The Blumstein research group’s unconventional OnlyFans account is helping to support marmot research. Credit: Laura Green, Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty As an evolutionary ecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Daniel Blumstein never expected to open an OnlyFans account to earn money. But in June, Blumstein and his team — which conducts long-term
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