Oberlin College Science Library

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[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

1000+ items on national parks and reserves in OBIS! We love @NatlParkService https://t.co/YL7VzH0HZh

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

On March 1, 1872, President Grant signed the bill creating the nation’s first national park. The founding of @YellowstoneNPS began a worldwide national park movement. Today, more than 100 nations contain some 1,200 national parks & preserves.

More: https://t.co/M3gPnwqgvA
#OTD

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Sandhill crane as a subject search in OBIS brings up several lovely books. Learn more! https://t.co/YL7VzH0HZh

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Sandhill cranes are starting to make their way toward summer breeding grounds. Have you seen any lately? This one was spotted over northern Illinois.

📷 courtesy of Gordon Garcia

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

We are not surprised. Horrified, but not surprised.

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

Exxon knew, to the tenth of a degree, how much they were going to warm the planet.
Important and sad new study from @NaomiOreskes @GeoffreySupran @rahmstorf
https://t.co/PH2KpXnYD9

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

"The ChatGPT-generated abstracts sailed through the plagiarism checker: the median originality score was 100%, which indicates that no plagiarism was detected."

[nature @Nature]

Abstracts written by ChatGPT fool scientists https://t.co/599O2jIsy3

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Had some fun with iNaturalist in 2022. It's easy to contribute and using the app helps hone your observation skills. Try it! https://t.co/Oq0qgC4ZUM

[New Scientist @newscientist]

A magnetic powder mix could help decontaminate drinking water by sucking out all the microplastics and then being removed itself with magnets https://t.co/RoZP0mBOET

[Icon Books @iconbooks]

✨ASTROQUIZZICAL : The Illustrated Edition @Jillian_Scudder✨ is a finalist for the 2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books @aaassubaruprize

🪐Get your copy - the perfect Christmas gift for the lover of science in your life:https://t.co/xCxZeGGEZf

[NOAA Education @NOAAeducation]

Attention undergrads — Applications for the Hollings and EPP/MSI scholarships are now open! Are you an undergrad interested in a 2 year scholarship and paid summer internship with @NOAA? For more info and how to apply:
https://t.co/lYN8uxpUrO
#NOAAScholars #students #internships

[Citizens' Climate Lobby @citizensclimate]

#ClimateChange makes storms more destructive, creating an insurance crisis. Premiums for insurance —if you can get it — are going sky high, becoming unaffordable. We need more tools to reduce heat-trapping emissions, like a #PriceOnCarbon.

@ByTomFrank
https://t.co/iwEqgxAiab

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

.@senrobportman , thank you for voting to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and phase down global production and consumption of HFCs, super-polluting chemicals that are potent, short-lived greenhouse gases. Great support for our climate! #grassrootsclimate

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

.@sensherrodbrown , thank you for voting to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and phase down global production and consumption of HFCs, super-polluting chemicals that are potent, short-lived greenhouse gases. Great support for our climate! #grassrootsclimate

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Striking research! Here's some background reading: Microphysics of Atmospheric Phenomena by Boris M. Smirnov. Access from OBIS https://t.co/71buKWgyaN

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

One of nature’s most intense spectacles can be tamed with humble sea salt https://t.co/MdF10HCqMj

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Learn more: Silent sparks : the wondrous world of fireflies by Sara Lewis https://t.co/OroLRNF3QJ

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

With more than 2,000 species of fireflies, adaptation to different levels of darkness may mean different responses to light pollution. But so far there is no wavelength of light that all of them can ignore. https://t.co/VB2vZBX5IG

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

James Lovelock obituary https://t.co/Rjf49yV0dt Marvelous obit on this magnificent human and scientist. Read on, then turn to some of Lovelock's writing. This one is a particularly urgent call for change: https://t.co/4eHjTRCA0e

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Shark Conservation is Essential to Tackle Climate Change https://t.co/FiHYA0ugxH Fewer sharks=more dugongs,overgrazing of seagrass,collapse of ecosystem,biodiversity disruption,unforeseen negative consequences over which we despair. Global warming hurts.

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Mangrove Tree Offspring Travel Through Water Currents. How will Changing Ocean Densities Alter this Process? https://t.co/w6PYCGMcNM See also this USGS Fact Sheet on climatic threats to mangroves https://t.co/0Ue1SUbR5U

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

more cool info on scaling in life forms: Why Size Matters: from bacteria to blue whales https://t.co/PVSBDZE3c2 and Randomness in Evolution https://t.co/2pPAnWOmfd

[Slava Bobrov @slava__bobrov]

Neuron vs viruses vs bacteria. Microorganisms size comparison:
#biology

[Citizens' Climate Lobby @citizensclimate]

This is a heartbreaking setback, but giving up is not an option. There's an election coming up, and those who wish to have a seat in Congress must get the message that #ClimateChange has to be a top priority.

@LFFriedman #Manchin
https://t.co/eXq9MnBPqx

[Oberlin College Science Library @ObieSciLib]

Two Lakes, Two Streams and a Marsh Filed a Lawsuit in Florida to Stop a Developer From Filling in Wetlands. A Judge Just Threw it Out of Court https://t.co/UM6bPFb09c The will of the voters overturned by a judge. Background reading: https://t.co/eliSYLbaNt