Milner Centre for Evolution

Fab day last Friday with @chrisgpackham.bsky.social visiting us to chat about all things evolution. So much of our work has synergies with his. Over the day he met with staff & students & also gave an amazing free public lecture. Lots of people said it was the best talk they've ever seen! 🤩

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We're so, so excited to be having @chrisgpackham.bsky.social come visit us and give a public talk. Chris is one of the foremost science communicators in the country and his work has so many synergies with our aims. It promises to be a really engaging evening! 🤩
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Discovering New Ways To Fight Fungal Diseases That Threaten Our Food Security & Health - Dr Neil Brown Podcast Episode · Milner Centre for Evolution · 11/07/2025 · 19m

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YouTube video by Milner Centre for Evolution Discovering Ways To Fight Fungal Diseases That Threaten Our Food Security & Health - Dr Neil Brown

It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! Did you know some fungi sniff and smell plants before attacking them. Our very own Neil Brown is studying how we can use that knowledge to protect our crops. Listen to our podcast here: 🎧
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Book cover of The Evolution of Imperfection by Laurence Hurst

Laurence's book, The Evolution of Imperfection, is out now and available through the usual outlets.
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The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren't and Can't Be Perfect - Professor Laurence Hurst Podcast Episode · Milner Centre for Evolution · 20/06/2025 · 51m

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YouTube video by Milner Centre for Evolution The Evolution of Imperfection: The Science of Why We Aren't and Can't Be Perfect - Professor Hurst

It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! The evolutionary process is not all about organisms becoming ever better, some processes make us more imperfect. Our very own Laurence Hurst has written a book about The Evolution of Imperfection. Listen here 👇
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Scientists discover one simple rule that explains all life on Earth Fresh analysis of records for more than 30,000 species now points to a single thread that stitches Earth's bioregions together.

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How to bring experimental evolution to the classroom Pupils of all ages can benefit from witnessing evolution in real time - and it’s now possible in schools, say this researcher from the University of Bath

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How to bring experimental evolution to the classroom Pupils of all ages can benefit from witnessing evolution in real time - and it’s now possible in schools, say this researcher from the University of Bath

It's Evolution Fact Friday! Did you know that you can see evolution happening in real time? Our @bethmorillo-hall.bsky.social & @taylorlabgroup.bsky.social have developed #Evoscope, an education package for teachers to bring the process of evolution to life in real time!
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Uncertainty in the timing of diversification of flowering plants rests with equivocal interpretation of their fossil record | Royal Society Open Science The timing of the origin of crown-angiosperms exemplifies the impact of competing approaches to establishing evolutionary timescales. Fossils of unequivocal crown-angiosperms are not known from before...

Our latest, led by @jameswclark.bsky.social of @milnerevolution.bsky.social shows that the notorious mismatch between molecular and palaeontological estimates for the timing of origin of angiosperms is a consequence of equivocal interpretation of their fossil record @bristolpalaeo.bsky.social

What's the point of the menopause? Why do women go through the menopause - are there any evolutionary benefits?

We’ve been lucky enough to work with the wonderful team at BBC Ideas & Bold Yellow Media putting this video together about the evolution of the menopause. Shout out to the amazing Victoria Gill & Radhika Vohra for being part of it.
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Natural Selection, Genetic Variation and Magic Populations - Dr Paula Kover Milner Centre for Evolution · Episode

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Natural Selection, Genetic Variation and Magic Populations - Dr Paula Kover Podcast Episode · Milner Centre for Evolution · 11/04/2025 · 19m

It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! The Red Queen Hypothesis is that species must continually evolve in response to evolutionary changes in other organisms. Listen to our own Paula Kover talk about her research in our latest podcast.
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YouTube video by Milner Centre for Evolution Understanding How Speciation Takes Place - Dr Leslie Turner

It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! The biological definition of a species is a group of organisms that's reproductively isolated: either they won't mate with other organisms or the hybrids aren't fit or able to reproduce themselves. Listen to Dr Leslie Turner in our podcast: 🎧 youtu.be/theUVye9S5o

YouTube video by Milner Centre for Evolution Primates of the Caribbean, Science Communication and Perceptions of Evolution - Professor Ben Garrod

It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! People often think that evolution is directional, it's aiming for something ever better. It's not. It's much more complex than that! Listen to the rather wonderful @bengarrod.bsky.social talk about his evolution misconception bugbears here
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How Bacteria Evolve by getting DNA from Family and Friends - Professor Zamin Iqbal Milner Centre for Evolution · Episode

It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! Did you know that treating infectious disease is an evolutionary challenge. Hear Zamin Iqbal speak about his antimicrobial resistance research in our podcast
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Great afternoon hosting the Images of Research 2024 celebration event spearheaded by our PVC Research and Enterprise, Sarah Hainsworth. Lots of amazing entries & a wonderful way to get researchers thinking about how to showcase their research and its impact in a single image. 📸