Please enjoy this delightful piece of comment spam that we received at here at DSN. I’ve redacted the contact information but left the rest as…
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Puny Seagull vs. Badass Octopus
I just HAD to post this on DSN in case y’all missed Miriam’s links on Twitter. If you’re still on the fence in the vertebrates…
View More Puny Seagull vs. Badass OctopusJames Cameron And The Dawn Of DeepTruth?
On May 20th, 2010–one month to the day after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig (under lease by British Petroleum) exploded and caught fire in the…
View More James Cameron And The Dawn Of DeepTruth?10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The Deep
This post is co-authored by Craig McClain and Al Dove Among both scientists and non-scientists there is skepticism about James Cameron’s “Deep Sea Challenge” dive…
View More 10 Reasons Why We Should Explore The DeepCool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressures
Edit – In the original article I said that the sphere of the Deep Challenger was made of titanium. In fact, it’s made of steel. …
View More Cool as a sea cucumber: life (and death) at extraordinary deep sea pressuresJames Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?
This post is co-authored by Al Dove and Craig McClain In the 1989 James Cameron sci-fi movie The Abyss, there’s a scene when Ed Harris’…
View More James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge: a scientific milestone or rich guy’s junket?Losing Deep-Sea Science in the United States
Despite the striking fact that most of the scientists that the world has ever known are alive and working today, despite the fact that this…
View More Losing Deep-Sea Science in the United StatesA wicked bad idear: National Geographic hunts bluefin tuna for entertainment
The contradictions of the reality TV show Wicked Tuna, which follows fishers out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, as they use hook-and-line to catch bluefin tuna, are…
View More A wicked bad idear: National Geographic hunts bluefin tuna for entertainment10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 2
After your comments on the last post and deliberation by a crack team of judges that included myself and some fellas named Evan, Jack, and…
View More 10 Ocean Species Every Man Should Love: Part 2In honour of Leap Day
Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re…
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