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 →
Sounds of the Past Give New Hope for Coral Reef Restoration I really dig all parts of the ocean guys (even the nightmare parts like these). But y'all probably don't know that I'm a total nerd for baby fish. More accurately called larval fish, it's a super important life stage for the majority of species... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/ExOOElyZ2Hk In October, the R.A.D. as Hell corner featured Filipino researchers wielding a GoPro on a stick to snap coral reef photos cheaply and easily. Turns out that kind of marine science - mapping an underwater area with photos and then computer-analyzing the images - is a pretty common kind of marine science (and becoming... Continue Reading →
Filipino Scientists Have Invented a Device to Monitor Coral Without Getting in the Water I'm gonna level with you, my loyal Venger-ers, this Really Awesome Development (R.A.D. - get it??) makes me kinda sad. For us marine scientists, the science part is pretty much just an excuse to get in the water - we live... Continue Reading →
Photo from Phil's 1stPix. There's Another Thing Killing The Coral Reefs, And We Can Actually Fix This Problem Is the constant existential threat of the looming climate crisis always harshing your mellow? Do you wish there were more opportunities to address the problem locally? Do you live in southern Florida?? Then you'll be happy to... Continue Reading →
CHANGING YOUR HABITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT IS HARD AND EVERY DAY YOU EVEN CONSIDER YOUR ALTERNATIVES IS RAD PROGRESS Just a quick PSA today as many of us gear up for vacation, or at least some fun in the sun. Sunscreen is full of bad shit that's toxic to wildlife! And not just 'if a... Continue Reading →
Image clipped from the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5M2_tXG5Zo Lazy title puns aside, Gaelin Rosenwaks is a woman after my own heart. Faced with the doom and gloom of most marine and environmental science reporting (which is valid and important, just soul-crushing to read after a while), she's chasing down bright spots so we can all still get... Continue Reading →
Featured image: staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) in a Mote Marine Lab nursery. Photo by Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory Reefs are in a spot, guys, a bad, bad, not good spot. If you aren't aware of all the coral die-offs and craziness like 30% of the Great Barrier Reef bleaching in just one year, well… you are... Continue Reading →
$3.29. That’s the amount that I paid for a gallon of gas the other day. Of course, I didn't buy just one gallon, I got close to twelve – and it doesn't take long for $3.29 to add up. Hopefully by the time this is posted the price of gas won’t have gone up by... Continue Reading →
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