Rare Giant Squid Discovered Near Santa Cruz, CA (1)
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Wednesday morning marine researchers discovered a rare 25′ long giant squid 20 miles off the coast of Santa Cruz, CA. A tentacled salute to everyone who suggested this story! photo via The Santa Cruz Sentinel ShareThis
Can Blue Whales Sing the Blues? (1)
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New research suggest that the songs of blue whales are becoming deeper. In in 1962, John Hildebrand found that the frequency of call was around 22Hz, below the range of our hearing, but last year had decreased to 15Hz. Hildebrand explains that frequency comes at a tradeoff with volume. He suggests the choice is conscious between a really loud song or one that will go really deep. Why the change? As their numbers have slowly ...
Creationist critics get their comeuppance (2)
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A couple of weeks ago we reported on the work of Richard Lenski, who has spent much of the last 20 years maintaining cultures of E. coli to see how they evolve. His paper describes how one of his populations evolved the ability to metabolise citrate, something E. coli cannot do by definition.It's one of the most dramatic examples of evolution in action ever seen, and because Lenski freezes samples of the population every 500 ...
When Eco Tours Go Bad (1)
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CORAL's Hawaii Field Manager Liz Foote sent me some disturbing images she captured during a recent snorkel trip to Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District and other snorkel destinations off Maui earlier this week. She was in the water with a few different so-called "Eco Tour" operators. One company even sells it's tours by inviting guests to join "friendly experts on our unique Eco-Adventure cruises," and that they work "to protect whales, dolphins, all other ...
Renovated National Aquarium offers an inexpensive option (1)
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Filed under: Learning, Festivals and Events, Ecotourism, Budget Travel, News, Travel DealsGas prices aren't the only expense of a vacation that pinch the finances. Admission fees can be a real downer. If one is traveling with young children, huge, expensive museums can be overwhelming. These are two reasons why the National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. sounds appealing to me. At $5 for adults, and $2.50 for children, the admission is not even close to the ...
One Way To Deal With Invasive Species: Eat Them! (1)
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The school of fish in the above image are Blue-Lined snapper or Ta'ape (Lutjanus kasmira) from Hawaii. The Blue-Lined snapper was imported from the Marquesas Islands and released into Hawaiian waters in 1958, and again from Moorea in the Society Islands in 1961. The purpose was to increase available food fish resources in Hawaii.Well that was the plan, anyway. Turns out that concerns over eating the Blue-Lined snapper because of ciguatera poisoning (see my previous ...
Hello Tokyo’s Secret Playlist (2)
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We launch our new newsletter, My Secret Playlist next Tuesday — with Moby’s selections — and as a teaser for it, we asked Brooklyn power pop group Hello Tokyo to tell us about eight of their favourite songs right now. 1. Parts and Labor — The Gold We Are Digging (SAM). The beautifully mangled and powerfully driving beat lured me in, the dirty/glitchy undertones kept me interested, and the anthem-esque lyrics and melody sold me. ...
Expedia survey rates the world's worst tourists (2)
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Filed under: NewsThe French, Indians, and the Chinese have been voted as the world's worst tourists by a group of 4000 hoteliers, in a survey conducted by online travel search engine Expedia. On the other hand, the best tourists are 1) Japanese 2) British and Germans.Yup, looks like the annoying and continuous photo taking of everything in sight by the Japanese, and the drunken stag parties of the British and the Germans do not lay ...
The new TSA photo ID requirements and what it means for you (1)
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Filed under: Activism, AirportsBy now you've probably heard that the TSA just enacted new rules stipulating what is required for photo identification when going through airport security. People all over the place are outraged about it, and I thought that we should give a quick shakedown on what the change is and what you need to do about it.Basically, the rule states that anyone refusing to give their ID at the security checkpoint can be ...
WW #39 - Hawksbill Turtle at Pulau Sipadan, Malaysia (1)
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Big in Japan: Can't get a girlfriend? Buy a robot! (1)
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Filed under: Asia, Japan, Big in JapanLove is hard - in any language - but you shouldn't let your search for Mr. / Mrs. Right get you down. After all, if you're having problems finding someone of the same species who understands you completely and intimately, perhaps it's time to start looking elsewhere...Last week, Sega announced that they will soon start selling EMA, a 15 inch tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command. Aimed at ...
When is it stupid to step on a ferry or climb in a large wooden boat? (1)
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Filed under: Stories, Africa, Gambia, Philippines, Transportation, Travel HealthThe news of the recent ferry accident in the Philippines reminded me of the many ferries I've taken in my travels. The journey across the wide mouth of the Gambia River between Banjul, the capital, and Barra, on the side of The Gambia where I lived, comes to mind the most. Sometimes I made the trip in a large open wooden boat called a pirogue that would ...
The Verdict on Sustainable Seafood: Too Confusing [Shifting Baselines] (2)
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Mark Powell at Blogfish points to an article in last week's Miami Herald where a reporter had to bow out of his search for sustainable seafood because it was too much work and too expensive. The messages are, indeed, too mixed and confusing (we established that after the episode last summer that involved Al Gore eating (un?)sustainable toothfish). Witness the confusion yourself firsthand at this website from the maker's of Fishbase, which compiles the recommendations ...
Concept Art: Pixar Artist Eric Tan Talks to io9 About Wall-E and Retro Design (16)
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Look closely at the posters above. Which one was designed for a Disney attraction of the 1960s, and which was was designed for a Disney attraction that's coming out this week? On the left, you can see an original poster for Disneyland's Tomorrowland; and on the right is a poster for Disney/Pixar's new flick Wall-E, designed by artist Eric Tan. The resemblance isn't accidental: Tan has become something of a legend for his beautiful, retro-futurist ...
Take a beer trip around the world in Washington DC (3)
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Filed under: Food and Drink, NightlifeI love beer. For me, beer is also a drink that goes hand-in-hand with travel. It's available just about everywhere from Asia to America to Africa, yet no two places are alike when it comes to the preferred local brand. One of the first things I do when I arrive in a new place is try out the local beer. My reaction is usually a good sign of things to ...
