In December I spent some time visiting a colleague at NUI Galway. I had a great time and Galway is a beautiful, fun city. Pubs…
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First Atlantic Cross by a Submersible Robot
She was at sea for 221 days. She was alone, often in dangerous places, and usually out of touch. Her predecessor had disappeared on a…
View More First Atlantic Cross by a Submersible RobotDeepest Underwater Volcanic Eruption
All captured in video by scientists exploring 1220m (4000ft) beneath the surface in Pacific Ocean near Samoa the previous summer. The lava erupting from the…
View More Deepest Underwater Volcanic EruptionLife in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile Survive
At this year’s National Association for Biology Teachers conference, Steve Haddock from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, spoke on deep ocean habitats. The National…
View More Life in the Deep Sea: Only the Fragile SurviveKnot Wednesday: The Monkey’s Fist
Every ocean scientist should know how to tie a half dozen or so knots. One of those should be a monkey’s fist, name because it…
View More Knot Wednesday: The Monkey’s FistOcean Explorer Bob Ballard on 60 Minutes
A nice 9 minute interview of Bob Ballard on a recent 60 minutes. (click on link if player below does not work) Watch CBS News…
View More Ocean Explorer Bob Ballard on 60 MinutesDarwin and the Adventure: the Brazilian TV Show!
Globo is one of the major television networks in Brazil and they are airing this week a special segment on the Darwin and the Adventure…
View More Darwin and the Adventure: the Brazilian TV Show!Cataloging Life On the Deep-Sea Floor
Over ten years ago Fred Grassle, a marine biologist with deep-sea tendencies, and Jesse Ausubel, program director for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, started conversing on…
View More Cataloging Life On the Deep-Sea FloorHelp Our Squidly Brethren
One of our favorite Cephaloploggers and a frequent commenter here on DSN made the final cut for a science writing contest on ScientificBlogging.com! Go read…
View More Help Our Squidly BrethrenTreking Poles, Sledges, 1600lbs of Pork, and 12 Cases of Whiskey
In January 1908, Shackleton and his team built a hut on the Antarctic continent to serve as a base for an attempt on the South…
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