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Space: The Final Frontier
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THE LIFE OF THE COSMOS
By Lee Smolin
Oxford. 358 pp. $30
THE INFLATIONARY UNIVERSE
The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins
By Alan H. Guth
Addison-Wesley. 358 pp. $25
THERE IS no greater testament to the indomitable curiosity of the
human mind than this: We are perennially fascinated with the origin
and fate of the universe -- subjects of incomparable irrelevance to
any aspect of mammalian life.
And there's plenty to be fascinated about. Cosmological science
in this century has provided an incessant stream of marvels that, in
sheer exoticism, far surpass even the cosmogonic egg of the ...
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Distribution and apparent abundance of the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, off the central and southern California coast, 1962-85.
Magazine article from: Marine Fisheries Review
; ...worked with the basking shark fishery during the 1948...records indicate that basking sharks are commonly observed...to make note of any basking sharks observed. Aerial fish...base were searched for basking shark sightings. Data on...
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Giants of the sea return in hordes to Highlands Basking sharks, some with their babies, are being seen earlier and in larger numbers off Hebridean islands.
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK)
; ...the presence of sharks with young calves. The vegetarian basking shark is second in size...sightings of basking sharks would indicate...blooms. "Our first basking shark sighting was reported...to send us their shark sightings. But...their distance from basking ...
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 "Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)")
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Tagging study reveals basking sharks' journey.
Newspaper article from: Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)
; ...knew that basking sharks occur in temperate...that the Atlantic basking shark population is one...diversity in all the basking sharks in the world...a dead basking shark they should report...DAFF on 843109. Basking sharks are protected under...
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BEACHED BASKING SHARK OFFERS MARINE BIOLOGISTS A FIRSTHAND LOOK ANIMAL DIED AFTER BEING CUT LOOSE FROM FISHERMAN'S NET.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...completed a chapter on basking sharks, she added. After the beached shark was reported to...with an 8-ton shark typically having...harpooned as many as 88 basking sharks in one day. Although...has seen basking sharks several times during...GUARD ABOUT THE BASKING ...
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Public support pledged for government plans to protect basking sharks.
M2 Presswire
; ...government plans to protect basking sharks (C)1994-2002 M2...Government plans to save the Basking shark from the threat of international...funded research into basking sharks; information from the London Aquarium and The Shark Trust. 3. Other key...
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Basking sharks return to Isle of Man waters.
Newspaper article from: Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)
; ...incompatible with basking sharks and should stay...Remember that for every shark visible on the surface...Swimming with basking sharks Do not try to touch...which can scare the sharks. Photograph any...help reidentify the shark in the future...Basking shark facts ...
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United Kingdom moves to protect basking sharks
Magazine article from: Sea Technology
; ...highly migratory basking shark populations." Currently...fisheries that target basking sharks. Since 1997, fishing for and retention of basking sharks has been prohibited...plan that would address shark management and conservation. Traditionally, basking sharks ...
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Jaws drop as basking shark turns up on Lothians beach
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland
; ...harmless nature, basking sharks can grow up to...surprised to see the shark - as he believes...juvenile basking shark there. I'd never...said: "Although basking sharks can be found anywhere...you see a basking shark, do not disturb...when four more basking ...
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Trophy hunters put the future of the basking shark at risk
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...means that basking sharks are now being targeted...try to stop the basking shark's decline by...rate, basking shark fisheries can collapse...dwindle further." Basking sharks have been hunted...only by the whale shark, but it is the...protected fully. ...
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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND INTERIOR SUPPORT UNITED KINGDOM'S MOVE TO PROTECT BASKING SHARKS
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data
; ...highly migratory basking shark populations. Currently...fisheries that target basking sharks. Since 1997, fishing for and retention of basking sharks has been prohibited...plan that would address shark management and conservation. Traditionally, basking sharks ...
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