Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Losing Touch With Nature: writer looks at how nature can help our children
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Are we losing touch with nature? Is there a generation(s) of children coming up who can only relate to nature distantly, without the true e...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Ocean Smarts: dolphin tools and elephant seal affections
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Many people consider human intelligence to be the most advanced compared to other animals - "It's what sets us apart from the beast...
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Filmmaker's Journal: one of Bahama's groupers comes to play
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The last time I was in the Bahamas this past spring, I was there aboard Blue Iguana Charters' MV Kate to film sharks . . . again. Not ...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Trend or Anomaly: what do extreme summer weather and shark sightings mean?
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It's too hot and sticky to write tonight. Here in Southern California, I'm tempted to draw a lukewarm bath and settle in to get som...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Cephlapod Camouflage: now you see them, now you don't
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Here's some visual fun. Cephlapods - squid, octopus, and cuttlefish - have incredible color-changing capabilities. Add to that, the a...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Catching a Shark: marine laboratory to study effects of catch-and-release
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In many parts of the world sportfishing is big business - there's no getting around it. And so whether you support or are opposed to th...
Monday, August 22, 2011
Cryptic Diversity: how genetics can play a role in climate change survivability
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Cryptic diversity - a relatively new term to describe hidden variations within a single species, identifying lineages that could be used to ...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Palau's Prehistoric Eel: Smithsonian makes new discovery deep in underwater cave
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The oceans continue to surprise us. Even as we struggle to preserve species being lost to pollution or overfishing, scientists continue to ...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Seychelles Shark Incidents: statistical anomaly put media and authorities in overdrive
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Shark frenzy is in high gear once again - and not due to the sharks, but by the news media which can seem to have a taste for blood greater ...
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sea Jelly Blooms in the UK: research continues to point towards manmade causes
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Back in September, I posted an article about the summer invasion of sea jellies in Monterey Bay, CA. I was there to conduct an underwater ...
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