NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Data-in-the-Classroom Module
On Thursday, April 14, the NOAA and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will be hosting a free webinar on their new NOAA Data-in-the-Classroom Module on ocean acidification.
Zoanthids from reefkeeper’s tank.
As a long-time reefkeeper, I’ve understood that it was known that certain zoanthid species available in the aquarium trade could potentially harbor palytoxin and I’ve read posts on a variety of reefkeeping forums on the subject in the last couple of years.
Book Cover: Rainbowfishes: Their Care and Keeping in Captivity
Rainbowfishes: Their Care and Keeping in Captivity by Adrian R. Tappin is a 493 page ebook that details all aspects of keeping these colorful freshwater species.
Reed Mariculture’s Latest Contest
RM-Ideas.com: A place to capture your input on our products and services
This new website, just announced this evening, has been launched to help Reed Mariculture come up with new ideas for their products and to gain feedback on their existing products.
The updated website is really pretty slick. It’s a mash-up of Google Maps data showing coral reef monitoring stations throughout the equatorial regions and allows the viewer to show / hide alert data for reef sites throughout the world.
The Basin Tank Reef Aquarium of Kyle Verry
The following 75 gallon aquarium is the creation of Kyle Verry and is the next iteration of his Volcano Tank that he tore down in late 2010 to create this new tank design.
Synchroporus splendidus & picturatas: “The Yin & Yang”
The above photo is the creation of Kaitlyn Cameron, owner of Prisma Canvas. I took a few minutes to talk to Kaitlyn about her art work:
My art is mostly inspired by a desire to capture nature’s beauty onto canvas with as much attention to color and real-to-life detail as possible.
![Scientists Attempt to Design a Robotic Octopus [Video]](https://reefs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_5de00f68b8589.jpg "Octopus robotic arm grasping a neutally buoyant water bottle.")
Octopus robotic arm grasping a neutally buoyant water bottle.
The Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna University, Pisa, Italy in conjunction with groups from Switzerland, Israel, Greece, and Italy have embarked on a research project to completely replicate the plasticity, skill, and agility of a live octopus.
The cover of the 2010, Book II Edition of Advanced Aquarist
Just this past week, we OK’d the final proof of our latest Advanced Aquarist book — Book II of the 2010 Volume, and it will be available on Amazon.com
Dr. Harry Coover, Jr., Wikipedia
According to the New York Times article, Harry Coover died at age 94 on Saturday night of congestive heart failure.
Dr. Coover first discovered super glue when he worked for Eastman Kodak while working on a project for making clear plastic gun sights in 1942.