Coming to Grips with a Watery World
With fanfare that even snared some attention outside scientific circles, the 10-year Census of Marine Life came to a conclusion Oct. 1.
Message From Oceans Past: Good Management Helps Ocean Life to Recover
Experts convene Nov. 18-20, Dublin, Ireland for Oceans Past III Conference
Thousands of Discoveries in 10-Year Study of World’s Oceans
This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty and I’m Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about a ten-year study of the world’s oceans. We will also tell about four American women who are being honored for their work in science.
Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) Project: 5 Questions for Principal Investigator Randy Kochevar
Britannica research editor Richard Pallardy posed some questions about the project to Randy Kochevar, principal investigator and public outreach coordinator for TOPP. Kochevar, who has in the past studied the organisms that live around hydrocarbon seeps and hydrothermal vents, was with the project from its inception.
Podcast – Wild and Crazy: A Worm Named Bob Marley and the Fish With a See-Through Head
In the oceans, Mother Nature continues to surprise and delight us with mesmerizing, jaw-dropping marine life that often wildly exceeds our imagination.
33 Utterly Strange Sea Animals
From alien-like isopods and vampire squid, to “fatheads” and the Dumbo octopus with flying ears, the Census of Marine Life exposed the strange creatures of the deep during its 10-year mission of discovery.
London News Conference
[ October 4, 2010 to October 7, 2010. ] The concluding News Conference and Panel Presentations will take place Monday, 4 October at The Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Loggerhead Challenge Sportsmanship Award Named for Dr. Wes Tunnell
Finally, it was recently announced that Dr. Wes Tunnell, Vice Chair of the US National Committee, was honored by Texas Sea Grant when they announced that their Loggerhead Sportsmanship Award will be named after him.
