Release the kraken?
From Reefbuilders For the last week or so, the popular science press has been gushing over the announcement that a giant Triassic Kraken not only killed and ate giant ichthyosaurs, not only arranged their bones, but even arranged their bones in what may be the very first ‘self portrait’. How exciting! A huge, intelligent, self […]
Reef Threads podcast – Steinhart Aquairum
From Reef Threads In this week’s podcast we welcome special guests Rich Ross and Matt Wandell of the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Listen to this special podcast to learn about this excellent aquarium and the roles Matt and Rich play in caring for and displaying a vast array of unusual […]
Home Tank Over Time
2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2011 2011 6/2012 3/2013 6/2013 8/16, 2013 1/26/2014 3/3/2014 – for the blue lovers and the blue haters 4/2/14 – ATS screen added […]
Just a little information TANKED?
From Reefbuilders This is a video of a big aquarium – doesn’t a little information about how its run and how the animals are cared for make it more exciting? Like many of us, I have been thinking about the new television show TANKED. The great discussion so far about the show has been really […]
Nerd Nite SF: “Boneless Sex: How Cephalopods Make Sweet, Sweet Love” by Richard Ross, 7/20/11
From SF Nerd Nite http://vimeo.com/28031082 “Boneless Sex: How Cephalopods Make Sweet, Sweet Love” by Richard Ross Octopus, cuttlefish, nautilus, and squid are not just smart, not just masters of camouflage, but also masters of reproduction! This talk, which amounts to ceph porn, is packed with dirty pictures and dirty video of your favorite 8-armed animals […]