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This Whale Died Decades Ago. Its Carcass Is Now the Ocean’s Hottest Housing Complex.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 2009, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovered (what is likely) the 16-foot-long carcass of a gray whale ...
The New York Times

A Diver Visited a Fallen Whale. When He Returned, It Was Gone.

A sunken calf’s disappearance created a mystery in murky waters near San Diego. Trilobites A sunken calf’s disappearance created a mystery in murky waters near San Diego. Credit... Supported by Text ...
Nature

Bone-Eating Worms and Whale-Fall Ecosystems

Bone-eating worms, belonging to the genus Osedax, represent a remarkable example of evolutionary adaptation to ephemeral deep-sea habitats. These specialised annelids colonise the bones of beached ...
Yahoo

This Whale Died Decades Ago. Its Carcass Is Now the Ocean’s Hottest Housing Complex.

When a large marine mammal like a whale dies, its body drifts to the ocean floor in a process known as whale fall. For more than a decade, a succession of sea creatures will live off of the whale’s ...
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This Whale Died Decades Ago. Its Carcass Is Now the Ocean’s Hottest Housing Complex.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: We all know about the circle of life, but understanding the life-and-death engine that fuels the Earth and actually seeing it in action are two very ...