Open position at NBIS!
We are looking for a bioinformatician to join us at Lund University. This time we are specifically interested in candidates with experience of spatial omics and/or advanced biostatistics and machine learning.
More information and how to apply: lu.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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Agreed, I've always felt that Blue Castle and A Tangled Web were underappreciated.
Every province and territory has chosen an official bird.
Each of the birds represent the history, culture and landscape of the province or territory.
From owls to chickadees, there is a great variety.
These are the birds of Canada's provinces and territories.
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A senior bioinformatician working on your project in Sweden for up to 500 hours! Apply to the next call for Bioinformatics Support Peer review track (aka WABI): www.nbis.se/services/bio...
Deadline: April 23rd
Interested in hermaphroditic species? Sign up for SHOW, the Simultaneously Hermaphroditic Organisms Workshop! We've received more online participants than expected, and can accept a few more registrations until the 7th of April! Participation is free!
colin-olito.github.io/SHOW2026.git...
This has been a side project for many years, but now our definitions of life study is finally published!
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Really happy that this one is published!
The Peterborough Lift Lock was an engineering marvel when it was built over 120 years ago.
It was once the highest hydraulic boat lift in the world.
youtube.com/shorts/zM1D-...
EvoKE wishes you a Happy Valentine's Day and wants you to check out our info post about sexual selection
Citius, Altius, Fortius Faster. Higher. Stronger. Since Charles Darwin introduced sexual selection, it’s often been reduced to a simple story: Males compete harder. Shine brighter. Outperform rivals. Win the female.
This interpretation makes courtship look like a one-way performance. But evolution is rarely a solo act. Many mating systems only make sense when we look at what’s happening on both sides.
In "Bitch”, zoologist and science writer Lucy Cooke highlights research by behavioral ecologist Gail Patricelli: Sexual selection doesn’t just shape flashy traits. It can also foster the development of something else: social intelligence Let’s spotlight some courtship behaviors
Happy Valentine’s Day 💌
Citius, Altius, Fortius — faster, higher, stronger.
Sexual selection is often told as a competition story.
But is courtship really a one-way performance?
👇 Examples in the next post.
#ValentinesDay #EvolutionaryBiology #EvoKE
My Evolution and Society class discussed @sashagusevposts.bsky.social's great piece "No, intelligence is not like height" in the context of eugenics and a student raised a great point: How do eugenicists reconcile their love of selective breeding and sterilization with their appeal to nature? 1/4
A conceptual illustration of multiple people looking to center, with conversation bubbles with baby and academic related drawings inside. Hedline is: As women in academia, having children can feel impossible. Talking about it makes us feel less alone
"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury."
In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. https://scim.ag/46uBWgD #WomenInScienceDay
Darwin Day, February 12th 2026, EvoKE
Anticipate evolution to protect human health Pathogens and cancer cells evolve rapidly. Evolutionary biology helps us design health interventions, from antibiotics to cancer therapies, that anticipate evolutionary responses, slowing resistance instead of accelerating it.
Design food systems that work with evolution Pests and pathogens adapt quickly to uniform crops and intensive practices. Evolutionary thinking supports diversity-based and adaptive farming strategies that reduce evolutionary arms races and increase long-term food security.
Protect evolutionary potential in a changing world Species and ecosystems respond to climate change through evolutionary and ecological processes that unfold over time. Evolutionary biology highlights the importance of intraspecific biodiversity and helps identify which populations hold higher adaptive potential, and informs management and conservation plans to support resilience.
Today we celebrate Darwin Day! 🎉
Today is not just about celebrating Darwin, but about how evolutionary biology helps us address today’s challenges.
Evolution is not only about the past. It’s a way of thinking for building more sustainable futures.
How are you marking Darwin Day?
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
2-year postdoc in canine behaviour at Linköping University, Sweden.
#AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
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We are excited to present to you the keynote speakers of #NSO2026 and #gfoe2026! First off is @jessicakabbott.bsky.social, professor of evolutionary genetics at @lund-university.bsky.social, Sweden. She works on the evolution of sex differences and sex chromosomes.
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
📣Deadline approaching - Monday 19th January!
Would you like to support JEB and the evolution community? Our society journal is seeking new editors!
Apply now: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
I was thinking more along the lines of inclusive fitness...
Debunk the idea that evolution is always about individual competition; cooperation can be a superior strategy sometimes.
Drivers of systemic male-female allele frequency divergence in humans www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01...
After a series of bleak findings, a new theory sparks hope for an alternative energy source within Jupiter’s intriguing moon. https://scim.ag/4jh6d7U
Non-canonical sex chromosome evolution revealed by extreme heterogeneity in homomorphic Y chromosome differentiation in the common frog www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12...
Finally gave up on Twitter.
