CIPRES is shutting down at the end of June: www.phylo.org .

It's been such a good resource for the phylogenetics community. Thanks to #NSF and Simons for funding it and for all the people who have worked to grow and sustain this for so long.

A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage 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.

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

Bird Collections, From the Inside, with Nick Mason - American Birding Association

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 eighth president in a decade Peru’s Congress has elected legislator José María Balcázar as the country’s new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over allegations of corruption just four months into his term.

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

Evolution 2025 Registration Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

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

Cartoon of paleogeographic, biogeographic, and phylogenetic history of an island plant radiation, and plots of hypothesized relationships between regional features and biogeographic rates.

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!

A curved stone bench with a chiseled inscription: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" - Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr

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?...

Dog poses in front of a lot of people

Dog stares up at Diego trying to convince him to give him food

Rocoto stares soulfully into Ixchel’s gaze, she’s holding champagne

Rocoto can’t control his excitement saying goodbye to Ixchel and Carrie

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

Society of Systematic Biologists A membership organization for anyone interested in the science of systematic biology.

“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

Bunch of people smile at a table with two king cakes in the front and a yellow lab smiling at the camera.

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

The SSB2026 registration desk with an outstanding graduate student volunteer!

#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/...

Consider Sharing Health Challenges With Colleagues (opinion) Being open with my colleagues about my cancer diagnosis has allowed me to access an enormous source of support and comfort.

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!

Being bilingual means one language may influence the other.

Now I also second-guess and stutter in my mother tongue. Sure.

Thanks, Bruno!

Sign up for @laymonstera.bsky.social's free ASPT @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social webinar, "Phylogenomics and macroevolution of a florally diverse Neotropical plant clade," featuring phylogenomics, biogeography, niche & pollinator evolution!

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@tropicalbotany.bsky.social

Starting day 2: Laymon Ball speaking about her work on #Herbaria! #BINHMS

picture of Lauren in a yellow rainjacket, with a red crossbody strap on top, and round-ish glasses cheesing in front of the iconic Pike Place "Public Market Center" neon sign

excited to announce I'll soon be starting as a postdoctoral scholar with Carrie Tribble @tribblelab.bsky.social at the University of Washington! Seattle here I come! 🎉🥳

Thanks, Dr. Frankel 🫶🏽