Posted on November 7th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
November 4, 2009—Injured corals develop colorful glowing “scabs” to help themselves heal, a new study has found. When a coral is broken or wounded, it releases highly reactive atoms of oxygen known as free radicals to close up the gashes. But these powerful molecules can also inadvertently kill off some of the coral’s healthy cells. [...]
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Posted on November 7th, 2009 by Ali Perkins
October 29, 2009–Carrying the remains of a roughly 30-foot (9-meter) giant squid in her jaws, a female sperm whale, with a calf at her side, swims near the surface off Japan’s Bonin Islands (map) in the northwestern Pacific. Taken on October 15, this and other “absolutely sensational” new pictures offer rare proof of the sperm [...]
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Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by Ali Perkins
The Ross Sea Antarctica is the last intact ocean ecosystem remaining on Earth. It provides vital information about the workings of all marine ecosystems. But commerical fishing now threatens this fragile ecosystem. Help the Ross Sea become a Marine Protected Area. Hear perspectives from Antarctic Ecologists Dr David Ainley (US) and Dr Peter Wilson (NZ) [...]
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