We at DSN are very proud to introduce Dr. Holly Bik as the newest full time member of the DSN team. Holly recently contributed the wonderful post to DSN Invisible But Not Forgotten about the impact of the oil spill on nematodes. We are very excited to be increasing our ranks and to class … . . . → Read More: Say Hello to DSN’s Newest Member
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By Dr. M, on  July 8th, 2010  10 comments  Oil Spills  Allie Wilkinson, C-130, Coast Gaurd, Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill An exclusive report on a fly over of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by visiting contributor Allie Wilkinson On July 3, I had the opportunity to join the Coast Guard on a C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft during an oil observer surveillance flight. The flight was to depart from Coast Guard Air Station … . . . → Read More: Flyover of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
By Dr. M, on July 7th, 2010 4 comments Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Microbes, New Research Arctic, carbon cycle, climate change, global warming, methane, methane hydrates, Microbes, Sediment That’s pretty much the message of new study in Geophysical Research Letters. Large deposits of methane hydrates, i.e. methane ice, occur naturally in the seafloor sediments of the Arctic continental shelf between 300-600 meters. This is dominate reservoir for methane due to the large area and extremely low temperatures. The continued and predicted warming of the oceans would … . . . → Read More: Ocean Warming Melts Methane Hydrates Which Screws Us All
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 One comment Carnivals & Link Love, Gadgets & Gear, Weird 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, curtain, Neatorama, shower The perfect shower curtain to display your nautical geekiness. . . . → Read More: 20,000 Leagues Under The Shower
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Geology, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate, Mining, New Research, Open Access, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Azores, conservation, extinction debt, fossil, Hydrothermal Vent, insects, mining, Miocene, Paleobiology, raptor, species-area, sperm whale, sulphide deposit, The Tide Pool An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new report from Lambert et al. reports on a new fossil sperm whale skull, teeth, and mandible from Peru. Dating back to the 12-13 Mya from the Middle Miocene, Leviathan melvillei possessed a 3 meter (~10 feet) … . . . → Read More: The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 One comment Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Life Science, Megavertebrate, Microbes, New Research, Zooplankton biogeochemistry, biological pump, carbon budget, carbon cycling, climate, deep sea, microbial, pelagic The deep sea, a vast, dark realm featuring disticntive organisms and serving as a massive reservoir of carbon, is the largest and leas explored ecosystem on Earth. At a time when the ocean is responding to anthropogenic forcings, we note that considerably less is known about ecological and biogeochemical processes in the dark ocean (the dim mesopelagic or … . . . → Read More: Interactions in the Dark Ocean
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 4 comments Vessels and Equipment airplane, hybrid, mashup, submarine, yacht Why choose when you can have both?. Grape jelly and peanut butter in the same jar? Done! Chocolate and wine together? Done! The great tase of seafood and beer all in the same wonderful can? Done! The recent trend of mashups on the internets is goes from awful to fantastic. Perhaps some of these are not … . . . → Read More: Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup
By Dr. M, on July 5th, 2010 2 comments Mining, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls conservation, deep sea, deep-sea mining, Hydrothermal Vent, Hydrothermal Vents, mining, Nautilus, PNG Deep-sea mining as been our radar for awhile. Now it’s on NYT’s Green Blog. Put it on yours. The Chinese government announces plans for deep-sea mining; it will seek copper, nickel and cobalt 5,000 feet down in international waters. Prior DSN posts about mining the seafloor NIOT will starts the next phase of fields trials at 1000m for … . . . → Read More: On Our Radar: Deep-Sea Mining
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 4th, 2010 4 comments Biodiversity, Paleobiology Dolichorhynchops, Hesperornis, National Geographic, Paleontology, Styxosaur, video This looks pretty cool! More under the fold! I didn’t know about some of these guys. Looking forward to learning more! . . . → Read More: Monsters of the Ancient Seas
By Kevin Zelnio, on July 2nd, 2010 2 comments Adaptations, Deep Sea Music, Mating & Reproduction, New Research Best of Zelnio, Botryllus schlosseri, Genetics, Multiple Paternity, Music, polyandry, sea squirt, sperm, Tunicate, Urochordata Yep, that’s right. They get it on with any male gamete that passes their way. They just don’t give a . Boom chaka-laka-boom. These loose lizzies are all about increasing genetic diversity if you know what I mean. OH, I know you know what I mean! In the journal Molecular … . . . → Read More: Female Urochordates Have Few, If Any, Inhibitions
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