Lively Fish Five Miles Down

Posted by Brian J OMalley at Tuesday, October 14th 2008 under: Nature

Mysteries of the Deep Revealed
Scientists exploring a deep underwater crevasse in the Pacific Ocean known as the Japan Trench were surprised to find an active and sociable group of snailfish at the record depth of almost five miles (7,700 meters).
The remote camera exploration that ended last week was a collaborative effort between the University of [...]

Tags: Architeuthis, Colossal Squid, Giant Squid, Japan Trench, Mariana Trench, National Science Museum of Japan, Nature, Oceanlab HADEEP Project, Ogasawara Whale Watching Foundation, University of Aberdeen, University of Tokyo

Bilingual Bees that Count

Posted by Brian J OMalley at Tuesday, September 30th 2008 under: Nature, Science

Another Amazing Finding about the Threatened Honeybee
Researchers at Zhejiang University in China and the Australian National University have discovered two new cognitive abilities of the humble honeybee. They’re apparently able to both count and interpret new languages with a brain about the size of a grain of sand.

Is it me, or is he just adorable?Photo [...]

Tags: Bees, Colony Collapse Disorder, Honeybee, Live Science, Nature

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