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?Author: 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.
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 1000mPETA is Not Happy
Paula Moore is quite unhappy about the colossal squid capture. None of this is necessary. Leaving fish (and other animals) off our plates is the…
View More PETA is Not HappyFriday Deep-Sea Picture (03/09/07)
A celebration of International Polar Year Picture: Craig R. McClain, Iceberg in Weddell Sea taken from the deck of R/V Polarstern
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/09/07)Gorton's Law
In the tradition of Internet adages, I’d like to add another. In any discussion of sea life, no matter how rare, strange or disgusting, some…
View More Gorton's LawGorton’s Law
In the tradition of Internet adages, I’d like to add another. In any discussion of sea life, no matter how rare, strange or disgusting, some…
View More Gorton’s Law