via Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’ – latimes.com. Hurricane Irene continues to grow in strength and ferocity and is now on…
View More Hurricane Irene: Prepare for a Category 4 ‘major hurricane’Month: August 2011
Giant squid found on beach
giant squid nearly four metres [13.1 ft] long has been found washed up on Farewell Spit View Larger Map via Giant squid found on beach…
View More Giant squid found on beachSalty sci-fi stories for summer
It’s the end of summer, when many folks are either going on vacation or cranking hard in the lab before the school year starts again.…
View More Salty sci-fi stories for summerNSF Ideas Lab on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of Life
I finally made it to Lake Placid. Yes, after a 6 hour drive drinking iced coffee and belting out some Gaga, I’m super excited to…
View More NSF Ideas Lab on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of LifePostcard from Mexico
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but this whale shark fieldwork thing has a way of consuming every available moment. I’ll get to some new…
View More Postcard from MexicoCarolina Beach Water Spout Today!
A water spout was recorded this morning just down the road from us in Wilmington, NC. In fact, we had just moved from Carolina Beach…
View More Carolina Beach Water Spout Today!New England Aquarium Subjects Fish to the Jelly Chamber of Torture
Some cool pics and the video (below) from the NEAq’s Exhibit Galleries Blog on Flower Hat Jellies (Olindias formosa, one of my favs!). Head there…
View More New England Aquarium Subjects Fish to the Jelly Chamber of TorturePreemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative Comments
Its a bit of a circular title, but I think it is honest. Marine scientists are constantly shouting at walls of reporters and news consumers…
View More Preemptive Conservation Communication Through the Lens of Negative CommentsThere Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A Squid
All sperm are not the same. Among fruit flies the longer the reproductive tract of the female the longer the sperm. In tiny crustaceans called…
View More There Is More Than One Way To Impregnate A SquidWhat are your favorite scientific names?
Sure, the purpose of scientific names is to provide taxonomic clarity, but some of them just sound awesome. This post was inspired by the Australian…
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