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Scientists Find New Sensory Organ in Whales

via – sudan vision Scientists Find New Sensory Organ in Whales Biologists on Wednesday reported they had discovered a new sensory organ on blue, humpback, minke and fin whales that helps explain why these mammals are so huge. In a study appearing in the journal Nature, researchers in the United States and Canada said the … Continue reading Scientists Find New Sensory Organ in Whales

California's Coronado named nation's best beach

via – cbs news California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach May 25, 2012 12:22 AM CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. That’s one of the reasons why Coronado — flanked by the iconic hotel featured in Marilyn Monroe’s 1958 … Continue reading California's Coronado named nation's best beach

Six-year-old tries coping with 'Soul Surfer' girl's injuries

Compassion is what makes the world go round and civilizations advance, in youth it shows itself in the purest forms… VIA – COURIER PRESS Six-year-old tries coping with ‘Soul Surfer’ girl’s injuries Posted May 26, 2012 at 3:38 p.m., updated May 26, 2012 at 3:38 p.m. Six-year-old Maddie Royster, daughter of Richard and Terry Royster … Continue reading Six-year-old tries coping with 'Soul Surfer' girl's injuries

Rescued surfer fights for life

VIA – NEW ZEALAND HERALD Rescued surfer fights for life By Monique Fischer 5:30 AM Sunday May 27, 2012 Police help carry Goodsell to an ambulance. Photo / Suzi Hurley A passer-by ran into the ocean to pull a drowning surfer to shore yesterday. Photographer Daisy Day spotted surfer Matt Goodsell floating beside his board … Continue reading Rescued surfer fights for life

Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths

VIA – HUFF POST Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths 05/06/12 04:20 PM ET AP LIMA, Peru — Peru’s Health Ministry is urging people to stay away from Pacific beaches from Lima northward after recent large-scale deaths of pelicans and dolphins. Neither the Health Ministry nor Peru’s oceanographic institute … Continue reading Peru Bird Deaths: Peruvian Government Warns Against Beaches After Mysterious Pelican Deaths

ON LIVE NOW! NIKE LOWERS PRO – SAN CLEMENTE – FEED ON HERE

HEATS UP NOW: Heat # 2 Mens Round of 16 Nat Young USA Jeremy Flores FRA Heat # 3 Mens Round of 16 Tanner Gudauskas USA CJ Hobgood USA Heat # 4 Mens Round of 16 John John Florence HAW Cory Lopez USA Heat # 5 Mens Round of 16 Gabriel Medina BRA Brett Simpson … Continue reading ON LIVE NOW! NIKE LOWERS PRO – SAN CLEMENTE – FEED ON HERE

Aquatic stunt: Frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams

VIA – GADGET BOX Aquatic stunt: Frickin’ sharks with frickin’ laser beams Sharks with Wicked Lasers on their fins How do you make a shark even more terrifying? By attaching a 50mW laser to it, of course. No, that’s not a dumb attempt at a joke — it’s an actual thing that a marine biologist … Continue reading Aquatic stunt: Frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams