National Geographic is advertising “Into the Abyss” with a website that includes some sweet pelagic wallpaper, like this Atolla sp. medusa that now adorns my…
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Martin Wells
It is with great sadness that I post this from the Other 95%… I received the sad news today that Martin Wells, imminent biologist, one…
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Having ignored the myriad blog postings about people using Google Earth’s new ocean layer to discover Atlantis, and tracking about 20 different ridiculous stories, I…
View More Another Atlantis discovered on YouTubeScientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ Crazy
The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish’s tubular eyes are capped…
View More Scientists Solve The Mystery Of Why This Fish Is So Freakin’ CrazySurfing PhD
My good friend Chad Nelsen, Environmental Director at Surfrider Foundation, has a great post at the Surf Economics blog about daily beach attendance at Trestles,…
View More Surfing PhDMarine Biology Videos at Wired Science
Mo, the Neurophilosopher, brought to my attention via Twitter Wired Science’s “10 Fantastic Marine Biology Videos“. They are all great bits from the marine youtube-o-sphere.…
View More Marine Biology Videos at Wired ScienceTGIF: Worlds Deepest Sea Fan
The depth record for deep-sea fans is held by Convexella krampi at 5850 meters in the frigid Antarctic, North Atlantic, and Kermadec Trench.
View More TGIF: Worlds Deepest Sea FanScience is Rock and Roll Baby!
I wish my talks had posters like this. The Biology Dept. at University of North Carolina commissioned a local indie poster designer to create flyers…
View More Science is Rock and Roll Baby!I Call On You To Make A List Of Our Minions…
…from the Echinodermata. Chris Mah has heard my call and unleashed the World Asteroidea Database. This will definitely make roll call easier when I assemble…
View More I Call On You To Make A List Of Our Minions…Ballard on the Colbert Report
The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Robert Ballard Colbert Report Full Episodes Funny Political News Christian Bale Parody Joke of the Day Thats…
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