The Southern Fried Scientist is TA’ing Invertebrate Zoology with Cindy Van Dover at the Marine Lab here. They are having their students create a 2-3…
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Vents of Gold
In light of the workshop below, I thought you might enjoy this REPOST from DSN March 24, 2006 This is one in a series of…
View More Vents of GoldDeep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s Hole
Journalists looking for a compelling story of greed, adventure, and science on the high seas might want to consider attending this Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at…
View More Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s HoleNaming a new species is tricky business
The bamboo coral Isidella tentaculum finally rolled of the presses over the holidays. I can finally speak the name aloud. DSN debuted the video of…
View More Naming a new species is tricky businessOcean Bill moves to the House
The Senate passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 today. This is exciting because the bill invokes deep-sea research priorities, including shipwreck and seamount studies.
View More Ocean Bill moves to the HouseThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from Hell
#2 Genus Osedax (Phylum: Annelida, Class: Polychaeta, Order: Sabellida, Family: Siboglinidae) BONEZ1!! WE WANTZ UR BONEZ!! Perhaps the scariest deep sea creature, Osedax (latin for…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from HellTop 5 Ways to Pimp your Google Earth
by Peter Etnoyer There’s a lot of anticipation surrounding the Google Ocean project, but so far, we’re all still waiting. Meanwhile, applications are bubbling up…
View More Top 5 Ways to Pimp your Google EarthThanks George Bush!
Yellow sponge (Staurocalyptus sp. nov.), basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp.), white ruffle sponge (Farrea occa), and white-branched sponge (Asbestopluma sp. nov.) on the Davidson Seamount at…
View More Thanks George Bush!4th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems
YEAH!!!!! One of my favorite conferences (naturally) put up the first curricular for the 4th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems. It was formerly called the…
View More 4th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based EcosystemsToo Hot In The Hot Tub!
Listen. I know hot water, mainly because I am always in it. A new study reports the hottest water ever recorded 464 degrees C (867.2…
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