What’s In Your Stomach?
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By , on March 1st, 2012 One comment   Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Ecology, Evolution, Fish, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , ,  

With Mardi Gras recently passing, I was privileged to partake of a King Cake graciously offered by a coworker. Originally European in tradition, the riche brioche-style cake is now also popular along the Gulf coast. King Cakes are recognizable from nearly 3 miles away by the patches of green, purple, and gold sugar that top . . . → Read More: What’s In Your Stomach?

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TGIF: The Blue Whale
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By , on July 2nd, 2009 One comment   Organisms, Pictures and Movies   , ,  

Sexual refuge for krill in the abyss?
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By , on February 27th, 2008 Leave a comment   Mating & Reproduction, New Research   , ,  

You are a giant swarm of Antarctic krill migrating daily from sunlit surface waters down to the 4500m in the abyss. Some portion of your population is bound to get hungry by the time you reach the bottom. Whattya gonna do? Wait for food to rain down from above? Not according to a new article . . . → Read More: Sexual refuge for krill in the abyss?

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