My own literary-inspired travels in Monterey, California last spring, following in the footsteps of Steinbeck and Ricketts, were a real highlight of my recent adventures.
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I love a happy ending.
If you’re confused about which way the clocks go in which season, here’s an easy mnemonic:
SPRING: your phone will do it for you
FALL: your phone will do it for you
TNF Scotland: 'Long Covid, long consequences: study highlights condition's devastating impact'
'People suffering with long Covid in Scotland are being pushed into poverty, a landmark new report has found'
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Thanks Jen! I'm looking forward to the next milestones in their efforts to raise and release sunflower stars.
It was a pleasure to visit Sunflower Star Laboratory in April, then write this for New Scientist.
Yet another sea otter, floating on its back with its eyes closed, lifting a mussel to its mouth.
It was a pleasure to chat with scientists from @montereybayaquarium.org and write about these findings for BBC Wildlife magazine's website. Hanging out with the sea otters of Monterey was no hardship either.
A pale sea otter looks around from in amongst the kelp.
A recent study has linked this rise to the increased abundance of mussels following the loss of ochre stars to sea star wasting disease, and changes in urchin availability.
A sea otter lying on its back eating a mussel, with another mussel on its stomach.
The number of sea otters along Monterey Peninsula has recently increased, exceeding the number scientists thought the environment could support.
I'm very much looking forward to reading this.
This is happening, right now.
The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct.
Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope.
🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.
When a humpback calf decides you're worth a closer look... it’s more than just a moment, it’s life-changing. 🐋✨ Happy #WorldWhaleDay - here’s to protecting our oceans giants and the world they call home 🌊 #marinelife
The tail flukes of a humpback whale lifted high out of the water on a sunny day in Baja, Mexico.
Happy #WorldWhaleDay! Wind and rain in Hawaii made whale watching tricky this afternoon, so here's a humpback whale from earlier this month in Baja instead.
