@musingsofjoe @stri_panama For a behind-the-scenes look at making the film, and more info on army ant ecology, check out my story in the Smithsonian Magazine's "Smithsonian Voices" column.

Things are bad but at least we have new footage of vampire bats running on treadmills.

A new study from @stri_panama shows that red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch early when exposed to high ammonia levels — an environmental cue that it’s too hot and dry for the eggs to survive

Mangrove forests aren’t only coastal buffers, nurseries for marine life, and vital food sources for coastal communities. They’re also one of earth’s most efficient carbon sinks, storing up to 4x more carbon per acre than terrestrial forests. @stri_panama

We might as well cite her...

Students at Emory University in Atlanta have launched a Gaza solidarity encampment. Banner reads "Divest from Death - No Cop City - No Genocide" #Escalate4Gaza

A new documentary reveals a glimpse of life, and research, in the Neotropics.

Announcing the launch of my debut short film, Following the Swarm! I collaborated with videographer @musingsofjoe and researchers Mary De Aquino and Michael Castaño to tell the story of army ant swarms and the birds that rely on them @stri_panama https://t.co/KgXY1UxUqk

Apparently the most shared @NPR podcast on Spotify last year WAS IN SPANISH. If your newsroom hasn’t gotten the memo about how important Spanish is, here is that memo again.

El biólogo Andrew Quitmeyer, entre otros residentes de Gamboa, protestaron este domingo en contra de la minería. Quitmeyer resaltó la biodiversidad de nuestro país. https://t.co/rLx5Yn2AoO

As of today, @pressfreedom reports that at least 36 journalists and media workers have been killed since Oct. 7. The majority of them were reporting on the ground from Gaza. Threats to press freedom anywhere are threats to press freedom everywhere.

looks like the movement is occupying several progressive senator's offices today - ed markey, warren, sanders, maybe more - calling for #CeasefireNOW let's make this an end to politicians thinking they can be progressive with the exception of palestine and u.s. foreign policy.

Another Palestinian journalist in Gaza killed by Israel, Mohammed Abu Hattab and 11 members of his family were killed in Khan Younis, SOUTH of Gaza, where residents were told to flee too. This is his death being announced on TV. You don't need to understand Arabic, just watch.

🧵Last yr, 250,000 ppl crossed the Darién jungle in a desperate attempt to make it to the US. This year, that number has already reached 360k. @federicorios and I have returned again & again to the jungle, trying to understand this flow. Some anecdotes from our latest reporting.

Yup. People found the cover art! More soon. But for now, you can preorder and read early praise at: https://t.co/RkAvq7eUb4 Please share far and wide.

language changes across space and time & so does it’s impact. the insistence of ppl to ask for hard evidence of [insert harm] when ppl express it in informally should warrant the question - what actually NEEDS to be a paper? and why do we have to wait to be reactive to move? 1/n

CALLOUT: A GOODBYE EPISODE. For Invisibilia’s final episode, we’d love to hear your stories about saying goodbye. Send us a short email/voice note with the subject line GOODBYE to invisibiliamail@npr.org. Deadline: Monday, April 3. Some prompts ... 🧵

DEI spells DIE within corporate media. All my people are expendable here. Our culture is only valuable when it can be thoroughly commodified. If covering the most-consumed genre on the planet is not financially viable at this institution, public media ain’t truly for the public.