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The geography of climate and the global patterns of species diversity

Nearly 90% of global variation in species richness of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles is shown to be explained by the joint effects of climate and the geographic structure (area and isolation) of climate.

Marco Túlio P. Coelho
Elisa Barreto
Catherine H. Graham
ResearchOpen Access27 Sept 2023
Nature

Volume: 622, P: 537-544
There is little evidence that spicy food in hot countries is an adaptation to reducing infection risk

Spices with antimicrobial effects have been considered to be a Darwinian adaptation to reduce risk of foodborne infection. Bromham et al. analyse more than 30,000 recipes and find that spice use is more strongly associated with socioeconomic factors than infectious disease.

Lindell Bromham
Alexander Skeels
Xia Hua
Research04 Feb 2021
Nature Human Behaviour

Volume: 5, P: 878-891
Contrasting patterns of foraging behavior in neotropical stingless bees using pollen and honey metabarcoding

Aline C. Martins
Carolyn E. B. Proença
Alexander Keller
ResearchOpen Access02 Sept 2023
Scientific Reports

Volume: 13, P: 1-13