Communications Biology publishes biology research; led by Editor-in-Chief Christina Karlsson Rosenthal (2024–present). In the news for studies linking ape and human laughter and for coverage of New Zealand’s heaviest insect recovery.
New Zealand’s wētāpunga, the world’s heaviest insect, has moved from endangered to nationally recovering thanks to a large breeding and reintroduction programme. Eleven thousand individuals have been released into predator-free sites, with self-sustaining populations now established on several islands. The program aims to boost overall conservation of native invertebrates.