Shark Skin

Sharks have been  around for a long long time, about 400+ million years including their most ancient ancestors.  They are amazingly adapted to their environments.

I just read this awesome article on 3D printed shark skin done by a group of researchers at Harvard.  Amazing stuff!

Click to the BBC article for all of the details...
BBC - 3D Shark Skin

Image Credit - Wired.com

El Nino Coming?

Image Credit: CIRES.colorado.edu


More and more NOAA thinks an El Nino event may be developing.  Click to the linked article from NASA's Earth Observatory.

Earth Observatory - El Nino

Arctic Oil Spills?

Image Credit - Geology.com


With the sea ice decreasing in the Arctic Ocean, the possibilities of realistic gas, oil, and minerals  exploration increase.  Well, with any oil drilling in the marine environment, spills become a potential hazard.

Great linked article from Scientific American on a novel method for finding future Arctic oil spills beneath a 'shield' of ice.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sonar-spots-invisible-arctic-oil-spills/?&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20140508

Ocean Acidification

Click on the link to a fascinating article about the disappearing shells of a type of snail.

National Geographic - Snail Shells