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Nature engineered beaches to shape shift with the wind and waves. Higgins, Broward County's beach erosion administrator, does what he can to keep an undulating strand from wiggling out from beneath the hotels, condo towers, parks and mansions.
Brookfield teen collects pennies for penguins
It's called Pennies for Penguins, and Shannon Pugliese won't be satisfied until she's collected at least one cent for each of the estimated 150,000 African penguins still in existence.
BOCES staff to take students to Florida
In the fall, the staff of Putnam-Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services' Center for Environmental Education will take a group of middle-school students on a four-day trip to Key Largo, Fla., to study marine biology and learn more about the marine ecosystem.
Mitch Covington: Drilling technology may surprise tree huggers
Few things are more important to humans than living in a clean environment. The great outdoors is a source of recreation and inspiration, and it belongs to all of us.
FEATURE : Team makes inroads in ornamental fish breeding
NO CLOWNING AROUND: A research team in Taitung County has learned how to breed clownfish and hopes to give the technology to 10 selected breeders next year By Lilian Wu CNA Sunday, Jun 28, 2009, Page 2 A clownfish bred in captivity by the Eastern Marine Biology Research Center of the Fisheries Research Institute swims in a tank on June 2. PHOTO: ...
MINA commits $2K donation to eco-camp plan
The Mariana Islands Nature Alliance has just committed a $2,000 donation for the upcoming Eco-Camp Project on Tinian on July 5-12. MINA chairperson Fran Castro will turn over the donation this Friday to camp coordinator Kimberly Vaillencourt and scuba diving instructor Mike Tripp at the MINA office near the Naked Fish Bar on Beach Road.
Contest open to name second deepest point in Marianas Trench
Guam students are getting the opportunity to name the second deepest spot in the Marianas Trench.
Camps to explore marine biology
Kids age 10-17 who love the outdoors and are interested in exploring what lies beneath the waves can spend six days living and learning on Virginiaa s Eastern Shore.
Sharks' Killer Strategy Revealed
Great white shark cruises underwater in search of prey. Credit: Neil Hammerschlag / www.neil4sharks.org A great white shark successfully lunges for and captures a juvenile fur seal in False Bay, South Africa.
The Open Laboratory 2009 - the submissions so far [A Blog Around The Clock]
Profile Archives Blogroll The Open Laboratory 2009 - the submissions so far Category: OpenLab09 Posted on: June 21, 2009 9:43 PM, by Coturnix Here are the submissions for OpenLab 2009 to date.
The greatest shoal on Earth as sardine migration begins
THEY CALL it the Greatest Shoal on Earth, the ocean counterpart of the annual wildebeest migration across the Mara and Grumeti Rivers on Tanzania's Serengeti plains.
NIH Resources Grant Extended For The National Resource For Aplysia
Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Alzheimer's / Dementia The National Resource for Aplysia at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science has had its resources grant with the National Institute for Health extended for an additional five years.
UCSC graduates enter the real world
It was in their eyes. The excitement, the pride and a little sadness reflected in the faces of Cowell College's class of 2009 as they watched their college careers officially come to an end on Saturday.
Beached humans prove trustworthy
We hardly noticed him. Here in the midst of gentle tides, strolling along a pebble-strewn beach, we were carefree.
Fisheries council to host summer classes
THE Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is hosting summer classes for high school students interested in marine biology.
Fish Co-opt Oil Rigs despite state rule saying these 'artificial reefs' can't be permanent.
What's to be done with California's offshore oil rigs once they have outlived their usefulness? One option: Remove them entirely from the ocean floor and restore the marine environment to its original state, as is California's current policy.
$250,000 to aid in 'hands-on learning'
Students at Montessori Hale O Keiki will be scoping Maui's beaches and diving into the ocean as they spend a new, five-year $250,000 grant.
Expedition to study climate change
KOCHI: Indiaa s second Arctic expedition to study climate change and bacterial life, coordinated by the Goabased National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research , has a Kochi connection.
May teacher of the month: Nancy Treneman
Nancy Treneman, science teacher at Gold Beach High School, was born in Harlington, Texas, and has lived in Gold Beach since 2002 and taught at the high school for six years.
IT is said that the environment that one lives in shapes one's personality. This notion is true for Khor Hui Min, an active member of environmental organisations and an avid volunteer.