The extreme weather of this year’s mega El Niño could look different from past events.

Abstract. The fossil record is incomplete, as evidenced by the pervasive presence of ghost lineages throughout the Tree of Life. For example, across placen

Genomics; Microbiome; Zoology

Incipient reproductive isolation in the presence of gene flow has traditionally been attributed to a small number of major-effect loci under strong selection. Here, using the Heliconius erato adaptive...

High sea surface temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks and damage coral reefs.

Collembola (springtails) are among the most abundant and ecologically important soil arthropods, representing one of the oldest extant terrestrial hexapod lineages, with a fossil record extending to t...

Abstract. Multiple sequence alignments are a crucial step in many bioinformatic and computational biology analyses, from protein structure and function pre

Small changes in the non-coding part of the genome have a key role in sex determination.

Nature - Toxic smoke from burning oil depots has blanketed Iran’s capital following missle strikes.

Cell Research - Structural genomics sheds light on protein functions and remote homologs across the insect tree of life

Journal of Comparative Physiology A - Butterflies and moths have played historically important roles in developing our understanding of both ecology and evolutionary biology, and neuroethology. In...

Abstract. The classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has progressed in waves since the first 17 species were described by Linnaeus in the 1758 ed

A new great work by Dany Bittel.

In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But our large heads have been slow to recognize a less admirable trait of Homo sapiens—self-centeredness.

Abstract. Sensory system evolution plays a crucial role in shaping species’ interactions with their environment, yet the extent to which olfactory system d

Mochizuki reports a plant that lures pollinating flies by imitating the scent of ants injured by predators. This study reveals the first known case of ant mimicry in flowers and uncovers previously un...

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

Abstract. Sensory adaptation is widely hypothesized to drive ecological speciation, yet empirical evidence from natural populations undergoing early stage

Insect populations have declined worldwide, but the extent and drivers of these declines are debated. Most studies rely on field surveys performed in the past century, leaving gaps in our understandin...

The genome of the Atlas blue butterfly contains ten times more chromosomes than most butterflies, and more than any other known diploid animal. Wright et al. show that this extraordinary karyotype is ...

A new book forthcoming from Phaidon celebrates our love for these prolific winged things throughout millennia.

YouTube video by Autumn Parks

Abstract. Red devil spiders of the genus Dysdera colonized the Canary Islands and underwent an extraordinary diversification. Notably, their genomes are ne