Inspired by the Are Headlines Hogwash? series at Dr. Carin Bondar’s wonderful blog, the editors at DSN (i.e. Kevin and I) have initiated a news…
View More Bull Patrol: NEW SPECIES DISCOVERED zOMG!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.
PLoS One and the Census of Marine Life
One of the greatest moments of my career was being invited to serve as editor at PLoS One. This moment was surpassed by the day…
View More PLoS One and the Census of Marine LifeIs BP buying silence?
From NPR… For months now, local scientists have been out on Gulf waters, advising the cleanup and measuring the damage. But there is growing concern…
View More Is BP buying silence?The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new paper by Boyce, Lewis, and Worm…
View More The Tide Pool: Loss of Phytoplankton, War Gods and Corals, and Gulf of Mexico BiodiversityAdopt a Microbe From the Deep
As part of the Expedition 327 of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program aboard the ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution, Adopt a Microbe is unleashed! From the website……
View More Adopt a Microbe From the DeepIs It Too Soon For This? Gulf Spill Cocktail
via Liquor Snob, Hat tip to Dr. Mah.. Sometimes you have to laugh so you don’t cry. 1.5 blueberry juice oz .5 oz Kahlua .5 oz chocolate liqueur…
View More Is It Too Soon For This? Gulf Spill Cocktail12-month running mean global temperature reached new high…
…in 2010 despite recent minimum of solar iridescence. “We conclude that global temperature continued to rise rapidly in the past decade” and “there has been no…
View More 12-month running mean global temperature reached new high…Your Happiness Kills Crustaceans
Nearly 30-90% of the pharmaceuticals we digest are excreted in its active form. These active pharmaceuticals collect sewage systems and eventually make their way to…
View More Your Happiness Kills CrustaceansUpdate on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean
The join Indonesia – U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia mapped the large undersea volcano Kawio Barat. From base to summet…
View More Update on NOAA Expedition in the Indian Ocean