(A Crow Left of the Murder is a particularly excellent Incubus album, btw) One of the recent papers out of my group describes an unprecedented…
View More A murder of crows and a stipple of whale sharks?Category: Opinion & Editorial
Is Marianas Trench A Lifeless Void?
When he made his historic solo dive into the Mariana Trench last month, James Cameron brought back images and descriptions of a “lunar like” marine…
View More Is Marianas Trench A Lifeless Void?The truth behind that job advertisement for a professorship
Loving this post on this early Monday morning. H/T to Michelle Candidate Evaluation: The candidate must have a PhD from an institution where ivy grows up the…
View More The truth behind that job advertisement for a professorshipWhat is the true size of Colossal Squid?
No doubt you have seen the Amazing Ocean Facts circulating around the web. It seems to be drawing renewed interest even though it cam out…
View More What is the true size of Colossal Squid?Loomings
It’s raining tonight in my heart as I dwell on the thought that Kevin is cleaning-out his desk here at Deep Sea News. My colleague,…
View More LoomingsWhale Sharks and Giant Squids: Big or Bu!!$hit?
The bubbles around me clear and as I regain my visibility my first thought is how wide is the mouth coming for me. Five feet?…
View More Whale Sharks and Giant Squids: Big or Bu!!$hit?Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo
Kim Bosco Mo has a piece in Huff Po Canada today on whether banning shark fin soup is an equitable way to protect sharks. I…
View More Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco MoCan You Handle Monster Roll?
Monster Roll from Dan Blank on Vimeo. This. Looks. Amazing. From their FB page: “When sea monsters attack Los Angeles, a network of sushi chefs…
View More Can You Handle Monster Roll?“Small Victories Win Big Wars”
The post title was exclaimed by French oceanographer Philippe Cury upon hearing the news that a tiny non-profit organization won a major battle with a…
View More “Small Victories Win Big Wars”Encomium: Lonesome George
I just read that Lonesome George, the presumed sole-remaining member of the Pinta Island giant tortoise species of the Galápagos, has died. Lonesome George was…
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