Fred Gurgel

Science & Education

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

The discovery of a 13-milllion-year-old skull of an infant ape from Kenya offers new insights into ape evolution https://t.co/h4ZcSqaZxU

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Scientists have discovered a species of caterpillar capable of digesting ubiquitous polyethylene #ResearchHighlights https://t.co/QRFTry0pNB

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

Published #OnThisDay in 1953: A structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid https://t.co/KvCuQVrfp9

[Fred Gurgel @CFDGurgel]

Giant viruses with an expanded complement of translation system components https://t.co/GRLuxY7j2y

[nature @Nature]

Climate change is making algal blooms worse, says a study linking the two for the first time at an ocean scale: https://t.co/hQGiqBUMjC

[CNN @CNN]

This little ball is an edible water bottle -- a seaweed-based capsule that's completely biodegradable. Watch people's reaction to trying it.

[Seaweed_diversity @Seaweediversity]

Our rhodolith paper is out in Scientific Reports! Eukaryotic Life Inhabits Rhodolith-forming Coralline Algae... https://t.co/KjTGcKJ14O

[Michael Doe @Maratus_spider]

Maratus harrisi . This is the male performing his mating display. NSW Australia.

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

DNA preserved in ancient dental calculus reveals distinct regional differences in the Neanderthal diet https://t.co/I3Bi0znoer #SharedIt

[Fred Gurgel @CFDGurgel]

https://t.co/86ySy01pMv via @folha_com

[nature @Nature]

Seagrasses can help keep waterborne pathogens at bay, potentially benefiting people and coral reefs: https://t.co/0iARVY777q

[Harry Teagle @harryteagle1]

My 1st PhD (and 1st first author) paper is published! A review of kelps as biogenic habitat-formers. Check it out https://t.co/ShNdvh7Pcd

[Artstor @Artstor]

We’re making the @MetMuseum’s 375K #OpenAccess images available for schools and researchers to find, use, and re-use https://t.co/a3d3riTZgG

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

Biologist Marston Sargent and post-doc C.K. Tseng collect gellidium algae in the La Jolla Caves south of Scripps, circa 1947. #tbt

[Biogeography.News @JBiogeography]

A whole issue of JBI about #phylogeography. An exciting and vibrant research field. See https://t.co/XPghqMWOJb

[nature @Nature]

Controversial website that lists ‘predatory’ publishers shuts down, but author won't say why: https://t.co/K4BGskdAl7

[Thomas Mock @Th_Mock]

Our paper on the genome sequence of the polar diatom Fragilariopsis is now out in Nature after >10 years of work!

[Luiz Rocha, PhD @CoralReefFish]

“The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world”
― Alexander von Humboldt

[CNN @CNN]

49 pit caves have been found in Shaanxi, China. Some of them are more than 900 feet deep https://t.co/m3oPBSbI5O

[Fred Gurgel @CFDGurgel]

https://t.co/GCbLbBCG4M via @youtube