Katie Duryea
@durrryea.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Southern New Hampshire University / Ecology and Evolutionary Biology / Supporter of Undergraduate Research
Low tide but a lovely day!🌊☀️🩴
May 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Low tide but a lovely day!🌊☀️🩴
Another semester in the books. Can’t say I’m a fan of 2025 so far. But here’s hoping for an upswing.
May 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Another semester in the books. Can’t say I’m a fan of 2025 so far. But here’s hoping for an upswing.
New cockroach digs!
April 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New cockroach digs!
Gnomes are out of hibernation!
April 23, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Gnomes are out of hibernation!
First snakes of the season!
April 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
First snakes of the season!
April 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
April 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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A Data Descriptor in Scientific Data presents an annotated, haplotype-phased, chromosome-level genome assembly for the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, which could help with the development and optimization of management practices. https://go.nature.com/42aRyEC 🧪 🧬
April 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A Data Descriptor in Scientific Data presents an annotated, haplotype-phased, chromosome-level genome assembly for the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, which could help with the development and optimization of management practices. https://go.nature.com/42aRyEC 🧪 🧬
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Hey dorks,
I know it’s the end of the semester and it feels like the beginning of the end of the world…
But, I’ve got a big, steaming hot pot of HOPE that I’m ready to ladle out to whoever needs it!
When we stand up, the Turd ™️ backs down, bc he isn’t made of character and fortitude like us.
I know it’s the end of the semester and it feels like the beginning of the end of the world…
But, I’ve got a big, steaming hot pot of HOPE that I’m ready to ladle out to whoever needs it!
When we stand up, the Turd ™️ backs down, bc he isn’t made of character and fortitude like us.
April 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Hey dorks,
I know it’s the end of the semester and it feels like the beginning of the end of the world…
But, I’ve got a big, steaming hot pot of HOPE that I’m ready to ladle out to whoever needs it!
When we stand up, the Turd ™️ backs down, bc he isn’t made of character and fortitude like us.
I know it’s the end of the semester and it feels like the beginning of the end of the world…
But, I’ve got a big, steaming hot pot of HOPE that I’m ready to ladle out to whoever needs it!
When we stand up, the Turd ™️ backs down, bc he isn’t made of character and fortitude like us.
Reposted by Katie Duryea
Crows make a huge number of different sounds, and artificial intelligence could help us understand what they mean. Watch this video from the Nature team. 🧪
How AI is revealing the language of the birds
Researchers have been eavesdropping on an unusual family of crows in Spain, collecting data on hundreds of thousands of different sounds the birds made. Small microphones recorded a variety of soft calls, far quieter than the familiar 'caws' people usually hear. The team then used AI to analyse the sounds and group them together. The researchers hope is to one day be able to understand the meaning of the birds' vocalisations and perhaps even try to speak their language.
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March 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Crows make a huge number of different sounds, and artificial intelligence could help us understand what they mean. Watch this video from the Nature team. 🧪
Reposted by Katie Duryea
Much of the vegetation on this planet relies on fungi—and now, scientists can watch these fungi grow. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
March 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Much of the vegetation on this planet relies on fungi—and now, scientists can watch these fungi grow. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
My students just get me! I gave them the option to make memes as extra credit towards their exam scores. No regrets!
March 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My students just get me! I gave them the option to make memes as extra credit towards their exam scores. No regrets!
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti...
Please share widely
Please share widely
Scientists' Stories - How to Contribute
How to contribute a Story
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March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti...
Please share widely
Please share widely
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I appreciate the small business carve-out. Many, like @rakkasantea.bsky.social, are owned by and employ those who oppose fascism.
February 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I appreciate the small business carve-out. Many, like @rakkasantea.bsky.social, are owned by and employ those who oppose fascism.
Reposted by Katie Duryea
The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist. By @jamesdoubek.bsky.social
Meet the 'wooly devil,' a new plant species discovered in Big Bend National Park
The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist...
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February 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The plant, formally known as Ovicula biradiata, is especially notable for being the simultaneous discovery of a new species and genus. It was found with help from the community science app iNaturalist. By @jamesdoubek.bsky.social
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Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday! 🦉🏈
Short-eared owls are the most diurnal (active during the day) of all the northeastern owls. They are most often observed in the late afternoon and at dawn or dusk.
📷: Greg Gard
Short-eared owls are the most diurnal (active during the day) of all the northeastern owls. They are most often observed in the late afternoon and at dawn or dusk.
📷: Greg Gard
February 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday! 🦉🏈
Short-eared owls are the most diurnal (active during the day) of all the northeastern owls. They are most often observed in the late afternoon and at dawn or dusk.
📷: Greg Gard
Short-eared owls are the most diurnal (active during the day) of all the northeastern owls. They are most often observed in the late afternoon and at dawn or dusk.
📷: Greg Gard
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It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.
Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.
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February 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.
Reposted by Katie Duryea
Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.
Rats! Climate change is helping increase their populations in cities
Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.
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January 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.
Reposted by Katie Duryea
People often claim they know when ChatGPT wrote something, but are they as accurate as they think?
Turns out that while general population is unreliable, those who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks can spot even "humanized" AI-generated text with near-perfect accuracy 🎯
Turns out that while general population is unreliable, those who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks can spot even "humanized" AI-generated text with near-perfect accuracy 🎯
January 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
People often claim they know when ChatGPT wrote something, but are they as accurate as they think?
Turns out that while general population is unreliable, those who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks can spot even "humanized" AI-generated text with near-perfect accuracy 🎯
Turns out that while general population is unreliable, those who frequently use ChatGPT for writing tasks can spot even "humanized" AI-generated text with near-perfect accuracy 🎯
Are we surprised that Meta and Amazon are on the list?
Emboldened by a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, conservative activists have used the courts and social media to target workplace programs.
List: These US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives
Emboldened by a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions, conservative activists have used the courts and social media to target workplace programs.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Are we surprised that Meta and Amazon are on the list?