Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist
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By , on January 30th, 2012 9 comments   Life At Sea, Scientist!   , , , ,  

This is a guest post from Alexis Rudd, who is a doctoral student at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on the island of O’ahu. Her research uses sound to study the distribution and behavior of dolphins and whales in Hawaii, in partnership with Young Brothers interisland shipping company. It seems as though most people . . . → Read More: Guest Post: True Confessions of a Dolphin-Loving Marine Biologist

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If Molluscs Could Communicate What Would They Say?
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By , on September 6th, 2010 2 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods, Ecology, Evolution, Mating & Reproduction, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Why don’t animal’s use wheels in locomotion? Why aren’t blue whales bigger? Why are there no freshwater starfish? Why are there no tree dwelling cephalopods? Why can’t my dog make a decent cocktail? These are the kinds of questions that intrigue me. Apparently I am not alone. Geerat Vermeij’s new paper “Sound reasons for silence: . . . → Read More: If Molluscs Could Communicate What Would They Say?

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New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World
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By , on July 1st, 2010 One comment   Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Illustration shows how the optical modem could function at a deep ocean cabled observatory. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) collect sonar images (downward bands of light) and other data at a hydrothermal vent site and transmit the data through an optical modem to receivers stationed on moorings in the ocean. The moorings are connected to a . . . → Read More: New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World

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