Coal ash is a waste product of coal-fired power generation. A potential good use for the ash is as a substrate for growing oysters. Dr. Ray demonstrates his experiments with this substrate.

These are core logs from samples taken on the beaches of Galveston Island in February of 2006.

Estimates of the standing stocks, secondary production and metabolism of the benthos have been compared in the coastal upwelling ecosystems off northwest Africa, Baja California, and southern Peru. Northwest Africa is ...

Vibrissae are important components of the mammalian tactile sensory system and are used to detect vibrotactile stimuli in the environment. Pinnipeds have the largest and most highly innervated vibrissae among mammals, and ...