In December, we learned of a business owner that was facing fines and prison time for smuggling protected species, drooled over some great reef tanks, pined for the ability to never have to clean our glass again, and zapped Aiptasia with deadly laser beams. Here's a look back at our most popular [...]
Excessive oxygen radicals harm corals that are stressed by high temperatures causing membrane damage or high light levels generating too much O2 via photosynthesis. Corals respond to this threat by deliberately expelling their symbiotic algae - AKA coral bleaching. Scientists are uncovering the [...]
The fish is called an Amphioxus and instead of a face or a brain, it has a simple nerve cord running down the length of its back. This was one of the interesting finds in a 2011 government-backed [...]
The Plug Hub is an interesting cord management system that might just help tame your mess of cords that sit either under or behind your [...]
Here's a feel-good news story for year-end: the Golden Gate Cetacean Research group has reported that harbor porpoise populations are once again on the rise in San Francisco Bay. The big question on their minds is "Why are they returning now after disappearing 65 years ago from the Bay [...]
Where does this statement come from? Has anyone actually done a study on the effects of feeding the fish in our aquariums foods soaked in garlic? Since I first read the comment made by a member of a popular forum I frequent, I have fruitlessly searched the WWW for any credible publication [...]
Samao and Tokelau are set to cross the international date line on December 29 and skip straight to December 31. For the people of these islands, December 30, 2011 will have never [...]
