We need to reach $2000 by Sunday! If we reach this goal, HP will give us another $2000 to donate for Oceans in the Classroom! Can I make more clear? THIS IS HUGE!!1!!1!!!! $2000 will a looooooooooooooong way for ocean education and reach many students. But if we don’t reach $2000 on our own, we . . . → Read More: Donate Or We’ll Let Loose the Crabs from Hell!
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  October 24th, 2009  2 comments  Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Education  donation, Donor's Choose, National Geographic, video The next person to donate $25 to our challenge will get a commemorative DSN shrunken styrofoam cup taken to 3200m on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a glossy picture of the site taken from the ROV, and a certificate of authenticity. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}The next person to donate $25 to our challenge will get a commemorative DSN shrunken styrofoam cup taken to 3200m on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a glossy picture of… By Dr. M, on October 22nd, 2009 4 comments Biodiversity, TGIF: Pictures & Movies blood belly, comb jelly, Ctenophore, jellyfish, MBARI, Monterey Bay Aquarium, video Great video of a comb jelly with its silica plates that are reflecting light. These plates are aligned in rows or combs and thus the name. Comb jellies are not jellyfish. The two are in different phyla, Ctenophora and Cnidaria. The main difference is that Cnidarians have stinging cells and Ctenophores have the silica plates. . . . → Read More: Blood Belly Comb Jelly
By Dr. M, on October 22nd, 2009 4 comments Gadgets & Gear, Scientist! DIY, hardware, McMaster Carr, projects, supplies, tools There she is in all of her big yellow beauty During my scientific career I have learned many valuable lessons and garnered wisdom from my senior colleagues. For example, when responding to the reviewers and the editor of your last journal submission, judiciously use the phrase “I respectfully request” when you wish to go against . . . → Read More: A Marine Scientist’s Best Friend: A Homage to McMaster Carr
By Dr. M, on October 22nd, 2009 One comment Carnivals & Link Love, Critters, New Research, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Adrian Glover, Osedax, sperm whale, whale, Whale Fall, whaling I am standing in the back of a large lorry, my feet submerged in a pool of blood, water and oil. The truck’s container is open to a grey Welsh sky, but with high-sided walls to keep the blood and us hidden from view. I shout instructions to Nick, my PhD student, over the wind . . . → Read More: Chopping Up Whales For Science!
Within short time, the challenges form Eric H. and Brian from Sandshack were met. A big thanks goes to both of them once again for helping us out in the Donor’s Choose challenge. Another big thanks goes to Matthew H. for a big $135 donation! HP is providing an additional incentive to you to donate. . . . → Read More: Donor’s Choose Update
By Kevin Zelnio, on October 22nd, 2009 One comment Bringin' It, Education donation, Donor's Choose, Ocean Bloggers, Southern Fried Science Craig’s last challenge was met swiftly thanks to matching contributions from Brian Linton, founder of Sandshack, and Eric Heupel! You guys are rock stars! Not only that but fully funded the invertebrate aquarium project for Mrs. B’s classroom in Texas. Dr. H from Alaska finished off the proposal but it was a combined effort with . . . → Read More: People Who Care About the Ocean are Awesome!
Lots of excitement in the last 24 hours. Christopher gave $100, Kate gave $54, and Dana gave $100. Thanks also go to Peter, Erin, Sarah, and Michael for sizable donations. But we still have a ways to go. Eric Heupel as agreed to match dollar for dollar for the next $50 dollars. That is a . . . → Read More: For the next 24 hours fund matching
By Kevin Zelnio, on October 20th, 2009 One comment Biodiversity, Coral, Seamount Atlantic, Corner Rise, Eric Heupel, New England, NOAA, Seamount And it only gets worse if our nation’s children, those that will grow up to be future policy-makers and voters when we are all in depends or 6 feet underground, don’t have an appreciation for the ocean and its myriad of issues! Donate NOW to Oceans in the Classrooms! Reject a future of barren . . . → Read More: This is Your Seamounts… On Fishing
By Dr. M, on October 19th, 2009 2 comments Education classroom, Donor's Choose, Funding, gifted and talented, worst music video, worst song That is all we need to fund another project. Invertebrates in My Tank requires just $139 to fully fund a Texas 5th grade Gifted and Talented class to develop a salt water aquarium system and stock it with varied invertebrates. So here is the challenge to you. I need one person to step up to the . . . → Read More: Just $139
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