At the beginning of March, DSN reported on DEPTHX. The picture is of DEPTHX. It weighs about 1.2 tons, shaped like a mushroom, and can…
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On This Episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous…
For the ultra rich in the next decade the Waldorf-Astoria is probably going to be a bit passe. “My pomeranians and I had spent every…
View More On This Episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous…Keeping Ties on Jenny
Kick ’em Jenny is a 1300m submerged volcano residing about 8km off the Grenada coast and the only live submarine volcano in the West Indies. …
View More Keeping Ties on Jenny3000 Dives, 3000 Hits, and S.J. Gould
In The Flamingo’s Smile, a compilation of Gould’s articles for Natural History, there is a lengthy discussion of the principle of decreasing variation within established…
View More 3000 Dives, 3000 Hits, and S.J. GouldGenesis May Actually Mean the End
Rick Macpherson over at the unusually named Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice, and Sunsets has an excellent post on why you should think twice about stepping…
View More Genesis May Actually Mean the EndA Deep Sea Rated Flash Drive
So when I am down in a submersible, I worry about protection. What happens if I accidentally drop my USB flash drive out the window…
View More A Deep Sea Rated Flash Drive$78 Million Is All I Need
Exterior view of Phoenix 1000. Photo from U.S. Submarines Regular readers of DSN know that Peter and I try to provide all the latest information…
View More $78 Million Is All I NeedFrom The Desk of Zelnio: Scientists & Students FLEXE Their Scientific Muscles!
Going on as we speak is an experiment of monumental proportions. It may not seem that way to you sitting in front of your computer…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Scientists & Students FLEXE Their Scientific Muscles!From The Desk of Zelnio: Scientists & Students FLEXE Their Scientific Muscles!
Going on as we speak is an experiment of monumental proportions. It may not seem that way to you sitting in front of your computer…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Scientists & Students FLEXE Their Scientific Muscles!Cephalopod Intelligence Just Got Better
At the high end of invertebrate intelligence is the almighty Cephalopods, but maybe an additional 512mb of free memory would help. Makes me want to…
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