@mtw1000.bsky.social
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Bowhead whales live twice as long as humans, and have a unique DNA repair mechanism to avoid cancer. Novel research w U Rochester in collaboration with the Inuit in Alaska.
🧪#cancer
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🧪#cancer
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A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer — NPR
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Bowhead whales live twice as long as humans, and have a unique DNA repair mechanism to avoid cancer. Novel research w U Rochester in collaboration with the Inuit in Alaska.
🧪#cancer
apple.news/Ag-kaIoQ2QSG...
🧪#cancer
apple.news/Ag-kaIoQ2QSG...
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How do whale researchers "catch a breath?" With drones, of course!
#WHOI & New England Aquarium scientists remotely captured blowhole spray from North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay to learn more about their health—without invading their space!
📲Learn more from BBC: go.whoi.edu/bbc-whale
#WHOI & New England Aquarium scientists remotely captured blowhole spray from North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay to learn more about their health—without invading their space!
📲Learn more from BBC: go.whoi.edu/bbc-whale
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How do whale researchers "catch a breath?" With drones, of course!
#WHOI & New England Aquarium scientists remotely captured blowhole spray from North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay to learn more about their health—without invading their space!
📲Learn more from BBC: go.whoi.edu/bbc-whale
#WHOI & New England Aquarium scientists remotely captured blowhole spray from North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay to learn more about their health—without invading their space!
📲Learn more from BBC: go.whoi.edu/bbc-whale
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Bad news in from South Georgia - the population of breeding female elephant seals has nearly halved following a bird flu outbreak on the sub-Antarctic island.
Here's what we know so far...
📸 Connor Bamford
Here's what we know so far...
📸 Connor Bamford
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Bad news in from South Georgia - the population of breeding female elephant seals has nearly halved following a bird flu outbreak on the sub-Antarctic island.
Here's what we know so far...
📸 Connor Bamford
Here's what we know so far...
📸 Connor Bamford
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New research out! 🐬
We tested 16 NZ toothed whale species to see if habitat predicts PFAS levels.
Results:
• Habitat = weak predictor
• Sex & age = stronger predictors
• Even remote oceans aren’t safe from PFAS
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#PFAS #MarineScience #Cetaceans #MAVELab #CERG
We tested 16 NZ toothed whale species to see if habitat predicts PFAS levels.
Results:
• Habitat = weak predictor
• Sex & age = stronger predictors
• Even remote oceans aren’t safe from PFAS
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#PFAS #MarineScience #Cetaceans #MAVELab #CERG
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
New research out! 🐬
We tested 16 NZ toothed whale species to see if habitat predicts PFAS levels.
Results:
• Habitat = weak predictor
• Sex & age = stronger predictors
• Even remote oceans aren’t safe from PFAS
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#PFAS #MarineScience #Cetaceans #MAVELab #CERG
We tested 16 NZ toothed whale species to see if habitat predicts PFAS levels.
Results:
• Habitat = weak predictor
• Sex & age = stronger predictors
• Even remote oceans aren’t safe from PFAS
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
#PFAS #MarineScience #Cetaceans #MAVELab #CERG
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'Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem... @australianmuseum.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social
‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research
The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they accumulate over a lifetime.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
'Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem... @australianmuseum.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
Opinion | How to Use. A.I to Talk to Whales
This is not your average chatbot.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
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New paper on dolphin motor synchrony led by master's student Sam Hill-Cousins with a fantastic team of co-authors @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social @emmachereskin.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social 🐬🐬🐬: Male dolphins use synchrony to both maintain and strengthen their social bonds
rdcu.be/eQ543
rdcu.be/eQ543
Allied male dolphins use synchronous displays to strengthen social bonds in a cooperative context
rdcu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New paper on dolphin motor synchrony led by master's student Sam Hill-Cousins with a fantastic team of co-authors @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social @emmachereskin.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social 🐬🐬🐬: Male dolphins use synchrony to both maintain and strengthen their social bonds
rdcu.be/eQ543
rdcu.be/eQ543
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Do tusk anomalies impact the foraging ecology of narwhals ? To find out, we used stable isotope analyses of museum specimens 🐋🦷 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... photo: Natural History Museum Denmark
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Do tusk anomalies impact the foraging ecology of narwhals ? To find out, we used stable isotope analyses of museum specimens 🐋🦷 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... photo: Natural History Museum Denmark
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🔊 New volume covering oceanic dolphin species
Ridgway & Harrison’s Handbook of Marine Mammals: An expert-written review & fantastic resource for anyone working with/ fascinated by marine mammals 🌊🐬
Our Anders Galatius has contributed the chapters on white-beaked & Atlantic white-sided dolphins 🧪🌏
Ridgway & Harrison’s Handbook of Marine Mammals: An expert-written review & fantastic resource for anyone working with/ fascinated by marine mammals 🌊🐬
Our Anders Galatius has contributed the chapters on white-beaked & Atlantic white-sided dolphins 🧪🌏
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🔊 New volume covering oceanic dolphin species
Ridgway & Harrison’s Handbook of Marine Mammals: An expert-written review & fantastic resource for anyone working with/ fascinated by marine mammals 🌊🐬
Our Anders Galatius has contributed the chapters on white-beaked & Atlantic white-sided dolphins 🧪🌏
Ridgway & Harrison’s Handbook of Marine Mammals: An expert-written review & fantastic resource for anyone working with/ fascinated by marine mammals 🌊🐬
Our Anders Galatius has contributed the chapters on white-beaked & Atlantic white-sided dolphins 🧪🌏
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Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @acs-ps.bsky.social @uhmanoa.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
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Our new paper is out:
"Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic"
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
"Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic"
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic - Communications Biology
Passive acoustic monitoring may inadvertently affect narwhal behavior. Field observations of narwhals in Greenland show they repeatedly interact with seafloor moorings, possibly mistaking them for foo...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our new paper is out:
"Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic"
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
"Repeated narwhal interactions with moorings challenge safety assumptions of passive acoustic monitoring in the Arctic"
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/s...
Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/s...
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Don't just take my word for it ... @stephanielking.bsky.social and Denise Herzing provide insightful comments in this piece: www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-n...
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Don't just take my word for it ... @stephanielking.bsky.social and Denise Herzing provide insightful comments in this piece: www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-n...
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READ: The Trump administration is reportedly planning to open California & other US coasts to more offshore drilling.
In many of these areas, oil drilling development has never occurred – but that soon could change if we don’t speak up in opposition.
https://bit.ly/47FKpyS
In many of these areas, oil drilling development has never occurred – but that soon could change if we don’t speak up in opposition.
https://bit.ly/47FKpyS
Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
READ: The Trump administration is reportedly planning to open California & other US coasts to more offshore drilling.
In many of these areas, oil drilling development has never occurred – but that soon could change if we don’t speak up in opposition.
https://bit.ly/47FKpyS
In many of these areas, oil drilling development has never occurred – but that soon could change if we don’t speak up in opposition.
https://bit.ly/47FKpyS
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After Democrats released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, Republicans on the Oversight Committee released 20,000 additional documents. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/47Ufvl5
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
After Democrats released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, Republicans on the Oversight Committee released 20,000 additional documents. Follow live updates. nyti.ms/47Ufvl5
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No, they really haven't. Calling spectral peaks vowels is as inane as saying that because my washing up gloves are also yellow, they have the same nutritional content as a banana. Zero evidence of vowel-like function. It's pure clickbait, and a new low in irresponsible claims from this group 🙄🐳🦑🧪
CETI scientists have discovered vowel and diphthong-like patterns in sperm whale communication! Read: bit.ly/3WSn9rc
By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva & Shane Gero.
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, @umich.edu, @carleton.ca, @csail.mit.edu
Animation: Meghan Fenske
By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva & Shane Gero.
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, @umich.edu, @carleton.ca, @csail.mit.edu
Animation: Meghan Fenske
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
No, they really haven't. Calling spectral peaks vowels is as inane as saying that because my washing up gloves are also yellow, they have the same nutritional content as a banana. Zero evidence of vowel-like function. It's pure clickbait, and a new low in irresponsible claims from this group 🙄🐳🦑🧪
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First, the Trump administration falsely claimed that offshore wind was “killing whales.” Then, they cut funding to keep whales safe. It’s almost like they don’t care about the climate OR whales?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the…
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
www.canarymedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
First, the Trump administration falsely claimed that offshore wind was “killing whales.” Then, they cut funding to keep whales safe. It’s almost like they don’t care about the climate OR whales?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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A batch of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails released by House Democrats reveals that the late convicted sex offender wrote in 2019 that Donald Trump “knew about the girls” in Epstein’s sex trafficking case.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Trump 'Knew' About Victims
A batch of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails released by House Democrats revealed that Donald Trump "knew about the girls" in the sex trafficking case.
www.rollingstone.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A batch of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails released by House Democrats reveals that the late convicted sex offender wrote in 2019 that Donald Trump “knew about the girls” in Epstein’s sex trafficking case.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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My first #PhD publication is out in Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part D!! 🐋👩🔬
We used #Metabolomics on #HumpbackWhale blubber to investigate their #FastingPhysiology at different stages of #Migration. Here's what we found👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We used #Metabolomics on #HumpbackWhale blubber to investigate their #FastingPhysiology at different stages of #Migration. Here's what we found👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My first #PhD publication is out in Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part D!! 🐋👩🔬
We used #Metabolomics on #HumpbackWhale blubber to investigate their #FastingPhysiology at different stages of #Migration. Here's what we found👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We used #Metabolomics on #HumpbackWhale blubber to investigate their #FastingPhysiology at different stages of #Migration. Here's what we found👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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RESEARCH: Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System. Authors: Josh McInnes & Dr. Andrew Trites (@ubcmarinemammal). journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... via @plosone.org
Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System
West coast transient (mammal-eating) killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) inhabit the California Current off the west coast of North America from southern British Columbia, Canada to southern Cali...
journals.plos.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
RESEARCH: Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System. Authors: Josh McInnes & Dr. Andrew Trites (@ubcmarinemammal). journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... via @plosone.org
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What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic
What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic
Abstract. Gray whales in the eastern North Pacific have been in steep decline for the past six years, and recent estimates of abundance, reproductive outpu
academic.oup.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
What gray whales are telling us about ecosystem change in the Pacific Arctic
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The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
The rarest porpoises on Earth are hanging on
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
www.scientificamerican.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased
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Vaquitas "hanging on" is a fair description. Describing this as a modest increase is not following the science.
From the survey report summary - "There is too much uncertainty in visual estimates to make strong conclusions about a trend in vaquita numbers..."
more quotes to come
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From the survey report summary - "There is too much uncertainty in visual estimates to make strong conclusions about a trend in vaquita numbers..."
more quotes to come
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November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Vaquitas "hanging on" is a fair description. Describing this as a modest increase is not following the science.
From the survey report summary - "There is too much uncertainty in visual estimates to make strong conclusions about a trend in vaquita numbers..."
more quotes to come
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From the survey report summary - "There is too much uncertainty in visual estimates to make strong conclusions about a trend in vaquita numbers..."
more quotes to come
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🐬 #WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh has spent decades cataloging dolphins' signature whistles, which dolphins identify each other, much like human names!
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🐬 #WHOI biologist Laela Sayigh has spent decades cataloging dolphins' signature whistles, which dolphins identify each other, much like human names!
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
📲 Dive into dolphin communication—read or listen to the @wcai-npr.bsky.social story: go.whoi.edu/cai-dolphin
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A new study warns that the international trade in African #hornbills is “terrifying”, with thousands of birds or their parts exported, entirely unregulated. Scientists are calling for increased protection for these key seed dispersers.
With ‘terrifying’ trade in African hornbills, scientists call for increased protection
For millions of years, the African landscape — the rainforests, woodlands, savannas and scrublands — has echoed with the booms and cackles of large, raucous, strange-looking birds: hornbills. When U.S...
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A new study warns that the international trade in African #hornbills is “terrifying”, with thousands of birds or their parts exported, entirely unregulated. Scientists are calling for increased protection for these key seed dispersers.