Further fodder for nutritionists who warn against indiscriminate snacking: “Outbreak of Botulism Type E Associated with Eating a Beached Whale — Western Alaska, July 2002,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol. 52, No. 2, January 17, 2003. Additional detail appeared in a later report: “Botulism type E outbreak associated with eating a beached whale, Alaska,” Joseph B. […]
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On the non-omnipotence of Elephant Snot: Cactus graffiti
Elephant Snot is not the solution to every problem. The Arizona Daily Star confirms that, in this article: Elephant Snot isn’t the answer. Saguaro National Park officials tested a viscous product — with the odd brand name of Elephant Snot — to remove graffiti from saguaros at the park. It didn’t work. “Elephant Snot is out,” […]
Experiment: Mariachi band + beluga whale
The long history of experiments in communication between humans and whales continues: Athis Mariachi band plays music for a beluga whale: (Thanks to investigator Herman Kranz for bringing this to our attention.)
A brief history of naked Russians swimming for science
Russian science has a tradition of observing naked swimmers. Several years ago we documented Yuri Glebovich Aleyev’s project (which he documented in a book called Nekton). He used an electric winch to tow naked women under water at speeds of two to four metres per second, to better understand how dolphins interact with water. (His logic may […]