Summary: Pensoft Publishers and the Southern eDNA Society (SeDNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and advance the field of environmental DNA (eDNA) research. The partnership aims to accelerate the development and application of eDNA technology, increase visibility and impact of eDNA research, and promote SeDNA's conferences and research outputs. Pensoft will also offer a special discount on article processing charges in its journal Metabarcoding and Metagenomics for SeDNA members.

“How and When to Involve Crowds in Scientific Research,” by Henry Sauermann, professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin, and Marion K. Poetz, who is a professor of innovation management at Copenhagen Business School, provides a strategic guide for researchers and institutions on integrating crowd participation into science. The authors provide clear frameworks and tools to help scientists navigate the complexities of crowd and citizen science and harness the strengths of public involvement.

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have uncovered a daily mating capacity for medaka, providing important insights into the relationship between the cost of gamete production and sexual selection.