Recent research on the flying behavior of Alaskan alcids shows how Earth has two kinds of fluid-filled “oceans”, the liquid ocean of sea-water and the gaseous “ocean” of air.^1-3 (Alcids are auk-like birds, such as murres, guillemots, and puffins.)

A recent science news video shows barium-marked fluoroscopy of a ghost crab’s gut teeth in action.

Photosynthesis in plants starts with the absorption of light energy from sunlight, but scientists have been baffled as to how plants utilize the noisy solar spectrum to power the photosynthetic process.

Swedish researchers have recently reported some newly documented “paths of the seas”^1,2 thanks to some helpful (and high-tech) Weddell seals, plus some satellite-linked “glider” robots.^3-5

The life of a Maine lobster is mostly a matter of crawling around on muddy continental shelf seafloors, not far from a coastline. Benthic scavenging is periodically interrupted by molting and ecdysis.^1,2 But Maine lobsters recently made international news as the subject of a presidential action issued from the White House.³