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 →
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 →
Image from the below Forbes article by Joanna Nassar. Fish Wearing 'Marine Skin' Sensors Collect Information 6,500 Feet Below The Sea Here we go again, my friends. Just when you thought I might write about something new or even vaguely interesting, I'm back at it again with wearable data sensors for the third time in... Continue Reading →
Image from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Veggie-loving Fish Could Be the New White Meat It should be no surprise in 2020 to hear (again) that a vegetarian diet is the environmentally preferable alternative to one heavy in meat and other animal products. There’s all kinds of data showing how much more fresh water livestock consume... Continue Reading →
Image by Keri Wilk, but I think these guys own it? And I got it from here, so who knows. Nature's Solution to Climate Change Writing about the whales last week reminded me of this great article from December last year that I was planning to do a longer write-up on, but then promptly forgot... Continue Reading →
Image from How Stuff Works The Biology of Big In 2019 I read every article published by Science, the preeminent publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the coolest scientific journal in scientific journal school (Nature is the bad boy). Ok, alright, I only read (skimmed) the tables of contents for... 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 →
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