Kim Russell
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Kim Russell
@kimberlyrussell.bsky.social
Scientist, Champion of Invertebrates, Sci-fi enthusiast, Founding member of the BEE Team at Rutgers University.
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As someone who works in higher ed, this seems like the worst idea in the history of humankind. Personal devices have already taken away spatial awareness, memory, planning and in-person interaction. Now for some reason there is a race to take away thinking itself. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...
Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.
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June 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Some retailers appear to be cancelling preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of the console's launch June 5. Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser spoke to us about how an ongoing trade war is impacting the Switch 2's release.
Trump's tariffs complicate the Switch 2 launch, says Nintendo of America president
Some retailers appear to be cancelling preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2 ahead of the console's launch June 5. Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser spoke to us about how an ongoing trade war is impacting the Switch 2's release.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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After hearing what scientists had learnt about the night parrot in QLD, Indigenous rangers in WA found 22 new parrot sites from 2017–2023, doubling known records and greatly expanding our knowledge of the rare bird. It shows how two-way partnerships strengthen threatened species recovery.

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May 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Removal of Invasive Bullfrogs Leads to Increase of Native Pond Turtles in Yosemite, Study Finds

By reversing a takeover by non-native species, native species have a chance at recovery in their natural habitats, according to a new study led by scientists from the University of California, Davis (UC…
Removal of Invasive Bullfrogs Leads to Increase of Native Pond Turtles in Yosemite, Study Finds
By reversing a takeover by non-native species, native species have a chance at recovery in their natural habitats, according to a new study led by scientists from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). The study, published in the journal Biological Conservation, explored how removing invasive bullfrogs could affect the native western pond turtles, which have experienced a major decline in their range.
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May 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
Backyard feeders changed the shape of hummingbird beaks, scientists say
A new study details the evolutionary change of Anna's Hummingbirds, finding their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.
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May 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Y'all, we let the pigeon drive the bus.
May 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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'It's like finding a diamond': The revolutionary discovery debunks previous beliefs about dirt ants and even geography. Here's what they found. www.app.com/story/news/2...
New Jersey researchers find ancient dirt ant; what is and why does it matter?
'It's like finding a diamond': The revolutionary discovery debunks previous beliefs about dirt ants and even geography. Here's what they found.
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April 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
What she said.
April 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer Lucas Foglia documents the journey.
Photos: Scientists trace a butterfly migration route that is millions of years old
Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back, the world's longest butterfly migration. In Constant Bloom, photographer ...
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April 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.
Is this a hint of life on another world, or just a lot of hot air?
The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Direwolf meme created by my evolution students during class...
April 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
!!!!! Temper your expectations a bit -- the individual was a juvenile, so not yet "colossal" in size. But still. SQUEEEEEE!!
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Colossal squid filmed by scientists for first time in ocean
Stunned scientists say the extremely rare squid can weigh up to 500kg (1,100lb).
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April 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I KNEW it!!!! ;-)

A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca is concordant with fossils and morphology | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca is concordant with fossils and morphology
Extreme morphological disparity within Mollusca has long confounded efforts to reconstruct a stable backbone phylogeny for the phylum. Familiar molluscan groups—gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods—e...
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April 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM