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Jan Strugnell

@janstrugnell.bsky.social

Marine biologist, evolutionary biologist, geneticist. Also @marine-omics.bsky.social

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland@patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Petrol powered new car sales now a minority in UK over year, and declining. It’s over. cleantechnica.com/2026/06/26/u...

UK Sales of Electric Vehicles Just Overtook Petrol Cars for the First Time - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. For the first time in the UK, more new electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold over a 12-month period than petrol cars, accord...

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The Coral Reef Research Hub@coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 3mo ago

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Regional Director of Conservation Programs, Hawai'i (Coral Reef Alliance) Learn more here: coral.org/job-opportun... #coralreefs #jobs #coralreefalliance #careers #regionaldirector #hawaii #conservation #landandsea #coastalecology #marinebiology

Regional Director, Conservation Programs (Hawai'i) - Coral Reef Alliance

Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is seeking a motivated and resourceful individual to support our work on the Hawai'i Hub Team.

coral.org

Dr Craig R McClain@drcraigmc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Imagine being filmed alive in your own home for the first time in scientific history and the headline is “very ugly.” The goblin shark survives a kilometer down, ambushes prey with a jaw that fires like a slingshot, and predates most “cute” animals. Thankfully, it can’t hear you down there.

This (very ugly) shark has finally been caught on camera in its natural habitat | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Known for its massive retractable jaw, the spooky footage shows the goblin shark lurking deep in the Pacific Ocean.

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MetJam@metjam.co.uk · 4mo ago

Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history.

Spaghetti chart showing Oxford Radcliffe Observatory daily maximum temperatures for every day of the year from 1815 to 2026. 211 years of historical data are shown as very faint grey lines tracing a seasonal cycle from around 5°C in winter to a summer peak of roughly 25–30°C in July and August. A blue smoothed 30-day mean line highlights the average annual temperature cycle. The 2026 line is shown in bold red, running from January through to late May before spiking sharply upward to reach 33.7°C on 26 May, well above the entire historical grey envelope for that time of year. A single dashed red reference line marks the previous May record of 30.6°C set on 29 May 1944. The 2026 reading exceeds this by 3.1°C and, in statistical terms, is the 6th most anomalous maximum temperature in Oxford's 211-year record, ranking as the most anomalous May maximum ever observed and coming within 0.6°C of the all-time June record of 34.3°C set in 1976.
@ntherk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Proud to see this paper from @akopyan.bsky.social's PhD published in Science, with co-first author @fishyomics.bsky.social Silversides adapt across a steep temperature gradient through multiple chromosomal inversions that maintain continuous trait variation rather than simple ecotype switches

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Maria Akopyan, PhD@akopyan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our paper is out in @Science! The Atlantic silverside spans Earth's steepest latitudinal gradient in coastal sea-surface temperature. Despite high gene flow, populations show clinal genetic variation in multiple locally adapted traits. doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Jan Strugnell@janstrugnell.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Check out our new paper 'Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments' led by the fabulous Nadja Schneller @marine-omics.bsky.social @iracooke.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Putting Structural Variants Into Practice: The Role of Chromosomal Inversions in the Management of Marine Environments

Major threats to marine species and ecosystems include overfishing, invasive species, pollution and climate change. The changing climate not only imposes direct threats through the impacts of severe ...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Anna Brüniche-Olsen@annabruniche.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Accurate Runs of Homozygosity Estimation From Low Coverage Genome Sequences in Non-Model Species #popgen #consgen doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Accurate Runs of Homozygosity Estimation From Low Coverage Genome Sequences in Non‐Model Species

Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are increasingly being analysed using whole genome sequences in non-model species as a measure of inbreeding and to assess demographic history, thus providing useful inform...

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El Ess🌻🚫Dominionism@bonnietheconure.bsky.social · 10mo ago

“If a species as iconic as the African penguin is struggling to survive,” said one researcher, “it raises the question of how many other species are disappearing without us even noticing.” www.commondreams.org/news/african...

62,000 African Penguins Starving to Death Highlights Humanity-Driven Extinction Crisis | Common Dreams

A study on starving African penguins highlights the devastating impact of human activity on the planet's biodiversity.

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Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s. This is the power of vaccines. The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer. Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination

Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.

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Rob Larter@polarrobs.bsky.social · 11mo ago

At present the issue is how to reinforce existing infrastructure or fortify shoreline, or relocate, Indigenous villages. In future decades major coastal cities around the world will face the same dilemma. Metres of sea-level rise are committed, even if we succeed in reaching net zero.

The Associated Press@apnews.com · 11mo ago

Storms that battered Alaska’s western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change.

Prof Ian Hall@ianhall.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Climate tipping points are close: scientists urge radical action before it’s too late Tipping point risks are interconnected. Most interactions among them are destabilising, meaning that tipping one system into disaster makes tipping another more likely. theconversation.com/climate-tipp...

Climate tipping points are close: scientists urge radical action before it’s too late

Dangerous climate tipping points will threaten food, water and coastlines. They’re irreversible and only radically accelerated climate action can stop them now.

theconversation.com

Jan Strugnell@janstrugnell.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Couldn't be more proud of my James Cook University honours student, Joshua Lesicar, who has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for 2026. Josh will commence his DPhil at University of Oxford next year! www.jcu.edu.au/news/release...

JCU marine scientist named 2026 Rhodes Scholar

Marine scientist and James Cook University (JCU) climate change researcher Joshua Lesicar will continue his studies at the prestigious University of Oxford after being named a 2026 Australia-at-Large ...

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