Tag archives for Tierney Thys
Posted by Emerging Explorer Tierney Thys has spent over a decade tracking massive 10-foot long, 5,000-pound ocean sunfish in almost every ocean- and she’s got a thing or two to say about the state of the Big Blue.
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The remarkable ability of Internet users to make a post go viral has produced a new treat: an enchanting picture of a Mola mola, or ocean sunfish, undulating just below the surface of the ocean. The image, snapped by photographer Daniel Botelho in 2010, is now making waves around Facebook.
Google Science Fair Winners Announced
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on July 12, 2011 
Last night at Google headquarters, some of the world’s smartest people gathered and most of them aren’t even old enough to drive.
Google Science Fair Finalists Named
Posted by Andrew Howley of NG Staff on May 23, 2011 
Over the past two weeks, the judges of the 2011 Google Science Fair have been whittling down the list of 60 semifinalists to just 15 who will advance to compete for the ultimate prizes. All of the students’ entries “asked interesting questions, many focused on real-world problems and some produced groundbreaking science that challenged current…
