Pompeii Excavation Indicates Birds Were Important In Isis Cult | @sheffielduni & University of Turin | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#Pompeii #Isis #birds #Archaeology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/21/pompeii-excavation-indicates-birds-were-important-in-isis-cult/

How Hot Is A Fully-Laden Bumblebee And Why Should We Care? a study out of @NCState published by #BiologyLetters

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#bumblebees #bees #WorldBeeDay #ClimateEmergency #pollinators https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/20/how-hot-is-a-fully-laden-bumblebee-and-why-should-we-care/

Urban Bees Are More Stressed Out Than Their Suburban Or Rural Sisters | @YorkUniversity published by @GlobalChangeBio|ogy

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#bees #pollinators #UrbanWildlife #metagenomics #microbiome #stress #Toronto https://forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/16/urban-bees-are-more-stressed-out-than-their-suburban-or-rural-sisters/

Survival Of The Fattest: Heaviest Parrot Nestlings Survive Better | research via @ANUmedia published by Animal Conservation

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#parrots #conservation https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/14/survival-of-the-fattest-heaviest-parrot-nestlings-survive-better/

i've been absolutely ensnared by this fascinating book, i have some questions for you by @rebeccamakkai (2022 @VikingBooks) what an incredible read!

now i gotta read her previous book #MustRead #book #mystery #ThrillerBooks https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697303/i-have-some-questions-for-you-by-rebecca-makkai/

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/