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Southern California Is the Whale-Skeleton Capital of the World
This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. A pair of scientific surveys recently turned up a few surprises on the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles. First, there were the thousands of naval weapons. And then, researchers found the remains …