Wait… did you say there’s a new MorphoBank? That’s right. MorphoBank is now faster, cleaner, more scaleable, and more sustainable. Learn more on our blog phoenixbioinfo.org/presenting-t... 🧪 #biology #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #treeoflife #systematics #cladistics #paleontology

Hello to Josh with @phoenixbio.bsky.social! Head to booth 40 and learn about Arabidopsis, aka “the mouse of the plant world,” and other biology resources!

It's great to be back at the #CharlestonConference! Come on by booth 40 to catch up with Phoenix executive director Josh Young, and learn about what's new with @morphobank.bsky.social and @tairnews.bsky.social #CHSconf2025 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #scholcomm #scholcomms

Phoenix is at the @chashub.bsky.social conference! Stop by booth #40 to say hello and visit with our executive director Josh Young. #CHSconf2025 #CharlestonConference #OpenScience #OpenAccess #scholcomm #scholcomms #Charleston

New evidence of a European giant tortoise (Titanochelon richardi) from the Upper Miocene of the Vallès-Penedès Basin: taxonomic & phylogenetic implications onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PapersinPalaeontology @morphobank.bsky.social

Happy #OAweek! This week the research and #scholcomm communities celebrate #OpenAccess, and consider the question of "Who owns our knowledge?" For MorphoBank the answer is simple: creators do. We encourage maximally open CC0 licensing, and support a range of other Creative Commons options.

An interesting study of life science database sustainability using MorphoBank as one of the case examples 🧪 #openscience #openaccess #databases #opendata

MorphoBank is upgrading! Logins will be disabled from Oct 17 (5 PM PDT) – Oct 20, 2025 while we migrate to new software. Published projects will remain available. Thanks for your patience as we make MorphoBank better for the research community. 💪 #MorphoBank #OpenScience #DataCuration #improvement

A new long & narrow-snouted ichthyosaur illuminates a complex faunal turnover during an undersampled Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) interval onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FossilFriday @morphobank.bsky.social #PapersinPalaeontology

Did you miss the MorphoBank Connects virtual conference? Don't worry...we've got you covered. 🧪 Watch the presentations on YouTube 🎞️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJG... #biology #evolutionarybiology #openscience #openaccess #opendata #FAIRdata #paleontology #treeoflife #morphology #phylogenetics

📢 Big news: This month MorphoBank surpassed 2,000 project publications! It's been a long journey. Thank you all for taking it with us! #biology #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #treeoflife #systematics #cladistics #paleontology #morphobank

The window for feedback on MorphoBank's new platform is drawing to a close. Check it out, and let us know what you think at curator [at] morphobank.org

Day 1 of MorphoBank Connects is behind us. But there's still time to join us for Day 2, which includes a hands-on workshop with the MorphoBank toolkit, followed by open office hours for your specific projects.

Get ready: MorphoBank Connects is coming up Sept. 18 & 19! Join us for research presentations, hands-on workshops and a keynote from our founder 🧪 READ MORE: bit.ly/MorphoConnectsBlog REGISTER: bit.ly/morphobankconnect #Treeoflife #Phylogenetics #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #Paleontoloty

We’re thrilled to share that our updated MorphoBank platform will include not just the parsimony tools you’ve come to rely on, but also new phylogenetic methods. Which methods are most useful to you? Take our poll or comment ↘️ #biology #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #treeoflife #paleontology

Which methods are most useful to you? (vote below) 1️⃣ PAUP 2️⃣ TNT 3️⃣ MrBayes 4️⃣ RevBayes 📊 Show results

Pst…have you heard? MorphoBank is getting a new look and some exciting new functionality to go with it. Take a sneak peek on our beta site at beta.morphobank.org and let us know what you think. 🧪 #biology #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #treeoflife #systematics #cladistics #paleontology

📨📫 Now you can have the latest news from Phoenix, @tairnews.bsky.social and @morphobank.bsky.social delivered straight to your inbox. You'll receive technical updates, new project announcements, tips and tricks for using our systems, and more. Sign up ➡️ omniform1.com/forms/v1/lan...

Want to optimize your use of MorphoBank? Join us Sept. 19 for a hands-on workshop and open office hours — part of our inaugural MorphoBank Connects virtual conference. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4fVGRLq #MorphoBank #Treeoflife #Phylogenetics #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #Paleontoloty

MorphoBank Connects kicks off Sept. 18 with featured speaker presentations on research applications, integrations & innovative uses of MorphoBank. Speakers include 🧵 READ MORE: bit.ly/MorphoConnectsBlog REGISTER: bit.ly/morphobankconnect #evolutionarybiology #paleontology #phylogenetics #biology

Join us Sept. 18 & 19 for the first ever MorphoBank Connects virtual conference! Connect with other researchers, discover new work, and meet the MorphoBank team. 🧪 READ MORE: bit.ly/MorphoConnec... REGISTER: bit.ly/morphobankconnect #evolutionarybiology #paleontology #phylogenetics

🚨 Abstract deadline extended! We’re inviting short talks for MorphoBank Connects 2025! Showcase how you use MorphoBank for research, teaching, or curation! 🗓️ Thurs, Sept 18 💻 Online | 15-min talks 📥 Submit by Aug 7: forms.gle/HyzX49jRKK5p... #Paleo #OpenScience #FAIRdata #EvoDevo #Phylogenetics

Today we are celebrating the first anniversary of our amazing MorphoBank volunteers! 🎉 Together, they have added hundreds of phylogenetic matrices, engaged in curation sessions, & continued learning through seminars. Here’s to growing our #CitizenScience community & powering research together!

Call for Abstracts: MorphoBank Connects 2025! 🗓 Submission Deadline: July 24, 2025 📨 Acceptance: August 7, 2025 ⏰ 15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A ✍️ Abstract (≤250 words, no refs/images) 🔗 Submit: phoenixbioinformatics.atlassian.net/wiki/x/BACLFg ❓ [email protected]

Thank you to Dr. Juan Liu @liujuan.bsky.social for captivating our #MorphoBank volunteers today with her discussion on #Fossil 🐟 research and the value of morphology in #evolution and #phylogenetics! Explore her Cypriniformes data in MorphoBank Project 1104 🔗 dx.doi.org/10.7934/P1104

📢 Join us Monday, April 14 at 3 PM Eastern for a talk by Juan Liu at UC Berkeley: 🧬 Integrating Morphology, Genome, and Fossils: A Case Study of Combined Evidence Phylogenetic Analysis 🧬 👉 Interested? Email [email protected] #Phylogenetics #EvolutionaryBiology #Fossils #MorphoBank

Join us on April 7 at 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT as Jacqueline S. Silviria presents:Challenges in resolving the 'species-level' phylogeny of the earliest archaic ungulates 🦌 Interested? Email [email protected] for the event link. #Paleontology #Phylogenetics #MorphoBank #Evolution

📅 Save the Date: September 18-19, 2025 📅 MorphoBank Connects 2025 – a FREE virtual conference! More info coming soon, including registration & abstract submission! #MorphoBankConnects Stay tuned! 👀

A huge thank you to Dr. @megwhit.bsky.social for being the first guest lecturer in our new MorphoBank Seminar Series! Her talk on Bone Histology 🦴🔬 and how MorphoBank supports research in this field was fantastic. We’re excited to showcase her data! #BoneHistology #Paleontology #MorphoBank

Exciting news! 🎉 MorphoBank is now on Bluesky! We’re a #FAIR and #Open resource for #phylogenetic #morphological data, helping researchers archive, share, and analyze phylogenetic matrices and images. Follow us for updates on new projects, best practices, and ways to get involved!