Roger Payne, Whale Song Discoverer, Dies
Roger Payne, an American biologist and environmentalist famous for the 1967 discovery of whale song among humpback whales, has passed at 88.
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Human Impact: Polar Seafarers Still Affected by Shackleton’s Influence
A group of ocean scientists made a 10,000 km pilgrimage to South Georgia Island in the far Antarctic Ocean to visit the grave of Ernest Shackleton, considered the greatest expeditionist of all time for the rare feat of keeping his crew alive while they were stranded for two years on the Antarctic ice after their ships were destroyed in 1914.
Read moreGeoHab Brings Together Geological and Biological Mapping Experts
GeoHab (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) is an international association of marine scientists studying biophysical (i.e. geologic and oceanographic) indicators of benthic habitats and ecosystems as proxies for biological communities and species diversity. The GeoHab 2018 annual conference will be held in Santa Barbara, California at the Fess Parker Resort from Monday May 7 to Friday May 11, 2018. The annual conference brings geologists, biologists,
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