A CURATED COLLECTION OF SCIENCE FACTS AND DELICIOUS FICTIONS !

5/27/26

WHALE SWIMS 20 MILES IN RIVER -DEAD - FEAR FOR SPECIES : GRAY WHALE POPULATION HALF IN A DECADE

Siren here!  I believe the whales are starving and humans are the reason. 

I first heard this story via the Seattle Times:



BBC: Gray Whale Dies Days After Swimming River


Excerpt: The juvenile whale, affectionately dubbed "Willapa Willy" by locals, was first spotted last Wednesday in the north fork of the river, about 145 miles southwest of Seattle, the marine mammal research group said.

The whale, "although thin, was behaving normally," the group said at the time, with no sign of injuries.

Its teams had hoped the whale would find its own way out of the river but it failed to do so.

5/13/26

IF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN CURRENT COLLAPSES WILL ICELAND BE DOOMED?


REUTERS : ICELAND DEEMS POSSIBLE ATLANTIC CURRENT COLLAPSE

Excerpt: Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, current brings warm water from the tropics northward toward the Arctic, and the flow of warm water helps keep Europe’s winters mild.

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5/9/26

MARIANNA TRENCH : THIS MINI DOCUMENTARY MAY UPSET YOU : WAIT TILL YOU FIND OUT WHAT THEY FOUND ALL THE WAY DOWN IN THE TRENCH

The Marianna Trench is the deepest place on earth.  It is deeper than the tallest mountains.  And it went unexplored for decades due to the extreme pressure.  Watch this film all the way and let me know what you feel!

4/30/26

PDF FILE RESEARCH GATE DEEP DIVE INTO SHARK ECOLOGY

Yes YOU CAN READ THE WHOLE REPORT.  Link to this Research Gate report right here! 

RESEARCH GATE : Deep Dive into Shark Ecology 

 by Primo Micarelli

Centro Studi Squali - Sharks Studies Centre - Scientific Institute,

Francesca Romana Reinero

Centro Studi Squali-Sharks Studies Center

4/23/26

GOLDEN SHARK CAUGHT OFF COAST OF COSTA RICA

 REAL CLEAR SCIENCE : GOLDEN SHARK CAUGHT

Excerpt: One spectacular example of this is a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) caught and released by sports fishers off the coast of Costa Rica in August 2024. Not only was this shark not its usual brown cookie-dough color, but it was vividly orange-colored – with white eyes, to boot.

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WHY IS THIS SHARK THAT LOOKS TO BE THE COLOR OF A GOLD FISH ORANGE? sHE LIKES WARM WATER TOO!
Click on the link to see the photo!  Almost unbelievable!

4/22/26

IT'S EARTH DAY! WAYS TO CELEBRATE TODAY and EVERY DAY! 10,000 EVENTS

EARTHDAY ORG  Click on your place in the world....

Excerpt: Community cleanups, teach-ins, peaceful demonstrations, tree planting, voter registration, town hall meetings, community organizing — every action strengthens the movement. Add your event to the map and show the power of collective action.