Proud to share our latest paper in out in Nature today on the origin of #snakes. We present Tametara mirim, an articulated 3D preserved stem snake from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil. Tametara helped us re-tell the story of snake origins in a novel way... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Exceptional brain and ecological diversity in the earliest snakes - Nature

A well-preserved fossil snake from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil shows early ecological and brain shape disparity in the group.

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Glad that the first thing that I share on here is our (@efronhofer.bsky.social , Vasilis Dakos and Oliver Kaltz) work from my PhD thesis at @isemevol.bsky.social on host parasite eco-evolution in spatial networks out now in Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Landscape structure as a driver of eco-evolution in host–parasite systems

Abstract. Spatial network structure of biological systems drives ecology and evolution by distributing organisms and their genes. The ubiquitous host–paras

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Impressive work from a very dear friend. Read more about his discovery of South America’s first venom spraying scorpion during his adventures in Columbia! #systematics #scorpions

Léo Laborieux@6legsandup.bsky.social · 2y ago

MASSIVELY excited to see Tityus achilles, South America's first #venom spraying #scorpion, finally described in @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social ! This new species from #Colombia can spray venom at potential predators, a striking case of convergent #evolution 🧵 (1/n) academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

This thread is an enjoyable example of good SciComm.

Dan Falk@danfalk.bsky.social · 2y ago

1/ Here’s a little thread to get you thinking about the nature of #space -- a little #physics - #philosophy mixer, so to speak. :) On September 2, 1945, on board the U.S.S. Missouri, Japan officially surrendered to the Allied forces bringing World War II to an end. (cont’d..) 🧵

Really cool initiative by talented friends for engaging kids in evolution. #evolution #scicom

Eddy Mendoza@eddymendoza.bsky.social · 2y ago

Want to teach kids how evolution works? 🧒🏽🧒 With @eseb.bsky.social's generous support, my fellow Tate Yawitz and I have designed "Gene Bingo!" 🧬🎱 A fun game that has convinced many kids in the US and Mexico that evolution is important and cool! 1/3

Heya people over here at 🦋! I'm an evolutionary biologist with a background in behaviour and a keen interest in macroevolution and phylogenetics. I just graduated from the MEME (Erasmus Mundus Masters in Evolutionary Biology) programme and currently wrapping up my grad school apps. (1/2) #evosky