The sign at Wanchese’s seafood industrial park makes Charlie feel small
Chapter 25 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale. Postscript In the casting of their coronation, kings and queens are baptized in the oil of the richest … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Postscript (Chapter 25)” »
All bow before the mighty Wall-of-Shiffman!
Of course, spermaceti oil isn’t actually in their brain but rather in a special chamber in their cranium. Makes great candles though. Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Charlie poses in front of the docks at Stumpy Point
We’re a little more than half-way through this year’s Donors Choose initiative. To date we’ve raised $618, helped complete 16 projects, and reached 541 students. The support from our readership has been tremendous, and I’d like to personally thank everyone who’s given to Donor’s Choose through any of the blogs participating in the Science Bloggers … Read More “Science students need your help!” »
Caffeinated crabs, anti-depressed dolphins, and feminized fish, oh, my! Can you imagine what would happen if sea creatures had access to your medicine cabinet? Well, they do. Pharmaceuticals from humans make their way into the ecosystem either through excretion into urine or by people disposing of old medications down the toilet. The first of these sources then flows with sewage, which has already been described by this series, out from leaking septic systems or through ocean outfalls into the sea.
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Charlie tries out the new park amenities in Swanquarter, NC