Well it was only a matter of time before Miriam added the tunicates. Let me say that it has become crystal clear to me today…
View More On Clearing Up Your Invertebrate AllegianceAuthor: 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.
Just $10
$10 is all you need to give if we all pitch in. We are currently only at 2484% of funding the two classrooms mentioned in…
View More Just $10Deep Oceans and Deep Space
I don’t study hydrothermal vents. I rather enjoy the deep muddy ooze, and its organisms, that comprise much of the earth’s surface. Not that I…
View More Deep Oceans and Deep SpaceThere Are Easily Over 100,000 Extant Mollusk Species…
…there are barely 7,000 echinoderms.
View More There Are Easily Over 100,000 Extant Mollusk Species…Invertebrate Battle Royal Roundup
The battle royal is on with several bloggers choosing colors. The whole thing got started when Sheril at the Intersucktion state “No contest! Cukes would…
View More Invertebrate Battle Royal RoundupYou Should Fear and Respect the Radula
Jim has decided that he will join the darkside for the Invertebrate Battle Royale. That’s fine! We wouldn’t want someone with such poor cognitive processes…
View More You Should Fear and Respect the RadulaIce-free Arctic by the year 2030
Spring is in the air. Spring Break is upon us, and the mind begins to wander… to the poles? Well, yes, because researchers are now predicting a seasonally ice-free Arctic by the year 2030. Break out the kayaks and sunscreen. It’s “Wild on, Nuuk.”
View More Ice-free Arctic by the year 2030TGIF: Iceberg sails past New Zealand (2006)
When was the last time your local news station sent out reporter by helicopter to land on an iceberg floating offshore? One of the intrepid chaps sums it up nicely,… “all my life I wanted to go to the Antarctic, now the Antarctic’s come to me.”
View More TGIF: Iceberg sails past New Zealand (2006)Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/27/08) : Arctic ice cover
Isn’t it ironic that the International Polar Year falls on the year with the least Arctic ice cover? The North Pole is now literally on…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/27/08) : Arctic ice coverSharks Can Only Be Found in Two Places on Earth…
… the northern and southern hemispheres. Scene from Strange Wilderness. Click here for hilarious movie trailer.
View More Sharks Can Only Be Found in Two Places on Earth…