LH
Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of Scientific American, @sciam.bsky.social Formerly at Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, Science. Past prez National Association of Science Writers. Birder
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This one goes out to anybody who has ever picked up a feather and wondered how they work (short answer: they're amazing) 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why Feathers Are One of Evolution’s Cleverest Inventions
Fossil and living birds reveal the dazzling biology of feathers
Amazing
“if humans were so smart, they’d have…”
Had an owl fly by me once with its wingtips less than two feet from my ears and did. not. hear. a. thing. Amazing article, thanks!
Fascinating read. Thanks Laura😉
Outrageous.
LH
Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of Scientific American, @sciam.bsky.social Formerly at Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, Science. Past prez National Association of Science Writers. Birder
18.5k followers2.1k following1.3k posts