The Worst Passover This year, the Jewish celebration of liberation from oppression, respect for the plight of refugees and commitment to peace felt hollow and incoherent due to Israel’s wars in Iran and Lebanon

The Worst Passover
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Diversification and Evolutionary Dynamics in Tropical Montane Regions Much like when I was an undergrad, I found myself trying to decide what to do for my PhD thesis, as I had to change or rethink most of it after COVID happened. Months before my proposal, I came acr…

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What Grenadian Anoles Revealed about How Animals Establish Territories There are a lot of classic studies on anoles. Some of the most groundbreaking started from a simple observation and someone’s curiosity. Judy Stamps seems to have had lots of these “huh…” moments. …

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Animals in Advertising According to the National Football League (NFL), this year’s Super Bowl LX, the final game of the NFL season that determines the world champions of American football, was viewed in the US by nearly 12...

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It Has Taken a While, But Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Dangers of Trump The killing of protesters in Minneapolis by ICE and the public lies about what happened seem to be a turning point

It Has Taken a While, But Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Dangers of Trump
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Feline: Photographs Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books

Not sure how this works, but Feline is now almost 50% off thanks to a "coupon" on Amazon

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Where Do Green Anoles Go to Sleep? Night Life in the Ogasawara Islands Sleep is one of the most fundamental states for animals, including humans and wildlife. When people travel to unfamiliar places, one of their first concerns is often where they will sleep that nigh…

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In Venezuela, We Will Now See if Trump Can Do Anything That Is Hard Trump has mainly done easy things in foreign affairs that require little skill or follow-through. Now we will see if he up to the challenge of reconstituting Venezuela.

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Pointy Snouted Green Anole Has a Thing for Star Fruit And who could blame the little green lady–star fruit are delicious! Miriam Lipsky of Miami explains: “The star fruits (carambola) are indeed from my yard!  I was picking them to give to…

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It’s publication day! “Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences” Ok, we’re seriously excited – not for tonight’s fireworks, but because after several years of work, our new book is officially published today! That’s right – Teaching and Mentoring Writers i…

It’s publication day! “Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences” scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/i...

The Moral Push-back Against Trump’s Immoral Foreign Policy It turns out that abandoning Ukraine and Hegseth’s kill order don’t play well even in our chaotic, transactional world

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Feline: Photographs Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books

Feline 40% off!!! www.amazon.com/Feline-Photo...

Amazon has decided to unload my books at bargain basement prices!

Spoil Islands in Florida: an Opportunity for Anole Experiments in the Wild Invasive species are a growing problem across our increasingly globalized planet. They are often adept at establishing stable population sizes very quickly, which allows them to outcompete native s…

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Feline: Photographs Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books

If you look carefully, you'll see that the text is written by yours truly. I won't comment on that, but ther photographs are extraordinary! www.amazon.com/Feline-Photo...

Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More? Over the past several years, semi-aquatic anoles experienced a bit of viral fame for “scuba diving,” a nickname for their ability to rebreathe a bubble of air over their nostrils while diving…

Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More? www.anoleannals.org/2025/10/15/r...

3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.

3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild
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How a wildlife photographer found one of his biggest challenges with house cats Wildlife photographer Tim Flach has been around the world to get the perfect shot. But his latest book, titled "Feline," may have been one his biggest challenges.

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More on Anole Eye Spots Some green anoles sometimes temporarily develop a black spot behind their eyes. We had a great post on why this happens in 2011. Spoiler: it’s a sign of stress. Reader Seth Whaland has provid…

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Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole Last updated on Tuesday 26 August 2025.Florida is home to an array of non-native Anolis species. Some of these introduced species are extremely widespread, such as Anolis sagrei (the Cuban brown an…

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New Orleans’ Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood Tulane University reports: Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning August 20, 2025 9:00 AM Stacey Plaisance splaisance@tulane.edu Tulane researchers found…

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Fight Fiercely Harvard Settling with the federal government may be the right call for Harvard, but doing so will be a blow to American democracy

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Israel's Gaza War Has Made Me Ashamed to Be a Jewish Zionist Israel's fight against Hamas started as a just war, but is now a moral travesty

Israel's Gaza War Has Made Me Ashamed to Be a Jewish Zionist
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At long last, The Cat's Meow featured in the New York Times...sort of. www.nytimes.com/.../books/re...

The Alluring Anoles of Alto Velo Although I have not been a prolific poster on AA, I have enjoyed contributing articles about the obscure and rarely seen anoles of the Greater Antilles and Lucayan archipelagos, such as Anolis erne…

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Some Thoughts on Trumpism and Soviet Communism on a Visit to Prague With Trump’s tariffs and immigration police, there are echoes of Eastern Europe’s authoritarian past

Some Thoughts on Trumpism and Soviet Communism on a Visit to Prague
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