The common buzzard (Buteo buteo), historically recognized for its highly variable plumage, is undergoing a continent-wide homogenization in color. Intermediate-colored birds are increasingly dominating the European population at the expense of both lighter and darker variants.
#Ornithology #Biology #Ecology #EvolutionaryGenetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bio03102601.html
Europe's buzzards are losing their color diversity

A Europe-wide citizen science study reveals common buzzards are becoming more uniform in color

XIII European Congress of Entomology (๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿต ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒโ€“๐Ÿฏ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, Tours, France)!

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€!

๐Ÿ“ข The last chance to submit your ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฏฬฒ๐˜€ฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฐฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ปฬฒ๐—ฑฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ดฬฒ๐—ถฬฒ๐˜€ฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ ฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ตฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—นฬฒ๐˜†ฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฏฬฒ๐—ถฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฑฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ is today!

#Biodiversity #EcologyAndBehavior #EvolutionaryGenetics #GlobalChange #InsectVectors #InsectsAndSociety #InsectsAsSolutions #InsectsThroughTimeโ€ฏ#PhysiologyAndBiochemistry #SocialInsects

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: /www.ece2026.org/

We are calling on all insect scientists to come and present their work at the European Congress of Entomology #ECE2026!

๐Ÿ•— ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€! ๐Ÿ’ธ

๐Ÿ“ข Only 3 days left to submit your ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฏฬฒ๐˜€ฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฐฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ปฬฒ๐—ฑฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ดฬฒ๐—ถฬฒ๐˜€ฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ ฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ตฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—นฬฒ๐˜†ฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฏฬฒ๐—ถฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฑฬฒ ฬฒ๐—ฟฬฒ๐—ฎฬฒ๐˜ฬฒ๐—ฒฬฒ!

#Biodiversity #EcologyAndBehavior #EvolutionaryGenetics #GlobalChange #InsectVectors #InsectsAndSociety #InsectsAsSolutions #InsectsThroughTimeโ€ฏ#PhysiologyAndBiochemistry #SocialInsects

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: https://www.ece2026.org

ECE 2026 - XIII European Congress of Entomology

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to Tours, France, in the heart of the Loire Valley, from June 29 to July 3, 2026.

ECE 2026

๐Ÿ“ข Check out https://www.ece2026.org/thematic-sessions to discover how to contribute to our fantastic selection of symposia within overarching topics.

๐Ÿ“œ To submit your abstract: https: //www.ece2026.org/submission-registration

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: https://www.ece2026.org/thematic-sessions

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register now: https://www.ece2026.org/submission-registration

#Biodiversity #EcologyAndBehavior #EvolutionaryGenetics #GlobalChange #InsectVectors #InsectsAndSociety #InsectsAsSolutions #InsectsThroughTimeโ€ฏ#PhysiologyAndBiochemistry #SocialInsects

Thematic Sessions

Thematic Sessions SYMPOSIA โ€ข  Insect decline and Conservation biology Co-Chairs: Christophe Bouget (France) & Thibault Lachat (Switzerland) Description: The symposium Insect Decline and Conservation Biology addresses one of the most pressing ecological issues of our time: the global decline in insect diversity and abundance. Bringing together ecologists, geneticists, conservation

ECE 2026

Check out https ://www.ece2026.org/thematic-sessions to discover how to contribute to our fantastic selection of symposia within overarching topics:

#Biodiversity #EcologyAndBehavior #EvolutionaryGenetics #GlobalChange #InsectVectors #InsectsAndSociety #InsectsAsSolutions #InsectsThroughTimeโ€ฏ#PhysiologyAndBiochemistry #SocialInsects

๐Ÿ“œ To submit your abstract: https: //www.ece2026.org/submission-registration

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more: https://www.ece2026.org/thematic-sessions

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register now: https://www.ece2026.org/submission-registration

Thematic Sessions

Thematic Sessions SYMPOSIA โ€ข  Insect decline and Conservation biology Co-Chairs: Christophe Bouget (France) & Thibault Lachat (Switzerland) Description: The symposium Insect Decline and Conservation Biology addresses one of the most pressing ecological issues of our time: the global decline in insect diversity and abundance. Bringing together ecologists, geneticists, conservation

ECE 2026

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/07/potato-tomato-evolution-hybrid/683721/?utm_source=feed

I'm not quite sure why, but this newly discovered relationship between the potato and the tomato, make them both very much more attractive.

#EvolutionaryGenetics
#gardening

Remarkable News in Potatoes: They Evolved From Tomatoes

Scientists have found that, millions of years ago, spuds evolved from tomatoes.

The Atlantic
Top 10 discoveries about ancient people from DNA in 2023

This year's highlights include ways of finding ancient relatives, how some phenotypes evolved in ancient people, and trace evidence from artifacts.

John Hawks

The genome-wide signature of short-term temporal selection
#evolution #EvolutionaryGenetics

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307107121