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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 9th, 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Logo by Ethan Kocak
  • Watch this whale shark suck fish out of a net in Indonesia, video from Conservation International 
  • Follow #2017MMM, March Mammal Madness, and read my story about it from American Scientist.
  • The fish that hunts with flashlights embedded in its face. By Jason Bittel, for Hakai Magazine.

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Epilogue to the Return of the Science of Aquaman: Costume Palettes at Depth

Posted on September 14, 2012September 15, 2012 By Andrew Thaler 3 Comments on Epilogue to the Return of the Science of Aquaman: Costume Palettes at Depth
Popular Culture, Science

In response to yesterday’s review of Aquaman Volume 1: The Trench, Al Dove made a simple request via twitter:

Your next post should be "What would aquaman look like at different depths?"
Your next post should be “What would aquaman look like at different depths?”

This question is more complex than it first appears, and needs a little unpacking. Water is denser than air. When light passes through, the water acts as a filter, absorbing visible light in a predictable pattern from longest wavelengths (infrareds and reds) to shortest wavelengths (purples and ultraviolets). As Aquaman dives deeper, the brilliant colors of his orange and green costume will begin to fade.

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Weekly dose of TED – Edith Widder: Glowing life in an underwater world

Posted on July 23, 2010April 21, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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