While we may be scattered across the country (or at this point across the world), the Deep Sea News crew has got each other’s backs.…
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The Life, and Death, of Jairo
Every year female hawksbill, loggerhead, green, and the massive leatherback sea turtle come to nest on the Atlantic coastline of Costa Rica, each female returning…
View More The Life, and Death, of JairoLong May Your Big Jib Draw
Goodbyes are the worst things ever. EVER. Especially when it comes to two people I have looked up to for so long. Not only are Al…
View More Long May Your Big Jib DrawFarewell My Friends
“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” -Jacques Yves…
View More Farewell My FriendsWhy the Foldscope is My New Favorite Toy
This past year Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell, and William Moerner received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy.” From simply…
View More Why the Foldscope is My New Favorite ToyReef Roulette
Isn’t coral reef conservation hard enough without having to also constantly re-invent yourself for every swing of the funding pendulum? Well your friends here at…
View More Reef RouletteEpic Science Raps of History – A teaser
It all started on a perfect San Diego summer night, Taco Tuesday to be exact (For those of you who don’t live in the local area,…
View More Epic Science Raps of History – A teaserThese are a few of my favorite species: Desmarestia
This is acid. This is your seaweed on acid. Sulphuric acid to be exact. A highly corrosive substance, also known as oil of vitriol, H2SO4…
View More These are a few of my favorite species: DesmarestiaThe Disappointing Reality of Musical Fish
Fanciful common names of fishes suggest there may be an orchestra in the sea, but this is yet another way the underwater world lets us…
View More The Disappointing Reality of Musical FishIs Jurassic World Violating CITES Protections?
Have you seen the new Jurassic World trailer? As if I even have to ask… Of course you have. And of course you are amazed…
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