I unbeknown to me, St. Brendan apparently does not cover pirate attacks. No that protection is afforded by St. Albinus of Angers Albinus had a…
View More Patron Saint Against Pirate AttacksAuthor: Dr. M
Craig McClain is the Executive Director of the Lousiana University Marine Consortium. He has conducted deep-sea research for 20 years and published over 50 papers in the area. He has participated in and led dozens of oceanographic expeditions taken him to the Antarctic and the most remote regions of the Pacific and Atlantic. Craig’s research focuses on how energy drives the biology of marine invertebrates from individuals to ecosystems, specifically, seeking to uncover how organisms are adapted to different levels of carbon availability, i.e. food, and how this determines the kinds and number of species in different parts of the oceans. Additionally, Craig is obsessed with the size of things. Sometimes this translated into actually scientific research. Craig’s research has been featured on National Public Radio, Discovery Channel, Fox News, National Geographic and ABC News. In addition to his scientific research, Craig also advocates the need for scientists to connect with the public and is the founder and chief editor of the acclaimed Deep-Sea News (https://www.deepseanews.com/), a popular ocean-themed blog that has won numerous awards. His writing has been featured in Cosmos, Science Illustrated, American Scientist, Wired, Mental Floss, and the Open Lab: The Best Science Writing on the Web.
An Earth Systems Science Agency
“The United States faces unprecedented environmental and economic challenges in the decades ahead. Foremost among them will be climate change, sea-level rise, altered weather patterns,…
View More An Earth Systems Science AgencyThe Patron Saint of Marine Scientists
Saint Brendan of Clonfert is often referred to Brendan the Voyager. He is Irish monastic saint born in 484 in Ciarraighe Luachra, near the present…
View More The Patron Saint of Marine ScientistsMichael Turner
Comic book artist Michael Turner passed on late last month at age 37. Although young, Turner already had an accomplished much including art for Witchblade,…
View More Michael TurnerDiving To 100ft…Indoors
Sure you can do that deep scuba dive in 47 degree Fahrenheit water off the California coast. Sure you might get to see some kelp,…
View More Diving To 100ft…IndoorsTGIF: Don't Mess with the Japanese!
From LiveLeak.com: Smugglers Chased and Rammed by Japanese Coastguard.
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An oil rig as large as the Eiffel Tower is heading towards an ultra-deep site eight miles north of Mexico’s maritime border. The rig is called Perdido, spanish for Lost. Its one of several that will be installed in the Gulf of Mexico coming years.
View More More bubblin crudeDeep Volcanic Explosion: The Video
The previous post reminded of this video we posted awhile back. From Youtube: This is the largest explosive burst that was observed at the Brimstone…
View More Deep Volcanic Explosion: The VideoExplosive Volcanism in the Deep
Can a volcano be explosive in the deep sea? What about violent? What about mildly aggravated? Historically, we’ve assumed the answer to be no. Explosive…
View More Explosive Volcanism in the DeepOil Post Part 3
Please note that the following post is riddled with sarcasm. Those whose delicate nature cannot handle such are strongly encouraged to not read this post.…
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