Pepe Carrión

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The Mismeasure of Neanderthals. Our latest paper, a critical review of Neanderthal iconography through time, with epistemological, paleobiological, ethical, and aesthetic contributions. Thank you for reading and for your comments.

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Somatic epigenetic mosaicism within Pistacia terebinthus (Anacardiaceae) trees leaves signature in reproductive cells Propagation of epimutations over the branching topology of individuals often produces epigenetic mosaicism in long-lived plants, but whether such epigenetic mosaics can bear some evolutionary relevanc...

It remains largely unknown whether epigenetic mosaicism arising in long-lived plants can have evolutionary relevance.We show in this new preprint that somatic epigenetic mosaics within Pistacia terebinthus trees leave a signature in DNA of the pollen grains produced
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Very happy. A paper just out of the oven. It is a piece of work made possible only after many years of thinking about, and looking at, an old problem from multiple perspectives. And with the magical brushstrokes of our artists, Gabriela and Ariadna.

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Our beloved teacher in palynology, Michèle Dupré, has left us — a luminous being of knowledge and kindness. May she rest in peace and live on in all of us who learned from her how to walk lightly, rise gently, and fall without a sound.

Stellenangebot Curator for the osteological collection of human remains (m/f/d) bei Naturhistorisches Museum Wien Forschung, wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit in Wien

Great job opportunity here in Vienna at the Natural History Museum. @nhmwien.bsky.social
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Out of the cave: Rewilding deep time at the Venice Biennale Out of the Cave, part of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, reimagines prehistoric human life through scientifically grounded paleoart. This visual installation bridges deep-time knowledge with co...

A last paper. To our knowledge, the Biennale has never shown paleoart before. With Gabriela Amorós, Ana B. Marín-Arroyo & Federica Crivellaro, we bring a scientifically informed work that explores the ecological, artistic & social scope of the Venetian panel.

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Last paper: paleoecology of Cueva del Arco.
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WHY BOTHER VOTING IN SPAIN? Just ask the Supreme Court, bishops, IBEX bosses, and Franco’s leftovers who should rule, who gets crushed, and who pays in silence. Keep people ignorant, the hierarchy sacred, and the cash flowing up. It’s tradition.

Neanderthals were not ‘hypercarnivores’ and feasted on maggots, scientists say Researchers believe humans’ closest relatives may have stored meat from their kills for months before eating it

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Illustration showing a pair of Mirasaura perched on fern fronds. The green animals show their tall orange, brown and white crests while a small beetle flies over one of them

Here it is! Please welcome the AMAZING Mirasaura grauvogeli, a NEW MARVELOUS Drepanosaur published in NATURE today!
This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures!

I was commissioned to bring it to life
#paleoart

The flowers of Shanidar | The Past A recent Netflix documentary, Secrets of the Neanderthals, has attracted a massive worldwide audience, and taken a major step forward in dealing with the wi ...

The flowers of Shanidar
by Charles Higham
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Just finished the Spanish edition of a book I’d already read in English. Flawless translation. Solid, well-told science—no drama, no nonsense. One of the great minds behind it. Congrats, Tom. (Photo: my old grape knife, harvest-trained in 1970).

Still buzzing after Parker Barrow’s wild set at #SanJavierJazz 🔥
Southern rock? More like a blast of blues, soul, metal & symphonic fire.
Megan Kane = unstoppable.

A 2014 photo at the Biology faculty cafeteria (Murcia), with Encarni Montoya. She started in palynology under my distracted watch… and has long since surpassed me. Brilliant work, always humble, honest, and generous. So proud. Grande, my Encarni.

Unique conifer assemblage from Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous deposits (NE Brazil) unveils the paleoclimate and paleobiogeography in the interior of equatorial Gondwana
[Metapodocarpoxylon brasiliense sp. nov.]
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Art by Zeinner de Paula

An oasis in Western Gondwana: A diverse Guadalupian paleoflora from South America

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Art by Zeinner de Paula

La desvergüenza y ‘libertad de las cañitas’ contra la ciencia La lógica sostendría que para tomar buenas decisiones basta con los datos objetivos que arrojen luz sobre la cuestión en particular. Sin embargo, se

Un síntoma más de una sociedad débil y enferma que se vuelve incapaz de enfrentar realidades dificiles no es solo no escuchar las recomendaciones científicas sino que sea la desvergüenza la que lo impulse

#ciencia #fernandovalladares
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Ariadna, one of my two artists, gave me this drawing: it brings back my childhood and the bond with Estrellica, a stray dog a friend and I once rescued. It was a tense night—we truly put ourselves at risk, as the city was rounding up dogs to be killed. That night, over 100 were saved.

cover of Mesozoic Art II, a big book

Natalia Jagielska art, showing mid-sized theropod with pterosaurs in misty landscape.

This Friday (June 27th), 11am BST (apologies to those far to the west), join me and Dr Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social for a zoom chat about Natalia's work in the new palaeoart-themed @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social book #MesozoicArtII. Cont...

A closer look at yesterdays new dinosaur species, #Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, from the Morrison Formation. It is always a big thrill to be the first to reconstruct a new species.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Fossils #Jurassic #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld

Boomerang and bones: Refining the chronology of the Early Upper Paleolithic at Obłazowa Cave, Poland Beginning with the Early Aurignacian, Homo sapiens demonstrated an enhanced symbolic capacity, expanding artistic expressions from body decoration to portable art and aesthetically refined tools. Thes...

Wonderful paper by Sahra Talamo and colleagues: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

How did Spain come to be one of the few nations holding firm on aid spending? | Ana Carbajosa

El capitalismo siempre encuentra un sustrato favorable en la estupidez colectiva, la cual viene de serie y además es fácil de promover si tienes acceso mediático. Si encima utilizas fundamentalismos religiosos, más fácil todavía. El sentido y el bien comunes importan un carajo si no convienen.

"Miracle" if Bournemouth retains university status after cuts, says protester Bournemouth University staff are protesting over planned job cuts in the first of four days of strike action.

Terrible times for academia. Those who enabled cuts, disrespect, and erosion of dignity—especially those in power—should be named. Their legacy is shame. If this continues, it will be a tragedy for British science. In Spain, we know the script

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My godmother is turning 100 this August. She has seen much, according to her too much.

Proud to share a profession with Juanma Rubiales — committed, generous, ego-free, and an outstanding teacher. He’s achieved his dream of becoming a university professor. An honor to have colleagues like him.

Congratulations, very interesting.

Modified Stalagmites in Cave in Spain Reveal Millennia of Human Activity - GreekReporter.com 100 modified stalagmites found in Spain’s Cova Dones cave reveal millennia of human activity at the underground site.

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New Article: "Ordovician marine Charophyceae and insights into land plant derivations" rdcu.be/eoSkA

Marine Charophyceae fossils from the Upper Ordovician confirm that morphological innovations key to the evolution of terrestrial flora predate emergence of land plants.