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Just submitted my largest grant proposal for funding my fieldwork. I’m really excited that I’ve been able to apply to so many places for funding. I can’t wait to get out into the field.

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This little pup has managed to stay dry despite wearing so much drip. 12/10

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Researchers are inviting death metal singers into the lab to understand how they can scream, growl, and squeal without hurting their vocal tissues. What they’re finding upends conventional wisdom on vocal health. ✍️ @ohyeahitscouch.bsky.social

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Exactly one month until I start my field season in Turkana, Kenya!! 🇰🇪 I’m so excited and can’t wait to be doing fieldwork again!!

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Day 1 of photoshopping John Oliver onto/into fossils in the hopes that he saves my old museum, the Paleontological Research Institution I think he makes a great snail! Fossil is the Murex shilhoensis type, a junior synonym of Favartia shilohensis, comedian is H. sapiens #savepri #Museumofthearth

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The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.

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everyone knows it was an asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 🦖🌠⚒️

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A 16,000-year-old dog skeleton has been found, showing the first link between humans and dogs #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

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My roommate took this photo of me and I’ve never felt this pretty before 💜💜💜

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Always reblog. Happy Easter!

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This is bad. Read the updates. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

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Arizona dog found a missing 2-year-old on his nightly patrol that a local rescue team spent 16 hours searching for. 15/10

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Neuroscientist @leorzmigrod.bsky.social was among the first wave of scientists to start investigating the neurobiological origins of ideological thinking. Nautilus recently caught up with her to find out makes the human brain so prone to ideology. 🧪

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If I ever again need to argue that rats are not universally disgusting to all people, I will note that there are people willing to pay ~$46 for a tiny canvas that a rat has "painted" by running on it with its little rat feet. "Pawcasso" someone worked HARD on that one www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Nice work by Deanna Goldstein (Dept. of Neuroscience & Cell Bio, Rutgers U School of Medicine) who led the way on our new paper. It shows the utility of spherical harmonic/sliding semilandmark (SPHARM-sliding) analysis to better characterize the shape of hominoid manual phalanges & study fossils. 🧪

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This made me really happy.

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The Lilac-breasted Roller is always dressed for spring. This bird mates for life, with courtship rituals that include swooping, diving, and rolling through the air. Lilac-breasted Rollers are so at home in the sky that they also breed in flight! Photo: Justin Ponder, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist

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idk who needs to see this but here is the photo that appears on the american pika's wikipedia page

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📢Job alert! W3 (Full) Professorship in Human Ecology at the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, University of Tübingen. ⛓️‍💥 berufungen.uni-tuebingen.de Deadline for applications: May 22, 2025 🗓 Please share and repost 🙏🏼 🤩 For questions please contact Prof. Harvati.

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gameboys 👾 #pokemon

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Submitted my second grant proposal!! Two down, three more to go! Next is to finish ordering equipment and Turkana field season 2025 is ready to go 🐘🇰🇪

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This is Hugo. He is facing off in an epic battle against his toy ball. Just waiting for his opponent to make the first move. 12/10

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“The Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology," the order reads. "This shift has promoted narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Going to be detoxing from social media/my phone/technology for a bit. Going to try to minimally use technology for a week and then expand it to a month to see how it impacts my mental health.

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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at. A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth. HAIRCUTS. This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.

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Wolves are worth saving 🐺

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The Tibetan sand fox. Their skull shape and short ears give them a very distinctive appearance

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This is Summit. He doesn't know why he would simply sit when he can boing instead. 13/10

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look at this absolute unit

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Small mammals during the Mesozoic Era may have had uniformly dark coloring, allowing them to blend into nocturnal environments.

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Without adequate funding and staff, the Department of Education will be severely weakened in its ability to enforce federal civil rights laws, protect students with disabilities, and safeguard student privacy. Dismantling public education is an attack on civil rights.

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Well. Aix-Marseille University has created a Safe Place for Science programme to welcome American scientists whose research is under threat and who can no longer work in an environment of uncertainty and fear. www.univ-amu.fr/en/public/ac...

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Hi🧪 Bluesky! My name is Amber and I’m looking for funded PhD opportunities in #humanevolution, #paleontology, and #geology starting in 2026. My research interests are in the evolution of primates and paleoenvironment within the East African Rift Valley. If you have a lead, let me know! Thank you!

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Come to Sweden! Funded digital heritage PhD alert! Come and work with us on Gotland. We have two fully funded 4-year PhD projects in Archaeology and Conservation (Heritage Science). Join the team (and me) focussing on Digital Innovations for Sustainable Heritage. Details below...

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This recent attack on education and students within this country is appalling. This is not the country I grew up in. After my masters, I will be searching for PhD programs internationally for I do not trust seeking a degree in the United States. I encourage everyone to look elsewhere if they can.

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The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard. https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX

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Cubs just want to have fun! 🦁

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22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles. Tracks and footprints found in New Mexico are by far the earliest evidence of people using primitive vehicles to transport things www.newscientist.com/article/2469...

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The case, brought by attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia, represents a pivotal test for the administration as it pursues a dramatic review of government spending priorities.

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