#EvolutionaryBiology

Ed Ivimey-Cook

@eivimeycook.bsky.social

1 day ago

🧵 New paper out today in @peercommunityin.bsky.social Journal!

@joelpick.bsky.social et al. introduce the first standardised guidelines for data & code quality control in #ecology & #evolutionarybiology, on behalf of @sortee.bsky.social 🔓

doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

#OpenScience #EEB [1/5]

Princeton University Press

@princetonupress.bsky.social

2 days ago

Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives: A 60 Million Year Journey by Asier Larramendi and Marco P. Ferretti

Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives brings these ancient giants back to life, offering a visually captivating and scientifically rigorous journey through their evolutionary past.

Out 17 March! Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#Elephants #Paleontology #EvolutionaryBiology #History

RathBiotaClan

@rathbiotaclan.com

2 days ago

“Alien DNA”? The Viral Sequences That Became Part of the Human Genome Headlines call it alien. Scientists call it horizontal gene transfer. What the latest genomic research actually reveals is far more extraordinary and far more terrestrial than either framing suggests. Roughly 8% of your DNA was written by viruses. “Alien DNA” Headlines Oversimplify The Reality of Viral Gene Integration Every few months, a paper drops in genomics and the science communication machinery briefly overheats.

Not alien DNA. Ancient viral DNA.
Roughly 8% of the human genome comes from retroviruses that integrated into our ancestors millions of years ago.

#Genetics #Genomics #HumanGenome #EvolutionaryBiology #Retrovirus #Science

Dryad

@datadryad.bsky.social

4 days ago

New on Dryad: "Is the human chin a spandrel? Insights from an evolutionary analysis of ape craniomandibular form" 🧪

🔍 Dataset: bit.ly/46VL7Hs

📖 Article in @plosone.org: bit.ly/4lkHsZz

#biology #humanevolution #evolutionarybiology #opendata #research #researchintegrity

Andy Tseng

@andytseng.bsky.social

5 days ago

Fascinating read on how Y chromosome changes drive reproductive incompatibility. Great work by Yukiko and her team at #WhiteheadInstitute!
#YChromosome #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #MIT #ResearchSky

Earth BioGenome Project 🌍

@ebpgenome.bsky.social

5 days ago

📣 Mark your calendars!
The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance VI will take place in Boracay, Philippines
📅 July 6–10, 2026
A key gathering for the global invertebrate genomics community. 🧬🐜🐙

#BiodiversityGenomics #InvertebrateGenomics #Biodiversity #EvolutionaryBiology #GenomeSequencing 🧬🌍

MorphoBank

@morphobank.bsky.social

5 days ago

From #MorphoBank: “A new itasuchid (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia) from the Early Cretaceous of Mali and the ancient Paleo-Tegama river system of Gondwana” 🧪

🔎Project: bit.ly/4s7tk8O

📖@jvertpaleo.bsky.social article: bit.ly/4bwOk2B

#ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology

Transmitting Science

@tscourses.bsky.social

5 days ago

April is bringing new opportunities to explore evolution, genomics and quantitative research methods. 🧬📊

All upcoming courses can be found here: https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/

#WeareTransmittingScience #TScourses #EvolutionaryBiology #Genomics #Palaeontology #Rstats

MorphoBank

@morphobank.bsky.social

1 week ago

MorphoBank honored by SORTEE - Phoenix Bioinformatics We are proud to share that MorphoBank has received a 2025 Commendation Award from the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE).

We're pleased to share that MorphoBank has received a commendation award from @sortee.bsky.social 🧡

It's an honor to get this acknowledgement from colleagues who understand our work so deeply, and share a common mission!

bit.ly/3MMhtO2

#ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology

Princeton University Press

@princetonupress.bsky.social

1 week ago

Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives: A 60 Million Year Journey by Asier Larramendi and Marco P. Ferretti. The ultimate illustrated guide to elephants and their prehistoric relatives.

The ultimate illustrated guide to #elephants & their prehistoric relatives.

Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives by Asier Larramendi & Marco P. Ferretti arrives 17 March!

Learn more & preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#Paleontology #EvolutionaryBiology #History

Pure Science

@purescience.news

1 week ago

The ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ gets a new face A new digital reconstruction of the face of an early Australopithecus specimen helps add details about the origins of our own species.

The ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ gets a new face #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #LittleFoot #AncientHuman #Paleontology

www.sciencenews.org/article/human-ancestor-l...

Felipe

@non4to.bsky.social

1 week ago

How/Why did giraffes evolve to have a big neck like they have? My simplistic mind only thinks about eating from high places. I've been thinking about unique animals.

#evolution #NaturalSelection #EvolutionaryBiology

Pure Science

@purescience.news

1 week ago

After Earth’s Greatest Extinction, These Sea Monsters Conquered the Oceans Lost fossils reveal that some of the first ocean predators went global astonishingly fast after Earth’s worst extinction.

After Earth’s Greatest Extinction, These Sea Monsters Conquered the Oceans #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #ExtinctionEvent #SeaMonsters #Paleontology

scitechdaily.com/after-earths-greatest-ex...

Sara Lastine

@f1nch04.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Currently seeking a research assistant position in neuroscience / evolutionary neuroscience. I have a strong background in computational analysis, as well as animal behavior and handling. Looking forward to meeting you!

#Neuroscience #EvolutionaryBiology #Neuroethology

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Changes in Diet May Have Led to Humans Having Smoother Skulls Learn more about human skull shape and how it has changed over millions of years.

Changes in Diet May Have Led to Humans Having Smoother Skulls #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HumanEvolution #DietaryChanges #SkullAnatomy

www.discovermagazine.com/changes-in-diet-may-have...

UPENN_ITMAT

@itmat.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans was strongly sex biased Sex biases in admixture and other demographic processes are recurrent features throughout human evolution. For admixture between Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans (AMHs), sex bias has been p...

Novel insight into where the #Neanderthal DNA that persists in people today comes from: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @sarahtishkoff.bsky.social #PaleoGenomics #EvolutionaryBiology #TranslationalScience

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans Scientists say DNA evidence indicates male Neanderthals and human females interbred more often than opposite

Research suggests mating direction bias between Neanderthals and humans #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #MatingBias

www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/26/male...

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women Neanderthal deserts" in our genomes suggest a strong pattern in matings.

Neanderthals seemed to have a thing for modern human women #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Neanderthals #HumanEvolution #Anthropology

arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/genomes-...

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Mosquitoes may have evolved a taste for human blood thanks to Homo erectus A new genetic analysis suggests some mosquitoes’ taste for human blood may date back 1.8 million years

Mosquitos may have evolved a taste for human blood thanks to Homo erectus #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Evolution #Mosquitoes #HomoErectus

www.scientificamerican.com/article/mosquitos-may-ha...

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Mosquitoes May Have Been Feeding on Homo erectus 1.8 Million Years Ago Learn how mosquito DNA reveals when malaria-carrying species began targeting early hominins in Southeast Asia.

Mosquitoes May Have Been Feeding on Homo erectus 1.8 Million Years Ago #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #HomoErectus #Mosquitoes #Evolution

www.discovermagazine.com/mosquitoes-may-have-been...

Anthropology.net

@anthropology.net

2 weeks ago

The Human Breast as a Heating Pad: A New Hypothesis for an Old Puzzle A small Finnish study suggests that nursing mothers' breasts resist cooling in ways that might explain why humans evolved them in the first place.

Why do human women have permanently enlarged breasts when other primates don’t? A new Finnish study found nursing breasts resist cooling significantly better than non-nursing ones — suggesting they may have evolved as infant warming surfaces. #HumanEvolution #Paleoanthropology #EvolutionaryBiology

PuckerLab

@puckerlab.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Please share with potentially interested colleagues :)
#Bioinformatics #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology

Big Biology | A Science Podcast

@bigbiology.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Pondering poecilids & placentas, with Dr. David Reznick By Clayton Glasgow

Read the full blog on our substack 📖

#science #sciencecommunication #sciencefunding #biology #evolution #evolutionarybiology #sciencepodcast

Victoria Dillon

@victoriaadillon.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

My debut novel “Ava” is hatching March 3rd! These are the 3 different front sides of my bookmarks.

#bodilyautonomy #feminism #womensrights #evolutionarybiology #sciencenerds #eggs #debutnovel #prochoice

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Blame Your Parents for Your Extreme Aversion to Snakes Blame Your Parents for Your Extreme Aversion to Snakes: But recognize that it’s a useful survival trait

Blame Your Parents for Your Extreme Aversion to Snakes #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Snakes #Parenting #Evolution

nautil.us/blame-your-parents-for-y...

Pure Science

@purescience.news

2 weeks ago

Primates’ Climbing Techniques May Have Helped Shape Their Evolutionary Success Learn about the different ways mammals descended from trees and what this can tell us about early primate evolution.

Primates’ Climbing Techniques May Have Helped Shape Their Evolutionary Success #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #PrimateEvolution #ClimbingTechniques #EvolutionarySuccess

www.discovermagazine.com/primates-climbing-techni...

Annals of Botany

@annbot.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

🌱Takeaway: Ecological isolation, limited dispersal, and life-history traits drive both speciation and extinction risk in Homoranthus. (9/9)

👉 doi.org/qr49

#PlantScience #EvolutionaryBiology #PopulationGenetics #PlantGenomics #AoBpapers

Juliet Turner

@juliet-turner.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

I'm very happy to share that a paper from my DPhil thesis has been selected as the Editor's Choice article in Evolution. 😊

You can read it here: lnkd.in/eCnAQfzT 🐜

@journal-evo.bsky.social

#EvolutionaryBiology #SocialEvolution #Insects

Quasit

@quasit.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy

3 weeks ago

I sometimes think that we'd all be better off with a lot less testosterone and estrogen.

Except I suppose that we'd probably be extinct as a species.

But those fucking hormones (see what I did there? 🤣) really do make people crazy!

#testosterone #estrogen #hormones #evolutionaryBiology #sex

Daily Moments

@momentsfeed.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

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A not-quite-barren islet

Barren Bartolomé Island's green peninsula teems with life in the Galápagos Islands, over 500 miles from the mainland.

#GalapagosIslands #BartolomeIsland #EvolutionaryBiology

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