Michael Reuscher is a PhD student at Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi and a freshly minted submersible pilot engaged in the Finding Corals Expedition with…
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Finding Coral Expedition Underway
Canada’s Living Oceans Society (LOS) is helping to usher in a new era in “pro-active ocean exploration”, wherein a marine non-governmental organization (MaNGO) can mount…
View More Finding Coral Expedition UnderwayMetal Taste Goood…Nom, Nom, Nom
New research out in Microbiology reports on a strain of the bacteria Brachybacterium (Mn32) that can remove toxic metal manganese from solution by oxidizing in…
View More Metal Taste Goood…Nom, Nom, NomFinding Coral in Canada, World Ocean Day
Hello, I’m Michael, I’ll be the Deep Sea News “field correspondent” for the Finding Coral Expedition with Living Ocean Society. We launch on World’s Ocean…
View More Finding Coral in Canada, World Ocean DayMeet 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. 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 IsopodsDo Vent Crabs Do It Under the Gyre?
[googlemap lat=”-37.5″ lng=”-110.5″ width=”500px” height=”300px” zoom=”3″ type=”G_HYBRID_MAP”]Pacific-Antarctic Ridge[/googlemap] Vent crabs live in the dark depths of the ocean. Previous studies have shown that the vent…
View More Do Vent Crabs Do It Under the Gyre?Deep Ocean Conveyor Belt Reconsidered
Science Daily is reporting that just because they teach you something in graduate school doesn’t make it right. A 50 year old model of global…
View More Deep Ocean Conveyor Belt ReconsideredAmazing Growing Deep-Sea Volcano
When put in water, volcanoes may increase in size From National Geographic: The science team, led by Bill Chadwick of Oregon State University, reports the…
View More Amazing Growing Deep-Sea Volcano