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/

Why Declawing Tigers Or Other Big Cats Is Bad For Their Health | @NCState | @Animals_MDPI

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#cats #Tigers #Lions #felidae #declawing #veterinary #Health #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/08/02/why-declawing-tigers-or-other-big-cats-is-bad-for-their-health/

Billions In Conservation Spending Fail To Recover Wild Salmon In Columbia River Basin | @OregonState @UW | @PLOSONE

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience @forbes

#salmon #conservation https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/31/billions-in-conservation-spending-fail-to-recover-wild-salmon-in-columbia-river-basin/

Can Resilient ‘Super Corals’ Save Bleached And Boiled Coral Reefs? | @UTSEngage & @UofHaifa | @NatureComms

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#CoralReefs #climate #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/29/can-resilient-super-corals-save-bleached-and-boiled-coral-reefs/

These Bizarre Amphibians Changed The Chemical Landscape To Survive A Plague Of Snakes | @UQ_News @VUBrussel @IJMS_MDPI

This evolutionary drama highlights the intimate yet powerful effects of a transformative arms race between predator and prey

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#amphibians #snakes #venom #mutation #evolution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/25/these-bizarre-amphibians-changed-the-chemical-landscape-to-survive-a-plague-of-snakes/

Why Do North American Vultures Have Either Red Or Black Heads? | @AuburnU @msstate | Avian Research

by @grrlscientist via @ForbesScience / @forbes

#ornithology #vultures #color #ecology #evolution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/07/21/why-do-north-american-vultures-have-either-red-or-black-heads/

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/