It’s the second-to-last day of the Donor’s Choose Science Blogger Challenge, and we are just $347 away from buying some awesome sea life for this…
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On common names
Staring into one of the aquarium’s exhibits “I like these new Mastigias jellyfish”, I said, absently. “Sea jelly”, my colleague corrected (with a certain smugness,…
View More On common namesBecoming an Ocean Scientist
Katleen Robert is a deep sea ecologist and graduate student at University of Victoria who was interviewed for NEPTUNE Canada. Listen to her reasons for…
View More Becoming an Ocean ScientistDoes This Belong To You?
A big yellow section from a floatation platform was found off Miami yesterday. Ryan Haines from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami is trying to locate the…
View More Does This Belong To You?Face The Truthiness
With apologies to Karen James. (Pretty much goes for Paleontologists, too… Sorry Laelaps.) I kid! I’m a kidder!
View More Face The TruthinessSupport Oceans in the Classrooms!
Help us Support Oceans in the Classroom!
Each year, Deep Sea news joins science blogs from all corners of the internet, big and small, in helping to fund small classroom projects and…
View More Help us Support Oceans in the Classroom!Emmett Duffy Wins Inaugural Kobe Prize in Marine Biology
Very excited to hear today that VIMS marine biologist Emmett Duffy won a big prize in marine biology established by Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe,…
View More Emmett Duffy Wins Inaugural Kobe Prize in Marine BiologySALT FROM SPAAAAACE!
Apologies if I lost any of you post-Gen X readers with that Muppet Show homage title. But this space + ocean news is a clearcut…
View More SALT FROM SPAAAAACE!The San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks
This is a guest post modified from two emails by professor of biological oceanography Peter Franks, reprinted here with his permission. Peter is a phytoplankton…
View More The San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks