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Opinion: Why isn’t seagrass on the world’s conservation agenda? (Murdoch University)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
(Source. Murdoch University) ... Coastal developments, poor water quality and destructive fishing leads to loss of seagrass, impacting species like the green turtle, dugong and seahorse, and ultimately putting the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people at risk ... (noodl. 35775728) ....

Jake Shimabukuro takes roaming ukulele to Nashville

Edit The Malta Independent 11 Oct 2016
The 39-year-old virtuoso sticks to the instrument's natural voice on "Galloping Seahorses" but flies across the fretboard as Hutchings extracts intensity ......

Seagrass: The most important habitat nobody ever talks about?

Edit Treehugger 10 Oct 2016
Yet they exist on coastlines on every continent except antarctica, and they act as a crucial nursery for many species of fish, turtles, seahorses and more. Not only that, but some research suggests they store more carbon than forests ... ....

Nearney Extends Whitley Bay Loan (Hartlepool United FC Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Oct 2016
(Source ... Nearney has made eight appearances for The Seahorses during the first month of his loan spell, though he was taken off with an eye injury half an hour in to their win over Washington on Saturday....

Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster, Says Study

Edit Slashdot 08 Oct 2016
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR. The teenage brain has been characterized as a risk-taking machine, looking for quick rewards and thrills instead of acting responsibly. But these behaviors could actually make teens better than adults at certain kinds of learning ... The hippocampus (which looks like, and is named after, a seahorse) helps people remember things like dates and times. the who, what, when and where ... ....

West Hollywood Store and Owner Sentenced for Violating Endangered Species Act by Illegally Importing Seahorses (United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Oct 2016
(Source ... LOS ANGELES - Necromance, a West Hollywood shop that sells novelty wildlife items, and its owner were sentenced today in federal court for violating the Endangered Species Act by unlawfully importing seahorses ... McDermott ... Decker ... In plea agreements filed in court, Necromance and Smith admitted to unlawfully importing seahorses, as well as bat skulls, that had been imported from Indonesia in 2011 ... Fish and Wildlife Service ... (noodl....

Today's most successful fish weren't always evolutionary standouts

Edit Science Daily 06 Oct 2016
Take a glance around the oceans, rivers and lakes of today and you'll confront an astonishing diversity of fish, from narrow-bodied eels to the 25-foot-long giant oarfish to delicate, fluttering seahorses. The vast majority of fish alive today -- approximately 96 percent -- are known as teleosts, a group of ray-finned fish that emerged 260 million years ago ... ....

Teenagers' brain connections 'make them learn differently'

Edit BBC News 06 Oct 2016
Teenagers are often portrayed as thrill-seekers, but research suggests their brains are wired to learn from their experiences, which makes them better prepared for adulthood ... Often referred to as the brain's memory headquarters, it is a seahorse-shaped collection of cells in the middle of the brain which stores and sorts memories and is also linked to the ability to navigate from one place to another.What is the striatum? ... ....

Teens' Penchant For Risk-Taking May Help Them Learn Faster

Edit National Public Radio 06 Oct 2016
Sure, keeping a teenager's thoughts corralled may seem like lion taming. But that impulsivity may help them learn, too. Luciano Lozano/Getty Images hide caption. toggle caption. Luciano Lozano/Getty Images ... But these behaviors could actually make teens better than adults at certain kinds of learning ... The hippocampus (which looks like, and is named after, a seahorse) helps people remember things like dates and times ... ....

Monster Trucks And Mermaid-Eating Seahorses

Edit Huffington Post 04 Oct 2016
"The mermaids (big up for the lack of male protagonists clogging up the premise - wait, are the entire family female, ed?) are out searching for strawberries to wash and eat when a giant seahorse (perhaps angry at their chocolate brethren being used as housing fodder, ed?) starts hunting them for food. "Luckily, the family of mermaids make friends with a big fish who frightens the giant seahorse away."....

Professor warns of difficulties keeping seahorses in tanks

Edit Taipei Times 30 Sep 2016
Seahorses are popular among collectors of ornamental fish, but an extensive study said that the animals are difficult to rear and require special paperwork to import, as they are protected ... Seahorses can live for between six and 12 years when cared for properly, he said, adding that most people in Taiwan and China are familiar with seahorses, because they are used in Chinese medicine....

Rainbows and birds on the Paris catwalk at Manish Arora show

Edit The Times of India 30 Sep 2016
Models strutted down the catwalk in an array of tops, skirts, trousers and dresses adorned with patterns of fruit, flowers, flamingos, parrots, seahorses and fish ... Paris Fashion Week runs until Oct....

England needs almost double the number of marine zones to ensure healthy seas

Edit The Guardian 30 Sep 2016
Conservationists say 48 new protected areas are needed to fill the gaps in the ‘blue belt’ coastal network to ensure wildlife can flourish. @j_aldred ... UK faces European court for failing to protect porpoises. Read more ... Twitter. The 48 areas proposed would fill in the gaps in the “blue belt” around England’s coast, the report said, protecting wildlife including seahorses, starfish and seabirds ... Twitter ... ....
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