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Sharing work and thoughts from the UCL Museums and Collections teams By Mark Carnall, on 26 September 2013 In order to commemorate the eleventh entry in this series I’m going to let you in on some behind-the-scenes stuff I was waiting to…
Imagine living in perpetual darkness in an alien world where you have to find food quickly by touch or starve for months at a time. The limestone caverns of Mexico's Sierra del Abra Tanchipa rainforest contain deep cisterns cloaked in…
Look at a calendar in Japan and you'll see dates set aside for many fish. November 11th (11/11) is reserved for the spotted garden eel, who, along with members of its colony, resemble many "ones" sticking out of the sea floor in…
Researchers modified a leaf litter trap with a retractable fine-mesh enclosure to safely capture federally threatened Salado Salamanders from a Texas groundwater well. Subject of Research: A modified leaf litter trap design for sampling threatened Eurycea salamanders in subterranean groundwater…
Otolith: the ‘ear stone’ of a fish; a calcium carbonate structure located inside the skull.Chondrophore: the spoon-shaped hinge of a surfclam.SpeciesLatin nameStructurePreparation MethodBass, Black SeaCentropristis striataOtoliths (Scales historically)Whole (some thin sectioned) Otolith: the ‘ear stone’ of a…
Required to be used by operators of all vessels greater than 26 feet in length overall using hook-and-line gear while fishing for: Other than noted above, vessel operators using hook-and-line gear and fishing for groundfish in waters off the state of…
How much wild is enough? The burning question is being asked in Badenoch this week by a legendary campaigner for nature. “We all have opinions about the return of sea eagles, pine martens, beavers, wild boar, and even the potential…
CBC Shark species found in Quebec waters now being considered for endangered status The porbeagle, a mid-sized shark that seasonally makes its way to the gulf and lower estuary of the St. Lawrence River, may soon also make its way…
A cytogenetic study of the Brazilian fire ant Solenopsis saevissima reveals naturally occurring polyploid cells with chromosome counts from 16 to 128, suggesting a possible adaptive role in the species' invasive success.
On January 17, 2025, the research group OCEARCH hauled a male white shark onto its lift platform about 45 miles off the coast where Georgia meets Florida. He measured 13.8 feet and weighed an estimated 1,653 pounds. The team named him Contender. According to OCEARCH,…