Photo by John Durban from right here. The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind by Ed Yong Sorry not sorry about the back-to-back #whalelife content lately, but covering this is one part follow-up story one part redemption so buckle up for some totally uncharacteristic toilet talk. I've already written at length about the wonders of... Continue Reading →
Rad diagram from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Fish Eggs Can Hatch After Being Eaten and Pooped Out by Ducks" But actually, let me provide this wonderful slice of science with some context. You see, there's been an unresolved question about how fish colonize and populate isolated bodies of water for some... Continue Reading →
Image by Keri Wilk, but I think these guys own it? And I got it from here, so who knows. Nature's Solution to Climate Change Writing about the whales last week reminded me of this great article from December last year that I was planning to do a longer write-up on, but then promptly forgot... Continue Reading →
Image from here. Blown Away: Measuring Hormones from Whale Blow at Sea “'For the first time, we don’t have to wait around for these whales to poop,' said Dr. Scott Kraus, vice president and senior science advisor at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium." [Emphasis added] That right there... Continue Reading →
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