Szabo is right, oil will sustains us for years to come, almost 20 or even 30. That means I can drive my Hummer around until I well into my 50’s. Those are going to be some very sweet times indeed. I can take my three-armed children down to the beach, its surely going to be a warm day, and play in the acidic ocean. And as I am driving home in my wonderfully large SUV, we can enjoy the beautiful sunset because of increased particulates in the air. What a glorious time!
View More There Is Plenty Oil!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.
What A Mess!
What part of no more fish equals no more jobs is difficult to grasp?
View More What A Mess!New Boat Smell
What does 78.1 million U.S. dollars buy you? Presidential election? A month’s supply of prescription medication? Health care? A house in California? Definitely not enough…
View More New Boat SmellFriday Deep-Sea Picture (2/9/07)
Just Science #5: Sediment Transfer To The Deep
A grain of sand lodged from a decomposing rock in the mountains may spend a long time making its way down a river system, or being swashed around at the coast, but ultimately the deep sea is the final resting place.
View More Just Science #5: Sediment Transfer To The DeepJust Science #4: The Impacts of Big Animals
Are large deep-sea organisms stingy eaters, voracious predators, home wreckers, or construction workers? It might be a bad day to be a small deep-sea animal.
View More Just Science #4: The Impacts of Big AnimalsJust Science #3: Blue Smokers
Researchers at JAMSTEC have recently added another hydrothermal vent type, the blue smoker!
View More Just Science #3: Blue SmokersJust Science #2: Science and Industry Collaboration in Deep-Sea Research
Do Scientist and the Oil Industry Make Strange Bedfellows?
View More Just Science #2: Science and Industry Collaboration in Deep-Sea ResearchJust Science #1: What Is The World's Largest Invertebrate?
Kim didn’t miss much. She went into Final Jeopardy with $15,000 and won the match by a scant $1 by correctly identifying the world’s largest invertebrate (answer: “What is a giant squid?”).
But was she right?
Just Science #1: What Is The World’s Largest Invertebrate?
Kim didn’t miss much. She went into Final Jeopardy with $15,000 and won the match by a scant $1 by correctly identifying the world’s largest invertebrate (answer: “What is a giant squid?”).
But was she right?