The son of famous Lucha Libre wrestler is tackling enemies of the environment. The aptly name El Hijo del Santo, already a success in the…
View More El Hijo del Santo vs Pirate Who Robbed Turtle Egg in the Ultimate Cage MatchMonth: September 2007
Evolutionary Escalation In Squids and Whales
How do you find squid in the dark depths if you are a toothed whale or dolphin? Lindberg an expert on molluscs and Pyenson an…
View More Evolutionary Escalation In Squids and WhalesMe on TV?
Presumably if you are reading this you enjoy my ramblings about the deep sea. What if you could get more of me? What if I…
View More Me on TV?Important tools of microbiology: Garbage bags by Christina Kellogg
CK in garbage bag darkroom, credit Stéphane HourdezThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy advises that it is always useful to have your own towel. Sea-going…
View More Important tools of microbiology: Garbage bags by Christina KelloggFriday Deep-Sea Picture (9/14/06)
Radiolaria are marine protists that are most abundant in tropical waters. The remains of their beautiful houses can be found on the bottom of the…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (9/14/06)Do the Bacteria Dance!
Bacteria…bacteria…bacteria…
View More Do the Bacteria Dance!Hottie Alert! by Christina Kellogg
Move over Angelina Jolie-according to University of Delaware marine biologists, the Pompeii worm is “Earth’s Hottest Animal.” And how could it not be…an invertebrate with…
View More Hottie Alert! by Christina KelloggCold-water Coral Disease By Jason Hall-Spencer & Colin Munn*
A garden of healthy, orange-coloured Eunicella verrucosa (sea fans) providing habitat for fish off Plymouth in the UK. Photographer: Sally Sharrock It’s great that you’re…
View More Cold-water Coral Disease By Jason Hall-Spencer & Colin Munn*Microbe Power by Christina Kellogg
One of the challenges of doing research in the deep-sea is the expense of getting down there and staying down there long enough (i.e., needing…
View More Microbe Power by Christina KelloggDoing it in the dark by Christina Kellogg
Photosynthesis, that is. Get your mind out of the gutter! This admittedly sexy anaerobic green sulfur bacterium is capable of photosynthetic growth in the dark…
View More Doing it in the dark by Christina Kellogg