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Pictures of the Day
These are just a handful of the 25 new coral reef fish species discovered in recent years in the South China and Andaman Seas. Scientists don’t consider any of these newly-identified fish endangered. They’re all profiled in the book Reef Fishes of the East Indies, published last month by the University of Hawaii Press. All photographs from National Geographic.
Fairy Basslet (Pseudanthias mica) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Tripod Fish (Pteropsaron longipinnis) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Clingfish (Aspasmichthys alorensis) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
A school of anthias fish feeds over a reef in Indonesia’s Komodo National Marine Park in the Coral Triangle – Photograph by Mauricio Handler, National Geographic
Candy Striper (Lepidichthys akiko) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Fairy Goby (Tryssogobius sarah) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
Scorpionfish (Pteroidichthys amboinensis) – Photograph courtesy Roger Steene, Conservation International
Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) – Photograph courtesy Roger Steene, Conservation International
Dwarf Goby (Eviota rubriceps) – Photograph courtesy Gerald Allen, Conservation International
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Video of the Day
This is startling home video of a wrong way driver on Highway 49 in Collin, Mississippi. The apparently unconscious driver collided with another vehicle, but amazingly, everyone survived. The wrong way driver says he doesn’t recall the incident, but police are investigating.
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Quote of the Day
“Eight years was awesome, and I was famous and I was powerful. But I have no desire for fame and power anymore.”
– President George W. Bush, in an interview with the Hoover Institute.
I agree strongly with the second part of that statement.
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Pictures of the Day
These new displays of aurora lights are courtesy of the recent solar storm. It may have knocked out some telecommunications. But, the trade off is great!
Darfield, New Zealand
Lake Charles, near Québec City, Canada
Lake Superior, Michigan
Crater Lake, Oregon
Southern New Zealand
Lake Superior, Michigan
Hutchinson, Minnesota
Sky above northern Michigan
Oreti River, southern New Zealand
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Quote of the Day
“Oh come on, because we thought that Sarah Palin was the better candidate.”
– Sen. John McCain, when asked by Politico why he didn’t choose Mitt Romney as a running mate in 2008.
In a separate announcement, McCain’s office is now accepting gift ideas for his retirement party.
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Picture of the Day
A cloud-to-ground lightning strike severs the sky near Los Lunas, New México. Tim Samaras and his crew chased the slow-moving storm cell until they ran out of road, and now can only watch as it moves on. Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic.
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