Megavertebrate:
When a scientist is writing a scientific paper we look for that one quintessential figure that tells the whole story. Other figures are ancillary to fill in the specifics but the 'cardinal figure' is where all the meat of the...
Posted on May 5, 2008 2:47 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
One of the challenges of deep coral research is convincing people that deep corals form habitat for other animals, animals of particular concern, like fish or crabs, or endangered species like the Hawaiian Monk Seal. Precious coral beds with...
Posted on April 29, 2008 2:16 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Did you know that the U.S. government has allowed the practice of shark-finning for several years? You might have thought this was a practice relegated to Asian countries, where shark fins are used in a local soup. In the past,...
Posted on April 24, 2008 8:50 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
According to CNN.com, the Nisshin Maru, a japanese whaling ship, returned from the "field season" with only half its intended sample size for its scientific whaling. "Japan's top whaling ship returned to port Tuesday, leading a fleet that killed just...
Posted on April 15, 2008 5:41 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Do you remember the Great Turtle Race? It was one year ago. A dozen satellite tagged sea turtles went to sea. But what happened to those turtles? How far did they go? What did they do after reaching the 'finish line' ?
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Posted on April 9, 2008 5:31 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Just in time for the big Spring Thaw, grab your Avenging Narwhal Playset! "The narwhal is an arctic-dwelling whale that has been called "the unicorn of the sea" due to its long pointy tusk. There is debate about the true...
Posted on April 6, 2008 9:56 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
CNN.com reports: "Those favoring the removal say the sea lions are damaging salmon runs listed under the Endangered Species Act and protected at great expense. The states estimate the sea lions eat up to about 4 percent of the spring...
Posted on April 2, 2008 8:37 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A species of holothurian, Pannychia, swarms a whale fecal mound in the abyssal Pacific. When Miriam visited me last week at MBARI, we discussed over lunch my current "great" hypothesis. Every scientist has them...these are the hypotheses that are high...
Posted on April 1, 2008 4:01 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Catherine Brahic reports on some interesting new research in an online article at New Scientist:""There are certain limits on swimming speed that are imposed irrespective of power," explains Iosilevskii. One of these is the frequency at which the swimmers can...
Posted on March 28, 2008 9:49 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
... the northern and southern hemispheres. Scene from Strange Wilderness. Click here for hilarious movie trailer....
Posted on March 27, 2008 11:45 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
