Maja Kittel
majasherlockkittel.bsky.social
Maja Kittel
@majasherlockkittel.bsky.social
Academic philosopher, animal lover, Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, Star Wars AND Star Trek, classical music
www.majakittel.pl
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I was really pleased to find my local library has a "Philosophy" section. Less pleased to see the three subsections: "Angels", "Ghosts" and "Astrology".
November 24, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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So the #Nudibranch species for today’s #Nudivember submission is the funeral slug - Jorunna funebris. This creature produces are number of chemical compounds that are also used in anti-tumour drugs - these it obtains from its toxic sponge food sources (Neopetrosia)
#MarineLife #Inverts (reposted)
November 24, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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First post here.
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Loss of Earth’s old, wise, and large animals
Earth’s old animals are in decline. Despite this, emerging research is revealing the vital contributions of older individuals to cultural transmission, population dynamics, and ecosystem processes and...
www.science.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 AM