Photo by John Durban from right here. The Enormous Hole That Whaling Left Behind by Ed Yong Sorry not sorry about the back-to-back #whalelife content lately, but covering this is one part follow-up story one part redemption so buckle up for some totally uncharacteristic toilet talk. I've already written at length about the wonders of... Continue Reading →
‘God of Death’ Whale Was Scourge of Land and Sea 43 Million Years Ago I've gotta say off the top, I did some light editing to the above image to make a point (it's only an artistic representation anyway). What I'm saying is I don't think I'm doing anyone a disservice by changing the color... Continue Reading →
Image from the excellent They Can Talk. Why Are We Seeing More White Sharks and Seals in the Gulf of Maine? I'm gonna be a bit indulgent and throw a hometown story in here, as a treat. You probably heard about the tragically fatal white shark attack that we had up here in Maine in... Continue Reading →
Rad diagram from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Fish Eggs Can Hatch After Being Eaten and Pooped Out by Ducks" But actually, let me provide this wonderful slice of science with some context. You see, there's been an unresolved question about how fish colonize and populate isolated bodies of water for some... Continue Reading →
Image from Karen Osborn, Smithsonian How Ultra-Black Fish Disappear in the Deepest Seas Alright gang, we're on a deep sea kick (it's wonderful for the pores) over here at JV HQ so buckle your bathysphere and ready for descent. Last week I highlighted Kathy Sullivan, only woman to walk in space AND visit the deepest... Continue Reading →
Photo by Enrique Alvarez / EYOS Expeditions First American Woman to Walk in Space Reaches Deepest Spot in the Ocean Do you have a one-up story? Like some experience you have in your back pocket that you can whip out when everyone else is talking about the cool shit they've done? Or maybe you're a... Continue Reading →
Image by Jason deCaires Taylor This Sculpture Takes the Great Barrier Reef's Temperature I know right now we're consumed with fighting for racial justice during a global pandemic AND crippling economic recession/depression - and that's absolutely where our priorities should be. However, there's a big, back it up, dump truck booty BUT coming, and that... Continue Reading →
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Images from The Asahi Shimbun and Science Alert. Japanese Aquarium Urges Public to Video-chat Eels Who are Forgetting Humans Exist If you're like me, you’re probably spending more time right now than ever before in your life video-chatting loved ones, coworkers, and arch nemeses (if you’re REALLY like me, you also hate it). I’m guessing,... Continue Reading →
Pictured: Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Ocean Acidification Impacts Oysters' Memory of Environmental Stress We're all pretty comfortable with the fact that we inherit our traits and characteristics from our parents in the form of DNA. We get a randomized half from mom, the other half from dad, and we're the resulting mix. But that stuff... Continue Reading →
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