An article by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News. The deep-sea is as far removed from atmospheric oxygen as anyplace on Earth, but a select…
View More Deep-diving adaptations of Leatherback turtlesMonth: April 2009
Sea turtle round-up
We might as well call it Turtle Week at DSN. The Boss suggested we put together a few highlights from DSN stories that rolled out…
View More Sea turtle round-upThe “Leathery Turtle”
This originally posted here during Megavertabrate Week in 2007. I’m reposting it here in honor of the Great Turtle Race of 2009! Good luck turtles!…
View More The “Leathery Turtle”TGIM: See-Through-Shi Fish.
Big hat tip to Katie at DSN’s Barrel-eye fish post. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard…
View More TGIM: See-Through-Shi Fish.Jurassic Journey, the Preview
Leatherback turtles are huge! They look like big, black, barnacle-encrusted sea zeppelins, or something. See them in this trailer for Jurassic Journey. The production quality…
View More Jurassic Journey, the PreviewCali the turtle “spinning in circles”
I signed up for daily updates on the Great Turtle Race from Conservation International, hoping to get some insights on the pace of the race,…
View More Cali the turtle “spinning in circles”TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race
Dr. Carl Safina is one of the great ocean communicators. But can he speak turtle? Here Carl is photographed coaching one the the Leatherback turtles…
View More TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle RaceTGIF: Fly-through Marianas Trench
Special thanks to Peter Sloss, NOAA National Geophysical Data Center.
View More TGIF: Fly-through Marianas TrenchTGIF: Dance Your Sea Turtle Dissertation
From the world famous “Dance Your Dissertation” contest, now on YouTube with a methods section. This video depicts a dissertation entitled “The invention and adoption…
View More TGIF: Dance Your Sea Turtle DissertationThe Great Turtle Race begins again!
In 2007, an inspired group of sea turtle researchers launched an event called the Great Turtle Race, in which they tracked satellite tagged animals across…
View More The Great Turtle Race begins again!