Friday Smorgasbord: Massive flame scallop reef, fish tornadoes and more

It’s the last friday in 2012 so that means the final installment of the Friday Smorgasbord for the year. To kick off the last smorgi post of 2012, we have a massive flame scallop reef off the coast of Scotland…

星期五Smorgasbord:Megapiranha,Frost Flowers等

With the end of the Mayan Calendar upon us (and if you’re reading this tomorrow, we have to assume they were wrong), what better way to start off this edition of the Friday Smorgasbord with monster fish. Sharktopus and megapiranha…

星期五Smorgasbord:业余爱好者拯救了野生礁,双性恋鱼类等等

Can we get a “hellz yeah” for hobbyists doing their part to help save the wild reefs? We’ve known this for a while, but finally there is some scientific evidence that the hobby is helping to preserve reef ecosystems. A…

Friday Smorgasbord: Aquarium Sage, coral disease, why oceans matter, killer catfish and classy bettas

Takashi Amano, the master of modern planted aquarium design and a man we have much respect for, was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. The “Sage of Aquariums” mastered the art of taking an aquarium and creating lush landscapes…

Friday Smorgasbord: Immortal jellyfish, Frankenfish, robosnakes and aquaponics

Well our last Friday Smorgasbord of November features everything from fascinating to freaky to frightening and maybe something in between. Leading off our Friday tradition is an immortal jellyfish and how this creature could lead scientists to help prevent human…

Friday Smorgasbord: Shark family trees, undiscovered oceans, saving sea life, and Antarctic life

Great white sharks and the ancient megashark, Carcharocles megalodon, were often linked as cousins and kin of sorts. Not a big leap in imagination to link the modern terror of the sea to the 50-ft. prehistoric monster, but it seems that…

Friday Smorgasbord: Coral orgy, rare whales, world travelling corals, taunting bears, reef destruction and crying uncle

澳大利亚的游泳运动员是珊瑚地区残酷恶作剧的受害者。随着海滩观众享受水和海滩的享受,由于一种奇怪的,未知的物质,有关化学溢油的报道出现了,事情变得恐慌了……

Friday Smorgasbord: memorial markers, ravenous microbes, moons and flying fish oh my!

We can respect the ideals behind PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) but at times their actions can be a little wackadoodle and this story is definitely odd. Seems like a woman representing PETA in Irvine, California, is…

Friday Smorgasbord: Flying sharks, deep water discovery, sexy fish and killer whales attack

Holy flying sharks Batman! In a story that not even the best golfer could make up (you know the guy that made that 50-foot putt to save par in a hurricane) a 2-foot leopard shark dropped from the sky onto…

星期五Smorgasbord:铁倾倒,Octoflash,Koi树,古老的装甲鱼和巨大的眼睛

没有什么比这周五版的Smorgasbord启动本周五的阴谋了。声称在不列颠哥伦比亚省附近的加拿大成本中发生了一项流氓铁倾斜实验,这引起了海浪。据报道,海达鲑鱼修复公司据称散布了220,462磅的铁…