Modern ‘Sixth Mass Extinction’ Event Will Be Worse Than First Predicted | Biological Reviews

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#biodiversity #extinction https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/19/modern-sixth-mass-extinction-event-will-be-worse-than-first-predicted/

Warmer temperatures make more female turtle hatchlings, but new research shows that those females also have a greater capacity for egg production, even before their sex is set

How Temperatures Determine Whether A Turtle Is A Cool Dude Or A Hot Chick | @DukeNews @DukeU | @CurrentBiology

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#gender #evolution #climate https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/18/how-temperatures-determine-whether-a-turtle-is-a-cool-dude-or-a-hot-chick/

the venom of a notorious stinging caterpillar has a surprising ancestry & may be key to the delivery of lifesaving drugs

These Furry Caterpillars Obtained Their Potent Venom From Bacteria | @UQ_News | @PNASNews

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#venom #toxins #evolution #caterpillars #bacteria #biochemistry https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/14/these-furry-caterpillars-obtained-their-potent-venom-from-bacteria/

You Can Teach An Old Bird New Tricks, But Only If They Want To Learn | @NMSU @NMSUNews | @RoyalSociety @RSocPublishing #ProcB

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#parrots #birds #SciComm #learning #LanguageLearning #AgingResearch https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/12/you-can-teach-an-old-bird-new-tricks-but-only-if-they-want-to-learn/

This New-To-Science Palm Plant Flowers And Fruits Entirely Underground | @KewGardens | @PlantspplPlanet

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#plants #PlantScience #botany #Borneo https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/10/this-new-to-science-palm-plant-flowers-and-fruits-entirely-underground/

giant salamanders are declining throughout their entire eastern US range — but why?

In Search Of America’s Missing Hellbenders | out of @virginia_tech published by @ASNAmNat

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#amphibians #conservation #deforestation #agriculture https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/06/in-search-of-americas-missing-hellbenders/

New Drug May Slow Evolution Of Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria | out of @Baylor study published by @ScienceAdvances

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#microbiology #antibiotics #pharma #medicine https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/06/25/new-drug-may-slow-evolution-of-antibiotic-resistance-in-bacteria/

Australia’s Avian Conservation #Books Four-Pack For Kids — #Reviews! published by @CSIROPublishing

reviewed by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#books #BookReview #ChildrensBooks #birds #ornithology #conservation https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/06/24/australias-avian-conservation-books-four-pack-for-kids---reviews/

More People Means More Cats Which Mean More Parasites | analysis via @UCDavis / @UCDavisVetMed

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#pets #cats #diseases https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/06/23/more-people-means-more-cats-which-mean-more-parasites/

North America’s First Parrot Breeders Got Started Earlier Than We Knew, study published by @PNASNexus

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#parrots #IndigenousPeoples #economicdevelopment https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/06/19/north-americas-first-parrot-breeders-got-started-earlier-than-we-knew/

As we’ve become unmoored from nature, we’ve forgotten the importance and many uses of a variety of plants, especially the much-maligned dandelion

How I Learned How To Love Dandelions https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/06/13/learning-how-to-love-dandelions/

How Intensive Farming Practices Are Wiping Out Europe’s Wild Birds | via a huge @Natures_Voice collaboration & published by @PNASNews

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#agriculture #farming #pesticides #herbicides #fertilizers #birds https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/29/how-intensive-farming-practices-are-wiping-out-europes-wild-birds/

Three Cheetah Cubs Died During India’s Current Heatwave

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#conservation #EndangeredSpecies #CheetahProject #India #heatwaves #ClimateEmergency https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/27/three-cheetah-cubs-died-during-indias-current-heatwave/

Ancient Saddle Unearthed From Chinese Woman’s Tomb

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#horses #saddle #China #Archaeology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/26/ancient-saddle-unearthed-from-chinese-womans-tomb/

Air-Sniffing Technology Detects Sex Of Chicken Eggs | via @UCDavis & @SENSIT_USA, published by @PLOSONE

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#chickens #Poultry #eggs #AnimalWelfare #farming https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/05/24/air-sniffing-technology-detects-sex-of-chicken-eggs/

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/