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The case for indoor cats
Today is a very important day: my cat’s birthday! Ori is turning 4 years old today. He’s a sweet black cat that my boyfriend and I have had since August 2021 and honestly, I don’t know how I lived without him. Cute things about Ori: He’s missing his canines on the right side of his…
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Meet the green turtle
This past October, I went to the New England Aquarium in Boston for the first time with some visiting friends. You should go if you’ve never been; it’s a solid aquarium! One of the coolest parts was this giant tank in the center. We’re talking four stories tall. 40 feet wide. 200,000 gallons of salt…
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Meet the central rock rat
As you may know, I studied rodents in during my PhD work. While I specifically studied prairie voles, I did some field work that exposed me to other rodents (i.e., rats, mice, shrews, etc.). So I thought I had a good handle on the types of rodents out there. But guess what? I just found…
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Meet the flamingo
I’ll admit, I had trouble deciding what animal to tell you about this week. Since its New Year’s Eve, I knew I wanted one that symbolized a new year and a new start. My head immediately went to the phoenix, the mythical bird that bursts into flame upon its death only to be reborn from…
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Meet the reindeer
It’s almost Christmas, so I thought the obvious animal for this Animal Friday was the reindeer! Scientists (sadly) haven’t found any reindeer with a glowing red nose. But that doesn’t mean that reindeer aren’t super cool! Check out these cool reindeer facts: Reindeer and caribou are the same I always thought reindeer and caribou where…
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A 2021 Update
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve looked at this blog. Between grad school and trying to start my writing career, I haven’t had a chance to get this up and running like I wanted…. But you’ll be happy to know that my plan for 2022 is to actually start writing on a semi-regular…
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Science: where would we be without it?
As someone working towards their PhD, on a very literal level I am constantly surrounded by science. Everyday I go into work, where I spend hours working on experiments and interacting with other scientists. But I also believe that science surrounds all of us even outside of academic buildings, from sunlight reaching the earth to…