PhD scientist in evolutionary ecology & ornithology
SciComm @Forbes
Formerly SciComm @Guardian, Evolution Institute, Bird Note Radio, ScienceBlogs
Twitter legacy :verified:
Vegan.
The Portuguese Man Of War Is Actually Four Distinct Species, study led by Yale University with Griffith University, published by Current Biology
#MarineBiology #ecology #NewSpecies https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/23/the-portuguese-man-of-war-is-actually-four-distinct-species/
Ocean Acidification Crossed A Critical Boundary, Threatening Marine Ecosystems, study led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, published by Global Change Biology
#OceanAcidification #PlanetaryBoundary #ClimateCrisis #ecology #environment https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/22/ocean-acidification-crossed-a-critical-boundary-threatening-marine-ecosystems/
Orange Fur Created By A Unique Mutation In Domestic Cats, study out of Stanford Medicine & Kyushu University, published by Current Biology
#cats #color #mammal #genetics #chromosomes #evolution #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/02/orange-fur-created-by-a-unique-mutation-in-domestic-cats/
What Are The Best Wildflowers To Attract Bees? a study published by Plants, People, Planet
#bees #pollinators #insects #wildflowers #ecology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/05/what-are-the-best-wildflowers-to-attract-bees/
Drones Deliver Millions Of Mosquitos to Prevent Bird Extinctions In Hawai‘i, via American Bird Conservancy & Birds Not Mosquitoes
#EndangeredSpecies #ornithology #conservation #birds #Hawaii #mosquitoes #drones https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/10/drones-deliver-millions-of-mosquitos-to-prevent-bird-extinctions-in-hawaii/
It Would Take 50 Million Years To Recover New Zealand’s Lost Bird Species
“It took only a few hundred years for humans to wipe out 50 million years of evolution on New Zealand”
#birds #conservation #evolution #NewZealand #Aotearoa https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/it-would-take-50-million-years-to
Drones Deliver Millions Of Mosquitos to Prevent Bird Extinctions In Hawai‘i, via American Bird Conservancy & Birds Not Mosquitoes
#EndangeredSpecies #ornithology #conservation #birds #Hawaii #mosquitoes #drones https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/10/drones-deliver-millions-of-mosquitos-to-prevent-bird-extinctions-in-hawaii/
What Are The Best Wildflowers To Attract Bees? a study published by Plants, People, Planet
#bees #pollinators #insects #wildflowers #ecology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/05/what-are-the-best-wildflowers-to-attract-bees/
When The Sahara Was Green By Martin Williams — Review, #book published by Princeton University Press
“The fascinating but little-known history of how the Sahara was transformed from a pleasant green and fertile land into the largest hot desert in the world.”
#Nonfiction #SaharaDesert #GreenSahara #Geology #Archaeology #Ecology #ClimateChange #history https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/04/when-the-sahara-was-green-by-martin-williams---review/
What Is Coral Bleaching, And Why Is It On The Rise?
"Coral bleaching results when corals expel their colourful endosymbionts, the photosynthetic zooxanthellae, leaving the still living, but white, coral skeleton behind."
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#CoralBleaching #ClimateChange #SciComm https://substack.com/home/post/p-165001090
Properly Feeding Your Microbiome Can Make You Healthier
"One simple thing you can do to be healthier is to feed your microbiome properly, so your microbiome can take care of you."
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#microbiome #microbiology #HealthyEating #food #SciComm https://substack.com/home/post/p-157128860
Orange Fur Created By A Unique Mutation In Domestic Cats, study out of Stanford Medicine & Kyushu University, published by Current Biology
#cats #color #mammal #genetics #chromosomes #evolution #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/06/02/orange-fur-created-by-a-unique-mutation-in-domestic-cats/
Made for Each Other: Evolution of Monogamy in Poison Frogs
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#frogs #monogamy #evolution #SciComm https://substack.com/home/post/p-164371623
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference By Rutger Bregman — #Review
#BookReview by @GrrlScientist, #book published by Little, Brown & Company
#ethics #MoralLiving #MeaningfulLife #SocietalProblems #philosophy #nonfiction https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/05/26/moral-ambition-by-rutger-bregman---review/
Cranial Morphology Confirms There Really Are Four Giraffe Species
"Originally assumed to comprise just one species, new research confirms 50 years of detailed studies that find giraffes are comprised of at least four cryptic species"
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#zoology #taxonomy #giraffe #species #evolution #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/cranial-morphology-confirms-there
Pet Flea Treatments Are Poisoning Wild Birds: Study
“High levels of harmful pesticides from pet flea treatments in birds’ nests lined with animal fur is leading to the increased mortality rate of chicks.”
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#birds #FleaTreatments #toxicology #conservation #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/pet-flea-treatments-are-poisoning
Pearlescent Blue Damselfish Just Discovered In The Maldives
“Researchers report they have recently described a pale, ghostly blue damselfish living in the deep-sea reefs of the Maldives.”
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#fish #NewSpecies #damselfish #MarineReefs #Maldives #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/pearlescent-blue-damselfish-just
Wild Birds’ Health And Survival Is Affected By Gut Microbiome
"This groundbreaking study’s findings could have important implications for the conservation of rare and endangered species."
by @GrrlScientist via #Medium
#microbiome #microbiology #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/wild-birds-health-and-survival-is-affected-by-gut-microbiome-6c092f621750
Birds in love produce more babies, study shows
“A study finds that birds who freely choose their own mates have 37% more offspring than those which were paired up by researchers in a sort of avian ‘arranged marriage’”
by @GrrlScientist via #Substack
#birds #ornithology #MateChoice #love #behavior #evolution #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/birds-in-love-produce-more-babies
Climate Change And Land Use Changes Threaten Native Bee Populations, study by a German group, published by Proceedings of the Royal Society B: #BiologicalSciences
#pollinators #bees #insects #ClimateChange #agriculture #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/05/20/climate-change-and-land-use-changes-threaten-native-bee-populations/
