Saddleback tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis), also called Andean saddle-back tamarins, are not equipped to extract tree gums. They lay in wait for pygmy marmosets to gouge holes in trees and bully the smaller monkeys away from their quarry. Widespread and common, no major threats imperil them.
For US international students and their colleagues: Choose an English-speaking, US citizen friend to be your one call and memorize their number. Then memorize the number of an immigration lawyer. Remember that ICE and USCIS officers have ultimate discretion over how any encounter might go.
But race is not a biological reality. 😬🤬
Oooo I want something like this!
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Incredible orangutan fossil from Vietnam highlights how diverse this group of apes was in the past; today there are only 3 highly endangered species living on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra (article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....)
Crossley's dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus crossleyi), also called furry-eared dwarf lemurs, are native to northern and eastern Madagascar. Nocturnal primates and obligate hibernators during the dry season while food is scarce. Threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Listed as Vulnerable.
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What Works For Me! I asked ChatGPT to write an essay on the theme of fear in Macbeth. I gave it to my seniors and told them I’d probably score it a D. Their job was to redeem it. C level added quotes and better syntax. B level had to thoroughly expand. Most chose the ‘A’ option: not look at the ChatGPT essay and write their own. It helped them to see how simplistic the AI is, unless they’re sophisticated in programming it. —Kristen Brewer, Educator
Have you tried an activity like this in your classroom?
#EdChat #EduSkyAI #EduAI
The @ncse.bsky.social has a new climate podcast, Safeguarding Sound Science! The first two episodes are interviews with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @naomioreskes.bsky.social on climate denial. Check it out -- NCSE is also a fantastic organization. Their mission is more important than ever.
Preuss’s monkeys (Allochrocebus preussi) are native to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. Distribution is restricted to 8 population segments. They live in groups of 9-12 individuals. Threatened by habitat fragmentation and hunting. Endangered. Photo courtesy of Brent Huffman.
#FossilFriday The oldest human face in Europe compared with the face of Homo antecessor:
Nasal lateral margin in ATE7-1 (Homo aff. erectus) and ATD6-69 (Homo antecessor).
Source: (Huguet, Rodríguez-Álvarez, Martinón-Torres et al., 2025) doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The Mauna Loa CO₂ record is the most iconic time series in the environmental sciences. Trump and his enablers are trying to kill it.
“This is the kind of treatment that scientists get in totalitarian societies like Stalinist Russia if they don’t toe the political line of the leaders,”
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This is crazy. Especially when cheap small scale solar is such a game changer.
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Great interview with @flintdibble.bsky.social
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Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
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Come join us!
Elderly man angers free world, shoots self in foot. News at 11.
Heartbreaking but heroic work by a dedicated nurse. I just don't understand how any American can be aware of these conditions and still think what we need to do is cut Medicaid and food stamps. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
It's the "Molluscs, Assemble" title that does it for me.
This is a gorgeous cover and an even cooler paper - a full phylogenetic tree using BUSCO genes, featuring new genomes for some weirdos including chitons, the watering-pot shell, a tusk shell, a symbiotically chemosynthetic mud clam, the Chilean abalone (not an abalone), and *two* monoplacophorans! 🧪
They lack the information literacy to recognize reliable news sources and have been systematically swayed by subtle propaganda. Many simply lack the time to keep up with current events. And this has been purposeful, by individuals intent on cementing and extending their wealth and power.
Millions of Americans lack the political, historical, and economic knowledge to realize the implications of the end of American soft power.
I think one of the saddest and maddening aspects of the past several weeks is that so many Americans have no conception of the damage that has been done. They will be poorer, sicker, and less secure.
Popa langurs (Trachypithecus popa) were discovered and described as a unique species in 2020. Total population size is estimated at 135-176 mature individuals. The largest subpopulation resides near Mount Popa, hence their name. Threatened by hunting, habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
