Costa Rica recently put together a massive new marine park that increases the area of protected waters surrounding Cocos Island five times what it was before. The Cocos Island area is home to some of the highest abundances of sharks…
Fish handle numbers on par with college students
We can leave all the jokes aside but an interesting study has found some fish to score just as well as college students on some basic number tests. Using the highly social, freshwater mosquitofish the researchers conducted a lab test…
Citizens of the Sea book is National Geographic’s Showcase of Marine Wonders
Ocean and marine life is a popular feature of coffee table books and this year NatGeo’s revisiting the theme with their new book, Citizens of the Sea. This new Citiznes of the Sea book is not just old rehashed content…
National Geographic showcases top images from 2010 underwater photo contest
National Geographic recently unveiled the Best Underwater Views of 2010 celebrating some of the top images to come out of the fourth annual DEEP Indonesia International Underwater Photo Competition. These are NatGeo’s top pics but these are only a handful.…
New sea slug discovered off California coast
Sometimes the most exciting things are hiding right in front of you, just waiting for you to see. Marine biologist Jeff Goddard knows this quite well after he discovered a new species of nudibranch in a California tide pool in…
Giant mucus “blobs” plague Mediterranean Sea
Like a script from a horror movie giant and potentially deadly blobs of both dead and living organic matter are on the rise in the Mediterranean Sea. These mucus like blobs, called a mucilage, are part of a naturally-occurring process…
NatGeo releases 2009 best underwater photos
If you’re looking for a little eye candy this end of the week day, National Geographic has a fix for you. The venerable NatGeo just released a baker’s dozen of the best underwater views from their 2009 photography contest. The…
