It is hard to fathom that a mere 70,000 to 40,000 years ago, homo sapiens shared the planet with at least 6 other human species.

Analysis of single-nucleus RNA-Seq data from brain cortical regions.

Evolution is in the details:
Regulatory differences in modern human and Neanderthal 🏺🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Supports the value of gene regulation studies for the evolution of human cognitive abilities

Happy Americans and Europeans Agree on the Date Day.

I have seen some huge rats in Boston over the last year. #R.O.U.S.

They become Bond villains.

If someone starts a sentence with "I believe" to make a point about a scientific topic, that person most likely does not understand the science or ignores the science.

Unfortunately, you may be right.

While I am ok with people taking their own risks, such as drinking raw milk, people should be fully aware of those risks. While more studies are certainly needed, the risks described in this article greatly outweigh one man's greed. This is why FDA exists, since companies cannot self regulate.

Ancient footprints capture coexistence of two kinds of human ancestor About 1.5 million years ago, early members of our genus Homo walked along a lakeshore in Africa within hours of another kind of hominin, likely Paranthropus

Imagine the odds of this being discovered 1.5 million years later.

I am not a good photographer, but just returned from Austria after 2 weeks of work. Had some time for touring, and this is my favorite picture of Salzburg.

Just finished Red Rabbit by @alexgrecian.bsky.social. Really enjoyed it. Old West and horror is a great mashup.

I may get one too. I'll wait a few while they work out the bugs for a few months.