The Telegraph unveils a beautiful portrait of a fearsome beast – an ancient squid drawn in its own petrified ink:
… Read the rest “Prehistoric squid drawn in prehistoric ink.”“It is difficult to imagine how you can have something as soft
This image, a recent Picture of the Day at NASA’s Earth Observatory, takes a big view of something very small – lots and lots and lots of single-celled organisms multiplying… Read the rest “Science Art: Barents Sea in Bloom (BarentsSea_TMO_2009231)”
Science Daily has gallantly leaped to the defense of the sadly misunderstood Humboldt squid:
… Read the rest “Repeat after ussss: SQUID is FRIEND.”For years Seibel has heard stories claiming that Humboldt squid will devour a dog in minutes
You may have heard of the giant prehistoric shark called megalodon. And maybe other megafauna, like Megalosaurus or even the mighty mechanical Megasaurus. But LiveScience is bringing… Read the rest “Big fish! Hungry fish!”
The Discovery Channel salutes the new owners of Planet Earth, now that we humans have eliminated the fish that were keeping them in check. Whales, dolphins, even giant squid are powerful… Read the rest “Monster Jellyfish RISE!”
Scientific American raises the alarming prospect that, much quicker than anyone expected, bluefin tuna is going the way of the dodo:
… Read the rest “Sushi ain’t green.”As European fishing fleets prepare to begin the two-month
PhysOrg once again brings prehistoric monsters to life:
… Read the rest “Hurdia victoria: SHRIMPZILLA!”Although the first fragments were described nearly one hundred years ago, they were assumed to be part of a crustacean-like animal.
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SOURCE: “Strange fish has a see-through head”, MSNBC/… Read the rest “SONG: Visibility”
New Scientist introduces our latest underwater overlords – or at least the blueprints for one – in a story about Italian researchers who’re designing the world’s… Read the rest “Roboctopus!”
The British press has been all over this, but a fisherman (and biologist) landed a record-sized stingray in Thailand:
… Read the rest “Stingray, I can… whoah.”Guardian:
A British angler – with a dozen helpers – has landed what could
If they could do this with cats, a million TV watchers would pay $1,000 each. MSNBC reports on a fish with a see-through head:
… Read the rest “Barreleye, I can see inside your head.”The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) is adapted for life in
Researchers studying the McMurdo Sound killer whales may have started something among the orcas:
… Read the rest “Snowballs and Killer Whales”LiveScience, via Yahoo:One of the whales, probably an adult female, was lolling in front
Science News reports on new findings that our intelligent neighbors to the sea have finally been spotted using tools:
… Read the rest “Dolphin Tools.”These dolphins dive to the bottom of deep channels and poke their sponge-covered
New Scientist loves nudibranchs… especially when they can generate their own power from sunlight:
… Read the rest “Solar Sea Slug”Elysia chlorotica is a lurid green sea slug, with a gelatinous leaf-shaped body,
From Webster’s New International Dictionary of the English Language, 1911, G & C Miriam Co. Springfield, MA, [found here.]
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