Allie at Oh For the Love of Science has the 27th “vacation edition” of the Carnival of the Blue. Read it (itz got ventz n…
View More Carnival of the Blue Is Up!Month: August 2009
Nautical Phrase/Term Wednesday: Mayday
Obviously the distress call for vessels in serious trouble at sea. It was formally accepted in 1948 at an international telecommunications conference. The origins of…
View More Nautical Phrase/Term Wednesday: MaydaySeeking the Science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch
I hope you are following along on the SEAPLEX blog. A great post about the kinds of gear used in open-water oceanography. But better than…
View More Seeking the Science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage PatchVote for Ocean Revolutionaries
Thought Kitchen is giving away $10,000 to a public minded individual through their “Grant for Change” initiative. The contest awards the ones who get the…
View More Vote for Ocean RevolutionariesLiving On The Water
Waterstudio is an inspiring design house in the Netherlands dedicated to architecture “in, on and at the water.” At Design 51 you can read an…
View More Living On The WaterSomali Pirate Interview
Wired editor Scott Carney scored an interview with a Somali pirate. It is enlightening and strangely up front. This interview is in conjunction with Scott’s…
View More Somali Pirate InterviewThe Compressible Octopus
Hat tip to Cephalopod Tea Party!
View More The Compressible OctopusWho are you calling a niche blog?
One of my favorite remarks from the reviews of Deep Sea News over the years was “… gotta love them niche blogs”. I don’t see…
View More Who are you calling a niche blog?Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake Baikal
From BBC News: The Russian prime minister descended 1,400m (4,600ft) in a four-and-a-half hour mission to inspect crystals containing natural gas. Mr Putin said it…
View More Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake Baikal