I asked, “What were the events that lead to you to dive the Marianas Trench?” Don Walsh one of two men to first visit the…
View More I Am Science with the First Man to Dive Challenger DeepCategory: Scientist!
Fishy phone home
If you’re at all interested in charismatic megafauna (it’s OK, embrace the shame), then you’ve probably heard of satellite tagging before. This is the idea…
View More Fishy phone homeScripps oceanographic library will shut down
I’m disappointed to report that the Scripps Institution of Oceanography library will shut down this summer. After I reported the library’s potential closure last year,…
View More Scripps oceanographic library will shut downName a baby fur seal at New England Aquarium
Guys….I have an embarrassing confession. Sometimes I think marine mammals are really cute, and want to hug them. I KNOW, I can’t believe I’m actually admitting this…
View More Name a baby fur seal at New England AquariumRobbing Museums
On May 4th a colleague of mine, Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, curator for the fish collection of Oregon State University, received this email. Respected Prdf. Brian; On…
View More Robbing MuseumsHoff Crab + Tattoo = Awesomsauce
Remember the Hoff Crab? You bet your bippy you do. You can thank Nicolai Roterman for that. Nicolai, a hydrothermal vent biologist and a member…
View More Hoff Crab + Tattoo = AwesomsaucePacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paper
You might have seen the headlines last week: Big rise in North Pacific plastic waste, Plastic in ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ increases 100-fold, Ocean Trash is…
View More Pacific plastic, sea skaters, and the media: behind the scenes of my recent paperSciFund Challenge: The Aquatic Projects
I cannot say it any better than Jai and Jarrett so in their own words The #SciFund Challenge is an experiment – can scientists use…
View More SciFund Challenge: The Aquatic Projects10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The Deep
This post is co-authored by Craig McClain and Al Dove Among both scientists and non-scientists there is skepticism about James Cameron’s “Deep Sea Challenge” dive…
View More 10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The DeepLosing Deep-Sea Science in the United States
Despite the striking fact that most of the scientists that the world has ever known are alive and working today, despite the fact that this…
View More Losing Deep-Sea Science in the United States