We’ve talked about deep-diving seals here before. Now it appears oceanography is being outsourced to Antarctica. Grad students beware, seals are the latest species to…
View More Seal OceanographersMonth: August 2008
New Remote Operated Vehicle Smell
It may have not smelled like a new car but it definitely smelled new. Yes we did get a new ROV here at MBARI! The…
View More New Remote Operated Vehicle SmellWhy would a leatherback turtle dive 1000m deep?
There are a few theories about why sea turtles make occasional excursions into very deep (> 1000 m) water. These involve escape from predation, thermoregulation, and prey availability. In the first two, sharks are fewer, so turtles can evade predation and “cool off” at the same time. Like ladies tanning on a balcony.
View More Why would a leatherback turtle dive 1000m deep?Global Warming Rug
Home decorations to make you feel guilty. No if they only would make these in the form of floor mats for SUV’s. Link via Neatorama…
View More Global Warming RugTGIF Video: Pelagic Magic
Rick MacPherson hosts this week’s TGIF video at Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice, and Sunsets. He is advertising the Pelagic Magic Black Water Dive, a special…
View More TGIF Video: Pelagic MagicFriday Deep-sea Picture: the seamount flank
Welker Seamount peaks around 700m depth in the Northeast Pacific. Pillow lava is pictured here at 2700m depth, indicating an eruption on the seamount flank.…
View More Friday Deep-sea Picture: the seamount flankRaven Yacht
When I do deep-sea research, I want to do it in style. It may be salty, dirty, rough work with long hours but there is…
View More Raven YachtPerils of shooting IMAX underwater
ScienCentral is offering exclusive footage and interviews from the upcoming IMAX 3D production “Under the Sea 3D” featuring cinematography’s sweethearts Michelle and Howard Hall talking about what it’s like to work with a 1200 lb. camera that shoots 3 minutes of film.
View More Perils of shooting IMAX underwaterRevenge of the Jellies!
Relive The Te Papa Squid Dissection
The Te Papa Squid webcast of the colossal squid dissection is now up for your long term viewing pleasure. To bad smell-o-vision still isn’t a…
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