Lab Notes: What happens when a whale dies?

The largest, deepest and oldest whale graveyard has been found off the coast of Western Australia: teeming with life. 

Jonathan Webb takes a deep dive with environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, into the science behind whale falls and their importance to underwater ecosystems.

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Featuring:

• Peter de Kruijff, environment reporter

Further information:

World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia

A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone

This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.