R Nocked
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R Nocked
@gombeisos.bsky.social
Evolutionary anthropologist, biology adjunct, stable isotope nut, baker, mom
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Saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis), also called Andean saddle-back tamarins, are not equipped to extract tree gums. They lay in wait for pygmy marmosets to gouge holes in trees and bully the smaller monkeys away from their quarry. Widespread and common, no major threats imperil them.
March 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
For US international students and their colleagues: Choose an English-speaking, US citizen friend to be your one call and memorize their number. Then memorize the number of an immigration lawyer. Remember that ICE and USCIS officers have ultimate discretion over how any encounter might go.
March 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
But race is not a biological reality. 😬🤬
March 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Incredible orangutan fossil from Vietnam highlights how diverse this group of apes was in the past; today there are only 3 highly endangered species living on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra (article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
March 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Crossley's dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), also called furry-eared dwarf lemurs, are native to northern and eastern Madagascar. Nocturnal primates and obligate hibernators during the dry season while food is scarce. Threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Listed as Vulnerable.
March 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Have you tried an activity like this in your classroom?

#EdChat #EduSkyAI #EduAI
March 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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The @ncse.bsky.social has a new climate podcast, Safeguarding Sound Science! The first two episodes are interviews with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @naomioreskes.bsky.social on climate denial. Check it out -- NCSE is also a fantastic organization. Their mission is more important than ever.
Safeguarding Sound Science | National Center for Science Education
Safeguarding Sound Science, Climate Change EditionSafeguarding Sound Science combats misinformation, disinformation, and misconceptions about climate change with actual science.
ncse.ngo
March 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Preuss’s monkeys (Allochrocebus preussi) are native to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. Distribution is restricted to 8 population segments. They live in groups of 9-12 individuals. Threatened by habitat fragmentation and hunting. Endangered. Photo courtesy of Brent Huffman.
March 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#FossilFriday The oldest human face in Europe compared with the face of Homo antecessor:
Nasal lateral margin in ATE7-1 (Homo aff. erectus) and ATD6-69 (Homo antecessor).
Source: (Huguet, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Martinón-Torres et al., 2025) doi.org/10.1038/s415...
March 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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The Mauna Loa CO₂ record is the most iconic time series in the environmental sciences. Trump and his enablers are trying to kill it.
Climate Change Science On Mauna Loa Could Stop Amid Federal Cuts
The NOAA office in Hilo that supports that carbon dioxide sampling has been flagged for a possible lease cancellation.
www.civilbeat.org
March 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“This is the kind of treatment that scientists get in totalitarian societies like Stalinist Russia if they don’t toe the political line of the leaders,”
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A mural of Anthony Fauci was meant to inspire staff. Then NIH took it down.
Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began, Trump officials continue to blame Fauci for missteps — and are minimizing his presence on his old campus.
wapo.st
March 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is crazy. Especially when cheap small scale solar is such a game changer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/c...
Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Chris Wright Tells African Leaders (Gift Article)
Chris Wright’s remarks were welcomed at a time when countries across the region have felt whipsawed by cuts to longstanding African energy initiatives.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."

Salary: $120K-$140K
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Come join us!
Computational Journalist
New York, New York, United States
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March 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elderly man angers free world, shoots self in foot. News at 11.
March 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Heartbreaking but heroic work by a dedicated nurse. I just don't understand how any American can be aware of these conditions and still think what we need to do is cut Medicaid and food stamps. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease (Gift Article)
In places like Mingo County, W.Va., where working-age people are dying at record rates, a nurse learns what it takes to make America healthy.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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This is a gorgeous cover and an even cooler paper - a full phylogenetic tree using BUSCO genes, featuring new genomes for some weirdos including chitons, the watering-pot shell, a tusk shell, a symbiotically chemosynthetic mud clam, the Chilean abalone (not an abalone), and *two* monoplacophorans! 🧪
[New Paper] is on the COVER of @science.org !!
FIRST genome-phylogeny of MOLLUSCS (snails, clams, octopus, etc.) complete with ALL classes —incl. the mythical "living fossil" Monoplacophora— reveals how they evolved the most diverse body forms of all animals!

OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1126/scie...
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I think one of the saddest and maddening aspects of the past several weeks is that so many Americans have no conception of the damage that has been done. They will be poorer, sicker, and less secure.
March 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Popa langurs (Trachypithecus popa) were discovered and described as a unique species in 2020. Total population size is estimated at 135-176 mature individuals. The largest subpopulation resides near Mount Popa, hence their name. Threatened by hunting, habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation
March 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM