It was 1744, Nature reports, when this sleepy, small-headed Somniosus microcephalus … when this long-swimming, short-sighted Greenland shark came into the world – if not… Read the rest “This shark is older than the United States.”
Miami Herald reports on some hope for an endangered species – the first known leatherback nest (with hatchlings!) found in the Florida Keys:
… Read the rest “Leatherbacks get around. Now, they’ve found a new beach.”The nest is at Bahia Honda State Park at
SONG: “Cells, Sensors, Silicon”.
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “This Swimming Stingray Robot Is Powered by Real, Living Rat Cells,” Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2016,… Read the rest “SONG: Cells, Sensors, Silicon”
National Geographic describes an Australian aquarium’s wonderment at a shark that just gave birth despite being alone for three years:
… Read the rest “The Zebra Shark Madonna: Aquarium celebrates virgin birth”Aquarium keepers in Australia realized
Hakai magazine explains how we can turn crab and lobster shells into batteries, plastics and (maybe) scaffolds for growing new organs:
… Read the rest “Making batteries from seafood leftovers.”[Mark] MacLachlan [of the University of British
Two rays and a shark… and an egg case… from Buffon’s Natural History of the globe, and of man; beasts, birds, fishes, reptiles, and insects, a book with a long title compiled… Read the rest “Science Art: Buffon’s Natural History, Taf. 7,”
Double check all your eggs – just in case.
Happy Easter!
The handsome couple in the image came from North American parasitic copepods belonging to the family Caligidae… Read the rest “Science Art: The Male and Female of Caligus centrodonti.”
Science Direct has a copy of the study recommending a soundproofed sanctuary for dolphins and other sonar-using marine life:
… Read the rest “Needed: a silent sea sanctuary.”Many marine organisms, from invertebrates to fish to marine
There’s a star in the East….
Australia’s ABC News has us watching the skies to see shark-tracking flying robots (and drum lines to catch-and-release sharks):
… Read the rest “Shark-tracking drones over Australian beaches.”Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair has announced
SONG: “Jump, Jump, Jump”.
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Based on “Fish and Adaptation: Mangrove Fish Jumps into Air in Warming Water”, Nature World News, 21 Oct 2015,… Read the rest “SONG: “Jump, Jump, Jump.””
Nature World News reports on a little mangrove-estuary dwelling fish that adapts to warmer waters by jumping into the air to cool down:
… Read the rest “Global warming might make the fish jump.”In humid heat in tropical mangroves, tiny rivulus
Nature points out one pleasant side effect of the growing diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba – we’re doing better than ever at protecting endangered species like… Read the rest “Cuba & U.S. team up to save sharks.”
This is a jellyfish drawn by Philip Henry Gosse, a naturalist and Creationist (!) who gave us the word “aquarium” as a place to see marine creatures. Before… Read the rest “Science Art: Aequorea Forbesiana by Philip Henry Gosse.”
Three names for one little fish. And those are just the beginning.
I found this one on the Scientific Illustration tumblog, which quoted Wikipedia on the doree (etc.):
… Read the rest “Science Art: Doree, Zeus, Faber by Edward Donovan”John Dory, St Pierre
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