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Featuring research on 🧪
🐝 pesticide impacts on wild bees
🪺 population genomics of avian brood parasitism
🌱 the origins of terrestrial herbivory
Cover image from Abraham et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Featuring research on 🧪
🐝 pesticide impacts on wild bees
🪺 population genomics of avian brood parasitism
🌱 the origins of terrestrial herbivory
Cover image from Abraham et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I invite you to check our paper entitled “Rebuilding Ukraine’s capacity for fundamental research in evolutionary biology” doi.org/10.1038/s415... in @natecoevo.nature.com about the Ukrainian School in Evolutionary Biology #USEB we organized in 2025.
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#biology #evolution #school #science #Ukraine
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I invite you to check our paper entitled “Rebuilding Ukraine’s capacity for fundamental research in evolutionary biology” doi.org/10.1038/s415... in @natecoevo.nature.com about the Ukrainian School in Evolutionary Biology #USEB we organized in 2025.
#biology #evolution #school #science #Ukraine
#biology #evolution #school #science #Ukraine
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For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. A feature in Nature describes how some researchers are calling for a more harmonious approach. #evosky 🧪
What were the first animals? The fierce sponge–jelly battle that just won’t end
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are calling for a more harmonious approach.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. A feature in Nature describes how some researchers are calling for a more harmonious approach. #evosky 🧪
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A juvenile iguanodontian from the Lower Cretaceous of China preserves both spikes and scales in its skin that are different from integumentary structures in either non-avian dinosaurs or extant squamates and may have had a defensive function 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cellular-level preservation of cutaneous spikes in an Early Cretaceous iguanodontian dinosaur - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A juvenile iguanodontian from the Lower Cretaceous of China preserves both spikes and scales in its skin that are different from integumentary structures in either non-avian dinosaurs or extant squama...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A juvenile iguanodontian from the Lower Cretaceous of China preserves both spikes and scales in its skin that are different from integumentary structures in either non-avian dinosaurs or extant squamates and may have had a defensive function 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A juvenile iguanodontian from the Lower Cretaceous of China preserves both spikes and scales in its skin that are different from integumentary structures in either non-avian dinosaurs or extant squamates and may have had a defensive function 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cellular-level preservation of cutaneous spikes in an Early Cretaceous iguanodontian dinosaur - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A juvenile iguanodontian from the Lower Cretaceous of China preserves both spikes and scales in its skin that are different from integumentary structures in either non-avian dinosaurs or extant squama...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A juvenile iguanodontian from the Lower Cretaceous of China preserves both spikes and scales in its skin that are different from integumentary structures in either non-avian dinosaurs or extant squamates and may have had a defensive function 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
A study in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows the long-term changes in tree species diversity across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. go.nature.com/45FPc1M 🌍 🧪
New Species Spotlight 👇
Hafiz Muhammed Wariss and Wenjun Li are captivated by a pungent but threatened medicinal plant: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hafiz Muhammed Wariss and Wenjun Li are captivated by a pungent but threatened medicinal plant: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2EEh
Ferula sinkiangensis (新疆阿魏, xin jiang a wei) - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Hafiz Muhammed Wariss and Wenjun Li are captivated by a pungent but threatened medicinal plant.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
New Species Spotlight 👇
Hafiz Muhammed Wariss and Wenjun Li are captivated by a pungent but threatened medicinal plant: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2EEh
Hafiz Muhammed Wariss and Wenjun Li are captivated by a pungent but threatened medicinal plant: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2EEh
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and reconstruct the evolutionary history of these fundamental enzymes 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Evolution and diversity of oxidoreductases involved in redox balance and energy conservation - Nature Ecology & Evolution
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and r...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and reconstruct the evolutionary history of these fundamental enzymes 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acceptor prior to the availability of nitrite🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Photoholes within cyanobacterial mats can account for the origin of anammox bacteria and ancient nitrogen loss - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acce...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acceptor prior to the availability of nitrite🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New Correspondence 👇
Angola’s northern escarpment forest is disappearing before our eyes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ernst et al highlight how the central Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem has lost 43% of its original forest area in the last 4 years
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2ucd
Angola’s northern escarpment forest is disappearing before our eyes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ernst et al highlight how the central Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem has lost 43% of its original forest area in the last 4 years
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2ucd
Angola’s northern escarpment forest is disappearing before our eyes - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Angola’s northern escarpment forest is disappearing before our eyes
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February 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
New Correspondence 👇
Angola’s northern escarpment forest is disappearing before our eyes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ernst et al highlight how the central Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem has lost 43% of its original forest area in the last 4 years
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2ucd
Angola’s northern escarpment forest is disappearing before our eyes www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ernst et al highlight how the central Serra do Pingano Forest Ecosystem has lost 43% of its original forest area in the last 4 years
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2ucd
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acceptor prior to the availability of nitrite🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Photoholes within cyanobacterial mats can account for the origin of anammox bacteria and ancient nitrogen loss - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acce...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acceptor prior to the availability of nitrite🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the accompanying News & Views commentary from Martina Dal Bello 👇
"From death comes diversity" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2fBU
"From death comes diversity" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2fBU
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Read the accompanying News & Views commentary from Martina Dal Bello 👇
"From death comes diversity" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2fBU
"From death comes diversity" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Free to read: rdcu.be/e2fBU
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Making CITES count for sharks and rays www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
Making CITES count for sharks and rays - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Recent expanded Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) listings for sharks and rays are welcome — yet seizing this opportunity requires that internatio...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Making CITES count for sharks and rays www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acceptor prior to the availability of nitrite 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Photoholes within cyanobacterial mats can account for the origin of anammox bacteria and ancient nitrogen loss - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acce...
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The authors leverage experimental and phylogenetic data to propose that anammox bacteria during the Archaean period could have harvested photoholes from cyanobacterial mats for use as an electron acceptor prior to the availability of nitrite 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Making CITES count for sharks and rays www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
Making CITES count for sharks and rays - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Recent expanded Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) listings for sharks and rays are welcome — yet seizing this opportunity requires that internatio...
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Making CITES count for sharks and rays www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
Hollie Booth argues that new CITES listings could represent a tipping point for addressing the overexploitation of shark and ray populations, but only if momentum is seized and risks are mitigated.
Free to read: rdcu.be/e15xg
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New study by @saocousins.bsky.social in @natecoevo.nature.com! 📣
Errors in global grassland maps are skewing carbon sink estimates. By correcting misclassification using field-validated data, global grassland soil C rises to 155 Pg — major implications for ecosystem accounting & policy. 👇
Errors in global grassland maps are skewing carbon sink estimates. By correcting misclassification using field-validated data, global grassland soil C rises to 155 Pg — major implications for ecosystem accounting & policy. 👇
The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink - Nature Ecology & Evolution
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previo...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
New study by @saocousins.bsky.social in @natecoevo.nature.com! 📣
Errors in global grassland maps are skewing carbon sink estimates. By correcting misclassification using field-validated data, global grassland soil C rises to 155 Pg — major implications for ecosystem accounting & policy. 👇
Errors in global grassland maps are skewing carbon sink estimates. By correcting misclassification using field-validated data, global grassland soil C rises to 155 Pg — major implications for ecosystem accounting & policy. 👇
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Passioned by #bioenergetics? Do not miss our new article on the evolutionary history of oxidoreductases with G. Borrel and @sgribaldo.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social @valdeanda.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @cnrs.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/s41...).
Evolution and diversity of oxidoreductases involved in redox balance and energy conservation - Nature Ecology & Evolution
HORBEC are protein complexes involved in the regulation of redox balance and energy conservation. The authors develop a bioinformatic tool for HORBEC annotation in bacterial and archaeal genomes and r...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Passioned by #bioenergetics? Do not miss our new article on the evolutionary history of oxidoreductases with G. Borrel and @sgribaldo.bsky.social @archaeal.bsky.social @valdeanda.bsky.social @pasteur.fr @cnrs.fr @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com (www.nature.com/articles/s41...).
A comparative analysis of trait data combined with a mathematical model suggests that dietary specialization drives selection towards the smallest and largest body sizes in terrestrial mammals, as generalists outcompete specialists at intermediate sizes🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Diverging selection on body size in specialist terrestrial mammals - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A comparative analysis of trait data combined with a mathematical model suggests that dietary specialization drives selection towards the smallest and largest body sizes in terrestrial mammals, as gen...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A comparative analysis of trait data combined with a mathematical model suggests that dietary specialization drives selection towards the smallest and largest body sizes in terrestrial mammals, as generalists outcompete specialists at intermediate sizes🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms reveals that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bacterial necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities via resource partitioning - Nature Ecology & Evolution
In this study, the authors conduct experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms to reveal that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communitie...
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February 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Experiments involving 276 soil-derived microcosms reveals that the ecological process of necromass recycling promotes diversity maintenance in bacterial communities 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland, demonstrating its potential for ecological forecasting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland, demonstrating its potential for ecological forecasting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland, demonstrating its potential for ecological forecasting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland...
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January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen science dataset on birds from Finland, demonstrating its potential for ecological forecasting 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previous global assessments based on remote sensing 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink - Nature Ecology & Evolution
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previo...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previous global assessments based on remote sensing 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species, while Northern Andean forests are accumulating species, acting as a refuge for those that are climate-displaced 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tree diversity is changing across tropical Andean and Amazonian forests in response to global change - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This study examines long-term changes in species richness across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species, while Northern Andean forests are accumulating species, acting as a refuge for those that are climate-displaced 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A global synthesis of >600 studies finds that across agro-ecosystems, grasslands and forests in temperate and tropical zones, increasing plant diversity has a consistently positive effect on plant performance and the suppression of antagonists 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global evidence that plant diversity suppresses pests and promotes plant performance and crop production - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A global synthesis of >600 studies finds that across agro-ecosystems, grasslands and forests in temperate and tropical zones, increasing plant diversity has a consistently positive effect on plant ...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A global synthesis of >600 studies finds that across agro-ecosystems, grasslands and forests in temperate and tropical zones, increasing plant diversity has a consistently positive effect on plant performance and the suppression of antagonists 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previous global assessments based on remote sensing 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink - Nature Ecology & Evolution
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previo...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
By combining satellite observations with ground-based data and expert validation, this analysis demonstrates considerable misestimation of grassland extent and thereby carbon stock estimates in previous global assessments based on remote sensing 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species, while Northern Andean forests are accumulating species, acting as a refuge for those that are climate-displaced 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tree diversity is changing across tropical Andean and Amazonian forests in response to global change - Nature Ecology & Evolution
This study examines long-term changes in species richness across tropical forests in the Andes and Amazon. Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Hotter, drier and more seasonal forests in the eastern and southern Amazon are losing species, while Northern Andean forests are accumulating species, acting as a refuge for those that are climate-displaced 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...