Breizh Transition | Le festival de la transition énergétique et du développement durable. 18, 19 et 20 septembre 2015 à Quimper. Pavillon de l'eau Le Pavillon de l’eau, ancienne halle de relevage des eaux de Seine présente une exposition permanente sur l’alimentation de Paris en eau. De l’aqueduc romain du IIe siècle après JC aux grands travaux de Belgrand au XIXe siècle, aller à la découverte de l’alimentation en eau de la capitale, c’est faire un voyage à travers les siècles. Si aujourd’hui, l’eau à Paris est d’excellente qualité, il n’en a pas toujours été ainsi. Cette exposition raconte les grands travaux entrepris pour construire le réseau d’eau parisien et les projets développés par Eau de Paris pour préserver l’héritage qui lui a été transmis. L'exposition « Eau et Merveilles » réalisée pour les 10 ans d'Eau de Paris par Stéphane Querbes est accessible virtuellement.
Entry Details for NSF International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge You may upload up to three (3) JPG screenshots of your video. Please be sure that your screenshots do not contain personally identifiable information or other desktop information not related to your submission. Screenshot #3 Entry Title There's no such thing as a jellyfish Description By all accounts, jellyfish are creatures that kill people, eat microbes, grow to tens of meters, filter phytoplankton, take over ecosystems, and live forever. Original Creation Date 05/30/2011 What is the purpose or intended use of the entry? For what audience was the entry created? Explain how your entry fulfills each criterion: Visual Impact Unique videos and photos of never-been-seen animals Effective Communication Tree diagram to organize and convey the relationships between species discussed. Freshness/Originality BLING!!
Municipalities in Transition – Exploring how municipalities & citizens can work better together Le voilier « Tara » remonte la vie des océans dans ses filets LE MONDE | • Mis à jour le | Par Martine Valo et Hervé Morin Un océan de données génétiques, moléculaires, physico-chimiques, microphotographiques… La pêche au plancton effectuée par le voilier Tara, entre 2009 et 2013, sur toutes les mers du globe, vient de connaître sa première traduction scientifique, avec la publication conjointe d’articles dans plusieurs revues prestigieuses, dont le journal Science, vendredi 22 mai. Un aboutissement, pour le consortium international Tara Océans, associant des équipes de chercheurs aux marins de la fondation Tara, qui a choisi de faire de sa célèbre goélette un navire de recherche océanographique à part entière, en même temps qu’un étendard de la défense des mers. L’expédition s’est attachée à décrire sous toutes ses facettes un monde méconnu, presque invisible : le plancton. « Le plancton, c’est bien plus que de la nourriture pour les baleines, décrit Chris Bowler (ENS, Inserm, CNRS). Cela ne signifie pas que la recherche entamée soit achevée.
Shark attack preserved in fossil whale bone | Biodiversity A fragment of whale rib found in a North Carolina strip mine is offering scientists a rare glimpse of the interactions between prehistoric sharks and whales some 3- to 4-million years ago during the Pliocene epoch. Three tooth marks on the rib indicate the whale was once bitten severely by a strong-jawed animal. Judging by the two-inch (six-centimeter) spacing between tooth marks, scientists believe the attacker was the mega-toothed shark Carcharocles megalodon, or perhaps another species of large shark existing at that time. The whale appears to have been an ancestor of a great blue or humpback. Gray and red silhouettes show estimated size of Carcharocles megalodon, compared to green, which is today's great white shark. The Smithsonian Science website featured a story about the discovery, November 9, 2011. Stephen Godfrey, who discovered the fossil, is a paleontologist at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland. Whale bone fossil showing three tooth marks from a shark.
People love biodiversity, whether they know it or not « Musings on Nature When people ask me what I went to school for, I tend to respond with “biology” as a general answer. Sometimes I say “conservation biology.” A lot of people translate that into “environmental science,” and I concede that that is usually close enough. Whether or not people know that the word biodiversity refers to all levels of diversity of life, they love what it stands for. It’s that last concept that I believe most people hold, even if they would not say so. Researchers have tried to quantify this “existence value” for different species. As a biodiversity professional, I own a lot of nature documentaries, and I love them. I visited friends in New York City last weekend, and they hosted a dinner party for a small group of people, none of whom I would expect to be labeled as a tree-hugger. It is difficult to maintain optimism in the environmental field. References Nunes, P. & J.C.J.M. van den Bergh. 2001. Like this: Like Loading...
Monterey Bay Aquarium « The World Through My Eyes “The Jellies Experience” – My Favorite exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium. I find myself at peace watching these amazing creatures. Whenever we visit Monterey Bay, we try to visit the aquarium. This year they added new exhibits, which I missed especially the flower hat jellies, Japanese Sea Nettles and few other upside down jellies. Below are some of the jellyfish pictures I enjoyed clicking them in the last couple of years. Sea Nettle – Joined together Mediterranean jelly upside down jelly Sea Nettle Jelly Moon jellies galaxy of jellies Upside Down jelly Spotted Jelly Like this: Like Loading...