January 14, 2009

Adventurous Woman: Tierney Thys, Jellyfish Hunter

The world's jellyfish population is exploding. No, not into billions of tiny globby bits but into huge swarms of undulating bells that are interfering with human and other animal life. Marine biologist Tierney Thys has been tracking jellyfish and her research has taken her on adventures around the globe. Her efforts were captured recently on National Geographic Adventure Blog and you can read more here.

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