5/17/14
COULD THIS GRANNY WHALE BE BORN THE YEAR THE TITANIC SANK?
SCIENCE RECORDER : KILLER WHALE TITANIC
Most killer whales die at 60 to 80 years of age. GRANNY may be 103!
"And she’s quite mobile for her advanced years. This week, she turned up this in the Strait of Georgia, a waterway that cuts between Vancouver and British Columbia. She would have to have travelled 800 miles to reach this point from southern California, where she was originally spotted.
Granny runs in a 25-whale group that researchers call the “J-Pod,” or the “Southern Resident Killer Whales.” And longevity runs strong in this group. Two other members, females dubbed “Ocean Sun” and “Lummi,” died at ages 85 and 98, respectively. Granny is the oldest in this group, however. More than that, in fact: She is, as of now, the oldest known killer whale on the planet."
Most killer whales die at 60 to 80 years of age. GRANNY may be 103!
"And she’s quite mobile for her advanced years. This week, she turned up this in the Strait of Georgia, a waterway that cuts between Vancouver and British Columbia. She would have to have travelled 800 miles to reach this point from southern California, where she was originally spotted.
Granny runs in a 25-whale group that researchers call the “J-Pod,” or the “Southern Resident Killer Whales.” And longevity runs strong in this group. Two other members, females dubbed “Ocean Sun” and “Lummi,” died at ages 85 and 98, respectively. Granny is the oldest in this group, however. More than that, in fact: She is, as of now, the oldest known killer whale on the planet."
5/15/14
REAL PIRATES EXHIBIT AT THE SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
SDNHM : REAL PIRATES
"The year was 1717. Valuable cargos were being shipped across the Atlantic. Piracy was at an all-time high. Sam Bellamy and his fearsome flotilla had just captured the slave ship Whydah on her way to England, laden with gold and silver. But before the crew had a chance to divvy up the abundant spoils, a storm would send the ship, its treasure, and 143 men to the bottom of the sea. Discover the perils and privileges of 18th century pirate life as you explore more than 200 authentic artifacts recovered from her wreck."
Siren here! I'm hoping to see this before summer's end. It sounds exciting. The ship sunk off Cape Cod. I want to learn more about the Golden Age of Piracy
"The year was 1717. Valuable cargos were being shipped across the Atlantic. Piracy was at an all-time high. Sam Bellamy and his fearsome flotilla had just captured the slave ship Whydah on her way to England, laden with gold and silver. But before the crew had a chance to divvy up the abundant spoils, a storm would send the ship, its treasure, and 143 men to the bottom of the sea. Discover the perils and privileges of 18th century pirate life as you explore more than 200 authentic artifacts recovered from her wreck."
Siren here! I'm hoping to see this before summer's end. It sounds exciting. The ship sunk off Cape Cod. I want to learn more about the Golden Age of Piracy
5/12/14
DEEP SEA ROBOT IMPLODES 6 MILES DOWN
YAHOO NEWS - DEEP SEA ROBOT IMPLODES 6 MILES BENEATH THE SEA
And no humans aboard...
EXCERPT:
Part of the ROV, diving in the Kermadec Trench, may have imploded under pressures reaching a seam-bursting 16,000 lbs. per square inch (psi). (On Earth, humans are exposed to pressures of nearly 15 psi.)
And no humans aboard...
EXCERPT:
Part of the ROV, diving in the Kermadec Trench, may have imploded under pressures reaching a seam-bursting 16,000 lbs. per square inch (psi). (On Earth, humans are exposed to pressures of nearly 15 psi.)
The Kermadec Trench is the world's second-deepest trench, plunging 32,963 feet (10,047 meters) below the sea surface, second only to the Mariana Trench, which reaches 36,201 feet (11,034 m) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
The deep-diving vehicle, which operates remotely via an optical fiber tether and also as a free-swimming autonomous vehicle, was 30 days into a 40-day expedition to explore the deep-ocean trench aboard the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson.
5/9/14
TINY PLASTIC BEAD POLLUTION MIGHT BE THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIX
WASHINGTON POST : GREAT LAKES and TINY PLASTIC BEADS POLLUTION
Already ravaged by toxic algae, invasive mussels and industrial pollution, the Great Lakes now confront another potential threat that few had even imagined until recently: untold millions of plastic litter bits, some visible only through a microscope. Scientists who have studied gigantic masses of floating plastic in the world’s oceans are now reporting similar discoveries in the lakes that make up nearly one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. They retrieved the particles from Lakes Superior, Huron and Erie last year. This summer, they’re widening the search to Lakes Michigan and Ontario, skimming the surface with finely meshed netting dragged behind sailing vessels.
4/13/14
4/12/14
THE REAL PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN : FILM REVIEW
THE REAL PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is a DVD that was put out in 2005 by A and E TV and there are many films out with the name or similar so... What this film will reveal to you is that pirating in its day was like corporate theft today - people got hired to do it and people got away with it all the time. Pirating was considered fair game. It was considered unfair that Spain got all that gold and stealing gold off a ship was prime activity. Pirates could be hired. Pirates were sometimes female. And some of the most famous pirate characters we hear about today were not hiding out when they were on land. They were celebrated.
You may want to see this film or read on the subject of pirates and women pirates and compare it to what you see in the famous Disney series "Pirates of the Caribbean."
You may want to see this film or read on the subject of pirates and women pirates and compare it to what you see in the famous Disney series "Pirates of the Caribbean."
4/9/14
4/5/14
INTRICATE PLANTS CALLED VESCICLES ARE LIKE A MARINE MEALS ON WHEELS
NAMONITOR : MARINE MEALS ON WHEELS full article!
Marine scientists at the National Science Foundation’s Center for Microbial Oceanography have discovered that marine cyanobacteria create tiny “vesicles” of carbon and nutrients that act as a food source for ocean life. This is in addition to themselves being the tiny plant life that forms the very foundations of the oceanic food chain. They are very busy little bees, only they are plants, and not bees.
Vesicles themselves are not news, having been observed in human-related bacteria since the 1960s. However, this study marks the first instance of their observation in ocean life, adding a new wrinkle to scientists’ understanding of these tiny workhorses.
Marine scientists at the National Science Foundation’s Center for Microbial Oceanography have discovered that marine cyanobacteria create tiny “vesicles” of carbon and nutrients that act as a food source for ocean life. This is in addition to themselves being the tiny plant life that forms the very foundations of the oceanic food chain. They are very busy little bees, only they are plants, and not bees.
Vesicles themselves are not news, having been observed in human-related bacteria since the 1960s. However, this study marks the first instance of their observation in ocean life, adding a new wrinkle to scientists’ understanding of these tiny workhorses.
4/2/14
PYTOPLANKTON and ZOOPLANKTON are BIOLOGICAL PUMPS OF THE OCEAN
AMAGEST : NEW STUDY FINDS HOW OCEANS ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE
Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, analyzed data of ocean life and observed how the organic matters are used in producing carbon dioxide inside water.
Director of the Earth Research Institute at University of California, Oceanographer David Siegel, and his colleagues analyzed the role of excrement from phytoplankton and zooplankton.
Pytoplankton and zooplankton are tiny little animals placed at the bottom of the food chain.
The new study is published in the Global Biogeochemical Cycles journal titled as “Global assessment of ocean carbon export by combining satellite observations and food-web models.”
Researchers say the biological pump of the ocean export organic carbon into the deep ocean from the upper part through sinking particulate matter and mostly from the zooplankton feces and aggregates of algae.
Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, analyzed data of ocean life and observed how the organic matters are used in producing carbon dioxide inside water.
Director of the Earth Research Institute at University of California, Oceanographer David Siegel, and his colleagues analyzed the role of excrement from phytoplankton and zooplankton.
Pytoplankton and zooplankton are tiny little animals placed at the bottom of the food chain.
The new study is published in the Global Biogeochemical Cycles journal titled as “Global assessment of ocean carbon export by combining satellite observations and food-web models.”
Researchers say the biological pump of the ocean export organic carbon into the deep ocean from the upper part through sinking particulate matter and mostly from the zooplankton feces and aggregates of algae.
UN COURT ORDERS JAPAN TO STOP ANTARTIC WHALE HUNTING
CBS NEWS JAPAN ORDERED TO HAULT ANNUAL ANTARTIC WHALE HUNT link to video:
March 31, 2014, 6:49 PM|
The UN’s highest court has ordered Japan to stop its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic, ruling that the research produced didn’t justify the number of animals killed. Japan is one of the few countries to practice whaling. Seth Doane reports.
PBS : ON UN COURT ORDER plus video and text
"Japan has killed as many as 3,600 minke whales and issued permits for hunting humpback and fin whales within the Whale Sanctuary since the issuing of the JARPA II permits in 2005, The New York Times reports. The U.N. found that not only does Japan lack significant scientific results from their purported studies, but the evidence suggests that Japan has been exploiting the whales for other reasons. The U.N. has determined that Japan has breached its obligations under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling...."
March 31, 2014, 6:49 PM|
The UN’s highest court has ordered Japan to stop its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic, ruling that the research produced didn’t justify the number of animals killed. Japan is one of the few countries to practice whaling. Seth Doane reports.
PBS : ON UN COURT ORDER plus video and text
"Japan has killed as many as 3,600 minke whales and issued permits for hunting humpback and fin whales within the Whale Sanctuary since the issuing of the JARPA II permits in 2005, The New York Times reports. The U.N. found that not only does Japan lack significant scientific results from their purported studies, but the evidence suggests that Japan has been exploiting the whales for other reasons. The U.N. has determined that Japan has breached its obligations under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling...."
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