Chemistry PhD turned science communicator. Exploring the marvel of science, one story at a time. She/her.
Joined October 2017
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21 Jun 2023
It's time to shellabrate! As a @UCSC_SciCom student, I was lucky to make a short video (vimeo.com/276568302) about the ongoing intertidal experiments featuring mussels and dogwhelks by @GinaContolini. And now that research is published! Check it out: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10131
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9 Mar 2023
Who wouldn't want the hellbender (aka snot otter) as a mascot when fighting for the rights of nature?! So glad I finally got to watch the award-winning #hellbenderfilm codirected by the multi-talented @AnnieRothNews Catch her short film and many others here:
3 Mar 2023
Congratulations to all of the films selected for the 2023 World Wildlife Day Film Showcase! 🎬
These films will stream for FREE on Eventive through the end of the year! Watch them and vote on your favorite for the Audience Award: watch.eventive.org/2023wwd
#WWD2023
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5 Jul 2021
I have been waiting 3 years to read this nail-biting story by the magma-nificient @jlorileman Well worth the wait! 🌋 theatlantic.com/science/arch…
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A pizza shop in Amherst, New York, is attaching flyers of adoptable dogs to its boxes. Anyone who adopts a dog featured on a pizza box flyer will receive a $50 gift certificate to the pizza shop. cnn.it/32Kjpeu
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LauraGShields retweeted
4 Nov 2019
If you found yourself searching the web to find where wildfire smoke would be spreading this weekend, here's a new resource to check.
This is @NOAA’s Rapid Refresh-Smoke model, and it predicts smoke dispersal over the US: bit.ly/2PJCCZ1
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24 Sep 2019
The ANT-icipation is finally over! Grab some popcorn and watch as this drama unfolds on the forest floor in the 100th episode of #DeepLook youtu.be/sC4MjPKf3jY
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21 Aug 2019
Sorry to int-erupt what you are doing, but the mesmerizing @jlorileman is exposing the truth about a particular California volcano over here #mountshasta scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
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2 Aug 2019
No need to cry over spilled (almond) milk, but it turns out our Milky Way galaxy is warped "like a melted Frisbee or a pancake mid-flip." What?! Superstar @AgentRedSquirrl breaks down how they figured out this mind-bender for @Newshour pbs.org/newshour/science/new…
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30 Jul 2019
Check out this video where my legs make their acting debut! Naturally, they are seeking agent recommendations now. Meanwhile, the #DeepLook episode shows you how the #rattlesnake rattle works. It's not what many people think! youtu.be/ZO4IAZycUik via @YouTube
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21 Jun 2019
Happy summer! As we move closer to peak US East Coast #hurricane season, read about a surprising benefit of major storms AND see an adorable #pipingplover chick, by #scicomm rockstar @AnnieRoth_AtSea in her @nytimes debut nyti.ms/2FlF5De
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13 Jun 2019
I feel a bit nutty from everything I just learned about almonds in this @sciam article by the fabulous @jlorileman She cracked it! scientificamerican.com/artic…
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This huge blob that appeared on the @NWSSanDiego's radar Tuesday wasn't a rain cloud, but a massive swarm of #ladybugs over #SanDiego and #SoCal. kpbs.us/2ES7C2Q
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LauraGShields retweeted
15 May 2019
In the June issue, we uncover how too often, the wildlife tourism industry caters to people's love of animals, but leads to suffering behind the scenes. #NatGeoWildlifeTourism on.natgeo.com/2WHRtDT
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1 May 2019
ICYMI: If you haven't seen Part 1 of this #BayArea #housingcrisis series yet, sit down first. Also, appreciate the beautiful work by the talented @mercnews multimedia team @daisugano @RandyVMedia I met during my internship last year extras.mercurynews.com/price…
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24 Apr 2019
ICYMI: The awesome @Alex_M_Fox dove into our future recycling bins to tell us about this new plastic. And he used the word #nurdles sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/…
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22 Apr 2019
Hooray to this island being a first-mover!
22 Apr 2019
This island’s only waste-incineration facility is wearing out, so the bold decision was made to instead transition towards a garbage-free society on.natgeo.com/2W1u1kP #EarthDay
LauraGShields retweeted
10 Apr 2019
Left: MIT computer scientist Katie Bouman w/stacks of hard drives of black hole image data.
Right: MIT computer scientist Margaret Hamilton w/the code she wrote that helped put a man on the moon.
(image credit @floragraham)
#EHTblackhole #BlackHoleDay #BlackHole
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Porcupine quills to patch up wounds? It sounds torturous. But, taking inspiration from the spiky rodent, researchers have begun to work on a new type of surgical staple that may be less damaging — and less painful — than current staples.
n.pr/2Vwc1yQ
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9 Apr 2019
Did you know that #porcupine quills are designed to be nearly impossible to remove? See how these tiny, unusual weapons one day might be used in surgery to close wounds rather than open them in a new #DeepLook episode! bit.ly/2TV4SX8
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