For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos…
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The EPR Chronicles VI
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches,…
View More The EPR Chronicles VIThe EPR Chronicles V
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches,…
View More The EPR Chronicles VThe EPR Chronicles IV
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches,…
View More The EPR Chronicles IVThe EPR Chronicles I
In 2003 I received the opportunity of a lifetime to go out to sea for the first time on a major zoological expedition. I was…
View More The EPR Chronicles IJanet Voight: In 1860s “Educated People Could Not Envision” Life on the Seafloor
Dr. Janet Voight of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago talks about exploring deep sea ecosystems and her research on deep sea marine…
View More Janet Voight: In 1860s “Educated People Could Not Envision” Life on the SeafloorMining The Deep: All About $ For the Government
The PNG Mine Watch blog posts some unfortunate news today about mining the hydrothermal vents of the PNG coast at the Solwara 1 site. Papua…
View More Mining The Deep: All About $ For the GovernmentDeep-Sea Vents Discovered In Southern Ocean
And more in hydrothermal vent news… Scientists aboard the Royal Research Ship James Cook have discovered a new set of deep-sea volcanic vents in the…
View More Deep-Sea Vents Discovered In Southern OceanFool’s Gold from Hydrothermal Vents to Plankton
A nice little paper in Nature Geoscience that helps reconcile iron budgets for the word’s oceans. The hot, mineral rich water that spews from hydrothermal…
View More Fool’s Gold from Hydrothermal Vents to PlanktonPredicting Microbial Communities in the Deep-sea
I recently reported on the awesomeness of high-throughput sequencing technologies, and commented on their huge potential for transforming the way biologists do business. (Seriously, people,…
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