Many of you are aware that Guam lost one of its best friends last week.  Peter Melyan has left us to seek out the undiscovered country.  He has embarked on the greatest adventure. Peter was one of the world’s renaissance men.  He was a traveler, an adventurer, a racer, a climber and a great humanitarian.  He had contacts all over the world and led all of us on The Deep on some amazing adventures.  He was a great promoter of Japanese culture and language on Guam and was also a member of the Guam Diabetes Association. We are having a special tribute edition of The Deep radio show this Wednesday night on K-57. Please listen to some of Peter’s expedition calls and tributes from his many, many friends.  For this article, I’m featuring some of the items I wrote for some of Peter’s expeditions so you can appreciate his wide-ranging interests.MORE>>

We’ll start with some ecology news this week; some good, some bad.  The bad news is that Antarctica is still calving gigantic icebergs. The good ecology news concerns the Philippines.  Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the second largest contiguous reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef.  Then a very quick story from Canada where researchers in the frigid waters off the Canadian coast have found a surprising diversity of life. From there; we will join the search for extraterrestrial life, pay a visit to a Cosmic Interloper, drop in a little Bah Humbug for those already getting enough of the Christmas Spirit, and we will finish up with why The Don't Call it the Idiot Box for Nothing! Join us for a jam packed time this week! MORE>>

I thought I’d start this week with some medical news.  We all know about diabetes since it’s so common here on Guam.  If you have diabetes, you can no longer metabolize glucose normally.  Your blood fills up with sugar and there’s no room for the other components of blood necessary for your survival like white blood cells and platelets. here has been a significant new discovery in the realm of diabetes. We will start with that, then move on to; Things That Hurt and Things That Don't, Spying on Gods Creatures. and finish up with The Dark Side of the Moon. Welcome aboard our rocket ride! MORE>>

As usual, this week is a smorgasbord of topics ranging from ecology to botany to medicine with a few side trips in between.  Enjoy! MORE>>