Jacques-Yves Cousteau born on June 11, 1910
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TGIF: World’s Deepest Pool
Why does Europe get all the cool stuff, while here in America we can only brag about the world’s largest McDonald’s? Oh, and the world’s…
View More TGIF: World’s Deepest PoolMeet the new DSN field correspondent
I’d like to introduce my friend and colleague Michael Reuscher, he’s a first year PhD student in the Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory of Dr. Tom…
View More Meet the new DSN field correspondentReflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. Cordes
Dr. Erik Cordes is an Assistant Professor at Temple University specializing in the ecology of cold-seep and deep coral communities. He was Chief Scientist on…
View More Reflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. CordesReflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. Kellogg
We’re collecting stories from researchers who worked with the Johnson Sea-link submersibles to help raise awareness about their plight, and to illustrate their unique utility…
View More Reflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. KelloggJSL and Giant Isopods
My first submersible dive happened off Rum Cay in the Bahamas in the JSL. Despite my large size, I do not remember feeling cramped inside…
View More JSL and Giant IsopodsThe Great Thing About Being a Marine Biologist Is
I get to sit around this morning drinking coffee at a beautiful location and listen to talks about Komokiacea (see here, here, and here also…
View More The Great Thing About Being a Marine Biologist IsCensus of the Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life
[googlemap lat=”48.532975799741635″ lng=”-123.01666259765625″ width=”400px” height=”300px” zoom=”11″ type=”G_HYBRID_MAP”]48.532976,-123.016663[/googlemap] This week finds me for the first time in Friday Harbor. This week I am meeting with 19…
View More Census of the Diversity of Abyssal Marine LifeEnormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race
Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer” is declared the victor in the Great Turtle Race, the first leatherback sea turtle to arrive in the Caribbean Sea from foraging…
View More Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean raceReinventing academia, but for whom?
The New York Times published an interesting opinion piece saying its time for major changes in academia. Dr. Mark Taylor of Columbia University’s Religion Department…
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