Reposted by CaporalScience Magazine @science.org · 19/03/2026Following the first independent investigation in 50 years of Monte Verde—a landmark archaeological site in Chile—researchers in Science report that it may be much younger than previously believed. scim.ag/47TTlQy 0216
Reposted by CaporalSar Crespi @boron110.bsky.social · 20/03/2026This week on the @science.org podcast, new results suggest it may be time to rethink the peopling of the Americas. Lizzie Wade describes the history of tumult in the field and what it will take to change minds LISTEN HERE: www.science.org/content/podc... 063
Reposted by CaporalHarry Fokkens @harryfokkens.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Proud that after five years of careful analysis and discussion our paper "Lasting Lower Rhine-Meuse forager ancestry shaped Bell Beaker expansion" has now been published.doi.orgLasting Lower Rhine–Meuse forager ancestry shaped Bell Beaker expansion - NatureA distinctive population with high hunter-gatherer ancestry persisted 3,000 years later than in most European regions, contributing to later Lower Rhine–Meuse Bell Beaker users. 44516
Reposted by CaporalMichael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 30/01/2026How long people live in countries such as Sweden is now roughly equally dependent on genes and environment 🧪 I suspect that's what many people assume anyway, but twin studies had suggested genes play a smaller role www.newscientist.com/article/2513...newscientist.comOur lifespans may be half down to genes and half to the environmentA reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we inherit, and on where we live and what we do 1103
Reposted by CaporalArchaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social · 30/01/2026New archaeological analysis of the bronzetti figurines of Sardinia has changed the picture of copper in the Bronze Age: The Nuragic people who lived on the island may have traded the metal as far as Scandinavia. archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2026/artifacts/sardinian-bronze-figurines/ 0184
Reposted by CaporalUndi @idnu.eurosky.social · 01/01/2026Se puede ver en youtube subtitulada en español youtu.be/6qiBk6oQ1RI?...youtu.be"Metrópolis" (1927) Fritz LangYouTube video by Fantasías Comunicativas de Ayer y Hoy 26433
Reposted by CaporalGeorgy Kurakin @georgykurakin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025A new video by the Crossroads II project tells the story of how people populated North America. New dating methods and DNA analysis provide new insights about these prehistoric times 🧪🧬 #history 12610
Reposted by CaporalDr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Thank you Andrea Foster (arfoster49 on Threads) for fixing the headline. 🧪 614136
Reposted by CaporalSilvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Someone claimed ancient volcanoes emitted more CO₂ than humans ever could. The data says otherwise. Siberian Traps (252 million years ago): 0.02–0.13 gigatons of CO₂ per year, over ~300,000–500,000 years Humans today: ~36 gigatons per year 🧵 🧪 #SciComm buff.ly/grYHtucyoutube.comHumans vs Volcanoes: The Shocking Carbon TruthSomeone said volcanic eruptions release way more CO₂ than humans ever could. But the science tells a different story. The Siberian Traps released massive carbon over 300,000-500,000 years, only… 1125
Reposted by CaporalRodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez @rodrigofg.bsky.social · 26/10/2025This is a super fun watch that will make you have a greater appreciation for a tool many of us use on a daily basis 🧪 youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0?...youtu.bePython: The Documentary | An origin storyYouTube video by CultRepo 095
Reposted by CaporalScience X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Analysis of the Dresden Codex shows the Maya predicted solar eclipses for centuries by aligning lunar cycles with their 260-day calendar and updating eclipse tables to correct for astronomical errors. doi.org/g974qmphys.orgHow the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuriesThe Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics. 0102
Reposted by CaporalJavi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪pnas.orgModeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale | PNASUrbanization was one of the most significant transitions in human history, yet explanations for the rise and expansion of early cities remain conte... 12410
Reposted by CaporalJavi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025[...divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification]. The simulation of judgment in LLMs | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans... 072
Reposted by CaporalJean-Paul Marthoz @jpmarthoz.bsky.social · 21/10/2025You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o... @mariaramirez.bsky.social @eduardosuarez.bsky.social @marialorentest.bsky.socialnytimes.comOpinion | You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. 021
Reposted by CaporalMaría Ramírez @mariaramirez.bsky.social · 21/10/2025“Spanish has become a sanctioned indicator of potential criminality in the United States of America,” writes Carlos Lozada @nytopinion.nytimes.com 054
Reposted by CaporalJack Ryan 🙏🧪 @jacksonwryan.com · 20/10/2025There are two important mantras I follow as a science journalist: 1. Uncertainty is okay! 2. Read the damn paper. We gotta do the second a lot more if we're going to rely on scientific data to tell stories, folks. 🧪 nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/read-the-d...nobreakthroughs.substack.comRead the Damn Paper100,000 'Addicts' vs. Mainstream Media 0225
Reposted by CaporalRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/10/202515 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. 12544091359
Reposted by CaporalCraig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 16/10/2025the fact that John Brown doesn't hold the same place in the US national imaginary that Emiliano Zapata does in Mexico tells you a lot about the two countries 07919
Reposted by CaporalJoseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Wow. just wow. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 214533
Reposted by CaporalKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 29/09/2025Nice piece by Julian Spector on how one of the largest American HVAC manufacturers is integrating batteries into its residential heat pumps and ACs. It's a great idea, but success depends substantially on utility regulators recognizing (and paying for) its value in avoiding poles-and-wires spending. 117720
Reposted by CaporalXavi Cugat - Energía @revenergetica.com · 24/09/2025La fotovoltaica superó por primera vez el sábado (48.005GWh) a los 48.000GWh/año. Hoy ya va por 48.183GWh/año Para poner en contexto el sábado la nuclear llevaba 52.413GWh/año y la eólica 57.921GWh/año. Año = los últimos 365 días. 0277
Reposted by CaporalJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Free speech censorship Political hit lists Detentions w/o due process Internment camps Military in our streets Corrupted law enforcement Demonization of vulnerable communities Coercion of private institutions MSM amplifying state propaganda We are not barreling towards fascism. We are in it. 379107853993
Reposted by CaporalSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 12/09/2025Brazil is sending its election denier to prison for 27 years. We sent ours back to the White House. Brazil already lived under military dictatorship and saw the threat clearly. We failed to protect our democracy. We need to learn from Brazil before it’s too late. 16445146
Reposted by CaporalKaren Goodlett @goodlettk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025I’m sure no words are needed. 🖼️ 🏺 #Banksy #Erasure #Graffiti #Art #Protest #Gaza #Genocide 1368
Reposted by CaporalKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2025BREAKING: Chilling words about Trump and the 2026 elections by Illinois Governor Pritzker: "He would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control." 731436563
Reposted by CaporalJavi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪science.orgMammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, tooFossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location 0103
Reposted by CaporalDr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 29/08/2025White person discovered it after an unnamed Native American told them about it. They just say it right out loud. Colonialism in science is wild. 36916
Reposted by CaporalMobility Behaviour👨🎓 @davidloisuned.bsky.social · 30/08/2025"Las partículas de desgaste de los neumáticos representan aproximadamente el 45 % de todos los microplásticos presentes en sistemas terrestres y acuáticos. La lluvia las arrastra acabando en arroyos, lagos, ríos y océanos" theconversation.com/one-of-the-b...theconversation.comOne of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tiresRain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life. 18166
Reposted by CaporalJoaquín Sevilla @joaquinsevilla.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Casi la mitad de los micro plásticos son de los coches. La de cosas mierder que acarrea el coche... 12513
Reposted by CaporalFriedemann Weber @friedemann.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability. Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (😀) provide new evidence www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)science.orgThe rise of rideable horsesEarly horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability 052
Reposted by CaporalKristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 21/08/2025livescience.comThe first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans. 36519
Reposted by CaporalRosi Fregel @rfregel.bsky.social · 21/08/2025The AADR Visualizer: An ArcGIS Online Visualizer for ancient human DNA from the Allen Ancient DNA Resource academic.oup.com/bioinformati...academic.oup.comThe AADR Visualizer: An ArcGIS Online Visualizer for ancient human DNA from the Allen Ancient DNA ResourceAbstractMotivation. The AADR Visualizer is designed to be a public, user-friendly, web-based graphical user interface for visualizing and filtering ancient 0189
Reposted by CaporalInstitute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 20/08/2025What does it mean to tinker with gravity itself, to tweak the force that we all feel? | iai.tv/video/einste... Claudia de Rham, award-winning theoretical physicist and astronaut, explores the enduring mystery of the cosmological constant, and Einstein’s ‘greatest blunder’. #philsci ⚛️ 🧪iai.tvEinstein's biggest blunder with Claudia de RhamWhat does it mean to tinker with gravity itself, to tweak the force that we all feel? Claudia de Rham, an award-winning theoretical physicist and trained pilot, deep-sea diver and astronaut, takes us… 1113
Reposted by CaporalKristina Killgrove @killgrove.bsky.social · 21/08/2025🏺🧪livescience.com6,300 years ago, dozens of people were murdered in grisly victory celebrations in FranceMore than 6,000 years ago, invaders were captured in northeastern France before being tortured and mutilated. 04211
Reposted by CaporalDavid Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Cow tooth provides fresh clue on Stonehenge origins. I'm trying to keep a straight face after reading this. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukStonehenge cow's tooth provides fresh clue on monument's originsResearch offers new evidence about links between cattle remains at Stonehenge and Wales. 10232
Reposted by CaporalJoseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 22/08/2025In California, batteries allow the sun to shine at night. Solar power stored in batteries now provides ~20% of the evening peak demand. That's power that used to be provided by fossil fuels. The future will be electric. That's good news for climate health, environment, & economics. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 618446
Reposted by CaporalKeir Nichols @cosmokeir.bsky.social · 22/08/2025New paper alert 🚨🏔️ We use 10Be exposure dating and ELA reconstructions to shed light on glacier advances in the tropical Andes during the Younger Dryas. You can find the paper led by Neil Glasser @aberuni.bsky.social in Scientific Reports tinyurl.com/uwmt8rcntinyurl.comYounger Dryas glacier advances in the tropical Andes driven by increased precipitation - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Younger Dryas glacier advances in the tropical Andes driven by increased precipitation 1153
Reposted by CaporalNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 15/08/2025An analysis in Nature Genetics shows 57 DNA markers linked to stuttering. These genes also overlap with autism, depression and musical rhythm, suggesting they may be biologically connected. go.nature.com/3JbYZ7c 🧬 🧪 0134
Reposted by CaporalAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/08/2025This explains the MAGA crowd. 12065831635
Reposted by CaporalTxema Campillo @txemacg.eurosky.social · 09/08/2025Lo de la traducción automática de Youtube siendo un caso otra vez: Brewer (hervidor para café en este contexo) por cervecera. "La nueva cervecera de café de..." Y "rotated meat" (la de los doner, gyros o tacos al pastor) por "carne centrifugada.". 231
Reposted by CaporalHarald Ringbauer @hringbauer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Our aDNA time transect centered on modern Georgia is out! 🧬 Genetic continuity over 5000 years, but some Bronze Age gene flow and urban outliers since Antiquity - including some with artificially deformed skulls 💀 linked by IBD segments to Asian nomads. #aDNA #PopGen www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comThe genetic history of the Southern Caucasus from the Bronze Age to the Early Middle Ages: 5,000 years of genetic continuity despite high mobilityAncient DNA from the Southern Caucasus reveals remarkable genetic continuity, with some mixing from Anatolia/Iran and the Eurasian Steppe, and shows that even periods of urbanization and increased mob... 14415
Reposted by CaporalJose Precedo @joseprecedo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025A los gallegos es mejor no venirnos con la fábula de que cuando en España se emigraba, se hacía ordenadamente y con contratos de trabajo: en todas nuestras familias hay abuelos y bisabuelas que se colaron en barcos a América o llegaron a Alemania y Suiza de cualquier manera 23614
Reposted by CaporalChris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 04/08/2025The genomic history of Iberian horses since the last Ice Age www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe genomic history of Iberian horses since the last Ice Age - Nature CommunicationsHorses have lived in Iberia since the Ice Age. Using ancient genomes to study their history, Lira Garrido et al. reveal a local wild lineage lasting until Late Iron Age, and highlight the far-rea... 04111
Reposted by CaporalMonica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Oooooh! Sign me up! Ludovic Orlando, the world's top authority on the genetic history of horses, has a book coming out this Fall: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... 🧪 #aDNApress.princeton.eduHorsesFrom one of today’s leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery of where horses were first domesticated 2438
Reposted by CaporalJavi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Genomewide study makes ‘quantum leap’ in understanding stuttering | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪science.orgGenomewide study makes ‘quantum leap’ in understanding stutteringAnalysis of DNA from 23andMe users points to variants in genes linked to brain function and sense of rhythm 313030
Reposted by CaporalMU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Ancient DNA has emerged as a powerful tool for studying human migration through the detection of admixture signatures. The genomic footprints of migration: How ancient DNA reveals our history of mobility 🏺🧪 genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... 081
Reposted by CaporalBrian Owens @scibri.com · 28/07/2025You don't need to take 10,000 steps a day to get the benefits of daily activity - 7,000 is enough to reduce your risk of a variety of health problems, from heart disease, to cancer, to dementia. My story for @medscape.com 🧪 #medsky #cardiosky www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...medscape.comEvery Step Counts, But Do You Really Need 10,000?Health benefits of physical activity plateau around 7000 steps a day for a variety of conditions. 1185
Reposted by CaporalSimon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Exciting paper on genetic influences on speech fluency, out now in @natgenet.nature.com. In a big step forward for the field, genome scans of almost 100,000 people with self-reported stuttering, & 1 million controls, identify 57 associated loci. Great work by @piperbelow.bsky.social & her team.🗣️🧬🧪nature.comLarge-scale genome-wide analyses of stuttering - Nature GeneticsGenome-wide analyses in over one million self-reported cases and controls identify genetic variants associated with stuttering and find genetic correlations with autism, depression and impaired musica... 25621
