Extinction.
These 12 bird species are by end of 2023 officially declared globally extinct. They are gone forever. Sadly, this figure is only for US territories.
Wonder what the total figure (of officially declared bird extinction) would be globally?
‼️Exciting News! Our latest research paper on the fascinating world of food plants and human indicators from fossil pollen records has just been published in @Nature Sci Data. 📜 Thread #HumanHistory#paleoecology@BioUiB@IBED_UvA @mohnfoundation Paper: https://t.co/dxdF1RsLUc
Germination of an Arabidopsis seed over 7 days. First to emerge is the radicle (embryonic root) followed by the hypocotyl and cotyledons (embryonic shoot/leaves). Growth in the hypocotyl is solely driven by cell expansion making it all wiggly and cute.
The University Lake on LSU's Baton Rouge campus is dried and cracked as a result of extreme heat and prolonged drought throughout this summer. #ClimateCrisis
We identified adaptive traits/trait responses evolved for salt-resilient growth in an extremophyte model that are likely to be influential in balancing growth amidst salt stress. The Plant Journal: https://t.co/keY9lAZemU…
@lsuscience@ThePlantJournal@LSU_BioSci@DassanayakeLab