A recent expedition to the antarctic undersea volcanoes has recently returned. They are sharing some of their highlights in a video. The cruise looked both…
View More Underwater Volcanoes in AntarcticaCategory: Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls
New Paper Teaser
I just sent in the proofs to a paper that will come out in the next issue of the Proceedings of the Biological Society of…
View More New Paper TeaserCrazy ‘Bout Those Dwarf Males Profizzah
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…
View More Crazy ‘Bout Those Dwarf Males ProfizzahVents 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 HoleThe 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 Hell4th 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…
View More Too Hot In The Hot Tub!Record-Setting Northernmost Vents Discovered
It was only 3 years ago when the northernmost vents were found in the Arctic Ocean at 71 degrees, just above Iceland. Dr. Rolf Pedersen…
View More Record-Setting Northernmost Vents DiscoveredTGIF: mmmmmm… Whale
This whale fall video was produced by the laboratory of Dr. Craig Smith, University of Hawaii (craigsmi at hawaii dot edu).
View More TGIF: mmmmmm… Whale