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2024-10-07 02:16:52

Worldwide species loss linked to humans: It's worse than you thought. https://phys.org/news/2024-10-true-global-impact-species-loss.html #extinction #speciesloss #endangered #ecology

2024-10-05 18:02:51

CBC evaluates health information in social media: Estimates about 60% is incorrect or dangerous! https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/fitness-tiktok-influencers-1.7342886 #health #nutrition #socialmedia

2024-09-07 00:17:51

In the "everything is connected" department. When "white nose" disease takes out large swaths of bat populations, communities experience higher rates of (human) infant mortality. Loss of bats connected to rise in human infant mortality. https://www.science.org/content/article/my-jaw-dropped-bat-loss-linked-death-human-infants #ecology #Epidemiology #diseaseecology #publichealth

2024-08-26 20:43:38

Case in point. Whooping cough is reappearing in Vermont after years of few cases https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-08-23/whooping-cough-reappearing-in-vermont-after-years-of-few-cases #Epidemiology #pertussis #publichealth

2024-08-03 16:52:03

Año Nuevo Island web cam gives several streaming views of wildlife on this island of the coast of N California between San Francisco and Santa Cruz https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_Id=31197 Has several cameras that switch views every 30 seconds #wildlife #animalcams

2024-08-03 16:48:47

We know about lung and heart risks from wildfire smoke, but now there is evidence that it harms brains, too. New dangers from wildfire smoke. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/wildfire-smoke-may-be-worse-for-brain-health-than-other-air-pollution-dementia-research-finds #wildfires #health #brain

2024-07-14 23:11:43

Just for fun: A lighter side to animal behavior and ecology. https://m.sevendaysvt.com/news/a-farting-bear-caught-on-camera-is-what-we-all-needed-to-see-41342382 Maybe this will inspired your middle-schoolers to become wildlife biologists? #wildlife #conservation #animalbehavior

2024-06-08 14:44:42

How learning names of organisms in indigenous languages can help the sciences. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01678-1 Even if the locals do not have different names for what science considers different species. #indigenous #IndigenousKnowledge #indigenousknowledgesystems #conservation #ecology #ethnobiology

2024-05-19 15:24:30

Not seeing much on this among the vax-resistant crowd. Putting to rest the notion that "natural" infections are safer than vaccinations.
Unvaccinated child dies from measles. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/measles-death-child-ontario-1.7207293 #publichealth #vaccination #measles

2024-04-28 19:41:51

Wild animals have found that the living is easy around human settlements. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240423-the-scavengers-stalking-the-worlds-cities Why are we surprised?
#wildlife #animalbehavior #adaptation #BehavioralEcology

2024-04-19 18:44:07

Pseudosciences? Should we confront them, or ignore them? This archeologist thinks that more damage accrues from allowing claims without scientific evidence to go unchallenged on "direct-to-consumer" media outlets, such a podcasts. https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/graham-hancock-joe-rogan-archaeology/ Should we take on these people making outrageous claims without supporting evidence, or avoid them at all costs? #pseudoscience #socialmedia #podcasts #scienceandsociety

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