Bowhead whale faeces link increasing algal toxins in the Arctic to ocean warming - Nature An analysis of bowel samples from bowhead whales collected yearly from 2004–2022 indicates increasing algal toxin concentrations in Arctic food webs due to warming ocean conditions.

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New study in Nature looks at the levels of #algealtoxins in the #whalepoop of
205 #bowheadwhale harvested over a 19-year period. They found statistically significant evidence that climate change is associated w/ increased exposure to toxin

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Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

Whale poop is a natural fertilizer that keeps the ocean alive: The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

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Further coverage of the #synthetic #whalepoop, this time by vice

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Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean The artificial waste could fertilize the ocean and sequester carbon

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#whalepoop can fertilize pytoplankton blooms, which can cause #carbonsequestration. We have a lot fewer whales thsn in the past, and these folks think simulated whale poop should be used to help the plankton

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Ambergris is a rare form of sperm whale poop and has many uses such as being burned as incense, used as an aphrodisiac, as medicine, a lubricant for factory machinery, burned to light homes and city streets, to make perfumes, and more. #science #sciencefacts #ambergris #spermwhales #whalepoop

Ambergris is a rare form of sperm whale poop and has many uses such as being burned as incense, used as an aphrodisiac, as medicine, a lubricant for factory machinery, burned to light homes and city streets, to make perfumes, and more.

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