Hervé Bocherens

This study shows that large terrestrial omnivores, like bears, adjust their trophic positions in response to changes in primary productivity and growing season length.

This study uses isotope and ancient DNA analysis to show that cave bears adapted their diets based on foraging experience rather than genetics.

The study analyzes the genome of a late Neanderthal individual from France, revealing genetic isolation in his population despite geographic proximity to other late Neanderthals.

The paper sequences ancient RNA from permafrost-preserved tissues and historical canids, showing that RNA can survive for over 14,000 years and retain tissue-specific features.

Ancient DNA from 223 people (12,000-500 BCE) reveals a west-east hunter-gatherer cline, largely unadmixed farmers, Caucasus-shifted Aegean farmers, and Balkan steppe ancestry almost 2,000 years early.