very excited: the chemical cocktail by @erskine_fiona arrived today & it includes an acknowledgement of a science-y thing she learned from my #SciComm writing! thanks @PointBlankCrime

#MustRead #books #mystery https://oneworld-publications.com/

What Is No Mow May And Why Is It Important?

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#NoMowMay #dandelions #wildflowers #bumblebees #butterflies #moths #pollinators https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/29/what-is-no-mow-may-and-why-is-it-important/

Prehistoric Fungal Spores Reveal Two ‘Waves’ Of Extinction In Colombia | @UniofExeter

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#evolution #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #ClimateChange https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/27/prehistoric-fungal-spores-reveal-two-waves-of-extinction-in-colombia/

Adaptation Generates Extraordinary Diversity In A Tropical Rainforest Fish | @Flinders published by @HeredityJournal

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

“what can one wildly variable fish species teach us about conserving tropical rainforests?”

#conservation #evolution #ecology #tropical #rainforests #Australia https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/26/adaptation-generates-extraordinary-diversity-in-a-tropical-rainforest-fish/

Carnivorous Pitcher Plants Alter Their Scents To Lure Particular Kinds Of Insects | @UMontpellier @CNRS

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#plants #sarracenia #ecology #evolution #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/25/carnivorous-pitcher-plants-alter-their-scents-to-lure-particular-kinds-of-insects/

Companion Parrots May Be Less Lonely When They Phone Their Feathered Friends | @Northeastern @UofGlasgow @_jen_cunha_

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#parrots #pets #technology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/24/companion-parrots-may-be-less-lonely-when-they-phone-their-feathered-friends/

Cranberries Really Do Reduce Urinary Tract Infections | @Sydney_Uni published by Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#cranberries #microbiology #infections #Health https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/21/cranberries-really-do-reduce-urinary-tract-infections/

Volcanic Sulfur May Color Barn Owl Feathers Red | University of Milan published by @JBiogeography

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#birds #ornithology #Colors #biogeography #ecology #environment #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/18/volcanic-sulfur-may-color-barn-owl-feathers-red/

Rewilding Is The Missing Link Between Biodiversity Conservation And Climate Change | @YaleClimateComm published by @NatureClimate Change

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#rewilding #conservation #wildlife #biodiversity #ClimateCrisis https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/16/rewilding-is-the-missing-link-between-biodiversity-conservation-and-climate-change/

This African Bird’s Superpower May Inspire A Better Water Bottle, study out of @JohnsHopkins & @MIT, published by Journal of The @RoyalSociety Interface

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#ornithology #birds #evolution #ecology #Engineering #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/04/14/this-african-birds-superpower-may-inspire-a-better-water-bottle/

Only when the last tree has died
and the last river been poisoned
and the last fish caught
will we realize we cannot eat money

-- Alanis Obomsawin (1972)

finished this #book, A Poisoned Chalice by Jeffrey Freedman, thanks to charlotte the wonderful and the very good peeps @PrincetonUPress

EXCELLENT! wonderfully researched & written #history #religion #books #MustRead #BooksWorthReading #TrueCrime https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691002330/a-poisoned-chalice

WOW! this gorgeous paperback just arrived, thanks to melinda the wonderful & the excellent peeps @CSIROPublishing! VERY excited to read about this fascinating Australian songbird by an award-winning scientist-writer

#books #ornithology #birds #behavior #ecology https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7677/

Why Don’t White-Tailed Deer Get Lyme Disease? a @LymeNews study from @UMassAmherst / @UMass

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#microbiology #epidemiology #immunology #zoonoses #Lyme #deer #ticks #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/31/why-dont-white-tailed-deer-get-lyme-disease/

Living With A Pet Cat Or Indoor Dog Can Reduce The Development Of Food Allergies In Infants

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#allergies #food #health #children #Immunity #pets #dogs #cats https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/30/living-with-a-pet-cat-or-indoor-dog-can-reduce-the-development-of-food-allergies-in-infants/

Name Change Celebrates Inclusive Future For Seattle Audubon Society

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#birding #birdwatching #conservation #racism #seattle #audubon https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/29/name-change-celebrates-inclusive-future-for-seattle-audubon-society/

These Tiny Birds Get By With A Little Help From Their Friends | @MonashUni & @ANU_Research / @ANUmedia, published by @CurrentBiology

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#ornithology #birds #behavior #community #life #ecology #evolution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/27/these-tiny-birds-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-their-friends/

Captive Birth Reduces Survival In The Wild For Migratory Birds, by @ANU_Research / @ANUmedia published by @Ecology_Letters

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#conservation #parrots #ornithology #migration #ecology #aviculture https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/25/captive-birth-reduces-survival-in-the-wild-for-migratory-birds/

Rare Night Parrot’s Unique Lopsided Ears Give It Keen Hearing, out of @Flinders, published by @EMUJournal

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes @NHM_Tring

#parrots #ornithology #anatomy #osteology #bioacoustics #SensoryEcology #evolution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/24/rare-night-parrots-unique-lopsided-ears-give-it-keen-hearing/

Grapes Were Probably The First Fruit Domesticated By Humans, a study published by @ScienceMagazine

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#WineWednesday #wine #grapes #agriculture #genomics #domestication #evolution #ecology #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/22/grapes-were-probably-the-first-fruit-domesticated-by-humans/