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Millie, the Pinniped Enjoyer

@floraplasm.bsky.social

✨Millie // 🇲🇽 // marine mammal researcher and PhD student 🧬🦭 // I draw sometimes ✨ (they/she) // pass the detritus!!! 🥂

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Millie, the Pinniped Enjoyer @floraplasm.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Wait, I wrote this! Yay elephant seals!

The American Genetic Association@theaga.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The northern elephant seal, once near extinction with just a few survivors, is now a conservation success story! Thanks to the California Conservation Genomics Project, scientists have generated a high-quality reference genome to study its resilience, genetic diversity, and recovery.

Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · last yr.

From ancient DNA to modern conservation: Assessing human impact on Atlantic bluefin tuna Genomes biodiversitygenomics.eu/2024/09/09/f... @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics

From ancient DNA to modern conservation: Assessing human impact on Atlantic bluefin tuna Genomes - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

Case study Ancient Tuna Genomes An international team of scientists traces human-driven evolution of the Atlantic bluefin tuna from ancient to modern times, providing insights to support sustainable c...

biodiversitygenomics.eu

huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · last yr.

In a stunning moment of carnal desire, my calculator said “BOOBIE5”

geoffrey@parsnip.bsky.social · last yr.

no it wasn’t and no it didn’t

The Wall Street Journal
9m ago
In a stunning moment of self reflection, ChatGPT admitted to fueling a man's delusions and acknowledged how dangerous its own behavior can be

Croc @crocojaws.bsky.social · last yr.

Hello Muffy nation

Doodle page of @unclecucky’s cat, Muffy. :-)

Sabhrina Aninta @sagitaninta.bsky.social · last yr.

My first PhD paper on the importance of populations in small islands for the survival of megafaunas is out! In sum, the ~100 whole genome sequences of anoa & babirusa, forest cover & climate model of their habitat, all agree that small-island pops are dope. #consgen www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

An image of Sulawesi Island that consist of four connecting peninsula shaping the island into something that looks like a letter "K" with adjacent small islands, annotated with colored circles and triangles marking the location of anoa (circle) and babirusa (triangle) from three types of region across the islands. Each region is accompanied by an art piece of the head of anoa and babirusa to mark the presence of one or both taxa in the region. There are both in the northern and southeastern peninsula of Sulawesi, only anoa in Buton south of the southeastern peninsula, and only babirusa in the Togean south of northern peninsula. In the right side of the head art, there are DNA icon with breakage illustrating "deleterious mutations" and a forest icon illustrating "habitat quality". An arrow going down, up, and left accompanying each icon to mark whether the abundance of each icon are high or low relative to the focal populations, which is marked with arrow pointing right to illustrate stability in magnitude. For both Buton and Togean, the amount of deleterious mutations are low relative to the larger island's peninsula, while it has better habitat quality relative to the larger island. This graphical abstract is an oversimplification of the work, I hope you read the paper for more elaboration.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last yr.

“Shark Whisperer” Villainizes Native Hawaiians Like Me |

“Shark Whisperer” Villainizes Native Hawaiians Like Me

"'Shark Whisperer' claims to honor marine life, but it often confuses reverence with control," writes Kaniela Ing.

time.com

Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪@altnih4science.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court, via the shadow docket, has greenlighted the DOGE mass firings. From us at NIH: The Supreme Court is an arm of Trump and Republican Party. It is not a court, but a political body. And it must be disempowered if we want functional science in the US. 🧪

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump's plans to downsize the federal workforce

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce.

apnews.com

Merin Reji Chacko @merinrejichacko.bsky.social · last yr.

Thrilled to announce the publication of the trophiCH database: a multi-trophic, species-level #metaweb for #Switzerland🇨🇭 Out now in #ScientificData 📃 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Want to explore the dataset? 🔍 webapps.wsl.ch/trophiCH/ #OpenData #Ecology #FoodWebs 🌐 1/6

Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey #PortfolioDay I'm Aled, I'm a Welsh freelance illustrator and concept artist. I like to illustrate nature, wildlife and anything Welsh! ✨ I think this is the perfect opportunity to show off my new website! 🌐 aledthompson.com 📧 al98thompson@gmail.com

A crow perched on a stump in a pine forest covered in dense foliage

A Forest raven perched on a broken branch

A dense forest environment with a river running through the middle

A fox crawling between some dense forest floor foliage.

sanrio daily @sanrio-daily.bsky.social · last yr.

congrats to this years sanrio character ranking winner, pompompurin! 💫

晴晴 [On Hiatus]@sachinteng.bsky.social · last yr.

My poster for the official JAWS 50th Anniversary art show~The exhibit opens tonight at Art Alliance of Monmouth County in Red Bank, NJ 🦈

A faux retro Taiwanese movie poster of JAWS (1975) all text is in Traditional Chinese. The poster depicts a famous scene of Mrs. Kitner slapping Chief Brody, telling him that her boy is dead. Behind Brody are Mayor Vaughn and Dr. Hooper all look sad and ashamed, heads hanging low. Behind Mrs. Kitner is the funeral director reaching out for Mrs. Kitner, getting ready to take her away from the scene. Mrs. Kitner is dressing all in black. Skirt, blazer, heels, and a hat with a veil. The veil and skirt blowing in the wind. Chief Brody wears glasses, a blue Amity Police jacket, brown shoes, and khakis. His head is low and turned away from the viewer after being slapped. He is looking away from the viewer in shame. Vaughn is wearing a striped blazer with a pink shirt, brown shoes, and dark blue slacks. Hooper is wearing a beanie, glasses, denim jacket, denim pants, and converse shoes. The funeral director wears a fedora, glasses and all black suit. In the background is the tiger shark they mistook for the great white shark, strung up on a hook and rope, and were prematurely celebrating its capture. Further into the background all the townspeople look equally ashamed for the death of the Kitner boy and their now embarrassing celebration.

Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · last yr.

Very pleased to see this officially out - Genome Architecture and Speciation in Plants and Animals. With @siluwang.bsky.social, @dortizba.bsky.social and Loren Rieseberg. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Bettina Thalinger @bettinathal.bsky.social · last yr.

🐋 Two teams, two oceans, one result: to detect #whale #eDNA, sample as soon as possible after a sighting! Unique co-publication experience! @ewhale-dna.bsky.social @savecetaceans.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/edn3... doi.org/10.1002/edn3... #OceanWise #CitizenScience #WhaleWatching #WomenInSTEM

Croc @crocojaws.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trying to break my habit of only painting for family in times of loss, and make time to their commemorate joy too. [ #art #digitalpainting #procreate ]

Painting of a young woman holding a puppy.

emmy @horrorhippies.bsky.social · last yr.

Matcha tea ceremony 🍵 🐉 Created with microns and water color.

Dr Simon Goodman @phoca-sapiens.bsky.social · last yr.

How should we best design marine protected areas for megafauna with large range sizes? New work from Betty Boyse et al suggests we should include taxon-specific coverage since multispecies MPAs can't address all taxon-specific ecological needs 🧪🌍🦑🦭🐳🐟 doi.org/10.1111/csp2... @mariabeger.bsky.social

Spatial conservation priorities for marine megafaunal predators: Multi‐taxon versus taxon‐specific approaches

Conservation for marine megafaunal predators needs to improve as they are key for ecosystem functioning. We show that different marine predator taxonomic groups have heterogeneous distributions resul...

doi.org

Chris Hassall @katatrepsis.bsky.social · last yr.

🌏 🧪 🌊🐬New paper led by Lucas Bernier: Fraser’s dolphins are among the least studied dolphins on Earth—offshore, deep-diving, and rarely seen. Lucas' work reveals they are surprisingly common along the Lesser Antilles, with a connected population across the arc. 📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1111/mms....

Characterizing Fraser's Dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) in the Lesser Antilles: Distribution, Movements, and Co‐Occurrence With Other Cetacean Species to Inform Conservation Strategies in the Caribbean

Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) is one of the least studied dolphin species due to its tropical, offshore distribution and low density. However, it is frequently observed in the Lesser Antille...

doi.org

Croc @crocojaws.bsky.social · last yr.

Puppys guppys wuppys

Watercolor paintings of a French bulldog and a schnauzer, being propped up by the most beautiful cat in the world

Chris Evenhuis @chrisevenhuis.com · last yr.

Happy 43rd birthday, John Carpenter's THE THING!

Screenshot from John Carpenter's The Thing. It's the scene where the head has grown legs and sneaks into the hallway behind McReady, joyfully wearing a party hat, blowing a party whistle and throwing confetti.

Isabel @isabelott.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey #Evol2025 crew! If you enjoyed your time in Athens, here’s a great way to support the thriving immigrant community that makes it such a vibrant place to visit ❤️

Isabel@isabelott.bsky.social · last yr.

The Athens (GA) Immigrants Rights Coalition, which I volunteered with for several years, is currently fundraising for their Support for Immigrant Families in Crisis fund. 98.5% of donations go straight to families in need. Please boost & contribute if you can! www.athensimmigrantrights.org/donate

SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES IN CRISIS
SPRING 2025
ABOUT SIFIC
Support for Immigrant Families in Crisis (SIFIC) provides emergency assistance to local immigrant families who have limited access to resources, due to their documentation or economic status. SIFIC funds are used to help cover essential needs such as rent, utilities, food, medical expenses, attorney fees and legal fees. We are currently facing a deportation crisis that is separating families and the need for these kinds of support has escalated. Please help us to raise 25K this Spring, so that we can continue to help families in crisis! Thank you, Friend.

Allan McDevitt @shrewgod.bsky.social · last yr.

New paper out from our crew on using #eDNA to detect the pathogenic chytrid fungus (Bsal) and characterise the surrounding amphibian community from pond samples in the Netherlands. Small number of samples but highlights the potential of eDNA for routine monitoring of both. bioone.org/journals/jou...

Michael Haslam @twigtechnology.bsky.social · last yr.

New orca tool use alert!! @drwhale.bsky.social and colleagues introduce ‘allokelping’. Pairs of killer whales collect kelp strands and then together roll them along their bodies, keeping the kelp between them. The longest bout lasted over 12 minutes. It’s not play, and may be linked to molting 🧪🛠️🌊

Manufacture and use of allogrooming tools by wild killer whales

Michael Weiss and colleagues report on wild orcas using kelp as a tool for social grooming.

cell.com

Becky Taylor @beckystaylor.bsky.social · last yr.

We have a preprint reviewing how genomics has been used to inform evolutionary significant units globally, find inconsistencies, and give recommendations. Genomics is a powerful tool and hopefully can be used more effectively for conservation of ESUs! #consgen #popgen www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

biorxiv.org

Millie, the Pinniped Enjoyer @floraplasm.bsky.social · last yr.

If anyone else is doing artfight this year :) (team fossil) artfight.net/~lilsasquatch

Art Fight

An art gifting game

artfight.net

The American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · last yr.

Now in Advance Access: New study on the golden jackal in India reveals high genetic diversity, limited differentiation, and a long evolutionary history. Photo: Ross Huggett

D.J. Kirkland @ohheydj.bsky.social · last yr.

Again….we’re just supposed to clock into work and go about our days like nothing is going on? This is insane.

Morgan McCarthy @marinemolecol.bsky.social · last yr.

Interested in range-wide grey seal population structure and demographic history? See our new open access study! It was a fantastic international collaboration and special thanks to @tangeolsen.bsky.social and Kristina Cammen 🧬🦭. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MarineMammals #PopGen #consgen

UnfamiliarArts @unfamiliararts.bsky.social · last yr.

A pit fired saber tooth cat! Pit firing feels extra appropriate for prehistoric animals like this one. I’m really happy with how it came out and it’ll be a little hard to part with. This piece will be available today, June 20th at 8pm Eastern time!

A photo of a ceramic saber tooth cat sculpture on a white background. The sculpture has swirling colors of orange, tan, burgundy, pink, and black.

Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · last yr.

With apologies to @zachweinersmith.bsky.social , I fly out for #Evol2025 tomorrow, and thus:

A single panel of the comic strip SMBC. A white person with dark hair and glasses says "I like evolution and me and my friends look at evolution all the time and sometimes the evolution is neat and we tell our other friends about it and our friends also like evolution and sometimes we have evolution parties and so now we know a lot about evolution". The comic is captioned "The life of a scientist sounds way more fun when you describe it like you're a six year old". The word "evolution" is conspicuously in a different font than anything else in the speech bubble, almost as if it has been digitally altered from the original text.