Lost In Translation: Giant Brown Pandas Caused By A Gene Mutation, published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

by @grrlscientist

#panda🐼 #coloring🎨 #Genetics🧬 #ecology #CRISPR #conservation🌏 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/03/06/lost-in-translation-giant-brown-pandas-caused-by-a-gene-mutation/

i did a thing today

Neutering Rottweilers May Actually Reduce Their Lifespan: Study out of James Cook University, published by Scientific Reports

by @grrlscientist

#dogs🐕‍🦺 #pets🐾 #neuter #lifespan #Health⚕️ #WeightGain #Veterinarian🩺 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/03/04/neutering-rottweilers-may-actually-reduce-their-lifespan-study/

This Tiny Fish🐟 Can Produce Sounds That Are As Loud As A Firecracker🧨 | a study out of Senckenberg Natural History Collections in Dresden & ChariteBerlin, published by PNAS

by @grrlscientist

#fish #teleost #sound🔉 #acoustic #ecology #evolution #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/28/this-tiny-fish-can-produce-sounds-that-are-as-loud-as-a-firecracker/

Why Do Tawny Owls Come In Two Different Colors? a study out of University of Turku published by Molecular Ecology

by @grrlscientist

#owl🦉 #TawnyOwl #birds🪶 #color #conservation🌍 #genomics #ecology #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/26/why-do-tawny-owls-come-in-two-different-colors/

Famous ‘Lost Bird’ Found, Photographed For The First Time Ever In Africa | University of Texas at El Paso

#birds🦜 #ornithology🪶 #birding #amphibians #frogs🐸 #biodiversity🌍 #DRC🇨🇩 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/21/famous-lost-bird-found-photographed-for-the-first-time-ever-in-africa/

Traits That Predict Increased Extinction Risk For Australian Birds | out of Australian National University, published by IBIS Journal

by @grrlscientist

#birds🪶 #ornithology🦉 #extinction #conservation🌏 #parrots🦜 #Australia🇦🇺 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/20/traits-that-predict-increased-extinction-risk-for-australian-birds/

Modern Early Birds Evolved Long Before The Dinosaurs Went Extinct | published by @PNASNews

by @grrlscientist

#dinosaur🦕 #extinction🦖 #evolution #birds🦜 #ornithology🪶 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/19/modern-early-birds-evolved-long-before-the-dinosaurs-went-extinct/

Is The Flea Toad The Smallest Vertebrate In The World? out of Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, published by Zoologica Scripta

by @grrlscientist

#frogs🐸 #amphibians #physiology #ecology #Brazil🇧🇷 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/17/is-the-flea-toad-the-smallest-vertebrate-in-the-world/

Lower Income People Benefit Most From Engaging With The Natural Environment⛰️ | University of Vienna & University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences Vienna, pub'd by Health & Place

by @grrlscientist

#MentalHealth⚕️ #income💰 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/10/lower-income-people-benefit-most-from-engaging-with-the-natural-environment/

Invasive Ants🐜 Disrupt Lions’🦁 Hunting Behavior🦓 In Kenya🇰🇪, out of University of Wyoming & University of Florida, published by ScienceMagazine

by @grrlscientist

#ecology🌍 #wildlife #Kenya #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/05/invasive-ants-disrupt-lions-hunting-behavior-in-kenya/

Clownfish Count Other Fish’s Stripes To Distinguish Friend From Foe | Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology @OISTedu, pub'd by Journal of Experimental Biology @J_Exp_Biol

by @grrlscientist

#fish🐠 #color🎨 #territorial #aggression #competition #Scicomm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/03/clownfish-count-other-fishs-stripes-to-distinguish-friend-from-foe/

Parrots Swinging By Their Beaks From Perch To Perch Are ‘Beakiating’, out of NYIT, published by RoyalSociety OpenScience

by @grrlscientist

#parrots🦜 #ornithology🪶 #biomechanics #evolution #beakiating #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/02/02/parrots-swinging-by-their-beaks-from-perch-to-perch-are-beakiating/

Emperor Penguins Are On The Move to Avoid Breeding On Melting Ice | by British Antarctic Survey, published by Antarctic Science

by @grrlscientist

#birds🪶 #penguins🐧 #ornithology🦉 #ClimateCrisis #Antarctica🇦🇶 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/24/emperor-penguins-are-on-the-move-to-avoid-breeding-on-melting-ice/

Blue Tit Populations Closely Linked To Numbers Of Moth Caterpillars out of University of Reading & RSPB published by Ecology Letters

by @grrlscientist

#birds🪶 #moths🐛 #insects #ornithology🦉 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/23/blue-tit-populations-closely-linked-to-numbers-of-moth-caterpillars/

Avian Influenza Virus Presents ‘Apocalyptic’ Threat To Wildlife Around The World via TheWCS, with comments by RSPB Science

by @grrlscientist

#birds🦜 #BirdFlu #HPAI #H5N1 #influenza #virus🦠 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/19/avian-influenza-virus-presents-apocalyptic-threat-to-wildlife-around-the-world/

Consuming More Plant Protein May Aid Healthier Aging In Women, a study out of HNRCA_Tufts, published by AJCNutrition

by @grrlscientist

#nutrition #aging #HealthyEating #women #PlantBased #protein #food #GoVegan #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/18/consuming-more-plant-protein-may-aid-healthier-aging-in-women/

wow: my piece about orange-bellied parrots is the main story today on Forbes Science page (but weirdly, it's not an editor's pick)

by @grrlscientist

#parrots #viruses #extinction https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/17/australian-parrot-faces-extinction-threats-from-previously-unidentified-viruses/

Australian Parrot Potentially Faces Extinction Threats From Previously Unidentified Viruses via James Cook University & published by Microbiology Spectrum

by @grrlscientist

#parrots🦜 #endangered #extinction #viruses🦠 #Australia🇦🇺 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/17/australian-parrot-faces-extinction-threats-from-previously-unidentified-viruses/

A River’s Microbiome May Protect Wild Salmon Against Malnutrition via Oregon State University, published by Applied and Environmental #Microbiology

by @grrlscientist

#ecology #microbiome #microbiology🔬 #salmon #malnutrition #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/01/15/a-rivers-microbiome-may-protect-wild-salmon-against-malnutrition/