This pink gorgonian coral was photographed by ROV Tiburon at a depth of about 1,700 meters (5,600 feet) during an expedition to Davidson Seamount in…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (1/26/07)Month: January 2007
Tentacles Cash
One of my favorite artists and favorite subjects together. Johnny Cash + Squid = Tentacles Cash (via this website). Much better than a blending of…
View More Tentacles CashAttack of the 2000lb Deep-Sea Monster: Basic Concept
Every time some bizarre animal washes ashore or is swimming around a bay, or a lagoon, there is a media hype about how it’s from…
View More Attack of the 2000lb Deep-Sea Monster: Basic ConceptPublic Release of Ocean Priorities Plan
Tomorrow (Jan 26) will see the public release of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean…
View More Public Release of Ocean Priorities PlanWhat Is Under the Former Larsen Ice Shelf?
Elpidia glacialis. Credit: Julian Gutt/Alfred Wegener Institute Unless you live in a hole you know that the Larsen Ice Shelf collapsed a few years ago.…
View More What Is Under the Former Larsen Ice Shelf?International Space Station…This Is Alvin, Pt 2.
So the date and time are set for the Alvin to ISS chat. The pre-recorded conversation will air between 2:45 and 3:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern…
View More International Space Station…This Is Alvin, Pt 2.Cod Cures All
The recent post over at Dynamics of Cats, Pensive on Penzim, discusses the hype about a new cod-based cure for avian flu. So, what is…
View More Cod Cures AllWhy Do Large Creatures From the Deep Always Attack Japan?
Workers from the Japanese Aquarium captured video of deep-sea shark lurking about the shallows of Awashima Port. The species, Chlamydoselachus anguineus or frilled shark, is…
View More Why Do Large Creatures From the Deep Always Attack Japan?Fish Are Still Screwed
“Industrialized fishing is the driving force in the depletion of biodiversity in our oceans…Oceans have been exempt from rules that are so natural to us…
View More Fish Are Still ScrewedFuzzy Yeti Winner: The “Beauty” Industry Is Destroying Our Society With Their Lies
Since this won a Fuzzy Yeti Crab (The Fuzzy) for 2006, I thought a repost was in order. There is a great article at the…
View More Fuzzy Yeti Winner: The “Beauty” Industry Is Destroying Our Society With Their Lies