Friday of Interesting News: 4th Jan 2013

Happy New Year everybody and welcome to your first news roundup of 2013! As you might expect there are a lot of reviews of 2012 and 'best of -' lists kicking around on the internet at the moment, so here are a few of the better ones.

2012 Reviews
2012's most viral science videos
Top news stories from the London Natural History Museum
Animals that went extinct
Top 11 Ocean Stories of 2012
The top five posts from Deep-Sea News

Photography
TED-Ed: How Photography Connects Us
BBC's latest Attenborough Series 'Africa' started on Wednesday. Check out iPlayer if you missed it!

Marine Science News
Still looking for a New Year's Resolution? National Geographic has 10 for you!
Shell oil rig runs aground in Alaska
Record numbers of seal pups born in Norfolk this winter
Five organisms with real superpowers to rival their comic book counterparts
Deepest corals in the Great Barrier Reef discovered at 125m depth
Are jellyfish numbers really on the rise?
Poor weather washing Oceanic Sunfish ashore in the UK
Roman shipwreck reveals more secrets
Scott of the Antarctic may not deserve his bad reputation

Art & Design
Who wouldn't want one of these beautiful laser-cut wooden charts?
Ever wonder what a Narwhal really is? Ed Yong reveals all via twitter
Are your children not terrified enough of bathtime? Try these!
Must learn to knit one of these!
Enjoy!

Saturday of Interesting News - 29th December

Ok, so I meant for this to go up every Friday, but yesterday I was in Fort William attempting to snowboard at the Nevis Range (sadly the weather had other plans...!) so I'm running a day late on the links. Better late than never though?

Here's the weekly roundup:

Photography

National Geographic photograph a shark eating another shark whole!

Not exactly marine, but BBC's new documentary series 'Africa' starts on Wednesday 2nd Jan.

Marine Biology

Turns out some Basking Sharks head south for some winter sun.

The price of beauty may be less coral sex

UK seas are to gain 31 conservation areas.

Chile is the first country to protect all seamounts from bottom trawling

A huge flame shell bed is discovered on Scotland's west coast

Design

Awesome creature cups!

The nautical roots of popular tattoos

For the wealthy: Tiffany have a new undersea diamond range

Got any more news worth sharing? Send me an email at: info@wildoceanphotography.com

Friday of Interesting News: 21st Dec

So in the first edition of what I hope will be a regular occurrence, I welcome you all to the first Friday of Interesting News, where you can find out some of the fun and exciting things that have happened this week in the worlds of photography and marine science.

So without further ado, here we go:

Photography
Video of baby being attacked by an eagle was really a college assignment to create a viral hoax.
The storm over Instagram's apparent rights grab continues
Winners from the British Ecological Society's photo competition now online
Nature publish their Images of the Year
The story behind the 'Fish Tornado'

Marine Science
Millport Marine Station will close if they can't find alternative funding. Please show your support!
British efforts to drill into Lake Ellesworth in the Antarctic are on hold
Pygmy Right Whale may be a relic from a supposedly extinct family
The Discovery Channel have videoed a Giant Squid in its natural habitat for the first time! 
Injured coral? Expect less sex.
Humpback whales sing while feeding

And finally...
What do marine biologists wish for at Christmas? Twelve days of these please!
'Twas the Night Before Christmas... Plankton style!
Need a gift for that hard-to-buy-for relative? Maybe don't buy this...


Got any cool news for next week's roundup? Email me the link at info@wildoceanphotography.com