The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is trying an experiment this year for Darwin Day. In 2011 we are taking Darwin Day on the road. We…
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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.
Curiouser Podcast: Life Under Constant Pressure
Jai Ranganathan speaks to me about the biodiversity of the deep sea and my paper from last year. More than 70 percent of the earth…
View More Curiouser Podcast: Life Under Constant PressureTony Hayward to lead new oil company?
Well this sounds like a good idea. Mr Hayward, who resigned as chief executive at the energy giant following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill…
View More Tony Hayward to lead new oil company?Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same Band
I am really loving the new paper by O’Hara et al. The gist is we typically think of the different oceans having unique sets of…
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Blacktip Reef Sharks attack a fish shoal on Kuredu Island in the Maldives
View More Blacktips FeedingEvil Poisson Distribution Plushie
Etsy seller Nausicaa Distribution has pillows that will be soon completing my nerd chic decor. What else says “evil French distribution” as good as this fellow? Siméon…
View More Evil Poisson Distribution Plushie“Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea
via “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian Sea There’s a new island in the azure waters off Pakistan, but you might want to hold off…
View More “Gooey” New Mud Volcano Erupts From Arabian SeaBP Joins Gulf of Mexico Marine Well Containment Company
BP announced today that it has joined Chevron, ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil and Shell as a member of the Marine Well Containment Company LLC (MWCC), a non-profit…
View More BP Joins Gulf of Mexico Marine Well Containment CompanySeaCaptainDate.com
Sea Captain Date is the only place for Sea Captains to connect with men and women who share a love of the ocean.With thousands of…
View More SeaCaptainDate.comFrom The Editor’s Desk: Giant Squid=Awesomesauce
In the following post I will enumerate the many ways in which current science repeatedly demonstrates that giant squids are awesomesauce. Awesome: (adj) amazing, awe-inspiring, awful, awing (inspiring awe…
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