twit.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
The official Mastodon of the TWiT Podcast Network

Administered by:

Server stats:

1.4K
active users

#evolution

62 posts55 participants11 posts today
Chris Jags<p>Evolution is so goofy. </p><p>What if, instead of being a weak, defenceless creature that can only eat one kind of algae (or whatever) and lives in one tiny area of the world, you evolved into something which could be tough AND easily able to defend itself AND ate both that algae PLUS all kinds of other things if times got tough, AND lived all over the map?</p><p>Someone put me in charge of evolution FFS 😄 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a></p>
GenomeBiolEvol<p>Our April cover features the work of Teterina et al., who compared the genomes of various Caenorhabditis nematode species, including the hyper polymorphic C. brenneri.</p><p>Link: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf037" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf037</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>📷 Teterina et al.</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a></p>
Gay Curmudgeon<p>I often wonder if the human character would be better, had we descended from either dogs or horses, rather than warring monkey tribes. (Illustrations created by my husband using AI.) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monkeys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darwin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/descendent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>descendent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIart</span></a></p>
eLife<p>🌍 From Southeast Asia to Europe and Africa, how did tiny stone loaches pull off a continental conquest?</p><p>New research traces 50 million years of evolution, climate shifts, and tectonic rides that shaped their epic spread. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EvoBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvoBio</span></a><br><a href="https://elifesciences.org/digests/101080/tracing-the-spread-of-stone-loaches?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elifesciences.org/digests/1010</span><span class="invisible">80/tracing-the-spread-of-stone-loaches?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic</span></a></p>
phpday<p>"The PHP Foundation: Three Years After" will be Roman Pronskiy's talk at phpday25.</p><p><a href="https://phpc.social/tags/phpday25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phpday25</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/PHP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PHP</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a></p><p>--------<br>phpday - 22nd edition<br>The annual gathering for developers, professionals, and PHP enthusiasts.<br>The conference is powered by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://phpc.social/@grusp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grusp</span></a></span><br>📍Verona (Italy) | 📆 May 15-16, 2025 <br>Tickets <a href="https://bit.ly/41J6UP3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/41J6UP3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Robot Talk<p>What can we learn from evolutionary biology to design smarter robot behaviour? 🤖 </p><p>In the latest episode, I chatted to Dr. Tanja Katharina Kaiser from the University of Technology Nuremberg about evolving multi-robot teams. </p><p>Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Der Artikel auf vogelundnatur.de erklärt, wie sich Dinos zu Vögeln entwickelten. 🦖🐦 Archäopteryx-Fossilien aus Solnhofen liefern wichtige Erkenntnisse. Spannende Evolutionsgeschichte! 🧐 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Archaeopteryx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeopteryx</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/V%C3%B6gel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vögel</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Dinosaurier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurier</span></a> ➡️</p><p><a href="https://www.vogelundnatur.de/archaeopteryx-und-co/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vogelundnatur.de/archaeopteryx</span><span class="invisible">-und-co/</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Ancient <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossil</span></a> sheds big light on <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> enigma, solving a 100-year arthropod mystery<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-fossil-big-evolution-enigma.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-ancient-</span><span class="invisible">fossil-big-evolution-enigma.html</span></a></p><p>"<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Helmetia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helmetia</span></a> expansa belongs to a rare group of early <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthropods</span></a> called concilitergans, close relatives of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/trilobites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trilobites</span></a>. Unlike trilobites, concilitergans lacked calcified exoskeletons, so their remains only fossilized under exceptional conditions—like those in the 508-million-year-old <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/BurgessShale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurgessShale</span></a> of Canada, where even soft tissues like guts, legs, and gills were preserved."</p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ :verified:<p>Mosaic Evolution Generates Patches Of Vivid Colors In The Lories</p><p>“How to balance the evolutionary demands between being extremely colorful and attractive to potential mates whilst also being camouflaged from predators?”</p><p>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@grrlscientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grrlscientist</span></a></span> via <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/parrots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parrots</span></a>🦜 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>color</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MateChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MateChoice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a>🧪 <a href="https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/mosaic-evolution-generates-patches" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grrlscientist.substack.com/p/m</span><span class="invisible">osaic-evolution-generates-patches</span></a></p>
NatureMatchCuts Podcast<p>I recommend this whole thread about Colossal's questionability, ethics and the company's dealings with the public and journalists. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DireWolf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DireWolf</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23deextinction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deextinction</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23evolution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evolution</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23genetics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genetics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ecology" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23science" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23genetics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genetics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ethics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i4cn6hmf2bu54j6wozz2ckzb/post/3lmavprh4ic2p" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:i4cn6hmf2bu54j6wozz2ckzb/post/3lmavprh4ic2p</a></p>
Raj Kshirsagar<p>The dire wolf returns from extinction after 10,000 years. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7274542/colossal-dire</span><span class="invisible">-wolf/</span></a></p>
michael<p>last year's feature on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/menopause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>menopause</span></a> in toothed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> and humans is now in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenArchives</span></a>. <a href="https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/04/menopausal-mammals.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2</span><span class="invisible">024/04/menopausal-mammals.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cetaceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cetaceans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marineBiology</span></a></p>
eLife<p>Experiments in bacteria test the 50-year-old Ohno’s hypothesis that having duplicates of a gene (true for about 50% of them) allows evolution to accelerate. <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EvoBio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvoBio</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a><br><a href="https://elifesciences.org/digests/97216/the-value-of-gene-duplication?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elifesciences.org/digests/9721</span><span class="invisible">6/the-value-of-gene-duplication?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic</span></a></p>
Brett Hodnett<p>If <a href="https://c.im/tags/civilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilization</span></a> began again from scratch, what kinds of societies would evolve next time? <a href="https://c.im/tags/Communal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Communal</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalist</span></a>. <a href="https://c.im/tags/theocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theocratic</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/meritocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meritocratic</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/secular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secular</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/egalitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egalitarian</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/exploitive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitive</span></a>? Societies are usually a combination of these types, but do they always combine as we expect them to? Are our choices about the type of <a href="https://c.im/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> we create completely up to us, or are we constrained by the environment and circumstance? Tomorrow is the last day I’ll be giving away my novel HUMAN to FediHumans. Visit <a href="https://bretthodnett.com/FreeHUMAN.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bretthodnett.com/FreeHUMAN.htm</span><span class="invisible">l</span></a> and use the code ‘fedihuman’ to get your free EPUB!</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/HUMAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUMAN</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WhatToRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatToRead</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookBlog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBlog</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Readers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Readers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BrettHodnett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrettHodnett</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Livres</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BookCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookCover</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HumanEvolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanEvolution</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PostApocalypse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostApocalypse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ApocalypticFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApocalypticFiction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/EPUB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPUB</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ebook</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBook</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBooks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiveAway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiveAway</span></a></p>
Jennifer Leonard<p>our new paper divining into the molecular underpinning of sympatric ecotypes of the common <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/quail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quail</span></a> </p><p><a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17740" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/mec.17740</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>described in this blog by Santi Montero</p><p><a href="https://santiagomonteromendieta.github.io/portfolio/20250319_quails/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">santiagomonteromendieta.github</span><span class="invisible">.io/portfolio/20250319_quails/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> # ecology <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MolecularEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MolecularEcology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ<p>Mosaic Evolution Generates Patches Of Vivid Colors In The Lories</p><p>“How to balance the evolutionary demands between being extremely colorful and attractive to potential mates whilst also being camouflaged from predators?”</p><p>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@grrlscientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grrlscientist</span></a></span> via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parrots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parrots</span></a>🦜 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>color</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MateChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MateChoice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a>🧪 <a href="https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/mosaic-evolution-generates-patches" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grrlscientist.substack.com/p/m</span><span class="invisible">osaic-evolution-generates-patches</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ<p>How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists</p><p>“The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.”</p><p>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@grrlscientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grrlscientist</span></a></span> via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FleaToad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FleaToad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amphibians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amphibians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallestVertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallestVertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/how-small-can-you-get-another-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grrlscientist.substack.com/p/h</span><span class="invisible">ow-small-can-you-get-another-new</span></a></p>
Leo Korogodski<p>I have updated my essay #5 in the Transgressive Science Fiction series, "Evolution: Classical or Quantum?" with a section on Derek Künsken's Quantum Evolution series of books. I was unaware of them at the time, but they were brought to my attention since.<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/2vmcn88e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/2vmcn88e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Quantum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quantum</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ :verified:<p>How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists</p><p>“The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.”</p><p>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@grrlscientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grrlscientist</span></a></span> via <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FleaToad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FleaToad</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/amphibians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amphibians</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallestVertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallestVertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/how-small-can-you-get-another-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grrlscientist.substack.com/p/h</span><span class="invisible">ow-small-can-you-get-another-new</span></a></p>
GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ :verified:<p>How Small Can You Get? Another New-To-Science Flea-Toad Wows Scientists</p><p>“The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.”</p><p>by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.science/@GrrlScientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GrrlScientist</span></a></span> via <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FleaToad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FleaToad</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/amphibians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amphibians</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SmallestVertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallestVertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciComm</span></a> <a href="https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/how-small-can-you-get-another-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grrlscientist.substack.com/p/h</span><span class="invisible">ow-small-can-you-get-another-new</span></a></p>