Japanese researchers recently set a record with the deepest in-situ observation of a criniod. In the words of the authors, Previous records of stalked crinoids…
View More The Deepest CrinoidsMonth: July 2009
Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Deep Six
Meaning: to trash or rid of something Deep six refers to to six fathoms, or with a fathom being six feet, 36 feet. The origins…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Deep SixNew MPAs in Mexico protect vents, whale sharks
From the MPA News: In June, Mexico designated its first deep sea marine protected area around two hydrothermal vent systems in the Gulf of California…
View More New MPAs in Mexico protect vents, whale sharksArtists Take Over Vienna Zoo
Artists Steinbrener and Dempf have taken over a Vienna Zoo, bringing an innovative, but nonetheless depressing, observation to the fore on the tenuous relationship between…
View More Artists Take Over Vienna Zoo100 Million Year Old Giant Sperm
Barnacles may have big penises but ostracodes of the superfamily Cypridoidea have giant sperm. Ostracode range are mostly near a millimeter but sperm range from…
View More 100 Million Year Old Giant SpermAnnouncing La Defense
This went public today over the TAMU-CC listserves, the first attempt to tie all my deep-sea coral research from the last three years together into…
View More Announcing La DefenseMamas don’t let your babies throw up filling carboys
Filling up 20 liter carboys with ocean water on the R/V Elakha for the Giovannoni Lab at Oregon State University
View More Mamas don’t let your babies throw up filling carboysDiscovery Channel: Friend or Foe of Sharks?
This is the question that has been floating around the marine blogs this week. The complaint is that Discovery Channel “is promoting negative stereotypes about…
View More Discovery Channel: Friend or Foe of Sharks?To Blog or Not To Blog
Recently, Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory said it would require bloggers to ask permission before blogging about a presentation, just like reporters. A surprising editorial in …
View More To Blog or Not To BlogBonus TGIF: Orca Attack
Orca’s doing what they do best…working together to be voracious predators. Not so cute and cuddly?
View More Bonus TGIF: Orca Attack