Wexford Harbor was the site of a famous blue whale stranding 25 March 1891... the skeleton that now hangs in the cathedral of science: Natural History Museum, London.

Google translate: "Always so forked"

The so-called “Monster Shrimp” is the larval stage of the deep sea-dwelling Cerataspis monstrosa.

#cerataspismonstrosa #deepseacreatures #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

Yes. Generally there is a slight bias for more male births overall (like in humans, around 51-52%), but on top of this is a tendency for longer females to have more female births and shorter females to have more male births.

UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.
This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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Yes. It's a very good and clear guide for ID (albeit before some new species were recognised).

Which whale species did I see? Leatherwood et al. (1982, p. 10) is hard to beat...

Woah this is wild. Non-student Nazi sympathizer interrupts Univ Washington lecture and gets chased out of campus by students and professor.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/h...

Weber State University in Utah was set to host a conference this week on "Navigating the Complexities of Censorship.”

Then, the conference got ... censored.

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www.sltrib.com/amplify-utah...

In awe of this absolute power move. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...

My absolute favorite part of the Field Museum's "What the Fish?" podcast was the episode where the ichthyologists discussed eating their study fish, and the paleoichtyologist explained that her study fish tastes like dirt. 💙 🪨

Very common here as well (Olympic National Park, USA), but I can't remember which two species tend to be close together in pairs.

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

I absolutely adore the 404 page for the @financialtimes.com

Ha ha ha!!! Brake fluid maybe...

There is time to urge a change to the current #GRFP solicitation ( #NSF 25-547 ): reverse the eligibility restrictions and ensure applicants (including 2nd year PhD students) have a fair chance in the competition.

Feel free to sign and share this open petition:
laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

I own a Nissan Leaf, a relatively cheap electric car. It does not need maintenance at anywhere near the level or expense of a gas car. The dealer is desperately sending emails that says "Your electric car needs some maintenance"

A little bit of coverage of our paper in @nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Real, but I assume predatory.

I've been proud to serve as the faculty leader for this effort. It has been a pleasure to interact with passionate students and emerging science communicators for many years now! We publish annually. I encourage you to check out past issues and follow! @uwsafs.bsky.social @trevorabranch.bsky.social

The paper itself is actually quite a good review. Other than the author name and affiliation, could have been published in a real journal...

It's actually a very well written expose of predatory journals, published in one... brilliant work. Other than the hilarious name and address of the author, seems legit.

Congrats CD on your well-earned achievement!

(This is _actually_ on the "journal" website)

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My wife took this video of a boisterous bottlenose dolphin in Monterey Bay, CA. At the very end this lunatic breached parallel to the boat and actually brushed against my wife’s shoulder on the way back down. At that moment, it had to be at 10-12 feet in the air. A super rare encounter! 🦑