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Watch the Glowing Fireworms

Fireworms are mating! If you are interested in watching small worms mating & glowing like green light sticks now is the season. VIP Mary has selected September 9th for the more intense light show. These fireworms or glowworms, Odontosyllis phosphorea, swim up from the bottom to mate on the surface water for half an hour. When thousands of these worms glow, it makes for a wonderful show! … Continue reading Watch the Glowing Fireworms

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Did You Know

Did You Know – Medical Applications with Sandcastle Worms, Crabs and Seaweeds

Sandcastle worms are fascinating marine critters. If you have visited the tidepools, you may have seen their homes. But you never see the worms during low tides because they are hunkered down inside their home. Look at the images below from iNaturalist to see these remarkable critters. Learn how they and crabs are being used in medical applications. Sandcastle worms, scientifically known as Phragmatopoma californica, … Continue reading Did You Know – Medical Applications with Sandcastle Worms, Crabs and Seaweeds

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Cabrillo

How researchers are using ground sensors to predict cliff collapse

Perhaps one day soon we can monitor the cliffs at Cabrillo… From kpbs.org – July 10, 2026 Ground sensors can help predict the collapse of cliffs along San Diego’s coast according to research conducted over four years by Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists. In a study published Thursday, researchers detailed how they used advanced sensors to track and predict coastal cliff erosion at three North County San … Continue reading How researchers are using ground sensors to predict cliff collapse

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Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/el-nino-birds-california Many seabirds are starving to death as a marine heat wave lingers off California and fish seek deeper, cooler waters. Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses – one after another. Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks. Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead seabirds and … Continue reading Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’

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