Sure you can do that deep scuba dive in 47 degree Fahrenheit water off the California coast. Sure you might get to see some kelp,…
View More Diving To 100ft…IndoorsCategory: Scientist!
Boy Band Meets Automated Pippetting
Being a deep-sea biologist is not all riding around in a wetsuit in a zodiac chasing down giant squid at 30 knots. Sometimes I have…
View More Boy Band Meets Automated PippettingI Love the Smell of the Deep Sea in the Morning
Following in the footsteps of Craig, I have a short piece published in the July/August issue of SEED Magazine for their Why I Do Science…
View More I Love the Smell of the Deep Sea in the MorningBad Times For Deep-Scientist May Mean Good Times For the Deep
Rising gas prices may have one more causality, one you many not have thought of…oceanographic science. Our main tool is the research vessel, large contraptions…
View More Bad Times For Deep-Scientist May Mean Good Times For the DeepBallard: "Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?"
National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008…
View More Ballard: "Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?"Ballard: “Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?”
National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008…
View More Ballard: “Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?”Rest In Peace Inventor of the Wetsuit
Hugh Bradner died this week at the age of 92. Bradner was a prominent physicist and professor emeritus at the Scripps. He worked on the…
View More Rest In Peace Inventor of the WetsuitGiant Squid, Live and In Technicolor!
Teuthologist Dr. Steve O’Shea and Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the colossal squid. Photo credit: Kathrin Bolstad Monster squid hunter extraordinaire Dr. Steve O’Shea will be dissecting giant…
View More Giant Squid, Live and In Technicolor!Live Blogging From Antarctica
Adrian Glover, deep-sea scientist and polychaete expert, is live blogging his experience aboard the RRS James Clark Ross in Antarctica. Posts will cover the expedition…
View More Live Blogging From AntarcticaReflections upon an award, thanks, and praises
In which one of the pirates here at at DSN receives the 2008 NOAA David Johnson Award for “outstanding and innovative use of satellite data” for work describing the migratory behavior of blue whales and sea turtles in relation to sea surface temperature fronts in the Northeast Pacific…
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