I was diving at Wreck Beach Reef, Great Keppel Island, last Friday and I managed to photograph a Blue Spotted Fan Ray (Taeniura lyenma) –a regular stingray in the family Dasyatidae except with blue spots! It was my dive buddy Kirsty who … [Read more...] about In Search of Mega Rays & Manta Rays
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He Denies Natural Climate Cycles
When the grass is tall and unruly, it can be difficult to see where you are going and to know what lies beneath. Then come the steady, gradual, crawling and crackling fires. New growth follows. Suddenly the kangaroo and emu are back, for the … [Read more...] about He Denies Natural Climate Cycles
In Search of Bump Heads
The first time I saw a group of them I was far to the east of the Great Barrier Reef, beyond Australia’s continental shelf, 15 metres underwater at Bougainville Reef that rises as a platform in the northern Coral Sea. They were like buffalo across … [Read more...] about In Search of Bump Heads
Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 2.)
I am two dives behind, in explaining the collapse of some of the fields of Acropora spp. across the bay, at the Keppel Islands. And I am off again today, diving. There have been phone calls, some about the Underwater Megafauna Competition, and … [Read more...] about Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 2.)
Squid, Sharks & the Sassy Angelfish at Outer Rock on Friday
Last Friday it was noisy, so noisy underwater at Outer Rock Reef, to the northeast of Great Keppel Island. Two humpback whales! They were having a conversation, that included some screeching, and some howling. Were they surprised to see … [Read more...] about Squid, Sharks & the Sassy Angelfish at Outer Rock on Friday
Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 1.)
I am very privileged to have some wonderful friends, who still take the time to observe nature. Once upon a time we found these people in universities studying the natural sciences, now we are perhaps more likely to find them in film school or at … [Read more...] about Knowing Nature & Ourselves (Part 1.)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
