Green and golden bell frogs can be saved when infected with fatal B. dendrobatidis fungus by warming them slowly, but Rose Upton &co reveal that disinfecting the frogs at 37C reduces their fertility, with dramatic consequences if the treatment is repeated doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Mammal mothers are tightly tethered to their young by the need to feed, but Shizuki Nara &co show that the Japanese house bat's mothering instinct declines over time and she is less inclined to retrieve a misplaced pup when cradling its siblings doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

This is the last call to early-career researchers applying for the 7 August deadline for the next round of JEB Travelling Fellowships Get your application in so you can visit an international lab to perform that essential experiment or learn a technique www.biologists.com/grants/trave...

Issue 14 has closed and issue 15 is open The front cover shows sleeping sperm whales releasing bubbles as they hang suspended vertically in the water journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

It was an honour to support such an amazing meeting and we’re looking forward to 2028

International Society for Neuroethology@neuroethology.org · 5d ago

We had an excellent week full of fascinating research on neuroethology. We met colleagues and friends. We thank all the organizers, funders @jexpbiol.bsky.social @kavlifoundation.org @thorlabs.bsky.social and wish everyone a safe trip back home. 🇨🇦 #ICN2026. See you at ICN2028 🇹🇼

Field stations are integral to experimental biology. In a new entry to our 'Field stations in experimental biology research' series, Roelfsma & co discuss the important contributions that Heron Island Research Station in Australia has made to the field doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

JEB was proud to sponsor Lisa Fenk's @fleyes.bsky.social plenary lecture, "Spontaneous and reflexive eye movements in flies" at @neuroethology.org's 2026 International Congress for Neuroethology at @zoology.ubc.ca #ICN2026

If you're at #ICN2026 in Vancouver, don't miss JEB Senior Editor, Charlotte Rutledge's talk AI and the future of scientific publishing in the Great Hall at 10:15am on Thursday 30 July

A new #ICN2026 day starts with a plenary funded by @jexpbiol.bsky.social: Dr. Lisa Fenk @fleyes.bsky.social presents their work on "Spontaneous and reflexive eyemovements in flies" 👀🪰 #insectvision #pseudopupil #Drosophila

Worker bees air-condition their hive on hot days by fanning their wings and spreading water on the brood, but now Jon Harrison &co @ Arizona State University have discovered that the hive itself, the wax & honey stores absorb large amounts of heat to keep the insects cool doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

For neuroethologists everywhere and those at #ICN2026 at University of British Columbia, Canada, this week, don't miss JEB's Neuroethology subject collection for all of the most exciting recent developments journals.biologists.com/jeb/collecti...

Moth wings are bristling with senses and now Sonja Bisch-Knaden and colleagues @mpi-ce.bsky.social have discovered that tobacco hawkmoth wings have a sense of smell too doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Sperm whales rest in an unusual position, sleeping vertically underwater. In their recent paper, Freymond & co show that the whales blow bubbles in their sleep to keep themselves from shooting to the surface, letting them sleep soundly beneath the waves doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

JEB is proud to sponsor the 2026 International Congress for Neuroethology at the University of Bristish Columbia, Canada icn2026vancouver.com

Most of the Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social journals basically fit this, including @jcellsci.bsky.social , @dev-journal.bsky.social and @jexpbiol.bsky.social

In her Conversation Nadja Møbjerg discusses how microscopic tardigrades are 8-legged marine creatures that have made their home on land and how they cope with desiccation, freezing in glaciers and have even survived being sent into space doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Most animals don't come to the rescue when their colleagues are in trouble, but some ants will come running when they notice a friend in need. Now, Jaimes-Nino & co show that these aiding individuals express some immune genes differently than other ants doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Cockroaches rely heavily on their sense of smell, making them a great model for studying the neural basis of olfaction. In their Review, Mizunami & co discuss the mechanisms by which cockroaches detect pheromones and compare it to that of other insects doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Issue 13 has closed and issue 14 is open journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22... The front cover image, by Deborah I. Lutterschimd, edited by by Robin Merlino, shows a red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) eating a worm after emerging from winter dormancy

As feeding fin whales expel water from their mouths, krill could build up clogging the baleen sieves, but if that happened it would take 16mins to empty whale mouths, not 31s. The whales must be doing something to keep the krill afloat to stop clogging journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Pleasing to see Mona Samadi’s recent poster at #SEBConference. Women now represent 55% of JEB’s editors. We review our ed board annually & continue to focus on gender/non-binary representation and geographic diversity journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/ed...

Congratulations to Colin Brauner, of the University of British Columbia, winner of the JEB sponsored Award for Excellence at the 16th International Congress on the Biology of Fish #ICBF2026

A case of chemical bullying? Larger individuals of the marine bristleworm #Platynereis dumerilii suppress the growth of conspecifics via a chemical cue. Just published by Victoria Moris and colleagues in @jexpbiol.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social; see doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Thank you Ysabel Giraldo for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement @ucriverside.bsky.social Read Ysabel’s paper: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... Is your institution participating too? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Congratulations to: - @racheltran.bsky.social, - @alecferreira.bsky.social - Morgane Taillades for their wonderful posters #SEBconference Thanks to @jexpbiol.bsky.social for sponsoring the R McNeill Alexander #Biomechanics poster award 🏅

Journal of Experimental Biology@jexpbiol.bsky.social · 4w ago

Congratulations to Rachel Tran, Alexander Casadei-Ferreira and Morgane Taillades who won first, second & third place in the JEB sponsored R McNeill Alexander Biomechanics Poster Award at the #SEBconference in Florence

Congratulations to Rachel Tran, Alexander Casadei-Ferreira and Morgane Taillades who won first, second & third place in the JEB sponsored R McNeill Alexander Biomechanics Poster Award at the #SEBconference in Florence

JEB is proud to be sponsoring the 16th International Congress on the Biology of Fish 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. Make sure you stop by to meet the Editors during the poster session 14 July icbf2026.com

There are many reasons to publish with JEB and one of them is the integrity at the core of the journal. Our strong ethical approach to publishing and fair and rigorous peer review means that every article meets the high standards expected by our readers tinyurl.com/yc8ah7zh

Read this month's Editor's Choice, Zebra finch parent warning chirrups reprogamme chick brains for heat stroke protection journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

@jexpbiol.bsky.social is generously funding the R McNeill Alexander #Biomechanics awards at #SEBconference 3 prizes will be given among the posters presented by #ECR at all #OpenBiomechanics poster session ✨ Results will be revealed on Thursday during the Annual Group Meeting at 4pm at modulo 0