The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 month 1 week ago • 126 views • 3:36

"... Electric eels can emit some of the largest shocks in the animal kingdom - but why don't they shock themselves? ..."

posted by ant 4 months ago • 142 views • 3:59

“Most of us can’t imagine what it will be like when the whole ocean system collapses,” says Colin Angus, CTO and cofounder Open Ocean Robotics, a tech startup that makes autonomous boats. The... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 295 views • 8:44

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

YouTube description: Canned fish has been around for over a century and has been enjoyed around world. Still, no one loves their fish more than Portugal, where old traditions of fishing, canning and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 7 months ago • 449 views • 3:30

YouTube description: The type of sushi you’re probably most familiar with is haya-nare, a quick form of sushi made and consumed within a day using vinegared rice and raw fish. But there’s a second... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 562 views • 2:55

YouTube description: Should we double down or give up and go our separate ways? This video will probably not make everybody happy. Probably for completely opposite reasons. Some people want less... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 week ago • 458 views • 7:42

YouTube description: Meet Professor Jamie Seymour, he milks stuff. But nothing that moos, has hooves, wool or fur. He prefers to live life on the edge, milking the venom from the most venomous animals... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 176 views • 4:26

Doctors in Brazil are using the fish skin to treat burn patients. The treatment, which is part of a clinical trial, is said to reduce healing time by several days.

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 501 views • 3:34

YouTube description: The archerfish hunts by spitting water at terrestrial targets with weapon-like precision, and can even tell human faces apart. Is this fish smarter than it looks? ---+ Read the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 192 views • 3:36

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 36 views • 4:00

I built a prawn trap from lawyer cane, sticks and vine. Then I caught some prawns and ate them. Prawn (and fish) traps are simple traps designed to catch aquatic life due to their shape. It consists... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 257 views • 7:16

Probably. I chalk it up to a side effect of my 'medibles'. YouTube: How smart can fish actually be?

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 1 week ago • 34 views • 2:59

The ongoing study is part of a growing interest in coral fluorescence among the scientific community. Coral Fluorescence was recently found to be a strong indicator of coral health, and coral fluorescence... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 11 months ago • 127 views • 4:05

YouTube description: There is extreme fishing and then is going to such extremes that you have a rod and a worm-like lure fused to your face. Quite frankly it's the type of commitment we admire. Meet... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 week ago • 271 views • 6:32

YouTube Description: Jellyfish don’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. They’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. What’s their secret?... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 6 months 1 week ago • 170 views • 2:56

An interesting riddle - can you sifters solve it, without resorting to the solution in the video (from 1:25)? iflscience: The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It's... continue reading

posted by Zawash 8 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 52 views • 5:08

"Train your fish to become the next Pelé with this goldfish soccer game. Included in this unique fish training kit - yes, fish can be trained! ..." From http://bbs.boingboing.net/t/jon-stewart-on-charleston-massacre-... continue reading

posted by ant 8 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 84 views • 4:17

YouTube: Life can get stressful in the wild and some animals are getting high to cope with it! Here are four animals that are taking the edge off in some pretty crazy ways.

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 187 views • 1:27

Uhhh, to hell with the grocer's crap.... 1,000% more productive than conventional gardening & farming. The most robust, most scalable Aquaponics system in the world is the Portable Farms™ Aquaponics... continue reading

posted by chingalera 1 decade 8 months 1 week ago • 96 views • 6:31