Tag Archives: whales

Whale barnacles

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Mara Grunbaum

I have a new story up on Scienceline on whale barnacles. Namely: How on Earth do barnacles get onto whales in the first place? The ocean is huge, barnacle larvae are tiny, whales are rare — it seems, as marine … Continue reading →

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Scavengers brave dead zones for fleshy feast

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Mara Grunbaum

Strange things happen at the bottom of the ocean. Cryptic tubeworms feast on sunken whale bones, furry crabs crawl around seeping geothermal vents, and the bug-eyed, polka-dotted glass squid has the audacity to exist. Now, researchers have discovered that even … Continue reading →

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Scientists have literary moments too

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Mara Grunbaum

Science papers can be pretty dry. It’s only natural: they have to present a lot of technical information, they use the specialized language that people in the field understand, and there are often tons of numbers. It’s hard to write … Continue reading →

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