It was a humbling experience as my two teammates and I made our way through smoke-filled shipping containers in an effort to find and extinguish the blaze.

Freaking epic.

There’s an irony in traveling to other people’s idea of paradise to spend the week practicing how to escape sinking ships and extinguish fires. Oh well 💅

Updates from the life rafts soon! ⚓️

The native bees finally got legal rights in Peru last month to protect their right to exist. I’m still waiting to see how a lawyer subpoenas a swarm of angry invasive hybrids.

Sometimes travel is really about being able to notice the invisible “glue” species—the ones that hold environments together—before the data gap loses them entirely. 🌿

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So I guess sometimes the tools we dismiss are the only things loud enough to be heard by the law? 🐝⚖️

Two years ago, I argued in a grad debate that we should never communicate with robots. Now, I’m looking at bee-trained LLMs as an intriguing way to bridge the gap between ecological stressors and a human courtroom.

#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Whale #HumpbackWhale #Antarctica

Spindle cells were once thought to be unique to humans and great apes. Finding them in whales suggests that complex social emotions and empathy evolved in the ocean far earlier than they did on land.

Those sounds are actually used to defend territories and navigate. Some scientists believe the seals might have a cognitive "map" of the ice that is more detailed than our GPS.

Ah I see what you mean now that you mention it, but ultimately still stunning. I would love to get more into underwater photography with some better equipment than a GoPro alone.

That lighting! How does one know whether the crab is right- or left-handed? Is it the size of their claw?

💡 Post-dive: Mystery solved when I removed my BCD. My weights were sitting right there… in an EMPTY tank holder. I was so focused on everyone else’s gear, I skipped my own final check. Lesson learned: The last gear you check is YOUR OWN. 🙏

Have you ever had a diving oversight like this? Tell me! 👇

💪 Crisis mode initiated. I remember I’d put emergency weights into my fellow DM’s pockets. I signal “weight” to her, she flashes back “cool!” 🤦‍♂️ I finally stop her, extract a weight from her pocket, and slip it into mine. Instant relief and a safe ascent secured. 😮‍💨 (3/4)