Tagged: oceanography

8:12am

Mon October 15, 2012
The Two-Way

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

Originally published on Mon October 15, 2012 7:15 am

Credit Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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.

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3:51pm

Fri February 3, 2012
Microbes among us

Tech innovation unveils Puget Sound's secret natural recyclers

Credit Vaughn Iverson / UW

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.

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