November 16th - November 30th 2004
Tues.,
11/16 Waves Shape Coasts: When waves
hit the beach at certain angles, it can make the coast a bit
crooked. Over time, that bulge can grow and change the shape
of the coast.
Wed.,
11/17 Jellyfish Lure: A new camera
system can take a shot in the dark without bright lights and
noisy motors that frighten fish away.
Thurs.,
11/18 Mid-Atlantic Ridge:
In the best expedition yet to the world's largest underwater
mountain range, scientists get dazzled by sights never seen
before.
Fri.,
11/19 Marine Census: Scientists are
on a ten-year quest to catalog as much marine life as possible
to learn what's known, unknown and unknowable about what's in
the oceans.
Mon.,
11/22 History of Shark Repellents:
To develope a reliable shark repellent, scientists have explored
many possible solutions, from chemicals to audio signals to
electric fields.
Tues.,
11/23 Chemical Shark Repellents: Scientists
have recently discovered a shark repellent that shuts down a
shark feeding frenzy in mid-gulp.
Wed.,
11/24 Shallow Vents as Windows: Shallow
hot vents may not be as dramatic as deep-water vents but they
still harbor bizarre organisms.
Thurs.,
11/25 Shallow Vents: Many intriguing and caustic hot vents
also occur in shallow waters near volcanoes.
Fri.,
11/26 Snakeheads: The
spookiest thing about snakeheads is that they're in U.S. inland
waters where they threaten native marine life.
Mon.,
11/29 U166: Historians thought the
World War II German submarine responsable for sinking the Robert
E. Lee got away, until a recent deep-sea discovery.
Tues.,
11/30 Gulf of Mexico Shipwrecks: For
hundreds of years, ships have been sailing, and sinking, in
the Gulf of Mexico.
