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• Science Art: Mantis Shrimp by R.A. Lydekker.

  
  The Guild of Scientific Troubadours — Authority: 117
  The mantis shrimp, Stomatopoda , is one of the most terrifying sea creatures under three feet long. At least to me. They move exceptionally fast and have lots of spiky, sharp parts that are just long enough to do some serious damage before you even realize what’s happening. You can watch a TED video of them being ...
  15 hours ago

• Card Shirk

  
  It Is What It Is — Authority: 129
  You may have been reading a lot of lies about hammerhead sharks. The lie I have been reading all over the place, in Science Daily (more like Nonsense Faily!), for instance, or in National Geographic (more like Local Rubbishgraphic!) perhaps, or on the BBC (more like Pee Pee Pee!) or The Guardian (more like... ...
  1 day ago

• DEEP, DARK LIFE! Marine Explorers Take Census of Extreme Species Living Beyond Sunlight

  
  The Daily Galaxy: Great Discoveries Channel — Authority: 523
  Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight - creatures that somehow manage a living in a frigid black world down to 5,000 meters (~3 miles) below the ocean surface.  With images captured by deep-towed ...
  5 days ago

• Sushi Eating Carefully Now

  
  unOfficial Blurbs — Authority: 100
  I love my fishes, but I do hear quite a bit lately about sushi bad rep. Issues includes: sushi fish identified as the wrong type of fishes. 85% of restaurants served Instead of red snapper, they mostly served tilapia. via Consumerist Unless yo... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
  5 days ago

• The deep seas secret species

  
  swimming freestyle — Authority: 482
  Next year the Census of Marine LIfe will be released.  As researchers continue to assess the oceans, some recent deep water findings are surprising many with the diversity of species living there - over 17,650 species below 640 feet and 5,722 living two-thirds of a mile and deeper.  At those depths there is no ...
  5 days ago

• Deep-Sea World Beyond Sunlight: Explorers Census 17,650 Ocean Species on Edge of Black Abyss

  
  Impact Lab — Authority: 553
  he nine known species of rare, primitive finned octopods are commonly called “Dumbos” because they flap a pair of large ear-like fins to swim, akin to the cartoon flying elephant.Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have ...
  6 days ago

• FAQs in Marine Biology

  
  Themes Of Interest — Authority: 136
  Before you become a marine biologist, you need to know the requirements and tools that will help you land a stable and interesting job. The subject is so diverse, which is why you have to spend some time contemplating on which subjects to take, as well as the inclusions of each related job. You may [...]
  6 days ago

• Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fraud

  
  Wired Mods — Authority: 745
  Using DNA barcoding, scientists tested tuna at 31 sushi restaurants and discovered many of the restaurants were selling endangered species, or fish that wasnt tuna at all.
  1 week ago

• Majoring in Marine Biology

  
  Themes Of Interest — Authority: 136
  It can sometimes be confusing for students to decide whether they should major in Marine Biology or just go for other related sciences. It is important to know that there are requirements needed in high school to get into a good college or university that will help you hone your skills further and prepare for [...]
  1 week ago

• Its a Bird, its a Plane. No, its a Echinoderm!

  
  Friends Revolution — Authority: 126
  Who knew there was such strange and bizarre creatures in the depths of the ocean! Ive seen some interesting specimens, but I have yet to have seen the Echinoderm that Jackie118 shares with us. For those of you who are as uninformed as I was an echinoderm is a sea creature. Amongst it’s many talents it can ...
  1 week ago

• Awesome Photo: Predatory Coral Eats Jellyfish

  
  Life within me — Authority: 140
  Coral seems so peaceful and passive, rippling in the currents of the sea in all its colorful beauty. It’s easy to forget that it’s actually an animal and not a plant. But, perhaps this photo will remind you – captured on a dive in Israel in March, it’s the first documentation of coral feeding on a jellyfish. ...
  1 week ago

• Related Fields and Marine Biology

  
  Themes Of Interest — Authority: 136
  Marine biology is a branch of science that deals with the study of aquatic life and underwater environments. You will be assigned both inland and offshore, depending on the topic. You may also find that other branches and related fields of marine biology can be equally or more interesting. Find out more about the ...
  1 week ago

• How to Serve Man

  
  ECTOPLASMOSIS! — Authority: 460
  A National Geographic photographer describes his four-day ordeal with the mother of all leopard seals.
  1 week ago

• New Jellyfish Research Links Problems To Pollution, Warming

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 515
  Every year for a few years now, I’ve been writing about the increasing problem with jellyfish . Jellyfish swarms are bursting out in ever-larger numbers, more frequently. On tourist beaches, they’re stinging more people. In fisheries, they’re busting nets and rendering fish inedible to humans. Swarms of ...
  1 week ago

• Blooming jellyfish devoured by coral

  
  Fish and aquatic news — Authority: 122
  For the first time, a predatory coral has been captured by the camera while eating a jellyfish almost equal to its size. The event occurred in March 2009 during a dive among the Red Sea reefs located near Eilat in Israel, and the photos has now been published in the journal Coral Reefs. Israeli researchers Omri ...
  1 week ago

• Bandos Island – The Perfect Maldives Holiday

  
  Romantic Travel — Authority: 155
  I have been lucky enough to visit several Maldives islands for my holidays and my favorite so far is Bandos. I went there in 2004 and went again this year. I enjoyed it so much Im hoping I can afford to go again in the spring. This brief overview will hopefully provide some insight for anyone considering visiting the ...
  2 weeks ago

• My Favorite Maldives Holiday – The Bandos Island Resort

  
  Talk with your Animals — Authority: 123
  I have visited 8 Maldives resorts in the past 6 years and I have now been to Bandos twice and I can honestly say that I shall be going back! I have tried to present an objective overview in this article for anyone considering visiting it, or who is not sure which island to choose. a My Favorite Maldives Holiday – ...
  2 weeks ago

• Spotted: Gray whales frolicking behind casino (2226)

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 164
  shining off their skin thats a natural attraction, Tanner said. Jan Hodder, an associate professor at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, identified the creature as a California gray whale from a photograph.
  2 weeks ago

• Spotted: Gray whales frolicking behind casino (2226)

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 164
  shining off their skin thats a natural attraction, Tanner said. Jan Hodder, an associate professor at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, identified the creature as a California gray whale from a photograph
  2 weeks ago

• Considering Marine Biology

  
  Themes Of Interest — Authority: 136
  Once you start contemplating about the different possible career paths you can take, you should check if marine biology matches your personality and interests. Some individuals find it as their ultimate dream job, while others may only find out that they cannot bear tedious repetitions and spending hours away from ...
  2 weeks ago

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