Fun Aquatic Facts

[gwand]

The first public aquarium was opened in London Zoo in May 1853; the Fish House, as it came to be known, was constructed much like a greenhouse.

 

[gwand]

Maybe for aquatic plants too.

Glowing Plants that Turn Energy into Light Are About to Be Commercially Available for the First Time

Company Light Bio says it will begin shipping orders for the first-ever commercially available glowing plants next month.

thedebrief.org

 

[emeraldking]

Maybe for aquatic plants too.

Glowing Plants that Turn Energy into Light Are About to Be Commercially Available for the First Time

Company Light Bio says it will begin shipping orders for the first-ever commercially available glowing plants next month.

thedebrief.org

Interesting read...

 

[gwand]

Upsetting. Microplastics are everywhere.

Microplastics found in Nile River's tilapia fish

The Nile is one of the world's most famous rivers. It's also Africa's most important freshwater system. About 300 million people live in the 11 countries it flows through. Many rely on its waters for agriculture and fishing to make a living.

phys.org

 

[Colin_T]

Maybe for aquatic plants too.

Glowing Plants that Turn Energy into Light Are About to Be Commercially Available for the First Time

Company Light Bio says it will begin shipping orders for the first-ever commercially available glowing plants next month.

thedebrief.org

Interesting plants but should we be doing it when the world is dying. Surely they could put some effort into growing plants that use more CO2 to help reduce the levels in the atmosphere.

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Upsetting. Microplastics are everywhere.

Microplastics found in Nile River's tilapia fish

The Nile is one of the world's most famous rivers. It's also Africa's most important freshwater system. About 300 million people live in the 11 countries it flows through. Many rely on its waters for agriculture and fishing to make a living.

phys.org

They found microplastics in developing human embryos too. They are everywhere now and the scientists studying this stuff say everybody on the planet now has microplastics in them.

 

[gwand]

Why do tree frogs lay their eggs on the ground?

When it comes to laying eggs, tree frogs have some unusual habits. Instead of always laying their eggs on tree branches where they usually live, they often lay their eggs on the ground. But why would a tree frog do this, especially when it puts its eggs at risk from predators such as snakes?

phys.org

 

[GaryE]

In places like central Africa, water bottles are everywhere. The hotel we stayed in had taps on the side and charged for fills , important as entire neighbourhoods had no running water. The micro-plastics...

 

[gwand]

When I was in India, plastic trash was everywhere. It was a nightmare in certain parts of Delhi and Varanasi. Seventy five years ago all our garbage was biodegradable.

 

[gwand]

Amazing

Largest fish in Missouri's records caught in Lake of the Ozarks: A 164-pound 'dinosaur'

A fisherman on the Lake of the Ozarks brought ashore a world-record paddlefish Sunday that weighed more than 164 pounds—the biggest paddlefish ever caught and the largest fish of any kind in Missouri's record books.

phys.org

 

[gwand]

Zebra danios prove useful again.

How many zebrafish constitute a school? 'Three,' say physicists

Physicists are also interested in fish—above all when they are researching the formation of structures. A research team from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) has examined the schooling behavior of zebra danio (Danio rerio, also known as...

phys.org

 

[Ceez]

Maybe for aquatic plants too.

Glowing Plants that Turn Energy into Light Are About to Be Commercially Available for the First Time

Company Light Bio says it will begin shipping orders for the first-ever commercially available glowing plants next month.

thedebrief.org

This reminds me of the Simpsons for some reason. The intro with the 3 eyed fish

 

[gwand]

Gars are fascinating ancient fish

The King of ‘Living Fossils’

Coined "living fossils" by Charles Darwin, some creatures evolve at such an slow rate that they don’t seem to change at all. Gars are the slowest of the slow.

explorersweb.com

 

[gwand]

Coral protection

As climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add billions of dollars yearly to the global economy through their influences on fisheries, new pharmaceuticals, tourism and...

phys.org

 

[gwand]

Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical

Apparently, it's pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday's physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years.

phys.org

 

[gwand]

Scientists document remarkable sperm whale 'phonetic alphabet'

A new analysis of years of vocalizations by sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean has found that their system of communication is more sophisticated than previously known.

www.nbcnews.com