A "humbling" research finding: Sperm whales communicate surprisingly like us Their vocalizations have “close parallels in the phonetics and phonology of human languages."

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World-first study exposes the breadth of bottom trawling's catch - Oceanographic Study reveals that bottom trawling catches more than 3,000 fish species, including critically endangered sharks, rays and seahorses.

So sickeningly wasteful! Humanity, let's get a grip! oceanographicmagazine.com/news/world-f...

Sonia and I were so happy both to see my old colleagues from the 1990s as well as meet the new, capable and committed folks in charge of the CPRC. It is great to see the Cayo rhesus have such… | Cleve... Sonia and I were so happy both to see my old colleagues from the 1990s as well as meet the new, capable and committed folks in charge of the CPRC. It is great to see the Cayo rhesus have such passiona...

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Finishing Dom Phillips’ posthumous book was ‘the hardest thing emotionally’ co-authors say “The journalist should not be part of the story.” Jonathan Watts, British journalist based in Brazil, recalls the words of fellow British journalist Dom Phillips and the challenges they posed to finis...

“For me, it’s all about collaboration and solidarity. That’s really what this is a gesture of,” says @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, who led a group of expert writers to finish Phillips’ book. ‪@andrew.intercept.com.br
My latest for @mongabay.com
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It's been 3 years since journalist Dom Philips and Brazilian Indigenous rights defender Bruno Pereira were murdered in the Amazon

The @mongabay.com staffers who knew them were especially shocked & saddened

But good to see The Guardian has a new podcast series abt what happened & what we know, now:

Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps turning on itself

A chimpanzee "civil war?"

No....seriously

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ICYMI: Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari introduced Articles of Impeachment against Pete Hegseth.

Yembe! Cleve vs the White Breath-Stealing Moth of Mondika

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Has Europe finally found its spine? Thanks to Italy and Spain for standing up to the Big Bombing Bully, the USA. Hopefully more will join them. Courage is courageous!

First Contacts with the Zémongo Chimpanzees YouTube video by Cleve Hicks

A top priority of our research mission this year is to revisit the stunning Zémongo ecosystem to the east of Chinko, CAR. Here you can see the highlights of our visit last, where we found it to be wall-to-wall with #chimpanzees! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzmv...

A glimpse into the heart of the Chinko-Vovodo Forest YouTube video by Cleve Hicks

As my team plunges back into the Chinko ecosystem for the 2026 field season, check out these fantastic glimpses of forest life recorded by the cameras of Ph.D. candidate Nora Bennamoun last season... www.youtube.com/watch?v=81t1...

The US and Israel Are Not Winning the War It is possible that one day they will. But this war is not yet remotely the triumphant, quick and glorious victory American and Israeli officials assured their populations they would enjoy.

The US and Israel Are Not Winning the War • It is possible that one day they will. But this war is not yet remotely the triumphant, quick and glorious victory American and Israeli officials assured their populations they would enjoy.

The ‘Red Chimps’ vs ‘The Black Chimps’ of the Ngotto Forest: How we see the world is filtered through culture and context All photos and illustrations by the author, unless otherwise noted

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Extreme Heat Is Driving Chimps Into Caves | Evolution Earth YouTube video by PBS

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The Voice of Hind Rajab - Official Trailer YouTube video by Madman Films

This is a stunning and horrifying movie. Thanks to our monstrous 'leaders', something like what happened to little #HindRajab is happening daily in the Middle East. Is this what the USA wants our legacy to be?
The Voice of Hind Rajab
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“Why is it that these apparently liberal democracies in the West are such incredibly violent warmongers?”

The soy industry just gutted the Amazon’s best protection Now the banks that finance Big Soy have to step up

The soy industry just gutted the Amazon’s best protection
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The US and Israel Liberate Iran by Setting it on Fire, Poisoning the Air, Bombing Schools YouTube video by Glenn Greenwald

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Epic Fury • EQUATOR The adoration of force has become the West’s ruling passion

Epic Fury
The Editors
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Jeffrey Sachs: We Are Now in the Early Days of World War III YouTube video by Glenn Diesen

Most disturbing re this global meltdown of violence & death: y do most European leaders go alng w the #MadnessofKingDonald, as he & his #neocon buddies blow up the world? Are they scared of him? Do they secretly admire him? Will they wake up to the evil of #USEmpire? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeRE...

Did the First Human Ancestors Arise in the Balkans and Then Migrate to Africa? A 7.2-Million-Year-Old Femur Found in Bulgaria Rewrites the History of Evolution An international team of researchers has presented this week the analysis of a fossil discovered in Bulgaria that could radically change the accepted timeline regarding the appearance of the first hum...

Did the First Human Ancestors Arise in the Balkans and Then Migrate to Africa? A 7.2-Million-Year-Old Femur Found in Bulgaria Rewrites the History of Evolution: www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2026/03/d...

Cuando aprendemos de la naturaleza, recordamos quiénes somos YouTube video by “Cafecito y charla”

'En nuestro podcast conversamos con un primatólogo extranjero, un amante profundo de la naturaleza y de los animales, quien nos dejó una reflexión poderosa: los humanos tenemos mucho que aprender de otras especies.'
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It looks like the US used Claude AI to strike the girls' school in southern Iran, killing 168 It’s been a couple of days since comedian Omid Djalili launched a bizarre attack on Zack Polanski, accusing the Green leader of spreading “misinformation” on Twitter.

It's clear that the primary motivation of US warmongers & their benevolent AI targeting systems is the liberation of Iranian girls from theocracy. If a few dozens or 100s of these girls get blown to pieces along the way, that’s just the price of freedom.
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The Sweaterlitchers: An Absurd Romp For decades, some buddies have maintained a silly listserv, called “sweaterlitching,” dating back to the early days of email.

I heartily recommend a daily dose of some madcap arbsurdism from my dear brother Walker Hicks. He is somehow able to maintain his droll, deadpan sense of humor even when elaborating on the ridiculous Sweaterlitchings his wordplay game produces! Link here:
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How Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved Not quite like a hominin, but with extended hip posture similar to Ardipithecus ramidus

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Chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Now only two are left. In the 1960s and '70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain, and one question still lingers: Was it worth it?

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Rubio declared a return to brutal western colonialism - and Europe applauded In Munich, the US announced its intent to crush all opposition to its permanent status as imperial top dog, even if that means destroying everything, and all of us, in the process

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