Heavier chicks pay off only when times are tough: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voag011 Louis @lbliard.bsky.social tested Lack's classic idea with 58 years of Wytham great tit data. Bigger broods meant lighter chicks, but heavy chicks did better only in cold, dry or crowded springs. 🐦 @jevbio.bsky.social

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The Guardian's homepage right now... 1. "UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea" 2. World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says

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🚨 BREAKING: The UK Labour Government have approved the Jackdaw gas field. This a devastating betrayal of future generations. Jackdaw will make the UK even more dependent on the global gas market. This will do nothing to lower household energy bills and it is dishonest to pretend that it will.

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Thrilled to have been awarded the 2026 Philip Leverhulme Prize! 🏆 Big thanks to all lab members and mentors through the years! Very excited to explore some new mitochondrial avenues with this award. 🥳🔬🧬 @leverhulme.ac.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @cloeucl.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social

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This week, NIH advisors rebuked RFK for harming #NIH and US science. Sheryl Gay Stolberg reported it. Then RFK posted calling her sources anonymous or corrupt. I'll say this hoping it does good: I'm an NIH scientist, I'm not anonymous, and RFK Jr is destroying NIH. More in attachment:

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