10 Best ‘It Came From the Deep Sea’ Monster Movies
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Over at MoviesOnline a post is up listing the 10 best ‘It came from the deep sea’ monster movies.  I am not sure I agree with the list.  Where is Mega Shark and Giant Octopus? What about MEG?  So readers what are your favorites?  Please provide a Youtube link to a trailer or movie clip . . . → Read More: 10 Best ‘It Came From the Deep Sea’ Monster Movies

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A Little Nautical Artwork for Your Walls
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A couple of nice inexpensive finds on Etsy. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}A couple of nice inexpensive finds on Etsy. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

Methane Bubbles
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Video (link) from the remote operated vehicle Jason of methane-rich bubbles streaming from the seafloor on an active seep area on Hydrate Ridge just offshore of Newport, Oregon. Methane seeps are created where faults in in the sediment allow methane buried in deep deposits to seep upward toward the seafloor.  This methane can form ices known . . . → Read More: Methane Bubbles

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Dispersants! Part II: Toxicity
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Part II:  How toxic are dispersants? This, I suppose, is the million-dollar question.  The EPA has continually insisted that the actual dispersants is less toxic than dispersed oil.  Ok, oil is full of some pretty nasty compounds, and the studies do in fact back up this claim.  If you spray Corexit on some shrimp, and . . . → Read More: Dispersants! Part II: Toxicity

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Staring Down the Barrel of a… SHARK!
Staring Down the Barrel of a… SHARK! avatar

Former DSN rockstar and Aquanautix founder Peter Etnoyer, and colleagues, recently explored 900 meter depths off Roatan, Honduras and came across a 10 foot long Smalltooth Sandtiger shark! Needless to say he was a little excited. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Former DSN rockstar and Aquanautix founder Peter Etnoyer, and colleagues, recently explored 900 meter depths off Roatan, Honduras and came across a 10 foot long Smalltooth Sandtiger shark! Needless to…

Pirate Peaches!
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A recipe for “Pirate Peaches” – peaches + sugar + Kraken rum! Sent to me with the tagline: “Attn: Miriam (pirates + sugary toppings, Together At Last).” Thanks, ACF, how well you know me. Enjoy it on ice cream, over pound cake or cheesecake. Have a boozy Sunday brunch with crepes, rum-spiked oatmeal, yogurt or . . . → Read More: Pirate Peaches!

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Dispersants! A multi-part series to enlighten your brains.
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When I don’t know enough about a subject, I tend to Google and data-mine—obsessively.  So it has become with dispersants.  In the wake of oil spill, this word has been thrown around, but often without any corresponding depth of information.  Kind of like that cousin you always see at family parties but never manage . . . → Read More: Dispersants! A multi-part series to enlighten your brains.

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TGIF: Penguins chasing a butterfly
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In case you have not yet received your FDA-recommended dose of cute. (Thanks, Birch Aquarium!). Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}In case you have not yet received your FDA-recommended dose of cute. (Thanks, Birch Aquarium!). Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

Nobody gets out of here without singing a shanty
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The kitties compel you. Thanks, Jason R! Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}The kitties compel you. Thanks, Jason R! Broadcast Spawn!Tweet

It’s Deep Sea News Day at WIRED Science
It’s Deep Sea News Day at WIRED Science avatar

Your friendly Deep Sea News bloggers have taken WIRED Science by storm – and apparently we specialize in depressing, large-scale pollution. Check out Dr. M on the deep oil plume contaminating the Gulf of Mexico. And I’m quoted on today’s Science paper on plastic pollution in the North Atlantic. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Your friendly Deep Sea News bloggers have taken WIRED Science by storm – and apparently we specialize in depressing, large-scale pollution. Check out Dr. M on the deep oil plume…