We had a bit of a mystery pop up while in Mexico recently for our annual whale shark research project, one with a funky twist…
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Hurricane Irene Drives Bloggers Inland
Guess I will be expecting a full house of fleeing coastal members of DSN and Southern Fried Science! NOAA-Hurricane IRENE.
View More Hurricane Irene Drives Bloggers InlandPostcard from Mexico
Sorry I’ve been a bit quiet lately, but this whale shark fieldwork thing has a way of consuming every available moment. I’ll get to some new…
View More Postcard from MexicoAre crawfish really lobster?
The New York media is all aflame over a shocking discovery at local institution Zabar’s. Zabar’s, an Upper West Side gourmet grocery store is justly…
View More Are crawfish really lobster?Drunks at Sea Carry Sobering Penalties
You do stupid stuff at sea drunk, I do think you deserve some sobering penalties. Everyone who works at sea knows their actions affect everyone…
View More Drunks at Sea Carry Sobering PenaltiesCSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got away
Unlike the blown out Macondo well, scientific data surrounding last year’s oil spill has been coming out in a painfully slow trickle. As the oil…
View More CSI Macondo: Fingerprinting the oil that got away2011 Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ could be biggest ever
You know that oxygen-less zone that chokes life and forms every year in the Gulf of Mexico at the base of the Mississippi? Currently its…
View More 2011 Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ could be biggest everWhat Would You Do With 60 Hours?
At age 61, Diana Nyad is going to swim 103 miles across the Straits of Florida from Cuba to Key West. Rather puts my week…
View More What Would You Do With 60 Hours?Crash Series by Jonathan Wateridge
London based artist Jonathan Wateridge’s “Crash Series” consist of seven huge (up to 2m x 3m) oil paintings depicting scenes of crashed air planes and ships.…
View More Crash Series by Jonathan WateridgeAre You Following Us On Twitter?
If you want the most up to date news on everything ocean, then you should be following us on Twitter! You can find us at…
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