Asia MurphyIf JJ Abrams Had Said, “Yes, and…”If you’re reading this, you’ve hopefully seen The Rise of Skywalker, meant to be the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga that started…Dec 23, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Asia MurphyMakira Lessons: The One-Two Punch of Habitat & Alien SpeciesSomewhere in Madagascar’s most pristine rainforests, right at this very moment*, a feral cat is killing an adorable, chubby rat with fur…Jan 16, 20191Jan 16, 20191
Asia MurphyAll My Popular Science Writing!This is simply a document that holds all my popular science writing, available either here on Medium or on some other website. This…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
Asia MurphyThe Times Are A Changin’: Declines in Native Wildlife in MadagascarIt is the early 21st century. Cheetos are hot, avocados are putting millennials into debt, and where traveling across the ocean used to be…Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
Asia MurphyMakira Lessons: Wherein A Common Bird and A Red Rat Are Low-Key High-MaintenanceIf you go into the Madagascar rainforest today, you’re in for two assured sightings: a small, black-and-white bird called a Madagascar…Aug 3, 2017Aug 3, 2017
Asia MurphyMegazord Camera Trap Study Finds That Carnivores Like to EatTrail cameras are perhaps the coolest wildlife research tech used today. Those teeny GPS backpacks that send you locations of a tagged bat…Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Asia Murphy2,000 Ring-Tailed Lemurs Left In the Wild? Not So Fast…*Please note that we have published this information in the International Journal of Primatology here*May 18, 20171May 18, 20171
Asia MurphyMakira Lessons: The Fitoaty (aka the Creature with Seven Livers)“Are you sure?”Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
Asia MurphyScience Twitter’s Year in HashtagsOther than being incredibly dashing and smart, scientists — particularly biologists and the corresponding Biology Twitter — tend to be…Dec 30, 2016Dec 30, 2016
Asia MurphyMakira Lessons: Why Do Fosa Eat Soap (Or, Euplerids Are Enigmas)How would you feel about going on a spontaneous tropical cruise with a group of your closest friends? No planning, no talking it over, just…Nov 24, 20161Nov 24, 20161