Your Happiness Kills Crustaceans
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By , on July 19th, 2010 2 comments   Biodiversity, Critters, Dumping, Life Science, New Research, Zooplankton   , , , , , , , , , ,  

Figure 2 from paper: Mean average phototaxis and geotaxis score of E. marinus exposed to varied concentrations of serotonin (n = 20 per treatment) over a 3-week period. Error bars to one standard deviation. *Significance compared with control determined by Mann–Whitney and Bonferroni correction p < 0.0125. Nearly 30-90% of the pharmaceuticals we digest are . . . → Read More: Your Happiness Kills Crustaceans

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Update on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean
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By , on July 19th, 2010 Leave a comment   Biodiversity, Critters, Expeditions, New Research, Seamount   , , , , , , , , ,  

This is a perspective view of the Kawio Barat (West Kawio) seamount looking from the northwest. The underwater volcano rises around 3,800 meters from the seafloor. Credit: Image courtesy of INDEX 2010: "Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region." The join Indonesia – U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia mapped . . . → Read More: Update on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean

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Fail Boat Sets Fail Again
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By , on July 19th, 2010 One comment   Uncategorized   , ,  

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Paul the Psychic Octopus
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By , on July 17th, 2010 10 comments   Cephalopods!, Weird   , , , ,  

I have to post about this so that I can get it out of my system. Has anyone else been obsessed with “Paul the psychic octopus”? It’s the only reason I paid any attention to the World Cup hoopla (no offence to the football/soccer fans). I don’t think I watched any actual games during these . . . → Read More: Paul the Psychic Octopus

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The Oil Has Stopped Flowing in the Gulf
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By , on July 15th, 2010 5 comments   Oil Spills   ,  

After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons of crude, the oil spill is stopped.  Will it last?  Is the spill really over? How long will it be before we can say the effects of the oil spill to the Gulf are over? Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons of . . . → Read More: The Oil Has Stopped Flowing in the Gulf

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More Decor for My Office
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By , on July 15th, 2010 One comment   Carnivals & Link Love, Fish, Gadgets & Gear   ,  

A limited edition print of the comic How the male angler fish gets completely screwed signed by the artist only $25 Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}A limited edition print of the comic How the male angler fish gets completely screwed signed by the artist only $25 Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

Are We Losing Interest in the Oil Spill?
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By , on July 15th, 2010 2 comments   Oil Spills    

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The Awesomesauce That is SHARKTOPUS, the SyFy Original Movie!
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By , on July 15th, 2010 7 comments   Megavertebrate, TGIF: Pictures & Movies   , , ,  

So bad its gotta be good! Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}So bad its gotta be good! Broadcast . . . → Read More: The Awesomesauce That is SHARKTOPUS, the SyFy Original Movie!

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Determining the Fate of Carbon in a Mixotrophic Anemone
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By , on July 15th, 2010 Leave a comment   Adaptations, New Research   , , , , , , , , , ,  

It has been known for a long time that some anemones form symbiotic relationships with Zooxanthellae. For a while it was assumed that the anemones mainly persisted by utilizing carbon translocated from its symbionts, called autotrophy, but they can may supplement this by heterotrophic feeding on plankton. A study by Bachar and colleagues followed . . . → Read More: Determining the Fate of Carbon in a Mixotrophic Anemone

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How to Retard Scientific Progress
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By , on July 12th, 2010 9 comments   Ramblings   , , , , , , , ,  

I found a great quote and analogy from an essay published in Current Biology by Peter Lawrence titled The Mismeasurement of Science. This essay takes a look at how science is measured and examines the use of impact factors and other metrics that measure scientific progress for individual scientists, academic departments and institutions. The quote . . . → Read More: How to Retard Scientific Progress

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