Some days are really good and today is one of them. Rick at MBSL&S informs us today that PLANKTOS is no longer. Ah Planktos, we…
View More RIP PlanktosAuthor: 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.
Add Nine More
It was announced at the recent American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Boston that another nine sharks will be added to the…
View More Add Nine MoreJust One Thing Challenge #4
Did you send your letter and email last week? Did you get your friends to? This weeks is tougher still and will hit the old…
View More Just One Thing Challenge #4A Valentine’s from Congress
Yesterday, February 14, the House passed HR 1834, the National Ocean Exploration Program Act (amended), by a vote of 352-49. The bill would authorize the…
View More A Valentine’s from CongressA Valentine's from Congress
Yesterday, February 14, the House passed HR 1834, the National Ocean Exploration Program Act (amended), by a vote of 352-49. The bill would authorize the…
View More A Valentine's from CongressOff To Chicago
I take off for the Windy City, aka the Big Cheesy, tomorrow to give a lecture at the University of Chicago. My schedule for the…
View More Off To ChicagoJust One Thing Challenge #3
It warms me to see that we are close to 30 in our numbers this week. If you think you can handle the challenge then…
View More Just One Thing Challenge #3Follow Up to the 1m (3.3ft) Wide Shark Head With 17 Ft (5.2m) of Shark Love To Follow
We asked Jeff Drazen, the exuberant doctor in the video, to pass along his comments about the encounter. The video is credit to Eric Vetter,…
View More Follow Up to the 1m (3.3ft) Wide Shark Head With 17 Ft (5.2m) of Shark Love To FollowIf My Career As A Deep-Sea Biologist Doesn’t Work Out…
…it looks like I could put my knowledge to use sneaking drugs out of Colombia. In the annals of the drug trade, traffickers have swallowed…
View More If My Career As A Deep-Sea Biologist Doesn’t Work Out…If My Career As A Deep-Sea Biologist Doesn't Work Out…
…it looks like I could put my knowledge to use sneaking drugs out of Colombia. In the annals of the drug trade, traffickers have swallowed…
View More If My Career As A Deep-Sea Biologist Doesn't Work Out…