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What we eat needs to be nutritious and sustainable. Researchers are trying to figure out what that looks like around the world. nature.com/articles/d4158…

‘They saw bigger things’: Richard Leakey, Edward O Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy remembered theguardian.com/environment/20…

I want to add my voice to the massive show of appreciation for Jeff Hutchings. In addition to his huge contributions to fisheries and conservation, he was a tireless supporter of young scientists, including myself going back 25 years or more. I owe him a great debt of gratitude

An important 🧵 about the discussions we need to be having:

'We need to talk about mental health' - our March editorial on the mental health challenges faced by people working on environmental topics. nature.com/articles/s4155…

Our March issue is now live, including early echinoderms, extinction debts and colonization credits, an exceptionally large sauropod titanosaur, Black Death land-use change, and an Editorial on mental health: nature.com/natecolevol/vo…

What they said: come back to the office with nice new meeting rooms named after famous scientists. What they meant: we haven’t even repaired the roof. 🤦‍♂️

Thank you @ragh_gadagkar for your excellent, comprehensive review of #EndlessForms in NatureEcoEvo. ".. .integrating much old and new knowledge, are among the finest examples of applied entomology I have read" I'll take that ☺️ rdcu.be/cQEFt Will Francis

Mendelian Inheritance nature.com/articles/s4155… Our July editorial commemorates the bicentenary of Mendel's birth, and is an opportunity to explore the origins of genetics and to confront some of its difficult subsequent history.

Today (20th July) is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Mendel. Our July editorial celebrates his life and explores his legacy: nature.com/articles/s4155…

Don’t dilute the term Nature Positive nature.com/articles/s4155… Nature Positive is being used by businesses, governments and NGOs, but its meaning risks being diluted from measurable net biodiversity gain towards merely any action that benefits nature, argues EJ Milner-Gulland

I just finished reading @nature’s special issue content on racism in science. I found it powerful, depressing, uplifting, fascinating, and inspirational. In the hopes that I can tempt you to check out the wide content, here’s a quick🧵on all the content.nature.com/immersive/d428…

To be fair, she’s the first PM since Churchill to survive two monarchs...

An exciting opportunity to work with me! Please do get in touch if you’d like an informal chat about the role - [email protected]

Time at last for biodiversity nature.com/articles/s4155… Our latest Editorial looks at what comparisons can valuably be made between the recently concluded climate COP27 and the upcoming biodiversity COP15.

Remembering Alfred Russel Wallace, influential thinker on natural selection and biogeography: nature.com/articles/s4155… January 8th 2023 marks the bicentenary of Wallace's birth. #Wallace200

I also made a late-notice appearance on Steve Harris - BBC Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast’s BBC Dorset Breakfast programme this morning to talk about Wallace: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d… (it’s at 25 mins, just after David Attenborough!).

I’m on my way to Canterbury for the British Ecological Society #Trees4CBP meeting. I’ll be there all day today, and my colleague @RoinnAnLuisigh will be there tomorrow. Come and find us for a chat about NatureEcoEvo.

Just arrived in Ferrara for #SMBE2023. Too late for tonight’s session, unfortunately, but looking forward to tomorrow - the Teatro Comunale looks amazing! Find me or message me for a chat about NatureEcoEvo.