Science
5 Symbiotic marine relationships
We all have to get along with our neighbors. It’s just the way things are, if you want to enjoy a peaceful existence....
Clouds that look like ocean waves. What is it?
Van Gogh clouds! Like breaking ocean waves.
They are called Kelvin Helmholzt clouds, aka billow clouds or shear-gravity clouds
It’s widely...
Red Tide, Blue Tide: Bioluminescence in the Ocean
Red tides, which often contain harmful algal blooms , are caused by chemical reactions that occur between algae and other substances.
Red by day, blue...
Can white sharks see in murky water?
SHARK EYESIGHT
A shark's eyes are almost completely different sides of its head, so the shark has a nearly 360-degree field of Vision. However,...
Why you should care about whale poo
At the turn of the century the Cape Whale Coast as it is known today, has played home to abundant enough whale species...
Marine Tourism
Selfies & millennials.. lets connect in 2016 says WTM
I was recently at World Travel Market (WTM) in London . WTM is considered the industry’s top showcase of travel products.
Travel continues to...
Billions of Blue Jellyfish Wash Up on American Beaches during 2015
The animals known as "by-the-wind sailors" stay out on the open ocean—until the winds change
In recent weeks, about a billion jellyfish-like "purple sailors"...
Teeth or bristles
Cetaceans divide into two groups in the manner they catch their food using teeth or bristles
Most cetaceans have triangular teeth and feed on...
Barnacles – Bravehearts of the surfzone
Billions upon billions of attached animals like barnacles, mussels and oysters owe their very lives to the sweep of the tides for the...
What’s the strongest material produced by animals?
Animals can produce incredibly strong substances - so who makes the toughest?
Spider silk, long the strongest known biological material, was recently knocked off...
