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View More Hash Tag #DSN Means Super FunAuthor: 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.
The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet
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This is useful angling knot to attach a line to hook, lure, or swivel. The half-blood prince knot is a basic and multipurpose knot you…
View More Knot Wednesday: Half-Blood KnotGreat Abyssal Diversity Among the Microscopic
An area the size of a coffee table on the deep-sea floor would yield hundreds of species. A few species would dominate with numbers in…
View More Great Abyssal Diversity Among the MicroscopicKZ and Dr M take over print media
Marine researchers Craig McClain and Kevin Zelnio, both of Duke University, run a Web site (DeepSeaNews.com) that experienced an enormous spike in readership when the…
View More KZ and Dr M take over print mediaRepost: Deep-Sea Corals and Methane Seeps
This is a repost of KZ’s winning post for Open Laboratory 2009: The Best Science Writing on the Web. Congrats to KZ! ———————————————————————————————————— This is…
View More Repost: Deep-Sea Corals and Methane SeepsThe Scientist’s Role in Advocacy and Outreach
As always the good fellows (ahem and lady) at Southern Friend Science are tackling complex issues and generating discussion. The latest from Why Sharks Matter…
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Lot’s of great things to link to and discuss Check out Southern Fried Scientist’s write up in the Observer on science advocacy Miriam completes the…
View More A flurry of excitementMiriam Joins Us At DSN
Out of Science Online 2010 came many things, perhaps the best for Kevin and I is Miriam joining us from Oyster’s Garter. Let’s just say…
View More Miriam Joins Us At DSNO’ Yeah There Is Big News
The clue is the banner above. Just wait till you hear who it is. The internet and DSN will never be the same again.
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