A bill in the senate has passed that will focus research on ocean acidification. The Lutenberg Measure, crafted by Senator Frank R. Lutenberg (D-NJ) and…
View More Senate To Fund Ocean Acidification ResearchCategory: Conservation & Environment
2007 DSN Education Fundapalooza Report and Prizes From Seed
If you haven’t heard our Seed overlords are offering $15,000 in matching funds. Seed is also offering some sweet prizes to donors which you can…
View More 2007 DSN Education Fundapalooza Report and Prizes From SeedBig Ships, Not So Bad…
…that is if you forget that they are gas-guzzling uber machines spewing carbon dioxide. Aerosols produced by the exhaust from large oceanic vessels often produce…
View More Big Ships, Not So Bad…Korea bottles deep-sea water
Korean companies are claiming health benefits to deep-sea water.
View More Korea bottles deep-sea waterDSN Readers Make A Difference
Last year DSN and our readers raised money to send 53 seventh and eigth grade sciences students of Kipp Academy of Opportunity to the Aquarium…
View More DSN Readers Make A DifferenceHungry For Plastic
CNN as an interesting article on plastic. We now consume around 100 million tons of plastic annually, compared to five million tons in the 1950s…
View More Hungry For PlasticEl Hijo del Santo vs Pirate Who Robbed Turtle Egg in the Ultimate Cage Match
The son of famous Lucha Libre wrestler is tackling enemies of the environment. The aptly name El Hijo del Santo, already a success in the…
View More El Hijo del Santo vs Pirate Who Robbed Turtle Egg in the Ultimate Cage MatchMicrobial Bioprospecting in the Deep Sea by Peter J. McCarthy,
The Johnson-Sea-Link manned submersible (Photo courtesy of Chip Baumberger) Nature provides a treasure-trove of chemicals that can be used in chemical manufacturing processes, or developed…
View More Microbial Bioprospecting in the Deep Sea by Peter J. McCarthy,Sea turtles rebounding in Gulf of Mexico
The Corpus Christi Caller Times reported Monday that a record number of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) nests were found this year on South…
View More Sea turtles rebounding in Gulf of Mexico"New Gold Rush" off Africa
Seafloor mining continues to gain popularity in response to discoveries of diamond beds off Namibia and mineral deposits off Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.…
View More "New Gold Rush" off Africa