I’ve been temporarily released from my social media silence to talk about my latest paper, which is published in the open-access journal PeerJ. So first of…
View More Behind the scenes: plastic-eating barnacles in the North Pacific GyreCategory: Conservation & Environment
Zombie Coral Apocalypse
This past week I had the pleasure of listening to Kate Furby (@seakaterun) from Scripps Institute of Oceanography talk about her research on the Zombie…
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Want to catch a shark. Got to do a shark dance.
So this past weekend, some of the other Deeplings and I left the DSN lair to party in the city where the heat is on.…
View More Want to catch a shark. Got to do a shark dance.The slow strangling of marine science careers, as the Government Shutdown drags on
This isn’t the type of humor we’re used to at DSN – the news these past few weeks has been some new brand of twisted…
View More The slow strangling of marine science careers, as the Government Shutdown drags onTGIF – Tusk tusk…
…that’s a lot of scrimshaw. Video doing the rounds this week of some walruses hauled out at Point Lay Alaska. No biggie, right? Oh yeah,…
View More TGIF – Tusk tusk…Cos you can never have too much whale shark
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but I’ve got a reason, honest. It’s not even an excuse. See, I’ve been a bit wrapped up…
View More Cos you can never have too much whale sharkTop 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)
How to celebrate (lament!) the end of Breaking Bad? That’s right, a tribute post with the top 10 reasons I love Crysal Meth(ane). Yo Bitch, let’s…
View More Top 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)Reading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC report
This week, scientists from around the world are meeting in Stockholm to put the finishing touches on first section of the upcoming International Panel of…
View More Reading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC reportThe Dirtiest of Martinis
So I wanted to explore some new territory in honor of cocktail week. Below is my first attempt at an infographic explaining a subject near…
View More The Dirtiest of MartinisRevisiting the Ocean Cleanup, a plan to remove plastic from the oceans
UPDATE: The Ocean Cleanup released a feasibility study in June 2014 that attempted to address many of the concerns we had below. You can read…
View More Revisiting the Ocean Cleanup, a plan to remove plastic from the oceans