Marine researchers Craig McClain and Kevin Zelnio, both of Duke University, run a Web site (DeepSeaNews.com) that experienced an enormous spike in readership when the Raleigh Sewer Monster became a two-day Internet wonder (its Youtube video has more than 7 million hits). They had better information than many print sources, and they now take … . . . → Read More: KZ and Dr M take over print media
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By Dr. M, on  January 18th, 2010  5 comments  Conferences, Ramblings, Scientist!  Charlotte Observer, Duke, Raleigh Sewer Monster, Science Online, Youtube By Kevin Zelnio, on January 18th, 2010 One comment Expeditions, Megavertebrate Antarctica, Bransfield Strait, David Honig, Humpback, iceberg, LARISSA, whale David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA, a 2 month multinational expedition to study the causes and consequences of the ice shelf collapse. He will be posting regular updates on the expedition exclusively for Deep Sea … . . . → Read More: Dispatches from Antarctica – Icebergs and Whales
By Dr. M, on January 18th, 2010 2 comments Ecology, New Research, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls active gas seepage, Carbon, carbonate, Chemoautotrophy, Coral, deep sea, energy, food chains, gas, Gulf of Mexico, Lophelia pertusa, Methane Seeps, Nitrogen, oil, Open Lab 2009, Provanna Sculpta, Stable Isotopes, sulfur, Trophic Ecology This is a repost of KZ’s winning post for Open Laboratory 2009: The Best Science Writing on the Web. Congrats to KZ! ———————————————————————————————————— This is a tale of cause and effect in the deep sea woven by threads of hypotheses held together by the loom of targeted sampling efforts and multiple lines of evidence. … . . . → Read More: Repost: Deep-Sea Corals and Methane Seeps
By Dr. M, on January 18th, 2010 6 comments Conservation & Environment, Education, Opinion #scio10, Advocacy, communication, Education, outreach, Science Online 2010 As always the good fellows (ahem and lady) at Southern Friend Science are tackling complex issues and generating discussion. The latest from Why Sharks Matter “If you want something done right, do it yourself” address the role of scientists in advocacy. Science Online 2010 did much to bring this to the foreground for me … . . . → Read More: The Scientist’s Role in Advocacy and Outreach
Lot’s of great things to link to and discuss Check out Southern Fried Scientist’s write up in the Observer on science advocacy Miriam completes the DSN trinity Meaningful communications = sharing what matters most 11 Things I learned at ScienceOnline 2010 Check out KZ and I at the Nature Blog Network, DSN is the featured blog! We discuss why … . . . → Read More: A flurry of excitement
By Dr. M, on January 18th, 2010 23 comments Conservation & Environment, Education, Plastic, Scientist!, Uncategorized Out of Science Online 2010 came many things, perhaps the best for Kevin and I is Miriam joining us from Oyster’s Garter. Let’s just say this shit just got real. If you don’t know how bad ass Miriam is then there is no help for you. Miriam not only developed Oyster’s Garter to be … . . . → Read More: Miriam Joins Us At DSN
The clue is the banner above. Just wait till you hear who it is. The internet and DSN will never be the same again. . . . → Read More: O’ Yeah There Is Big News
By Dr. M, on January 17th, 2010 2 comments Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Natural Disaster Antarctica, climate change, global warming, melting Hell yes . . . → Read More: Is Antarctica Melting?
By Dr. M, on January 17th, 2010 Leave a comment Industry & Government, New Research, Scientist! Atlantic, Azores, oceanography, Portugal, research center …or Center depending on where you live. Although in the US we feel the need to discard oceanography Portugal is a little more forward thinking. Portugal’s Minister for Science and Universities, Mariano Gago, has announced plans to set up a cutting-edge research centre in the Azores Islands to study the deep Atlantic. Minister Gago unveiled the … . . . → Read More: New Deep-Sea Research Centre
By Kevin Zelnio, on January 16th, 2010 Leave a comment Expeditions Antarctica, David Honig, Ice, LARISSA, Pogo-Cam, R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer David Honig is a graduate student in marine science at Duke University in the lab of Dr. Cindy Van Dover. He is participating in LARISSA, a 2 month multinational expedition to study the causes and consequences of the ice shelf collapse. He will be posting regular updates on the expedition exclusively for Deep Sea … . . . → Read More: Dispatches from Antarctica – Fast Ice, Slow Progress
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