Sedimentary DNA Insights into Holocene Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) Populations and Ecology Reveal Evolutionary Trends in the Ross Sea, Antarctica nature.com/articles/s4146…

Scientists Uncover the Secret Lives of Ancient Antarctic Penguins and Seals, Revealing Clues About Past Climate and Ecosystems nationaltribune.com.au/secret-lives-o…

The Otago Daily Times nicely covered our southern elephant seal #ancientDNA paper. You can read our Global Change Biology paper here (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…) & The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand piece here (theconversation.com/southern-eleph…). #FossilFriday University of Otago Griffith University

The Commission for the Conservation of #Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) invites applications for the position of Executive Secretary. More information: bit.ly/4hSUslT #Antarctica #InternationalCooperation #CCAMLR #Hobart #Tasmania

Such a useful paper demonstrating how to do influenza diagnostics. Very relevant for all those setting up HPAI screening in Antarctica, or new to the field. 👉nature.com/articles/s4146…

Detailed assessment of skua HPAI related mortality in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica. Critically, show the utility of rapid tests and concordance with PCR testing. 👉biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

What do we know about wild bird associated "pathogens" (noting that not all microbes are pathogens!)? For some more than others, but suitable habitat index + climatic factors played crucial roles in shaping the distribution of pathogens 👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Outcomes from our expedition onboard the MV Argus - Using a lab-in-a-suitcase to detect and sequence HPAI H5N1 in real time whilst in Antarctica! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mr…

SCAR’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Action Group is looking for 2 Deputy Chief Officers and 4 Steering Group Members. Help shape EDI efforts across the SCAR community —apply by 31 May 2025. ➡️ scar.org/scar-news/grou…

Rain is becoming a deadly threat to Antarctic penguins. 🐧🌧️ Chicks aren't waterproof — when rain soaks their fluffy down, many don't survive the cold. On the warming Antarctic Peninsula, rain could triple by 2100, putting entire colonies at risk. 🌧️🐧 nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-…

NEW PAPER in #ornithology provides a tool to inspect connectivity of #seabirds and other marine megafauna in the #oceans: buff.ly/C2ZBHwD Tool is here: buff.ly/Mh64gTo

🌍🦠 AviFluMap is now live! This tool helps track & respond to H5 bird flu in Australia’s wild birds. Key features include mapping migratory routes, flu outbreaks, & bird species risk. Check it out at: hpairisk.deakin.edu.au #EAAFP #AviFluMap #H5BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza

The International Symposium on Avian Influenza is coming up soon, and really looking forward to meeting colleagues again. If you cant make it in person, fear not, we will be fully hybrid! 👉AvianInfluenzaSymposium.com

Federation University Australia has been ranked among the top 10 per cent of universities globally for overall sustainable development and the top 25 universities for gender equality in the latest Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. federation.edu.au/about/news/med…

Antarctica’s long isolation can trigger “winter-over syndrome”—irritability, insomnia, even cognitive issues. Mental health is a major focus for those overwintering. yahoo.com/lifestyle/arti…

More viral genomes from the Antarctic Peninsula - these from skuas on James Ross Island sampled in 2024. Figures are absent from the article (??) 👉wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31… ? Suspect its sequences from outbreak reported in: frontiersin.org/journals/veter…

🌊 Calling all seabird scientists, researchers & conservationists! 🐦 Shape the future of seabird science at WSC 4: “Wings of Adaptation: Seabirds in a Changing Climate.” 📝 Proposals due 1 Aug 2025 📍 Hobart, Tasmania | 7–11 Sept 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4e6wQdc #SeabirdScience

Best conference for early career researchers in Australia working on microbes (viruses, bacteria, fubgi) and sequencing!!!

🦭I am so happy to share our newly published article "The knowledge of tuberculosis in pinnipeds", out today in Mammal Review Mammal Society. You can access and read it for free at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

Bird flu is on the move, even in Antarctica. Scientists used portable genomics tools to track H5N1 aboard a research vessel. 🧬 RNA extraction with Bento Lab 🧬 Detected high-path H5N1 strain 🧬 Sequenced genome at sea 🔗 Read more: bento.bio/story/tracking…