The top 10 discoveries about ancient people from DNA in 2022 John Hawks take on the biggest DNA news this year. He would know. More year end wrap ups at Quanta. 74 Things That Blew Our Minds in 2022 Some weird, some interesting. Some posted here. Happy New Year!

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2156623939901/ Ian Tyson, Canadian folk music icon who penned Four Strong Winds, dead at 89 Steve was a fan. *I passed through Longview on the way to an oil rig once. I have a vague memory of it.

‘Night of Stars and Comets’, 2005, by Namiki Hajime (並木 一, born 1947), a contemporary Japanese woodblock artist from Sumida-ku, Tokyo. One of the best known students of Hoshi Jōichi (星襄一, 1913-1979), like his mentor, Namiki Hajime is best known for his beautifully crafted pictures of trees. Jaded in Japan

How cougars and grizzlies are reintroducing themselves in Manitoba The audio has more. An earlier post on similar themes. It is good to see something postive for a change.

  All Modern Wolves (Canis lupus) Descend from a Population that Originated in Beringia Another entry in the story of wolf\dog origins. We are likely a long way from conclusion. Ancient DNA suggests modern wolves trace their origin to a Late Pleistocene expansion from Beringia Source  paper with a pdf option. Some nice graphics in the …

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A rare snow leopard roaming on Mount Everest at 18,000ft, photo published in @thetimes today by Kittiya Pawlowski. What a shot! David Attenborough Club My BS meter is dinging but it may be a legit shot. It helps that the David Attenborough Club vouches for it.

Why Your Dog Might Think You’re a Bonehead *So said the guy that pointed out this info. It matches well with all the stories of bird dogs showing disgust for guys that can’t shoot, etc. LOL

The scene is set in the Middle Pleistocene depicting a group of early Neanderthals butchering carcasses of straight tusked elephants at Poggetti Vecchi (Tuscany). A pretty good image. As usual, open in new tabs to embiggen.