If you were at the beach in San Diego this weekend, especially off La Jolla Shores, you might have seen streaks of green sea foam.…
View More What is the green sea foam off La Jolla Shores (San Diego)?Author: Miriam Goldstein
Giant wave from glacier breakage almost swamps boat
From gCaptain: Tourists get the full experience of the power of a calving glacier while on a boat trip off Ilulissat, Greenland. Fortunately, and somewhat…
View More Giant wave from glacier breakage almost swamps boatNew nightmare fuel: the giant scaleworm Eulagisca
Giant isopods and vampire squid are sooooo last year. I bet you’re even sleeping through the night now without imagining sixgill sharks tearing at your…
View More New nightmare fuel: the giant scaleworm EulagiscaSecrets of the clam tongue: a case study in opportunistic science outreach
Last week, a clam video went viral. (Get your mind out of the gutter, internet! I mean a bivalve! A mollusc! A lamellibranch!) For people…
View More Secrets of the clam tongue: a case study in opportunistic science outreachApparently hell is populated by squid.
As I mentioned in our Firefly post, I’ll be covering San Diego Comic Con for Deep Sea News. I’ll actually be attending the convention tomorrow,…
View More Apparently hell is populated by squid.Drilling for dinosaur death: the Joides Resolution finds extinction in deep sea mud
There are scientists floating in the middle of the North Atlantic who are holding the dinosaur extinction in their hands. Really. Here it is: This…
View More Drilling for dinosaur death: the Joides Resolution finds extinction in deep sea mudSeaOrbiter: amazing breakthrough or cool-looking boondoggle?
I swear, I don’t want to be a nay-saying science crankypants. I want to dream big and have my own submarine and frolic on the…
View More SeaOrbiter: amazing breakthrough or cool-looking boondoggle?Shiny! Top 10 reasons why seafarers love Joss Whedon’s Firefly
It’s no secret that we here at Deep Sea News are huge nerds. I can hear the outraged cries through my computer screen – “No,…
View More Shiny! Top 10 reasons why seafarers love Joss Whedon’s FireflyMust-watch video on rip currents
If you’re going to the beach this summer, please watch this video on recognizing and avoiding rip currents. It’s a critical practical guide AND a…
View More Must-watch video on rip currentsDear Deeplings: I thought I was a plant, but now I think I’m a killer!
Dear Deeplings, I am a dinoflagellate – a single-celled microscopic plankton of the fine lineage Karlodinium armiger. I’m a pretty peaceful dude-lady – I just chillax…
View More Dear Deeplings: I thought I was a plant, but now I think I’m a killer!