1/12 🚨🚨 I am so excited to share chapter 1 of my dissertation, now preprinted here: biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We ask if are their fundamental, shared mechanisms that stop us from inferring the relationship of species and their timescale of divergence #biology #science

Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

SSB Prez Tracy Heath announcing awards! 2026 Ernst Mayr Award goes to Dr. Rowan French​ for the talk Function and macroevolution of exaggerated male antennae in longhorned beetles Watch the Mayr talks from virtual #evol2026 on YouTube: youtu.be/QMiKMC9ctjw?...

I’m recruiting a PhD student to join our lab in the fall of 2027. If you’re excited about phylogenetics, comp bio, paleobiology, stats theory, macroevolution, etc. please get in touch! Folks at #Evol2026, you can talk to @brpetrucci.bsky.social & @sigournie.bsky.social to learn more about our lab

Headed home from #evol2026, my last one as the Chief Meeting Organizer. I have so much gratitude to this community of amazing people. I hope you all feel as energized as I do. I didn’t get many pictures, so please enjoy this groundhog I saw by the Noble Beast

The branches of the plant tree of life become fuzzy for Andean clades! The evolution of many plant groups of the Andes remain unresolved. Here a breakdown of what happens for #Brachyotum, endemic to the Tropical side of these mountains.

I'm so pleased to see this phylogenomic tour-de-fource out in AJB! This is a core result of @evoyeyo.bsky.social's @lsuscience.bsky.social dissertation, and he adds #Brachyotum to the list of high Andean plant clades shaped by introgression and characterized by high gene tree discordance. #LagoLab

IAPT Photo Contest 2026! 🎉📸 www.iaptglobal.org/photo-contest-entry

I am recruiting a #postdoc to work on assembling and analyzing #genomes of the amazing Furnariidae. Let’s unlock the secret behind their #evolution. The official application portal will be available soon at www.uno.edu/careers. Feel free to contact me for details at [email protected]

Scientists and Science Supporters. Now is the time to act to stop the new OMB proposed rules that changes federal grant regulations and threatens to weaken US science... the comment period is open now and until July 13th. @sse-evolution.bsky.social email below with information on what to do next!

I'm looking for a postdoc to work on diatom phylogenomics. Reach out by email with questions. Please share and repost! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS/job/Fa...

Excited to share our new paper in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social on data and code archiving at @britishecologicalsociety.org journals. TL;DR: Data archiving rates are high, code archiving rates are low, documentation needs to be improved! besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.....

postdoc alert 🚨! NIH-funded postdoc in my lab to work on Ancestral Recombination Graphs in space. Please spread the word widely in your networks, and please reach out if you're interested! (2-3yr position, start date flexible, pay/benefits good!). details here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

@pedropezzi.bsky.social & @maribethlatvis.bsky.social generated the first high-quality reference genome (2.29 Gb, N50=162 Mb, BUSCO=98.4%) for Agalinis, a genus of facultative hemiparasite plants distributed throughout the Americas. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag116 #genome #evolution #PlantSky

The @systbiol.bsky.social Mentorship Program is back for 2026-2027! The program pairs off mentees with mentors based on shared interests in systematics and biodiversity research. Low effort, high reward! 12 virtual monthly meetings. More info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p... Apply by June 12th!

“Scientific collections are not static archives; they are active, dynamic tools for discovery. Every specimen represents an irreplaceable snapshot of a species at a specific point in time and space”

ICYMI: Application review starts July 1, so there's plenty of time. We have up to three years of funding for a really cool project. The team includes folks at UVM, Bennington College, and the University of Hawaii. If you love mountains and plants, check it out! Please share with your networks.

There's still time to catch our symposium if you run! Come through!!

5 days left to apply for PhD and Postdoc positions in a cool project about herbaria, plants and digitization!🌿😎 Postdoc: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/9... PhD: jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/c... More info: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... #Jobs #HPBio #HistSci #DigitalHumanities #PhilSci

As a kid, I cared why my neighborhood did not look like the Amazon if I lived “close” to it. I (sorta) made that question my career. Happy to have shared a bit about me with @botany.one. Thanks @caordonezparra.bsky.social!

Out today from Isabelle Neylan, @rujutavaidya.bsky.social @brantfaircloth.bsky.social, M Dassnayake and me: The transcriptomic response to early life heat stress mirrors adaptive differences between populations – evidence for plasticity-led evolution. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Also, please note: "SSE is pleased to offer free registration for the virtual portion of the meeting to SSE members who reside in one of the 152 countries and territories eligible for the Global Membership Assistance program." www.evolutionmeetings.org/participatio...

In case you missed it, @laeserman.bsky.social is speaking on the important role taxonomists play in conservation... Please join us! Attending these free public @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social webinars is an easy & good way to help build a stronger natural history community. I hope to see you.

For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. n.pr/4ttOsq4

Humans evolved as part of nature and are NONE of the following: 1.) The pinnacle of evolution 2.) More evolved than any other species 3.) Inherently "good" or "bad" 4.) An invasive species that doesn't belong in the world

New episode of the American Birding Podcast! Dr. Nick Mason is the curator of the Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History, and he joins us to talk about the fascinating work done being there. Listen here: www.aba.org/bird-collect...

Thanks for the invitation, @racheljabaily.bsky.social! I had a great time sharing how exciting and challenging it is to get a peek into the past of plants living closer to the peak of the Andes. Amazing students!

Peru’s Congress elects José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president, after the removal of José Jerí over allegations of corruption.

Registration is now open! Early-bird closes April 15. www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

New preprint modeling biogeo diversification of Hawaiian Kadua 🌱🏝️🌋 w/ @ca-naturalist.bsky.social @sswiston.bsky.social @fabiology.bsky.social @phylogeny.bsky.social Warren Wagner, Bruce Baldwin, Ken Wood @ninaronsted.bsky.social @fzapata.bsky.social biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.16.694722

First in-person evolution symposium in Colombia since 2019! Tons of enthusiastic, talented scholars looking for opportunities/networks. If you conduct research in LA, consider to participate/send students or organize a session/workshop. #COLEVOL has connected generations of evolutionary biologists!

Reflecting today on this quote etched into a bench on campus, as I wonder how many on that campus understand its message. "You died when you refused to stand up for right, you died when you refused to stand up for truth, you died when you refused to stand up for justice." youtu.be/pOjpaIO2seY?...

Rocoto’s heart is also full (and his belly full of treats) after getting to spend time with his favorite people (and very specifically @evoyeyo.bsky.social and @ixchelgr.bsky.social).

The great @jembrown.bsky.social closing out #ssb2026 It was a wonderful meeting thanks to the hardwork of Jeremy and funding from @lsu.bsky.social and other sources. Systematic biology is alive and well. Especially proud of all the Global South who attended.

Strong @lsu.bsky.social contingent at #ssb2026 - LSU alumni and current folks

“Scientific societies can support you and foster you through your whole career” - SSB President @trayc7.bsky.social opening the #ssb2026 meeting Can’t join us today? Make sure your registration is up to date to keep up with SSB news and happenings www.systbio.org

Happy #SSB2026 from the #LagoLab and #ZeFeLab, descendants & friends! @tribblelab.bsky.social @laymonstera.bsky.social @racheljabaily.bsky.social @oschwery.bsky.social @evoyeyo.bsky.social @nicolas-cr.bsky.social @justkathe.bsky.social @laufran.bsky.social @ixchelgr.bsky.social @roszenil.bsky.social

Registration continues this morning in the Hilton lobby for #SSB2026! We've got name tags, lanyards, meeting stickers, and buttons for everyone. Be sure to let us know if you're a first time speaker at a scientific conference!

#SSB26 kick-off this morning with the Primer on Phylogenomics workshop at full capacity! Led by Edgardo Ortiz, PhD. Organized by the @systbiol.bsky.social’s GraSP committee.

Interested in trying to use RevBayes for the first time? Need help planning or debugging a phylogenetic analysis? Check out the RevBayes Office Hours! In the University Room this morning and the King Room this afternoon. revbayes.github.io @systbiol.bsky.social #SSB2026

#SSB2026 is officially getting underway! We're set up in the Hilton lobby for registrations until 8. If you haven't found us yet, swing on by. @systbiol.bsky.social

Latvis lab just arrived in Baton Rouge for the SSB conference! Excited to try Elsie’s plate and pie. @pedropezzi.bsky.social @chukwumaemma.bsky.social #SSB2026

I’m so proud of new PhD holder, @evoyeyo.bsky.social- now an @lsuscience.bsky.social and #LagoLab alum. He’s off to a postdoc at University of Arkansas with @phylieu.bsky.social!

NEW pub in @science.org 🥳 Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life? For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided. We provide new evidence suggesting that... 🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I’m stuck in bed between chemo treatments for metastatic coloncancer, wearing a take-home chemo pump attached to my chest. I wanted to share my advice that you can benefit from ‘Letting Your Colleagues In’ don’t need to struggle alone @insidehighered.com www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

At the workshop on #Phylogenomics and #EvolutionaryGenomics, @rokaslab.bsky.social will present a lecture & lab on phylogenomic incongruence. Attendees will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to diagnose causes of #incongruence. Space is limited - register today to ensure your attendance!