Follow the New Highly Allochthonous!
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Blog friends and geo-geeks Anne and Chris of Highly Allochthonous have moved their blog from ScienceBlogs to a new domain. Make you sure you update your links! If you haven’t been following their excellent geology and hydrology posts for the last couple years then you’ve been hiding under a rock! (drumroll please) Also, make sure … . . . → Read More: Follow the New Highly Allochthonous!

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Rap Guide to Evolution!
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If you are not following Mark Pallen’s Rough Guide to Evolution blog, shame on you! (apparently, and sadly, his blog hasn’t been updated since Jan. 2010) Also, check out his book, which I have yet to read but heard wonderful things about! . . . → Read More: Rap Guide to Evolution!

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Oil Spill Update July 11, 2010
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This one-year projection of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will ruin your day. Oil is now seeping in New Orleans’ Lake Pontchartrain and tarballs wash ashore in Galveston. NOAA says 60-80% chance of oil spill hitting Keys and South Florida. BP takes the old cap off allowing oil to flow freely in attempt to place new … . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update July 11, 2010

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70’s Porn Staches and the Female Fish Who Love Them
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Straight men let’s face it.  We will do anything if we think females will find it attractive.  No matter how ludicrous, expensive, or time-consuming it may be, we will do it.  The rise of mullets and Camaros in the 80’s can be blamed on women.  So is true in nature.  Female choice drives … . . . → Read More: 70’s Porn Staches and the Female Fish Who Love Them

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Nothing Goes Together Like..
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…the great taste of Old Bay Seasoning and oil-cured shore bird. Found these two advertising gems together on my Facebook sidebar this morning.  Not sure what else to say. . . . → Read More: Nothing Goes Together Like..

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Best Life Jackets Evah
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Nothing is more important than a child’s well-being. But too many water safety products are boring, irritating or embarrassing from a kid’s point of view. That’s why we engineer everything at Opa Cove to be something a kid can’t wait to get into. Meet the first and only life jackets and swim assist vests with … . . . → Read More: Best Life Jackets Evah

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Invasion of the Jelly Crab!
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They tamed the wild jelly and are now training mass armies of crustaceans to overthrow the molluscan oligarchy. Fear the claw and sting. Fear it! Hat tip to Peter E. . . . → Read More: Invasion of the Jelly Crab!

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Weather and Water
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From The Greencards, a great band. . . . → Read More: Weather and Water

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Moko Has Died
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You may remember Moko, the playful, pygmy sperm whale-saving, lovable dolphin from New Zealand? I’ve just learned from a commenter that he was found dead July 8, 2010. While an autopsy is being done (because of the special nature this dolphin held with the local people), officials say there is no reason to suspect … . . . → Read More: Moko Has Died

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Revealing life at the Ridge
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Some amazing new pictures were released this week from the final cruise of the ECOMAR program, focused around the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Researchers reported a distinct set of fauna on the East and West sides of this tectonic divide (despite these sites being located only a few miles apart), … . . . → Read More: Revealing life at the Ridge

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