VIA – NY TIMES Hawaii: Island of Lanai Sold to Chief Executive of Oracle By IAN LOVETT Published: June 21, 2012 Lanai, the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in Hawaii, has been sold, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. Castle & Cooke, the company that owned 98 percent of the 141-square-mile island, agreed to sell that … Continue reading Hawaii: Island of Lanai Sold to Chief Executive of Oracle
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Oyster's Biggest Pearl Size of Golf Ball, 100 Million Years Old?
VIA – CHRISTIAN POST Oyster’s Biggest Pearl Size of Golf Ball, 100 Million Years Old? By Daniel Distant , Christian Post Reporter day, Jun 22, 2012 An oyster’s biggest pearl could be found in a prehistoric fossilized mollusk thought to be over 100 million years old by some. The giant oyster could contain a pearl … Continue reading Oyster's Biggest Pearl Size of Golf Ball, 100 Million Years Old?
Swimmer believed bitten by small shark near Avon
VIA – HAMPTON ROADS Swimmer believed bitten by small shark near Avon By Gabriella Souza The Virginian-Pilot © June 2, 2012 AVON, N.C. A person was bitten, possibly by a small shark, while swimming Thursday at a beach near Avon, according to the National Park Service. The Avon Medical Clinic treated the victim, who was … Continue reading Swimmer believed bitten by small shark near Avon
Op-Ed: Pilot whale 'Sully' dies at SeaWorld San Diego
VIA – DIGITAL JOURNAL Op-Ed: Pilot whale ‘Sully’ dies at SeaWorld San Diego By Elizabeth Batt May 27, 2012 – 3 hours ago in San Diego – Animal Ambassador for SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove – Julie Scardina, is reporting that Sully the pilot whale died at the San Diego facility on May 23. … Continue reading Op-Ed: Pilot whale 'Sully' dies at SeaWorld San Diego
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
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
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
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