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GrrlScientist: PhD zoology/ornithology, parrot researcher, freelance science reporter & writer Currently: Forbes Formerly: The Guardian Vegan. 4B. Atheist. linktr.ee/grrlscientist

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HOLY F*CK: In some Montana hunting districts, up to one-third of animals have contracted chronic wasting disease, the fatal, neurodegenerative disorder that’s driving down deer & elk populations in other western states

#CWD #diseases #wolves #environment montanafreepress.org/2026/02/25/c...

03.03.2026 09:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

WHAT ABOUT THE 550+ dead iranians, including the hundreds of little girls???

02.03.2026 20:16 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sixty New Species of Dragonflies Discovered in Africa This is the greatest number of new dragonfly and damselfly species to be formally described at the same time in 130 years

Sixty New Species of Dragonflies Discovered in Africa

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Dragonflies #Damselflies #Evolution #Ecology #NewSpecies grrlscientist.medium.com/sixty-new-sp...

27.02.2026 07:26 — 👍 98    🔁 27    💬 0    📌 1
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Modern Cats Were Domesticated Only 2,000 Years Ago Ancient DNA reveals the origin and global spread of the domestic cat out of its ancestral home in Africa.

Modern Cats Were Domesticated Only 2,000 Years Ago

"Ancient DNA reveals the origin and global spread of the domestic cat out of its ancestral home in Africa."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#cats #domestication #pets #AncientDNA grrlscientist.medium.com/modern-cats-...

02.03.2026 11:22 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

the war industry will NEVER allow NaziAmeriKKKa to stop waging war somewhere in the world cuz they have a chokehold on our tax dollars

02.03.2026 15:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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coming up: @standupforscience.bsky.social's SECOND National Day of Action on 7 March

#Science #StandUpForScience #NationalDayOfAction #Rally #NonviolentProtest

27.02.2026 10:34 — 👍 21    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 3

i’m in norway!

02.03.2026 13:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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“Canyon de Chelly”

Arizona

#Stunday #EastCoastKin

01.03.2026 13:05 — 👍 166    🔁 14    💬 3    📌 0

looks more like a sparrow to my eyes. (but i'm only an ornithologist who studied sparrows to earn my PhD, so what do i know?)

02.03.2026 11:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Modern Cats Were Domesticated Only 2,000 Years Ago Ancient DNA reveals the origin and global spread of the domestic cat out of its ancestral home in Africa.

Modern Cats Were Domesticated Only 2,000 Years Ago

"Ancient DNA reveals the origin and global spread of the domestic cat out of its ancestral home in Africa."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#cats #domestication #pets #AncientDNA grrlscientist.medium.com/modern-cats-...

02.03.2026 11:22 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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so ... we bombed little school girls in Iran to save their citizens from being attacked by their government? asking for minnesota ...

#Iran #Israel #NaziAmeriKKKa #Fascism #bombing #MassKillings #WarCrimes

02.03.2026 09:07 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Pardon the DANDELIONS: we are feeding the bees!

#dandelions #flowers #food #bees #insects

02.03.2026 09:00 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Macro photograph of a dandelion seed head

Macro photograph of a dandelion seed head

The close I got to the dandelion, the more the bristles started looking like fireworks
#art #photography #flowers #macro

01.03.2026 21:36 — 👍 2728    🔁 239    💬 49    📌 15

DO NOT TRUST THIS VICIOUS LYING HAG

02.03.2026 07:48 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Reminder: Dandelions ARE NOT WEEDS!!

#flowers #food #bees #insects

02.03.2026 07:45 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby

A female kākāpō looking out of a nest, with one small chick showing. Credit: Andrew Digby

Female #kakapo Kohengi on her nest with a newly-hatched chick and an egg (unseen). We removed the egg from underneath her and gave it to another female (Phoenix) who had infertile eggs. We're trying to ensure each female on Anchor Island has 1-2 fertile eggs to hatch. #kakapo2026 #conservation

01.03.2026 07:27 — 👍 774    🔁 167    💬 10    📌 5
Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation

February 2026

Drowsy driving prevention: A National Sleep Foundation position statement and call to action
Joseph M. Dzierzewski, PhD, Spencer A. Nielson, MS, J. Todd Arnedt, PhD, Mark R. Rosekind, PhD, Brian Tefft, BSe, Imelda Wong, PhD

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Drowsy driving is a prevalent form of impaired driving at the intersection of sleep health and public safety. While drowsiness has been implicated in up to 21% of motor vehicle crash fatalities, drowsy driving is largely preventable, primarily by allowing for adequate sleep opportunity and obtaining sufficient healthy sleep. National Sleep Foundation calls for targeted actions from a broad range of community members to improve public sleep health and road safety. Combating drowsy driving requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach across drivers, educators, government policy makers, healthcare professionals, industry, labor representatives, employers, and law enforcement. Actions…

Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation February 2026 Drowsy driving prevention: A National Sleep Foundation position statement and call to action Joseph M. Dzierzewski, PhD, Spencer A. Nielson, MS, J. Todd Arnedt, PhD, Mark R. Rosekind, PhD, Brian Tefft, BSe, Imelda Wong, PhD Abstract Drowsy driving is a prevalent form of impaired driving at the intersection of sleep health and public safety. While drowsiness has been implicated in up to 21% of motor vehicle crash fatalities, drowsy driving is largely preventable, primarily by allowing for adequate sleep opportunity and obtaining sufficient healthy sleep. National Sleep Foundation calls for targeted actions from a broad range of community members to improve public sleep health and road safety. Combating drowsy driving requires a comprehensive and coordinated approach across drivers, educators, government policy makers, healthcare professionals, industry, labor representatives, employers, and law enforcement. Actions…

“Eliminating Daylight Saving Time in favor of permanent Standard Time may decrease motor vehicle crashes by limiting disruptive clock change and reducing chronic circadian misalignment.”

01.03.2026 00:11 — 👍 56    🔁 9    💬 4    📌 2
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the cast for Board of Peace

#satire #BoardOfPeace #EpsteinWar #WorldWarEpstein

01.03.2026 16:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

OOOH! i wish i had s few pieces of those petrified woods so i could put them into my aquarium!

01.03.2026 15:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I've a PhD in evolutionary ecology. I study birds, live with a flock of parrots & write about all sorts of #science topics (links will pop up here).

I comment on politics as well as philosophical topics, particularly #ecocide, #AnimalRights & #veganism

I'm an avid reader who writes #BookReviews

28.12.2025 12:51 — 👍 36    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists? The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their…

Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Inca #birds🦉 #ornithology🪶 #Guano #conservation🌎 medium.com/discourse/di...

25.02.2026 13:24 — 👍 12    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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#SciComm🧪 #science #nature #BookReviews #writing #Medium grrlscientist.medium.com

24.09.2025 15:44 — 👍 28    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest.

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Albatross #birds🦉 #ornithology🪶 #seabirds #conservation🌎 #MidwayAtoll🏝️ grrlscientist.medium.com/shes-back-wi...

16.02.2026 08:52 — 👍 40    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 1
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About Those 3 Star Books That Are Considered To Be Great Literature … A lot of people love these books, but some people hate them … do these ratings represent a tepid reception of some titles, or embody a…

If It’s Such Great Literature, Why Does It Only Have 3.5 Stars?

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Literature #ClassicLit #GreatBooks #LiteraryCriticism #GoodReads #Ratings #Books📚 grrlscientist.medium.com/about-those-...

18.02.2026 09:04 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts…

How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#EggShellColor🥚 #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology🦉 #birds🪶 #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasiti...

11.02.2026 09:28 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Book Review: Evil Genes by Barbara Oakley An interesting exploration the psychology of how some people are more than just selfish manipulative jerks — they’re just plain evil

Evil Genes by Barbara Oakley

"An interesting exploration the #psychology of how some people are more than just selfish manipulative jerks — they’re just plain evil"

#BookReview📖 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#books📚 #Science #Genes🧬 #Psychopathy grrlscientist.medium.com/book-review-...

24.02.2026 11:04 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Parrots Make Friends In Similar Ways To People A new study reports that parrots who are strangers to each other “test the waters” before forming new relationships through a series of…

Parrots Make Friends In Similar Ways To People

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#parrots🦜 #friendship #ecology #SocialNetwork grrlscientist.medium.com/parrots-make...

06.02.2026 08:24 — 👍 20    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1
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Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends? Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years old, and bore multiple signs of living…

Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Wolf🐺 #StoraKarlsö #Sweden🇸🇪 #Anthropology #fossils #Ecology #Genomics🧬 #Domestication grrlscientist.medium.com/were-ancient...

09.02.2026 09:32 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When To Emerge? How do 17-year cicadas, which live underground as nymphs, track the passage of time so they all emerge synchronously as adults?

How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When To Emerge?

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#Cicadas #Magicada #entomology🐛 #GeneExpression🧬 #LifeHistory #Seasons grrlscientist.medium.com/how-do-perio...

13.02.2026 09:29 — 👍 14    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Meet The New-To-Science Fish Named For Darth Vader The black dwarfgoby was discovered in the coral reefs of the McLaren Fjord, of Tufi, Papua New Guinea.

Meet The New-To-Science Fish Named For Darth Vader

#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#fish #MarineFishes🐠 #biodiversity #evolution #ecology #NewSpecies #PapuaNewGuinea🇵🇬 grrlscientist.medium.com/meet-the-new...

02.02.2026 09:28 — 👍 17    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1