apnews.com/video/endang... African birds successfully bred at UK zoo
Endangered African birds successfully bred at UK zoo
Five secretarybird chicks have hatched at Chester Zoo in what conservationists are calling a major breakthrough for one of Africa’s rarest birds of prey.
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August 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
apnews.com/video/endang... African birds successfully bred at UK zoo
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Nicholas Enrich, who worked at USAID under four administrations, talks about his new book, "Into The Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID," and the effect on countries where the agency used to work. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/behind...
Behind the Scenes at USAID | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
USAID whistleblower Nicholas Enrich talks about the effects of DOGE cuts on USAID, and of his efforts to publicize them and what the cuts meant for countries receiving U.S. assistance.
www.wnyc.org
April 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Nicholas Enrich, who worked at USAID under four administrations, talks about his new book, "Into The Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID," and the effect on countries where the agency used to work. Listen: www.wnyc.org/story/behind...
Recently, studies of the material returned from asteroids Bennu and Ryugu suggest an alternate origin of life: on hydrothermally active, radioactive, planetesimals in the outer solar system. Could RNA world have started there and spread to earth?
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December 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Recently, studies of the material returned from asteroids Bennu and Ryugu suggest an alternate origin of life: on hydrothermally active, radioactive, planetesimals in the outer solar system. Could RNA world have started there and spread to earth?
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Apparently U of Alberta has this fossil?! Those of us who have worked on trying to reconstruct North American Dromaeosaurs would have had our jaws drop if we knew there was an articulated mummy of Saurornitholestes!!!
I hope that it is OK that I repost these photos that I think I found on X.
I hope that it is OK that I repost these photos that I think I found on X.
October 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Apparently U of Alberta has this fossil?! Those of us who have worked on trying to reconstruct North American Dromaeosaurs would have had our jaws drop if we knew there was an articulated mummy of Saurornitholestes!!!
I hope that it is OK that I repost these photos that I think I found on X.
I hope that it is OK that I repost these photos that I think I found on X.
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Since it’s #WorldPenguinDay we decided to give our buddy Kairuku a walk!
This model of the Oligocene giant penguin Kairuku was created by @chalkychicken.bsky.social for our 2023 show Penguins, Past and Present. Kairuku was endemic to New Zealand and over a foot taller than modern emperor penguins.
This model of the Oligocene giant penguin Kairuku was created by @chalkychicken.bsky.social for our 2023 show Penguins, Past and Present. Kairuku was endemic to New Zealand and over a foot taller than modern emperor penguins.
April 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Since it’s #WorldPenguinDay we decided to give our buddy Kairuku a walk!
This model of the Oligocene giant penguin Kairuku was created by @chalkychicken.bsky.social for our 2023 show Penguins, Past and Present. Kairuku was endemic to New Zealand and over a foot taller than modern emperor penguins.
This model of the Oligocene giant penguin Kairuku was created by @chalkychicken.bsky.social for our 2023 show Penguins, Past and Present. Kairuku was endemic to New Zealand and over a foot taller than modern emperor penguins.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Dimethyl sulfide has been cited as a sign of life on the planet K2-18b. But it is not only produced by algae. It ha salso been found on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. www.facebook.com/share/p/19Y3...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Dimethyl sulfide has been cited as a sign of life on the planet K2-18b. But it is not only produced by algae. It ha salso been found on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. www.facebook.com/share/p/19Y3...
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I find this fascinating. RW Elner investigated what Western Sandpipers were eating on mudflats. The prey were invisible even under a microscope. Ultimately he learned that it was a whole new way of acquiring fatty acids. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the...
The magic in the mud: sandpipers’ migration superfood
An invisible fuel draws thousands of tiny migrating shorebirds to the Roberts Bank Mudflats each year. Now, we’re in danger of losing it forever.
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April 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I find this fascinating. RW Elner investigated what Western Sandpipers were eating on mudflats. The prey were invisible even under a microscope. Ultimately he learned that it was a whole new way of acquiring fatty acids. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the...
We heard these today! youtu.be/kN4NEEz8mBg?...
Listen to Spring Peeper Chorus Frogs in NYC Van Cortlandt Park
YouTube video by Natural Areas Conservancy
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April 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
We heard these today! youtu.be/kN4NEEz8mBg?...
It's not a fungus? Not that a fungus is a thing.
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It's not a fungus? Not that a fungus is a thing.
New findings cast doubt on Prototaxites' identity.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's not a fungus? Not that a fungus is a thing.
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The last time this rail was identified on Floreana was by Charles Darwin in 1835. After that, it was known to persist on other islands but not Floreana. And it is thought to be nearly flightless! So maybe it was hiding.
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A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers monitor...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The last time this rail was identified on Floreana was by Charles Darwin in 1835. After that, it was known to persist on other islands but not Floreana. And it is thought to be nearly flightless! So maybe it was hiding.
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
galapagosconservation.org.uk/galapagos-ra...
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Indigenous people, such as Nenet, excavated vole burrows, and left gifts to reimburse the voles.
"Pallas found that one rodent store in eastern Siberia could hold 3–5 kg of carefully cleaned roots, and in a nest there could be three or four stores."
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"Pallas found that one rodent store in eastern Siberia could hold 3–5 kg of carefully cleaned roots, and in a nest there could be three or four stores."
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
March 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Indigenous people, such as Nenet, excavated vole burrows, and left gifts to reimburse the voles.
"Pallas found that one rodent store in eastern Siberia could hold 3–5 kg of carefully cleaned roots, and in a nest there could be three or four stores."
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
"Pallas found that one rodent store in eastern Siberia could hold 3–5 kg of carefully cleaned roots, and in a nest there could be three or four stores."
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Rat birth control was successful in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood, where the rat population fell 99%. Eating poisoned rats is a major cause of death for hawks and owls. Thank you to City Council Member Shaun Abreu shaunabreu.bsky.social for his leadership on this! abcnews.go.com/US/rat-birth...
Rat birth control and 'Rat Walks' among new initiatives to curb NYC’s rat population
ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, uncovering new methods to curb the rat population.
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March 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Rat birth control was successful in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood, where the rat population fell 99%. Eating poisoned rats is a major cause of death for hawks and owls. Thank you to City Council Member Shaun Abreu shaunabreu.bsky.social for his leadership on this! abcnews.go.com/US/rat-birth...
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"This remarkable rediscovery marks the first official record of the bird on the island since Charles Darwin first recorded it during his visit in 1835."
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📢 The Galapagos rail has been rediscovered on Floreana Island in the Galapagos after almost two centuries! Long-term monitoring programs are ESSENTIAL for the conservation and recovery of endangered species. 🌍🪶🧪 #ornithology
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Galapagos Rail Rediscovered on Floreana - Charles Darwin Foundation
Scientists from the Charles Darwin Foundation confirm the presence of the Galapagos Rail on Floreana Island for the first time in 190 years.
www.darwinfoundation.org
March 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"This remarkable rediscovery marks the first official record of the bird on the island since Charles Darwin first recorded it during his visit in 1835."
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Today, buy nothing!
February 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today, buy nothing!
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If humans disappeared, might we be replaced with six-foot-tall flightless pigeons?
Who knows, but it's fun to speculate. My thoughts on the world after us, in this article from Becky Ferreira:
defector.com/which-pests-...
Who knows, but it's fun to speculate. My thoughts on the world after us, in this article from Becky Ferreira:
defector.com/which-pests-...
Which Pests Shall Inherit The Earth? | Defector
These three competitors demonstrate intelligence, cosmopolitan distribution, an aptitude for survival, and near-human levels of cheeky boldness. They are already eating our lunch—both metaphorically a...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
If humans disappeared, might we be replaced with six-foot-tall flightless pigeons?
Who knows, but it's fun to speculate. My thoughts on the world after us, in this article from Becky Ferreira:
defector.com/which-pests-...
Who knows, but it's fun to speculate. My thoughts on the world after us, in this article from Becky Ferreira:
defector.com/which-pests-...
I got this book for Xmas. Dr. Daniel Ksepka’s review is excellent, as always. academic.oup.com/auk/article/...
Birds of the Mesozoic: An Illustrated Field Guide
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February 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I got this book for Xmas. Dr. Daniel Ksepka’s review is excellent, as always. academic.oup.com/auk/article/...
This thing really is impressive. And the scuttlebutt is that our exhibiting it corresponds with the biggest increase in attendance we’ve had in four years! www.amnh.org/exhibitions/...
Apex Stegosaurus Fossil | AMNH
Thought to be the largest and one of the most complete Stegosaurus fossils ever uncovered, Apex is on exhibit at the entrance to the Gilder Center.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This thing really is impressive. And the scuttlebutt is that our exhibiting it corresponds with the biggest increase in attendance we’ve had in four years! www.amnh.org/exhibitions/...
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Did you like MESOZOIC ART, the massive, state-of-the-art #palaeoart volume edited by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and I, published by @chiffchat.bsky.social? If yes, so you'll be thrilled to know that MESOZOIC ART II is hitting shelves later this year. Stay tuned :) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-...
Mesozoic Art II
Following on from the hugely popular Mesozoic Art, this magnificent new volume showcases 25 amazing artists whose work represents the very best of palaeoart.Our…
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February 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Did you like MESOZOIC ART, the massive, state-of-the-art #palaeoart volume edited by @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and I, published by @chiffchat.bsky.social? If yes, so you'll be thrilled to know that MESOZOIC ART II is hitting shelves later this year. Stay tuned :) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mesozoic-...