Researching why legless lizards and snakes don't have feet. neckspert. (She/her) 😷
evolution, paleontology, ADHD, disability rights, grants, whatever my hyperfixation is this week.
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Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
do birds experience spring like we do? i like to think so. at least a little bit.
read how the comic was made: beccagoesoutside.ghost.io/comic-signs-...
#birds #illustration 🌎 🌿🦉 #wildlife #nature
check out the sketch, reference photos, and process for the latest comic at www.beccagoesoutside.com/comic-proces... 🌎 🌿🦉 #nature #birds #art
Can you see the dragonfly-like insect in this rock? It’s a Mischoptera, a Paleozoic insect!! #FossilFriday ⚒️🧪
Australia was once lush and wet and will be again!
But what will the lizards do?
New paper out today! @sternarchella.bsky.social and I review how modularity and integration influence adaptive radiations and diversification. Read it here: rdcu.be/fpcSX
Very unfortunately oriented continent from the perspective of not wiping out a *huge* diversity of life.
20+ million years ago there were river dolphins in the Lake Frome area of Australia.
It's now a giant salt flat.
Because Australia is oriented so unfortunately with respect to climate belts.
That 2015 New Yorker piece on very large Cascadia earthquakes is circulating again, so a reminder:
To a very large degree, the impact of earthquakes is a "solved" scientific and engineering problem.
But they aren't solved *political* problems.
