Lovely heart-felt essay about neurodivergence, accommodations, support, empathy and growing up in this weird time

The Psychologist@psychmag.bsky.social · 2d ago

You might like this adapted Foreword www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Great video explainer of the evolution of multicellularity. I look forward to reading the review! I think there are some important bits that haven’t been considered yet, and yes I need to write about them.

Will Ratcliff@wcratcliff.bsky.social · last wk.

Out today in @nature.com: our review on how single cells evolve into multicellular organisms. With Ozan Bozdag, @kaitong25.bsky.social, Peter Yunker, and @matthewherron.bsky.social. rdcu.be/9ZuiKow9twKa For an overview, check out the video below.

The Data Management Better Science Guide has been updated! 🚨 A big thank you to Natalie Cooper and Robert Barber for editing the guide, and everyone who contributed to the writing! (1/3)

Exclusive: A new analysis refutes James Watson’s claim that he was the first to recognize the significance of the famed photograph 51. https://scim.ag/4rTKck8

How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t

New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51

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Dr Fabrizia Ratto (@fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social) is currently working with Ambios Ltd and other organisations to reintroduce the Black-veined White Butterfly (Aporia crataegi), which became extinct in the UK over 100 years ago 🦋

Most of the UK is farmland – and bumblebees are struggling to find enough food on it 🐝🍽️ New research from 20 English farms shows that pollen and nectar levels are far too low for bumblebees to thrive. Leo Fordham and Prof Elli Leadbeater tell us more in our guest blog: https://ow.ly/2coK50Zu6xA

After months of planning, our bumblebee colonies are out at Thursley National Nature Reserve and surrounds to test the impact of Heathlands as nature's pharmacies for bumblebees. HUGE thanks to @naturalengland.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk and all the public volunteers for hosting our colonies!

Come join the @socialfluids.bsky.social lab in Cambridge to study the evolution of Socially Transferred Materials! Fun new HFSP project btwn UK, NL and Costa Rica! Deadline September 7th #Postdoc #JobAlert #Evolution #Bioinformatics #STM #socialfluids www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... leboeuflab.com

Happy to share our horizon scan of European wild pollinators is out! We identified 10 priority issues for 10yrs, including, for the 1st time, legislation as an opportunity (NRR). However, political shifts may slow progress, while new pesticide tech presents opportunities. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Horizon scanning for European wild pollinators identifies world-leading legislation as a key opportunity for pollinators - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Horizon scanning for European wild pollinators identifies world-leading legislation as a key opportunity for pollinators

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A biology journal trialled paying their reviewers and found it led to faster first editorial decisions – and increased review quality. go.nature.com/446SaLu

Why paying peer reviewers works, according to a journal’s editor-in-chief

A biology journal which paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.

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Today was my first visit to the 'Bee City' at Castlemartin Range, Pembrokeshire, since April. This extraordinary population of Golden-ringed Mason Bee (Osmia aurulenta) nest in empty ammunition casings - an incredible adaptation to living on an activity military site!

Have a look at the fantastic photos captured by the winners of last year's Photography Competition. This short video features our #InsectWeek 2025 Under 18, Environment and Smart Device winners. Enter this year's photography competition now 🔽 buff.ly/Xv8aiaN

If you're looking for ways to support your LGBTQIA+ peers in ecology and evolutionary biology, @britishecologicalsociety.org has put together a great set of resources to get you started. Happy pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This #PrideMonth take a look around the Museum with our Pride In Nature trail. It's about how queer perspectives help us to understand the natural world & how 'science' has actively hidden same-sex behaviour in animals. Trail & Museum entry FREE #PrideUK #Pride2026 University of Cambridge Museums

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Month! The natural world is full of diversity, and I’m delighted that @zoologymuseum.bsky.social we celebrate this and can show you some highlights beyond the binary. Come and visit!

Hive mind: I'm on the hunt for any practitioner reports, policy docs, restoration frameworks, or applied conservation reports that explicitly use plant–pollinator interactions or ecological networks in practical conservation/restoration/rewilding? (Not scientific research) 🐝🌻

One-third of our food depends on bees, yet their world is collapsing 🐝 Professor Mark Brown, Director of the Museum of Zoology at @camzoology.bsky.social, reveals the stressful lives of our pollinators who are beset by diseases, pesticides, and parasites. Discover more 👉 https://bit.ly/4ny4rkW

Bees spend a lot of energy while buzz-pollinating flowers. We used respirometry, lasers, and bees in 3D chambers to figure just how energetically expensive it is. Thanks @bethbees.bsky.social and @natacharossi.bsky.social for this fun collaboration! royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Fixed loan sum for master’s study means students must find at least £10,000 from somewhere else to cover the cost of living. This is beyond the reach of most, says Alexis Gkantiragas https://ow.ly/7F4u50Z0ZZr

Exciting times at @royalholloway.bsky.social Peregrines livestream! First chick has arrived (11.25) and now second is on its way (12.49) 🐣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDv_...

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YouTube video by Royal Holloway Peregrines

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A transparent universal credit system to incentivize peer review | PNAS

A transparent universal credit system to incentivize peer review

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Happy centenary, David! Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular TV moments

Happy centenary, David! Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular TV moments

He has been besieged by birds, had 120m crabs try to crawl up his trouser leg and stayed cool beside an erupting Icelandic volcano. As David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his most extraordinary adventures

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I missed that someone finally managed to find and photograph the rare punk rock ant Camponotus thadeus.

Known as the 'Sid Vicious of the insect world', ultra-rare ant with golden mohawk is captured on camera

The species is only known to live atop a handful of mountain peaks in remote Far North Queensland, including Mount Finnigan about 50km south of Cooktown.

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Safe to say that we are very excited about this here at ESEB! Huge thanks to Brian Golding for entrusting us with the fantastic service that you have created and curated for the years! Follow @evoldir.bsky.social

EvolDir@evoldir.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net

Melissa Armand, the first author of the study, also did some excellent scholarship here, reviewing the evidence for decoy effects in bees and other insects, and found that actually, the evidence is pretty shaky and inconsistent. It's such a tempting idea, but it seems often not to be the case!

Flowers can move too 🌼🐝 In Galactites tomentosus, touching the disc florets can trigger a rapid staminal movement that helps control pollen presentation and release during a pollinator visit. This was observed by Biology students during Plant Diversity classes at the University of Coimbra 🌿

New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Nature research paper: Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity go.nature.com/48kxaDq

Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity - Nature

Daily satellite data reveal that Earth’s artificial lights at night are highly volatile, with frequent brightening and dimming between 2014 and 2022.

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We're accepting proposals for our Special Feature! We invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't go to plan, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species🌱 ⏰Submit by 30th April More here👇 buff.ly/EXXBFsJ

Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with their viral nemesis found in the human gut, according to a new study. 🦠 Find the full story here ⤵️ www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/on...

One of cholera’s great enemies is found in the human gut

Experts find that cholera strains in Bangladesh are in a constant battle with a protective bacteriophage found in the human gut, lessening cholera’s ability to spread widely.

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