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The #BiologyLetters Early Career Researcher Competition is back for 2026! You must be an #ECR to enter and submit your paper by 31 March 2026 for the chance to win £1000. Two runners-up will also receive £500 each. Find out more: ow.ly/aCgx50UCo2H #EarlyCareerResearchers
The UK 2024 general election was the first for which voters in that country were required to prove their identity using photo-ID. However, research in psychology demonstrates that people are generally bad at matching unfamiliar faces, including identity documents: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The UK 2024 general election was the first for which voters in that country were required to prove their identity using photo-ID. However, research in psychology demonstrates that people are generally bad at matching unfamiliar faces, including identity documents: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #RSOS
Watch #BiologyLetters author Natsuko Rivera-Yoshidawe talk about the early stages of emergent collective behaviour of Myxococcus xanthus, a social bacterium and valuable model for studying the aggregative way to multicellularity: cassyni.com/events/HtJrw...
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Watch #BiologyLetters author Natsuko Rivera-Yoshidawe talk about the early stages of emergent collective behaviour of Myxococcus xanthus, a social bacterium and valuable model for studying the aggregative way to multicellularity: cassyni.com/events/HtJrw...
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When I started my PhD ~10 years ago, only 2/5 echinoderm groups (the star-shaped sea stars and brittle stars) had genome-scale phylogenetic datasets. I am proud to say that the quest to complete the clade is now over
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Phylogenomics of extant Crinoidea (Echinodermata) reveals extensive morphological homoplasies and a Permian origin
Abstract. Crinoids have Ordovician origins and are unique among living echinoderms in their attachment to the substrate. Most diversity is within Comatulid
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February 11, 2026 at 10:58 AM
When I started my PhD ~10 years ago, only 2/5 echinoderm groups (the star-shaped sea stars and brittle stars) had genome-scale phylogenetic datasets. I am proud to say that the quest to complete the clade is now over
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Hot off the press 🐣 Do birds have any idea of what their eggs look like? Contrary to our expectations, we show that barn swallows don't, nor do they learn it over time. Yet that doesn't stop them from successfully ejecting foreign eggs!
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Recent breeding experience improves egg ejection behaviour
Abstract. Recognizing one’s own eggs is crucial for birds, especially for hosts of brood parasites that must identify and reject different-looking parasiti
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February 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Hot off the press 🐣 Do birds have any idea of what their eggs look like? Contrary to our expectations, we show that barn swallows don't, nor do they learn it over time. Yet that doesn't stop them from successfully ejecting foreign eggs!
🔗 Read more here: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... #OpenAccess
🔗 Read more here: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... #OpenAccess
Did energy costs of walking limit the evolution of a larger human birth canal? #ProcB #OpenAccess #Biomechanics #Evolution royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Did energy costs of walking limit the evolution of a larger human birth canal? #ProcB #OpenAccess #Biomechanics #Evolution royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
People with depression often interpret facial expressions more negatively, which may contribute to the development and maintenance of depressive symptoms. This #RSOS study tested an online, gamified training designed to change these negative bias: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
People with depression often interpret facial expressions more negatively, which may contribute to the development and maintenance of depressive symptoms. This #RSOS study tested an online, gamified training designed to change these negative bias: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Are you a scientist with an interest in the evolution of love in human relationships? Join an international group of psychologists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, sociologists and zoologists for our upcoming residential scientific meeting in Edinburgh: royalsociety.org/science-even...
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Are you a scientist with an interest in the evolution of love in human relationships? Join an international group of psychologists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, sociologists and zoologists for our upcoming residential scientific meeting in Edinburgh: royalsociety.org/science-even...
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Weak trophic position–body mass relationships undermine simple size-spectrum models for coral reefs 🦑🧪
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February 11, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Weak trophic position–body mass relationships undermine simple size-spectrum models for coral reefs 🦑🧪
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When people face stressful situations, their body and mind react, and they cope in different ways. This #RSOS study explored which psychological and physiological states help or hinder performance under stress: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
February 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
When people face stressful situations, their body and mind react, and they cope in different ways. This #RSOS study explored which psychological and physiological states help or hinder performance under stress: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Do marine mammals compete with fisheries? New article that combines food-web modelling and causal analysis finds out:
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From trophic flows to causal effects: marine mammal–fish interactions in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
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From trophic flows to causal effects: marine mammal–fish interactions in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Do marine mammals compete with fisheries? New article that combines food-web modelling and causal analysis finds out:
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From trophic flows to causal effects: marine mammal–fish interactions in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
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From trophic flows to causal effects: marine mammal–fish interactions in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Weak trophic position–body mass relationships undermine simple size-spectrum models for #coral reefs #ProcB #Ecology #Ecosystem #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Weak trophic position–body mass relationships undermine simple size-spectrum models for #coral reefs #ProcB #Ecology #Ecosystem #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
This new #RSOS study examined young and old Pacific #oyster males to see whether getting older affects how fast their sperm swim: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 AM
This new #RSOS study examined young and old Pacific #oyster males to see whether getting older affects how fast their sperm swim: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Dual-scale folding in sliding: a source for branched surface/sub-surface defect formation: doi.org/10.1098/rspa... #ProcA #MaterialsScience
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Dual-scale folding in sliding: a source for branched surface/sub-surface defect formation: doi.org/10.1098/rspa... #ProcA #MaterialsScience
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Fancy a visit to EMBL Heidelberg in summer where you can learn all about microtubules and network with peers at the same time? Then submit your abstract for #EESMicrotubules before the 11 March➡️ s.embl.org/ees26-09-bl
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Fancy a visit to EMBL Heidelberg in summer where you can learn all about microtubules and network with peers at the same time? Then submit your abstract for #EESMicrotubules before the 11 March➡️ s.embl.org/ees26-09-bl
The culture of tincture: experiencing colour in medicine, art, and chymistry in early modern Britain (1650–1750) | #NotesAndRecords #HistSci #HistChem #HistMed #Tincture
February 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The culture of tincture: experiencing colour in medicine, art, and chymistry in early modern Britain (1650–1750) | #NotesAndRecords #HistSci #HistChem #HistMed #Tincture
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Check out new work with @willthompson.bsky.social, @chrisdanforth.bsky.social, J-G Young, & @lhd.bsky.social in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Check out new work with @willthompson.bsky.social, @chrisdanforth.bsky.social, J-G Young, & @lhd.bsky.social in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Sensitivity analysis of epidemic forecasting and spreading on networks with probability generating functions
Abstract. Epidemic forecasting tools embrace the stochasticity and heterogeneity of disease spread to predict the growth and size of outbreaks. Conceptuall
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February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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Check out new work with @willthompson.bsky.social, @chrisdanforth.bsky.social, J-G Young, & @lhd.bsky.social in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
Check out new work with @willthompson.bsky.social, @chrisdanforth.bsky.social, J-G Young, & @lhd.bsky.social in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface!
New research from #BiologyLetters: Sex differences in the thermal acclimation and tolerance of Daphnia clones along a latitudinal cline doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience #Evolution
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
New research from #BiologyLetters: Sex differences in the thermal acclimation and tolerance of Daphnia clones along a latitudinal cline doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience #Evolution
United by chewing: Hunter-Schreger band-like pattern and wavy enamel in a fossil crocodile suggest functional convergence with mammals and dinosaurs #ProcB #OpenAccess #Palaeobiology royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM
United by chewing: Hunter-Schreger band-like pattern and wavy enamel in a fossil crocodile suggest functional convergence with mammals and dinosaurs #ProcB #OpenAccess #Palaeobiology royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Piatnitzkysaurus is one of the oldest known members of the major theropod group that gave rise to iconic predatory forms, such as Tyrannosaurus. Here, we provide the first detailed study of this #dinosaur, revealing initial stages of evolution: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Piatnitzkysaurus is one of the oldest known members of the major theropod group that gave rise to iconic predatory forms, such as Tyrannosaurus. Here, we provide the first detailed study of this #dinosaur, revealing initial stages of evolution: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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🔬 Planning to submit your abstract for #EMBLMalaria? There's still time!
The deadline is 18 Feb: https://s.embl.org/bmp26-01-bl
﹒Share your latest research
﹒Connect with a global malaria community
﹒Contribute to progress in global health
27 – 29 May
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
#BioMalPar
The deadline is 18 Feb: https://s.embl.org/bmp26-01-bl
﹒Share your latest research
﹒Connect with a global malaria community
﹒Contribute to progress in global health
27 – 29 May
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
#BioMalPar
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 AM
🔬 Planning to submit your abstract for #EMBLMalaria? There's still time!
The deadline is 18 Feb: https://s.embl.org/bmp26-01-bl
﹒Share your latest research
﹒Connect with a global malaria community
﹒Contribute to progress in global health
27 – 29 May
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
#BioMalPar
The deadline is 18 Feb: https://s.embl.org/bmp26-01-bl
﹒Share your latest research
﹒Connect with a global malaria community
﹒Contribute to progress in global health
27 – 29 May
EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual
#BioMalPar
This new #RSOS paper tested when and how wild #lemurs in Madagascar apply different senses - vision, smell, and manual inspection - to identify the best fruits on a tree: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This new #RSOS paper tested when and how wild #lemurs in Madagascar apply different senses - vision, smell, and manual inspection - to identify the best fruits on a tree: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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"The relationship between childhood exploration and population-level innovation in cultural evolution" with @ndersen.bsky.social @sheinalew.bsky.social @felixthehauskat.bsky.social out in Proc B
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The relationship between childhood exploration and population-level innovation in cultural evolution
Abstract. The societal effects of children’s learning in cultural evolution have been underexplored. Here, we investigate using agent-based models how a pr
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January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"The relationship between childhood exploration and population-level innovation in cultural evolution" with @ndersen.bsky.social @sheinalew.bsky.social @felixthehauskat.bsky.social out in Proc B
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Transmembrane proteins in cancer: insights from mechanism to clinical impact doi.org/10.1098/rsob... | #OpenBiology #MolecularBiology #Cancer
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Transmembrane proteins in cancer: insights from mechanism to clinical impact doi.org/10.1098/rsob... | #OpenBiology #MolecularBiology #Cancer
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New paper by my lab! PhD student @fallonmeng.bsky.social set out to use whole genome sequencing of Spotted Lanternfly from China & the US to better understand the invasion... and discovered that adapting to the city may be the key to their invasive success!
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February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
New paper by my lab! PhD student @fallonmeng.bsky.social set out to use whole genome sequencing of Spotted Lanternfly from China & the US to better understand the invasion... and discovered that adapting to the city may be the key to their invasive success!
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Resilient by nature: Managed rearing does not erode physiochemical tolerances of an extremophile fish doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #BiologyLetters #Ecology #Evolution
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Resilient by nature: Managed rearing does not erode physiochemical tolerances of an extremophile fish doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... | #BiologyLetters #Ecology #Evolution