Dr. Michael Tift

That’s pure love right there!!

New study reveals why seals don't drown Seals can directly sense the oxygen in their own bloodstream, new research in the journal Science finds.

Great work by @chrismcknight.bsky.social and team on the potential for seals to sense oxygen, instead of carbon dioxide as the stimulus to return from a dive to breathe.

Biologists @ 100 The Company of Biologists is committed to championing positive and progressive discovery.​ The last 100 years has been a period characterised ​​by pioneering discovery.​​ The next 100 years promises t...

We're looking forward to the @biologists.bsky.social Biologists @ 100 conference #biologists100 starting on Monday 24 March @ the ACC Liverpool with the
@sebiology.bsky.social satellite and JEB symposium

We hope to see you there!

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Meningeal Lymphatic and Glymphatic Structures in a Pelagic Delphinid (Delphinus delphis) The glymphatic system, an analog of the peripheral lymphatic system in the brain, and the meningeal lymphatic system are critical to central nervous system health. The glymphatic system functions to d...

New publication from our group highlighting the primary structures of the brain lymphatic system in common dolphins. This is the first direct evidence of the brain lymphatic system in a marine mammal.

The brain lymphatic system was only discovered in rodents and humans in 2015!

DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.

Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.

Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.

See how this works?

Scientists work for *years* to get National Science Foundation funding. It’s extremely competitive.

If you do, it pays your students. Pays their rent, food & tuition while they do science in your lab.

Right now, it’s being ripped away for reasons having nothing to do with efficiency or merit.

This is the National Science Foundation. We can’t access #Antarctica without expert pilots, logistics experts, mountaineers, etc. We all bring our skills to bear. I bring being an ice nerd who understands how polar logistics and science teams come together…

There is a prewritten email in the link below to tell your congressman or congresswoman that you support not getting rid of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It’s EASY and FAST. Please help out and share widely.

Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature Use this form to share information with Nature’s news team, or to make suggestions for future coverage.

Use this form to tell us how the new US administration is affecting your research, or suggest future coverage

https://go.nature.com/3EYNA8C

🚨Job Opportunity in Marine Science - Please repost🚨

The University of North Carolina Wilmington Marine Mammal Stranding Program is looking for an Internship Coordinator for our paid summer internship program. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

jobs.uncw.edu/postings/35027

I heard that some of you people prefer to receive your snarky science fact-checking of viral news stories in meme format, and I am here to help.

Trump admin halts NOAA-sponsored studies as DOGE work speeds up The termination orders to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine curtail research on equity in fisheries management and diversity in

Not only is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) important for weather predictions, but they are critical agencies for the protection of marine mammals, and other marine species. This is likely to have long-lasting negative effects for several marine species.

Evidence of propeller wounds on a North Atlantic Right Whale. One of the most endangered marine mammal species on our planet. They need protection. The new administration is dismantling every agency that works to protect them. It would not surprise me if they go extinct in my lifetime, due to humans

🚨Job Opportunity in Marine Science - Please repost🚨

The University of North Carolina Wilmington Marine Mammal Stranding Program is looking for an Internship Coordinator for our paid summer internship program. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

jobs.uncw.edu/postings/35027

The cycling world is at it again! Cyclists are using carbon monoxide inhalation to simulate hypoxia (low oxygen) and cause the body to upregulate red blood cell production.

Hooded seal. Males have a cavity in their nose they can inflate, which comes out of their nostril and looks like a red balloon that they smack against their chin to attract mates and intimidate other males. Also, females only nurse their pups for a total of 4 days before they are weaned!

Spring 2025 semester Lab Goals. Let’s goooo!!

Terrifying

Could I please be added?

Is Climate Change Causing Sharks To Bite Humans? Metro Thinks So Taking public transit reduces greenhouse gas emissions. But does it change shark behavior? Scientists are dubious.

When I moved to DC in 2019, there were ads touting the climate change benefits of taking public transit.

One, which I had to walk by every day, claimed climate change made sharks bite people more. That's nonsense. I investigated.

It turns out this ad was misquoting some of *MY* research!

NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science seeks a candidate for a Research Specialist. The candidate will be employed via a contract to work as part of the Coastal Resilience, Restoration, and Assessment Branch located in Beaufort, North Carolina.

A Steller's sea cow skeleton mounted above dugong and manatee skeletons

Steller's sea cows were utterly enormous - reaching up to 9 metres long. This skeleton in Paris dwarfs the dugong and manatee skeleton below it, and they are pretty big beasts themselves.
Just 27 years after they were first encountered by Europeans in 1741, they were hunted to #extinction.

No, Offshore Wind Isn’t What’s Killing Whales Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all

Posting this again, for reasons. 🧪

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I fear there is deep truth here.

A manatee was found deceased in the Cape Fear off of River Road, what happened? On Tuesday, December 3, UNCW researchers responded to an emaciated manatee who had died in the Cape Fear River. He was found near the waters of the River Lights neighborhood, and they brought him back...

The UNCW Marine Mammal Stranding Program recently responded to a deceased manatee in the Cape Fear River in NC. Click the link to hear the whole story. www.whqr.org/local/2024-1...

Crabeater seal

Active Sound, Antarctica.

15 November 2024: Report of unusual mortality of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) on fast ice at Active Sound (Antarctic region, 56.42°W 63.55°S), at the north tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. Important to rule out highly pathogenic avian influenza. scar.org/library-data...

🚨Graduate student position in animal physiology! Focus is on marine mammals. Please help by retweeting and sharing with interested students. #Marinemammals #physiology

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Yes, please!!

Link to crabeater seal found in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Crabeater seals are usually only found in Antarctica. 😨

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