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Stephanie Berry

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1st year PhD Student looking at sex differences in the evolution of ageing in Caenorhabditis species | Maklakov Lab | UEA

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Everything in the world is hard right now. But a little bit of hope remains when FatBear 2019 is mother to the winning FatBear of 2026.
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Evolution Letters @evolletters.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Can benefits echo across generations? In C. elegans, starvation boosts offspring fitness but carries hidden costs for great-grand offspring, revealing evolutionary trade-offs across generations. doi.org/10.1093/evle... @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social
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Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects
Abstract. Intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects can shape evolutionary processes. Theoretically, however, intergenerational and transgene
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University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Pride Month! At UEA, we celebrate our LGBTQ+ community, this month and every month.
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Stephanie Berry @stephbee23.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I forgot to share yesterday but I've passed my PhD probation review!! Eeee!
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Soph Warnes @thatsoph.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I was annoyed that I couldn't find a database of David Attenborough documentaries where I could search for a specific episode by topic. So I made it. attenborough-100.vercel.app
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Attenborough at 100 — A Nature Documentary Archive
Explore nearly 5,000 episodes across 90 series — from Zoo Quest in 1954 to Secret Garden in 2026. Search by animal, habitat, location, or theme.
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 08/05/2026
A 99-million-year-old firefly fossil has been discovered preserved in amber, providing the oldest known evidence of these luminous beetles doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #ProcB #Evolution #Taxonomy #Fossil
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Natural History Museum, London @nhm-london.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Join us in wishing a massive happy 100th birthday to the man who has inspired millions of people around the world to care about nature and look after our planet - the incredible Sir David Attenborough! 🎉
David Attenborough standing outside the Museum wearing a blue jacket and blue and white patterned tie. He is laughing in the image, which features text saying "Happy 100th birthday Sir David Attenborough!"
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Star Trek Enterprise scene. 🎶ITS BEEN A LONG ROAD🎶
Ok, so, we're in one of those scenes where people are in a dreamlike state or maybe a liminal space between realities. Entirely white, misty foggy type backdrop, no other imagery or people or anything, just white. We see a scaley skinned flat snakey nose looking lady with no hair and some odd shaping to her noggin. (She's like a slightly reptilian humanoid alien lady) We see her in two views, soap opera style, one blurry in the background, and then her in focus face up close. Closed caption reads, "The favorable timelines continue to diminish."
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 07/04/2026
NASA has shared another striking photo! The Artemis II astronauts were treated to a rare view as the moon eclipsed the sun from their perspective aboard the Orion spacecraft. The astronauts saw the solar eclipse while making a historic lunar flyby April 6. See more images: bit.ly/48xeMY1 📸: NASA
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
This is probably one of my favourite Artemis II images. Tiny Earth setting behind the Moon as taken from the far side. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotogtaphy #ArtemisII
Small crescent Earth setting behind the Moon in foreground.
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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Star Trek The Next Generation scene. Riker and Geordi, in uniforms red and gold, meet at a Enterprise corridor intersection. Riker is *very* tall. You don't always see it, but here facing and compared to Geordi, sheesh he's a tall drink of water. Anyways, his hair's a bit messy. Closed caption reads, "I'm having trouble waking up."
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Star Trek The Next Generation scene. Pictured is "After hours Geordi La Forge." He's wearing a velvety cushy soft looking future space guy sweater and he's ready to chillax to the max. Also and always wearing his banana clip looking eye visor. Closed caption reads, "Maybe a little soft jazz."
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 06/03/2026
Made it to Friday but at what cost
A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Why understanding the tree of life matters There's no hierarchy in evolution. All species alive today, from chimpanzees to bacteria, are cousins that each have equally long lineages No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way? 🧪 theconversation.com/no-animal-al...
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Being trans is a joy and a gift! Some folks are trying to take away that joy! We will not let them! We will become even more trans and more joyful as time goes on!
a banner which reads Trans Rights Are Human Rights surrounded by stars and yellow roses
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Upama Aich @upama.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Does early-life environment stress affect future reproductive investment? 🌊🐟 Our new paper found that when raised in fluctuating salinity, mosquitofish females produce eggs with lower protein, while older males had higher ejaculate glycogen content! Read the full paper here doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years
The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
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Quarterly Review of Biology @qrb.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This article from examines the potential for mother-son conflict as a consequence of the greater cost of rearing males, as compared to rearing females, due to sex-specific growth differences. Read it here: ow.ly/Lx8a50Y8Ymq
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Sex-Specific Parent-Offspring Conflict in Humans | The Quarterly Review of Biology: Vol 100, No 4
Abstract In humans, male offspring are, on average, larger at birth, weaning, and independence compared to female offspring. We argue that an underappreciated consequence of the greater cost of rearin...
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Rules to live by 1.: If cloudy eat chocolate. Rules to live by 2: If not cloudy eat chocolate.
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Letters of Note @lettersofnote.com · 12/02/2026
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 08/02/2026
Since Valentine's Day is approaching, I'm reposting some of my past Valentine's comics.
A great blue heron is standing in a marsh reading a book. The book says "They lived at opposite ends of the pond. From afar, she admired his long plumes and excellent fishing technique." The heron gets more flustered as she reads: "One day he came flying toward her. Watching him approach, she wondered: What did he want? And was he... carrying something in his beak?" The heron gets even more flustered as she reads: "Her heart skipped a beat as he landed beside her. Fluffing his neck feathers, he said those three special words:" The heron falls backwards in a swoon as she reads, "Here's a stick."
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Star Trek Voyager scene. We've got Tuvok standing next to Seven of Nine (Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01). She's looking and him, and he's doing a smouldering, eyebrow popping look off into the distance thing. Closed caption reads, "I share your discomfort with social gatherings."
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BehavEcolPapers @behavecolpapers.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Effect of Differing Levels of Intrasexual and Intersexual Selection on Survival and Reproduction Under a Heatwave Ecol&Evol
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The Effect of Differing Levels of Intrasexual and Intersexual Selection on Survival and Reproduction Under a Heatwave
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Professor Al Manac reveals the weather prediction of Bee Cave Bob (Texas' answer to Punxsutawney Phil) this morning: A few more weeks of winter, in Texas anyway. Bee Cave is a little town to the west of Austin, TX, named ~1870 for wild bee colonies in nearby limestone caves. (📷: KVUE)
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Matt Kustra @matt-kustra.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
New paper out in @funecology.bsky.social y.social: Warm waters undermine cryptic female choice! We find ovarian fluid only has a positive effect on sperm function at colder temperatures and that sneaker males have faster sperm than dominant nesting males at warmer temperatures. (1/3)
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Warm waters undermine cryptic female choice
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
How charming! This little Blue Tit just stopped by your feed for a drink. 💙 📷 Mike Smith
A charming Blue Tit stands delicately at the edge of a shallow puddle, surrounded by damp, fallen leaves. Its vibrant yellow belly and soft blue wings contrast beautifully with the dark, muddy ground. The bird’s small frame and alert posture suggest a moment of quiet pause, as it surveys its reflection in the still water, bringing a splash of colour to the muted woodland floor.
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danniemcq @danniemcq.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Star Trek Voyager scene. We see a small, lone shuttlecraft fllying through a cloudy sky. Closed caption reads, "(screaming)"
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Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I gotchu
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Paul Brislen @brislen.nz · 10/01/2026
I don’t think we should have ceded control quite so quickly and without so much as a fight.
A giant yellow sign on the side of the road announces “YOU ARE ENTERING A FRUIT FLY CONTROLLED AREA” and below that in smaller letters “Make sure you know the rules.”
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"But I don't wanttt to go back to work..." #MondayMotivation
A Robin stands on vibrant green moss, its head tilted dramatically to one side, wide-eyed and curious. Its bright orange chest seems to puff out slightly as if mid-protest, while its gaze meets the viewer with an adorably pleading look. The pose perfectly captures the mood of someone reluctantly facing the return to work after a cosy winter break - with a hint of stubborn charm.
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Walking with purpose. (The purpose is caffeine.) #MondayMotivation
A Hawfinch striding briskly across a mossy log, chest out and eyes fixed ahead with fierce determination. Its sturdy beak and purposeful posture make it look like it’s on an urgent mission…small, serious, and absolutely not to be interrupted.
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Alexei Maklakov @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
1/6 In a new preprint we ask a question: Why do males and females so often age and die at different rates? We argue that sex-specific mutation accumulation may be the most parsimonious evolutionary explanation for sex-biased ageing: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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Sex-specific mutation accumulation: A parsimonious explanation for sex differences in lifespan and ageing
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Gargi @gargi93.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
ARIES Doctoral Training Cohort 2025 ✨ @stephbee23.bsky.social @aries-dtp.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
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Amanda Bretman @amandabretman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🪰🧪 now out in @evolletters.bsky.social, social environmental effects on Drosophila lifespan and reproductive senescence mean females not males "live fast, die young"! Work led by Lauren Harrison and Tracey Chapman, with @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social, funded by BBSRC @ukri.org doi.org/10.1093/evle...
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