To celebrate the genomes for 1,000 (!) species of Lepidoptera in Europe, Project Psyche has released a preprint outlining our ambitions to jointly sequence & leverage genomes of all 11,000 species in Europe to propel science, conservation & society. This was a joy to write together as a community!

Nature research paper: Global phenology maps reveal the drivers and effects of seasonal asynchrony go.nature.com/41mYj5q

Ripple bugs use a special fan-like structure on their middle legs to speed and steer through turbulent waters. In a new Science study, researchers report a water-walking robot inspired by this feature. Learn more in our latest issue: https://scim.ag/3V8FjDU

Two last two things: This paper comes from the thesis project of a super star MSc student @uu.se, Cesc, who put in a tremendous amount of work. By the way, he's looking for a PhD in case anyone is interested... #ProudPI

Want to make recombination maps from sperm/pollen/gametes? There is an easy way, based on Hi-C sequencing. Full details in the Hi-reComb paper now in Genetics: doi.org/10.1093/gene... Thanks to Richard Durbin and Ed Green and a great group of co-authors for contributions.

No visit to Barcelona is complete without dinner at Rasoterra

My receding hairline and I yapping about the genetic consequences of wing length plasticity at #ESEB2025

Some 4.3 million observations of butterflies show that 59 of 136 species have declined in abundance over the past three decades, while no species has increased in abundance. Butterfly declines undoubtedly have large ecological consequences. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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The original circos plot? From the 1947-1948 Carnegie Yearbook, the page prior to McClintock's Mutable Loci in Maize paper.

Alternative Splicing in TRPA1 Drives Sensory Adaptation to Electrophiles in Drosophilids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.09.653172v1

Large numbers of migrating red admiral at the belgian coast this evening, 864 flying north counted in 5 minutes! waarnemingen.be/observation/... @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @phylomigrationlab.bsky.social

1/6) New paper out in Molecular Ecology! We uncover the intriguing biogeographic history behind the Holarctic disjunct distributions in Vanessa butterflies. @phylomigrationlab.bsky.social #biogeography #insectmigration #butterflymigration #butterflies #evolution shorturl.at/UFrrU