There was a ship that got wrecked and sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea 2,000 years ago. And now, a group of scientists have traveled to Antikythera, Greece to send down a yellow sea vessel to take pictures of it for the first time.
This shipwreck seems to have a really interesting history. Before these researchers went down and took these pictures of the ship a few weeks ago, no one knew what it looked like and if they did, they were dead. It must have been strenuous, but worth it, for the divers in 1900 who brought up some of the treasures from the ship, as well as the "Antikythera Mechanism."
The Exosuit looks pretty cool. I would wear it.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Globalization
According to the thing I read, globalization is "the process of global social, economic, and environmental change that leads to an increasingly integrated world."
Though this thing is evidently many years old as it compares thing in 1950 and 1970 to what was in 2002, it's probably very accurate, as it mentions the global economy being to $47 trillion in that year. It also predicts that by 2010, most people in the first would will have internet, and at least half the people in the third world will have internet.
Globalization is affected by the environment, in that international trade has aided the spread of microbes. In addition to this, things like the winds, ocean currents and rivers have made the movement of pollutants in the world much more frequent.
There are things both good and bad that have happened as a result of globalization. Many people in the world have computers, but it's at the expense of more pollution in the ocean.
Though this thing is evidently many years old as it compares thing in 1950 and 1970 to what was in 2002, it's probably very accurate, as it mentions the global economy being to $47 trillion in that year. It also predicts that by 2010, most people in the first would will have internet, and at least half the people in the third world will have internet.
Globalization is affected by the environment, in that international trade has aided the spread of microbes. In addition to this, things like the winds, ocean currents and rivers have made the movement of pollutants in the world much more frequent.
There are things both good and bad that have happened as a result of globalization. Many people in the world have computers, but it's at the expense of more pollution in the ocean.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
My Environmental Ethics
I never took the time to think about this. I do know, that many parts of the earth are polluting the air and oceans, and being wasteful of all their resources; and sometimes, I'm one of those people. So here, I guess I need to write about how my morals connect to environmentalism.
Most of the time I focus on how much water I use. When I go to the bathroom, I always flush the toilet, but it's almost never that I wash my hands. I've never spent more than 25 minutes in the shower. When I make coffee in the morning I fill it all the way with 12 cups, but not all of it gets consumed in that day. I drink water often, but unless if I have it one of those water bottles (which I only use on camping trips), there's no real way for me to measure how much of it I consume.
I don't think any of the furniture in my house contains formaldehyde.
I've never feed canned food to my dogs. There's a farm in town that's selling organic vegetables; I might buy from them some time, and not let it go to waste.
My family has always carried groceries in plastic bags, and we just let them pile up in the house.
Most of the time I focus on how much water I use. When I go to the bathroom, I always flush the toilet, but it's almost never that I wash my hands. I've never spent more than 25 minutes in the shower. When I make coffee in the morning I fill it all the way with 12 cups, but not all of it gets consumed in that day. I drink water often, but unless if I have it one of those water bottles (which I only use on camping trips), there's no real way for me to measure how much of it I consume.
I don't think any of the furniture in my house contains formaldehyde.
I've never feed canned food to my dogs. There's a farm in town that's selling organic vegetables; I might buy from them some time, and not let it go to waste.
My family has always carried groceries in plastic bags, and we just let them pile up in the house.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Oceanic Organisms (Final)
Many creatures that live in the ocean have been studied immensely throughout the course known as Marine Biology. This includes, but isn't limited to: Cnidaria, Cephalopods, Chordata, and Walruses. For all of these things that exist, they play some role in their ecosystem, show mannerisms that are in some way dissimilar to other species, and have some kind of great relationship. It's more than just small fish being food to bigger fish being food to human; there exist other creatures that make the vast ocean something more deep.
There exist simple worms in the aquatic world: phylum Platyhelminthes, phylum Nemertea, and phylum Nematoda. In phylum Platyhelminthes, their bodies are composed of muscle, and had simplistic digestive systems. The round worms that are Nemertea have a one-way digestive system. Those that are in phylum Nematoda are parasitic, feasting off marine organisms.
Marine reptiles are not that different from terrestrial reptiles; the thing making them relevant here is them living in an aquatic environment. Traits of all reptiles are that they have cold blood, lungs, and reproduce by laying eggs. There are three orders that are mostly exclusive to marine reptiles: Crocidillia: that's the alligators, crocodiles, and caimans, Chelonia: which are turtles and tortoises, and Squamata: they are snakes and lizards. It's not just marine reptiles that aren't fish living in water, but there's also class Aves, the only class that has feathers, their limbs are wings, and they eat fish.
Last but not least, there are of course the bony fish that everybody knows about, but are just not referred to as "bony." In class Osteichthyes, they have jaws, skeletons, and scales. Most bony fish reproduce externally. The two orders of fish that fisheries find the most important are Clupeiformes: herrings, pilchards, and anchovies, and Gadiformes: Pollack, haddock, and whitings.
And that's most of the stuff I learn this year in this class.
There exist simple worms in the aquatic world: phylum Platyhelminthes, phylum Nemertea, and phylum Nematoda. In phylum Platyhelminthes, their bodies are composed of muscle, and had simplistic digestive systems. The round worms that are Nemertea have a one-way digestive system. Those that are in phylum Nematoda are parasitic, feasting off marine organisms.
Marine reptiles are not that different from terrestrial reptiles; the thing making them relevant here is them living in an aquatic environment. Traits of all reptiles are that they have cold blood, lungs, and reproduce by laying eggs. There are three orders that are mostly exclusive to marine reptiles: Crocidillia: that's the alligators, crocodiles, and caimans, Chelonia: which are turtles and tortoises, and Squamata: they are snakes and lizards. It's not just marine reptiles that aren't fish living in water, but there's also class Aves, the only class that has feathers, their limbs are wings, and they eat fish.
Last but not least, there are of course the bony fish that everybody knows about, but are just not referred to as "bony." In class Osteichthyes, they have jaws, skeletons, and scales. Most bony fish reproduce externally. The two orders of fish that fisheries find the most important are Clupeiformes: herrings, pilchards, and anchovies, and Gadiformes: Pollack, haddock, and whitings.
And that's most of the stuff I learn this year in this class.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Hot Turtles
Climate change is a problem in this world; the worldwide temperature is going up little by little every year. It affects the lives of people because the oceans will rise, making there be no land to live on. It has an impact on animals in the same way as well. It affects sea animals because it will warm the oceans, eventually becoming too warm for them to live in it. Humans are what is causing this climate change. They produce carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, and unleash them into the air of the earth. This is due to things such as the burning of fossil fuels, and the destruction of forests. So the answer is simple; stop humanity.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Abalone
An Abalone is a different type of mollusk. There are around 70 species. They're in class Gastropoda, part of family Haliotidae, and of the genus Haliotis. Haliotis translates to "sea ear," fitting seeing as most of them are ear shaped, and live in the ocean.
Picture taken from http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/06future/abintro.htm
Picture taken from http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/06future/abintro.htm
Friday, May 30, 2014
Protecting Marine Resources
Marine wildlife plays somewhat of a role in my life, in that I do sometimes eat fish, and I've been on some boats on the ocean a few times in the past year. I believe that there needs to be some regulation with people hunting fish, so as to not annihilate ecosystems just so that these people can make some money.
The use of marine resources doesn't impact me that much on a personal level. Like I said, I sometimes eat fish, but not very often, and I don't hunt fish, so all these things about fishing crews throwing back unwanted fish, isn't my fault. However, after seeing the movie "Blackfish," I do feel sympathy for any marine mammals who are kept in captivity in such a way.
My thoughts on the protecting of marine resources can be more broadened by the things I learned in this class. My Code of Ethics now is to eat fish more often so as to make it worth it for people who hunt them, and to not go to Sea World, because doing so would contribute to exploiting lives of real marine creatures. I also intend to avoid littering the beaches or oceans, which I already do anyway.
Image taken from http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/ogv.htm
The use of marine resources doesn't impact me that much on a personal level. Like I said, I sometimes eat fish, but not very often, and I don't hunt fish, so all these things about fishing crews throwing back unwanted fish, isn't my fault. However, after seeing the movie "Blackfish," I do feel sympathy for any marine mammals who are kept in captivity in such a way.
My thoughts on the protecting of marine resources can be more broadened by the things I learned in this class. My Code of Ethics now is to eat fish more often so as to make it worth it for people who hunt them, and to not go to Sea World, because doing so would contribute to exploiting lives of real marine creatures. I also intend to avoid littering the beaches or oceans, which I already do anyway.
Image taken from http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/ogv.htm
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