Academic open-access publisher known for its data & semantics publishing, and @ARPHAplatform. Partner at multiple @HorizonEU projects. Also on BlueSky 🦋

Joined June 2009
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📖 We are thrilled to announce the publication of the second updated and revised edition of “The Postglacial Vegetation History in Southwestern Bulgaria: A Paleoecological Approach” by Prof. Spassimir Tonkov. 👉 Access the book here: doi.org/10.3897/ab.e178106
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Image 1: A view of Lake Ribno (Photo: S. Tonkov). Image 2: Coring at Lake Ribno. From left to right: Prof. D. Dimitrov and Prof. H. Wright (Photo S. Tonkov).
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🦎 Fascinating new insights have revealed how a Tokay gecko's sex and hatchling size are shaped by nest temperatures: doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.3… ➡️ Check out our latest blog post for further insights from researcher Dr. Birgit Szabo: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/12/… #tokaygecko
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🏆 The FIFA World Cup kicks off today, and so does our very own Pensoft Biodiversity Cup! 🗳️ Head to our Instagram story right now and vote for the species you think deserves to win this round: instagram.com/pensoft/ #WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup2026
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🌊 A stunning new species of precious coral was discovered 550 meters deep off the coast of Japan, featuring an orange body and a delicate pink skeleton. ➡️ Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1277… ➡️ Read our latest blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/10/…
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A 23-year camera-trap study across Bolivia & Peru recorded 594 events of the elusive short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), shedding light on its ecological behaviour and relative abundance available in @NeotropicalBio: doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.… Our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/09/…
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⚽ The 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost here, and we are joining in on the action with our very own biodiversity tournament! 📲 Every Thursday, a new poll will go live on our Instagram story, and you get to vote for the winner. 🏆 More info: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/08/… #WorldCup
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🐝 New topical collection now open in @naturecons: IUCN Red List assessments, spatial metrics & #conservation strategies for #insect #pollinators. Understudied regions & Data Deficient species especially welcome. Led by Muzafar Riyaz: ⬇️See more: natureconservation.pensoft.n…
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🎉Fri-yay! Two of our articles got featured in BBC #Wildlife this week! 🕷️Theridion himalayana - a Himalayan "happy-face" #spider with 32 smiley morphs from @EvolSystematics 🐸West Siberia's #amphibians - mapped for #conservation from @BioDataJournal (1/3)
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(3/3) 🐸 West Siberia's #amphibians - mapped for conservation from @BioDataJournal was covered by Sophie Ellis 👉discoverwildlife.com/environ… 📗Full #datapaper: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e8243…
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We will be exhibiting at the 8th European Congress of Conservation #Biology (#ECCB2026) in Leiden, Netherlands, 6-10 July! 🌍Organised by @Society4ConBio this year's theme is "Effective #Biodiversity #Conservation." 👇Learn more: ibe.pensoft.net/news/1260 #scholarlypublishing
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🕸️ A variety of fungi was discovered living on spider webs in Thai rice fields, demonstrating that these silk structures can be used as natural collectors of environmental data. ➡️ Our blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/27/… ➡️ Full study in @BioDataJournal: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e1870…
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🎉 Delighted to have joined #ESP26Europe in Prague last week! As an open-science publisher deeply embedded in environmental research, Pensoft actively joined the week's dialogues on a nature-positive future. 🔗 Our conference highlights: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/02/… @ESPartnership
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