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Below is a list of news articles (sorted by topic then by publication date) on Brennan's work to illustrate
notability; the list is adapted from her
"Press Coverage" page.
Basic science
Reeve, Elspeth (2013-04-02). "Why the GOP Should Embrace Federally Funded Studies of Duck Penises".
The Atlantic.[1]
Fahrenthold, David A. (2013-04-08). "Private parts and public funding: A researcher champions oddball science".
The Washington Post.[2]
Halpern, Michael (2013-12-27). "The Science Behind the Grants on Senator Coburn's Hit List: The Waste that Wasn't - The Equation".
Union of Concerned Scientists.[3]
Johnson, Carolyn Y. (March 3, 2014). "Researcher comes to defense of science, curiosity".
The Boston Globe.[4]
King, Barbara J. (2014-07-10). "Ducks Do It Differently, And Science Wants You To Know About It"
NPR.[5]
Brown, Karen (2017-04-20). "New England Scientists Enter Political Fray To Defend Odd-Sounding Science".
New England Public Media.[6]
Duck genitalia
Yale University (2007-05-01). "'War Between The Sexes': The Coevolution Of Genitalia In Waterfowl".
ScienceDaily.[7]
Zimmer, Carl (2007-05-01). "In Ducks, War of the Sexes Plays Out in the Evolution of Genitalia".
The New York Times.[8]
"New insights on the form and function of the dolphin clitoris".
Eurekalert. 2019-04-06.[30]
Imbler, Sabrina (2022-01-10). "Uncovering Mysteries of Female Dolphin Sexual Anatomy".
The New York Times.[31]
Hamzelou, Jessica (2022-01-10). "What dolphins reveal about the evolution of the clitoris".
New Scientist.[32]
"Dolphin females have working clitoris, anatomical evidence suggests".
Eurekalert. 2022-01-10.[33]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2022-01-12). "Meanwhile... The Dolphin Clitoris Exists | We Love Watching Our Own Faces On Video Calls". YouTube.[34]
Snakes
Wu, Katherine J. (2022-12-14). "Surprise! Snakes Have Clitorises".
The Atlantic.[35]
Fox, Alex (2022-12-14). "Scientists Overlooked the Snake Clitoris, Until Now".
The New York Times.[36]
Osborne, Margaret (2022-12-14). "Scientists Discover That Snakes Have Clitorises".
Smithsonian Magazine.[37]
Goodyear, Sheena (2022-12-15). "Snakes have clitorises, and scientists finally found them".
CBC News.[38]
Penises
Yong, Ed (2018-04-11). "When a Bigger Penis Means Swifter Extinction".
The Atlantic.[39]
Ratites
Greenwood, Veronique (2019-09-06). "Finally! The Ostrich Penis Provides the Answer to a Long-Standing Question".
Discover Magazine.[40]
Marcus, Adam (2011-12-08). "Ostrich penis clears up evolutionary mystery".
Nature News.[41]
Davies, Ella (2011-12-12). "BBC Nature - Bloodless erections for big birds, say researchers".
BBC.[42]
Other
Marshall, Michael (2010-07-14). "Zoologger: Eggs with an 'eat me' sign".
New Scientist.[43]
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject Women scientists, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
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Below is a list of news articles (sorted by topic then by publication date) on Brennan's work to illustrate
notability; the list is adapted from her
"Press Coverage" page.
Basic science
Reeve, Elspeth (2013-04-02). "Why the GOP Should Embrace Federally Funded Studies of Duck Penises".
The Atlantic.[1]
Fahrenthold, David A. (2013-04-08). "Private parts and public funding: A researcher champions oddball science".
The Washington Post.[2]
Halpern, Michael (2013-12-27). "The Science Behind the Grants on Senator Coburn's Hit List: The Waste that Wasn't - The Equation".
Union of Concerned Scientists.[3]
Johnson, Carolyn Y. (March 3, 2014). "Researcher comes to defense of science, curiosity".
The Boston Globe.[4]
King, Barbara J. (2014-07-10). "Ducks Do It Differently, And Science Wants You To Know About It"
NPR.[5]
Brown, Karen (2017-04-20). "New England Scientists Enter Political Fray To Defend Odd-Sounding Science".
New England Public Media.[6]
Duck genitalia
Yale University (2007-05-01). "'War Between The Sexes': The Coevolution Of Genitalia In Waterfowl".
ScienceDaily.[7]
Zimmer, Carl (2007-05-01). "In Ducks, War of the Sexes Plays Out in the Evolution of Genitalia".
The New York Times.[8]
"New insights on the form and function of the dolphin clitoris".
Eurekalert. 2019-04-06.[30]
Imbler, Sabrina (2022-01-10). "Uncovering Mysteries of Female Dolphin Sexual Anatomy".
The New York Times.[31]
Hamzelou, Jessica (2022-01-10). "What dolphins reveal about the evolution of the clitoris".
New Scientist.[32]
"Dolphin females have working clitoris, anatomical evidence suggests".
Eurekalert. 2022-01-10.[33]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2022-01-12). "Meanwhile... The Dolphin Clitoris Exists | We Love Watching Our Own Faces On Video Calls". YouTube.[34]
Snakes
Wu, Katherine J. (2022-12-14). "Surprise! Snakes Have Clitorises".
The Atlantic.[35]
Fox, Alex (2022-12-14). "Scientists Overlooked the Snake Clitoris, Until Now".
The New York Times.[36]
Osborne, Margaret (2022-12-14). "Scientists Discover That Snakes Have Clitorises".
Smithsonian Magazine.[37]
Goodyear, Sheena (2022-12-15). "Snakes have clitorises, and scientists finally found them".
CBC News.[38]
Penises
Yong, Ed (2018-04-11). "When a Bigger Penis Means Swifter Extinction".
The Atlantic.[39]
Ratites
Greenwood, Veronique (2019-09-06). "Finally! The Ostrich Penis Provides the Answer to a Long-Standing Question".
Discover Magazine.[40]
Marcus, Adam (2011-12-08). "Ostrich penis clears up evolutionary mystery".
Nature News.[41]
Davies, Ella (2011-12-12). "BBC Nature - Bloodless erections for big birds, say researchers".
BBC.[42]
Other
Marshall, Michael (2010-07-14). "Zoologger: Eggs with an 'eat me' sign".
New Scientist.[43]