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Colin Simpfendorfer @sharkcolin.bsky.social · 6d

New #sharkscience out in @currentbiology.bsky.social by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social and colleagues.
Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimeras. A must read for this looming threat to many already threatened species.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
@iucnshark.bsky.social

Deep-sea mining risks for sharks, rays, and chimeras

Judah et al. identify 30 species of chondrichthyans that overlap with proposed deep-sea mining activities, nearly two-thirds of which are already threatened with extinction. Precautionary management o...

www.cell.com

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Allan McDevitt @shrewgod.bsky.social · 18h

1st PhD chapter from @jjackman27.bsky.social on comparing #eDNA filtration methods in a hyper-tidal estuary. Although some methods outperform others, all are generally effective in recovering fish biodiversity, including the passive metaprobe. Paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 5d

"Sexual selection and parental care shape lifespan differences" across mammals and birds

https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249

Why women live longer than men

Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men

www.mpg.de

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 7d

🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.

We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.

🗓️ Deadline: October 15th

More information: smbe2026.org/symposia

#SMBE2026

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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · Mar 26

Our study ‘The #global #human impact on #biodiversity’ is out in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Unprecedented synthesis of >2000 studies led by @francoiskeck.bsky.social shows humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet.
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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 9d

In massive #collaborative #effort, we assembled published & unpublished #fish 🐟 #eDNA 🧬 metabarcoding datasets, covering ~2000 sampling sites/>100 river systems globally. 🐟 🐠 🐡 🌐 🌍

Now results out in 2 #parallel #preprints @biorxiv-ecology.bsky.social

#aquatic #biodiversity #meta-analysis
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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 10d

Brazilian president Lula announced a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism, proposed to support conservation of endangered forests. It makes Brazil the first country to commit a contribution to the forest fund www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive: Brazil's Lula announces $1 billion investment in global forest fund

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism it has proposed to support conservation of endangered forests, at a United Nations event in New York.

www.reuters.com

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 9d

Meet the oceans remarkable see-through animals! 🦑https://lithub.com/meet-the-oceans-remarkable-see-through-animals/

Meet the Ocean’s Remarkable See-Through Animals

Both of us have been on many scuba dives in the open sea. Doing so requires training, followed by medical exams and piles of forms, and involves a lot of work, planning, and money. A big ship is ne…

lithub.com

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POPGROUP59 @popgroup2026.bsky.social · 9d

Exciting news!
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.

This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.

More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk

See you there !

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populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 9d

Updating lecture for tomorrow and look who I found in my photos! Such a cutie! Carcinus maenas is native to the Mediterranean Sea. This curious littel one was photographed in Rapallo, Liguria! #LaMiaLiguria #MediterraneanSea 🦀🦑

On the rocky shore, in a little rockpool with water, just the curious eyes of a green crab peek out to see who is there! Barnacles in the background.

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Arnau Sebé-Pedrós @arnausebe.bsky.social · 24d

Registration deadline for @embo.org workshop EvoChromo extended until September 30.

meetings.embo.org/event/24-evo...

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 16d

A delicious win-win: Oyster farming helps sequester carbon, not just because the bivalves lock CO2 in their shells but even more so because the oysters promote primary production and organic carbon sedimentation in the sea around them. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

CO2 flux pattern over oyster farming ecosystem.

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Dan MacGuigan @dmacguig.bsky.social · 16d

Check out our new preprint! We compare sequence versus synteny approaches for resolving a challenging #phylogenetic problem. In this case, synteny is far more informative! Also includes the first chromosome-level #genome for the enigmatic #fish family Gyrinocheilidae. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Robert Boure @bob31.bsky.social · 15d

"Pavlov" inversé ou l'observateur observé par son objet de recherche (Stivers).

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 19d

2025. #DEI. Equity in science is a beautiful lie — and I’m done pretending. Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Equity in science is a beautiful lie — and I’m done pretending

Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system.

www.nature.com

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Agnieszka (Aga) Lipinska @agalip.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm very happy to share that our paper describing the evolution of sex chromosomes in brown algae is out!🎉 This project was a long journey, but it came together into a nice story 🧬 🌊 Grateful to everyone who helped along the way!

MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · Aug 27

New research: With ancient origins & surprising flexibility, #BrownAlgae reveal a compelling story of sex chromosome evolution. This could rewrite how we view sex determination. Learn more: s.gwdg.de/YDoZ3L
Congrats to @agalip.bsky.social & Josue Barrera for their work in @natecoevo.nature.com

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 21d

Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics

Sex chromosome evolution

Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Simona Kralj Fišer @simonakraljfiser.bsky.social · 21d

Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...

Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders

Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully unders...

doi.org

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CIIMAR @ciimar.bsky.social · 21d

It’s happening today!

The first Oceanus seminar of the new CIIMAR seminar season features Alex Wan (University of Galway).

👉 More details here: www.ciimar.up.pt/events/ocean...

#CIIMARevents #CIIMARseminars #CIIMARresearch

CIIMAR @ciimar.bsky.social · 27d

We’re kicking off a new season of CIIMAR seminars!

The next Oceanus seminar will feature Alex Wan (University of Galway).

📅 17 September
🕐 11h30
📍 Boca da Baleia

👉 More details here: www.ciimar.up.pt/events/ocean...

#CIIMARevents #CIIMARseminars #CIIMARresearch

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ZSL @zslofficial.bsky.social · 22d

Only two weeks left to enter Capturing Ecology!
We’re proud to partner with the @britishecologicalsociety.org to support the Animal Category, one of eight celebrating the wonder of the natural world through photography 📸

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · 23d

The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!

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Friederike [freddy; she/her] Hillemann @fhillemann.bsky.social · 23d

👇 interview on collaborative (research 🧪) cultures

Thanks to @humboldt-foundation.de for funding my work on cooperative subsistence across cultures, w/ @sheinalew.bsky.social, and my network at @durhamdcerc.bsky.social: @mandolinguist.bsky.social @amandinevisine.bsky.social @chimpanzeve.bsky.social

Seven people standing outside Durham University's Department of Psychology, smiling for a group photo. Lab PI Sheina is on the right in wearing a mint green jumper; I am third from the left wearing a burgundy jumper

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Chiara Benvenuto @cbenvenuto.bsky.social · 23d

I wonder if I could get a PDF copy from you...

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