A 100-pound sailfish that jumped into a boat off the coast of Florida and impaled a Maryland woman fishing there was brought to the hospital. Last week’s attack left 73-year-old Katherine Perkins with a groin injury. She claimed that the fish moved so quickly that she didn’t have time to respond, according to a report […]
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Study: Same ‘Jumping Genes’ are Active in Octopus and Human Brains
Transposons are DNA sequences that move from one location on the genome to another, shuffling or duplicating. These elements were first identified more than five decades ago by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory geneticist Barbara McClintock. For example, transposons make up approximately 50% of the human genome and up to 90% of the maize genome. In […]
Biden Administration Announces Plans to Protect Oceans, Including New Marine Sanctuary off New York
In celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8th and National Ocean Month, the Biden administration announced a series of actions to take to protect our oceans. Among the plans is a proposal for a new marine sanctuary off New York, which is home to Sperm Whales and Sea Turtles. The plan includes initiating the […]
New Evidence Suggests Octopuses Are Capable of Emotional Pain
Evidence from a new study suggests that octopuses experience pain emotionally, in addition, to physically; meaning that these intelligent sea creatures process pain similarly to how mammals do. While many invertebrates demonstrate a reflex response to physical stimuli, the ability to truly experience “pain” involves the emotional components of suffering and distress in addition to […]
World Octopus Day!
What am I? I am one of the octopi. I am smart like you. And a problem solver, Too! Octopitober 8th
‘Mate, what just happened?’ Seal slaps kayaker in face with octopus
A kayaker paddling in the waters around New Zealand has been given an unusually close look at its marine life when a seal appeared to throw an octopus at him. Kyle Mulinder was enjoying a clear day on waters off the coast of Kaikōura in the South Island when he was slapped in the face […]
Video: What to do when an octopus gives you an eight-armed face hug
It’s no secret that I’ve long been obsessed with giant Pacific octopuses. What’s not to love? They’re the world’s biggest octopus species (and I do mean big – the largest ever found measured 9.8 metres), and they’re so strong that just a few seconds of sucker-to-skin contact will leave you speckled with ‘octo-hickeys’. But biologist […]
Viral Video: Stealthy Octopus Leaps From Water and Attacks Crab
The predator’s “sheer aggressiveness” surprised even an octopus scientist. Elusive creatures known mainly for their eight arms, ink blast, and high intelligence, octopuses are also fearsome predators with a variety of natural weapons at their disposal. Porsche Indrisie learned that firsthand recently when, much to her surprise, a small octopus burst out of a tide […]