You may have heard the other day that there was a Beluga that taught itself to mimic human speech sounds. I use the word “speech” lightly, because it sounds more like that time Doug was trying to learn to be a ventriloquist for the school talent show*. Named NOC (No-See), the beluga had figured out [...]
Pop Quiz: Guess what topic of research was reported on in the most recent issue of ‘Marine Pollution Bulletin’. was it: a) Cake, and why it’s good for you. b) Are preteens too young for bloodsports? c) How badly we suck at keeping the ocean clean. – If you guessed A or B, you are [...]
The best part about having a science webcomic is that any new thing can be fodder. Take today’s comic for example: A little while back, I was called into my coworker’s office to see something. National Geographic had posted photos of one shark eating another shark whole. But not just any shark, this was a [...]
Today’s comic/infographic is a veritable who’s who of big ocean exploration. Mind you that, aside from Sylvia Earle, it’s more of “who’s shelling out the dough” rather than “who’s doing the science.” It originally appeared on Txchnologist.com last week, where they have been focusing on where ocean exploration has been taking us. Now it is here, [...]
Note: I apologize in advance if I’m off a few million years on the dates above. I’m glad you made it. I mentioned on Monday that I had taken a weekend to visit my parents in upstate New York. I try to visit at least twice a year, once in the summer and once for [...]