#Coralreefs are dying off rapidly: we have reached the first #climate tipping point. 🧪 “Humans are changing the world so quickly that #corals can’t keep up anymore.” Sancia van der Meij, a marine biologist from #GELIFES, expresses her concern: rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2025/20251017-coral-reefs

Having older #siblings decreases a chance of survival? 😨 Sometimes! 🧪Historical data show: girls with older #brothers had lower survival rates, while people with older #sisters had higher ones. Share this publication with your sibling! doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1525 #SciComm

Are #mustelids disappearing from the Netherlands? 🤔 The common #weasel, #stoat, and the European #polecat are very elusive #animals, which makes them difficult to study. 🧪Our researchers from #GELIFES and others have written a #publication about monitoring them: doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70120

✨Why are some #colors in #nature shiny?✨ 🐝 #Bumblebees help our researcher from #GELIFES determine why some organisms are glossy, while others are not! Read the #publication at doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz9010 🐝

🧪The #research vessel #Polarstern will soon embark on an #expedition to #Antarctica! Two of #GELIFES’ researchers on board, along with a larger crew of scientists, want to make the #WeddellSea a marine protected area ⬇️⬇️ rug.nl/research/gelifes/_news/2025/20251204-stefels

💃DaNCES with #carnivores – interested in studying predator-prey interactions? Read more about the DaNCES framework by @marinapapa.bsky.social and others, simulating #collectivebehavior of #predators and #prey below ⬇️ doi.org/10.1177/1059... #Biology #Science #Research #AdaptiveBehavior

🎉GELIFES is now on Bluesky!🎉 It took us some time, but Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences is now on Bluesky! Follow us here if you want to keep up with our newest scientific developments 😉