Dr. John Barentine FRAS on Nostr: Biologist Marcus Byrne (University of the Witwtersrand) presents a special lunch ...
Biologist Marcus Byrne (University of the Witwtersrand) presents a special lunch talk, "Dancing with the stars: The Dung Beetle Celestial Compass". He begins by noting "dung beetles are very good astronomers", in that they use celestial cues to orient and move. #IAUGA2024 #Astronomy2024
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