Although first collected in 1901 and scientifically described in 1910, the giant jellyfish, Stygiomedusa gigantea, is rarely collected or seen. It is likely one of the largest invertebrate predators currently in the ocean. Current size estimates put the bell diameter around 0.5-0.75 meters and the tentacles at about ~10 meters in length. via YouTube – Rare Monster Jellyfish Caught on Tape. . . . → Read More: Rare Giant Jellyfish Caught on Video
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By Dr. M, on  October 31st, 2010  4 comments  Biodiversity, Critters, Life Science  giants, jellyfish, Stygiomedusa SARDI scientists have discovered an extinct volcano (800m across and 200m high) 2km below the surface and 100 nautical miles offshore in a protected area of the Great Australian Bight. They were mapping a strip of seabed in the middle of the Benthic Protection Zone and tripped over the feature, now named “Anna’s Pimple”. . . . → Read More: Say Hello to Anna’s Pimple
By Dr. M, on October 31st, 2010 Leave a comment Environmental Sciences, Natural Disaster, Weather NOAA, tsunami The Indonesia tsunami event was generated by a Mw 7.7 earthquake (3.484°S, 100.114°E ), at 14:42:22 UTC, 240 km (150 miles) W of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia (according to the USGS). In a little under 2 hours, the tsunami was first recorded at DART® buoy 56001 and in a little under 3 hours, the tsunami . . . → Read More: NOAA maps October 25th Indonesian tsunami
If the latest post at SouthernPlayalisticEvolutionMusic on Heritability doesn’t convince you that it is the most epic blog on the intertubes, nothing will. This is the blog I wish I wrote. To do so know would make me a poser, despite my equal love of hip-hop/rap and science. You want an example of excellent and genius . . . → Read More: SouthernPlayalisticEvolutionMusic
By Dr Bik, on October 31st, 2010 One comment Oil Spills BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill Well, the title says it all. As the autumn rolls on, two of the PIs working on our Gulf of Mexico RAPID project are currently headed down to New Orleans for meeting number [insert large number here—I’ve stopped counting] related to the oil spill. Meetings, meetings, meetings. Apparently if you were one of the lucky . . . → Read More: Another week, another (unfunded) oil meeting
Dr Isabella Abbott, world-renowned algae taxonomist and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ethnobotany professor emerita. It’s with a heavy heart that I report that Dr. Isabella “Izzy” Abbott, scientist, passionate ocean science educator, and the foremost expert on central-Pacific algae, has passed away on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. She was 91. Born in Hāna, Hawaii, . . . → Read More: Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott (1919-2010)
By RickMac, on October 29th, 2010 3 comments Conservation & Environment, Fish, TGIF: Pictures & Movies coral reefs, Invasive Species The latest PSA from filmmaker/scientist Randy Olson. The latest PSA from filmmaker/scientist Randy Olson. All the news on the Earth's largest environment. UPDATE: A Japanese colleague said that while the program was Japanese, the crab vending machine idea was from a Chinese company. They are trying to find a market in Japan. JapanProbe dot com Uploaded by pubjapaned. – More video blogs and vloggers. Hat tip to Scuttlefish. UPDATE: A Japanese colleague said that while the program . . . → Read More: Why We Love Japan Reason #129: Crab Vending Machines
By RickMac, on October 28th, 2010 Leave a comment Fish, Weird charismatic megafauna, holy shit!, scuba diving, sharks, zomg Image © Bangor Daily News, courtesy of MER Assessment Corp. What’s up with cartilagenous fish and cameras? First a manta ray absconds with a $5000 dive camera. Now a Porbeagle shark bares his pearly-whites on film off the cold, murky waters off Eastport, Maine. Watch the video over on The Bangor Daily News to get . . . → Read More: Maine Diver Fends Off Shark With Camera
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