October 16 - October 31, 2007

Tue., 10/16       Bioluminescence: Ocean animals produce light to attract prey and distract predators. 

Wed., 10/17      Sea monster myths: Some legends of sea monster sightings are still a mystery, but many have logical explanations. 

Thu., 10/18       Deep-sea parasol coral: This cold-water coral grows with a brittle star entwined in its branches. 

Fri., 10/19         Louisiana sea level: The state of Louisiana has lost an expanse of land larger than Rhode Island since 1930. 

Mon., 10/22       Salmon sharks: Most sharks are cold-blooded, but the Salmon shark has heat-generating muscles to keep it from freezing in the Antarctic waters it calls home.   

Tue., 10/23       Mercury munchers: Hi-tech bacteria are being used to remove toxic mercury from wastewater.    

Wed., 10/24       Saving the sawfish: The fierce looking sawfish is endangered due to over-fishing, by-catch, and habitat destruction.          

Thu., 10/25        Water striders: Most species of water striders live on bodies of fresh water, but five species have adapted to life on the ocean.

Fri., 10/26         Moon and tides: We asked a Stanford University professor to help explain the relationship between the moon and the tides.             

Mon., 10/29       Jellyfish: Juvenile jellyfish rest in stacks on the ocean floor during the winter, waiting until they are mature before drifting into the open ocean.        

Tue., 10/30       Drawbacks of beach dredging: A process called beach re-nourishment may be nice for the beach, but unhealthy for some fishes.

Wed., 10/31       Fish count: Biologists are using a complicated mathematical technique to count Florida’s coral reef fish