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“You can use the phylogenetic [evolutionary relationships] species concept to determine what you’re going to call a species, which is what you are implying… We are using the morphological species concept and saying, if they look like this animal, then they are the animal.”
Shout out to the home of my monthly column, @newscientist.com, which nailed their headline about the genetically modified GREY wolves
www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
www.newscientist.com/article/2475...
No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction
Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
www.newscientist.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
“You can use the phylogenetic [evolutionary relationships] species concept to determine what you’re going to call a species, which is what you are implying… We are using the morphological species concept and saying, if they look like this animal, then they are the animal.”
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Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
How federal layoffs are impacting national parks, from reduced hours to safety fears
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some 1,000 NPS employees were fired, and hiring for seasonal positions was delayed. Here's what to know about the impacts already being felt at parks, and what it could mean for the busy season.
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Pollinators benefit from even the smallest patch of nectar rich plants.
Perhaps use window or balcony boxes to grow plants if you don't have a garden
Let some areas of your garden grow wild.
Perhaps use window or balcony boxes to grow plants if you don't have a garden
Let some areas of your garden grow wild.
February 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Pollinators benefit from even the smallest patch of nectar rich plants.
Perhaps use window or balcony boxes to grow plants if you don't have a garden
Let some areas of your garden grow wild.
Perhaps use window or balcony boxes to grow plants if you don't have a garden
Let some areas of your garden grow wild.
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Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Every scientist, long before they were a scientist, was a little kid who stood in front of a fish tank or stared up at the stars or turned over a rock to look at the bugs underneath and said “wow”. On the best days, working in science still feels like that.
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Applications are open for the next #WeevilCourse!
www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours... @coleopsoc.bsky.social
www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours... @coleopsoc.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Applications are open for the next #WeevilCourse!
www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours... @coleopsoc.bsky.social
www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours... @coleopsoc.bsky.social