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The (slow) thread collecting all my features published in #CurrentBiology this year starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology

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my features published in this year, issue 1: Human population at the crossroads. After the passing of the threshold, I am discussing population trends for the decades ahead and what they will mean for global issues. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/01/now-were-8-billion.html

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my features published in this year, issue 2: Collapsing ecosystems in vitro, in silico, and in vivo (meaning in the test tube, in computer models and in real life). https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/01/ecosystem-breakdown.html

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my features published in this year, issue 3: We really really need to do something to save our . https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/02/sharks-face-jaws-of-extinction-current.html

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my features published in this year, issue 4: How to breed flamingos and many other interesting questions have been answered with the help of a database compiling life histories from zoos around the world.
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/02/a-flamboyance-of-flamingos.html

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my features published in this year, issue 5: Caring for carnivores : conservation and restoration of the apex predators of Eurasia and North America, esp. , , . https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-lynx-effect.html

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my features published in this year, issue 6: new hopes emerge for treatments, some catalysed by research https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/03/silver-linings.html

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my features published in this year, issue 7: wine and the humans who grow it have a shared history of migration, and due to will have to move again. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/04/wandering-wine.html

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my features published in this year, issue 8: Beware a new , happening in Florida and around the world. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/04/darker-times-ahead.html

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my features published in this year, issue 9: Avoiding parasites and pathogens is part of the of risk, and an increasing number of species are also known to self-medicate. When did instinctive behaviour evolve into ? https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/05/animal-health-services.html blog entry contains magic link for free access

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my features published in this year, issue 10: used to be a weird and wonderful sideway of evolution, but now it turns out our ancestors were archaea of the Asgard group, which makes them our weird relatives: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/05/weird-relatives.html blog entry contains magic link for free access

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my features published in this year, issue 11: For the special issue on I mused about various arboreal lifestyles. Blog entry contains magic link for free access https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/06/arboreal-lifestyles.html

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my features published in this year, issue 12: Looking into the current wave of sweeping the globe and also affecting mammals. Blog entry contains magic link for free access
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/06/bird-flu-takes-off.html

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my features published in this year, issue 13: The has released a whole bunch of papers at once, so I had a look at what they tell us about our extended family: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/07/prime-time-for-primates.html

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my features published in this year, issue 14: We know that is bad for our health, but it is only beginning to dawn on us that the smoke from all those wildfires is also a public health issue as well as a danger to wildlife: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/07/where-theres-smoke.html EDIT: Blog entry contains magic link for free access.

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my features published in this year, issue 15: music on our (developing) minds. I focused specifically on research into music and language development, but the important wider point is that is an amazing tool to probe the human . Blog entry contains magic link for free access:

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/08/musical-minds.html

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my features published in this year, issue 16: marine heatwaves and how they come back to haunt terrestrial lifeforms like us. Blog entry contains magic link for free access:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/08/our-planet-is-in-hot-water.html

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my features published in this year, issue 17: The impact of war on nature, from to . Blog entry contains magic link for free access: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-war-on-nature.html

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my features published in this year, issue 18: A huge based on - how cool is that! plus some other Blog entry contains magic link for free access: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/09/ancient-family-trees.html Now catching up with the official features thread.

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my features published in this year, issue 19: The weird and wonderful birds of / . Blog entry contains magic link for free access: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/10/birds-that-walk.html

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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 20: The ethics of dealing with highly intelligent #cephalopods. Blog entry contains magic link for free access: http://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/10/all-about-cephalopods.html #science #ProseAndPassion #evolution #ecology #conservation #octopus #squid #cuttlefish

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my features published in this year, issue 21: The power of can make a significant contribution to slowing down . Blog entry contains magic link for free access: http://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/11/power-to-peatlands.html

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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 22: The goal to eradicate #polio by the end of this year is not going to be accomplished - so can we still eradicate diseases or was #smallpox an odd exception? Blog entry contains magic link for free access: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/11/mission-not-accomplished.html #science #medicine #vaccines #PublicHealth #vaccination #poliomyelitis

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