Hugo Indalecio
@hugo_indalecio
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Biologist, football fanatic, luck is for losers. Maybe if we started looking at what's the same instead of what's different... well, who knows
Pale Blue Dot
Joined October 2012
🐺 Advantageous snow conditions – in terms of snow depth and density – are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy. Read the full paper here ➡️ https://t.co/MpfWNKuHng
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#Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating food crops near mining sites, with plants absorbing mercury directly from the air, raising new concerns for food safety and public health. https://t.co/S11lseMuvQ
phys.org
In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through...
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The secret to the naked mole-rats’ extraordinarily long life may lie in subtle changes to just four amino acids, researchers report in Science. https://t.co/KtzxnmH3nX
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Our October 2025 cover story dives into the rare genetic mutation known as pseudo-melanism which is carried by nearly half the tigers of Similipal and has left them with distinctly dark coats. While the mutation itself is harmless, its rapid spread indicates a limited gene pool.
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A first step toward a systematic revision of the velvet spider genus Eresus in the Caucasus, with a description of one new species: https://t.co/TlzUJrAFZf
#biodiversity #taxonomy #spiders @Arachno_AZ
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A dome-headed dinosaur found in Mongolia had a serious weapon on top of its skull, a mouth full of no-nonsense teeth and cartoon-like giant eye sockets.
newscientist.com
A fossil from about 108 million years ago reveals an early member of the pachycephalosaurs, a group of dinosaurs with bizarre protrusions on their skulls that may have been used in combat
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A paper in @Nature suggests a quarter of heatwave events from 2000-23 would have been near impossible without anthropogenic climate change. https://t.co/SBKWdsAfpX
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Online now: The genomics of discrete polymorphisms maintained by disruptive selection https://t.co/PjLb80pFFS
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Biomagnification and potential health effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a terrestrial food web https://t.co/SEtZMzko6u
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La UNAM lamenta el fallecimiento del Dr. Juan Luis Cifuentes Lemus, egresado y exdirector de la @fciencias. Su vida académica y científica deja una huella perdurable en el estudio y la enseñanza de la biología en nuestro país. Expresamos nuestra solidaridad con sus familiares,
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A paper in @Nature reports the discovery of a new species of tyrannosauroid — the group of dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus rex. https://t.co/YNURYlGaSz
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Evolutionarily distinct lineages of a migratory bird of prey show divergent responses to climate change | https://t.co/ZyH3ImAsvf | Nature Communications | #ornithology
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This bizarre new dinosaur has something in common with modern sloths
nationalgeographic.com
Like T. rex and some modern sloths, this strange 90 million year old dinosaur had two fingers on each hand.
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A study in @NatureComms found that insecticides, fungicides and herbicides have negative effects on non-target plants, animals and microorganisms within terrestrial and aquatic systems. https://t.co/pshV7Lpkyj
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Forbidden “lollipops” festoon a fungus-infected spider, releasing spores to reach new hosts. https://t.co/Ad7rFVs01P
sciencenews.org
The new fungus species Gibellula attenboroughii forces reclusive cave spiders to exposed areas, likely to benefit spore dispersal.
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These findings could have implications far, far beyond fish and flies. https://t.co/JsexeTCN0K
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Elon Musk has been backing neo-Nazi parties around the world, interfering in elections and using his massive platform to attack anyone who doesn’t share his extreme right-wing views.
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Story on a new crustacean species ectoparasitic on black coral - for full study see https://t.co/8389r6Pp6V
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earth.com
Scientists discover a rare parasitic crustacean in Taiwan's black corals, revealing surprising marine survival strategies.
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