It’s Monday, but I feel in need of a little video pick-me-up, and maybe so do you. Please enjoy this yery cute parody of Gotye’s…
View More The Ocean We Want to KnowAuthor: Miriam Goldstein
Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima
There’s nothing like a terrifying headline to point out how differently scientists and the public see the world. On Monday, a new study in the…
View More Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of FukushimaScripps oceanographic library will shut down
I’m disappointed to report that the Scripps Institution of Oceanography library will shut down this summer. After I reported the library’s potential closure last year,…
View More Scripps oceanographic library will shut downName a baby fur seal at New England Aquarium
Guys….I have an embarrassing confession. Sometimes I think marine mammals are really cute, and want to hug them. I KNOW, I can’t believe I’m actually admitting this…
View More Name a baby fur seal at New England AquariumThe Sea We’ve Hardly Seen
I am admittedly a huge invertebrate nerd. But there’s a lot more going on in the ocean than can be caught with a plankton net.…
View More The Sea We’ve Hardly SeenPacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paper
You might have seen the headlines last week: Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste, Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ increases 100-fold, Ocean Trash is…
View More Pacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paperLazy Harp Seal Has No Job
Happy Sunday, everyone. Music by Parry Gripp, via Metafilter.
View More Lazy Harp Seal Has No JobThe return of #Scifund 2: fund cool aquatic biology projects!
#SciFund is back and bigger than ever. During the month of May, 75 scientists are campaigning to raise awareness and funding for their research. There’s an…
View More The return of #Scifund 2: fund cool aquatic biology projects!Amazing Fukushima-related spam
Please enjoy this delightful piece of comment spam that we received at here at DSN. I’ve redacted the contact information but left the rest as…
View More Amazing Fukushima-related spamTGIF: One does not simply walk into the lower intertidal
The always epic Alex Warneke (a.k.a. A-Pain) made us a little nerd-gift based on the gull-vs-octopus battle. Happy Friday!
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