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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 5 MIN

Whale Falls: The Deep Ocean's Sunken City

from Intellectually Curious · host Mike Breault

A single whale death seeds a multi-decade, life-filled ecosystem in the dark. We trace the rapid scavenger frenzy, the bone-eating Osedax, and a chemosynthetic web that turns the abyss into a connected, carbon-storing biome—showing how energy flows, not ends, define life in the deep.Note:  This podcast was AI-generated, and sometimes AI can make mistakes.  Please double-check any critical information.Sponsored by Embersilk LLC

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