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This study examines two gecko lineages to determine if abiotic factors or competition drive speciation, finding that abiotic factors and competitive exclusion shape phenotypic divergence and convergence.

The paper models factors influencing mpox's evolutionary emergence and finds that increased human-to-human transmissibility has a greater impact on its spread than zoonotic spillovers.

TRACE identifies archaic ancestry using ancestral recombination graphs from contemporary genomes, revealing ghost admixture and challenging existing interpretations of archaic introgression.

The paper quantifies mimetic similarity in Heliconius butterflies using deep learning and visual system models, revealing geographic organization and perceptual asymmetry in mimicry.

This study reveals the cellular architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ using electron microscopy, showing synaptic and non-synaptic communication and functional convergence.

This study investigates male-benefit adaptation under sex-limited selection in Drosophila melanogaster, finding compensatory evolution that improves male fitness through genetic and environmental interactions.

This study investigates how gene regulatory network co-option drove the evolution of a dipteran respiratory organ through ecological and evolutionary changes.

This study compares structural-functional coupling patterns between human and macaque brains, finding species-specific differences linked to evolutionary adaptations in gene expression and cognitive function.

The paper investigates how cooperation genes influence bacterial niche breadth evolution and diversification patterns across 25,785 species, finding positive correlations and effects on speciation/extinction rates.

SplitAligner evaluates branch-specific concordance across genes in a species tree, identifying missingness and discordance in phylogenomic data.

The paper examines sex-biased gene expression in Drosophila sexual circuits using single-cell transcriptomics, finding limited and cell-type-specific expression with species-specific divergence and shared gene programs.

This study models how ocean acidification affects calcifying plankton communities and shows acidification reduces calcifying capacity and alters ecosystem functioning.

The paper presents a genomic resource with 1018 A. lyrata and 736 A. arenosa genomes, enabling studies of adaptation and genetic diversity through a searchable database and GWAS analysis of latitudinal clines.

This study examines how evolution affects the robustness of marine food webs under fishing pressure, finding that evolution often enhances robustness but can also lead to negative outcomes under certain conditions.

This paper examines how direct and community-driven selection influence body size evolution in harvested predator-prey systems, showing their combined impact on evolutionary trajectories and fishery yields.

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of trematode parasitic strategies using mitogenomic and nuclear genomic data, finding that ancestral trematodes had direct life cycles with no intermediate hosts.

This paper investigates the sexual reproduction modes of Clonostachys rosea by analyzing MAT1 loci and linkage disequilibrium, finding both homothallic and heterothallic lineages within the species.

The paper tests whether genomic 'firmware' --- conserved compatibility layers --- emerges from sexual reproduction by analyzing synonymous-site conservation in mammals and Drosophila.

The paper studies hybridization between native and invasive Helicoverpa moths in Brazil, showing rapid adaptive introgression of pesticide resistance genes with implications for global food security.