News & Comment

A potential breakthrough in our ability to predict protein structure from sequence could have a major impact on evolutionary biology.

We welcome the move to virtual being the default for scientific interactions.

A wealth of potential exists for citizen science to contribute to major ecological and societal challenges. We can all play a part by contributing to these projects, and encouraging our networks to do so too.

In this issue, we focus on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in science.

The importance of biodiversity protection for disease prevention is now obvious from evolutionary, ecological and economic angles.

We are now publishing details of the review process for published manuscripts.

Prompted by the Black Lives Matter and Shutdown STEM movements, Nature Ecology & Evolution acknowledges the systemic racism in scientific research, and the part we play in this. Here we outline our commitment to fight this racism.

A celebration of experimental evolution studies published in this journal.

The COVID-19 crisis could change the way we conduct our scientific lives, for better and for worse.

Evidence synthesis facilitates a more robust understanding of generalities in ecology and evolution, as well as the effectiveness of conservation interventions. However, as synthesis methods become embedded in research workflows, it is imperative that the next generation of researchers receives sufficient training.

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, the next pandemic could be prevented by ending the wildlife trade and reinvesting in the monitoring of potential zoonoses.

Fires in Australia show the devastating interaction between climate and biodiversity emergencies, and make clear that action is needed at all levels.

This year will see the finalization of a global framework for biodiversity for the next decade and beyond. We look at the reasons to be optimistic and call for increased engagement in the process.