🔬Palaeoecologist at the University of Exeter | 🌎 NERC GW4+ DTP PhD researcher | Interested in the Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions and rewilding 🦬🌿🍄
https://linktr.ee/FelixPym
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One section of the GCSE is set to focus on habitats and wildlife in the UK.
There are many areas that should be covered. Hopefully this includes temperate rainforests, their history, ecological importance and ways to expand and reconnect the fragments 🌿🍄
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
For all naturalists out there, the UK department of education are seeking feedback on the proposed subject content for the natural history GCSE.
Please consider adding your view so we can try to make sure this important step is done right! 🌿🪸🦇
consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-a-l...
Great news! Natural history will finally be a GCSE in the UK 🐝🌳🦔
The effects humans have on nature is crucial knowledge to provide the tools to prevent further biodiversity loss.
I hope this addition inspires nature advocates for generations to come! ♻️🦫
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
The World Cup 2026 has officially kicked off 🏟
To celebrate here is a #pollen grain from the family Amaranthaceae. The family is of my favourites to find, as different species remind me of different sports balls ⚽️
This grain is from Panama and around 16,400 years old 🇵🇦
A fascinating evolutionary tale 🪹🐣
The research supports a thorough global review showing that the Late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions were biased towards size and that humans played a dominant role in the extinctions: doi.org/10.1017/ext....
Interesting read about the Late Quaternary megafaunal extinction in South America! 🌎
Bone records from the Southern Cone show megafauna (mammals > 44 kg) dominated those recovered ~ 12,000 years ago compared to smaller animals, and were the main prey of early human foragers 🍖
shorturl.at/umEOu
Three weeks left to apply to our postdoc position on alpine plant resilience!
Us: Three years of funding, an awesome collaborative team, a gorgeous study system, blueberry pie, unionized postdocs.
You: A PhD and experience in ancient DNA, paleoecology, and/or plant genetics and genomics.
Super happy to share some work from my masters project with @cogwild.bsky.social 🪺
Using six years of data from blue tits, we show that wild birds make decisions about their nest design based on their reproductive success in the previous year.
📄 doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Here are three reasons why we should bring the lynx back to Britain 🐾
1. Lynx would thrive in Britain. There is a suitable habitat to bring them back to.
Scroll for reasons 2 and 3👇
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