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By , on October 11th, 2011 3 comments   Opinion & Editorial, Scientist!   , ,  

With apologies to Karen James. (Pretty much goes for Paleontologists, too… Sorry Laelaps.) I kid! I’m a kidder!

Contextualize Your Outrage
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By , on July 29th, 2011 17 comments   Conservation & Environment, Fish, Fishing, Organisms   , , , ,  

Thresher shark tails found aboard a fishing vessel caught illegally long-lining in the Galápagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador. Image © 2011, John Bruno By now, you’ve probably seen coverage of the news from July 24 by MSNBC, and documented first-hand by my colleague John Bruno over at SeaMonster (What a marine massacre looks like), of the . . . → Read More: Contextualize Your Outrage

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By , on October 5th, 2010 8 comments   Conservation & Environment, Reviews   , , , ,  

On Sunday October 10, 2010, people across the world are planning to stage local community action in order to reduce global CO2 and other greenouse gas emissions. On the morning of September 30th, 2010, 10:10 UK–the British organization responsible for the project–debuted a promotional video titled “No Pressure” on the 10:10 website. In less than . . . → Read More: Under Pressure

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Alpaca Surfing. Because We Can?
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By , on March 22nd, 2010 5 comments   Weird   , ,  

Hat tip to The Bitter End.