New research in #RESSystematicEnt

Phylogenomic analysis of #Chelonus (Hymenoptera: #Braconidae): Systematics and coevolution with endogenous bracoviriforms
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70047

#UCEs #Phylogenomics
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Kākāpō Files II 15 | Kākāpō Island Diary episode of Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II Alison Ballance spends a week on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, one of three kākāpō breeding islands. She follows rangers from DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme as they go about their daily and nightly nest...

Kākāpō action this week is about the chicks - all 94 of them.

I've just spent a week on Whenua Hou, recording with kākāpō rangers as they work day and night to ensure the chicks survive and thrive.

#kakapo #birds #conservation @digs.bsky.social

www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild...

Bumped into an old friend on Whenua Hou the day before yesterday, while I was working on the webcam. #kakapo #kakapo2026 #conservation #wildlife

Separated by 200 million years of evolution: zebrafish (top) and medaka (bottom). Credit to IMP Vienna Biocenter.

When you realize Danio (rerio) & Oryzias (latipes) are both derived from "rice" in different languages 🤯

Danio derived from Bengali word "Dhani" or "of the rice field"
Oryzias derived from Greek word "Oryza" or "rice"

#zebrafish #medaka #ZebrafishFunFacts 🧪

What a surprise to see a new species of Amorphophallus in bloom! I bet my colleagues at the Evolutionary Biology Centre were also a bit surprised by its rotting smell when they walked into the building! It is quite a stinker!

"Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Plant Biotechnology or Molecular Breeding at University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
*Application Deadline: 5/21/2026"

Read more here: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/626760

#PlantSciJobs

Whirlwind protein purification (and more) day YouTube video by the bumbling biochemist

Whirlwind protein purification (and more) day. People often ask me what a typical day for me is like – there really is no such thing! Though, I'll admit, today was a bit much . . . (But mostly in good ways :) )

youtube.com/shorts/H3cyW...

You're looking at velvet malachite, Cu2CO3(OH)2.

A few warnings:
Please resist the urge to touch it to feel how soft it is.
Absolutely /do not/ lick it.
Keep far away from any Supermen.
If a wingéd creature emerges, do not agree to any pacts.

Let's talk about the science here.

Mammalian-like steroidogenesis in plants gives rise to endocrine-mimetic cardenolides Plants carry out mammalian-like steroidogenesis that generates endocrine-mimetic cardenolides.

Mammalian-like steroidogenesis in plants gives rise to endocrine-mimetic cardenolides

#PlantScience #SecMet
From: www.science.org/doi/full/10....

What to know about Rice's whale, a rare species in the way of Trump's plans for more Gulf drilling Scientists fear that expanding oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could push the giant mammal to extinction.

One of the world's rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the giant mammal to extinction.
https://to.pbs.org/4sUKB5a

While I’d like to see support for other clean energy (solar, wind, geothermal), advancing nuclear energy makes me hopeful. I would happily invest.

How next-gen nuclear could help meet energy demands – and the risks involved The Trump administration has rolled back support for many forms of clean energy. One exception is nuclear power. The president wants to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050, and a new generation of...

The Trump administration has rolled back support for many forms of clean energy. One exception is nuclear power. Trump wants to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050, and a new generation of advanced reactors in development could signal the dawn of a new nuclear age.
https://to.pbs.org/47yaEqx

Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot Kea parrot missing his upper beak "has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species."

Meet Bruce, the “beak-jousting” parrot who beat out all his rivals to become alpha male. Kea parrot missing his upper beak “has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species.” arstechnica.com/science/2026...

A picture of Bruce, a green parrot, missing his upper beak. Photo by Alex Grabham

Bruce is a New Zealand parrot missing his top beak. It’s a serious disability, but he has managed to become the alpha of his group, through creativity. Here’s my story about Bruce and the mostly mysterious natural history of disability. Gift link: nyti.ms/4cwVGT5

Breeding a better bread Over the past century, the cultivation and processing of wheat has led to strains of grain that are less nutritious, less flavorful, and more vulnerable to climate change. The researchers at Breadlab,...

Nice little story about wheat breeding and the traits considered for our food system.

Though it’s worth noting that there’s nothing wrong with genetic engineering 🧬 www.cbsnews.com/video/breedi... @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social

I picked up a copy of the new LightBio trial pink autoluminescent petunia to add to my collection. Looking forward to seeing how well it glows once it recovers from a rough shipment. Gotta support fellow flower designers any way I can!

Chef José Andrés, who became an American citizen in 2014, says food is both tradition and "also our future. The strength of America depends on how we feed ourselves but also how we feed the world."

Transformers! More than meets the eye!

This VERY ANGRY ROCK is actually a brown box crab (Echidnocerus foraminatus), a king crab found off the Pacific coast of North America.

The impressively compact shape is a defense posture, but there's an even neater feature not shown here.

(📷:zedasd)

Two Beetle Friends! 🥰❤️

Beautiful Clearwing from this morning! 🥰🦋
What a stunning butterfly! ✨

MORPHO!!! 🦋😍
It is always the BEST feeling finding these fairies in the rainforest! 🌿
A quick catch and release of Morpho achilles, an absolute gem of the Amazon! 💎

I saw some really beautiful forms of life in the woods today.

Thrilled that the local ground-nesting bees have chosen our garden once again as a suitable place to raise their brood🌱

Now let’s wait and see who appears 👀

Just went to look at my bee house. Someone was there looking right back at me!

Mmmph, so good. A tiny bit of escaped cells but overall solid filtration of cells. All transgenic and all made without a hint of antibiotics or herbicides. Just careful selection by eye. Bonsai gardening FTW.

A bright green frog with tiny red polka dots. It is clinging to a branch.

We went out on a night hike last night and @scibugs.bsky.social spotted this adorable Red-spotted Glass Frog. These frogs are found in the Andes Mountains from Colombia south into Ecuador.
Intag Refugio, Ecuador

Josephiella leaf and stem galls

Josephiella manana

Gibsonoma kuewa

The Chinese banyan stem gall first found in Hawaii in 2012 finally has a name! Meet Josephiella manana, and its associate Gibsonoma kuewa. Fun small project with @kmagnacca.bsky.social in sorting out some of these introduced micro wasps of Hawaii. Link to paper: tinyurl.com/ych93swd

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#PlantJob do you have experience in metabolomics and want to help us to get to the next level in our research @cragenomica.bsky.social , if so, please consider applying to this post to manage our facility!, please, help us spread the word! recruitment.cragenomica.es/jobs/genomic...

🏳️‍🌈🌱Member Spotlight Alert! Dr. Ernesto da Silva recently published his work in microbial phytopathology demonstrating the causal agents of Cercospora Leaf Blight! 🌱 🏳️‍🌈