Mystery solved: 'softball-sized eyeball' likely belongs to a swordfish

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:12:38 +0000

We learned two things this morning: First, experts from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission believe that the softball-sized eyeball that washed up in Pompano Beach, Fla. belongs to a swordfish.

Second: Two-Way readers are incredibly smart, able to solve the most puzzling of mysteries in no time.

Tech innovation unveils Puget Sound's secret natural recyclers

Keith Seinfeld — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:51:17 +0000

Scientists have deciphered some of the secrets of one of Puget Sound’s natural recyclers. It’s a microbe – which likes to eat sulfur and nitrogen – and might be found near any of our beaches.

The technique they devised could open the door to a better understanding of microbial life that abounds everywhere – in the oceans, in soils, and in the human body.

oceanography

Mystery solved: 'softball-sized eyeball' likely belongs to a swordfish

Tech innovation unveils Puget Sound's secret natural recyclers