It is so nice to finally see the first paper of my PhD published! It was possible thanks to invaluable contributions of Andrea Chiocchio, @mariaheikkila.bsky.social, @jadrankarota.bsky.social, Lauri Kaila, and @lepphylo.bsky.social.

(1/6) 🦋 We are thrilled to announce the release of the 1,000th reference genome of Lepidoptera species found in Europe! This goal was reached with the release of Stenoptilia islandicus, also known as the mountain plume moth. Read the story below!👇🏽

🌾 Tarım, her zaman insanlarla birlikte göç etmedi. Yeni antik DNA çalışması gösteriyor ki, Batı Anadolu’da insanlar yerlerinde kalırken, tarım ve köy hayatı fikir ve pratikler yoluyla yayıldı.

🌾 Agriculture didn’t always spread with mobility of people. New ancient DNA research shows that in western Anatolia, while communities stayed put, farming and village life spread through the movement of ideas and practices.

Happy to share our new study from my PhD on the spread of farming across Anatolia and into the Aegean and then into Europe. @compevohumang.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 👇🏽

EEBST2025 will be held from July 9 to 11 at Hacettepe University , Ankara. Looking forward! eebst.ekoevo.org

Help us understand how conspicuous butterflies are by playing this game! mferickson.github.io/findbutterfly/