http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rss/redir/wnet/nature/index.html NATURE Online is the award-winning Web companion to the PBS series NATURE. en-us 1997 - 2008 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. naturefeedback@thirteen.org naturefeedback@thirteen.org Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST Nature Nature http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rss/rss_banner.gif http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rss/redir/wnet/nature/index.html 144 94 NATURE Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/oceans-in-glass-behind-the-scenes-of-the-monterey-bay-aquarium/introduction/636/ Imagine standing on the bottom of the ocean and looking up into a glittering kelp forest alive with darting fish, or watching five-foot-long sharks and giant tuna whiz by at arm's length, or being surrounded by elegant, lacy white jellyfish as they soar, pulsing, through the water. Visitors to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on the coast of Northern California experience all this... and more. Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/oceans-in-glass-behind-the-scenes-of-the-monterey-bay-aquarium/the-fascinating-world-of-jellies/637/ Walk into the Monterey Bay Aquarium and you may find yourself surrounded by a ghostly swarm of luminous, pulsing phantoms. The specters are actually moon jellies Ñ common marine creatures Ñ swimming in darkened, mirrored tanks that give visitors the illusion of strolling through a shadowy ocean. Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/oceans-in-glass-behind-the-scenes-of-the-monterey-bay-aquarium/tracking-the-great-white/640/ In the early dawn of March 31, 2005, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium made history. Standing on a small boat far off the coast of California, they carefully lifted a sling carrying a six-foot-long great white shark over the side and Ñ splash! Ñ the powerful fish was back in the wild, after spending a record 198 days at the aquarium. Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/oceans-in-glass-behind-the-scenes-of-the-monterey-bay-aquarium/how-your-seafood-choices-affect-ocean-life/639/ With nearly three quarters of the worldÕs fish and seafood stocks now fully exploited or overfished, it's increasingly important for consumers to understand how their seafood dinner can contribute to the health - or degradation - of the ocean. Do you know how that tuna landed on your plate? Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/share/ You can now easily share NATURE with your friends by posting the embeddable NATURE video player on your blog or social networking profile. Fri, 27 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rss/redir/wnet/nature/index.html Visit our Web site.