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Wait, so we continue to torture chickens for another 10 years? Battery caged eggs to be phased out in Australia over the next decade abc.net.au/news/rural/202… via @ABCaustralia

Battery eggs on way out in Australia after independent review panel releases updated poultry standards abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

"A 2036 phase-out of battery cages is simply not good enough for the millions of hens in Australia, who will continue to suffer in cruel battery cages," Rochelle Flood, World Animal Protection abc.net.au/news/rural/202… via @ABCaustralia

Scientists can now pinpoint the origins of COVID-19 to a few square metres. It wasn't in a lab. abc.net.au/news/2022-08-1…

It’s so hard to be motivated to finish your PhD while being financially and emotionally broken down by your institution, your stipend doesn’t get you through the month, and knowing that on the other side of completion is just increased precarity and instability

Animal Welfare Slack’s webinars "Applying Ethology" are open to everyone in animal behaviour/welfare science to share your research. Want to turn your conference poster into a seminar to share your research to a wider audience? Apply to become a speaker ➡️ow.ly/CVpi50KgR4h

current obsession is getting pillows made for trainees with their first big paper printed on the front. science office decor.

Still hearing about dogs being removed from cars by various police forces. Come on people..We shouldn’t even be exercising dogs in this weather so there’s really no excuse to be taking your dog out with you in the car, particularly if you may need to leave unattended 😫 🐶 🥵

Being a Black women in STEM and especially in marine science means emotionally preparing yourself for being the only one in the room. I recently had an experience that I want to discuss and hope you’ll read about⬇️

Do progressive leaders not understand that mass infection leads to mass sickness, which means lost work and schools days? In a country without strong social protections like universal healthcare, and sick pay, that's a disaster.

New research out now! | We show that #frog breeding seasons begin earlier and are longer in human modified habitats. What does this mean for the future of frogs? 🐸🎶🗓 Read more: 📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16… 💻 Blog: australian.museum/blog/amri-news…

Rejections can suck. Paper rejections, job rejections, even rejections from PhD programs. But no matter how many rejections you get, just remember that you only need one yes. #PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

“I am in awe of indigenous knowledge and what it has to tell us about wildlife health and the world around us.” Andrew Peters WDA President pictured here in the Nahenamo valley, Papua New Guinea. #IndigenousDay

I cannot recommend this book strongly enough! Dawkins simplifies #animalwelfare with the best possible science, and shares her own evolution in thinking. What matters? If animals are healthy and have what they want. Love it.

The Australian government will back new coal and gas projects that kill every living thing in sight, drain the water table and turbocharge dangerous global heating so long as they stack up environmentally. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Randomly went down a rabbit hole of octopus sex (saw an incredible insta reel if you must know) & wow... 🐙🍫Females eat males after sex 🐙💪Males have a detachable sex arm that's a penis (hectocotylus) which can save their life. 🐙⏳️They go at it for hours The more you know...

A review of cardiac arrhythmias associated with covid, including potential mechanisms. It addresses #LongCovid "A significant proportion of patients infected by SARS-CoV2 [ill with covid] also have disorders affecting the cardiac rhythm." 🧵 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Getting a permanent academic position now compared to the past

Always wanted to know what it's like to be a #scientist? 🔬Come along to the Women in Science Panel at @fleursdevilles for #NationalScienceWeek! Read our latest blog to delve into our panelists' ground-breaking #conservation research. ⤵️ rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2022/t…

In July, partner group MARES (Zimbabwe) issued 20 humane harnesses to working #donkeys & educated their owners on proper #animal care. In addition, they dewormed & vaccinated 112 donkeys against tetanus & rabies. MARES also #rescued a donkey who had deformed hooves from overwork.