We did it! Here is the Beach Chair Scientist’s 2011 version of the A, B, Seas.
Marine & Freshwater Environmental Education
We did it! Here is the Beach Chair Scientist’s 2011 version of the A, B, Seas.
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A toddler can fit into a blue whale’s blowhole. The spray can reach up to 30 feet high. The blue whale’s scientific name is Balaenoptera musculus. Blue whales live in all oceans of the world. A blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant. Blue whales are the loudest animal on Earth reaching up to […]
No. The classic common name is very misleading. Scientists and environmental educators are transitioning their language to seastar when referring to this animal because, well, it is not a fish. The seastar is in the same family as the sea urchin, sea cucumber, sand dollar and a few others that all have these things in […]
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure meet up with Jen Miller, a freelance reporter, to discuss some of the little known and finer attributes that the often pesky ‘sand’ brings to our beaches. For instance, did you know that all beach sand contains quartz? The odd thing is that the land surrounding some […]
There is one possible way to tell how old a fish is while it’s still alive. And, at that, – it’s pretty invasive. You need to take some of its scales (see image). The scales are similar to the rings of a tree. Depending on how many dark rings you may see (if you were […]
http://www.istitutotethys.org/gargano/ They suspect a high ingestion rate of plastic bags. Do you have a question for the Beach Chair Scientist? E-mail info@beachchairscientist.com
Trilobites are not an opportunity to taste test three different bites of food. They are an extinct marine arthropod, that looked like a squashed centipede, dating back to the Cambrian period. They’re quite significant because paleontologists use them as an index fossil for dating back other rock structures. Image (c) smithsonianmag.com
You might think all the animals that live in the ocean are floating throughout the sea, but there are entire communities of benthic animals and plants that live in a two-dimensional way just like we do on land. ‘Benthos’ are animals and plants that live in or on the ocean floor. These benthic animals live […]
In case you didn’t pick up on this via Instagram or Twitter I’ve recently relocated to Chicago. It’s a far cry from my Mid-Atlantic roots but actually much closer to lots of beautiful beaches and plenty of new inspiration. In fact, one place I cannot wait to visit is the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Here’s […]
In case you have not had a chance to check it out you may want to investigate Sherman’s Lagoon, a comic strip by Jim Toomey. Jim uses Sherman, a shark, and his band of misfit friends (a shrimp, a sea turtle, among others) to bring to light their view of the anthropogenic impacts on the […]
And, for some more Earth Day cartoons please visit The Daily Green.
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Hey, this is a fabulous and fun series–thanks for the smiles!