The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss by Claire Nouvian is perhaps the most stunning book to grace this planet. Such praise seems superfluous…
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Bonus Friday Picture
A Scottish Sea Spider without kilt (from the Metro.co.uk) from the Rockall Trough off NW Scotland.
View More Bonus Friday PictureFriday Deep-Sea Picture (03/16/07)
This beautiful, actively venting carbonate structure resembling a snow-covered Christmas tree is about 3 ft high. “The beehive” is perched precariously on the near-vertical side…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/16/07)Laying Cable
Yesterday, I looked out my window* and saw the next part of the MARS project falling into place (previous post 1, previous post 2, BBC…
View More Laying CableThis is My Present?
Today is my birthday! And although I won’t get the birthday spectacular that PZ did, I share my birthday with some magnificent company, Strauss, Ehrlich,…
View More This is My Present?Hot Microbial Action
It took some mighty fine nets, but scientists who spent two years trawling the world’s oceans for bacteria and viruses have completed the most thorough…
View More Hot Microbial ActionOceansWide
[OceansWide is a new nonprofit based in Maine dedicated to giving the opportunity of deep-sea exploration to youth. The program brings together students, the community,…
View More OceansWideI'm over here
“I was in here the whole time!” Says Giant Squid. Most Giant Squid remains have been found in the stomachs of Sperm Whales. This has…
View More I'm over hereI’m over here
“I was in here the whole time!” Says Giant Squid. Most Giant Squid remains have been found in the stomachs of Sperm Whales. This has…
View More I’m over hereIn Situ DNA Assay at 1000m
Why bother collecting samples at depth, bring them to the surface, preserve them, bring them into the lab, and then sequence them when you can…
View More In Situ DNA Assay at 1000m