It is with sad news that I relay to our readers the death of SeaWIFS. She was a good satellite, “the little satellite that could”.…
View More A Requiem for SeaWIFS, R.I.P.Month: February 2011
Thar she blows (a tissue)!
If you’ve ever wanted to respond to a request for a tissue with “THAR SHE BLOWS!!!”, this whale-shaped tissue holder gives you that glorious chance.…
View More Thar she blows (a tissue)!School of Sunfish
Hat tip to Chris M. for this find from Neptune Canada’s YouTube Channel.
View More School of SunfishThe Lost Thing
This weekend, I saw all the Oscar-nominated animated short films, cause I am nerdy like that. The Lost Thing was my very very favorite, not…
View More The Lost ThingStories Deep on Our Sonar!
Science and teaching are keeping me away from any real blogging. Which means I am typically more active on Twitter. Here are some interesting reads…
View More Stories Deep on Our Sonar!Budget problems may force Scripps oceanography library to close
California is broke, largely thanks to incompetent stewardship and Proposition 13, which limits the amount of income the state can bring in from property taxes.…
View More Budget problems may force Scripps oceanography library to closeSea Shanty Saturday: Molasses!
My grandfather claimed that he remembered seeing the sticky aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, when a huge molasses storage tank broke and…
View More Sea Shanty Saturday: Molasses!NYK Super Eco Ship 2030
Hat tip to gCaptain for bringing this to my attention. The NYK Line has released more information on their Super Eco Ship concept design. Highlights of…
View More NYK Super Eco Ship 2030Better Hide The Kids…Hide The Wife…A Toxic Blob Is Adrift
via Toxic blob drifting in Gulf mystifies scientists | HeraldTribune.com. Just off the Florida Panhandle coastline, within site of Perdido Key, an underwater mass of dead…
View More Better Hide The Kids…Hide The Wife…A Toxic Blob Is AdriftScientist In Residence Jarrett Brynes: How Are Extinctions and Invasions Shaping Food Webs?
February’s Scientist In Residence that I am way behind on introducing is Jarrett Byrnes, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and…
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