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sanjana! @sanjanacurtis.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I think it’s cool that some people focus on curing disease and some people focus on understanding what animals are up to and some people think about our place in the universe and how things came to be the way they are. People are driven by curiosity and I promise you you don’t want it any other way

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Santiago Claramunt @sclaramunt.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Thrilled to share the final chapter of ‪@talialm.bsky.socia’s dissertation — just published! This paper is the capstone of her PhD work and a major contribution to our understanding of the early evolution of birds and flight. 🦅 Way to go, Talia! 🥳

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Alberta Claw @albertonykus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Evolution of the sternum (breastbone) in birds and other pennaraptoran dinosaurs: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🪶🧪 (📷 @talialm.bsky.social et al.)

Diagram showing the evolutionary relationships of birds and their close extinct relatives, with icons marking notable evolutionary transformations in breastbone and flight anatomy.

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Talia Lowi-Merri @talialm.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The final chapter of my PhD is finally published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution! Extremely proud of this culmination of years of work on the avian sternum, and grateful to everyone who contributed. Please reach out if you'd like a PDF 🎉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Enlargement of sternum traits facilitated the evolution of powered flight in birds - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The extant avian sternum is highly adapted to powered flight, but understanding of its early evolution is hindered by patchy fossil representation and the fact that where preserved, sterna in near-bir...

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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 30/01/2025

Our woodpecker grant is in! Who knows what will happen to it now... but it's really good! Congrats to a brilliant team: @dtobiansky.bsky.social, @talialm.bsky.social & Aki 🎉 🥳

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a woodpecker with a red beak is standing next to a tree trunk

Alt: a pileated woodpecker pecking a tree very hard

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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

A spotted pardalote! 🪶 The colors and patterns on this stunning floofball remind me a lot of Aboriginal art. It’s normally found high up in the canopy, but after sitting in place for a long time, unsuccessfully photographing fantails, I turned and found two near the forest floor in clear view.

A tiny floofball clad in sunset colors and black-and-white spots and stripes.

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Talia Lowi-Merri @talialm.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Hi Blue Sky! Look at this fabulous lady I saw in a book today #feathereddinosaur

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