D. Martin
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@UMassAmherst grad | NRC Wildlife Ecology, land conservation intern| #conservation| aggressively exhausted
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Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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I did the first of two of these yesterday, and more than 50 early career scientists from at least 5 continents joined us! The second is tomorrow afternoon, and there's still time to sign up
ICYMI, later this week (in 2 different time slots) I am offering a free online crash-course in how to write and publish a scientific paper. This course is ideal for grad students and early career researchers interested in writing their first paper.
Info and signup below:
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Info and signup below:
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I’m offering a free online crash course in scientific writing and publishing. Here’s how to join!
The world of scientific writing and pubilshing is complex and confusing, and it can be hard for early career scientists to master. But don’t worry! I am an experienced and award-winning scien…
www.southernfriedscience.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I did the first of two of these yesterday, and more than 50 early career scientists from at least 5 continents joined us! The second is tomorrow afternoon, and there's still time to sign up
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conservatives are increasingly going to deal with issues because they treat a man being murdered in broad daylight and a beloved character being recast with a black actor as the exact same level of severity. everything is a crisis and the only acceptable response is to "crush" the enemy
September 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
conservatives are increasingly going to deal with issues because they treat a man being murdered in broad daylight and a beloved character being recast with a black actor as the exact same level of severity. everything is a crisis and the only acceptable response is to "crush" the enemy
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Apomixis 🤩 #plantscience
Nature reports on the development of “sexless seeds,” which are crops that seed their own clones and have a host of benefits for farmers. #plantscience 🧪
Is this the future of food? 'Sexless' seeds that could transform farming
Scientists are tinkering with plant genes to create crops that seed their own clones, with a host of benefits for farmers.
go.nature.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Apomixis 🤩 #plantscience
It's a little disheartening making the switch back from looking for grad school to looking for work, but I feel so much more confidence in the summer research jobs I can get now.
September 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It's a little disheartening making the switch back from looking for grad school to looking for work, but I feel so much more confidence in the summer research jobs I can get now.
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The "feeder" is actually playground equipment. Don't know how we missed that!
September 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The "feeder" is actually playground equipment. Don't know how we missed that!
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MA dems removed almost all of the language on trans rights from their platform. all of this from the 2021 platform was stripped
September 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
MA dems removed almost all of the language on trans rights from their platform. all of this from the 2021 platform was stripped
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Triops sp in a little pool by the beach in Tarifa, S Spain
April 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Triops sp in a little pool by the beach in Tarifa, S Spain
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NEW
High individual variability in space use by translocated, imperiled New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
✒️ Carter et al.
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High individual variability in space use by translocated, imperiled New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
✒️ Carter et al.
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High individual variability in space use by translocated, imperiled New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
buff.ly
July 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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High individual variability in space use by translocated, imperiled New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
✒️ Carter et al.
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High individual variability in space use by translocated, imperiled New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)
✒️ Carter et al.
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At night I think of the meadow jumping mouse.
July 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
At night I think of the meadow jumping mouse.
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Have you ever seen a jumping mouse? I have seen a few. They are a fun diversion on the trail. This one was spotted at a place called The Wilderness Center in Ohio.
#photography #nature 🌿
#photography #nature 🌿
November 9, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Have you ever seen a jumping mouse? I have seen a few. They are a fun diversion on the trail. This one was spotted at a place called The Wilderness Center in Ohio.
#photography #nature 🌿
#photography #nature 🌿
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Conservation information on today's #RodentOfTheDay, Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) from the Center for Collaborative Conservation:
New Approach to Working with Communities to Conserve Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse
collaborativeconservation.org/conserve/pre...
New Approach to Working with Communities to Conserve Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse
collaborativeconservation.org/conserve/pre...
May 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Conservation information on today's #RodentOfTheDay, Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) from the Center for Collaborative Conservation:
New Approach to Working with Communities to Conserve Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse
collaborativeconservation.org/conserve/pre...
New Approach to Working with Communities to Conserve Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse
collaborativeconservation.org/conserve/pre...
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Every Day Should Be Earth Day!!
The New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse is about 9" long with up to a 6" tail. Lives among the grassy rivers edge and eats flowers and grass. If startled can jump up 6' and make 12' leaps. Nocturnal, they are rarely seen. Important to our ecosystem, Endangered
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The New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse is about 9" long with up to a 6" tail. Lives among the grassy rivers edge and eats flowers and grass. If startled can jump up 6' and make 12' leaps. Nocturnal, they are rarely seen. Important to our ecosystem, Endangered
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August 16, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Every Day Should Be Earth Day!!
The New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse is about 9" long with up to a 6" tail. Lives among the grassy rivers edge and eats flowers and grass. If startled can jump up 6' and make 12' leaps. Nocturnal, they are rarely seen. Important to our ecosystem, Endangered
💚🌎💙
The New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse is about 9" long with up to a 6" tail. Lives among the grassy rivers edge and eats flowers and grass. If startled can jump up 6' and make 12' leaps. Nocturnal, they are rarely seen. Important to our ecosystem, Endangered
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If the suit is successful, the claim would compel the Forest Service to assess the impact of cattle grazing on the three species— the Jemez Mountains salamander, the Mexican spotted owl and the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse — in both the Valles Caldera and the allotments themselves.
Cows in the Caldera: Claims remain in lawsuit from grazing on Valles Caldera National Preserve
A federal judge in New Mexico has dismissed some of the claims brought in a 2024 lawsuit over wayward cattle grazing on the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
www.santafenewmexican.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If the suit is successful, the claim would compel the Forest Service to assess the impact of cattle grazing on the three species— the Jemez Mountains salamander, the Mexican spotted owl and the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse — in both the Valles Caldera and the allotments themselves.
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US judge blocks deportations of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala reut.rs/4fY0S3K
US judge blocks deportations of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala
A federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala after lawyers said the removals would violate U.S. laws.
reut.rs
August 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
US judge blocks deportations of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala reut.rs/4fY0S3K
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Moderna gets full US approval for COVID vaccine in children 6 months and older reut.rs/4kyV81b
Moderna gets full US approval for COVID vaccine in children 6 months and older
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, in children aged 6 months through 11 years who are at an increased risk of the disease, the company said on Thursday.
reut.rs
July 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Moderna gets full US approval for COVID vaccine in children 6 months and older reut.rs/4kyV81b
The heart attack I almost had today when I saw a mouse poop in my cornbread, only to realize it was burnt batter.
July 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The heart attack I almost had today when I saw a mouse poop in my cornbread, only to realize it was burnt batter.
I started using Seek to brush off my ID skills for iNaturalist, and it's been a blast so far!
July 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I started using Seek to brush off my ID skills for iNaturalist, and it's been a blast so far!
At night I think of the meadow jumping mouse.
July 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
At night I think of the meadow jumping mouse.
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With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
n.pr
July 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
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NEW: The president's executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. to.pbs.org/44UvK1B
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS."
to.pbs.org
May 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
NEW: The president's executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. to.pbs.org/44UvK1B
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
youtube.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
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New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.
DOGE staffer who shared Treasury data now has more access to government systems
New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.