by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News When you think of cold marine environments, you probably think of blubber-wrapped seals, whales, and walruses, big, furry…
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Earth Day fantasy, West Indian Ocean
Oceans: West Indian Ocean The postage stamp left is a free ticket to a stunning West Indian Ocean seascape so rich with coral that it…
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An article by Bryan Wallace for Deep Sea News. The deep-sea is as far removed from atmospheric oxygen as anyplace on Earth, but a select…
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We might as well call it Turtle Week at DSN. The Boss suggested we put together a few highlights from DSN stories that rolled out…
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This originally posted here during Megavertabrate Week in 2007. I’m reposting it here in honor of the Great Turtle Race of 2009! Good luck turtles!…
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Big hat tip to Katie at DSN’s Barrel-eye fish post. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Craziest F#?king Thing I’ve Ever Heard…
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I signed up for daily updates on the Great Turtle Race from Conservation International, hoping to get some insights on the pace of the race,…
View More Cali the turtle “spinning in circles”TGIF: Carl Safina on the Great Turtle Race
Dr. Carl Safina is one of the great ocean communicators. But can he speak turtle? Here Carl is photographed coaching one the the Leatherback turtles…
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From the world famous “Dance Your Dissertation” contest, now on YouTube with a methods section. This video depicts a dissertation entitled “The invention and adoption…
View More TGIF: Dance Your Sea Turtle DissertationKevin Zelnio…New and Improved…Now With 30% More Shrimp!
KZ is now among the scientifically published. Occurring this week in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington is “A new species of Alvinocaris…
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