"Profound concern" over the fate of the Academy and its internationally significant collection.

The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.

The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.

Researchers say changes could further burden the understaffed agency

Synopsis. Color differences between the sexes (dichromatism) in birds are a hallmark example of a secondary sexual character that is frequently associated

Abstract. A standard method in phylogenetic reconstruction for representing variation in substitution rates between sites in the genome is the discrete Gam

Abstract. IQ-TREE (https://iqtree.github.io/) is a widely used open-source software tool for efficiently inferring phylogenetic trees under maximum likelih

Not with a bang but with a whimper

On March 5th, the University of Minnesota announced plans to permanently close the Boynton Health Dental Clinic, which has served the university community for nearly 106 years. This closure will hav...

Despite four million years of divergence, Winter Wren and Pacific Wren can still interbreed.

Abstract. Convergence provides strong evidence for adaptation, reflecting similar responses to recurring selection pressures. Waterfowl (order Anseriformes

The Department of Biology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Vertebrate Functional Morphology.

The potential role of haplodiploid sex determination in promoting the evolution of altruism and eusociality has been the subject of intense debate ...

The move comes amid RFK Jr.'s relentless efforts to enact his anti-vaccine agenda.

Background The phylogenetic relationships of fossil birds near the origin of the avian crown group remain debated, in part due to a limited amount of character evidence from incomplete fossils. The av...

First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

While the photoreceptor outer segments in the bird outer retina have access to oxygen, the inner retina operates under chronic anoxia, supported by anaerobic glycolysis in the retinal neurons.