Five rules for scientifically credible nature markets
UNEP. State of Finance for Nature 2023 (UNEP, 2023). Kedward, K., zu Ermgassen, S. O. S. E., Ryan-Collins,…
Deep conservation of cis-regulatory elements and chromatin organization in echinoderms uncover ancestral regulatory features of animal genomes
Sebé-Pedrós, A. et al. The dynamic regulatory genome of capsaspora and the origin of animal multicellularity. Cell 165,…
No Red Blood Cells? No Problem, For This Noodlefish
Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of…
They Send Messages Via The Air
Volatile compounds drifting on the breeze. Electrical pulses firing under bark. Scientists are discovering that trees are anything…
Fossils Reveal the Green Anaconda Has Been a Giant For 12 Million Years
Nowadays, anacondas are usually four to five meters long, but they can reach seven meters. Credit: Andres Alfonso-Rojas…
Study Warns of Major Toll ‘Chronic Stress’ Could Be Taking On Humans
Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study…
Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting
After the cessation of centuries-long eradication efforts throughout Europe, large carnivores have made a remarkable return over the…
A network of bat caves in Brazilian drylands support population connectivity in Pteronotus bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) | BMC Ecology and Evolution
In this study, we explored, for the first time in Brazil, the population genetic structure of two sympatric…
Investigating the evolution of large meiotic rings of multiple X and Y sex chromosomes in two Leptodactylus frog species (Anura, Leptodactylidae)
Bachtrog, D. et al. Sex Determination: why so many ways of doing it?. PLOS Biol. 12, e1001899 (2014).…
Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals
Kenrick, P., Wellman, C. H., Schneider, H. & Edgecombe, G. D. A timeline for terrestrialization: consequences for the…
Uli-epic: profiling RNA modifications from ultra-low input samples | Genome Biology
McCown PJ, Ruszkowska A, Kunkler CN, Breger K, Hulewicz JP, Wang MC, et al. Naturally occurring modified ribonucleosides.…
Forelimb motion and reciprocation mediate aerodynamic control in a gliding lizard | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Study taxon and husbandry Hemidactylus platyurus is an arboreal species with morphological adaptations that increase surface area (i.e.,…