University of Lund

The Porsmose man from the Neolithic period, killed by two arrows with bone tips. New evidence suggests it was not such a peaceful transition of power from the hunter-gatherers to the first farmers.

Biology

Hunter-gatherers were violently wiped off the map by farmers, DNA reveals

Upending existing theories, there was no peaceful transition of power from hunter-gathers to the first farmers. New DNA analysis reveals that instead it was a deadly takeover – one that completely wiped out the hunter-gathers within a few generations.

A spider seemingly defeated by a parasitic fungus. Roberto García-Roa, who won another category, scored the runner-up in the "Plants and fungi" category with this image

Photography

Zombie-ant fungi and hadrosaur bubs: The 2023 image competition winners

In the third BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition, a stunning snap of the invasive orange pore fungus (Favolaschia calocera) has not just encroached on native species’ territory but taken out the top spot in the annual contest.

The EVLP-treated lungs showed little signs of rejection, while the lungs transplanted without the treatment all showed signs of severe rejection

Medical

New technique bodes well for lung transplant success rate

A new approach promises to boost the success rate of lung transplants, by both repairing unhealthy donor lungs that wouldn't otherwise make the grade and reducing the chances of rejection once it is implanted.