Two new species of coral discovered off Taiwan coast
A New Shallow-Water Species, Polycyathus chaishanensis sp. nov., from Chaishan, Kaohsiung, TaiwanThe findings were published in the January and February... Read more.
The power of octopus tentacles designed into a shoe
The OluKai Maliko shoe will be coming to a store near you.The company’s name OluKai is derived from the Polynesian words Olu (meaning comfort)... Read more.
March 2012’s Most Popular Posts
March 2012’s Most Popular Posts#10: ‘Tanked’ season 2 starts April 14, 2012 Wayde King and Brett Raymer are back. Animal Planet’s... Read more.
Heat stress may help certain corals survive climate change
Staghorn coral with evidence of bleaching. Photo by SarahDepper / Flickr.Last month we reported on a scientific survey that showed evidence that corals... Read more.
Declines in Caribbean coral reefs pre-date damage resulting from climate change
Tree oyster Dendrostrea frons attached to staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis. Photo Credit: Jill Leonard-Pingel.Employing a novel excavation technique... Read more.
TED-ED Talk: The Secret Life of Plankton [video]
An example of the amazing microscopic life found in the ocean.The six-minute video is part of the larger Plankton Chronicles project in which scientists... Read more.
Plastinated shark to be featured in upcoming exhibit
One of “Animal Inside Out” exhibits is this plastinated blue shark.What is plastination? Essentially it’s an anatomy process that preserves... Read more.
Why are there so few fish species in the oceans?
A variety of marine fish at Atlantis Marine World. But there are even more freshwater species. Photo by Rich Brooks / Flickr.This question was probed... Read more.
Learn how to extract and use squid ink
The author shows an example of a squid that can be de-inked.Back in December, I covered how an archaeologist had uncovered an ancient fossilized squid... Read more.
Bottlenose dolphins form social network “Gangs”
Bottlenose dolphins socializing in New Zealand. Photo by Jason Pratt / Flickr.This finding to date has only been found in humans and in Shark Bay bottlenose... Read more.