Last year saw the passing of a legend, Jacques Piccard. Along with Don Walsh, these two trailblazers forged an era of deep-sea exploration that no other person has been able to supersede. Don and Jacques manned the Bathyscaphe Trieste down 10,916 meters to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, a place now known as … . . . → Read More: Celebrating the Deepest Dive
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By Kevin Zelnio, on  January 25th, 2010  2 comments  Archaeology, History, and Art, Art, Vessels and Equipment  Bathyscaphe Trieste, Challenger Deep, Don Walsh, Jacques Piccard, marianas trench, Peter Batson Below is a summary of tweets from January 23rd, 2010 @DrCraigMc: New issue of Deep-Sea Research http://bit.ly/6mt9Om #DSN – 22 Jan 10 21:21 @DrCraigMc: the bizarre oceans of the outer solar system http://bit.ly/7VnBnu #DSN – 22 Jan 10 21:05 @BoraZ: RT @DrCraigMc: O No’s Climate Change May Make Fish Commit Predator-Assisted Suicide http://bit.ly/5uyiGG #DSN – … . . . → Read More: Summary of tweets for January 23rd, 2010
We enjoy writing about peer-reviewed research of the deep sea. We hope that you find it interesting and our writing enjoyable. If you have enjoyed learning about life in the Earth’s largest environment then please nominate us for a Research Blogging Award! There are cash prizes involved and though we could nominate ourselves for … . . . → Read More: Nom Nom Nominate Us for a ResearchBlogging Award!
Have a Twitter account? Want content you write to show up at DSN? Simply add the tag #DSN and your Tweets will show up here on a daily collection of Tweets. We are super excited about this new feature that allows our readers to contribute to the blog. We of course will be … . . . → Read More: Hash Tag #DSN Means Super Fun
By Dr. M, on January 21st, 2010 6 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, New Research, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls, Uncategorized aragonite, armor, Calcium Carbonate, conchiolin, Ed Yong, Gastropod, gold foot snail, iron clad snail, iron sulfide, mantle, Military, predator, samurai, shell, Snail It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was wearing very resplendent armor. Lord Katsuhige was not pleased by this, and after that every time he saw something showy he would say, “That’s just like Geki’s armor.” In the … . . . → Read More: The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet
National Geographic reports that shipworms are nibbling upon the Baltic Sea’s well-preserved shipwrecks, nom-ing them into oblivion. The shipworm is actually a wood-boring mollusc, Teredo navalis, which is able to live solely upon wood with the aid of wood-digesting symbiotic bacteria. (How many times can I say “wood”? Never mind, please insert “Got Wood” … . . . → Read More: Molluscs NOM shipwrecks into oblivion
This is useful angling knot to attach a line to hook, lure, or swivel. The half-blood prince knot is a basic and multipurpose knot you should add to your arsenal. . . . → Read More: Knot Wednesday: Half-Blood Knot
By Dr. M, on January 19th, 2010 One comment Biodiversity, Ecology, Microbes, New Research abyss, Biodiversity, donuts, Microbe, microbial, operational taxonomic unit, rare biosphere An area the size of a coffee table on the deep-sea floor would yield hundreds of species. A few species would dominate with numbers in the 10-100′s. Yet most would be rare represented by a single lone individual. These latter species are the “rare biosphere” and one of the most conspicuous phenomena of the … . . . → Read More: Great Abyssal Diversity Among the Microscopic
Mega Shark: faster than a bullet train, more powerful than that puny wimp Megalodon, and able to take down commercial airlines in a single bound. Fear it. Admire it. Wonder why it doesn’t go “splat.” This will be adorning my office door ASAP. Thanks, Oceanographer’s Choice! . . . → Read More: Mega Shark vs Plane: The Physics
By Miriam Goldstein, on January 19th, 2010 8 comments Conservation & Environment New York Times, seafood, Sushi, sustainability Frankly, I’m a little ashamed to have my first post be all human-interest-y, without a single hypodermic penis in sight. Still, I can’t resist highlighting this ludicrous NYT article about couples who bicker over sustainability. NYT human interest stories always end up making you hate everyone in it, and this is no exception. Mr. Fleming, … . . . → Read More: Seafood Watch breaks up another relationship
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