Then Tim Flannery’s rather late review of The Deep and The Silent Deep should convince you to add these to your collection.
View More If You Don't Believe MeMonth: December 2007
Bones Taste Good
Not just whale bones but all bones. Osedax worms are those bone-eating snot flowers, purveyor of all rotten and whale-like, masters of polyandry, and more…
View More Bones Taste GoodThis Week In The Global Climate Scene
A whole sack full of news on climate this week. Yesterday, I enjoyed an excellent talk delivered by Joaquim Goes from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
View More This Week In The Global Climate SceneAnimal Face Off
It’s a questions that has plagued the life sciences for years. In the ultimate cage match to the death who would be the winner, a…
View More Animal Face OffHow large was the black octopus?
How large was the black octopus That darkened the day’s peace? Were its branches made of iron And its eyes, of dead fire? And why…
View More How large was the black octopus?Forbes Dredge Song
“Song of the Dredge”, presented by Edward Forbes to the British Association at its annual meeting in 1839. Sung in the tune of Cream by…
View More Forbes Dredge SongOf Alvin, Space Shuttles, and the Human Need to Explore
I am currently reading Descent, the story of the Bathysphere, Beebe, and Barton. Conversing with Christina Kellogg during a recent trip and the book forced…
View More Of Alvin, Space Shuttles, and the Human Need to ExploreIn This Evening's Debate We Will Be Focusing on Science
In case you’ve been living in a hole that doesn’t have internet access, something is brewing on the internet. A CALL FOR A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE…
View More In This Evening's Debate We Will Be Focusing on ScienceOcean Observatory Systems
NEPTUNE is more than just a planet…a clever acronym for the North-East Pacific Time-Series Undersea Networked Experiments. The U.S. Canadian venture is series of cable-linked…
View More Ocean Observatory SystemsFriday Deep-Sea Picture: Benthoctopus
Image credit: Image: (c) 2002 MBARI / NOAA. Red octopus (Benthoctopus sp.) hunting on Davidson Seamount. Deep-water octopus often hunt snails, crabs, and other small…
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