Wood’s Hole researchers in the Eddies Dynamics, Mixing, Export, and Species composition (EDDIES) project confirmed that ocean productivity is enhanced by upwelling eddies in the…
View More Oasis in the Sargasso SeaCategory: New Research
Contemplating a Career Change
If marine biologist are the rock stars of science then marine archaeologists may be the millionaires. Deep-sea explorers said Friday they have mined what could…
View More Contemplating a Career ChangeChallenger Expedition
The Challenger expedition of 1872-76 marks the transition form Victorian to modern science: from the world of the gentleman naturalist to the of Big Science,…
View More Challenger ExpeditionIn Situ Blogging
At the end of May, I will be out to sea! But alas never fear, because my dedication to the DSN reader is great! I…
View More In Situ BloggingThe Twilight Zone, The Gate, and The Abyss
The twilight zone is a section of water extending from the euphotic zone down to 1000m. A new study demonstrates that this region acts like…
View More The Twilight Zone, The Gate, and The AbyssPETM, Volcanoes, and #18 in 25 Things You Should Know
Approximately 55 million years ago it was very bad to be a deep-sea animal. First the ocean temperature was rising. At the surface, temperatures rose…
View More PETM, Volcanoes, and #18 in 25 Things You Should KnowThe Fast Get Faster…the slow get slower
In the past, I have made the statement on DSN that there can be no such thing as a sustainable deep-sea fishery. My reasons for…
View More The Fast Get Faster…the slow get slowerRon Jon Should Fund Geologists
Image from surfersvillage.com. Surfer catching wave at Mavericks If you want to know where the good surf spots are sure you could ask your local…
View More Ron Jon Should Fund GeologistsSubmerged eddie off Baja California Sur
Eddies are an important nexus between physical oceanography and marine biology because these giant swirling tornadoes of seawater are pervasive in the world’s oceans. Passing…
View More Submerged eddie off Baja California SurDispatches From 9 North
An expedition to the 9N Overlapping Spreading Center that is going on right now! You can catch daily dispatches from Laura Preston, an educator from…
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