Bringing Bioluminescence into the Light

Bioluminescence, or cold chemical light made by living creatures, answers a simple question: how can an animal survive in the dark? Making its own light by which it can find food, attract mates or defend itself against predators is an easy fix. This phenomenon has evolved at least 40 times in evolutionary history—a clear indication of how important the trait is for various animals’ survival.
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World Oceans Day Event LIVE from the Galapagos!

The Living Oceans Foundation is pleased to present two live presentations from 
the Gal?pagos as part of World Oceans Day, June 8, 2012!
 
On the June 8, 2012 at 3:30PM EST, join the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans 
Foundation and the Ocean Project, featuring "Her Deepness" Sylvia Earle, on a 
live call to the research vessel Golden Shadow in the Gal?pagos.  This 
transcontinental conversation on coral reef research will include photos, videos 
and coral reef news direct from the sub-aquatic research site near Darwin 
Island. Dr. Earle and the science team will discuss current studies on rare 
coral reefs at the north of the Gal?pagos archipelago; how the Gal?pagos species 
respond to El Ni?o-driven temperature fluctuations; and why that may give us 
hope for corals? ability to be resilient to future climate change.

Visit www.livingoceansfoundation.org to view the live webinar or come downtown 
to the Smithsonian's Baird Auditorium in Washington, D.C. to watch LIVE with 
Sylvia Earle. 

In addition, at 10:00AM EST on June 8, LOF Chief Scientists, Dr. Andrew 
Bruckner, will be hosting an education webinar titled ?The Galapagos: A unique 
field laboratory to assess the effects of climate change on marine 
environments.? This webinar is open to all high school students, teachers, and 
members of the public. 

Both events will be streamed from the Living Oceans Foundation website. Visit 
www.livingoceansfoundation.org for more details. Details should be posted this 
week. A flyer is also attached.

Please distribute to others that may be interested.

Sincerely,

Eddie Gonzalez

Education Director
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
8181 Professional Place, Suite 215
Landover, MD 20785
240-624-2285

The world's second largest coral reef is under threat, off the coast of Belize.

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