Michael’s First Dive in the Deep-Worker
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By , on June 12th, 2009 4 comments   Expeditions   , , , , , ,  

New submersible pilot Michael Reuscher Michael Reuscher is a PhD student at Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi and a freshly minted submersible pilot engaged in the Finding Corals Expedition with Living Oceans Society. He has been reporting since June 5, sends this from the RV Cape Flattery, currently stationed off the coast of British Columbia. . . . → Read More: Michael’s First Dive in the Deep-Worker

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Thriving In Extreme Conditions
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By , on April 13th, 2009 Leave a comment   Adaptations, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Microbes, New Research, Organisms, Scientist!, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

A mineral chimney and microbe mats on the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico. Mineral chimneys are associated with sea vents that release oil and gas. The microbe mats are lying on sediments next to the mineral chimney. Credit: Ian MacDonald, Texas A&M University …takes more than a Red Bull. You got to have . . . → Read More: Thriving In Extreme Conditions

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