In the summer of 2025, I traveled to Brazil to learn how marine mammals are studied both during their lives and after their death. Along the way, I worked with whale and dolphin researchers, learned how brains are collected and preserved for research, assisted with the rehabilitation of an injured seal, and gained a firsthand look at neuroscience beyond the lab.

More stories, photos, and field notes coming soon.

Coming Soon

• How are dolphin skeletons cleaned?

• Baby seal rehabilitation and release

• Cleaning the jawbone of a humpback whale

• What happens during a whale stranding?

• Inside the brain of a baby humpback whale