[View the story "A Timeline of Cameron's Dive & the Power of Twitter" on Storify] Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}[View the story "A Timeline of Cameron's Dive & the Power of Twitter" on Storify] Broadcast Spawn!Tweet
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#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Broadcast Spawn!Tweet In a historic solo dive to the bottom of the world, famed filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence James Cameron reached the “Challenger Deep,” the lowest part of the ocean, located in the Mariana Trench, on Monday, March 26, at 7:52 a.m. local time (Sunday, March 25, 5:52 p.m. Eastern Time). The depth was recorded at . . . → Read More: Cameron Reaches the Challenger Deep
By Dr. M, on  March 15th, 2012  11 comments  Bringin' It, Editor's Desk, Expeditions, New Research, Opinion, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment Despite the striking fact that most of the scientists that the world has ever known are alive and working today, despite the fact that this Nation¹s own scientific manpower is doubling every 12 years in a rate of growth more than three times that of our population as a whole, despite that, the vast stretches . . . → Read More: Losing Deep-Sea Science in the United States
By Dr. M, on March 9th, 2012 7 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Sciences, Evolution, Geology, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Paleobiology, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls We as humans have three fundamental questions. Where do we come from? Where are we going? Are we alone in the universe? The answers to these thrust at the core of our humanity and uniqueness. Through science we seek out replies to these inquiries. The Drake Equation In 1960 the National Academy of Sciences asked . . . → Read More: What knowledge of the deep sea tell us about life on other planets
By Dr. M, on March 1st, 2012 6 comments Adaptations, Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Cephalopods!, Critters, Megavertebrate  Cephalopod, chest hair, Cigar, cigarette, Colossal Squid, cone snail, David Hasselhoff, does anybody actually read these tags, Hoff Crab, James Bond, manly, penus, Richard Dalton, Sean Connery, Tiger Shark, Vampire Squid, venom, Whiskey, yeti crab After your comments on the last post and deliberation by a crack team of judges that included myself and some fellas named Evan, Jack, and Jim here are the top 5 manliest species. Adam Etzion wrote this about the Vampire Squid in the comments of the last post Sit back, swish that bourbon around and . . . → Read More: 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 2
By Dr. M, on March 1st, 2012 One comment Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Critters, Dumping, Ecology, Evolution, Fish, Megavertebrate Auklet, eating, Humpback, King Cake, krill, Mardi Gras, Predation, shark, stomach contents, Tiger Shark, whale With Mardi Gras recently passing, I was privileged to partake of a King Cake graciously offered by a coworker. Originally European in tradition, the riche brioche-style cake is now also popular along the Gulf coast. King Cakes are recognizable from nearly 3 miles away by the patches of green, purple, and gold sugar that top . . . → Read More: What’s In Your Stomach?
By Dr. M, on February 21st, 2012 18 comments Biodiversity, Critters Blanket Octopus, bourbon, Charger, cigars, Clint Eastwood, Dodge, Hemi, Josey Wales, Lemmy, manly, masculine, Men Men Men, Motorhead, narwhal, Pistols, Portugese Man-O-Ware, Shrimp, smoking, zooids Slip into a smoking jacket, pour yourself a glass of bourbon, light a cigar, and enjoy this post on 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love. One of the rarest engines you can find in an early 70’s Dodge Charger is the 426 cubic inch Hemi V8. The 426’s asking price in 1970 was over . . . → Read More: 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 1
By Dr. M, on February 12th, 2012 Leave a comment Education, Evolution Darwin Day Road Show, evolution, outreach, Science Outreach [View the story "Darwin Day Road Show: Day 4" on Storify] Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}[View the story "Darwin Day Road Show: Day 4" on Storify] Broadcast Spawn!Tweet By Dr. M, on February 12th, 2012 One comment Adaptations, Biodiversity, Critters, Ecology, Evolution, Giant Isopod Alicella gigantea, Amphipod, body size, deep sea, Edouard Chevreux, French, Gigantism, supergiant, Trench In 1899 a French zoologist named Edouard Chevreux with an inordinate fondness for crustaceans officially described two crustaceans from the deepest parts of the ocean. Over 100 hundred years later, scientists have collected less than two dozen specimens of this enigmatic shellfish, shocking given that is largest species of amphipod ever known. Within Crustacean . . . → Read More: The Large But Enigmatic Supergiant
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