LOL those octopuses, always the jokesters of the aquarium. This latest prank by a meddlesome octopod in a southern California aquarium will be the talk of the “water” cooler for months! LOL those octopuses, always the jokesters of the aquarium. This latest prank by a meddlesome octopod in a southern California aquarium will be the talk of the "water" cooler for months!
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Totally NSFW! Totally NSFW! By Dr. M, on  February 27th, 2009  3 comments  Adaptations, Biodiversity, Critters, Expeditions, Life Science, New Research, New Species, Seamount, TGIF: Pictures & Movies  Seamount, video The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently unleashed their new YouTube Channel. Of course it features Macropinna but you can also see Humboldt squid. A new video (below) on Davidson Seamount that discusses research I have been involved with was just uploaded today. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently unleashed their new YouTube Channel. . . . → Read More: MBARI YouTube Channel
By Dr. M, on February 27th, 2009 44 comments - (Comments are closed) Bringin' It, Conservation & Environment, Megavertebrate, Vessels and Equipment conservation, law, marine conservation, ocean, ramming, sea shepard, vessels, video, whale In looking over Swimming With Sharks, I came across this video of Sea Shepard ramming a Japanese whaling ship. Appalled is the best word I can think of to describe my reaction. I am no whale hugger (Give me invertebrates or give me death!) but of course those big charismatic megafauna are worthy of . . . → Read More: Sea Shepard: Only Making Matters Worse
By Kevin Zelnio, on February 27th, 2009 Leave a comment Ramblings Darwin Beard Challenge, Southern Fried Science The Great Darwin Beard Challenge Week 2 is hosted at Southern Fried Science! Click over to Southern Fried Science to find out the results of Week 2! The Great Darwin Beard Challenge Week 2 is hosted at Southern Fried Science! By Peter Etnoyer, on February 26th, 2009 6 comments Books/Media, New Research, Scientist!, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Medusa, National Geographic, screen saver, tgif, wallpaper National Geographic is advertising “Into the Abyss” with a website that includes some sweet pelagic wallpaper, like this Atolla sp. medusa that now adorns my laptop. The previous subsea landscape from Antarctica was enduring. It lasted a full three months, but the close-ups of Celebes Sea zooplankton are tough to beat. “Into the Abyss” . . . → Read More: TGIF: Wallpaper Alert
By Dr. M, on February 26th, 2009 One comment Books/Media, Cephalopods!, Scientist! Books, Cambridge, Cephalopod, conservation, limpets, marine biology A teacher, leader, champion, and scientist. 24 August 1928 — 1 January 2009 It is with great sadness that I post this from the Other 95%… I received the sad news today that Martin Wells, imminent biologist, one of the founders of Churchill College at the University of Cambridge and, a great friend of the . . . → Read More: Martin Wells
By Dr. M, on February 25th, 2009 3 comments Bringin' It, Gadgets & Gear amputee, mermaid, prosthetic, special effects Nadya Vessey's prosthetic tail is mostly constructed from wetsuit fabric and plastic molds, and covered in a digitally printed sock. (Credit: stuff.co.nz) From CNET… Good: double amputee gets prosthetic legs so she can walk. Better: double amputee gets realistic-looking mermaid tail so she can swim. Awesome: it’s developed and built by Weta, the special-effects company . . . → Read More: Wanna Be A Mermaid?
By Peter Etnoyer, on February 24th, 2009 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Biodiversity, Books/Media, Ramblings, Scientist! atlantis, google earth, Google Ocean, matt damon, yonaguni Having ignored the myriad blog postings about people using Google Earth’s new ocean layer to discover Atlantis, and tracking about 20 different ridiculous stories, I finally had to ask, “What is it with these people?” Don’t they know Atlantis is in the Bahamas? Even Matt Damon knows that. As IF there’s only one Atlantis. . . . → Read More: Another Atlantis discovered on YouTube
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