolution #domestication
proseandpassion, 6 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (21/24): All about #bananas https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/11/going-bananas.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #agriculture
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (21/24): All about #bananas https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/11/going-bananas.html #science #ProseAndPassion #ecology #agriculture
proseandpassion, 6 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (22/24): Extinct, me? Various ways in which #Neanderthals and #Denisovans are still among us / within us / relevant today. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/11/neanderthals-alive-and-well.html #science #ProseAndPassion #HumanEvolution #anthropology #genome #AncientDNA
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (22/24): Extinct, me? Various ways in which #Neanderthals and #Denisovans are still among us / within us / relevant today. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/11/neanderthals-alive-and-well.html #science #ProseAndPassion #HumanEvolution #anthropology #genome #AncientDNA
proseandpassion, 5 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (23/24): From #soundscape #ecology to soundcape #evolution: Acoustic communication in animals more widespread than thought, and thus also more deeply rooted in evolution. http://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/12/soundscape-evolution.html
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (23/24): From #soundscape #ecology to soundcape #evolution: Acoustic communication in animals more widespread than thought, and thus also more deeply rooted in evolution. http://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/12/soundscape-evolution.html
proseandpassion, 5 months ago Galician 2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (24/24): #InvasiveSpecies are typically introduced by humans, either accidentally or just stupidly. I rounded up some examples of the damage they cause and what can be done against it. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/12/fighting-invaders.html #science #ecology
2022's features in #CurrentBiology now in the #OpenArchives (24/24): #InvasiveSpecies are typically introduced by humans, either accidentally or just stupidly. I rounded up some examples of the damage they cause and what can be done against it.
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/12/fighting-invaders.html
#science #ecology
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