Growing up to two meters (six feet) long, Humboldt squid are formidable predators that hunt krill and a variety of fishes. Their normal habitat…
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NEEMO Just Got A Lot Cooler
Image above: NEEMO 11 crew member works near the undersea habitat “Aquarius” during a session of extravehicular activity for the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations…
View More NEEMO Just Got A Lot CoolerSea Monsters Lurk in Your Gut
When we picture monsters from the deep, most envision colossal sea beasts ready to drag the unsuspecting sailor to abyss. In actuality the sea beasts…
View More Sea Monsters Lurk in Your GutSeamounts 2007, Day 4-7
Weather, O’ Weather…you are my fair and fickle lover. On day 4, we sailed on from Davidson to Patton Escarpment, but a 25+ knot wind…
View More Seamounts 2007, Day 4-7Pick Me to Go To Mars!
This map depicts a hypothetical Mars with oceans. The view could represent a stage of terraforming (not an early Mars, since the ocean areas do…
View More Pick Me to Go To Mars!Seamounts 2007, Day 2-3
Our second day at sea was brought to close on much calmer seas. We again dove on Pioneer Seamount, the northernmost station during our cruise…
View More Seamounts 2007, Day 2-3UK’s ISIS Explores Underwater “Grand Canyon” Off Portugal
Bathymetric image of the Nazare Canyon off the coast of Portugal. Photo courtesy of the BBC. The BBC has released a short news piece on…
View More UK’s ISIS Explores Underwater “Grand Canyon” Off PortugalUK's ISIS Explores Underwater "Grand Canyon" Off Portugal
Bathymetric image of the Nazare Canyon off the coast of Portugal. Photo courtesy of the BBC. The BBC has released a short news piece on…
View More UK's ISIS Explores Underwater "Grand Canyon" Off PortugalSeamounts 2007, Day 1
Most tales of the open sea begin with some classic line about the seas being as rough as scorned lover or a furious ocean goddess…
View More Seamounts 2007, Day 1New Ocean Geography
Two interesting new articles are available from the American Geophysical Union publications. The first requires a brief ocean geography lesson, the second documents newly identified…
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