There’s a research cruise underway right now to study the impacts of radiation release from the Fukushima disaster in Japan, using the UNOLS/U. Hawaii ship…
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KRAKEN Day: Drinks of the Abyss
We all know that Kraken Black-Spiced Rum if the official alcoholic beverage of the deep sea. And with epic educational videos like these, its a…
View More KRAKEN Day: Drinks of the AbyssDiving With A Vintage Aqualung
Last Saturday, I spend the day diving at Fantasy Lake. I enjoyed two dives at 40-50 feet in the old quarry exploring a rock crusher,…
View More Diving With A Vintage AqualungNew Triton Manned Submersible
Sir Richard Branson isn’t the only one wanting to return to the Challenger Deep. Now, submersible designers Triton Submarines aims to take humans down to…
View More New Triton Manned SubmersibleScuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2
You may remember a week ago I spoke of a recent study indicating a link between repeated scuba diving, especially with mixed gases, and damage to blood…
View More Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?
If you scuba dive, you may already have heard of Nitrox. To breath underwater, most divers use a normal atmospheric air mixture (21% oxygen, 78%…
View More Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels?Fish-driven robot!
Via Aili C-F, who asks “What happens when the dolphins discover this technology and then the dolphin robots attack???” Well, it might look something like…
View More Fish-driven robot!Dear Sir Richard Branson
Dear Sir Richard Branson, I don’t know if you read DSN. Probably not. That’s fine. I realize you are probably busy making making money.If you…
View More Dear Sir Richard BransonHawaii Dive-0! 1,000th Dive of the Pisces Submersbiles
Marine scientists recently celebrated the 1,000th dive of one of their twin manned submarines off the coast of Hawaii.Scientists from the University…
View More Hawaii Dive-0! 1,000th Dive of the Pisces SubmersbilesI’m on a (solar-powered) boat!
I want one of these for Christmas or sooner. If some of you all could make that happen for me, that would be super. Just…
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