Shark Week Takeover With Photos By @BrianSkerry ! • • • Like A Living Wreath, Small Fish Encircle

More on phytoplankton to come soon! Check out my first introductory post if you missed it.

Phytoplankton: An overview of the small, plant-like organisms that make the world go round. 

http://becausephytoplankton.blogspot.com/2017/11/what-are-phytoplankton.html?spref=tw

Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Aqua/MODIS via Flickr

Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates

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Annual Arctic sea ice minimum, 1979-2016

Trump’s War on Science continues

Ars Technica

Editorial: Censoring the scientific enterprise, one grant at a time

Recent grant terminations are a symptom of a widespread attack on science.

A mariachi band playing at my host dad’s mom’s 86th birthday party.

Prionace glauca by migueldesigns It’s no exaggeration to say the blue shark is one of the most beautiful sharks swimming in the earth’s waters today. It stands out with its slim, elongated, torpedo-shaped body and beautiful swimming style. Sadly, this shark species is among the most highly fished sharks around. Humans catch it for its fins, meat, oil, and as a display animal because of its beauty. About 10 million blue sharks are killed by humans every year! As a result, this shark is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Blue sharks have a deep blue back with white underbelly, large eyes, and long pectoral fins. It has a particularly strong and unique sense of smell.

Stunning Footage of Sperm Whales Attempting to Communicate With Freedivers Using Clicking Noises

This seems like something everyone should know if they’re in the sciences and/or interested in reading scientific papers.

Top: The Central Bank of Costa Rica in the capital, San José.

Middle: Fountain in San José.

Bottom: Statue of a worker in San José.