𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist – Medium

𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist

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Why Do Scarlet Macaws Neglect Their Youngest Chicks?

Scarlet macaws lay as many as four eggs per clutch, but only one or two chicks survive until fledging due to parental neglect.

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Why Do Scarlet Macaws Neglect Their Youngest Chicks?

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Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure

Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes By David J. Gibson — Review

A fascinating and compelling book that examines how to use plant science in matters related to the law in order to solve crimes

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Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes By David J. Gibson — Review

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The Academic

For Birds-of-Paradise, Being Hot Is Not Enough to Win a Mate, They Must Also Have The Moves

For birds-of-paradise, physical and vocal traits and behaviors evolve together, which is contrary to what we think we are seeing for most…

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For Birds-of-Paradise, Being Hot Is Not Enough to Win a Mate, They Must Also Have The Moves

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Fifty Shades of Black: These Bird Feathers Are The Darkest Never Seen

Scientists studying the many shades of black have discovered how birds create one of the blackest blacks known: super-black feathers

Jan 13

Fifty Shades of Black: These Bird Feathers Are The Darkest Never Seen

Jan 13

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Dr. Calhoun’s Mousery By Lee Alan Dugatkin — Review

A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities — rodentopias — to identify and…

Jan 11

Dr. Calhoun’s Mousery By Lee Alan Dugatkin — Review

Jan 11

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There Are More Giraffe Species Than You Think

For the longest time, people thought there was just one species of giraffe. DNA studies argue we were wrong

Jan 8

There Are More Giraffe Species Than You Think

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Microbial Instincts

The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes

A team of American scientists sought to learn whether a team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St Helens after her 1980…

Jan 3

The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes

Jan 3

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How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists

The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.

Jan 1

How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists

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Is Climate Change Icing Out Rudolph?

Arctic winters increasingly alternate between mild and freezing so the tundra is covered in ice instead of snow, preventing reindeer from…

Dec 23, 2024

Is Climate Change Icing Out Rudolph?

Dec 23, 2024

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Stripey Damselfish Use ‘Motion Dazzle’ As An Anti-Predator Strategy

How to hide from one’s enemies in plain view? Dazzle them with your brilliant stripes!

Nov 27, 2024

Stripey Damselfish Use ‘Motion Dazzle’ As An Anti-Predator Strategy

Nov 27, 2024

𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist

𝐆𝐫𝐫𝐥𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, scientist & journalist

11.6K Followers

PhD evolutionary ecology/ornithology. Psittacophile. SciComm senior contributor at Forbes, former SciComm at Guardian. Also on Substack at 'Words About Birds'.

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