Archaeology & History | Deep Sea News

10 Best ‘It Came From the Deep Sea’ Monster Movies

By Dr. M, on August 23rd, 2010%

Over at MoviesOnline a post is up listing the 10 best ‘It came from the deep sea’ monster movies. I am not sure I agree with the list. Where is Mega Shark and Giant Octopus? What about MEG? So readers what are your favorites? Please provide a Youtube link to a trailer or movie clip if . . . → Read More: 10 Best ‘It Came From the Deep Sea’ Monster Movies

A Little Nautical Artwork for Your Walls

By Dr. M, on August 23rd, 2010%

A couple of nice inexpensive finds . . . → Read More: A Little Nautical Artwork for Your Walls

Spots versus Stripes

By Kevin Zelnio, on August 17th, 2010%

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The Fantastic Artistry of Keith Loutit: Bathtub IV

By Kevin Zelnio, on August 13th, 2010%

Keith Loutit is a talented and creative spirit. His pioneering videography technique, known as tilt-shift/time-lapse, challenges our sense of perception. Hat tip to Deep Blue Home for showing me his fantastic work!

Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit . . . → Read More: The Fantastic Artistry of Keith Loutit: Bathtub IV

The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity

By Dr. M, on August 1st, 2010%

An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool!
A new paper by Boyce, Lewis, and Worm from Dalhousie University, provides clear evidence of decreasing phytoplankton biomass over the last century. The researchers used a blended dataset of ~450,000 measurements of chlorophyll consisting of field measurements of chlorophyll . . . → Read More: The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity

Rap Guide to Evolution!

By Kevin Zelnio, on July 12th, 2010%

If you are not following Mark Pallen’s Rough Guide to Evolution blog, shame on you! (apparently, and sadly, his blog hasn’t been updated since Jan. 2010) Also, check out his book, which I have yet to read but heard wonderful . . . → Read More: Rap Guide to Evolution!

Pouring Oil on ‘Troubled Waters’

By Kevin Zelnio, on June 23rd, 2010%

We love getting interesting emails from our readers. Some are complaints about our (mostly mine) colorful language, many are emails telling us how they appreciate what we do, several even come from our colleagues who would like us to know about some recent research or a new expedition, and we get many readers asking us specific questions about the ocean and maritime history. Some of these questions can occasionally get us rolling into new territory and is very exciting for us to learn something new! One such question came several weeks ago from Capt. Chris, formerly of the US Coast Guard. He wrote:

We have been searching and searching for the correct nautical term for the act of dumping oil into the water to calm the seas. As a prior USCG vet, I have heard this term but cannot remember it to save my life… Any Ideas?

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The Last Refuge

By Kevin Zelnio, on June 4th, 2010%

The Last Refuge – Original Art by Glendon Mellow http://glendonmellow.com
UPDATE: Glendon is now offering this beautiful piece of deep-sea art as prints on his website! Products range from cards to full size poster prints and are quite affordably priced!
Earlier this year I approached Glendon Mellow who writes the Flying Trilobite blog, a fabulous artist and all . . . → Read More: The Last Refuge

Behold the Rimicanoe!

By Kevin Zelnio, on May 27th, 2010%

Southern Fried Scientist has finally posted our latest creation. Those follow @sfriedscientist and @kzelnio on twitter may have heard us mention Project S. It is a biomimetic concept canoe of the highly charismatic deep-sea shrimp Rimicaris exoculata. I’ve previously blogged about the fascinating eye of Rimicaris for those interested in learning more.
Andrew and I designed . . . → Read More: Behold the Rimicanoe!

‘Ocean Explorer 3000′ and Other Beautiful Nautical Woodcuts!

By Kevin Zelnio, on May 24th, 2010%

The folks over at Tugboat Printshop have put together a 22-woodcut series themed “The Deep Blue Sea”. The woodcuts are truly one-of-a-kind and imaginative! I would love to decorate my kids’ rooms with these. Check out all 22 designs, there is something for everyone . . . → Read More: ‘Ocean Explorer 3000′ and Other Beautiful Nautical Woodcuts!