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has anyone out there been scammed on @medium? asking because someone filed a complaint about my writing, saying it's...

has anyone out there been scammed on @medium? asking because someone filed a complaint about my writing, saying it's "defective" or "unacceptable" & i'm being hit with a lot of bank fees. is this a scam?

Consuming More Plant Protein May Aid Healthier Aging In Women Dietary protein intake, especially plant protein, in midlife plays an...

Consuming More Plant Protein May Aid Healthier Aging In Women

Dietary protein intake, especially plant protein, in midlife plays an important role in the promotion of healthy aging and in maintaining good health at older ages.

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#PlantProtein #PlantBased #food #aging #women #health #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/consuming-more-plant-protein-may-aid-healthier-aging-in-women-a44bfbd872d9

Bumblebees Reduce Their Expectations Of A Reward When Stressed OutAre they depressed?by @grrlscientist via #Medium#bumblebees #stress...

Bumblebees Reduce Their Expectations Of A Reward When Stressed Out

Are they depressed?

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#bumblebees #stress #expectation #behavior #emotions #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/bumblebees-reduce-their-expectations-of-a-reward-when-stressed-out-e311fdc9b837

The High Energetic Costs Of Changing Colors In Octopus"Changing colors is as energetically demanding for octopuses as jogging for 23...

The High Energetic Costs Of Changing Colors In Octopus

"Changing colors is as energetically demanding for octopuses as jogging for 23 minutes is for humans."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#octopus #SciComm #colors #energetics #physiology #camouflage #communication #thermoregulation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/the-high-energetic-costs-of-changing-colors-in-octopus-ebcfe63f4432

Why Do Scarlet Macaws Neglect Their Youngest Chicks?"Scarlet macaws lay as many as four eggs per clutch, but only one or two chicks...

Why Do Scarlet Macaws Neglect Their Youngest Chicks?

"Scarlet macaws lay as many as four eggs per clutch, but only one or two chicks survive until fledging due to parental neglect."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#ornithology #parrots #conservation #behavior #evolution #ecology #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/why-do-scarlet-macaws-neglect-their-youngest-chicks-505bcfe88b94

Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes By David J. Gibson — Review"A fascinating and compelling book that examines how to use plant...

Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes By David J. Gibson — Review

"A fascinating and compelling book that examines how to use plant science in matters related to the law in order to solve crimes."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#books #BookReview #plants #ForensicBotany #Crime #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/planting-clues-how-plants-solve-crimes-by-david-j-gibson-review-36c6bb098d62

For Birds-of-Paradise, Being Hot Is Not Enough to Win a Mate, They Must Also Have The Moves"For birds-of-paradise, physical and vocal...

For Birds-of-Paradise, Being Hot Is Not Enough to Win a Mate, They Must Also Have The Moves

"For birds-of-paradise, physical and vocal traits and behaviors evolve together, which is contrary to what we think we are seeing for most songbirds."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#BirdsOfParadise #ornithology #evolution #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/for-birds-of-paradise-being-hot-is-not-enough-to-win-a-mate-they-must-also-have-the-moves-2cf7cbd97ea4

Fifty Shades of Black: These Bird Feathers Are The Darkest Never Seen"Scientists studying the many shades of black have discovered how...

Fifty Shades of Black: These Bird Feathers Are The Darkest Never Seen

"Scientists studying the many shades of black have discovered how birds create one of the blackest blacks known: super-black feathers."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#UltraBlack #SuperBlack #birds #ornithology #colors #feathers #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/fifty-shades-of-black-these-bird-feathers-are-the-darkest-never-seen-5a2f96e37371

Dr. Calhoun’s Mousery By Lee Alan Dugatkin — Review, published by University of Chicago Press"A compelling biography about a...

Dr. Calhoun’s Mousery By Lee Alan Dugatkin — Review, published by University of Chicago Press

"A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities — rodentopias — to identify and examine the potential catastrophes that might befall human overpopulation."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#books #BookReview #biography #overpopulation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/dr-calhouns-mousery-by-lee-alan-dugatkin-review-2675ff1ed2fb

There Are More Giraffe Species Than You Think"For the longest time, people thought there was just one species of giraffe. DNA studies...

There Are More Giraffe Species Than You Think

"For the longest time, people thought there was just one species of giraffe. DNA studies argue we were wrong."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#giraffe #species #conservation #evolution #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/there-are-more-giraffe-species-than-you-think-e548b60021a9

The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes"A team of American scientists sought to learn whether a team of...

The Secret Magic Of Gophers To Help Restore Devastated Landscapes

"A team of American scientists sought to learn whether a team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St Helens after her 1980 eruption."

by @grrlscientist via #Medium

#Microbiology #Fungi #MtSaintHelens #ecology #biodiversity #gophers #SciComm https://medium.com/microbial-instincts/the-secret-magic-of-gophers-to-help-restore-devastated-landscapes-276e318252d0

How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists"The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads,...

How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists

"The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get."

by @grrlscientist via medium

#BodySize #FleaToad #vertebrates #evolution #SciComm🧪 https://medium.com/grrlscientist/how-small-can-you-get-another-new-to-science-flea-toad-wows-scientists-9b1713bab54d

Is Climate Change Icing Out Rudolph?"Arctic winters increasingly alternate between mild and freezing so the tundra is covered in ice...

Is Climate Change Icing Out Rudolph?

"Arctic winters increasingly alternate between mild and freezing so the tundra is covered in ice instead of snow, preventing reindeer from digging for food — but longer autumns may help them survive, for now"

by @grrlscientist via medium

#reindeer #ClimateChange #Svalbard #tundra #Arctic #SciComm🧪 https://medium.com/grrlscientist/is-climate-change-icing-out-rudolph-52e32e8ce22f

Stripey Damselfish Use ‘Motion Dazzle’ As An Anti-Predator Strategy"How to hide from one’s enemies in plain view? Dazzle them...

Stripey Damselfish Use ‘Motion Dazzle’ As An Anti-Predator Strategy

"How to hide from one’s enemies in plain view? Dazzle them with your brilliant stripes!"

by @grrlscientist via medium

#Damselfish🐠 #Motion #Dazzle #stripes🦓 #AntiPredator #strategy #SciComm🧪 https://medium.com/grrlscientist/stripey-damselfish-use-motion-dazzle-as-an-anti-predator-strategy-8b5b06bc6318

Extinct Biblical Tree Resurrected From Ancient Seed Found In Cave"A 1,000 year old seed discovered in a cave in the Judean desert has...

Extinct Biblical Tree Resurrected From Ancient Seed Found In Cave

"A 1,000 year old seed discovered in a cave in the Judean desert has sprouted, grown and reached maturity, and appears to have medicinal qualities."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#tree #AncientSeed #Extinct #SciComm https://medium.com/gardening-birding-and-outdoor-adventure/extinct-biblical-tree-resurrected-from-ancient-seed-found-in-cave-aa9b9e6862d2

Extinct-In-The-Wild Birds Released Into Wild For First Time In 40 Years"Global conservation partnership releases the first captive-bred...

Extinct-In-The-Wild Birds Released Into Wild For First Time In 40 Years

"Global conservation partnership releases the first captive-bred population of Guam kingfishers into the wilds of Palmyra Atoll."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#extinction #conservation #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/extinct-in-the-wild-birds-released-into-wild-for-first-time-in-40-years-4b9bca903684

Scientists Document Cultural Change In The Dialects Of Wild Parrots Over 22 Years"Like humans, parrots have distinct vocal dialects...

Scientists Document Cultural Change In The Dialects Of Wild Parrots Over 22 Years

"Like humans, parrots have distinct vocal dialects and, like humans, they learn those dialects from their family and friends, so those dialects change when they relocate to a new area."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#parrots #dialects #culture #communication #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/scientists-document-cultural-change-in-the-dialects-of-wild-parrots-over-22-years-fce117279ffe

Fish On Prozac: Psychiatric Drug Pollution May Harm Wild Fish"Antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) have helped millions of people...

Fish On Prozac: Psychiatric Drug Pollution May Harm Wild Fish

"Antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) have helped millions of people around the world, but studies show they may be harming wildlife and wild fish."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#fish #fluoxetine #prozac #pollution #wildlife #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/fish-on-prozac-psychiatric-drug-pollution-may-harm-wild-fish-a4477c1a5322

The science of Christmas trees"Answers to some of your questions about the history and science of Christmas trees."by...

The science of Christmas trees

"Answers to some of your questions about the history and science of Christmas trees."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#christmas #holidays #ChristmasTree #trees #video #SciComm https://grrlscientist.medium.com/the-science-of-christmas-trees-36f369997d4c

Genome Sequencing Shows Kākāpō Evolved Two Plumage Colors To Evade Predators"Genomic sequencing of almost all living kākāpō...

Genome Sequencing Shows Kākāpō Evolved Two Plumage Colors To Evade Predators

"Genomic sequencing of almost all living kākāpō reveals they evolved two different plumage colors to avoid the sharp eyes of their avian predators."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#kakapo #plumage #colors #evolution #birds #ornithology #conservation #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/genome-sequencing-shows-k%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D-evolved-two-plumage-colors-to-evade-predators-e913351a64a7