An absolutely charming video that explains the different rigs of tall ships. (Thanks Rachel W!) An absolutely charming video that explains the different rigs of tall ships. (Thanks Rachel W!)
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By Miriam Goldstein, on  January 26th, 2012  4 comments  Nautical Terms and Phrases  Age of Sail, rigging, sails, tall ship By Dr. M, on January 17th, 2012 Leave a comment Archaeology, History, and Art, Vessels and Equipment Photography, ship wreck, underwater photography 7. Russian Wreck, South Egyptian Red Sea Known simply as the “Russian Wreck”, this sunken ship is thought by some to have been the Khanka, a Russian spy ship that sank sometime before 1982. Whether or not it is the carcass of the Khanka, most seem to agree that it was a communications and . . . → Read More: 10 Most Incredible Sunken Ships on Earth
By para_sight, on January 9th, 2012 10 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Megavertebrate, Ramblings history, Mexico, sharks, Yucatan This article is reposted from my old blog Deep Type Flow and was originally published 7/12/2010 To a recent roundup of whale shark news, I appended a sort of human interest one-liner about how “shark” is the only word in the English language that derives from a Yucatec (Mayan) Indian word – “Xoc” (pronounced like “shock”). . . . → Read More: What’s in a name? Origins of the word “shark”
By Miriam Goldstein, on December 26th, 2011 Leave a comment Archaeology, History, and Art Eliza Carthy, Sea shanty In case you need a little salt with your holiday sugar rush, here’s Eliza Carthy’s version of “Rolling Sea.” In case you need a little salt with your holiday sugar rush, here’s Eliza Carthy’s version of "Rolling Sea." By Miriam Goldstein, on December 21st, 2011 4 comments Art, Books/Media Carl Zimmer, science gifts, Science Ink, Tattoo Dave Wolfenden's jellyfish tattoo I’ve had a copy of Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed, written by Carl Zimmer, sitting on my desk for a few months now. Once people see it, they can’t stop flipping through the pages and pages of science-themed tattoos, gasping and chuckling and sighing happily. It is scientist crack. . . . → Read More: Last minute holiday presents: Science Ink
By Kevin Zelnio, on December 2nd, 2011 One comment Art, TGIF: Pictures & Movies Marcel the Shell, shell I found this amusing, did you?? MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, TWO from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo. h/t @CackleofRad I found this amusing, did you?? MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON, TWO from Dean Fleischer-Camp on Vimeo. h/t @CackleofRad Little Boat from nelson boles on Vimeo. Little Boat from nelson boles on Vimeo. By Kevin Zelnio, on November 10th, 2011 2 comments Archaeology, History, and Art, Deep Sea Music Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot, Great Lakes, shipwreck I am reminded today on gCaptain that today is the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The above excellent song is a story about the event by folk legend Gordon Lightfoot, who recollected that he felt this was his greatest contribution to music. Indeed, the public agreed with him and, despite the . . . → Read More: “The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead”: RIP Edmund Fitzgerald
By Miriam Goldstein, on November 10th, 2011 7 comments Art, Biodiversity, Invertebrate Wars 99 percent, diversity, Invertebrate, Invertebrate Wars, Occupy, OWS This lovely piece of art, by graduate students Laurel Hiebert and Kira Treibergs with artwork by Marley Jarvis, made the rounds last week. We are thrilled to have been given permission to post it on Deep Sea News! This design is now available as t-shirts and totebags, with proceeds to benefit the Oregon Institute . . . → Read More: Octopi Wall Street!
Found out about this interesting new project from a reader (thanks Mark!) who left the link at our Facebook page. The Underwater Realm appears to be a set of 5 movies, each highlighting a specific point in history where humans made contact with an underwater civilization. This seems really interesting cause they beyond the OMG . . . → Read More: The Underwater Realm
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