Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
Diving and dragons... by Janice Nigro The motivation to dive tropical waters is obvious: exceptional reef-life, colorful corals, great visibility…and warm water. The motivation to dive more temperate waters is not so obvious: visibility is not great and the water is... cold. In Norway, I had to try diving in temperate waters because I never... Continue Reading →
common nudibranch but I have never seen one this size until I visited Apo Island in the Philippines. beautiful there. I wonder what the nudibranchs eat there because they are gigantic!
lovely anemone shrimp in panagsama beach near Moalboal Philippines. perfect pose. inspiring place for underwater photographers.
solar powered nudibranch that someone called the spaghetti nudibranch. the way the "tentacles" are positioned, I think it looks more like a Hindu Indian goddess such as Durga!
Tassie-“mania” by Janice Nigro When I was a child, I thought that the name for the island of Tasmania was derived from some kind of a special sort of psychological disorder. It didn’t help that the only other thing that I knew to associate with Tasmania was the famed Tasmanian Devil from the Warner... Continue Reading →
Secret wishes at Kungkungan Bay by Janice Nigro I noticed the other day that my second pair of flip-flops this year is becoming worn out. The first pair only lasted... Continue Reading →
Raja Ampat: drama on the reef by Janice Nigro Raja Ampat is a long way from anywhere so if you go, you want it to be the experience of a lifetime because you are not sure you will ever get back. It has been a bit difficult to write about my recent experience on a... Continue Reading →
“Gangga”-style by Janice Nigro Sometimes you wake up from a good dream in a place that seems like you are still in the dream. Today was one of those days. I woke up in my own bungalow on an island called Gangga in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. I am about two weeks into a so-called “swimabout”.... Continue Reading →
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