Environmental Sciences

Ecology Environmental Sciences Habitats Life of Science

Floating Forests

This is a guest post by one of our most fabulous DSN Scientist in Residence and shanty singing partners, Jarrett Byrnes. Jarrett is a professor…

Abyss Biology Climate Change Conservation & Environment Environmental Sciences Habitats Hadal & Trench New Research Organisms Seamount Shelf Weather

The predictions of this model kills my love of models.

Dr. M July 20, 2014

Few things give me greater joy than a model. No not those waifs that strut the fashion runways but mathematical models. Sure my pulse…

Environmental Sciences Fluid Dynamics Weather

Tracking the cold wake of a super typhoon

Dr. Martini July 19, 2014 cold wake neoguri super typhoon typhoon

I’ve been absolutely fascinated by 2 things recently: amazing images of typhoons and animated gifs. In regards to the former, check out this amazing 3D movie…

Conservation & Environment Currents Environmental Sciences Fluid Dynamics Gadgets & Gear Opinion & Editorial Pelagic Plastic Reviews Vessels and Equipment Waves

The Ocean Cleanup, Part 2: Technical review of the feasibility study

Dr. Martini July 14, 2014 Garbage Patch moorings The ocean cleanup

INTRODUCTION This is the second of a two-part post. In the first installment, Kim presented alternatives to this project. This installment is a collaboration between…

Biology Cephalopods Environmental Sciences Pictures and Movies Plankton Vessels and Equipment

A Research Cruise in 12 Animated Gifs

Dr. Martini June 7, 2014 Alaska argo float Bering sea bongo net copepod CTD drifter dutch harbor filtering Pteropod rosette squid unalaska

Hey everyone I went out on a research cruise in the Bering Sea! We threw a lot of expensive shit in the ocean. Starting with this…

Abyss Adaptations Biology Environmental Sciences Fluid Dynamics Hadal & Trench Vessels and Equipment

How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressure

Dr. Martini May 17, 2014 bathysphere deep sea hadal Nereus submarine

Too much pressure can be a good thing. Extreme pressure in the earth’s mantle squeezing carbon together creates diamonds and aids Rihanna’s ability to shine…

Environmental Sciences Life of Science Nautical Terms and Phrases Scientist! Social Sciences

Beyond the Plunder: The Misunderstood Life of Pirates

Alex Warneke April 19, 2014 citizen science Natural History pirates SDNAT William Dampier

Buccaneers, Charlatans, Marauders, and Swashbucklers. Throughout the centuries, our booty-hoarding friends have been branded by many rather dubious labels. Yet seldom does the average gangplank…

Abyss Gadgets & Gear Natural Disaster Opinion & Editorial Vessels and Equipment

MH370 and the proverbial haystack.

Alistair Dove April 8, 2014 abyss black box depth flight data recorder Indian Ocean Malaysian Airlines MH370 search pattern

When does an analogy become useless? How about when it’s less exaggerated than the actual facts being analogized? Take the oft-used “needle in a haystack”…

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Zissou my Ocean

Dr. Martini April 2, 2014 life aquatic Steve Zissou zissouification

It’s springtime, and just like the phytoplankton in the seas, the internet is blooming with some serious love for “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.”…

Biology Environmental Sciences Life At Sea Life of Science Scientist! The Basics Uncategorized

Deep Sea News

Category: Environmental Sciences