Whoever can tell me what this image is and represents (be as detailed as possible) wins a $10.00 gift certificate to Noadi’s Etsy Store which features Squid Science and Cthulthu inspired jewelry and sculpture by Maine artist Sheryl Westleigh. If you give me the exact reference (author, year, title, journal), I’ll make it an … . . . → Read More: DSN Random Figure Contest #1
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Up first the is the The Neptune Sport Micro. At 12 knots, you will be able to outrun any forces of good. All that power comes from the two muli-axis thrusters and steering from the tailfin. Equally cool, although slightly less James Bondish, is the semi sub Raonhaje Ego Submarine. The cockpit is submerged between the two … . . . → Read More: Some Vehicles For the Morning Commute
By Dr Bik, on  February 27th, 2011  3 comments  Oil Spills  BP, Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Funding, Gulf of Mexico, NPR, Oil Spill Once again this week, NPR was subtly poking us all with a stick—“Hey, remember that oil spill that happened last year?” I love NPR. ‘Fog Of Research’ Clouds Study Of Oil’s Effects In Gulf This story really hit home, because I’ve been personally dealing with many of the frustrations mentioned in this report. There … . . . → Read More: NPR’s oil spill Hat Trick
By Miriam Goldstein, on February 26th, 2011 One comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Nautical Terms and Phrases Sea shanty In honor of Southern Fried Scientist & Bluegrass Blue Crab’s new chickens, I give you the popular mock-shanty “Chicken on a Raft.” Written by British folk singer/songwriter/Royal Navy petty officer Cyril Tawney, the eponymous chicken is actually a fried or poached egg on a piece of toast, served cold and congealed. Ewww. This is the … . . . → Read More: Sea Shanty Saturday: Chicken on a Raft
By Dr. M, on February 25th, 2011 2 comments Biodiversity, Carnivals & Link Love, Mating & Reproduction, TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Zooplankton Make sure you go read Hannah’s post on krill sex in the deep sea. Find out why should care about where Antarctic krill get it on. Also take note of the brilliant web animation of krill sex also released by the authors. As Kevin noted, “Best supplemental evah!” . . . → Read More: Krill Sex
via Pictures of the day: 22 February 2011 – Telegraph. . . . → Read More: World’s Tiniest Aquarium
By Archie Teuthis, on February 24th, 2011 4 comments Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Sciences Jarrett Byrnes In my last post, I showed that ocean food webs are being re-written by human driven extinctions and invasions. In particular, most species that have been driven extinct by man are predators. So what? So there are fewer species of predators. Does this matter? Won’t, say, all of the other predators just become … . . . → Read More: DSN Scientist In Residence Jarrett Byrnes On Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
By Dr. M, on February 24th, 2011 5 comments Oil Spills, Uncategorized BP, Gulf of Mexico, Macondo, Oil Spill, Samantha Joye More bad news from the oil spill front. University of Georgia marine scientist Samantha Joye reporting findings from her fifth Gulf of Mexico expedition since the oil spill, noted the outlook is not optimistic. Her team found multiple expanses of oil and soot-covered seafloor chemically linked to the BP Macondo deep sea well. The soot likely … . . . → Read More: Oil Spill Update: Deep-Sea Degradation
By Dr. M, on February 24th, 2011 2 comments Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Fishing, Industry & Government extinction, Overfishing, oysters, reef Add this to your growing list of Earth going to hell Enjoy your shucking while it lasts. Wild oysters are now “functionally extinct” in many places around the world where they were once plentiful. More than 85 per cent of their reefs have been lost due to overfishing, according to a new study via Wild oysters … . . . → Read More: Wild Oysters Functionally Extinct?
By Dr. M, on February 24th, 2011 Leave a comment Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Natural Disaster, New Research, Paleobiology, Paleobiology ammonoid, anoxia, Biodiversity, Cambrian explosion, coal fly ash, extintion, flood basalt, mass extinction, Paleobiology, Permian, Siberian Trap An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! Heightened biodiversity may make an ecosystem more stabile and robust. One of the reasons for this is that high biodiversity may create redundant species, i.e. species that serve a similar ecological role in the ecosystem. A loss of one species may … . . . → Read More: Tide Pool: Cephalopods, Ash, and Sulphur Are to Blame
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