Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy MSNBC does a nice in depth report on the Marianas Trench National Monument…
View More TGIF: Marianas Trench (and Angelo) on NBCAuthor: Peter Etnoyer
PhD candidate at Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi and doctoral fellow Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies.
Sylvia’s Earth Day fantasy, to be a turtle
Her Deepness, the Sturgeon General, is in the house! National Geographic Explorer Dr Sylvia Earle posts her own Earth Day fantasy “I wish I was…
View More Sylvia’s Earth Day fantasy, to be a turtleGigantothermy: Size Matters
by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News When you think of cold marine environments, you probably think of blubber-wrapped seals, whales, and walruses, big, furry…
View More Gigantothermy: Size MattersEarth Day fantasy, West Indian Ocean
Oceans: West Indian Ocean The postage stamp left is a free ticket to a stunning West Indian Ocean seascape so rich with coral that it…
View More Earth Day fantasy, West Indian OceanA pirate’s life for me
BBC News carries an interview with a 25 year old Somali pirate Years ago we used to fish a lot, enough for us to eat…
View More A pirate’s life for meDeep-diving adaptations of Leatherback turtles
An article by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News. The deep-sea is as far removed from atmospheric oxygen as anyplace on Earth, but a select…
View More Deep-diving adaptations of Leatherback turtlesSea turtle round-up
We might as well call it Turtle Week at DSN. The Boss suggested we put together a few highlights from DSN stories that rolled out…
View More Sea turtle round-upJurassic Journey, the Preview
Leatherback turtles are huge! They look like big, black, barnacle-encrusted sea zeppelins, or something. See them in this trailer for Jurassic Journey. The production quality…
View More Jurassic Journey, the PreviewCali the turtle “spinning in circles”
I signed up for daily updates on the Great Turtle Race from Conservation International, hoping to get some insights on the pace of the race,…
View More Cali the turtle “spinning in circles”TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race
Dr. Carl Safina is one of the great ocean communicators. But can he speak turtle? Here Carl is photographed coaching one the the Leatherback turtles…
View More TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race