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1/ 📢Yesterday saw the release of our analysis of the first IUCN Red List global freshwater fauna assessment in nature ! The dataset took 1000+ experts 20+ years to compile. So what did we find? nature.com/articles/s4158…

Great (and scary) visualization of 2024 daily temperatures compared to prior years by the BBC today. Evocative of the iconic Joy Division album cover from 1979: bbc.com/news/articles/…

New job! We're hiring a #postdocposition to work on pelagic subsidies to #reefs Looking for motivated & talented coral reef scientists, oceanographers, isotope ecologists. Based Lancaster Environment Centre w intl' collaborators. 2-year position. Deadline Feb 28 👇 hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Postdoc Researcher in Cryptobenthic Coral Reef Fish - Brandl Lab Fish Functions fishandfunctions.com/join The postdoc will investigate seascape genomics and community structure of cryptobenthic fishes, a group that includes small, often inconspicuous species that

An analysis of analyses. In a world where information constantly gets updated, it helps understanding why and how this information may differ

On coral reefs, we have a good understanding of how marine organisms utilise the physical reef structure. However, the whole habitat of coral reefs also includes the water. rpb.li/zRVP #lizardisland #waterflow #ecosystem #climatechange

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑎 ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑘ℎ𝑢𝑖𝑖, a new species of miniature loach is described from central Borneo, Indonesia. The largest known specimen is 21.5 mm SL. 🔓 (direct PDF) - lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/upl…

A study in nature suggests that humans were living in the wet tropical forests of Africa as early as 150,000 years ago, representing the earliest known evidence for humans in this habitat type. go.nature.com/3F7JlYr

#IchthyofaunaChecklist - Exceptional concentration of fish diversity in Yasuní National Park, a protected area roughly 10,000 km² between the Napo & Curaray Rivers, Amazonian Ecuador. Results yielded 458 species distributed in 47 families & 13 orders. 🔓 bdj.pensoft.net/article/136476/

Nothing in ecology or evolution makes sense except in the light of a good taxonomy.

Ever since Charles Darwin, scientists have assumed species facing the same problem often evolve similar traits. But that’s not always the case. Isabelle Ng Alexandre C Siqueira Edith Cowan University (ECU) James Cook Uni theconversation.com/we-study-plank…

🐟💥 Think tool use is just for humans, birds, or primates? Think again! New research reveals tropical wrasses smash open shellfish with rocks—proving fish are smarter (and craftier) than we thought. 🧠🔧 #ReefFish #AnimalBehavior #FishIntelligence phys.org/news/2025-03-r…

More evidence to show that not everything fits perfectly into “boxes” in ecology; embracing the nuances paints a better picture

Projecting a continuous character onto the branches of multiple trees using a consistent color gradient with #phytools: blog.phytools.org/2025/04/projec….

Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics go.nature.com/3EDa8fC

North American bird populations are shrinking most rapidly in the very areas where they are still most abundant, according to a new study in Science. The findings reveal both urgent threats and potential opportunities for targeted conservation and recovery.

Mountain ecosystems may be more resilient to climate change than previously believed, according to a new Science study, which reports little empirical support for the widely recognized “escalator to extinction.” scim.ag/4558BtF

New study - Repeated and widespread evolution of biofluorescence in marine fishes. 459 known biofluorescent teleosts, with the majority associated with coral reefs. 🔓 nature.com/articles/s4146…

We’re calling for applications for the Yang Chang Man Research Fellowship in Biodiversity and the Leo Tan Research Fellowship in Biodiversity, designed to empower early career researchers of Southeast Asia’s biodiversity. 🔗: lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/jobs/research-…

Had a paper published? Make sure you have a celebration. Tell people. Have a morning tea/coffee. Bake a cake. It's a big achievement. And it's important to mark your achievements. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum