Excited to share this manuscript from my lab, where we describe and compare the genomes of the trans-isthmian species Abudefduf saxatilis and A. troschelii. Available now on @genomebiolevol.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

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Express yourself

The brain’s expression of more than 3000 genes differs between men and women

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Ctenophores Rock!@ctenophoresrock.bsky.social · 4mo ago

No you aren't watching this time-lapse video in reverse ⏪🪼 When fed after periods of stress, Mnemiopsis can reverse from mature lobate back to early cydippid stage. ⏭️🤯 Read more about it: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Credit to @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social & @joanjsoto.bsky.social. #CtenophoreFunFacts

Such an important piece from @drhigginsmd.bsky.social. I had similar conclusions when I looked at the Politico poll in question, but Dr. Higgins expressed it more eloquently than I ever could. Vaccine hesitancy is not mainstream and we should not present it as such.

Don’t believe headlines saying that vaccine skepticism is widespread

Despite some headlines, a new poll does not show that most Americans no longer trust vaccines.

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These wondrous worms build their homes directly on the rocky vent chimneys where temperatures can reach up to 105 degrees Celsius (221 degrees Fahrenheit). 🔥⁠ ⁠ Pompeii worms (Alvinella pompejana) live on hydrothermal vent “chimneys,” where superheated water belches from within the Earth’s crust.

Don't hesitate! There are still ~6 hours to REGISTER for #Evol2026 at the early bird rate. Learn lots! Meet people from ASN, SSE, SSB, and beyond! Catch up with old friends! Commiserate with colleagues! And save money while doing so! Register here: www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration... 1/2

Evolution 2025 Registration

Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

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Cyclones “supercharged” by marine heatwaves cause more billion-dollar disasters than unenhanced ones, according to new #ScienceAdvances research. https://scim.ag/4spH2TA

Synergistic impact of marine heat waves and rapid intensification exacerbates tropical cyclone destructive power worldwide

Marine heat waves supercharge tropical cyclones, leading to unprecedented strengthening and greater economic damages worldwide.

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New paper led by @taylorblack.bsky.social shows AVT modulates aggression in darter lineages with nest site territoriality and paternal care but elicits no behavioral response in a species that secondarily lost territoriality and care www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Lineage-specific decoupling of arginine vasotocin-evoked aggression in male darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae)

The repeated evolution of parental care is often accompanied by shifts in the neural circuits and hormonal pathways that regulate motivation and aggre…

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#PhD opportunity at The Center for Integrative Paleobiology TIP UPJŠ in Košice. Origin and adaptive patterns of secondary flightlessness: an alternative evolution of birds. More info: tinyurl.com/2uhhbnt2 The application must be sent by 31.5.2026: lnkd.in/eaBCajVZ #palaeontology #palaeobiology

🌊 Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones www.carbonbrief.org/marine-heatw...

Marine heatwaves ‘nearly double’ the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones - Carbon Brief

Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses

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Now do you believe me when I tell you the ocean has absorbed ~30% of the carbon dioxide we’ve emitted? 🩵 And that it has absorbed 90%+ of the heat trapped by greenhouse gasses? 🩵

Emperor penguins, the world’s largest penguin species, are now on the list of wildlife endangered by global warming, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced on Thursday. nyti.ms/3OqmmwS

‼️NEW ANGLERFISH PAPER! 🐟🎣 So excited to share the final part of my Master’s research! We explore the bizarre tacklebox of anglerfish lures and show how these fishes evolved different ways to attract prey and maybe even mates in the deep sea. 🧪🦑🌊🦇🦀 Open access paper link: doi.org/10.1643/i202...

Here's the @biographic.bsky.social feature in case you missed it! Featuring stellar editing by @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social and immersive photography and video by Bennett Whitnell. Thanks also to @hakai.org and @ijnr.bsky.social for the support.

Welcome to the Great Bear Sea

After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

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look at that you son of a bitch thats all we have. thats it. that's all there is, this impossibly delicate little egg in the endless black nothing. this water droplet. its our home, its where we all live and hating each other just makes no sense when its this precarious

Are you a biologist with a focus on malacology or invertebrate zoology? The MCZ is looking to hire a Curatorial Assistant in our malacology department! Apply at https://bit.ly/4sbHCnL

How squid survived Earth’s biggest extinction and took over the oceans www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🧪🌎🦑

How squid survived Earth’s biggest extinction and took over the oceans

Scientists have finally cracked a long-standing mystery about squid and cuttlefish evolution by analyzing newly sequenced genomes alongside global datasets. The research reveals that these bizarre,…

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Issue 6 has closed and issue 7, a Special Issue dedicated to The Integrative Biology of Exercise, has opened journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22... The front cover of Issue 6, by Yannis Papastamatiou, shows a great hammerhead shark

This 6-foot fish has the world’s longest freshwater migration. Amazon nations are uniting to save it www.cnn.com/science/dora...

This 6-foot-long fish makes a 7,000-mile round trip to spawn. Amazon nations are uniting to save it | CNN

The epic migration route of the dorado catfish through the Amazon is being choked by dams and river fragmentation, but a new action plan could protect it.

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New crustacean named after its unique butt www.popsci.com/environment/...

New crustacean named after its unique butt

Along with 23 other newly discovered critters living in the deep-sea.

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🌾 Croplands account for ~5% of global emissions, driven by how we grow food, not just what we grow. From fertilizer use to water management, small choices add up. Cutting emissions means smarter, context-specific farming. Explore the data: go.wri.org/crops-emissi...

#MondayMood 🐠 Museum technology is shifting how specimens are processed, providing more accessibility for research, education, outreach and collaboration. Explore our online exhibit: Inner Beauty 🩻 Skeletons Revealed from the Museum’s Fish Collection www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/onl...

You know what all teams in the men's Final Four (and both women's teams in so far) have in common? HERBARIA. UConn is threatening to cut the staff of our nat history collections (plus many other awful budget cuts). If only we cared as much about biodiversity as we do about buzzer beaters!

Karolina Heyduk@kheyduk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Sorry Duke maybe you shoulda kept your herbarium 💁‍♀️😡

Who you got winning GARch Madness??? 🐟🏀😎 Credits (photos, illustrations, design): @garlab.bsky.social team & @zankurus.bsky.social

My god. Have you ever seen close-ups of sea star skin? 🧪🌊🌿

The 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ and the evolution of complex integrative centers in animals 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Suggests central sensory organ is more complex and brain-like than we realized. That's got huge implications for the evolution of animal nervous systems.

Following the first independent investigation in 50 years of Monte Verde—a landmark archaeological site in Chile—researchers in Science report that it may be much younger than previously believed. https://scim.ag/47TTlQy

Informal survey of published or unpublished Marine Population Genomics Datasets due March 23. We aim to develop a resource that researchers can use to find collaborators, develop grant proposals, and find datasets. 🦑🧪🧬🖥️ forms.gle/baUNh1s8gapG...

Marine population genomics datasets

The Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern University is conducting an informal survey of published, unpublished, or planned population genomic datasets in marine and coastal species. W...

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National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’ --Survey/report from @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/n...

National survey of NIH-funded researchers shows precarious state of U.S. science — ‘This is like the Titanic’

A nationwide STAT survey of NIH-funded researchers reveals that, a year after Donald Trump's return to the White House, many scientists are reeling

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Science has an Epstein problem. Women in paleontology say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny. When paleontologist Riley Black learned that several scientists in her field had appeared in the Epstein files, she wasn't remotely shocked. www.cbc.ca/radio/epstei...

Paleontology has an Epstein problem. Women in the field say it's a symptom of a deeper misogyny | CBC Radio

The names of hundreds of scientists have appeared in the Epstein files, including prominent dinosaur researchers. As the paleontology community reckons with the fallout of these revelations, women in ...

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