Human hair, wool and corn cobs have been used to mop up oil spills. Now waste paper joins the list, thanks to a new project Eco-symbiosis is en vogue. Indeed, this approach consists in using waste from one industry as raw material for another. It appears like an ideal solution [...]
I got a fascinating email from NASA’s Dr . Jonathan Trent and OMEGA project scientist regarding the first part of this blogpost concerning algae biofuels. Here is his feedback on the matter: Hello Nico. I like your website and I appreciate your comment that algae biofuels is an idea worth [...]
We have iPhones they have rocks evolution in motion. Watch Video more info after the wave: ~~~~~~~~~~ The first video of tool use by a fish has been published in the journal Coral Reefs by Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Bernardi [...]
Ziphius There Is An App For That! Give it to the Portuguese, a once powerful maritime nation, to bring to us the coolest and the first water drone in the Mundo. After watching the videos of this hydrospeeder-drone-meets-Tamagotchi, I have to admit I want one. Not only is this thing [...]
Scuba , tech diving then submersible and ROV’s we are now facing a new era in Ocean research and it does not involve human beings.
Producing sea shells and algae alongside fish could provide both an environmentally friendly and economically viable solution to make Mediterranean aquaculture sustainable. Sea bass or sea bream, by far the most consumed fish species around the Mediterranean area, increasingly originate from aquaculture. The sector is expected to double between 2010 [...]
Suppose you’re walking along the beach and you see a jellyfish washed up on the sand. Then you see another and then another. It’s a jellyfish invasion! What do you do? Who do you call? If MBARI researcher Steve Haddock has his way, you’ll take some photos and maybe a [...]
First and foremost thanks for reading our blog! This year we will bring to you a lot of new exciting ocean minded content more videos,photos,art and interviews of Ocean Minds. This is that time of the year when I need to renew domain and server space and fill up the [...]
Zinc a likely life-saver in victims of lethal stings from the Australian box jellyfish Box jellyfish of the Chironex species are among the most venomous animals in the world, capable of killing humans with their sting. Their venom, though, which kills by rapidly punching holes in human red blood cells, [...]
Technique provides insight into ancient formation of underwater plateau NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – Scientists have long used the speed of seismic waves traveling through the Earth as a means of learning about the geologic structure beneath the Earth’s surface, but the seismic waves they use have typically been generated by earthquakes [...]
