Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueDr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Weddell seal pups can be curious if you’re sitting next to them quietly. Here, we were collecting a scat sample and the little one leaned a bit closer to see what I was doing. Permit # ACA 2025-010, AMLR LARUE2025 🧪🌎🦑🦊 1034754
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueDr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 02/06/2026We can track emperor penguins’ behavior… in the dark! During winter! When it’s just the males incubating eggs! This new tech gives us a leg up in understanding this iconic species 🌎🧪🦉🦑 Press release here: www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve... 06916
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Once upon a time 3 wks ago we checked little penguin nest boxes & found a way-too-big egg inside one. Curious. Weird. Trickery? Who knows. Mystery didn’t last long - following week we found this paradise duck far too proud of herself AS SHE SHOULD BE but invading a penguin home nonetheless 🦉🌎🧪🦑 0658
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueAlex Pritchard (he/him) @pritcharda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ooooo, thanks for sharing! Here are my votes! 131
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Not that anyone asked but here are my votes for NZ Bird Of The Year 🧪🦑🌎🦉 1230
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRuen_ootpinguwalda @nootpinguwalda.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Our kingdom likes this. Greetings, Ocean!static.klipy.comPingu's Enthusiastic ApplauseALT: Pingu's Enthusiastic Applause 0122
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"By threatening to surveil scholars...detain scientists, and uproot scientists’ families, such policies chill speech, force conformity, and...disrupt the free exchange of ideas. Under these conditions, many scholars in the US have changed their research focus." www.science.org/eprint/CBDR2...science.orgFree inquiry depends on freedom of movementStarting in May 2025, the US government implemented an immigration policy that targeted noncitizen researchers for visa denials, visa revocations, detention, and deportation on the basis of the topics... 073
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NZ PENGUIN OF THE YEAR IS HERE TEAM 🦉🌎🦑🧪 www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...rnz.co.nzMeet the 2026 Penguin of the YearOcean is a one-eyed kororā, who's gone from rescue and rehabilitation, to taking out the National Aquarium's top penguin title. 15116
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/09/2026There's A LOT of ways the Trump admin is currently attacking & decimating American science. Here's a breakdown of what they are doing, and what you can do about it. 🧵 5370242
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueMichael Plank @michaelplanknz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comFirst H5 bird flu death of endangered Australian sea lion recorded amid fears for small populationSouth Australian authorities say case discovered on Kangaroo Island is first for species of which less than 12,000 animals remain 01214
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This represents a fun & serendipitous project about spy satellites, mutual friendship and penguins (1/n)… science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... 🦉🌎🧪🦑science.nasa.govA Changing World for Emperor Penguins - NASA ScienceExperts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past. 23015
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueMichelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New dashboard up for HPAI in Oceania and parts of SE Asia. 👉 avianfluwatch.org 12116
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Very cool use of satellites to learn about penguin diet 🧪🌎🦑🦉 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...discoverwildlife.comScientists looked at Antarctica from the air. What they saw has them worried | Discover WildlifeUsing satellite and drone images to analyse Adélie penguin guano, researchers discovered that the seabirds eat more fish when there is more sea ice and more krill when there was less ice. Here's why t... 25723
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueBirds New Zealand (OSNZ) @birdsnewzealand.bsky.social · 15/07/2026News just in: H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) has arrived in NZ. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/h5-b... We encourage you to look out for groups of sick/dead birds and report these to the MPI hotline ☎️ 0800 80 99 66. To keep safe and support detection: www.mpi.govt.nz/biosecurity-...beehive.govt.nz 24650
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 15/07/2026And there it is. HPAI in NZ. 🌎🧪🦉🦑 www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ...rnz.co.nzSeabird found on Wellington beach tests positive for H5 bird fluBird flu has been detected in New Zealand. 0177
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueGrant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 08/07/2026“We think about Antarctica and Antarctic research as happening in the continent itself, but we don't think about all the organisation, planning, preparation, training and education that has to happen before a single person goes south to work,” – nice article, incl. #Christchurch #NZ jobs and 💰 0122
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Way to go, Gabriela! www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve... 🧪🌍canterbury.ac.nzUC research reveals scale of Christchurch's Antarctic workforce | UCNew research reveals the full scale of Christchurch's Antarctic workforce and the priorities needed to support its future as an Antarctic gateway city. 061
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This was a fun conversation - thanks so much, Andrew! 🌎🧪🦊🦉🦑 www.sierraclub.org/sierra/adven...sierraclub.orgAdventures in Animal MiscastingResearchers call out wildlife mistakes in movie magic 0214
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 03/06/2026And here’s a direct link to our new work out in RSEC about tracking emperor penguins in the winter. Please check it out and spread the word! 🦑🦉🧪🌎 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.comTracking Wintertime Behaviour of Emperor Penguins Using High‐Resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar ImageryUsing 25–30 cm Umbra synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery combined with ground validation of our observations, we introduce a method to track the phenology of emperor penguins during the Antarctic .... 0398
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 02/06/2026We can track emperor penguins’ behavior… in the dark! During winter! When it’s just the males incubating eggs! This new tech gives us a leg up in understanding this iconic species 🌎🧪🦉🦑 Press release here: www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-eve... 06916
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 01/06/2026happy Pride Eve to all the people who are about to paraphrase this tweet from 2022 or repost it with my name removed as if it’s a thought they just had themselves 581803182
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Can I just say how proud I am of amazing people I get to call my friends and colleagues who just won TWO EMMY AWARDS for Secrets of the Penguins. Here’s Sara being an award winning cinematographer. 🦑🦉🧪🌎 46911
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Here's one for you: our paper has been sent to three journals over the course of nine months... without a full review. The first journal found ONE person. The last journal tried 15 times and no dice. What on earth. Anyone want to read a paper about emperor penguins? 🦉🦑🌍🧪 1916253
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 21/05/2026oceanographicmagazine.com/news/failure... 🧪🌎🦉🦑oceanographicmagazine.comFailure to act on Antarctica leaves Emperor penguin out in the cold - OceanographicNations governing Antarctica met in Hiroshima but failed to grant the emperor penguin Specially Protected Species status. 12413
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I squealed when I heard this yesterday 🌎🧪🦊 48918
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRuePolar Geospatial Center @polargeospatial.bsky.social · 13/04/2026🧊 PGC is currently seeking a University of Minnesota graduate student in GIS or related field to join our team starting this summer! Support polar science, build geospatial skills, and grow professionally. Position open until filled. 💼 $29.41, tuition benefits & more www.pgc.umn.edu/careers/stud... 011
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueCilla Wehi @cillaw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026A great read on NZ’s current science strategy. 0108
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueSarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 11/04/2026Just a reminder that we can fund science, and save the earth, and feed everyone, and have health care and housing too. All those things are within our reach, together. 5925297
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueProf. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Humanity did that. Science did that. Publicly-funded research did that. Excellent universities did that. Diversity did that. International cooperation did that. Artemis II is a perfect example of what we can do at our best. Welcome home, Integrity crew! 3253161413
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Science is good. We should fund it. 134125832516
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueNicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026As the Integrity crew splashed down TO THE MINUTE of their estimated arrival and hit the BULLSEYE, this is a reminder that Katherine Johnson was an absolute genius. My God. #NASA #ArtemisII 253842879
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRuePaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 11/04/2026Now that's a beautiful sight 553969395
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Awesome piece covering my great colleague, Dr Rachel Hickcox’s work on little penguins! 🌎🧪🦉🦑 oceanographicmagazine.com/features/lit...oceanographicmagazine.comLittle birds, big fight: A tale of New Zealand's little blue penguinsThe Edges of Earth team find themselves, this month, clinging to the edge of a cliff, counting New Zealand's little blue penguins. 36118
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRuePoint Blue Conservation Science @pointblue.bsky.social · 23/03/2026🐧🌎🦉🧪💻 Tune in on Thursday, April 9th! Point Blue’s Chief Science Officer, Grant Ballard will be giving a virtual presentation on Adélie #Penguins: Their Past, Present and Future in a Changing #Antarctica. Learn more: shorturl.at/q7YkT 0156
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueEos @eos.org · 24/03/2026In new research, @ptfretwell.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk discovered emperor #penguin molting sites in satellite images—sites threatened by the disappearance of sea ice. 🐧🧊🧪 Comments from @drmichellelarue.bsky.social at Univ. of Canterbury; story by @andrewchapman.bsky.social. eos.org/articles/shr...eos.orgShrinking Sea Ice Is Ruffling Emperor Penguins’ Feathers - EosA scientist stumbled upon evidence of penguin molting sites in satellite data, but the sea ice these birds rely on is disappearing. 0218
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 13/02/2026Abolish ice www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...nytimes.comAgents Suspended After Their Story of Shooting an Immigrant Falls Apart 29828
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/01/2026RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! 🧪✊🔬 March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC. We're mobilizing the fight for science and democracy. In the face of assaults on our families, freedoms, and futures, we're taking back science! Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (linked in bio) 213770
Reposted by Dr Michelle LaRueJennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026If you need good news: highly endangered North Atlantic Right Whales are having lots of babies suddenly. 21 mother-calf pairs have been recorded so far, double last season! Endangered by fishing lines and ship strikes, less than 400 remain. But this is hopeful news www.wired.com/story/a-nort...wired.comA North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at RiskResearchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. It’s an encouraging sign for a species whose population is estimated to be below 400. 114145
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Senators Klobuchar and Smith need to sign on to this immediately. 03810
Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 25/01/2026FIGHT. Show up in any way you can. Call senators. Call congresspeople. Send supplies, donate, protest, make signs, make food, do what you can when you can. Our rights are worth fighting for. #abolishice 1124