Study: Mainstream Media Undermines Conservation By Promoting Fear Of Bats | out of HELSINKISUS & UABBarcelona, published by EcoHealth

by @grrlscientist

#SciComm #bats #conservation #newsmedia #disease #agriculture #insects #Halloween https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/10/31/mainstream-media-undermines-conservation-by-promoting-fear-of-bats/

Delisting species due to extinction is a ‘‘wake-up call on the importance of conserving imperiled species before it’s too late’’

21 Species Removed From The Endangered Species Act Due To Extinction | USFWS CenterForBiologicalDiversity

by @grrlscientist

#SciComm #ESA #EndangeredSpecies #extinction #biodiversity #ClimateCrisis https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/10/17/twenty-one-species-removed-from-the-endangered-species-act-due-to-extinction/

Giant Caribbean Mountain Chicken Frog On The Brink Of Extinction | ZSLScience ReWildCaribbean WildDominique

by @grrlscientist via ForbesScience / Forbes

#SciComm #frogs #amphibians #conservation #EndangeredSpecies #extinction #WildlifeDiseases https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/10/16/giant-caribbean-mountain-chicken-frog-on-the-brink-of-extinction/

Parrots Mimic Sounds, Yet They Still Recognize Each Other’s Voices — How? | Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior & MuseuCiencies published by RoyalSocietyPublishing Open Science

by @grrlscientist via ForbesScience / Forbes

#SciComm #Parrots #acoustic #ecology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/10/14/parrots-mimic-sounds-yet-they-still-recognize-each-others-voices---how/

just started #reading The End of Eden: Wild Nature in the Age of Climate Breakdown by Adam Welz, published by BloomsburyBooks

it has parrots in it!

my #review is coming

#MustRead #books https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/end-of-eden-9781399415873/

finished reading my previous book (all 1011 pages of it!) after numerous lengthy interruptions. #amreading the three body problem by cixin liu, translated by ken liu & published by Head of Zeus Books (2014)

1st of a series, being made into a #scifi series now by netflix #books #scifibooks

Discovering Life’s Story: Biology’s Beginnings By Joy Hakim -- #Review | MITeen Press

#BookReview by @grrlscientist via Forbes Science / Forbes

#nonfiction #science #books #teens #Biology #medicine #HistoryOfScience https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/10/02/discovering-lifes-story-biologys-beginnings-by-joy-hakim--review/

what happens in your brain when you change your mind?

The Neurobiology Of Changing Priorities In A Songbird | study out of Columbia & Cornell | published by Nature

by @grrlscientist via Forbes Science / Forbes

#SciComm #birds #neurobiology #dopamine #learning #motivation #memory https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/29/the-neurobiology-of-changing-priorities-in-a-songbird/

Caribbean Parrots Are Remnants Of A Millennial Scale Extinction | Florida Museum USFWS #forensics | PNAS

by @grrlscientist via Forbes Science / Forbes

#SciComm #parrots #ornithology #genetics #paleontology #archaeology #museums #biodiversity https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/27/caribbean-parrots-are-remnants-of-a-millennial-scale-extinction/

An Endangered Mexican Parrot Is Thriving In Urban Areas Of South Texas | @TAMU @TAMUVMTH | @DiversityMDPI

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#SciComm #parrots #ornithology #EndangeredSpecies #conservation #Texas https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/25/an-endangered-mexican-parrot-is-thriving-in-urban-areas-of-south-texas/

i’ll show you mine if you show me yours

this Linktree page lists active links to ALL my #socialmedia (there's a lot of them, at least one of which you are already using, maybe), please look for me there! (it's free so you can get a linktree too)

go ahead, click the link! you know you want to

https://linktr.ee/grrlscientist

Bright City Lights Linked To Smaller Eyes In Urban Birds: Study | WSUPullman | Global Change Biology

by @grrlscientist via ForbesScience / Forbes

#ornithology #UrbanBirds #evolution #ecology #LightPollution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/20/bright-city-lights-linked-to-smaller-eyes-in-urban-birds-study/

Vocal Learning Skills Linked To Problem Solving Abilities And Brain Size In Birds | Rockefeller University & ScienceMagazine

by @grrlscientist via ForbesScience / Forbes

#ornithology #birds #learning #intelligence #cognition https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/18/vocal-learning-skills-linked-to-problem-solving-abilities-and-brain-size-in-birds/

#amReading Discovering Life’s Story: Biology’s Beginnings By Joy Hakim, a teen & young adult book about the history of life science

interesting, well-written with lots of wonderful illustrations!

#books #nonfiction #science #biology #history https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737588/discovering-lifes-story-biologys-beginnings-by-joy-hakim/

Spotless All-Brown Baby Giraffe Spotted In The Wild In Namibia | via Giraffe Conservation Foundation & Goethe University & Senckenberg Museum

by @grrlscientist via ForbesScience / Forbes

Photographed on a private game reserve in central #Namibia, this young Angolan #giraffe is the first spotless giraffe recorded in the wild in #Africa

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/12/spotless-all-brown-baby-giraffe-spotted-in-the-wild-in-namibia/

The Good Virus: The Untold Story Of Phages By Tom Ireland — Review, published by HodderBooks, 2023

by @grrlscientist via ForbesScience / Forbes

An engaging book about the viruses that prey on bacteria, packed with inspirational stories of eccentric scientists, medical miracles and interwoven with how science and history affect each other

#books #BookReview #microbiology #ecology #viruses https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/09/11/the-good-virus-the-untold-story-of-phages-by-tom-ireland---review/

African Painted Dogs Could Be Cooked Into Extinction By Climate Change | via UCL published by Global Change Biology

Global warming isn’t only affecting animals like polar bears and emperor penguins. African wild dog populations may also collapse due to climate change

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#ClimateCrisis #extinction #wildlife #6thMassExtinction

https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/08/29/african-painted-dogs-could-be-cooked-into-extinction-by-climate-change/

Our love of nature is highly individual and how we plan our cities and urban green spaces should take this into account, say scientists

Heredity And Early Experiences Are The Reasons People Love Nature | @GoteborgsUni & @_SLU | published in @Trends_Ecol_Evo

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#nature #biophilia #genetics #experiences #greenspaces #UrbanPlanning https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/08/20/heredity-and-early-experiences-are-the-reasons-people-love-nature/

Can Genetic Rescue Save This Critically Endangered Songbird? | @MonashUni @ZoosVictoria published by Biological Conservation

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#birds #ornithology #genetics #conservation #endangered #Australia https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/08/16/can-genetic-rescue-save-this-critically-endangered-songbird/

where did we come from?

Mitochondria Hold The Secret Of The Origins Of Cellular Complexity On Earth | @UNAM_MX | @ScienceAdvances

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#life #evolution #mitochondria #microbiology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/08/13/mitochondria-hold-the-secret-of-the-origins-of-cellular-complexity-on-earth/