Would chimpanzees or bonobos huddle before a penalty shootout in the World Cup? 🐵⚽ In both species, reassuring body contact promotes social tolerance, read more in our new study led by Jake Brooker out now in @royalsociety.org Proc B. (doi.org/10.1098/rspb...) A thread of the main findings 🧵 (1/10)

A new species of monkey described from the forests of DRC! 🐒 www.bbc.com/news/article...

New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

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🚨*New Paper Alert*🚨 Excited to share our latest paper, published today in @asab.org, showing that #exploration and #problem-solving behaviours in #wild red #foxes are explained by length, not rate, of #urbanisation 🦊🧠🧩🌃 #CoexistProject Link to paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Our paper is out now! 🎉📝 We describe how we work to address barriers faced by students and early-career researchs in the animal behaviour field, through our mentorships and microgrants. We hope that this can inspire and provide practical resources for others hoping to do the same!

The animal behaviour collective: building confidence and breaking barriers through community

Despite increasing efforts to diversify the field of animal behaviour, systemic barriers continue to limit access and inclusion for researchers from h…

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Big congrats to @morfjoe.bsky.social on this exciting new paper in Science Advances! We provide evidence that larger flocks of migratory birds navigate more accurately toward their target direction than smaller ones

Joe Morford@morfjoe.bsky.social · last mo.

The WISDOM OF CROWDS emerges in flocks of thousands of migrating songbirds! Excited to share our work published by @aaas.org in Science Advances! doi.org/10.1126/scia...

In experimental studies, a preference for collaboration emerges early in child development and is considered a cornerstone of socio-cognitive development. In our recent study in published in JEP:G we challenge this assumption: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...

Neat new paper on primate neurocognitive evolution, featuring the @manyprimates.bsky.social MP1 data!

Kai Caspar@nomascus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New study on the evolution of primate cognition, brain size, sensory and motor functions, prompted by "recent work showing fishes perform as well as primates on various cognitive tests." 🐟🦍🧪 Great to see such broad comparative perspectives driving research. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This...it's all connected. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The hidden consequences of elephant extinction

The absence of African elephants impairs the ecological role of dung beetles

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Two postdoc positions at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna in the research area of human-animal interactions: www.vetmeduni.ac.at/fileadmin/v/...

Enjoyed reading 'Our Science, Ourselves' by Christa Kuljian (2024). It describes the sociobiology debates from the perspective of female scientists who raised concerns about its inherent sexism and whose (intersectional) voices were not always heard. 🧪 @umasspress.bsky.social #ehbea #hbes #cultevol

🎓 Fully Funded PhD in Human Ecology & Behaviour – Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany 🌿 Field-based research in Nicaragua | Longitudinal behavioural analysis + ecology 🎓 Eligibility: Master’s 🔗 higherjobz.com/fully-funded... #PhD @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social

Fully Funded PhD Human Ecology Germany 2026 | Max Planck | HigherJobz

Apply for fully funded PhD in Human Ecology & Behaviour at Max Planck Institute, Leipzig, Germany. Open to Master’s graduates.

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Is bigger always better? For social animals, group size is a dilemma: big groups face more internal competition, yet hold an edge over smaller neighbors. 33 years of data on 12 wild capuchin groups reveals how these forces shape behavior. Out today in *Nat Eco & Evo*: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sharing this screen grab from a friend at NIH (with permission). This is a checklist program officers have to complete before a grant can be awarded. The first question: "Is this grant All Clean/Clear in the NIH Text analysis Tool?" 🧵1/3

Research Assistant position working on eye-tracking and parenting cognition in macaques, linked to Yuri Kawaguchi's BBSRC Fellowship. Join us at NTU! @yurikawaguchi.bsky.social vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Assistant in Primate Cognition:Hybrid

Research Assistant in Primate Cognition working with captive rhesus macaques to improve animal welfare.

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PLS RT📣 Two Postdoc jobs at #mpaib with Serena Ding on collective behavior of worms (Never seen a "wormuration"? That's them in green) 🪱 social dynamics of collective dispersal: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/2... 🪱 sensory ecology of worm towers: bewerbermanagement.net/jobposting/7...

Santa Marta Climate Conference is the first international summit on transitioning away from fossil fuels - after decades of gridlock, it could be a game changer for climate diplomacy and action @ninalakhani.bsky.social sets out what to expect #climatecrisis drilled.media/news/santa-m...

What to Expect at the Santa Marta Climate Conference

Colombia and the Netherlands will host government ministers, scientists, Indigenous peoples, and civil society groups from at least 50 states, determined to work together to figure out a just transiti...

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📣New paper!🎉 Vampire bats, lobster fishing gangs, and forest spirits! They all help to prevent the tragedy of the commons - I propose a framework for categorising sustainability solutions through a collective intelligence lens so we can compare them across species, cultures, & cognitive abilities

Cooperative sustainability: a case for collective intelligence

Abstract. Group-dwelling species face challenges that can be overcome with collective intelligence (CI): problem-solving abilities of collectives that outp

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We have an open MSc Project Position at the Urban Vervet Project, and are currently looking for a motivated teammate to discover species interactions in a human altered environment 👇🏼 For more INFO👇🏼

“if Americans are vigilant and forceful, none of these scenarios should work. Knowledge of history can change the future. The biggest barrier to Trump carrying out a coup is not his weakness, but the public’s refusal to obey in advance”

Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 4mo ago

You need to read this. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been warning us since 2016 about Trump. He knows: he’s one of world’s leading experts on authoritarianism & always ahead of the game. V proud to publish him in @thenerve.news. He’s an essential voice. www.thenerve.news/p/donald-tru...

Very excited to share this new paper led by @rrsfhansen.bsky.social just published in Communications Sustainability: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Dr Rebecca Koomen@rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 New paper lead by @rrsfhansen.bsky.social We tested the cooperative sustainability of groups who were either politically homogenous (4 republicans or 4 democrats), mixed (2 from each party), or misaligned (1 outnumbered republican or democrat). www.nature.com/articles/s44...

📣 New paper lead by @rrsfhansen.bsky.social We tested the cooperative sustainability of groups who were either politically homogenous (4 republicans or 4 democrats), mixed (2 from each party), or misaligned (1 outnumbered republican or democrat). www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Post-doc opportunity on comparative cognition and movement dynamics in corvids with the brilliant Prof Debbie Kelly at the University of Manitoba

Last few days to apply.....

Shona Duguid@shona-d.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Applications are now open for a PhD on collaborative problem-solving with @nicolacutting.bsky.social and myself. The deadline is soon (31st March) so get in touch with questions. jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

🚨Job alert!🚨 The Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS announces 2 junior Professor (W1) positions: A W1 Tenure track Professorship in Evolutionary Modelling (shorturl.at/FN102) and a W1 Professorship (non Tenure-track) in Primatology (shorturl.at/sH0Mk) Deadline: April 6 2026! Please share! 🔄

Looking for a postdoc? Letter of Intent deadline for the Human Frontiers postdoc fellowship is in early May! www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp... My husband had one of these and they were a great funder to work with. Get in touch if you think I/my lab might be a good fit for your research ideas!

Applications are now open for a PhD on collaborative problem-solving with @nicolacutting.bsky.social and myself. The deadline is soon (31st March) so get in touch with questions. jobs.yorksj.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

3-year Independent Post-doc in Animal Behavior based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama! Three positions, each including salary & a research budget. Applications due April, 15th. DM if you are interesting in developing a project with us! stri.si.edu/academic-pro...

"In the future, we hope to have no immigrants in the UK. That's the end goal." (President of University of Bristol's Reform UK Society). When people tell you who they are, believe them.

The Reform UK youth wing driving the party’s reach on campus

To gain momentum, young supporters are trying to appeal to students from across the right

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📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us ❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world 👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity 📆19th April deadline tinyurl.com/343acaev #maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia 🙏PLEASE SHARE

Interested in understanding how bumblebees are responding to climate change? Well look no further than a competition funded PhD position with me and Rachael Dudaniec at Macquarie University, Sydney 🇦🇺 Details below ⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

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