Five-year research fellowship, based at Christ's College, Cambridge, for working at the intersection of biodiversity science and economics. christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamied-…

New species of Golunda (rodent) from Early Pliocene of India! Fossils from Mohand reveal smaller, less elongated molars, suggesting Golunda—once spread across Africa & Asia—likely originated in the Indian subcontinent. Singh et al.: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar… #FossilFriday

My little book on Schrödinger's famous classic 'What Is Life?' is out today! It offers the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of the book's origins, reception, impact, and legacy. Please share; it is free to download for the next 2 weeks! cambridge.org/core/elements/…

First-ever IUCN Red List assessment for the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)! Now listed as Vulnerable (A2ae; C1) — with only 2,877–3,310 mature individuals left in the wild. One of India’s most enigmatic predators stands on the brink — the time to act is now. #IndianWolf

New online! The limits of co-occurrence for inferring species interactions bit.ly/3KHZvLa

The Great Amazonian Biotic Interchange was a continental event driven by tectonic and hydrological shifts, which separated ancient rivers and created new drainage patterns, leading to the diversification of many species in the region. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Curious about how evolution takes place? Are you looking for a "first-course" in the subject? My book, Fundamentals of Evolutionary Biology (CRC Press), takes a microbe-first approach and explains how molecular and cellular processes drive evolution.

Congratulations to Dr Sonali Ghosh Field Director at the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, as she becomes the first Indian to win the prestigious WCPA-Kenton Miller Award for innovation in National Parks and Protected Area Sustainability at the IUCN World Conservation

Estimating the Effective Population Size Across Space and Time in the Critically Endangered Western Chimpanzee in Guinea‐Bissau: Challenges and Implications for Conservation Management share.google/Y8bu6VduX6Yfkd…

#authorinterview Srijan Seal, PhD srijan seal from Prof. Imroze Khan lab at Ashoka University Ashoka University talks about his work on "Linking sex specific microbiota to variation in pathogen susceptibility" #microbiome #pathogen biopatrika.com/academia/resea… via Biopatrika

1/3 Excited that my final PhD MS is online! Big thanks to Ullasa (PI) (vanasiri.in) School of Biology, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram & collaborators Freerk and Urszula UAM Poznań. Turns out humidity, not just temperature, plays a major role in butterfly eyespot plasticity. doi.org/10.1101/2025.1…

The Eastern Ghats Symposium 2025 will convene researchers, conservation practitioners, government stakeholders, and NGOs to consolidate existing knowledge and develop coordinated conservation strategies for the region. The meeting will focus on ecology, conservation, geology,

Environmental drivers of scale morphology in a Canary Island lizard across 3700 m of elevation. new paper just out! …lpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jz…

Tetrapod vocal evolution reveals faster rates and higher-pitched sounds for mammals academic.oup.com/evolut/article…

A new study from India found that tigers, leopards, and dholes each respond differently to habitat fragmentation. The study reveals the need for connectivity models that prioritize habitat for the most vulnerable species. india.mongabay.com/2025/10/large-…

Congrats, Shraddha