Today the article "Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition" was published.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7487

And this article is a prime example of when #science becomes "flashy" at the expense of correctness. No journalists to blame. This is the authors', the editors', the reviewers' and the magazine's fault.

This is about #popgen #ecoevo #evolution #genomics #scientificactivism #activism #capitalism

A call to action for life scientists.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.83292

And examples of scientists as activists through the ages.

#conservationBiology #biodiversityCrisis
#civildisobediance #ScientificActivism

Point of View: The biospheric emergency calls for scientists to change tactics

The ever-worsening climate and ecological crises calls for life scientists to engage in advocacy and activism to galvanise governments and the public into action.

eLife