A vast whale graveyard found on the bed of the Indian Ocean may represent the deepest and most extensive known accumulation of whale fossils, carcasses, and communities supported by the whale falls, according to a paper in Nature. go.nature.com/4fx8BYt #Paleosky 🌎🧪

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[Photo of the week] The Mexican long-tongued bat relies on its 8-centimeter tongue to pollinate agaves used for tequila and mezcal. While a 700% surge in mezcal demand has expanded agave planting, it drives a decline in wild agaves, threatening this at-risk species. 👉️ mongabay.cc/HjARfu

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This extract from @rossbrooks.co.uk's Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life reveals some of the tensions between the rich complexity of biological reality and the social norms that sought to contain it. yalebooks.co.uk/how-darwin-a... #history #pridemonth #naturalhistory #skystorians

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❄️ In a new collaborative study, WHOI scientists found that bacteria riding on “marine snow” can break down the minerals that help it sink. That means less carbon may reach long-term storage in the deep ocean. 📲Learn more: go.whoi.edu/eco-snow

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For #ArtAdventCalendar day 13, one from my 2018 Turbulent Skies Project. I Can See It…With My Imagination 44x60 112×152cm Oil on Canvas 2018

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