Tomorrow is July 4th. And to celebrate our independence from those tea-taxing-without-representation-people-across-the-pond we Americans will be engaging in our ceremonial blowing up of the stuff.…
View More This July 4th please enjoy the Explosions of the OceanAuthor: Dr. Martini
The Hair Metal Guide to the Ocean
Are you ready to rock? ROCK THE OCEAN THAT IS! Then bust out your wailing guitar solos, leopard skin leotards, double bass pedals, and aquanet. Welcome…
View More The Hair Metal Guide to the OceanThe erection of a new research vessel! Even cooler than what you are thinking…
While ghost ships may still haunt the Bermuda Triangle, real research ships have a finite life. Fortunately, we can build more! This is just what…
View More The erection of a new research vessel! Even cooler than what you are thinking…My ocean robot army
I keep getting this article about giant spying robotic jellyfish in my newsfeed, which quite frankly just cracks me up every time. Don’t get me…
View More My ocean robot army“Why should men have all the fun?” The seafaring ladies of physical oceanography
There are definitely a lot of research cruise videos out there. But this one caught my eye because, HEY, it focuses on physical oceanography! You…
View More “Why should men have all the fun?” The seafaring ladies of physical oceanographyIs this Polar Pod genius or just plain insanity?
People come up with all sorts of wacky ideas to explore the oceans. And here is another one of those ideas. Meet the Polar Pod,…
View More Is this Polar Pod genius or just plain insanity?Break through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutes
Love, love, love, love this video. Marine scientist Cassandra Brooks strapped a camera to the front of NSF’s icebreaker the Nathaniel B. Palmer as it…
View More Break through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutesThe only lady of the academic seas
Mariners have a long-standing tradition of naming their vessels after the ladies. However, when it comes to research vessels this has not been the case…until…
View More The only lady of the academic seasNew field blog: Imaging the Arctic
Art and science. Their paths don’t always cross, but when they do the results can be absolutely stunning. And this is exactly why I am…
View More New field blog: Imaging the ArcticBig ugly fish eats cute little seabird.
When I was about 15 or 16, I went fishing with my step-brother. We weren’t really catching anything so we decided to drop a hook…
View More Big ugly fish eats cute little seabird.