‘Like an alien invasion’: the neon flying squid that can fly in formation above the ocean

‘Like an alien invasion’: the neon flying squid that can fly in formation above the ocean

Smart, sociable squid use funnel-like organ to force water to jet propel themselves along in and out of sea

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❄️🧬 Can we generate high-quality reference genomes without the cold chain? A new study suggests the answer is yes. DNA preserved at room temperature for up to one week produced chromosome-scale reference genomes. 📖 tinyurl.com/3zwtj9ka #Genomes @gigascience.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

(9/10) Poseidon’s Squid was found in the stomach of a sperm whale. www.marinespecies.org/worms-top-te... @cefafalopodo.bsky.social @ieo.es @gi.ieo.es @icmcsic.bsky.social #toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #GenOcean

Grateful to receive funding from @asfofficial.bsky.social This will greatly enhance my research on the population dynamics of the Southern Ocean seastar Glabraster antarctica! This work is fundamental to understanding #benthic #invertebrates’ response to #climatechange 🧬🇦🇶

Celebrating Antarctica Day: ASF Announces 2025 Small Grants in Antarctic Science for Early Career Researchers — Antarctic Science Foundation

Today, we celebrate Antarctica Day. The 1st of December officially marks 66 years since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959, a landmark agreement that designated Antarctica as a continent de...

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I'm very excited that our paper on Project Psyche is now published! 🦋🧬 Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here: www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe

Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found in Europe. Here, we describe t...

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great work from team coauthors Fiona, @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social, @zoologistedel.bsky.social, and @amakunin.bsky.social -- hopefully some useful nuggets towards reaching @ebpgenome.bsky.social genomes for eukaryotic diversity, a huge amount of which is arthropods!

SQUISH it. 🧬🦟🙌

Petra Korlević@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · last yr.

You want to collect insects (and maybe other arthropods) for reference genome sequencing, but don't want to spend a fortune on dry ice shipping! All you gotta do is SQUISH. THAT. BUG! More details in our recent preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We @marine-omics.bsky.social are hiring. We're looking for a postdoc in population genomics. @janstrugnell.bsky.social careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Genomics - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally.  We now have an opportunity a...

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I was delighted to have the opportunity to present at the recent Kerguelen Plateau Symposium in Concarneau! Connecting with researchers from Australia & France to hear the latest research, rounded off with collaborative discussion on priority areas for future research! #Kerguelen @mnhn.fr

Young colossal squid footage! theconversation.com/a-century-af...

A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep

The first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in its natural habitat shows a delicate and graceful animal – far from the “monster” narrative we see all too often.

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You want to see an octopus riding a shark. 🎥: University of Auckland www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/s...

I've been working on a #YouTube series, exploring the #wildlife and #ecology as I wander random #nationalparks in #Australia. The second episode is on the Hunter Wetlands, a natural gem sandwiched between a huge coal port and famous wine region... #birds #botany #badjokes youtu.be/5sXsGQ44Yx4?...

Hunter Wetlands: Pelicans vs. Pinot

YouTube video by Biodiversions

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Why are 500 #Antarctic & Southern Ocean researchers meeting in Hobart this week? Worth a listen 🎧 Sabra Lane with Delphine Lannuzel on ABC Radio, on topics from tipping points to two ships. @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social | @arcsaef.bsky.social | @utas.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Emergency summit for Antarctica's future - ABC listen

For the first time in more than a decade, Australia's polar researchers are holding a conference to share research findings and priorities.

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