🧪 Happy @sciencecharles.bsky.social that this study made it to @pnas.org , it was a real conundrum to solve and it all begun with poster by @abalosaurus.bsky.social 🦎🦎🦎. Good job @premdaguilar.bsky.social and many thanks to @evolgen.bsky.social and Ethology Lab @uv.es. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A transcription factor modulates dermal architecture to generate structural and pigment color diversity in lizards | PNAS

The way organisms perceive the world influences their evolution. Many animals detect ultraviolet (UV) light invisible to humans, creating sensory c...

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The new SMBE Fellows call is now live! Early career researchers (PhD students or postdocs) interested in #scicomm can apply before August 15. If you're at #SMBE2026 and considering joining, let's meet up and chat 🙂

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We're excited to announce the second edition of the SMBE Fellows Program! ✍️ 🔗 smbe.org/smbe-fellows-program The SMBE Fellows Program provides mentorship to early-career researchers in scientific writing for evolutionary and molecular biology by writing Highlight articles for MBE and GBE. #society

It's ok *not* to win - great message from SMBE President @meauxjuliette.bsky.social #SMBE2026

In (very hot) Copenhagen for #SMBE2026 - wishing everyone a fantastic meeting 👋

Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) Porto, May 2025 #birds

For #FossilFriday Priscacara sp., an Eocene fish from Wyoming. On display at the Museo Geominero in Madrid.

What drives the loss of migration in large long-lived birds? Andrade et al. combine genomics, census and tracking data of white storks, highlighting the role of developmental plasticity in driving fast responses to environmental conditions🪽 buff.ly/zIkvqRU @evopaa.bsky.social

Of course mainstream media keeps rolling over for Colossal, providing uncritical hype and coverage in exchange for exclusivity and “wow.” What Colossal is doing is wrong and they can’t even deliver what they promise. How many times do we have to go over this?

In the 1990s, >80% of Portuguese white storks were winter migrants. Thirty years on, a drastic shift in behavior means most individuals are now residents. Our new paper @animalecology.bsky.social combines census data, GPS tracking, and genomics to understand the loss of migratory behavior in birds:

Mechanisms underlying the loss of migratory behaviour in a long‐lived bird

White stork populations in Iberia are undergoing a profound change in their migratory patterns, becoming mostly resident. By combining census data, GPS-tracking and genomic analyses, Andrade et al. l....

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'A single blurry photo sparked a national monitoring campaign. A few days later someone who had seen the picture on iNaturalist suggested that the insect might be of significance.' Never stop posting (terrible) pictures of bugs on iNaturalist folk! 🧪🐛🌿 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

London commuter rediscovers tiny, invasive bug not seen for 18 years

Even the most blurry photo can be consequential.

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