New Zealand scientists thaw 1,000-pound squid corpse

April 29, 2008 By RAY LILLEY, Associated Press Writer New Zealand scientists thaw 1,000-pound squid corpse

(AP) -- Marine scientists in New Zealand on Tuesday were thawing the corpse of the largest squid ever caught to try to unlock the secrets of one of the ocean's most mysterious beasts.



Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:


Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 13

By tracking water molecules, physicists hope to unlock secrets of life

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Scientists Drill Deepest Hole off New Zealand

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

NASA Extends Cassini's Tour of Saturn

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Google complaint highlights China-based hacking

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1


   
Rate this story - 4.4 /5 (19 votes)

Rank Filter

Move the slider to adjust rank threshold, so that you can hide some of the comments.


Display comments: newest first

  • drknowledge - Apr 29, 2008
    • Rank: 1 / 5 (1)
    PhysOrg, it please do not include articles that have no new scientific information, but are just updates on scientific projects. There's nothing particularly to learn in these articles, and they get in the way of articles with new information. Thanks.
  • fredrick - Apr 29, 2008
    • Rank: 2 / 5 (3)
    yes PhysOrg, because there just isn't enough space on the internet here for (what I think to be) superfluous articles - you know, they *get in the way* of the other articles; and I can't seem to stop myself from reading articles that I don't want to read. Help me, please PhysOrg.

    BTW, I like that it has gotten 4.3/5 so far.
  • Commentateur - Apr 29, 2008
    • Rank: 3 / 5 (4)
    The Octopus vs. Shark Google Ad definitely raised its value for me....
  • drknowledge - Apr 30, 2008
    • Rank: 2 / 5 (2)
    fredrick, the issue is that I wasted my time reading an article whose contents I already knew. Such articles are fluff, created either by the projects to get more attention for themselves, or by news agencies to pad their content. The original article doubtless would have gotten 4.3/5 too, if people had been able to find it. Publishing what is effectively the same article more than once is a form of spam.
  • fredrick - Apr 30, 2008
    • Rank: 1 / 5 (1)
    "fredrick, the issue is that I wasted my time reading an article whose contents I already knew."

    -- I feel for your loss. I really do.

    PhysOrg, if you do it again I'll seek reimbursments on drknowledge's behalf; and I'll have you banned from the internet for spamming.

April 29, 2008 all stories

Comments: 5

4.4 /5 (19 votes)


Other News

Study carried out into biological risks of eating reptiles

Study carried out into biological risks of eating reptiles

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 13 minutes ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into ...


Researchers map all the fragile sites of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae's genome

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The research group of Dr. François Robert, a researcher at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), in collaboration with the team of Dr. Daniel Durocher (Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute and University ...


Researchers find genes that 'tune' flower fragrances

Biology / Biotechnology

created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shakespeare famously wrote, "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." With all due respect to the Bard, University of Florida researchers may have to disagree: no matter what you ...


Brown pelicans struggling to survive

Biology / Ecology

created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All along the Oregon coast over the last month, hundreds of brown pelicans have turned up dead, starving or begging for food.


Animals cope with climate change at the dinner table

Biology / Ecology

created 1hour ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some animals, it seems, are going on a diet, while others have expanding waistlines.