William J. Broad's article for the New York Times is one of the best on JAMES CAMERON'S TRIP, which after seven years of planning, and a couple weeks delay due to rough seas, was cut short due to a leak. The pressure seven miles down is intense, the leak was to a hydraulic gear, but this layman scientist has reported that there was little to no visible life that far down.
"No government can send people so deep." His team includes scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Hawaii... And National Geographic was a sponsor.
3/26/12
3/24/12
EXCLUSIVE NEW TITANIC IMAGES FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
6 beautiful pictures linked here... don't get fooled by the smooth model...most of the ship looks like sea life has taken root.
3/22/12
DIVER AND LEMON SHARK ARE FRIENDS - HIGH FIVE
"Of the shark unexpectedly slapping his hand with its fin the veteran diver added, "Luckily my friend who owns an underwater camera captured it all on film for me to show the grand kids."Lemon sharks, so-named because of the pale yellow-brown color of their skin, are found in subtropical waters and reach lengths of about 10 feet."
Linking to the article by Pete Thomas of GrindTV that has a pic of the high five!
Linking to the article by Pete Thomas of GrindTV that has a pic of the high five!
3/15/12
ALTOIDS CURIOUSLY STRONG MINTS HAS A CURIOUSLY STRONG FACT
I swear to you, this is true! This morning I stopped at the grocer and bought a tin of Altoids, the breath mint, in Cinnamon. I opened the tin. Inside is a piece of tissue paper box lining. On it this is what is printed:
CURIOUSLY STRONG FACT
The strength of Altoids comes from the use of real peppermint oil
and the dreams of pregnant mermaids.
3/12/12
3/7/12
ALIENS OF THE DEEP : AN ADVENTURE TO UNLOCK THE SECRETS NOT ONLY OF THE SEA BUT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!
ALIENS OF THE DEEP, directed by James Cameron (of Titanic fame) and Steven Quale, is about how scientists are learning about the possibility of life on other planets, perhaps Mars, or the satellite of Jupiter called Europa which may have oceans trapped under ice, through the study of sea life so far down that sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis cannot happen. If there is no dependency on life because of the sunlight or photosynthesis, then what lives so far below the sea?
The answer is, clams, shrimp, and various forms of fish, squid, and octopus. Get this! Some of them are living near vents spewing water so hot it could melt the specially designed mini subs that are capable of dealing with life threatening water pressure.
If these creatures can defy what we "know" like they ought to be dead rather than thriving, WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT LIFE CANNOT EXIST on other planets where is severely hot or cold. Perhaps there is sea life under the frozen ice in oceans that do not have access to any form of light on other planets.
You will love this film for it's beauty and science, and you'll learn about new specialties in the sciences and how they are working together TO PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO ANOTHER PLANET.
The answer is, clams, shrimp, and various forms of fish, squid, and octopus. Get this! Some of them are living near vents spewing water so hot it could melt the specially designed mini subs that are capable of dealing with life threatening water pressure.
If these creatures can defy what we "know" like they ought to be dead rather than thriving, WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME THAT LIFE CANNOT EXIST on other planets where is severely hot or cold. Perhaps there is sea life under the frozen ice in oceans that do not have access to any form of light on other planets.
You will love this film for it's beauty and science, and you'll learn about new specialties in the sciences and how they are working together TO PREPARE FOR A VISIT TO ANOTHER PLANET.
3/3/12
2/23/12
ROCKY THE 27 POUND MAINE LOBSTER DONATED TO AQUARIUM
Breaking news. Prices on lobster are down, but a fisherman decided to donate "Rocky" since any lobster over 3 pounds is liable to be tough meat. That means Rocky is an "old geezer." Amy Hubbard is the writer for the LA Times newspaper, linked here, that tells the tale.
"Robert Malone went fishing for shrimp and pulled in a surprise: a 27-pound Maine lobster that could never be viewed as shrimpy."
"Robert Malone went fishing for shrimp and pulled in a surprise: a 27-pound Maine lobster that could never be viewed as shrimpy."
2/22/12
2/18/12
EARTHTRUST IS USING DNA TO SAVE THE WHALES
"Earthtrust's Saving Whales With DNA Project is a cutting-edge strategy for ending the global black market in whale meat through the use of DNA analysis... DNA analysis is the only practical way to verify if a product in the marketplace is a "legitimate" whale species (under IWC regulations) or if it is from a highly endangered species."
2/12/12
2/10/12
ATLANTIC WHALES (CANADA) SITE LINKED HERE
"The waters off Newfoundland and Labrador are among the most productive portions of the Earth's ocean. During the spring and summer, some of the planet's largest gatherings of whales, seals and seabirds come to feed in these coastal and offshore waters along North America's eastern edge. For over 500 years some of the planet's most intensive human fisheries have also taken place here...
"People are not always good at sustainably managing the ocean's resources. Over the past few hundred years the Atlantic grey whale was wiped out while the right and bowhead whales have been removed from most of their former range. Other whales including fins, blues, orcas and humpbacks underwent dramatic population reductions at the hands and harpoons of 20th century whalers. In the case of the orcas, the military even used them for target practice...
Click on the link to keep reading!
"People are not always good at sustainably managing the ocean's resources. Over the past few hundred years the Atlantic grey whale was wiped out while the right and bowhead whales have been removed from most of their former range. Other whales including fins, blues, orcas and humpbacks underwent dramatic population reductions at the hands and harpoons of 20th century whalers. In the case of the orcas, the military even used them for target practice...
Click on the link to keep reading!
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