Coel Ediger

[Posts Of Kittens🐾 @postsofkittens]

What do you do if a rhino walks straight up to you while you're filming and wants a belly scratch?🦏😂😂

[Gizmodo @Gizmodo]

Scientists gave MDMA to octopuses—and what happened was profound https://t.co/AoP4HI6rSG

[Science News @ScienceNews]

A controversial new study suggests that RNA might transfer a memory from one sea slug to another. https://t.co/P2whczRjOi

[symmetry magazine @symmetrymag]

Basic research, the kind of research that led scientists to discover the Higgs boson and gravitational waves, is like setting off to explore the unknown, not knowing what you will find.
https://t.co/La1uWVFJGL

[Science News @ScienceNews]

This chart shows the number of gun-related deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, compared with each state's strictness on gun laws.

[UBC Botanical Garden @UBCgarden]

Now leafless, our Stewartia pseudocamellia (Korean Stewartia) reveals its marvelous, mottled bark. Exfoliation is often a result of thin, brittle bark that that doesn't keep up with the expansion of a tree's girth. #ubcgarden

[Coel Ediger @coel_ediger]

Sure the republicans are applauding, but the women in black, POC members of Congress, veterans and the supreme justices aren’t and that should tell you something about this presidency #backtobeautifulcleancoal #koolaidrepublicans #StateOfTheUnionlive

[UBC Botanical Garden @UBCgarden]

#UBCgarden Botany Photo: Hygrocybe miniata - The fruiting body of Hygrocybe miniata, or vermilion waxcap, is scientifically known as its basidiocarp. Its vibrant colouration makes it stand out on the dull forest floor. Hygrocybe miniata is a cosmopoli... https://t.co/5BG46kNDGp

[Nature Is Weird @NaturelsWeird]

An amazing red mushroom from Vermont.

(Photo: cgbb2004)

[Nature Is Weird @NaturelsWeird]

The pneumatophores of a mangrove tree. These are vertical root projections that 'breathe' air when the tide is low.

[Popular Science @PopSci]

Happy Birthday Stephen Hawking! The celebrated astrophysicist and cosmologist turns 76 years old today!

[UBC Botanical Garden @UBCgarden]

The small leaves of Ilex crenata (Japanese holly) distinguish it from other members of the Ilex (holly) genus. The term crenate describes the rounded teeth along the leaf margins. #ubcgarden

[Strange Animals @Strange_Animals]

The biscuit starfish or square starfish.

[Conservation Biology @ConBiology]

From the February 2018 issue of Conservation Biology: Banded stilts fly thousands of kilometers from coastal wetlands to desert salt lakes in remote South Australia to breed. https://t.co/UocKIp28xo … #NationalBirdDay #ornithology https://t.co/5wqgcOEkSq

[Nature Is Weird @NaturelsWeird]

The diversity of bats is breathtaking!

(Photos: ajorbahman)

[Science News @ScienceNews]

Scallops have up to 200 eyes. Each one has millions of tiny crystals. https://t.co/6eBXnhzsii

[Coel Ediger @coel_ediger]

@realDonaldTrump Why does this feel so weird that Donald trump is saying this after all his “no kneeling” banter with regards to the nfl

[Cara Santa Maria @CaraSantaMaria]

How are coral researchers coping with the death of reefs, and ultimately their research? #mentalhealth #coralreefs #coralbleaching #savingcoral

https://t.co/tsYKC2Xuh5

[Conservation Biology @ConBiology]

"Scientists searched these dark corners of the internet for illegally traded wildlife products, such as rhino horn and elephant ivory. But they found almost nothing." @mongabay https://t.co/xy1C5AEeZH

[Science News @ScienceNews]

"Bombshell" tells the story of Hedy Lamarr’s double life as a Hollywood starlet and inventor. https://t.co/T1PZ7a73wD