Book Review: The Owl Who Liked Sitting On Caesar by Martin Windrow

"A gentle and moving memoir by a man who shared his seventh-floor London flat with an unlikely companion; a tawny owl"

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #owl #Nonfiction #Memoir https://grrlscientist.medium.com/book-review-the-owl-who-liked-sitting-on-caesar-by-martin-windrow-f119c83d4a97

The Old Irish Goat Carries 3,000 Years Of Irish History In Its DNA

“Goats tell us how human values changed through time by showing how and where we moved animals through trade or migration.”

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#history #Archaeology #ancientDNA #genomics #proteomics https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/03/22/the-old-irish-goat-carries-3000-years-of-irish-history-in-its-dna/

Fearless New-To-Science Bird Species Discovered In The Amazon Mountains

"A newly described species of Tinamou bird may already be at risk of extinction."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#ecology #EndangeredSpecies #Brazil #Ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/fearless-new-to-science-bird-species-discovered-in-the-amazon-mountains-cff9efe5f46a

The Wild Can Be A 'Death Trap' For Some Rescued Wildlife Species

"A new study highlights how small poorly known mammals could be a newly-released rescued animal’s worst enemy."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#conservation #WildlifeCrime #IllegalPetTrade #EndangeredSpecies https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/03/18/the-wild-can-be-a-death-trap-for-some-rescued-wildlife-species/

Yay! Let’s Give Three (Bronx) Cheers for Bumblebees

"Bumblebees are amazing in so many ways!"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Bumblebees #bees #ecology #pollinators #insects https://grrlscientist.medium.com/yay-lets-give-three-bronx-cheers-for-bumblebees-af1b69cd7008

‘The Curie Society, Volume 2: Eris Eternal’—#Review, published by The MIT Press

"A continuation of the graphic novel adventure trilogy featuring three fearless female sci-spies as they fight to prevent a biotech mogul from dominating the world."

#BookReview by @GrrlScientist

#books #Fiction #TeenBooks #science #LabLit https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/03/14/the-curie-society-volume-2-eris-eternal-review/

Dogs Know When You Are Teasing Them

"Dogs are more patient with humans who accidentally drop a tasty treat out of their reach than they are with humans who are simply teasing them, suggesting that dogs may understand human intentions"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#dogs #Behavior #teasing #cognition https://grrlscientist.medium.com/dogs-know-when-you-are-teasing-them-826cf508ca47

These Birds’ Global Success Reveals Evolution Doesn’t Always Take Millions Of Years

"Researchers report that the near-global success of invasive European starlings may be linked to rapid changes in gene expression patterns."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#InvasiveSpecies #Evolution #Genetics #GeneExpression https://grrlscientist.medium.com/these-birds-global-success-reveals-evolution-doesn-t-always-take-millions-of-years-2c5e5914a859

Decorative Glitter Is Contributing To Global Microplastic Pollution

"Here, there and everywhere: Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#PlasticPollution #Plastic #environment #ecology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/decorative-glitter-is-contributing-to-global-microplastic-pollution-4bf29d99a091

hey WOW: my commentary was just published by PNAS!! the only thing i didn't feel competent to comment on was the statistical modeling (although it's very cool!) but all the other words are mine!

#Salmonella #StatisticalModels #WildBirds #microbiology #ornithology https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2537200123