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New research published in Royal Society Open Science presents a novel species of sea anemone belonging to the genus Paracalliactis, discovered in the deep waters off the Pacific coast of Japan. Professor Akihiro Yoshikawa, from Kumamoto University, tells us more about the recent discovery of Paracalliactis tsukisome.

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. Edward Ivimey-Cook from the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow (now a Lecturer at the University of East Anglia) tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed author compliance at two journals, Ecology Letters and Proceedings B.

Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on ‘Shifting seas: understanding deep-time human impacts on marine ecosystems’. In this blog, Guest Editor Dr Luke Holman (University of Copenhagen) tells us how this issue came about, and about some of the important research highlighted in this issue.

Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on ‘Acoustic monitoring for tropical ecology and conservation’. In this blog, Guest Editor Daniela Martínez Medina (Instituto Humboldt, Colombia) tells us how this issue came about, and how acoustic tools have been increasingly adopted in ecological research, enabling us to expand our capacities in assessing multiple biodiversity facets.

A new issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B is dedicated to the life’s work and memory of Professor Dame Georgina Mace DBE FRS (1953–2020). The issue, edited by Jon Bridle, Andrew Balmford, Sarah Durant, Richard Gregory, Richard Pearson and Andy Purvis, brings together a set of papers by leading researchers that can be traced back to – and were inspired by – Georgina’s work, a part of her legacy.

Dr. María A. Maglianesi and Professor Catherine H. Graham tell us about their research published in a new Proceedings B paper, a study that investigated the factors that influence the intricate web of interactions in pollination systems, specifically the ones formed by plants and hummingbirds.

Dr Ferenc Jordán, guest editor of the latest Philosophical Transactions B issue, tells us about the background and content of the new theme issue.

Dr. Laura van Dijk tells us about the research published in her new Proceedings B paper, a study that investigated factors affecting insect biomass in both a temperate and tropical region.

New research published in Royal Society Open Science uses aerial image analysis to explore social distancing patterns in seal colonies.

New research published in Royal Society Open Science explores female mate avoidance in an explosively breeding frog.

We hear from finalist, Antoine Guiguet, about his research.

We hear from finalist, Ana Valenzuela Toro, about her research.