Nature News: January 2024

In this month's news episode, we discuss giant arrow worms that terrorized the seas, how male weaponry in deer and antelopes leads to sexual dimorphism in brain size, whether feathers might help dinosaurs scare insects, and the impact of invasive ants on the hunting behavior of lions. Support us on Patreon (if you like)! https://www.patreon.com/timeandclades Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/TimeAndClades Albert's Twitter: https://twitter.com/albertonykus Joan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KilldeerCheer Our Nature News playlist:    • Through Time and Clades: Nature News   Contents https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/GzD6SlQ8QFU Intro https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/GzD6SlQ8QFU New stem-chaetognath Timorebestia: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adi6678 https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/GzD6SlQ8QFU Sexual dimorphism of relative brain size in horned and antlered ruminants: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-023-03424-5 https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/GzD6SlQ8QFU Prey flushing as a potential adaptive advantage of proto-wings in pennaraptoran dinosaurs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50225-x https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/GzD6SlQ8QFU Ecological cascade in Kenya due to disruption of ant–plant mutualism: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg1464 Relevant links The World by Simon Sebag Montefiore: http://www.simonsebagmontefiore.com/the-world/ Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001txg2 https://www.seevid.ir/fa/w/0IL8IFlz5ZQ (video restricted to the USA) New specimens of Qingshania: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk3208 Mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jaguar: https://academic.oup.com/jhered/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhered/esad082/7502715 Studies on the phylogenetic position of Amiskwia: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(19)30081-8 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2022.2109217 New study suggesting an earlier origin of flight in dinosaurs: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2306639121 Disclaimer: Though we try to ensure the factual accuracy of our content, this podcast is not peer reviewed and we cannot always check relevant references during recordings.