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Gregor Kalinkat

gkalinkat@det.social

<p>science educator &amp; communicator | biodiversity scientist | animal ecologist | guest scientist at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@LeibnizIGB" class="u-url mention">@<span>LeibnizIGB</span></a></span></p><p>interested in <a href="https://det.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/wisskomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>wisskomm</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/openscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>openscience</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a hre

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  • Post #3101592

    US-Behörden blockieren medizinische Studien https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/wissenschaftsfreiheit-us-behoerden-halten-medizinische-studien-zurueck-100.html #science 🧪 #wissenschaft 🧬 #covid19 🦠

  • Post #3101591

    Fascinating article about the nature photographer who inspired Sir David Attenborough https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260507-cherry-kearton-the-eccentric-influence-on-a-young-sir-david-attenborough #naturephotography #davidattenborough H/T Dynamic Ecology/Jeremy Fox

  • Post #3101590

    Nice to see that Oikos remains a truly visionary ecological journal publishing pieces at frontiers of the field I was not even aware of: Everts et al (2026) Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oik.11683 #ecology 🌍 #science 🧪 #openaccess 🔓

  • Post #3101589

    “&amp;#39;I have to say that I’ve noticed good news is not as popular as bad news&amp;#39; [Sara Konrath] says. Recent science supports her assertion: a 2025 study found that negative and alarming articles about children are more likely to go viral than nuanced...stories&amp;quot; https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-kids-are-all-right/ #science

  • Post #3101588

    Today we celebrate World Biodiversity Day. A day to remind everyone that we depend on all the fascinating species around us 🌍 Below a photo of a male white-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes; DE Blaue Federlibelle) shot in Brandenburg in 2020 #biodiversity

  • Post #2519651

    Almost half of European freshwater fishes 🐟 at risk of extinction, new IUCN Red List 🔴 reveals https://iucn.org/press-release/202604/almost-half-european-freshwater-fishes-risk-extinction-new-iucn-red-list #IUCN #redlist #science #biodiversity #conservation

  • Post #2519650

    Shall we promote harvesting and consuming invasive species as a management strategy? Oficialdegui et al are skeptical: Demystifying invasivorism as a management strategy @PNASNews https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2507779123 #science 🧪 #ecology 🌍 #fishing 🎣 #openacces 🔓 #biodiversity 🦝

  • Post #2519649

    ICYMI Explanation for why we don’t see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails @nature https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/leading-explanation-for-ancient-giant-flying-insects-gets-squashed/ #science 🧪 #insects 🐝 #evolution 🧬 #biodiversity 🦋

  • Post #2519646

    Great interview by Tilo Jung w/ Evan Osnos on billionaires, yachts and the world of the ultra-rich https://www.youtube.com/live/7MRbQ_DwIwo?si=iBCgX_BC8h_g0RZa #jungundnaiv #billionaires

  • Post #2519645

    RE: https://det.social/@gkalinkat/116491988157213201 Looking back I think Craig Venter was one of the reasons why being an undergraduate student in Biology suddenly felt kind of cool and relevant in the year 2000

  • Post #2519644

    After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school https://www.science.org/content/article/after-usda-request-indiana-plant-biologist-locked-out-lab-school #science 🧪 #uspol 🇺🇸 #Trump 🍊

  • Post #2519643

    RE: https://mastodon.nu/@janhoglund/116567509852115852 „The #MAGA movement was never a populist uprising. It was a mafia operation wrapped in a flag“ #tRump #uspol

  • Post #2519642

    The worlds largest invasive animal making headlines once again: „The Fight to Euthanize Pablo Escobar’s Hippos in Colombia“ 🇨🇴 🦛 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/world/americas/pablo-escobar-hippos-colombia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.VI58.NFF_IoX8zKkR&amp;amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share #Giftlink 🎁 #science 🧪 #ecology 🌎

  • Post #2160892

    J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/science/j-craig-venter-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.jJrh.uCI5w5zLstE9&amp;amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share #science 🧪 #dna 🧬 #nytimes 📰 #giftlink 🎁

  • Post #1859565

    The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for @nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01099-2 #science 🧪 #dna 🧬 #biodiversity 🐞

  • Post #1179317

    &amp;#39;As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings&amp;#39; by @kakape 🧪🎓 “Just because Bluesky is at the earliest phase, before enshittification has started, doesn’t mean it won’t be enshittified.” https://www.science.org/content/article/academic-bluesky-grows-researchers-find-strengths-and-shortcomings #Xitter #BlueSky #AcademicMastodon

  • Post #852431

    Some good news always welcome: Monarch butterfly population increases by 64% https://www.worldwildlife.org/news/stories/monarch-butterfly-population-increases-64-percent/ @Wwf #biodiversity 🦋 #conservation 🌳 #insects 🪲

  • Post #448426

    Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/09/human-connection-to-nature-has-declined-60-in-200-years-study-finds (from Aug 2025) #science #nature #environment