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A new journal from the Nature Portfolio reviewing key advances in conservation, ecology, and evolution. Posts by the editors, @alexmckay.bsky.social, @lukegrinham.bsky.social, and Tim Thomas. https://www.nature.com/nrbd
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This month’s front half content covers model organisms and the effects of sanctions on conservation, and Review topics include:
🏝️ Island seabird populations
🧠 Mammalian brain evolution
🏞️ Landscape multifunctionality
🔥 Altered fire regimes
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ICYMI: New online! Evolutionary innovation, enablers and the origin of C4 plants
Evolutionary innovation, enablers and the origin of C4 plants
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 01 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00114-0Evolutionary innovation, enablers and the origin of C4 plants
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December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New online! Evolutionary innovation, enablers and the origin of C4 plants
Evolutionary innovation, enablers and the origin of C4 plants
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 01 December 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00114-0Evolutionary innovation, enablers and the origin of C4 plants
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December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
ICYMI: New online! Linking habitat loss to pathogen spillover
Linking habitat loss to pathogen spillover
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 07 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00111-3Linking habitat loss to pathogen spillover
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November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
November issue: The final article in this issue is a World View from Masoud Yousefi, which highlights the effects of economic sanctions on conservation efforts in Iran and calls for international support to preserve Iran’s biodiversity. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/43p2tKY
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Third, a Comment by Karin Pfennig calls for a new intellectual framework in biological research that embraces the rich diversity of life, moving beyond the current focus on model organisms. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/47BgUy5
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The second is a Comment from Antonio Ballell and Emily Rayfield on the need to expand research to non-model organisms when investigating morphological evolution. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/4oCbMzS
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The first of these is a Comment by Jason Gallant on diversifying animal-based research beyond canonical research organisms by selecting organisms best-suited to answer biological questions. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/4qStiBc
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
November issue: In this month’s issue, we have a trio of Comment articles on the need to look beyond model organisms in biological research ->
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
November issue: Review led by David Lindenmayer on the responses of species and ecosystems to changing fire regimes, and implications for conservation and management. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/43rg4RZ
Readcube: rdcu.be/ePwJD
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
November issue: Review from Tobias Plieninger and Marion Jay on achieving ecosystem service provision alongside biodiversity conservation and restoration at the landscape scale. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/3XqznY4
Readcube: rdcu.be/ePwJz
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
November issue: Review from Ornella Bertrand and Leah Krubitzer that draws on palaeontological and neurobiological insights to describe the evolution of mammalian brain structure. 🧪🌎
Web link: go.nature.com/3LsqCdA
Readcube: rdcu.be/ePwJh
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM