"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." -- Eden Phillpotts.
GrrlScientist is a female evolutionary biologist, ornithologist, aviculturist and writer. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she relocated from Seattle to NYC with her parrots after earning her PhD. In NYC, she was a postdoctoral fellow for two years, reconstructing a molecular phylogeny of the parrots of the South Pacific islands. GrrlScientist has written a science blog since 4 August 2004 (the early years are archived here). If you appreciate her writing, please help her pay her living expenses by clicking on the Paypal or Amazon buttons below.An interview with GrrlScientist.
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December 31, 2006
Topic Categories: Art • Biology • Image of the Day • Insects • Nature • Your Inner Child • Zoology
another stunning photo to brighten your day, courtesy of a reader.
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December 30, 2006
Topic Categories: Books • Personal
more Christmas gifts from my readers.
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Topic Categories: Art • Biology • Fossils • Image of the Day • Mollusca • Nature • Zoology
A nature picture to brighten your day courtesy of a fellow reader.
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December 29, 2006
Topic Categories: Personal • SICB
this is your change to meet the people behind the blogs!
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Topic Categories: Art • Biology • Image of the Day • Insects • Nature • Zoology
a picture to brighten your day, courtesy of a reader.
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Topic Categories: Cultural Observation • Humor • Politics • Satire
a satirical cartoon to lighten your mood.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:35 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Medicine
This published study about women, housework and breast cancer sounds fishy to me.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 1:35 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Topic Categories: Global Warming
it appears that even the glaciers are part of the global warming hoax.
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December 28, 2006
Topic Categories: Art • Image of the Day • Insects • Nature • Zoology
Another picture to brighten your day, courtesy of a reader.
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December 27, 2006
Topic Categories: Art • Biology • Image of the Day • Nature • Reptiles • Zoology
another stunning image to brighten your day, courtesy of a reader.
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December 26, 2006
Topic Categories: Book Review • Books • Cultural Observation
by Richard Kurin is an interesting biography of a legendary stone that was rumored to be cursed, causing bad luck, ill health or death to those who possessed it, or even touched it.
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Topic Categories: Books • Music • Personal
gifts from my readers.
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Topic Categories: Art • Biology • Butterflies and Moths • Image of the Day • Insects • Nature • Zoology
Another wonderful picture to brighten your day, courtesy of a reader.
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Topic Categories: Education
A report by the Education Department was just released showing that, as usual, the existing educational inequities are being rewarded and exaggerated with inequities in distribution of education funding.
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December 25, 2006
Topic Categories: Animalia • Image of the Day • Mammals • Nature • Your Inner Child
another stunning photograph to brighten your day, courtesy of a reader.
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Topic Categories: Personal
Merry Christmas to me, sheesh!
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