Bay
-
Biology
Ten new sponge species discovered in Kahne Bay, Hawaii
If you look closely at the newly described ocean sponge species Steretta Hokwanawana, its name comes from two Hawaiian words: hōkū (star) and wanawanawana (thorny or nasty), “Sorney Translated into “Stars.” This name was chosen to reflect this type of pointy microscope. Credit: Jan Vicente, HIMB. In a series of studies published this week and last month in Journals Peerj…
Read More » -
Biology
Concrete module with self-healing oyster reef structure installed to protect military base in Florida’s Panhandle Bay
Single Reefense module. This will be part of more than 800 interconnected modules that will form the backbone of the experimental hybrid reef. Credit: David Buschek U.S. Air Force officials on Oct. 30 launched a new type of ship, the first part of a Rutgers University-designed “self-healing” facility, in the waters of St. Andrew Bay off the coast of Tyndall…
Read More »
