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Saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis), also called Andean saddle-back tamarins, are not equipped to extract tree gums. They lay in wait for pygmy marmosets to gouge holes in trees and bully the smaller monkeys away from their quarry. Widespread and common, no major threats imperil them.

For US international students and their colleagues: Choose an English-speaking, US citizen friend to be your one call and memorize their number. Then memorize the number of an immigration lawyer. Remember that ICE and USCIS officers have ultimate discretion over how any encounter might go.

But race is not a biological reality. 😬🤬

Attention bio lecturers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/5TMZ2S...

CSViewer for Analysts: I. Building an Integrative Database and Knowledge Model for the Cayo Santiago Rhesus Macaque Colony and Its Derived Skeletal Collections Access to the CS Rhesus Knowledge Model: The graphical abstract illustrates the integration of diverse datasets within the CS Rhesus Knowledge Model, highlighting its key components. It showcases sim...

Oooo I want something like this!
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Incredible orangutan fossil from Vietnam highlights how diverse this group of apes was in the past; today there are only 3 highly endangered species living on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra (article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)

Crossley's dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), also called furry-eared dwarf lemurs, are native to northern and eastern Madagascar. Nocturnal primates and obligate hibernators during the dry season while food is scarce. Threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Listed as Vulnerable.

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What Works For Me! I asked ChatGPT to write an essay on the theme of fear in Macbeth. I gave it to my seniors and told them I’d probably score it a D. Their job was to redeem it. C level added quotes and better syntax. B level had to thoroughly expand. Most chose the ‘A’ option: not look at the ChatGPT essay and write their own. It helped them to see how simplistic the AI is, unless they’re sophisticated in programming it. —Kristen Brewer, Educator

Have you tried an activity like this in your classroom?

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Safeguarding Sound Science | National Center for Science Education Safeguarding Sound Science, Climate Change EditionSafeguarding Sound Science combats misinformation, disinformation, and misconceptions about climate change with actual science.

The @ncse.bsky.social has a new climate podcast, Safeguarding Sound Science! The first two episodes are interviews with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @naomioreskes.bsky.social on climate denial. Check it out -- NCSE is also a fantastic organization. Their mission is more important than ever.

PhD offer in 14C and archeomagnetism dating of archaeological ceramics - LSCE Description Context We are offering a PhD position at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (Gif-sur-Yvette, France) between the GeoTrAc and CliMag teams in the ‘Archives and tr...

FYI: Funded (non-American) PhD www.lsce.ipsl.fr/en/archives-...

Preuss’s monkeys (Allochrocebus preussi) are native to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. Distribution is restricted to 8 population segments. They live in groups of 9-12 individuals. Threatened by habitat fragmentation and hunting. Endangered. Photo courtesy of Brent Huffman.

On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

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#FossilFriday The oldest human face in Europe compared with the face of Homo antecessor:
Nasal lateral margin in ATE7-1 (Homo aff. erectus) and ATD6-69 (Homo antecessor).
Source: (Huguet, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Martinón-Torres et al., 2025) doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Climate Change Science On Mauna Loa Could Stop Amid Federal Cuts The NOAA office in Hilo that supports that carbon dioxide sampling has been flagged for a possible lease cancellation.

The Mauna Loa CO₂ record is the most iconic time series in the environmental sciences. Trump and his enablers are trying to kill it.

A mural of Anthony Fauci was meant to inspire staff. Then NIH took it down. Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began, Trump officials continue to blame Fauci for missteps — and are minimizing his presence on his old campus.

“This is the kind of treatment that scientists get in totalitarian societies like Stalinist Russia if they don’t toe the political line of the leaders,”
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The Siberian Bone Hunters Diving for Ice Age Mammoth Fossils (Gift Article) A search for the fossils of long-extinct creatures, hidden in Russia’s frigid waters.

Incredible photo essay
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Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Chris Wright Tells African Leaders (Gift Article) Chris Wright’s remarks were welcomed at a time when countries across the region have felt whipsawed by cuts to longstanding African energy initiatives.

This is crazy. Especially when cheap small scale solar is such a game changer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/c...

DOGE staffers flew to California to try and release water themselves during LA fires The pair traveled to California after reportedly trying to pressure a top government official to open the water pump

Dunning-Kruger at work.
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Why Joe Rogan Believes In Fake Archaeology The popular podcaster has repeatedly had on guests who think Atlantis was real. Today we talk to a genuine archaeologist, Flint Dibble, who tries to reason people out of delusions.

Great interview with @flintdibble.bsky.social
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Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."

Salary: $120K-$140K
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Come join us!

Elderly man angers free world, shoots self in foot. News at 11.

She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease (Gift Article) In places like Mingo County, W.Va., where working-age people are dying at record rates, a nurse learns what it takes to make America healthy.

Heartbreaking but heroic work by a dedicated nurse. I just don't understand how any American can be aware of these conditions and still think what we need to do is cut Medicaid and food stamps. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...

It's the "Molluscs, Assemble" title that does it for me.

This is a gorgeous cover and an even cooler paper - a full phylogenetic tree using BUSCO genes, featuring new genomes for some weirdos including chitons, the watering-pot shell, a tusk shell, a symbiotically chemosynthetic mud clam, the Chilean abalone (not an abalone), and *two* monoplacophorans! 🧪

They lack the information literacy to recognize reliable news sources and have been systematically swayed by subtle propaganda. Many simply lack the time to keep up with current events. And this has been purposeful, by individuals intent on cementing and extending their wealth and power.

Millions of Americans lack the political, historical, and economic knowledge to realize the implications of the end of American soft power.

I think one of the saddest and maddening aspects of the past several weeks is that so many Americans have no conception of the damage that has been done. They will be poorer, sicker, and less secure.

Popa langurs (Trachypithecus popa) were discovered and described as a unique species in 2020. Total population size is estimated at 135-176 mature individuals. The largest subpopulation resides near Mount Popa, hence their name. Threatened by hunting, habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation

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