A fantastic KQED QUEST video on jellies starring Chad Widmer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Steve Haddock of MBARI! QUEST on KQED Public Media.
View More “Jellies Are As Elegant As They Are Squishy”Category: Organisms
Oil Spill Update: May 24, 2010
Another few days and another few million gallons. Oil seeps 12 miles into Louisiana marshes and pelicans are coated in crude. The U.S. officially declares…
View More Oil Spill Update: May 24, 2010How the Male Anglerfish Got Totally Screwed
Brilliant piece from The Oatmeal. Click to enter the the life of the male anglerfish.
View More How the Male Anglerfish Got Totally ScrewedThe Best New Species of 2009
Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration announces a list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. Of the top…
View More The Best New Species of 2009The Tide Pool: Slow Colossal Squid?, Lantern Shark’s Light Switch, Longer is Faster (in Sperm)
An occasional series where I briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! ———————————- How could not think of the colossal…
View More The Tide Pool: Slow Colossal Squid?, Lantern Shark’s Light Switch, Longer is Faster (in Sperm)Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now over a month in duration and continues to worsen. Estimates of the total oil flowing…
View More Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of MexicoSloth chaser
Today’s been a day of pretty bad news in the Gulf. If you need a little cheering up, please enjoy these baby sloths. (What, they’re…
View More Sloth chaserBlue Crab vs Clam
This poor clam can rest assured that I had my fill of blue crab this weekend with my family in Ocracoke. Did you know crab…
View More Blue Crab vs ClamBioluminescent Break From Oil Spill Coverage
We have a lot more coverage on Oilmageddon 2010, but we like to maintain our deepness every now and then too! This video was just…
View More Bioluminescent Break From Oil Spill CoverageThe REAL food web
Can Prochlorococcus beat Megashark? DIDN’T THINK SO.
View More The REAL food web