No matter what meaning I intend with the title, it has more than likely made you uncomfortable. It makes me uncomfortable to write it. I…
View More Let The Whales DieMonth: April 2009
Carnival of the Blue 23
Spring is in the air. OK, for most of us it is. Sorry northerners! (suckers) Hover mouse over lines to see blog and post title.…
View More Carnival of the Blue 23World’s oldest animal captured alive, on video
Deep Sea News has been following the story of the world’s oldest living animals, the deep-sea Leiopathes black corals and Gerardia gold corals from 300m…
View More World’s oldest animal captured alive, on videoTGIF: Robo Octopus Biomimetics
Biomimetics is the field of study where animals provide the inspiration for engineering designs that can be exploited by us, quite literally “life mimicking”. It…
View More TGIF: Robo Octopus BiomimeticsLubchenco’s 1st Day at NOAA
Was marked by a guest appearance… [From The Washington Post] “She has a fine corner office at 15th and Constitution — nothing fancy, but excellent…
View More Lubchenco’s 1st Day at NOAAFriday Deep-sea Picture: Sea cucumber stampede
Boggling bioturbators, Batman. It’s a wild herd of holothurians. Run for yur lives! Elasipodid holothurians are a dominant component of the mobile invertebrate megafauna on…
View More Friday Deep-sea Picture: Sea cucumber stampedeSeeking Carnival of the Blue Submissions
We are hosting the next edition of the Carnival of the Blue this upcoming Monday. Send me your submissions by Sunday evening for inclusion to…
View More Seeking Carnival of the Blue SubmissionsKraken rising in South Florida
Marco News reports a giant squid surfacing off South Florida. Dr. Hiro Tasaki, of the Osaka Deep-Sea Institute of Japan adds meaning with a rather…
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