New paper klaxon! Neanderthals in the Desert? Our new paper suggests that Neanderthals may have been responsible for producing MIS 3 Middle Palaeolithic Levallois blanks in northern Arabia! Have a look at this: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Neanderthals in the desert? Population history best explains Middle Palaeolithic technological heterogeneity in Arabia

Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia present a rich record of hominin occupations between ca. 100 and 50 thousand years ago (ka) at a critical biogeogr…

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Had an amazing time discussing the newest enamel nanostructure misorientation work by @mackiecohara.bsky.social today. Thank you to @nicholaslab.bsky.social for letting me lead discussion! 🦷

In Chicago tomorrow? Join me at Uncontrolled Variables, a science/comedy show, where I’ll discuss my bioarchaeology work at Amarna, Egypt! 7:30pm, Lincoln Lodge.

Read the whole article - but also bring it to your departments, your unions, your senate committees.

Opinion | The Faculty Workload Myth

Politicians think faculty members don’t teach enough. Here’s what the data says.

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Teeth are amazing. Sometimes fame-seeking paleoanthropolgists are not. www.science.org/content/arti...

Why were mysterious ancient humans found in an African cave all female?

Analysis of fossil proteins deepens mystery of the enigmatic Homo naledi

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“…genetic load did not accumulate over time, arguing against progressive genetic deterioration as a driver of Neanderthal extinction.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genetic diversity of late Neanderthals in northwestern Europe - Nature

Genetic sequencing of multiple late Neanderthals living less than 52,500 years ago provides an overview of genetic diversity and demonstrates that even low-coverage nuclear genome data can increase re...

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Scary stuff, although LUC appears to be okay? Time will tell. kylesaunders.com/university-m...

Mapping the Structural Divide

1,556 U.S. colleges and universities mapped on Institutional Resilience, Post-College Market Position, and AI Exposure.

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I had no idea men played soccer, too! Good for them! Go boy soccer!! ⚽️

Awesome study by the AMAZING @mackiecohara.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Enamel nanocrystal misorientation increased with meat-eating and agriculture - Nature

An analysis of enamel nanocrystal misorientation in primate and human teeth across three major dietary shifts in human evolution shows that misorientation increased with harder diets, suggesting that ...

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If you are around Chicago on June 16th, come have a beer and learn about the evolution and development of sexual diversity.

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Earliest evidence for invasive mitigation of dental caries by Neanderthals

Neanderthal medical knowledge has long attracted scholarly interest. Evidence suggests they cared for sick, injured, and elderly group members, with possible use of medicinal plants. However, it remai...

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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Last appearance of Homo erectus at Ngandong, Java, 117,000–108,000 years ago - Nature

Bayesian modelling of radiometric age estimates provides a robust chronology for Homo erectus at Ngandong (Java), confirming that this site currently represents the last known occurrence of this speci...

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Hantavirus with RFK, Jr. in charge will be biblical levels of plague.

Rudy Giuliani is in ‘critical condition’ in a Florida hospital. I hope he gets the level of care he deserves.

Never have 4 people more wished they were still in the deepest, darkest recesses of outer space.

Event (also on zoom): Managing human remains: Scientific analyses, museum conservation, sharing data, and caring for human osteological collections. May 18th, 2026 at 9:15 am to 7 pm (Geneva time). Registration link: framaforms.org/managing-hum...

NYT bringing us the top-notch problems of our day.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4mo ago

Bananas are ticking time bombs. One moment, they’re yellow, velvety, and tender; the next, they’re a brown, mushy, goopy mess. Here’s everything you need to know about prolonging a banana’s golden era for as long as possible. nyti.ms/4dUwYOV

Came into my lab with every. single. floor. outlet filled with water. Love this for me. 😭

Recorded this so long ago - happy to see it out! A lot of shenanigans, a little bit of science. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

8. The Chewing Machine (Dr. Kristin Krueger and Gena Gephart)

Podcast Episode · Uncontrolled Variables · January 1 · 57m

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Gorgeous day at Loyola Chicago! ☀️

Join us!

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

Along with Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall, Birute Galdikas (10 May 1946 - 24 March 2026) was one of The Trimates 🏺🧪 The Trimates were the first women to establish long-term studies of great apes in the wild. They were all mentored by Louis Leakey. The Leakey Foundation @leakeyfoundation.org

PaleoAnthropology@qafzeh.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Origin Stories: Biruté Mary Galdikas - 50 Years with Orangutans @leakeyfoundation.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMUx...

Come join Dr. Tomczak and me at the LUC Department Fair!

Examples of how awesome my undergrad students are here at LUC. I adore the Chew Crew!

Accepted! Thanks to @iantowle.bsky.social for including me! 🦷

Cheers from Colorado. 🌲 🏔️

Celebrating 40 years of the Dental Anthropology Association! 🦷 with Prof. Peter Ungar closing out our symposium.

3 academic generations! What an honor to stand between these two anthro giants! #AABAs

Sometimes you have to go to Denver to spend time together. #AABAs