National Geographic on Capturing Bioluminescence on Camera
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Despite the “hunting the giant squid” theme, there is some really cool footage here. some of it I haven’t seen before. Despite the "hunting the giant squid" theme, there is some really cool footage here. some of it I haven’t seen before.

Dive into Expedition Week!
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Tonight starts Expedition Week on the National Geographic Channel. It opens with “Eating with Cannibals” and “Finding Jack the Ripper” at 9pm EST/PST. For those with a salty swing, Wednesday April 6 is your night! At 9pm EST/PST aires “Return of the Ghost Ship” where explorers try to bring a nearly intact wooden wreck back . . . → Read More: Dive into Expedition Week!

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Great Migrations
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Christmas Island red crab migration. Each year they travel from the forest to the seashore to breed. National Geographic embarked on an ambitious two and a half year film project, covering over 420,000 square miles, and telling the story of animal movements for a wide variety of animals. There are several awestruck moments. One of . . . → Read More: Great Migrations

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A Symphony of Species in the Deep
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Love this new video put out by Census of Marine Life. “Featured in a new “roll call” of life from 25 key ocean regions, marine oddities oscillate, swim, and skitter to an ocean “chorus.” The animals are all on the Census of Marine Life’s newly released species inventory of 25 key areas of the world’s . . . → Read More: A Symphony of Species in the Deep

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Tiger Sharks Provide Inspiration for Flight in Albatross
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All the news on the Earth's largest environment.

Monsters of the Ancient Seas
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This looks pretty cool! More under the fold! This looks pretty cool! More under the fold! I didn’t know about some of these guys. Looking forward to learning . . . → Read More: Monsters of the Ancient Seas

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Happy Father’s Day!
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Happy Father’s day to all our daddy-readers. Here is a new clip National Geographic on the rare, endangered Knysha seahorse, one of Earth’s great fathers. Hopefully you are spending the day having a great time hanging out your kids. Though I am the only father on the DSN team, we consider Dr. M our blogfather, . . . → Read More: Happy Father’s Day!

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Giant. Freaking. Clams.
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That is all. That is all.

The Glory and the Horror of the Ocean
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Awesome TED talk by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Full bio and more links Awesome TED talk by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Full bio and more links

Building the Ship’s Brain
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A new National Geographic special on building the world’s largest cruise ship. While I am not much of a fan of cruise ships, ship-building and architecture blow my mind! A new National Geographic special on building the world’s largest cruise ship. While I am not much of a fan of cruise ships, ship-building and architecture blow my mind!