From Depths Unknown: Deciphering the Origins of Deep-Sea Biodiversity
The deep sea host a remarkably high diversity of life, a realm teeming with an astonishing array of species with a vast set of adaptations…
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A Tale of One Opening
I was just listening to a podcast about how sea sponges use the pores all over their body to “bring in food and release wastes”…
The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico
I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…
Reddit AMA (Saturday May 27th): DSN on a boat, throwing wood in the ocean!
UPDATE (5/27): Here’s our Reddit AMA link – ask us anything about deep-sea science! https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6dng31/i_am_a_marine_scientist_im_on_a_boat_right_now_in/ WE’RE ON A BOAT! That’s right, The Blogfather Dr. M…
Quick! Someone call the Fashion Police.
We have a fashion emergency. White after labor day? No. Horizontal stripes? Not exactly. Wardrobe malfunction? Definitely No. Too much skin showing at the Grammys…
Giant Pacific Octopus!
The largest octopus is the Pacific Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini. According to data from a 1987 Masters Thesis from J.A. Cosgrove, the Pacific Giant Ocotopus can…
DSN Holiday Gift Giving Guide
Here is a list of the items the DSN team hope to get this holiday season. The Monster Friends posters or prints from Octophant (must…
12 Months of Deep Sea News
Its been ages since we did a meme around these parts. I got this from DrugMonkey. Post the link and first sentence of the first…
What is Twitter and Why Scientists Need To Use It.
Twitter is a microblogging site, restricting posts, i.e. Tweets, to 140 characters or fewer. This limit allows real-time posts to be made using SMS (short…
Putting Oilmageddon 2010 in Context
When I posted Iglu’s revised Oil Spill Timeline a few days, I didn’t give much thought to visual properties of the data presented in the…