Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science

"Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a rare biological phenomenon (bilateral gynandromorphism) in this previously unknown species."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider #Thailand https://grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-half-female-spider-discovered-in-thailand-is-new-to-science-78e9e785aea0

Photography Tourism Threatens India’s Rare, Star-Spangled Galaxy Frog

"Seven rare frogs vanished from a study site after several groups of nature photographers visited their conservation area in the Western Ghats."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#WildlifePhotography #amphibians #EndangeredSpecies #Conservation https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/12/17/photography-tourism-threatens-indias-rare-star-spangled-galaxy-frog/

Modern Cats Were Domesticated Only 2,000 Years Ago

"Ancient DNA reveals the origin and global spread of the domestic cat out of its ancestral home in Africa."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#cats #wildcats #evolution #domestication #AncientDNA #genomics https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/12/16/modern-cats-were-domesticated-only-2000-years-ago/

What House Sparrow Genes Tell Us About Ourselves

"Did these birds evolve special adaptations that help them live in such close association with humans for so long?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#sparrows #ornithology #genes #evolution #ecology #agriculture https://grrlscientist.medium.com/what-house-sparrow-genes-tell-us-about-ourselves-169ad9fbddab

Where Did Yellowstone’s Black Wolves Come From?

"Black wolves are either absent or very rare in most parts of their range, but are mysteriously common in some parts of North America"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#wolf #color #genetics #CanineDistemperVirus #MateChoice #Evolution #Behavior #Yellowstone https://grrlscientist.medium.com/where-did-yellowstones-black-wolves-come-from-a21008634f54

The Genetic Basis for Red Plumage Color In Birds

"Two teams of researchers have independently identified a gene-encoded enzyme in birds that converts yellow pigments obtained from the diet into red pigments, which birds then use to color their feathers, bills and bare skin"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#birds #PlumageColor #Red #genetics #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/the-genetic-basis-for-red-plumage-color-in-birds-f7a5dfc1cadc

How The Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication

"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#horses #genome #domestication #AncientHumans https://medium.com/@grrlscientist/how-the-horse-genome-was-changed-by-domestication-14ecf2f0adbb

The Forbidden Garden Of Leningrad By Simon Parkin — Review

"The untold true story of Russian botanists at the world’s first seed bank in besieged Leningrad during WW2 who faced a terrible choice."

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #SeedBank #scientists #Russia #Leningrad https://grrlscientist.medium.com/the-forbidden-garden-of-leningrad-by-simon-parkin-review-341fd0aa0770

She’s Back! Wisdom The Incredible Laysan Albatross Has Returned

"The world’s oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, the Laysan albatross, has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to nest."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Albatross #seabirds #birds #ornithology #conservation #MidwayAtoll #evolution https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/12/02/shes-back-wisdom-the-incredible-laysan-albatross-has-returned/

Why do old books smell?

"That "old book smell" brings back so many memories, but what creates that distinctive scent?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#books #OldBooks #scent #chemistry https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/why-do-old-books-smell