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# Deep Sea News

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- [How Life Thrives Under the Ocean's Crushing Pressure](https://deepseanews.com/2024/06/how-life-thrives-under-the-oceans-crushing-pressure/) - Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a rainbow of Sharpie colors. Each cup is painstakingly decorated with a cornucopia of deep-sea animals, equipment, and maps. Everything from giant squids to Alvin submersibles adorn the cups. I even
- [Deep-Sea Mining with John Oliver](https://deepseanews.com/2024/06/deep-sea-mining-with-john-oliver/)
- [The Inside Story of the Titan Submersible](https://deepseanews.com/2024/06/the-inside-story-of-the-titan-submersible/) - A great bit of writing and journalism at Wired on the avoidable Titan submersible incident. "A trove of tens of thousands of internal OceanGate emails, documents, and photographs provided exclusively to WIRED by anonymous sources sheds new light on Titan’s development, from its initial design and manufacture through its first deep-sea operations. The documents, validated by
- [Tiger Sharks Will Nom Nom Anything](https://deepseanews.com/2024/06/tiger-sharks-will-nom-nom-anything/) - Tiger sharks are sort of generalist feeders. And by generalist, I mean they will pretty much eat anything. And by everything, I mean everything. On the more natural side of things, tiger sharks eat throughout the food web. One study found at least 192 different prey items in the stomach contents of tiger sharks from
- [A Journey to the Hottest Place on Earth: Hydrothermal Vents and the Resilient Pompeii Worm](https://deepseanews.com/2024/06/a-journey-to-the-hottest-place-on-earth-hydrothermal-vents-and-the-resilient-pompeii-worm/) - I have only seen a hydrothermal vent once, during Dive 73 aboard the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s Doc Ricketts. Unlike many deep-sea biologists, I have always been more interested in deep-sea mud than the flashy vents. However, seeing a hydrothermal vent was a major item on my bucket list. As I watched the monitor
- [Surviving Toxic Havens](https://deepseanews.com/2024/05/surviving-toxic-havens/) - The ROV Global Explorer reaches bottom at around 9:01 am, nearly 3.5 kilometers deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The 1.5-ton machine flies nimbly through a shallow valley before rising up and over a peak. As we descend the other side, we hold our breath in anticipation. Will we see our target? Out of the
- [DDT is a Deep-Sea Toxic Time Capsule](https://deepseanews.com/2024/05/ddt-is-deep-sea-toxic-time-capsule/) - Between 1948 and 1961, barges laden with industrial waste, including high concentrations of once-ubiquitous agricultural insecticide, Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), were indiscriminately discharged into the Pacific Ocean. An estimated 100 tons of DDT contaminate the ocean floor off Palos Verdes. Decades after its ban, the insidious legacy of DDT , still haunts the depths off the coast
- [The Carpet Dragon Takes Flight](https://deepseanews.com/2024/05/the-carpet-dragon-takes-flight/) - Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters “They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science crew knew what it meant: The elusive polychaete worm, seen numerous times during our deep-sea dives at the Pacific Costa Rica Margin, had finally been captured. Now, it’s been formally
- [ The Cost of Fear: How Perceptions of the Deep Sea Hurt Conservation](https://deepseanews.com/2024/04/the-cost-of-fear-how-perceptions-of-the-deep-sea-hurt-conservation/) - Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters Are you afraid of the deep, dark ocean? If so, you’re not alone. Thalassophobia (fear of deep water) seems all too common these days from web articles titled “10 Bioluminescent Organisms That Better Cut That Freaky Sh*t Out Before I Call The Cops,” to sci-fi thrillers like “The Meg”
- [Introducing a New Species: My Namesake, a New Bone-Eating Worm](https://deepseanews.com/2024/04/introducing-a-new-species-my-namesake-a-new-bone-eating-worm/) - Osedax worms, or the ‘bone eating’ worms are little soft sacks resembling snotty little flowers. The “bone devourer” is not quite accurate as the worms do not actually feed on the bone mineral, but rather the fats within the bone matrix. It's just the Osedax females that do the feeding ... and have no
- [Hump Day Happiness: Dive into Deep-Sea Delights](https://deepseanews.com/2024/04/hump-day-happiness-dive-into-deep-sea-delights/) - You know what your hump day needs? Some absolute stunning photos of deep-sea animals. Look at this one. Look at that one. You gotta get yourself some of these deep-sea animals. A team of scientists recently wrapped up a 40-day research voyage (jealous!) from the Salas y Gómez Ridge to Rapa Nui, commonly known as
- [You want to be a marine biologist?](https://deepseanews.com/2024/04/you-want-to-be-a-marine-biologist/) - So, you’ve decided you want to become a marine biologist? Well, grab your snorkel, strap on your flippers, and prepare for a wild ride through the salty depths of academia! But fair warning: if you’re expecting your days to be filled with dolphin cuddles and underwater tea parties with mermaids, you might want to reel
- [New Deep-Sea Cucumber Has 100 Feet](https://deepseanews.com/2024/04/new-deep-sea-cucumber-has-100-feet/) - A new species of deep-sea cucumber has over 100 feet in alternating two or three rows. This means of course that when it plays the This Little Piggy nursery rhyme it needs to repeat it 25 times. The multi-footed walking banana is called Oneirophanta idsseica and discovered at depth up to 3.8 kilometers deep in the South China
- [Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2024/03/ancient-origins-of-the-vampire-squid/) - Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such as a remarkable specimen unearthed from the Early Jurassic of Luxembourg, are shedding new light on the early anatomy of vampyromorphs. Enter Simoniteuthis michaelyi, a newfound taxon that has captured
- [How An Ancient Ocean Shaped US History](https://deepseanews.com/2024/03/how-an-ancient-ocean-shaped-us-history/) - I never thought that when I wrote this post over ten years ago, the story would go viral. In it I detail, how a Cretaceous coastline transformed into fertile “Black Belt” region of the American South, ultimately affecting voting patterns in South. In this brief PBS feature, evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton and I delve into
- [The Many Clawed, Blind Lobsters of the Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/the-many-clawed-blind-lobsters-of-the-deep/) - In the profound darkness of the ocean's depths, organisms face a choice concerning their visual capabilities. Some species evolve specialized eyes that grow to astonishing sizes, as seen in creatures like the giant squid or owl fish. Alternatively, there's the option to abandon the concept of eyes altogether. It's the latter scenario that introduces us
- [Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/seamounts-of-the-southeast-pacific/) - Schmidt Ocean has posted new 4K video of a suite of amazing organisms from seamounts of the coast of Chile. I, however, strongly feel the video should have been accompanied by Chilean music. So set the Schmidt video to mute and play this instead or go here to this rather busy remix.
- [Flatworm cocoons in the abyss](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/flatworm-cocoons-in-the-abyss/) - Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation. They differ from other bilaterians, those animals that have bilateral symmetry during embryonic development, by lacking a body cavity and anyspecialized circulatory and respiratory organs. This limitation results in their
- [The Sports Cars of Worms](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/the-sports-cars-of-worms/)
- [Big Red](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/big-red/) - Thee majestic "big red jelly" (Tiburonia granrojo) can reach impressive diameters of over one meter. Unlike their jelly brethren, these remarkable creatures employ fleshy "feeding arms" to ensnare their sustenance instead of relying on stinging tentacles. As a questionable aside I now can't get this SNL spoof commercial out of my head.
- [Parasitism at Hydrothermal Vents](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/parasitism-at-hydrothermal-vents/) - A post in a nightmare fueled lifestyle in a nightmarish hell scape...or a nice story of parasitic nematodes find in fishes at hydrothermal vents over at Parasite of the Day To land-dwelling humans, deep sea hydrothermal vents would seem like a vision of hell, amidst the crushing darkness you have plumes of superheated water, mixed with noxious
- [The Rise of Category 6 Storms in a Warming World](https://deepseanews.com/2024/02/the-rise-of-category-6-storms-in-a-warming-world/) - After being away for four days, I'm finally returning home, uncertain about the condition of my house after Hurricane Ida ravaged my hometown. The aftermath is grim with downed power lines, roofs torn off houses, cars submerged in the bayou, and blue tarps covering damaged roofs. This devastation occurred in August 2022 when Category 4
- [Has Amelia Earhart's Plane Been Found?](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/has-amelia-earharts-plane-been-found/) - It really isn't my goal to turn DSN into a conspiracy blog, but then I wasn't expecting someone to claim to have found Amelia Earhart's airplane. In case you live under a rock...Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator, disappeared on July 2, 1937, during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan,
- [Alien Antenna on Deep-Sea Floor](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/alien-antenna-on-deep-sea-floor/) - It is somewhat common knowledge now that extraterrestrial creatures have visited us multiple times stoled cows, built the pyramids, and spoke with Nikola Tesla . But did you know that aliens have left antenna on the deep-sea floor to monitor our actives? In 1964, the Antarctic oceanographic research ship USNS Eltanin made the above photograph
- [Graduate Student Opportunities in the McClain Lab](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/graduate-student-opportunities-in-the-mcclain-lab/) - Ph.D. Student to research the Macroecology of Body Size Are you a dedicated and innovative researcher looking to contribute to a groundbreaking project that will reshape our understanding of marine ecosystems? I am seeking a motivated graduate student to join a collaborative team focused on the study of body size variations in marine organisms and
- [Holy Glowing Sea Cucumbers!](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/holy-glowing-sea-cucumbers/) - When we ponder bioluminescence, our minds often conjure images of mesmerizing squids and radiant fish, captivating our imagination with their dazzling displays. However, as research progresses, we're discovering that the enchanting phenomenon of bioluminescence extends far beyond these marine creatures. Delving into the depths of the ocean reveals a stunning array of luminous life forms,
- [A New Deep-Sea Family of Roly Polies](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/a-new-deep-sea-family-of-roly-polies/) - As I sit at my computer, not even a month into the new year, four new species of sponges from underwater volcanoes, three new species of gastrointestinal parasites (nematodes) from hydrothermal vent fishes, a new free-living nematode, and a new species of golden coral have already been published. Describing another family is literally another level.
- [WWII Munitions Discovered in Deep Sea off California Coast](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/wwii-munitions-discovered-in-deep-sea-off-california-coast/) - An expedition led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has revealed World War II military weaponry scattered across the seafloor in extensive dumping sites off the coast of Los Angeles. The survey, conducted using sonar and ROVs, identified discarded munitions boxes and explosives, including depth charges and smoke floats. These findings, believed to
- [2023: More Days at Highest Temperatures](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/2023-more-days-at-highest-temperatures/)
- [Mapping the Human Wakeprint](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/mapping-the-human-wakeprint/) - Despite the evident reliance of humanity on the vast global ocean—where a staggering 1 billion individuals rely on it as their primary food source, where 260 million people find employment in marine fisheries, where 80% of global trade is facilitated by sea routes, where 30% of the world's oil is extracted offshore, and where sectors
- [Video Friday: Megalodon Seamount Surprise](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/video-friday-megalodon-seamount-surprise/) - In 2022, The Ocean Exploration Trust retrieved a megalodon tooth from a never-before-explored seamount in the Pacific Ocean, discovered at a depth of over 10,000 feet (3090 m). This significant finding, covered in ferromanganese, marks the first in situ discovery of a fossil tooth of the extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon from the deep sea.
- [Parasites in Paradise: The Strange Case of Underwater Hitchhiking Snails](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/parasites-in-paradise-the-strange-case-of-underwater-hitchhiking-snails/) - In the vast realm of gastropods, there exists a group often overshadowed and sometimes even ignored: the parasites. These creatures, which I've enthusiastically delved into in my previous research, belong to the Ptenoglossa, a group initially classified by Gray in 1853.. The Ptenoglossa encompasses families like Cerithiopsidae, Triphoridae, Janthinidae, Epitoniidae, Aclidae, and the Eulimida, each
- [Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the World](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/cold-water-coral-reefs-of-the-world/) - If corals in cold water is your thing, then you will be delighted to hear to Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the World is now available. It's yours for the low price of $169. Hopefully you can get institutional access. Or here is a useful tip email the lead author of the chapter(s) you are interested
- [Norway Moves to Mine Deep Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/norway-moves-to-mine-deep-sea/) - Earlier this year [2023], the [Norway] government suggested opening more than 280,000 square kilometers of the country's territorial waters to deep-sea mining. The plan has the broad backing of the four major parties, including the opposition, and is expected to pass in a final vote on January 9. Green activists, scientists, fishermen and investors, as well as neighbors
- [Arms of the Abyss](https://deepseanews.com/2024/01/arms-of-the-abyss/) - Basket stars, so named for the dizzying and multi-branching nature of their convoluted arms, often perch atop coral or rocky formations. From this high mount, the basket star cna extends its arms in faster moving waters away from the seafloor to ensnare drifting zooplankton for food. Its arms, equipped with tiny hooks and sticky mucus,
- [From Depths Unknown: Deciphering the Origins of Deep-Sea Biodiversity](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/from-depths-unknown-deciphering-the-origins-of-deep-sea-biodiversity/) - The deep sea host a remarkably high diversity of life, a realm teeming with an astonishing array of species with a vast set of adaptations that allow them to survive in this inhospitable environment. However, the origins of this incredible biodiversity remain a compelling mystery. The fossil record hints at a trend of shallow origins
- [The Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas Tinsel](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/the-oceans-gelantinous-christmas-tinsel-2/) - The above photo is of Apolemia lanosa a type of siphonophore belonging to phylum Cnidaria that also includes corals and jellies. It’s basically the ocean's way of celebrating Christmas all year long. Like many other Cnidarians, siphonophores bud new individuals—exact clones themselves. In a manner similar to Christmas elves although this is not proven by
- [A Very Special Christmas Ornament](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/a-very-special-christmas-ornament/) - At a recent NOAA workshop, another participant gifted all of us these wonderful "hard hat" float ornaments. The perfect blend of nerdy oceanography and 3-D printing. To explain what these are to the uninformed. Glass floats covered in protective plastic housings, aka hard hats, are used on a great variety of oceanographic gear, to provide
- [Friday Video: Top 10 deep-sea animals from MBARI](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/friday-video-top-10-deep-sea-animals-from-mbari/)
- [The Giant Turtle Boat of Your Dreams](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/the-giant-turtle-boat-of-your-dreams/) - Hey there, DSN'ers! Have you ever dreamt of cruising the waves aboard a colossal, city-sized vessel shaped like an oversized turtle? Well, buckle up your life jackets because the future might just bring us, but probably not, the mind-boggling marvel called Pangeos! Pangeos after the supercontinent Pangea. Get it? Get it? The brainchild of Pierpaolo
- [This is how the dolph-pocalypse starts](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/this-is-how-the-dolph-pocalypse-starts/) - A rare defect was spotted on a dolphin in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece back in July 2023. The dolphin appears to have "thumbs" reflecting a genetic or developmental error. Lisa Noelle Cooper, an associate professor of mammalian anatomy and neurobiology at the Northeast Ohio Medical University, agreed that the dolphin's defect is likely rooted
- [The Hidden World of Extreme Ocean Depths: Life and Pressures in the Trenches](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/the-hidden-world-of-extreme-ocean-depths-life-and-pressures-in-the-trenches/) - The highest known pressure in the deep oceans coincides with the maximum known depth in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, the Challenger Deep. The actual maximum depth of Challenger Deep is disputed. The deepest reported measurement was by a Russian research vessel at 11,034 m. The International Hydrographic Organization adopted 10,924 in 1993,
- [The Upside Down Feeding Fish of the Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/the-upside-down-feeding-fish-of-the-deep/) - The deep-sea anglerfish commands fascination, although admittedly, it might not be everyone's cup of tea—I'm content sticking with the anglerfish enthusiasts. Among these captivating creatures, the females boast a stunning bioluminescent lure and impressive teeth, while the males often exist as little more than attached parasitic blobs. Their peculiar, bulbous appearance hints that they likely
- [Resurfacing from the Depths: Deep-Sea News Returns!](https://deepseanews.com/2023/12/resurfacing-from-the-depths-deep-sea-news-returns/) - Dear Ocean Enthusiasts, After several years of silent depths, I'm thrilled to announce the resurgence of Deep-Sea News! Like a hidden treasure awaiting discovery, this platform dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of our oceans is making a triumphant return. For half a decade, the waves, and sometimes hurricanes, of life took me on various adventures,
- [Kiss of a Cold Ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2009/10/kiss-of-a-cold-ocean/) - Its been a long time since I put up any original music. Here is one I got around to finishing tonight. Its a bit rough around the edges, especially the acoustic guitar dub over, but I was too lazy to redo it after a first run. It may be hard to believe now - with
- [Radio In Vivo with Dr. M](https://deepseanews.com/2010/01/radio-in-vivo-with-dr-m/) - Craig was recently interviewed for Radio In Vivo, a Science in the Triangle radio program. It was s nice discussion of his research in deep sea ecology and body size evolution. If you have an hour to spare while your typing code or counting amphipods, give it a listen. Radio In Vivo January 27, 2010
- [Science in a fishbowl](https://deepseanews.com/2011/04/science-in-a-fishbowl/) - Part of a radio interview of Dr. Alistair Dove on Inside the Black Box, a weekly popular science show on WREK 91.1 public radio out of Georgia Institute of Technology in Altanta
- [What ate a 3 meter long Great White? Probably a Wereshark](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/what-ate-a-3-meter-long-great-white-probably-a-wereshark/) - Recently a 2003 video went viral on the internet. The video is a story of a 3 meter Great White Shark that was tagged. That electronic tag eventually washed up on a beach. The data from the tag seem to suggest, at least to the narrator and some others on the internet, that a massive ocean monster
- ["Fish are friends. Not food." What Finding Nemo Taught Me About Sharks](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/fish-are-friends-not-food-what-finding-nemo-taught-me-about-sharks/) - The following post is authored by Leo Gaskins as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. I can clearly remember the day that I saw Finding Nemo. I was eleven years old, and when Bruce the shark appeared on the screen, it scared the crap out of me.
- [3 Reasons Why You Should Invite a Greenland Shark to Thanksgiving Dinner](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/3-reasons-why-you-should-invite-a-greenland-shark-to-thanksgiving-dinner/) - This is a guest post from Sizing Ocean Giants team member Leo Gaskins 1) Not the best cook? No worries, Greenland sharks won’t complain! Forgot to thaw your frozen turkey? Have too many leftovers to fit in your fridge? Not so confident in your cooking skills? No worries. Your new Greenland shark friend won’t judge you!
- [5 Reasons Why Great White Sharks are the Blackberry of the Seas](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/5-reasons-why-great-white-sharks-are-the-blackberry-of-the-seas/) - The following post is authored by Leo Gaskins as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. 1. They are sleek yet functional. The aesthetics are impeccable, and signal just how well designed these sharks/smartphones are. Blackberry is one of the most easily-recognizable brands out there, and not for nothing.
- [5 Reasons Why Great White Sharks are the Blackberry of the Seas](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/5-reasons-why-great-white-sharks-are-the-blackberry-of-the-seas-2/) - The following post is authored by Leo Gaskins as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. 1. They are sleek yet functional. The aesthetics are impeccable, and signal just how well designed these sharks/smartphones are. Blackberry is one of the most easily-recognizable brands out there, and not for nothing.
- [Sizing Ocean Giants: The Paper!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/sizing-ocean-giants-the-paper/) - I am elated to announce the publication of Sizing Ocean Giants, a tome on the sizes of everything from Giant Barrel Sponges and Giant Isopods to Great Whites and Sperm Whales. You want Giant Oarfish? We got them! You want Leatherback Turtles? We got them too? And we'll throw in a Colossal Squid as a bonus.
- [Come Take A Field Deep-Sea Biology Class With Me!](https://deepseanews.com/2020/03/come-take-a-field-deep-sea-biology-class-with-me/) - You can be part of this discovery and learn about the deep oceans until your heart and soul are content. The course will apply concepts from biology, biochemistry, ecology, and conservation sciences to the study of the deep‐sea. The undergraduate- and graduate-level course (3‐credit) is June 7‐26, 2020 at LUMCON's DeFelice Marine Center in beautiful Cocodrie, Louisiana. Students will experience aspects of both field and laboratory including time at sea.
- [Alligators in the Abyss: Part 2](https://deepseanews.com/2020/01/alligators-in-the-abyss-part-2/) - Observations from the first-ever experimental deep-sea reptilian food fall
- [The Hair Metal Guide to the Ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/the-hair-metal-guide-to-the-ocean/) - Are you ready to rock? ROCK THE OCEAN THAT IS! Then bust out your wailing guitar solos, leopard skin leotards, double bass pedals, and aquanet. Welcome to the Hair Metal Guide to the Ocean! Because glam rockers love the ocean. You may not remember the awesome head and chest hair of Kip Winger, frontman of the
- [Slow Road to Recovery after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill for Deep-Sea Communities](https://deepseanews.com/2019/10/slow-road-to-recovery-after-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-for-deep-sea-communities/) - In an ecosystem that measures longevity in centuries and millennia, the impact of 4 million barrels of oil constitutes a crisis of epic proportions.
- [The Ocean Cleanup and Floating Marine Life](https://deepseanews.com/2019/10/the-ocean-cleanup-and-floating-marine-life/) - Earlier this year I warned that The Ocean Cleanup would catch and kill floating marine life. This week they announced they're collecting plastic, and their picture shows HUNDREDS of floating animals trapped with plastic (red circles). We need to talk about this. I've been raising the call on twitter, but recently I noticed that the image
- [The lingering and extreme impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the deep sea](https://deepseanews.com/2019/09/the-lingering-and-extreme-impacts-of-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-on-the-deep-sea/) - Deep-sea life, 7 years post the Deepwater Horizon spill, is recovering slowly and the lingering effects are extreme.
- [A very special PSA from Deep-Sea News](https://deepseanews.com/2019/08/a-very-special-psa-from-deep-sea-news/) - Given recent news, we felt compelled to share a couple of tips with our readers. Consider them to be ocean pro-moves.
- [The Beauty of Rarity](https://deepseanews.com/2019/08/the-beauty-of-rarity/) - Legend has it that Saint Patrick gave a four-leaf clover to a group of his followers; the fourth leaf put there by God to bring luck. St. Patrick believed the first three leaves represented hope, faith, and love. While the actual probability of finding a four-leaf clover is unclear, at best, it may be 1
- [The harrowing life of the violet snail](https://deepseanews.com/2017/07/the-harrowing-life-of-the-violet-snail/) - For a long time when I thought of the violet snail a cold chill would run down my spine. I first learned about it after moving to a new town in a new state, knowing almost no one. I sat in my living room full of boxes, with my too-small lamp lighting the too-big desk, an
- [How many species are in the deep sea?](https://deepseanews.com/2019/03/how-many-species-are-in-the-deep-sea/) - Its somewhere between 200 or 300,000,000. But how do we really know?
- [Don't be shallow. A tale of subsurface microplastics and the processes that transport them.](https://deepseanews.com/2019/06/dont-be-shallow-a-tale-of-subsurface-microplastics-and-the-processes-that-transport-them/) - One thing you should know about me is that I am from New York and I am half Italian. That means when I like something, I get highly animated about it. In person, I’ll start waving my arms around wildly to gesticulate my inner excitement. In writing, I will often use all caps and multiple
- [You are what you eat! Using bad boy carbons to understand food webs](https://deepseanews.com/2019/05/you-are-what-you-eat-using-bad-boy-carbons-to-understand-food-webs/) - Using bad boy carbons to understand deep-sea food webs
- [The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!](https://deepseanews.com/2019/04/the-video-of-giant-isopods-eating-an-alligator-in-the-deep-sea-you-must-watch/) - You may not realize it but the video below is the video you never knew you needed. But yeah you need it. The video is the actual video from my research group's dive with a remotely operated vehicle in the deep Gulf of Mexico. The background on all this alligatorfall project and why a bunch
- [How is the deep sea so diverse?  The struggle is real for late 1900s ecologists](https://deepseanews.com/2019/03/how-is-the-deep-sea-so-diverse-the-struggle-is-real-for-late-1900s-ecologists/) - A paradigm-shifting paper in the late 60's changed how we view the deep oceans. Sixty years later scientists are still trying to understand this major finding.
- [Ain't No Party Like a Yeti Party](https://deepseanews.com/2019/03/aint-no-party-like-a-yeti-party/) - In a new exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History Simonson features her large scale interpretations of the denizens of the deep.
- [The Ocean Cleanup struggles to prove it will not harm sea life](https://deepseanews.com/2019/02/the-ocean-cleanup-struggles-to-prove-it-will-not-harm-sea-life/) - Floating animals will be helpless against The Ocean Cleanup's efforts to collect surface plastic
- [This marine worm is called the Sand Striker](https://deepseanews.com/2019/02/this-marine-worm-is-called-the-sand-striker/) - TRIGGER WARNING This article or section, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Marine scientists, we have made a mistake. Eunice aphroditois, is a fearsome aquatic polychaete. Unfortunately, we chose to name it after a domestic abuser. And that needs to be changed. How did
- [Have you been nautical or nice? Take your present wrapping game to the next level](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/have-you-been-nautical-or-nice-take-your-present-wrapping-game-to-the-next-level/) - Deck the Halls with Bows and Tentacles…Fa la la la la lala la la.
- [Top 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other Animals](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/top-10-gifs-of-ocean-animals-eating-other-animals/) - 1. Cone snail eating whole fish 2. Orca taking a seal 3. California angel shark eating a California horn shark 4. Goblin shark eating a fish 5. Starfish eating a dead whale 6. Mantis shrimp disabling a crab. Check out the other great GIFS collected at The Wonders of Nature Daily 7. Stingray eating a crab 8.
- [6 times an invertebrate punched a vertebrate in the face (and it was awesome)](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/6-times-an-invertebrate-punched-a-vertebrate-in-the-face-and-it-was-awesome/) - A guest post from Katie Thomas, a graduate student at Duke University researching the evolution of bioluminescence in squids. (@katiethomas10) For those of us who love the spineless weirdoes of the ocean, it can get old always hearing about the dolphins and the whales, the sharks and the fish and the turtles that everyone loves so much
- [More annelid than anaconda](https://deepseanews.com/2012/04/more-annelid-than-anaconda/) - This post has been updated to reflect that this worm should be called the Sand Striker. Please refer to the following post in regards to the change https://www.deepseanews.com/?p=59047 Once upon a time in 1993, when I was imbibing my sophomore year at college in Australia – drinking in the knowledge, so to speak – I heard
- [Alligators in the Abyss](https://deepseanews.com/2019/02/alligators-in-the-abyss/) - This story starts with my research team currently deploying alligators at three different sites 2000 meters deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
- [Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos](https://deepseanews.com/2019/02/experience-the-life-of-deep-gulf-of-mexico-in-20-videos/) - As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition. Also follow us on Instagram and Twitter under hashtag #woodfall to keep updated on our upcoming cruise.
- [My 25 Favorite Things For Ocean Field Work](https://deepseanews.com/2019/02/my-25-favorite-things-for-ocean-field-work-2/) - I am particular about my set of gear and equipment that I take when I am out at sea. Much time spent was spent on trial and error research and development of my sea kit. The items below reflect advice from my scientific mentors and advice about tools from my father and father-in-law, one an electrician the other an awesome car mechanic. This is by no means a comprehensive list but these are things I won’t leave home without.
- [What Are Your Research Group's Scientific Core Values?](https://deepseanews.com/2019/01/what-are-your-research-groups-scientific-core-values/) - What drives your science? What does passion enter in?
- [3-D Printing the Ulitmate Deep-Sea Christmas Tree](https://deepseanews.com/2019/01/3-d-printing-the-ulitmate-deep-sea-christmas-tree/) - A DIY and files for 3D-printing your way to the ultimate ocean themed Christmas tree
- [The (ocean) physics of The Ocean Cleanup's System 001](https://deepseanews.com/2019/01/the-ocean-physics-of-the-ocean-cleanups-system-001/) - The following is a guest post by Dr. Clark Richards, a physical oceanographer at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Canada. It was originally posted on his personal blog. Clark is an expert in geophysical fluid dynamics, ocean robots and throwing really expensive stuff in the ocean in treacherous places. Introduction The Ocean Cleanup,
- [The Lonely Existence of Vampire Squids](https://deepseanews.com/2019/01/the-lonely-existence-of-vampire-squids/) - Vampire Squids are evolutionary all alone residing in their own long branch of the tree of life.
- [Photoshop Battles with this Image of a Hydrothermal Vent Polychaete Worm](https://deepseanews.com/2018/12/photoshop-battles-with-this-image-hydrothermal-vent-polychaete-worm/) - I love that the internet can bring together collectives of people working toward a common goal on something for the greater good. In beauty that is Reddit, we have the community of r/photoshopbattles that bring users together for "Photoshop contests on Reddit. A place to battle using image manipulation software, play photoshop tennis, create new images
- [The Continued Boondoggle of the Ocean Cleanup](https://deepseanews.com/2019/01/boondoggle-ocean-cleanup/) - As failure continues to plague the Ocean Cleanup, the multi-million dollar venture still hasn't collected plastic. Was this all easily avoidable? Yes.
- [Snow At Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2019/01/snow-at-sea/) - Posted recently on Facebook by A Moment of Silence, a picturesque winter wonderland on the high seas.
- [Can you afford to be a marine biologist? Or a scientist?](https://deepseanews.com/2018/12/can-you-afford-to-be-a-marine-biologist-or-a-scientist/) - To become a marine biologist employed by a university it will only cost half a million dollars to keep you on track. Are you rich enough?
- [A Tale of One Opening](https://deepseanews.com/2018/12/a-tale-of-one-opening/) - Some animals only have one opening, a mouth anus. This is list of those animals and their story.
- [The Dive Bombing Birds of Newfoundland](https://deepseanews.com/2018/12/the-dive-bombing-birds-of-newfoundland/) - An impressive video of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) dive bombing for fish in the North Atlantic
- [You Should Definitely Know about Pufferfish Skeletons](https://deepseanews.com/2018/12/you-should-definitely-know-about-pufferfish-skeletons/) - You will be probably shocked by what a pufferfish skeleton looks like.
- [Writings on the SeaWall: Squidtoons](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/writings-on-the-seawall-squidtoons/) - Everyone gets into science communication for different reasons, but to date this might be my favorite:
- [Tipping Points, For-Profit Scientific Publishing, and Closed Science](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/tipping-points-for-profit-scientific-publishing-and-closed-science/) - Can we as a scientific community be better and truly make science available for all?
- [A Wormy (and Nerdy) Conquest of the Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/hodorworm/) - Let's dicuss these newly described worms with super nerdy names. What no Lovecraft?
- [Let's Kill the GRE](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/lets-kill-the-gre/) - The GRE is a financial burden to students, poorly predicts graduate student success, and has biases associated with socioeconomic status, race, and gender with profits going to a $1 billion revenue "nonprofit" company. It is abundantly clear, we need to rid academia of the GRE.
- [Holothurian Hill](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/holothurian-hill/) - The swimming sea cucumber, Enypniastes eximia, sometimes referred to as the “headless chicken monster,” is a widespread species present in the abyss.
- [Ribbon Eel Video Roundup](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/ribbon-eel-video-roundup/) - Soothing videos of ribbon eels for your relaxing Sunday afternoon.
- [An Octopus Nursery Discovered on a Deep Underwater Mountain](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/an-octopus-nursery-discovered-on-a-deep-underwater-mountain/) - Far below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, three quarters of a mile deep, lies the peak of an underwater mountain. Rising 1.4 miles off the abyssal plains, Davidson Seamount, nearly 26 miles long and 8 miles wide, is one of the largest known seamounts in U.S. waters. Davidson contains an abundance of life including
- [Holy Swimming Bats](https://deepseanews.com/2018/11/holy-swimming-bats/) - Fun little fact I learned today. Bats can swim. Behold the majesticness. Hat tip to Lauren Coons on Twitter. Newsflash: 🦇Bats can swim 🦇And are surprisingly good at it 🦇Bats are capable of swimming in stressful situations if the need arises 🦇Some species, such as those belonging to the genus Pteropus (flying foxes), have been
- [Embracing Yes/Also: Marine Protected Areas Are Not An Either/Or Proposition](https://deepseanews.com/2018/03/embracing-yes-also-marine-protected-areas-are-not-an-either-or-proposition/) - Marine protected areas (MPAs) are big, small, remote, near-shore, and everything in between. Suggesting that big, remote MPAs are bad for conservation is just plain wrong.
- [When Is An Internship Not An Internship?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/when-is-an-internship-not-an-internship/) - An interesting discussion is playing out on NOAA Coral List regarding how we define "internships." This got started after the Roatan Institute for Marine Science (RIMS) advertised their 4-week, $3000 (travel not included), summer "internship." That sparked a lot push back from Coral Listers who complained (and I agree) that something a student PAYS for
- [Peak Poke? (Or, Our Choices Have Consequences)](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/peak-poke-or-our-choices-have-consequences/) - One of my favorite urban myths is that at any point in time you are never more than six feet away from a rat. Turns out that the reality is more like 164 feet away, but that's just splitting rat hairs. The point stands that where you find people, you find a lot of rats.
- [Pride, Actually.](https://deepseanews.com/2017/06/pride-actually/) - It's June, and that means the end of the NBA, the start of summer, and the celebration of LGBT Pride across the USA. I must admit that Pride crept up on me this year. I've recently returned from a long stretch of field work in Africa (another post soon on the toughest field work of
- [Sunflower Stars: Rulers of the Reef](https://deepseanews.com/2018/07/sun-stars-rulers-of-the-reef/) - Back in the day, I ran some experiments looking at different California kelp forest predators and their effects on trophic cascades. It was a fun time, doing things like banding Cancer crab claws and then watching how they still pinned down kelp crabs like a boss, making them run away in fear. But there was
- [Wooden Homes on the Seafloor Yield Insights Into the Impacts of Climate Change](https://deepseanews.com/2018/09/wooden-homes/) - Nearly two miles below the ocean’s surface, we are building new worlds. You might be surprised that these ecospheres are wooden—little log cabins hosting a cornucopia of sea life. By controlling the size of these wooden homes, we can begin to answer fundamental questions about how the oceans will adapt to climate change. In our most recent, paper we are beginning to grasp the extent that food controls biodiversity, biological novelty, and the competition among species.
- [The venerable, yet chronically misidentified, CTD](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/the-venerable-yet-chronically-misidentified-ctd/) - So you are on research cruise. And in your state of unadulterated science glee you decide that you want to share with the world your knowledge of this awesome oceanographic research instrument called "the CTD." However, in the immortal words of Kanye West, "I’m really happy for you and Imma let you finish, but..." a lot
- [10 Things Science, Science Communication, and Just Maybe All of Academia Needs](https://deepseanews.com/2018/06/10-things-science-science-communication-and-just-maybe-all-of-academia-needs/) - On the heals of being inspired at #scifoo at GoogleX, I'm a little fired up. Monday morning at the American Library Association meeting--after flight delays, a red eye flight, too few hours of sleep, and perhaps just one to many cups of coffee--I spoke in a session on science communication. Below is the energized list
- [So, You Want to Live in the Water? A Tale of Why Aquatic Mammals are So Big](https://deepseanews.com/2018/03/so-you-want-to-live-in-the-water-a-tale-of-why-aquatic-mammals-are-so-big/) - Guest post by William Gearty (Ph.D. Student at Stanford University) It’s summertime and you’re sweating from the heat and humidity. You jump in the pool and feel a rush of relief as you suddenly feel cooler. The water might not be colder than the air, but it sure feels like it, and it does a
- [Jellyfish fishing: A multi-million dollar industry](https://deepseanews.com/2018/03/jellyfish-fishing-a-multi-million-dollar-industry/) - Check out this incredible video of jellyfishing (aka ‘jellyballing’). The first part of the video, with the brown-colored jellyfish, is from the US state of Georgia, where jellyfishing is one of the state’s largest fisheries. The second part of the video, with the blue jellyfish, is from the Gulf of California, Mexico. And the third video,
- [Drawing Connections](https://deepseanews.com/2018/02/drawing-connections/) - Art is my favorite way to communicate science. It's the language that transcends boundaries.
- [Kelp, Spacecraft, and You](https://deepseanews.com/2018/01/kelp-spacecraft-and-you/) - OK, folks, time for some more KEEEELP FROOOOM SPAAAAAACE!!! And an opportunity for you to do some science of your very own! As you know, I'm super into kelp. Just a wee bit. And one of my great passions is trying to understand how kelp around the planet has changed over time. With things like
- [How We Know Megalodon Doesn’t Still Exist?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/12/how-we-know-megalodon-doesnt-still-exist/) - The author tackles all the evidence of why Megalodon's are extinct, including fossilized shark poo.
- [Video: What is this scary fish?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/video-what-is-this-scary-fish/) - So last Wednesday I got a message from DSN reader Aaron England Looze asking if I could identify this fish: Anyone who knows me knows I love weird animals, so of course I took the bait. And because I work at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, my preliminary investigation consisted of walking around the hallway with
- [New Research Reveals How to Easily Grow Jellyfish In Captivity](https://deepseanews.com/2017/12/new-research-reveals-how-to-easily-grow-jellyfish-in-captivity/) - For more updates on my research, follow along at jellybiologist.com, or on twitter @RebeccaRHelm As a scientist, I love jellyfish, and I suffer for it. Up until a few years ago, I had no way of knowing exactly where or when the jellyfish I study would appear. So I traveled to Washington and France and Florida
- [The Writings on the Sea Wall: Jill Pelto Art](https://deepseanews.com/2017/11/the-writings-on-the-sea-wall-jill-pelto-art/) - Glaciogenic Art to communicate the data of our time.
- [How David Cassidy Introduced A Hawaiian Shell To The World](https://deepseanews.com/2017/11/aloha-david-cassidy/) - David Cassidy introduced the world to puka shells.
- [Seaweed Sorting? There's Now an App for That!](https://deepseanews.com/2017/11/seaweed-sorting-theres-now-an-app-for-that/) - So many seaweeds….So little time.
- [Where Do the Most Narwhals Live?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/11/where-do-the-most-narwhals-live/) - In which the author tries and fails to use mathematical theory to find the most Narwhals.
- [The greatest thing ever to happen to science communication](https://deepseanews.com/2017/11/the-greatest-thing-ever-to-happen-to-science-communication/) - If online science communication is chocolate. I am your Willy Wonka and I'm inviting you to my candy factory for a wild ride.
- [Will Tweeting About Your Research Paper Get You More Citations? Meh.](https://deepseanews.com/2017/11/will-tweeting-about-your-research-paper-get-you-more-citations-meh/) - Currently, one of the most pressing questions in science communication is what impact does participating in these kind of activities have on individual scientists. These impacts are difficult to quantify as many are indirect, ephemeral, and often considerably delayed. Of course, scientists, administrators, and funding agencies also want to quantify how these impacts directly affect
- [When real-life marine biologist and mom goes to sea, she takes the octonauts with her](https://deepseanews.com/2017/10/when-real-life-marine-biologist-and-mom-goes-to-sea-she-takes-the-octonauts-with-her/) - My friend Roxanne Beinart studies deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems---work that sometimes takes her out to sea for weeks at a time. When on land, Roxanne and her young daughter love watching the octonauts together---a show about fluffy cartoon underwater explorers. So, to include her daughter in real life research, Roxanne brings the cartoon crew along on
- [Koi Division](https://deepseanews.com/2017/10/koi-division/) - Happy Friday, all! To celebrate an end to this week, I bring you something that's been giving me great joy - a Fish Goth cover band, Koi Division! With lyrics like Cries of trout in your sleep That you lure there with krill There's a taste in your mouth of shrimp cocktail swilled I know
- [How the Squid Lost Its Shell](https://deepseanews.com/2017/10/how-the-squid-lost-its-shell/) - This is a guest post by Dr. Danna Staaf, a science writer with a PhD in marine biology from Stanford University. Her first book, Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods, chronicles the 500-million-year evolutionary journey of these fascinating animals. She also blogs at The Cephalopodiatrist. Giant squid are the sea’s best monsters,
- [The Writings on the Sea-Wall: Ocean Art by Bryan Helfand](https://deepseanews.com/2017/09/the-writings-on-the-sea-wall-ocean-art-by-bryan-helfand/) - I love kelp. I love art. It's safe to say that 'kelp art' brings me to a whole new level of excitement that some could consider "overwhelming" in normal human interactions.
- [Reef Roulette](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/reef-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 Deep Sea News sympathize, so we've come up with this handy online answer to your restricted funding woes! Simply spin the wheels below to select your Reef Threat, your Brand
- [Support Sea Stories](https://deepseanews.com/2017/09/support-sea-stories/) - Science must be supported by good storytelling. Check out this awesome scientist who is doing just that.
- [Dragons, Sea Urchins, and Sea Otters? Oh my!](https://deepseanews.com/2017/09/dragons-sea-urchins-and-sea-otters-oh-my/) - And when I say Dragons, I am talking about the Dragon Kelp (Eularia fistulosa), of course! This summer, I was lucky to catch a number of tweets by Genoa Sullaway (@genoa_sully), a student in Matt Edwards lab, on a research trip up in the Aleutian Islands. The images she posted were arresting - particularly for
- [A quick look at the data from inside Hurricane Irma](https://deepseanews.com/2017/09/a-quick-look-at-the-data-from-inside-hurricane-irma/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=dA5qYrboTUE OMG Irma. It is going through the Caribbean and slamming everything in its path. I've been getting updates from friends in the Virgin Islands and it sounds like it was harrowing. Thankfully they made it through which is the most important part (even though their stuff may not have). Other islands have not been
- [What actually happened in the sea during the solar eclipse!](https://deepseanews.com/2017/08/what-actually-happened-in-the-sea-during-the-solar-eclipse/) - Last week, we wrote a teaser on what would happen in the sea during the eclipse. But now the results are in and YES! CALAMITY ENSUED. Sort of. On August 21 2017, the moon passed in front of the sun, the sky darkened, the temperatures dropped, and the zooplankton thought it was night. This triggered
- [GLOOP.](https://deepseanews.com/2017/08/gloop/) - "You see plastic doesn't go away, All plastic things are here to stay."
- [What happens in the sea during a solar eclipse?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/08/what-happens-in-the-sea-during-a-solar-eclipse/) - On July 20th, 1963, three scientists sat on a research ship 200 miles south of Woods Hole, MA, waiting for something remarkable. They were nearly 4000m above the seafloor, and using a sounder (similar to sonar), they could ‘see’ a line of creatures resting in the deep. By this time, biologists were beginning to unravel
- [We don't know jack about the deep sea](https://deepseanews.com/2017/08/we-dont-know-jack-about-the-deep-sea/) - The title may be a bit harsh but without a doubt the deep sea remains one of the least explored environments on Earth. The earliest interest and sampling in the deep sea occurred in the late 1800’s; however, a majority of deep-sea exploration did not occur until after the 1960’s. And although the current amount
- [Party Underwater like it's 1956!](https://deepseanews.com/2017/07/party-underwater-like-its-1956/) - For a post later, I've been watching some old British films involving diving, that this one was just so... I could not resist sharing. https://youtu.be/CZHYoX2LJqk
- [Only One of These is Ramen Noodles](https://deepseanews.com/2017/07/only-one-of-these-is-ramen-noodles/) - Nothing says college breakfast of champions more than the salty, stale goodness of Maruchan Ramen Noodle Soup. We've all been there…where Ramen is life…some of us might still be there…it's okay friend.
- [Are the floral smells of Victoria's Secret fragrances needed for marsh field work?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/07/are-the-floral-smells-of-victorias-secret-fragrances-needed-for-marsh-field-work/) - I am oceanographer. My research occurs on big boats in the middle of big oceans. Of the list annoyances I must deal with most can be fixed with zip ties. In my current role at Louisiana University Marine Consortium, surrounded by miles of beautiful coastal wetlands, I am beginning to add coastal science to my
- [The humanity within the pages of scientific manuscripts](https://deepseanews.com/2017/07/the-humanity-within-the-pages-of-scientific-manuscripts/) - In the pages of a scientific paper one does not often glimpse the human element of scientists. Although these papers reflect countless hours of dedication and sacrifice of individuals, a near monastic focus on seeking answers, the text reflects something more rigid and formulaic. Every so often in rare and special papers, one can glimpse
- [That Which is Bright and Splendid](https://deepseanews.com/2017/06/that-which-is-bright-and-splendid/) - What do you call a group of nudibranchs anyway?
- [The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico](https://deepseanews.com/2017/06/the-fantastical-beasts-of-the-deep-gulf-of-mexico/) - I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half deep. You can read up on our adventures on our Reddit AMA. The main goal was to deploy nearly 200 wood falls on the deep-sea floor. The work, funded by the
- [The Ancient Ocean of the Dakota Access Pipeline](https://deepseanews.com/2017/06/the-ancient-ocean-of-the-dakota-access-pipeline/) - You pull your old car to the side of the road, slow to a stop and turn the key: the fire in your engine dies. You step onto a flat, dim expanse, covered in a sleet-grey sky. You hear the grass shudder in waves across the plains, like the ghosts of a dead sea, frozen
- [Sharks for the Wee Lady Deeplings](https://deepseanews.com/2017/06/sharks-for-the-wee-lady-deeplings/) - There's been an awesome explosion of science oriented clothes for girls in the past few years, spurred on greatly by the awesome success of Princess Awesome's Kickstarter campaign. They started with an outfit that definitely appealed to the DSN set - a pirate dress! Now Princess Awesome has returned to the sea with sharks! Check
- [What's in a name? That which we call a Hopkin’s Rose by any other name would smell as sweet.](https://deepseanews.com/2017/06/whats-in-a-name-that-which-we-call-a-hopkins-rose-by-any-other-name-would-smell-as-sweet/) - Marine biologists have a particularly imaginative track record when it comes to naming. Here, we will explore a few of the more extraordinary scientific names for marine species and take a look at how those names were first assigned and why.
- [Reddit AMA (Saturday May 27th): DSN on a boat, throwing wood in the ocean!](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/reddit-ama-saturday-may-27th-dsn-on-a-boat-throwing-wood-in-the-ocean/) - UPDATE (5/27): Here's our Reddit AMA link - ask us anything about deep-sea science! https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/6dng31/i_am_a_marine_scientist_im_on_a_boat_right_now_in/ WE’RE ON A BOAT! That’s right, The Blogfather Dr. M and myself (Dr. Bik, Assistant Blogmaster?) are in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico AT THIS VERY MOMENT! To celebrate this awesome scientific cruise, we’re running a Reddit “Ask Me
- [Christy Bowles: #IAmSeaGrant](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/christy-bowles-iamseagrant/) - With the publication of the current administration's budget calling Sea Grant part of the "lower priority, and in many cases, unauthorized" parts of NOAA, we here at DSN are highlighting people who are or have been supported by Sea Grant. If you would like to share your story with us about why #IAmSeaGrant, please send
- [Pam DiBona: #IAmSeaGrant](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/pam-dibona-iamseagrant/) - With the publication of the current administration's budget calling Sea Grant part of the "lower priority, and in many cases, unauthorized" parts of NOAA, we here at DSN are highlighting people who are or have been supported by Sea Grant. If you would like to share your story with us about why #IAmSeaGrant, please send
- [Josh Good: #IAmSeaGrant](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/josh-good-iamseagrant/) - With the publication of the current administration's budget calling Sea Grant part of the "lower priority, and in many cases, unauthorized" parts of NOAA, we here at DSN are highlighting people who are or have been supported by Sea Grant. If you would like to share your story with us about why #IAmSeaGrant, please send
- [Ben Wetherill: #IAmSeaGrant](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/ben-wetherill-iamseagrant/) - With the publication of the current administration's budget calling Sea Grant part of the "lower priority, and in many cases, unauthorized" parts of NOAA, we here at DSN are highlighting people who are or have been supported by Sea Grant. If you would like to share your story with us about why #IAmSeaGrant, please send
- [Nyssa Silbiger: #IAmSeaGrant](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/nyssa-silbiger-iamseagrant/) - With the publication of the current administration's budget calling Sea Grant part of the "lower priority, and in many cases, unauthorized" parts of NOAA, we here at DSN are highlighting people who are supported by Sea Grant. If you would like to share your story with us about why #IAmSeaGrant, please send it to us.
- [Ocean Science: Low Priority and Unauthorized?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/ocean-science-low-priority-and-unauthorized/) - Welp, the administration's new budget is out, and science as a whole does not fare well. Ocean science get it particularly rough. Even at NASA, which seems to have escaped the most, is seeing the ocean-sensing PACE satellite cut. But it's at NOAA where the ocean science really gets hit. Why?, well: "The Budget proposes
- [Beyond drug lords and conservationists: Who is missing in the coverage of the vaquita's demise?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/beyond-drug-lords-and-conservationists-who-is-missing-in-the-coverage-of-the-vaquitas-demise/) - Threats of international boycotts. A conservation activism group’s boat burned in effigy. Government vehicles overturned by angry citizens. A cartel trafficking illegal wildlife goods worth thousands of dollars per kilo. At the heart of this? An adorable porpoise – the vaquita
- [Morning Zen: The infinite waves of Ray Collins](https://deepseanews.com/2017/05/morning-zen-the-infinite-waves-of-ray-collins/) - https://vimeo.com/215405296 Using computer art magic, Armand Dijcks has turned the still photographs of Ray Collins into wonderful kinetic images of waves. Turn on full screen. Press play. Be soothed. Calm out.
- [Ocean Signs at the #MarchForScience](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/ocean-signs-at-the-marchforscience/) - Update: now with moar signs from readers! One of the beauties of the various marches for science around the world was scientists and science lovers really letting their inner science-punner out. Signs ran from the serious to the silly, but all carried a message of love for the oceans. I'm trying to collect as many
- [We all Marched for Science](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/we-all-marched-for-science/) - From sea to shining sea. Rebecca marched in Falmouth Jarrett marched in BostonCraig marched in New Orleans Douglas marched in Berkeley* * Douglas's sign is a quote from the Life Aquatic Holly marched in Riverside Kim marched in Seattle Alex marched in spirit And if you didn't march? This. https://www.twitter.com/DrMRFrancis/status/855840592823291904
- [On the Importance of Doing Science With Your Kids](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/on-the-importance-of-doing-science-with-your-kids/) - Kimberlee later conveyed to me something I will never forget, “I wanted to teach my daughter that science is all around us and if we pay close attention, it has the ability to amaze, inspire, and add beauty to our lives."
- [Remembering Dr. G. Richard Harbison](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/remembering-dr-g-richard-harbison-an-extraordinary-scientist-and-human-being/) - Walking into Richard Harbison's office was like walking into a wizard's house. There were jars upon jars of strange, beautiful, and grotesque creatures, big and small, floating in different colored liquids, packed all around the room. And the books! Oh my gosh the books. Towers of them. Teetering on the flimsy foundations of old manuscripts
- [The Writings on the Sea-Wall: Climate Science Alliance](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/the-writings-on-the-sea-wall-climate-science-alliance/) - As part of their commitment to building a community of practice around climate adaptation, the Climate Science Alliance has developed the Affiliated Artists Program to work directly with artists who are exploring themes related to climate change and environmental stewardship.
- [If you love geophysical fluid dynamics, then you will love these foamy streaks in a lagoon](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/if-you-love-geophysical-fluid-dynamics-then-you-will-love-these-foamy-streaks-in-a-lagoon/) - https://twitter.com/NASAOcean/status/849643749898670080 This is the point in class where I raise my hand, jump up and down in my seat, and yell "ME! ME! I KNOW THE ANSWER!" Yes, the filaments contain foam. They also contain flotsam, jetsam, and all sorts of other floaty sea bits. But lines of buoyant sea stuff isn't the only story. The lines have a greater
- [The Return to Silent Spring](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/the-return-to-silent-spring/) - Rachel Carson had no idea how impactful her words would be over 5 decades later; yet it’s hard to believe how little has changed since the 1960s.
- [Reason 5,879 why dolphins are a$$holes: Octopus "handling"](https://deepseanews.com/2017/04/reason-5879-why-dolphins-are-aholes-octopus-handling/) - In case you needed further proof that dolphins really are the a$$holes of the ocean, we can now add even more evidence to this list. A new study by Sprogis et al. (2017) includes some pretty badass footage of dolphins "handling" an octopus. If dolphins weren't such a$$holes, they would gently cradle the octopus like a kitten, stroking
- [The Ocean Lover's Guide to Contacting Your Elected Officials](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/the-ocean-lovers-guide-to-contacting-your-elected-officials/) - The future depends on the actions we take RIGHT NOW. Time to start doing.
- [Bring the hammer.](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/bring-the-hammer/) - Prepare yourself for the hammer. http://giphy.com/gifs/agentm-agent-m-Xdcj75alQutVe No not that hammer. This one. The Malleidae, or the hammer oysters, is a suite of around 30 species, primarily in the genus Malleus, all with a hammer or T shape to the shell. I mean look at this shell. I like to think in the evolution process a
- [The Writing on the Sea-Wall: High Water Line](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/the-writing-on-the-sea-wall-high-water-line/) - "The Writing on the Sea-Wall" series seeks to highlight the skilled, artisans and projects that help us in our ongoing mission to connect people to science through tangible and impacting messages.
- [#IAmSeaGrant](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/iamseagrant/) - Edit - broken mailto link at bottom fixed - if you have a story, please send it to me! I plan to put a few together into later posts. With the current administration attempting to torpedo NOAA’s incredible SeaGrant program, I’ve gotten into a reflective mood. One could highlight the tremendous return on investment of
- [Trolling in the deep: from raging rants to support of the strange](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/trolling-in-the-deep-from-raging-rants-to-support-of-the-strange/) - Today's guest post is by Natasha Phillips, a marine biologist and PhD researcher based at Queen's University Belfast, interested in the movement ecology, diet and energetics of ocean sunfishes (Twitter: @SunfishResearch, Blog: sunfishresearch.wordpress.com) If I asked you to picture a predator, weighing over 2 tonnes1 and capable of travelling the distance of a marathon every day2, what
- [Look at These Amazing Deep-Sea Creatures from the Remote Pacific Right Now](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/look-at-these-amazing-deep-sea-creatures-from-the-remote-pacific-right-now/) - [View the story "Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas" on Storify]
- [How to recover when something goes very, very wrong at sea](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/how-to-recover-when-something-goes-very-very-wrong-at-sea/) - https://twitter.com/sheldonbacon/status/840236784151875585 I could not have said it better myself. Last weekend the wire cable from which the CTD is suspended on the RRS James Cook snapped, sending the entire thing to the bottom of the sea. Even worse, the crew had strapped 32 additional instruments onto the cage to calibrate them for the upcoming mooring deployment!
- [The importance of being NOAA](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/the-importance-of-being-noaa/) - Did you look at the weather before you left the house today? NOAA provided that data. Do you eat salmon, shellfish or even McDonald's Filet-o-Fish? NOAA works with fisheries to manage these resources so you can eat safe seafood tonight and tomorrow too. Did you turn on the light in your house? NOAA provides the
- [The Pulse of Ocean Data Archiving](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/the-pulse-of-ocean-data-archiving/) - Every morning, I wake up and check my email. Overnight, I get a few pings from mailing lists, people in other time zones, spammers - the usual. Lately, I've been waking up every morning to hundreds of new emails, and it's inspiring. It's cheering the dark bit of worry it my soul. It's making me
- [Support LUMCON ocean scholarships, and get rural, low-income kids hooked on marine science!](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/support-lumcon-ocean-scholarships-and-get-rural-low-income-kids-hooked-on-marine-science/) - How do we solve the diversity problem in marine science? This a complicated question without a single answer - but there is no question that we need to do everything we can to get all the young'uns hooked on science. It is especially important to make science accessible (and fun!) for underrepresented groups - African-Americans, Latinos,
- [The Little Strawberry Squid with the Big Eye](https://deepseanews.com/2017/03/the-little-strawberry-squid-with-the-big-eye/) - If I were ever to write a Little Golden Book on par with The Poky Little Puppy it would about cute, little, and red, deep-sea squids with an adorable giant eye. That’s not a typo. It’s an adorable giant eye not adorable giant eyes. The title? The Little Strawberry Squid with the Big Eye The
- [You Had Me at Seaweed-based Glitter](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/you-had-me-at-seaweed-based-glitter/) - As I was doing my morning internet perusing, I came across this fun video of a glittery bath bomb making a heinous mess is someones tub. I love me the glittery things, so naturally I was intrigued, but what really caught my attention was that this magical shiny substance wasn't plastics-based like most glitter, but
- [This deep-sea jelly looks like something from a dream](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/this-deep-sea-jelly-looks-like-something-from-a-dream/) - A beautiful jelly was just sighted by the Ocean Explorer as they cruise the deep sea near American Samoa live at oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. According to Dr. Allen Collins--a zoologist at NOAA and the Smithsonian--this little jelly is a rhopalonematid trachymedusa. I've been lucky enough to see a few live trachymedusae in my lifetime. They're among the most beautiful jellies I know, with fascinating
- [Scott Pruitt and the EPA: One of these statements is not like the other](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/scott-pruitt-and-the-epa-one-of-these-statements-is-not-like-the-other/) - The EPA: The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. Scott Pruitt's first address to the EPA employees (paraphrased): Let's all be civil and compromise. I learned about it in a book about the founding fathers. Alexander Hamilton said let's reduce state debt. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison said, sure...but only if we
- [So yeah ocean sunfish are ridiculous, dolphins are @#$@&, and deep-sea anglerfish are monsters](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/so-yeah-ocean-sunfish-are-ridiculous-dolphins-are-and-deep-sea-anglerfish-are-monsters/) - Recently a couple of interesting posts sparked some introspection on how I view, label, and discuss the denizens of the oceans. Carla Litchfield, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, at the University of South Australia, penned a recent piece titled “Calling deep sea species ‘monsters’ may harm their conservation.” While this misconception
- [Reef raving revisited: 4 good reasons for fish to glow in the dark](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/reef-raving-revisited-4-good-reasons-for-fish-to-glow-in-the-dark/) - This is a guest post form Maarten De Brauwer, a PhD candidate at Curtin University. You can find more of amazing work from Maarten on his social media sites, listed at the end of the article! It isn’t the first time DSN gets it’s underwater rave on, whether we are showing you the fluorescent
- [And now for the all robot performance of "To Catch a Fish"](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/and-now-for-the-all-robot-performance-of-to-catch-a-fish/) - Give a robot a fish, you will feed it for a day. Teach a robot to fish, you will feed it for a lifetime. At least that's what researchers at MIT have done with this freaky, clear robotic arm made using a new and novel hydrogel. It's sort of rubbery, sort of tough and sort of
- [The Legacy That Lives On.](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/the-legacy-that-lives-on/) - This past year, I was fortunate to visit many of our National Parks. In light of recent events and those yet to come, I saw it fitting and therapeutic to summarize some of those experiences. I hope you enjoy and can, at some level, relate. Cheers.
- [Ocean Sunfish are the most useless animal (an epic rant)](https://deepseanews.com/2017/02/ocean-sunfish-are-the-most-useless-animal-an-epic-rant/) - Ocean Sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, look like a pancake and are just the weirdest fish. I was ambivalent about these creatures until reading this absolutely EPIC Facebook rant about their sheer uselessness - and now I can't help but LOL wondering how they even continue to exist in nature. Mola Mola - the Pandas
- [How do bone-eating worms eat bones?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/how-do-bone-eating-worms-eat-bones/) - The deep-sea Osedax bone-devouring worms could easily have been the poster child for Deep-Sea News instead of the Giant Squid. I love them because Osedax are little soft sacks resembling snotty little flowers. Perhaps that’s why one of the first named species got the Latin name of Osedax mucofloris, literally bone-devouring, mucus flower. The females are
- [The Kelp of Luxury](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/the-kelp-of-luxury/) - How do you define class? How do you define luxury? How do you define an experience like no other at 30,000 feet in the sky? Why, by reaching 30 feet deep. That's the lesson of Emirates Air that will now provide their first class travelers with the ultimate definition of a life of luxury. What
- [A research cruise as depicted by a high-seas adventure cartoonist? YAAASSSS](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/a-research-cruise-as-depicted-by-a-high-seas-adventure-cartoonist-yaaassss/) - It has now come to our attention that EVERY cruise needs a high seas adventure cartoonist. Lucy Bellwood's comic on her three weeks at sea with the Schmidt Ocean Institute is just perfection. As the artist-at-residence on the R/V Falkor she describes the ship, the science and the techs/technology/scientists behind the science. And you will meet the
- [Worlds oldest animal aged to 4000 years](https://deepseanews.com/2008/02/worlds-oldest-animal-aged-to-4000-years/) - Age and growth studies of deep-sea gold corals and black corals indicate these animals live between two and four millennia. Deep-sea biologists get excited about this because marine invertebrates record archives of environmental conditions in their growth rings, the same way trees do.
- [Freak ocean wave across the Pacific](https://deepseanews.com/2008/01/freak-ocean-wave-across-the-pacific/) - Climate oscillations, even small ones like the Madden Julian Oscillation, can have a deep impact on the oceans, down to a mile deep. The Telegraph UK calls one newly revealed oceanographic mechanism a "freak" ocean wave because it travels underwater, with little or no surface expression. This was such a good spin I had to promote this to main title.
- [Clueless about big tuna](https://deepseanews.com/2008/01/clueless-about-big-tuna/) - What's happening in the Science News section at the Washington Post? I rarely post criticism but a recent story about bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) made me wonder what's happening behind the journalist's desk. Let's pick up where the Washington Post left off.
- [Sex, Snails, Sustenance…and Rock & Roll](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/sex-snails-sustenanceand-rock-roll/) - One of the things in the title was not actually part of my latest published research, unless you count the soundtrack I played while doing analyses. The research question was simple, how do the sexual lives and strategies for the subsequent offspring change depending on the availability of food. In the oceans, the amount
- [Dumping Pharmaceutical Waste In The Deep Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2008/04/dumping-pharmaceutical-waste-in-the-deep-sea/) - During 1973-78 alone over 400 metric tones of pharmaceutical wastes were dumped into the ocean off Puerto Rico.
- [NE Pacific Expedition Day 3&4](https://deepseanews.com/2009/08/ne-pacific-expedition-day-34/) - A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can follow the expedition here. photo credit: zlatkarp I began Friday with my first scuba dive off the Oregon coast. Forty-five minutes at 20 feet in some of the murkiest water I ever had the displeasure of diving in, less
- [Giant Isopod Fail](https://deepseanews.com/2009/07/giant-isopod-fail/) - This is a giant isopod. This, on the other hand, is not. To reiterate, this is a giant isopod, a species in the genus Bathynomus, and more specifically Bathynomus giganteus (latin for gigantic). The following illustration is taken from Lloyd 1908 "The internal anatomy of Bathynomus giganteus, with a description of the sexually mature forms"
- [Scientist In Residence Jarrett Brynes: How Are Extinctions and Invasions Shaping Food Webs?](https://deepseanews.com/2011/02/scientist-in-residence-jarrett-brynes/) - February's Scientist In Residence that I am way behind on introducing is Jarrett Byrnes, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). I have a lot of respect for Jarrett for not only his mad blogging skills at the cleverly name i'm a chordata! urochordata! but for his impressive research
- [DSN Scientist In Residence Jarrett Byrnes On Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function](https://deepseanews.com/2011/02/dsn-scientist-in-residence-jarrett-byrnes-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-function/) - In my last post, I showed that ocean food webs are being re-written by human driven extinctions and invasions. In particular, most species that have been driven extinct by man are predators. So what? So there are fewer species of predators. Does this matter? Won't, say, all of the other predators just become more abundant,
- [New nightmare fuel: the giant scaleworm Eulagisca](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/new-nightmare-fuel-the-giant-scaleworm-eulagisca/) - Giant isopods and vampire squid are sooooo last year. I bet you're even sleeping through the night now without imagining sixgill sharks tearing at your carcass. Fear not! Or should I say - FEAR MORE. I am here with an entirely new species to fuel your fevered nightmares. Meet the giant Antarctic scaleworm Eulagisca. Last week,
- [Am I a Robot or am I a Plankter?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/am-i-a-robot-or-am-i-a-plankter/) - I just learned that the ocean robots I work with are taller than me. Since being insecure about size seems to be a thing now, I clearly need to surround myself by other which inflates alternative height bigly. This is why I NEED this navy of tiny ocean robots. Although I was hoping this robotic fleet was deployed for total
- [Fight against the #EPAfreeze - Because you don't want sewage on your beaches, right?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/fight-against-the-epafreeze-because-you-dont-want-sewage-on-your-beaches-right/) - Would you want your taxi driver using a paper road map from 1892? Or would you rather he plug in the route on his Google Map iPhone app? You just got off a 14-hour flight from Australia, you're exhausted and sore, and counting down the seconds until you can crawl into the soft comfort of your
- [A New Year, A Look Back](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/a-new-year-a-look-back/) - January. A time for half-baked resolutions, fully-baked apple crisp, 2.5 weeks of dutifully honoring my pre-paid annual gym membership, and a buttload of retrospective, end-of-the-year lists. In between shirking my gym commitment and shopping for rolled-oats for some apple crisp, I found time to document my own idiosyncratic look-back on 2016. This being me, I’m
- [#SlugLyfe](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/sluglyfe/) - For when it's Thursday and everyone needs a little bit more cute, cuddly, and slightly slimey things in their life...Etsy never let's us down.
- [Look at the Size of that Kelp](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/look-at-the-size-of-that-kelp/) - I think one reason DSN wanted to rope me in was that Alex wanted another algae nerd on staff. And I hope I make her proud. For you see, it was not always this way. I started my life academic as an invert guy - sea squirts à la dock. It's taken me some time,
- [Can you hear me, Major Tom?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/can-you-hear-me-major-tom/) - I found the experience uniquely visceral and an interesting medium to make the seemingly intangible satellites into something more real.
- [What did the Boyan Slat and the Ocean Cleanup do last summer?](https://deepseanews.com/2017/01/what-did-the-boyan-slat-and-the-ocean-cleanup-do-last-summer/) - Because I haven't written an update on the Ocean Cleanup and Boyan Slat in a while... They deployed a 100-m long prototype that is really 30-year old RO-BOOM technology with some new fancy hardware. Deployed in only 30 m of water during a calm summer the prototype failed after 2 months. Because shackles. It cost
- [New video shows the hidden world under Antarctica's ice](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/new-video-shows-the-hidden-world-under-antarticas-ice/) - I'm constantly amazed by the beauty and diversity of life under Antarctica's ice. Below is one of the best videos I've seen of this stunning natural wonder. The water is below freezing, at a heart-stopping -1.5°C (29.3°F)*, a meter of ice covers the surface for much of the year, and the whole ecosystem is plunged into Antarctica's winter
- [Rocky Intertidal v.2.0](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/rocky-intertidal-v-2-0/) - The next wave in ocean outreach and education. A #ScanningtheSea inspired project.
- [In the evolution of fishes, this is a one seahorse race*](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/in-the-evolution-of-fishes-this-is-a-one-seahorse-race/) - *alternative titles include "Looking a gift seahorse (genome) in the mouth", "My kingdom for a seahorse genome", "Hold your seahorses", and "The galloping evolution of seahorses". Let’s face it, seahorses, pipefishes, and seadragons are messed up. That’s not a subjective opinion but an evolutionary fact. It’s like all the approximately 300 species in Syngnathidae (the
- [AUV with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/auv-with-your-nose-so-bright-wont-you-guide-my-sleigh-tonight/) - How does Santa get presents to the deep sea? With ocean robots of course! Enjoy Oceaneerings Holiday Card with 8 tiny ReinROVs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kkT39IoWp8 And if you need to deliver gifts on land, Boston Dynamics has also got you covered. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDZu04v7_hc
- [Tentacles, Tube Feet, and Other Sticky Things.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/tentacles-tube-feet-and-other-sticky-things/) - You guys…I did a thing. I published my first book. It's a children's sticker book all about the intertidal squishies that I love so much! Each page has a description of one of 12 critters and explorers of all ages can commemorate finding each one with a fabulous sticker. With the help of some amazing
- [Ocean robot seized, causes international incident](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/ocean-robot-seized-causes-international-incident/) - This past week, a US Naval drone was seized by a Chinese ship in international waters in the South China Sea. When I hear the word drone, I imagine a flying contraption that someone with a shotgun took down because they thought it was spying on their house. This is not that kind of drone. The drone they are
- [Have you been nautical or nice? Gifts for the marine scientist](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/have-you-been-nautical-or-nice-gifts-for-the-marine-scientist/) - This holiday season be sure to treat the weekend, aspiring, or career marine scientist in your life with the gear and equipment they need. Better yet treat yourself. 1. Carhartts Nothing beats a brand spanking new comfortable pair of Carhartts. No wait that isn’t true. A new pair of Carhartts is rougher than sharkskin and
- [Big wave story is big](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/big-wave-story-is-big/) - I imagine somewhere there is a cold-war era control room in a deep bunker where an alarm bell starts ringing every time a giant ocean wave is detected. When the World Meteorological Association announced there was a new record holder for the World's biggest significant wave height recorded by a buoy, I immediately scrambled for more info! A lone buoy
- [Salty Introduction: Jarrett Byrnes](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/salty-introduction-jarrett-byrnes/) - Hello hello. I thought I'd introduce myself as one of the newest members of the DSN crew. I'm an assistant professor at UMass Boston studying kelp forests, salt marshes, and changes in ocean biodiversity and ecosystem function. So, I'm more on the shallow sea news side of things - -5 to ~40m in depth. But
- [The Trump Administration's Attack on Science](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/the-trump-administrations-attack-on-science/) - Well let's see where things stand... President Elect Trumps transition team requested the Department of Energy name staffers who worked on climate change programs. Thankfully they refused. A Trump team member just compared climate science to the flat-Earth theory The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee tweeted a link to a widely debunked Breitbart article
- [Are you worried about Trump deleting climate data?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/are-you-worried-about-trump-deleting-climate-data/) - "Are you worried about trump deleting climate data?" This was a text I received from a friend last night. My first cynical kneejerk reaction:After I got that out of my system, I thought a little bit more. Her question stemmed from a series of articles that have cropped up on the interwebs regarding how some scientists are
- [A Decade of Deep Sea Decadence](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/a-decade-of-deepling-decadence-at-dsn/) - Today is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right - if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in the archives you will note that the proto-Deep Sea News empire began with a little post by Dr. M on December 13, 2006. What were we all doing in 2006?
- [In New England, We Love Our Football and our Barnacles](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/in-new-england-we-love-our-football-and-our-barnacles/) - I'm not saying that the 50 yard line at Gillette stadium doesn't have a barnacle on it, but, as pointed out by Will White, marine quantitative ecologist extraordinaire, the 50 yard line for the Pats Gillette stadium TOTALLY HAS A BARNACLE ON IT!!! Epic barnacle win!
- [Have you been nautical or nice? Dr. Sargent's Maritime Gift Guide](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/have-you-been-nautical-or-nice-dr-sargents-maritime-gift-guide/) - Dr. Elizabeth Sargent, posted this amazing #OceanGift list on twitter and was kind enough to share it with DSN! And I am going to insert a shameless plug here: you should definitely check out her awesome Etsy shop. Someone in your life NEEDS an Oarfish Dish. When she's not being an ocean gift guru, Dr. Sargent is an adjunct marine
- [Have you been nautical or nice? A week of DSN holiday gift guides](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/have-you-been-nautical-or-nice-a-week-of-dsn-holiday-gift-guides/) - It's December. With all the parties, year-end-deadlines and general holiday shenanigans, have you found the perfect gift for that marine science-lover in your life? If you have, Cheers Matey! If not, DSN is here for you to help you get the deed done. This week we will be sharing our hand-curated guides for your gift giving pleasure. GO
- [Breaching instruments: The BEST of BAD ocean photoshop](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/breaching-instruments-the-best-of-bad-ocean-photoshop/) - There is an image of a breaching shark making the rounds on social media as National Geographic's Image of the Year. Although admittedly shark breaching can be very impressive, THIS IS A BADLY PHOTOSHOPPED FAKE. And apparently not the first National Geographic Shark breaching photoshop controversy either. Of course with all this publicity, I am SOO
- [The DSN Superteam Just Got Bigger](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/the-dsn-superteam-just-got-bigger/) - We are not messing around at DSN. We are building our ranks. We are coming back strong. I am very excited to announce the addition of two new writers at DSN. Both are excellent researchers with black belts in science-fu. Their scicomm skills are on fleek. The first to join is Dr. Jarrett Byrnes, kelp, marsh,
- [A Story of Climate Change Told In 15 Graphs](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/a-story-of-climate-change-told-in-15-graphs/) - Recently, on Twitter and Facebook I noticed graphs of climate change and its impacts being posted. These were often unaccompanied with data sources or links. A lot of misinformation occurs across the web in both denial and support of climate change. Beyond a shadow of doubt, anthropogenically caused climate change is occurring. However, we do the
- [A 100-year-old mystery blob solved](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/a-100-year-old-mystery-blob-solved/) - First, let's be clear: in the ocean, mucus is king. On land, mucus is tragically confined to various animal orifices, unable to last long outside a moist environment. But in the ocean, slime is everywhere. And perhaps no animal has done more with 'snot' than the larvacean. Larvaceans are shaped like tadpoles, and most are
- [Last Name: Eva, First Name: Greatest](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/last-name-eva-first-name-greatest/) - In celebration of a century of science and nerd-dom, 2016 WSN President Dr. Jay Stachowicz called on the help of the Society to (somewhat scientifically) compile an epic list of top 100 Most Influential Papers to Ecology.
- [An Alarming Tweet From the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/an-alarming-tweet-from-the-house-of-representatives-committee-on-science-space-and-technology/) - Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Karen James (@kejames on Twitter) is an independent researcher in Bar Harbor, Maine. Her work is at the intersection of research, education, and outreach to adapt DNA-assisted species identification (DNA barcoding and related techniques) for use in projects involving public participation in scientific research (citizen science). Her aim
- [The Twelve Days of Christmas - NASA Earth Science Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2016/12/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-nasa-earth-science-edition/) - On the first day of Christmas NASA Earth Science gave to me: advance warning of Hurricane Activity. On the second day of Christmas NASA Earth Science gave to me: Two working jet engines, and advance warning of Hurricane Activity. On the third day of Christmas NASA Earth Science gave to me: three prong
- [What are these strange round blobs on a Southern California beach?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/what-are-these-strange-round-blobs-on-a-southern-california-beach/) - The internet is abuzz today at the sight of these fleshy-colored grape-sized sea blobs found on Huntington Beach, CA. As something of sea-blob fancier myself, my first reaction was: "oh yeah they're probably...wait...wait what are these?" According to the first news report I read, these fleshy grapes were ID-ed by Dr. Christopher G. Lowe as sea cucumbers. Now, Dr. Lowe knows his cukes,
- [Words fail me for this title](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/words-fail-me-for-this-title/) - Much has changed in the last weeks. Indeed, things have been changing for the last year. No matter which way your sentiments fall, we can all recognize this. To me, the world seems smaller, hateful, and less hopeful. This is supposed to be the post that changes all of that. A call to arms. A
- [I'm the modern day equivalent of a massive Carboniferous dragonfly](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/im-the-modern-day-equivalent-of-a-massive-carboniferous-dragonfly/) - I am annoyingly the first one to return to the surface after any scuba dive. My bottom time exploring the wonders of the aquatic realm is 60-75% shorter than these friends. I know this specifically because I have kept detailed records in my dive logs. One of my closest friends, using the same size scuba
- [Calibrating Your Internet BS Sensors in 9 Easy Steps](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/calibrating-your-internet-bs-sensors/) - Friends, Americans, country people, lend me your ears. You need to get your respective s#%@ together. Both my right and left leaning friends have bombarded my Facebook and other social media feeds with "news pieces" that purport one outrageous claim or another. You know who you are. You know what I'm talking about. You all
- [This Thanksgiving Remember the Cranberry Bog Dolphin](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/this-thanksgiving-remember-the-cranberry-bog-dolphin/) - We at DSN are not typically fans of the dolphins but we're no monsters. I love cranberry sauce out of the can but I do want my Thanksgiving dinner shrouded in depth. Well except the turkey. Okay I'm a hypocrite but dolphins are the line. That is why this Thanksgiving I am pledging my support not
- [From Our Family of Turkeys to Yours](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/from-our-family-of-turkeys-to-yours/) - To good pie and good people. A message of thanks.
- [Wherever it GOES, I GOES, we GOES. NOAA and NASA launch another satellite acronym into space.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/wherever-it-goes-i-goes-we-goes-noaa-and-nasa-launch-another-satellite-acronym-into-space/) - What did you do this weekend? Well if you were NASA, you successfully launched NOAA's brand-spanking new weather satellite GOES-R. Packed with six instruments, this geostationary satellite will be parked over the western US taking all the datas. GOES-R literally has science eyes on the back of its head, with two instruments pointed at the sun, two
- [Science For the People, By the People](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/science-for-the-people-by-the-people/) - Replacing the library previously closed to the public, this instillation provides an impressive hat-tip to extraordinary naturalists both past and present.
- [From smooth to bumpy, how Marie Tharp changed our view of the sea floor](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/from-smooth-to-bumpy-how-marie-tharp-changed-our-view-of-the-sea-floor/) - Give a woman some data, and she'll change the science world. At least that's what Marie Tharp did. A skilled cartographer, her maps showed the bottom of the ocean was not just a vast boring underwater plain, but contained bumps, ridges, mountains and trenches. And you know Marie's really kickass when her findings incited Jacques Cousteau to
- [Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/craig-with-big-things-and-small-things/) - I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as much the miniature Christmas village my mother would place under the tree. I was particularly fascinated with the tiny frozen pond and ice skaters. I eagerly awaited the display being
- [Adopt the giant deep-sea isopod, Bathynomus giganteus, as the National Deep-Sea Animal of the United States.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/11/adopt-the-giant-deep-sea-isopod-bathynomus-giganteus-as-the-national-deep-sea-animal-of-the-united-states/) - If you are an avid DSN reader then undoubtedly you know our fascination with Giant Isopods. Back in the early days of 2007, I was sharing Bathynomus giganteus videos and pontificating about their large size (and continued to discuss their size). The iconic species made it on to my list of best species and my bucket list of marine species.
- [TGIF: Barnacles put a ring on it](https://deepseanews.com/2016/10/tgif-barnacles-put-a-ring-on-it/) - Have you ever seen the bottom of a barnacle? Or to be totally accurate, the top?
- [+1 For the Robot Army](https://deepseanews.com/2016/09/1-for-the-robot-army/) - What better animal to use as the spokesperson for the first soft bodied, autonomous robot??
- [I Am With Her…and you can be too.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/09/i-am-with-herand-you-can-be-too/) - “Representation of women matters. When I see a woman doing something awesome and empowering, it inspires me to empower myself.”
- [The Odd Nautilus Organs Named After People](https://deepseanews.com/2016/01/the-odd-nautilus-organs-named-after-some-people/) - Inside a Nautilus are the normal organs—the caecum, the stomach, the crop, the nidamental gland, etc.—with normal names and known functions. However, my favorites, yes I have favorite Nautilus organs, are the Organ of Valenciennes, Organ of Van der Hoeven, and the Organ of Owen. The fact these tissuey lumps of fun do not have
- [A Dream Job in Social Media and the Oceans Awaits](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/a-dream-job-in-social-media-and-the-oceans-awaits/) - If you have been following me on Twitter or Instagram, then you know that I am having the time of my life down here in southern Louisiana in my dream job as the Executive Director of a marine laboratory (LUMCON). I mean seriously my job comes with fan boat rides. #imonaboat well #imonafanboat A photo
- [Have you been watching Okeanos explorer? If not, this week is your chance!](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/have-you-been-watching-okeanos-explorer-if-not-this-week-is-your-chance/) - I'm kind of obsessed with Okeanos Explorer. Why? Because being able to watch a live feed of an ROV exploring the deep ocean on the TV in my living room is pretty amazing. THE FUTURE IS NOW PEOPLE. Okeanos Explorer is a NOAA boat whose sole business is ocean exploration. It uses two ROVs equipped with mega
- [Pokémon GO players, please don't take drifters from the ocean. THEY ARE NOT POKÉBALLS.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/pokemon-go-players-please-stop-taking-drifters-from-the-ocean-they-are-not-pokeballs/) - Love it or hate it, Pokémon Go is undeniably a phenomenon. Although we here at DSN previously warned of the perils of Poké hunting in the ocean, some Pokémon trainers have not heeded our warning. According to scientists at UCSB, some rather enthusiastic players spotted what they thought was a Pokéball floating in the ocean near Isla Vista,
- [My What A Big Claw You Have! All the Better to Love You With.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/my-what-a-big-claw-you-have-all-the-better-to-love-you-with/) - For fiddler crab males, size is everything. Well over 60 different species of fiddler crabs, genus Uca, exist across the globe. You are probably familiar with the crabs. The males have one ridiculously large claw. You might think I’m being unfair to fiddler crabs, but the claw of male fiddler crabs is one of
- [An open letter from DSN to our fellow scientists](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/an-open-letter-from-dsn-to-our-fellow-scientists/) - The recent string of violent tragedies, both in the USA and abroad, have wrenched our hearts and left our minds baffled. Minnesota, Dallas, Baton Rouge, Orlando. This list continues. Some may view these tragedies as separated from science. We disagree, science does not happen in a vacuum. Science happens in the daily interactions of curious
- [The Worst Ocean Environments to "Catch Em' All"](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/the-worst-ocean-environments-to-catch-em-all/) - This week the best part of the 90s has returned in full force with the Niantic's release of Pokemon Go. You guys, this is like that thing when they re-released Oregon Trail…but better.
- [Recipe for a Sharknado](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/recipe-for-a-sharknado/) - While we here at Deep Sea News utterly disliked the Discovery Channel fiction-presented-as-fact documentary "Megalodon" we couldn't help but love SyFy's "fiction-presented-as-campy-AWESOME" that was Sharknado. Real science has shown that Megalodons aren't still voraciously roaming the seas, but I'm not so sure that science has utterly disproved whether a sharknado can exist. Therefore in the sprit
- [What are these giant tube-shaped animals showing up in the Azores?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/rare-mass-sighting-of-pyrosomes-in-the-azores/) - So on June 7th I was all, 'Facebook, what's happening today?' and as I'm scrolling through my feed I see this picture--posted by a scuba diver from a small group of islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean called the Azores--and I know my day is about to get real interesting: This is a
- [Wait, did I just become a commodore?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/07/wait-did-i-just-become-a-commodore/) - From Wikipedia… Traditionally, "commodore" is the title for any officer assigned to command more than one ship at a time, even temporarily, much as "captain" is the traditional title for the commanding officer of a single ship even if the officer's official title in the service is a lower rank. As an official rank, a
- [Science Spoiler Alert: Finding Dory](https://deepseanews.com/2016/06/science-spoiler-alert-finding-dory/) - In which Dr. Milton Love ruins the magic behind Finding Dory with Science, but we love him anyways.
- [Build your very own CTD. Then kiss it and love it and call it George.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/06/build-your-very-own-ctd-then-kiss-it-and-love-it-and-call-it-george/) - OMG OMG OMG OMG, Andrew Thaler, Kersey Sturdivant and Russell Neches over at Oceanography for everyone have just published a Build Guide for the OpenCTD, the CTD you can build at home. In case you didn't know, a CTD is the tool that enables us to calculate the temperature, salinity and density of seawater. They are
- [The Ocean Cleanup deployed a prototype and I honestly have A LOT of questions](https://deepseanews.com/2016/06/the-ocean-cleanup-deployed-a-prototype-and-i-honestly-have-a-lot-of-questions/) - Judging from the number of emails Miriam and I received from reporters today, the general public wants to hear what we have to say about the project a lot more than the Ocean Cleanup does. But with the new media blitz that is going on, I admit I checked out the prototype that the Ocean
- [ROBOT VS. SEAPEN](https://deepseanews.com/2016/06/robot-vs-seapen/) - Who knew that a battle between an articulate robotic sampling arm and a colonial organism related to soft corals rooted to the seafloor could be so suspenseful? I have no emotional connection to either of these opponents, but I FEEL the utter disappointment of the loser in this epic 50-sec confrontation. This battle has been brought to you
- [The Ethics of Respect for Nature](https://deepseanews.com/2016/05/the-ethics-of-respect-for-nature/) - If we were to accept a life-centered theory of environmental ethics, a profound reordering of our moral universe would take place.
- [TGIF: Elasmo-Lite-Brites](https://deepseanews.com/2016/05/tgif-elasmo-lite-brites/) - Basically, the ocean is a glowing rave of awesome…but you already knew that. Happy Friday!
- [GO GO GADGET JELLYFISH!](https://deepseanews.com/2016/05/go-go-gadget-jellyfish/) - One thing I've learned from the Okeanos Explorer's ROV trip to the Marianas Trench, is that deep sea jellyfish just like to let it all hang out. How else you going to feed effectively if you don't wave your tentacles around like you just don't care? But get too close to this unidentified jelly, and you risk triggering
- [Hard Celebrity Science: The Ocean Salinity Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2016/05/hard-celebrity-science-the-ocean-salinity-edition/) - The story of sea salt. It's a story of geology, endurance, and erosion. Unfortunately, this story seems to be unknown to several persons of dubious copious fame. And they've taken it upon themselves to create a menagerie of strange, kickass and even gross theories on ocean salinity. Join me now on a strange and wondrous trip to debunk some bad celebrity
- [The origin of ripples and other fantastic fluid experiments by Hertha Marks Ayrton](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/the-origin-of-ripples-and-other-fantastic-fluid-experiments-by-hertha-marks-ayrton/) - To any one who, for the first time, sees a great stretch of sandy shore covered with innumerable ridges and furrows, as if combed with a giant comb, a dozen questions must immediately present themselves. How do these ripples form? Are they made and wiped out with every tide, or do they take a long
- [Some of the best internal waves for Earth Day](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/some-of-the-best-internal-waves-for-earth-day/) - The earth is pretty awesome. And because it is Earth Day, I am going to celebrate one of my favorite Earth features: internal waves. I mean look at this awesome sequence of 3 internal waves groups you can see from space. These solitons are coming at you Palawan, breaking in UR seashores. Solitons are a particular
- [#Slowmocean satisfying your need for sublime slow motion wave videos](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/slowmocean-satisfying-your-need-for-sublime-slow-motion-wave-videos/) - I use a waterproof case on my iPhone because I live in Seattle and I constantly drop it. Ryan Pernofski has a waterproof case on his iPhone to take gorgeous slow-motion videos of waves. I think he wins in "Best use of a waterproof case" category. For more slo-mo awesomeness follow the #slowmocean hashtag on Twitter, Instagram and Vine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ufqweCJm2k H/T to Fuck Yeah
- [Oceanography yarn-bombed!](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/oceanography-yarn-bombed/) - I come from a family of insanely good knitters. For a time, my mom even knitted professionally for some fancy department store in Manhattan. Although the yarn gene seems to have skipped me, I do have an appreciation for some fancy knitting and purling. When I found out Schmidt Oceans invited knitter Michelle Schwengel-Regala onboard the R/V Falkor
- [Female Crabs Only Eat Their Own Young When They're Hungry](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/females-crabs/) - For many ocean invertebrates, the first stage of life occurs as tiny larvae in the plankton. The toughness of the planktonic larval life has caused many scientists to wax poetically, as we tend to do on subjects of invertebrates. As noted by Emery in 1973, these larvae face a “wall of mouths” ready to consume
- [CRAB SWARM!](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/crab-swarm/) - It is no secret that I find many denizens of the deep icky. Crustaceans are among them. But this video of a swarm of crabs is both beguiling and horrifying. TEEMING MASSES OF CRABS WALKING AND SWIMMING ACROSS THE SEA FLOOR. Due to a wonderful confluence of ocean physics, seamounts are biological hotspots. Currents formed by upwelling
- [Some REALLY Damn Good Advice](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/some-really-damn-good-advice/) - A few eons ago or so, the renowned Ichthyologist Dr. Milton Love wrote a piece entitled “So You Want to Be a Marine Biologist?” in which he imparted some damn good advice to those looking to follow in his slighty fish encrusted footsteps. In honor of another Dr. M, I have compiled what I would
- [Dr. M: An Ocean Outreach Giant](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/dr-m-an-ocean-outreach-giant/) - When it comes to ocean outreach, Dr. M is a giant: a rum-loving, goggle-wearing outreach giant, one with whom I had the pleasure of working on his most massive (though by far not his only) science-meets-outreach success. Dr. M was the lead author on a groundbreaking 2015 review paper called “Sizing Ocean Giants,” cataloging the largest
- [A graphical biographical tale of Dr. M](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/a-graphical-biographical-tale-of-dr-m/) - Craig likes snails, I like craig and I love bad photoshop. Which means it is completely fitting that I’ve cut, copied and pasted snails onto his head in this loving graphical tribute to Dr. M. Anyone who knows Craig knows is a die-hard ally. He’s a kind, thoughtful, encouraging and inspiring mentor. Mess with his
- [Five New Delicious (and Fittingly Strong) Cocktails in Honor of Dr. M.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/five-new-delicious-and-fittingly-strong-cocktails-in-honor-of-dr-m/) - In celebration of success, to savor the beauty of life, or to soften the pitfalls of experiments gone awry, alcohol has always been an integral part of research. Alcohol consumption in the sciences is higher than many other professions, but of course, we are not elderly rummies barely hanging from the corner lamppost. We are cultured
- [That looks terrible on you Dolphin- take it off!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/that-looks-terrible-on-you-dolphin-take-it-off/) - I hate all the stuff growing on whales. It's just one of those weird personal tics. All those barnacles look annoying and itchy and the whole thing makes my skin crawl. If a whale was like, "hey Rebecca, pick these off", I'd be all like, "OMG YES!" And not only would I be down to help my
- [The man behind the science: Top 10 Facts about Dr M](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/the-man-behind-the-science-top-10-facts-about-dr-m/) - What better way to kick off a “Tribute to our Leader” theme week than with Dr M’s favorite type of post? That’s right, a listicle. Scientists aren’t always up in their research 24/7 - we have personalities too! Kickass personalities, in fact, that don’t always come across on the internet. For those of you DSN
- [Surprise Theme Week: Tribute to our Leader, Dr M](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/surprise-theme-week-tribute-to-our-leader-dr-m/) - SURPRISE! Like ninjas, we’re announcing a SURPRISE theme week here at DSN. All this week - from today until next Wednesday - we’re paying tribute to our friend and leader Craig McClain (AKA Dr. M here at Deep-Sea News). Why? Because we felt it was time. And because we want to have some fun. And
- [A little science, a little soccer. All while adrift on the ice.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/04/a-little-science-a-little-soccer-all-while-adrift-on-the-ice/) - Think you are hardcore because you've been on a research cruise for a week? A month? Three months? Well you ain't got nothing on these researchers. FIVE MONTHS people. Oh and I did I mention, they froze themselves into the ice too?! FOR SCIENCE. Anyway, here's a little peek into what it is like to
- [Two California fishermen pretend they are maritime pirates and hold an oceanographic mooring for ransom](https://deepseanews.com/2016/03/two-california-fisherman-pretend-they-are-maritime-pirates-and-hold-an-oceanographic-mooring-for-ransom/) - First, let's give a shoutout to these two dudes who found a washed up mooring and, like adults, gave it back to MBARI. Now I give the eye of disdain to another two fisherman, who found a detached piece of an mooring and have decided to hold it for ransom. It's not unusual that oceanographic moorings
- [Why They Should Name the Ship Boaty McBoatface](https://deepseanews.com/2016/03/why-they-should-name-the-ship-boaty-mcboatface/) - In 2019 the United Kingdom's new state-of-the-art polar research vessel is slated to take to the seas. The Natural Environment Research Council, the UK's leading public funder of environmental science who is funding this beautiful new ship, is allowing the public to name the new ship. And unless you have been living under a rock
- [Video! The sea slug that looks and swims like a fish](https://deepseanews.com/2016/03/video-the-sea-slug-that-looks-and-swims-like-a-fish/) - Out there in the open ocean is a nudibranch sea slug that looks like a fish, and for the last five months I’ve been obsessed with it. I wrote an article about this fishy slug, called Phylliroe, back in November (link to original article here, which is also posted below). But despite all my best efforts
- [Waves of Washington's Windstorm](https://deepseanews.com/2016/03/waves-of-washingtons-windstorm/) - Check out @NWSSeattle image of windstorm! We're monitoring the situation and will have highway updates here. pic.twitter.com/WEvmMInlKs — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 13, 2016 We had a pretty spectacular windstorm here in Seattle yesterday, with winds up to 56 mph. Word to the wise, when attempting kite flying between downpours, go to a park not the sidewalk
- [Under Pressure: Will Deep-Sea Animals Explode or Implode on the Surface?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/03/under-pressure/) - A comment on Reddit reminded me of a question that I have received many times. The question is always a good one because it stems from knowledge and deductive reasoning. The said question requires one to know that one of the most extreme environmental gradients is the increase of pressure with increasing depth, at the
- [On being scared](https://deepseanews.com/2016/03/on-being-scared/) - At 2 am, the only hints of light are the flecks peaking out from curtained portholes. The red lights of the bridge illuminate the path ahead. I briefly look above; the cloudy skies mask the stars. I return to my position hanging over the rail of the ship. The cool air and light mist feel
- [Five ways conductivity data met an untimely demise](https://deepseanews.com/2016/02/five-ways-conductivity-data-met-an-untimely-demise/) - I've been looking at a lot of data lately. Visions of data are dancing in my head. Why? Because often, an oceanographic sensor will just crap out. And I must find that bad data and banish them from my analysis. Every sensor has the potential for a problem. Water velocity, temperature, oxygen, nitrate and conductivity have all been known to rebel.
- [What makes a wave epic?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/02/what-makes-a-wave-epic/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIM3bSRaaeI&feature=youtu.be Nazaré, Portugal. Where surfers flock to surf some of the most formidable waves in the world. But what makes Nazaré so special? Well let this awesome group of Portuguese High School students explain it to you. Shoaling! Refraction! Interference! A big ass canyon! This video has got ALL THE PHYSICS. More on this project here and here.
- [Meet the New Sharks of 2015](https://deepseanews.com/2016/02/meet-the-new-sharks-of-2015/) - The worn and weary phrase "There's more fish in the sea" isn't just cold solace for heartbroken saps, but for shark biologists, this means more discoveries of new species. Another year of science closes, giving us pause to review those new species of sharks described in the scientific literature, bringing the total number of known shark
- [Deep-Sea Barnacle Genomics. Because, #DarwinDay](https://deepseanews.com/2016/02/deep-sea-barnacle-genomics-because-darwinday/) - When Darwin got down and dirty with his work on Barnacles (1846-1854), everyone still assumed there was no life at all in the deep sea. Thankfully he lived to see this "azoic" theory disproven by the Challenger expedition in the 1870s, but it would be another century before the world witnessed the glory of hydrothermal vents (and the
- [Do baby dolphins hear their parents?](https://deepseanews.com/2016/02/do-baby-dolphins-hear-their-parents/) - Yes, according to a recent study by Lancaster and colleagues. Many marine mammals are precocial in that the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth. Juvenile dolphins for example are independently swim, surface to breathe, and maintain contact with mother on their own. But how developed is the hearing of a juvenile dolphin? Are
- [Where is the best place to put your ocean cleanup device? Not where currently proposed.](https://deepseanews.com/2016/01/where-is-the-best-place-to-put-your-ocean-cleanup-device-not-where-currently-proposed/) - You might think that to clean up the problem of plastic in the ocean, you should place your cleanup device where there is the most plastic. And this isn’t a horrible initial assumption, which has been made by “The Ocean Cleanup”. But a slick new modeling study by Peter Sherman and Erik van Sebille show
- [Megafauna and Minerals on the Pacific Abyss](https://deepseanews.com/2016/01/megafauna-and-minerals-on-the-pacific-abyss/) - This guest post is from Dr. Diva Amon (on Twitter @DivaAmon). Dr. Amon is marine biologist specialising in deep-sea biology, working on a range of environments, from abyssal plains to chemosynthetic habitats. Dr. Amon is currently based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a post-doctoral fellow but was born and raised in Trinidad and
- [TGIF: Subway Car Artificial Reefs!](https://deepseanews.com/2016/01/tgif-subway-car-artificial-reefs/) - A sunken city of NYC subway cars lives off the coast of Delaware - yep, you read that right. They were sunk there on purpose, to serve as artificial reefs that attract fish. And, er, we've apparently been throwing a lot of things down there to see what happens - think "Will it Reef?" (a deep-sea version
- [The real-life cousins of SpongeBob](https://deepseanews.com/2016/01/the-real-life-cousins-of-spongebob/) - The beloved animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants, is the wonderful creation of animator Stephen Hillenburg. What you may not know is that Hillenburg is a marine biologist, graduating with a bachelor's degree from Humboldt State University in 1984, majoring in marine resource planning and interpretation. After graduating from college, Hillenburg taught marine biology at the Ocean
- [New Video of Giant Squid Surfaces](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/new-video-of-giant-squid-surfaces/) - Video of a very large squid swimming near a dock made the rounds last week across many social media streams. The squid is actually an Architeuthis, aka the Giant Squid. The was confirmed by Dr. Mike Vecchione from the Smithsonian, one of the world's leading experts on cephalopods, on Dr. Chris Mah's, also of the Smithsonian, Facebook post of
- [Malacology Monthly: Going Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/malacology-monthly-going-deep/) - Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of these animals living in the depths of our oceans. Biodiversity of today's marine snails can be traced to several different ecological and environmental phenomena, but in the Deep-Water Helmet Shell
- [Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/ninja-lanternshark-the-new-shark-species-you-will-never-see-coming/) - You will never see the Ninja Lanternshark coming, not because it's dark and elusive, but because you won't be swimming below 1,000 feet deep off the coast of Central America any time soon. Discoveries in science are not often the result of the stereotypical and unrealistic step-by-step scientific method, but usually occur through other more
- [Cephalopods: Masters of W.T.F?  - Enough GIFs to Kill a Kraken](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/cephalopods-masters-of-w-t-f-enough-gifs-to-kill-a-kraken/) - With octopus, squid, & cuttlefish, reality is stranger than fiction. Shape-shifting, color-changing, or morphing into a Las Vegas billboard are nothing new for these real-life transformers. Superheroes? Who gives a heck. I was too busy reading marine biology text books than to waste my time with the imaginary - and usually blatantly contradictory - special powers
- [10 Reasons Why the Ocean's Struggle is Real](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/10-reasons-why-the-oceans-struggle-is-real/) - #RealOceanProblems
- [Ten GIFS that show waves being complete jerks](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/ten-gifs-that-show-waves-being-complete-jerks/) - In situ wave watching? NO. Blissful matrimony? RUINED. Engagement you'll never forget? NAILED IT. Yoga? I THINK NOT. Try to appease my wrath? YOUR OFFERING IS INADEQUATE. Skim boarding without appropriate attire? DON'T EVEN TRY. Casual jog along the sea wall? YOU'D BETTER RUN. AND NO BIKE RIDING EITHER. Try and take my picture? I
- [Go home Dinoflagellate, you're drunk](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/go-home-dinoflagellate-youre-drunk/) - Sally, one of my lab mates, takes amazing videos of protists under the microscope (she posts these on her Instagram, pondlife_pondlife - go check it out). She showed me this video of a Dinoflagellate, a common marine protist that's part of the plankton. They microscopic, and they swim like this: This rather graceful swimmer is a
- [This Is How We Do It](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/this-is-how-we-do-it/) - Don't worry…it's safe for work...No one will actually know what you are looking at and they probably won't believe you when you tell them.
- [Five Mind-Blowing Bivalve GIFs That Will Blow Your Mind - Your Blown Mind Won't Believe #6!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/five-mind-blowing-bivalve-gifs-that-will-blow-your-mind-your-blown-mind-wont-believe-6/) - Since the dawn of human civilization, much has been written about the sheer adrenaline-pumping excitement of clams, scallops, cockles, but today’s digital age has cranked-up that heart-pounding thrill to 11. If these five gifs don’t rock the pleasure centers of your cerebrum like being at front-stage of a Whitesnake concert, they may just pop an artery
- [My favorite deep-sea GIFs](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/my-favorite-deep-sea-gifs/) - Comb Jelly, Phylum Ctenophora The giant deep-sea jellyfish, Stygiomedusa gigantea Siphonophore Blanket Octopus, Tremoctopus sp. Dumbo Octopus, Grimpoteuthis Vampire Squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis Giant Squid, Architeuthis dux Swimming sea cucumber, Enypniastes sp. Giant Ostracod, Gigantocypris sp. Giant Isopod, Bathynomus giganteus Polychaete worm, Annelida The fish with a transparent head, Macropinna microstoma Deep-Sea Frogfish, Family Antennariidae Hydrothermal Vent
- [An animated GIF guide to the indoor oceans](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/an-animated-gif-guide-to-the-indoor-oceans/) - THE PERFECT INDOOR STORM Before setting any vessel or offshore structure into the sea, you need to figure out whether it will survive the ocean's wrath. Meet the University of Maine's new W2 Ocean Engineering lab. Scale winds of 200 mph. Scale waves 100 m tall. Fans that rotate 360 degrees around the tank to make winds
- [Cousteau Cocktails](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/cousteau-cocktails/) - It goes without saying that many generations of Marine Biologists owe a bit of their inspiration and success to Big J. Either from his work developing early SCUBA technologies to his documentaries and television shows that brought the wonder of the ocean world in full color into our living room television sets. But Jacques was
- [Honor Your Heroes](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/honor-your-heroes/) - The widely-distributed but completely unattributed quote “great scientists are born, not made” is only partly true. Without role models, guidance, and educational opportunities, someone born a scientist might tragically end up a politician or a performance artist. And I can definitely trace my own mediocre success as a scientist to those who inspired me at
- [Not Quite the Shark that ate Esteban](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/not-quite-the-shark-that-ate-esteban/) - A new species of catshark is discovered off the Galapagos Islands and named after the Jaguar Shark in the Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
- [The See Life Collection](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/the-see-life-collection/) - Much wildlife is undervalued for the reason that it is not itself easily recognizable, and its contribution to the planet, ecosystem, or humanity, even less so.
- [Mesmerizing Schools of Convict Tangs](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/mesmerizing-schools-of-convict-tangs/) - One of my favorite places in the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands is the Kapoho Tide Pools. Lava flows from Kilauea often reach the ocean. Rapid cooling of the lava can form domes. When these domes collapse in the intertidal they become a series of tidal pools hosting a myriad of ocean life. Snorkeling here is nothing short of amazing. During my
- [Aquaman GIF Roundup](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/aquaman-gif-roundup-2/) - Thanks to @SFriedScientist there is a an ocean full of animated Aquaman GIFs. Here are a few favorites. Finally a dolphin is useful Of course the dolphin really is pointless The mightiest of superheros Aquaman shaking his grove thing in the frozen seafood section The Aquasteed is not amused Splish...splash
- [It's GIF Week at DSN!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/its-gif-week-at-dsn/) - The time is upon us. Every image in every post at DSN this week will move. With a crack team of computer hackers, a brain-trust of 5 year olds, 2 llamas, a dozen slipper limpets, and the collective intelligence of the internet we are be able to bring the future to you now. Or it good
- [How to Build a Better Tide Machine](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/how-to-build-a-better-tide-machine/) - For when your life is dictated by the ebb and flow of the mighty seas.
- [Dancing Squat Lobsters of the Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/dancing-squat-lobsters-of-the-deep/) - From former DSN's own Peter Etnoyer (posts here) comes a great set of deep-sea GIFS. Among the many revelations of recent studies of Gulf of Mexico deep-sea coral beds is that squat lobsters appear to be the lazy ninjas of the deep-sea. They sit waiting in coral beds practicing ju-jitsu while hapless squid drift by unawares. The
- [Win A DSN Stocking Hat](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/win-a-dsn-stocking-hat/) - Stocking hat, toque, beanie. Whatever you call them, nothing will compare to your very own DSN branded one. Imagine a DSN pirate, giant squid, Archie, logo all of your own. All of your friends will be jealous. How do you get one? Easy! Create a GIF with the DSN's Archie (.eps file link here). Send
- [Whale Shark and Manta Ray Gif Roundup](https://deepseanews.com/2015/12/whale-shark-and-manta-ray-gif-roundup-3/) - Dr. Simon Pierce (@simonpierce) is a marine biologist extraordinaire focusing on whale sharks. He is the Principal Scientist at the Marine Megafauna Foundation and Science Coordinator of the Global Whale Shark Photo-ID Library. You can visit it gorgeous website here. On Twitter Simon shared some gifs of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) and manta rays (Manta ???) taken last month in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
- [Tour the deep Southern Ocean from the safety of your couch](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/tour-the-deep-southern-ocean-from-the-safety-of-your-couch/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VMSF28J9H4 You know I love a good visualization and this one of the Southern Ocean is no slouch. I forgive the somewhat standard narration for the shear beauty of the phenomena illustrated. Circulation, eddies, deep water formation, isopycnals. It's got it ALL. Seriously, check out the waterfalls of super dense water flowing off the continental
- [GIF Week at DSN](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/gif-week-at-dsn/) - From December 6th to the 12th, we are getting giffy with it at DSN. We'll be posting marine science GIF roundups,GIFs of our favorite animal behaviors,GIFs of oceanographic equipment being deployed,GIFs of currents,GIFs explaining science, and much more. We will even be creating some new GIFs just for you. Are you a scientist and want contribute to
- [Meet Phylliroe: the sea slug that looks and swims like a fish](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/meet-the-sea-slug-that-looks-like-a-fish-lives-in-the-deep-sea-and-glows/) - Biologists have a habit of naming things after cool animals. Cars named after comb jellies, internet passwords after giant squid. Most of these names I recognized, but then I saw my friend’s wifi signal: “Phylliroe”, an animal name I’d never heard before. It took me a while to figure out who this odd and honorary
- [The Art and Anatomy of the Yeti Crab](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/the-art-and-anatomy-of-the-yeti-crab/) - There is so much to love about this Squidtoons. Fantastic artwork? Check. Adorable deep-sea creature? Check. Scientific accuracy? Check. Mentions of source scientific articles? Check, Check, Check. I'm in a little bit of nerd heaven this morning. Wait you can buy a poster of this for only $20! Excuse me for a few minutes.
- [Dramatic Cuttlefish is Dramatic with Bonus Video](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/dramatic-cuttlefish-is-dramatic-with-bonus-video/) - Deep Underwater from Alex Soloviev is a sequence of trippy music and great underwater footage. The theme music is Solar Walk 3-Event Horizon by Astropilot. So yeah...trippy. Soloviev describes the video as On the surface you can see only sequences of moments. If you will dive deep underwater you may meet an eternity. Time does not exist
- [The Most Fearsome Predator In History...Is No Longer History](https://deepseanews.com/2007/01/the-most-fearsome-predator-in-historyis-no-longer-history/) - If you missed the book Meg, which is probably for the best, I just heard through the grapevine that a movie is in developmental hell. Luckily the book was given to me, so as I trudged through the 400 some odd pages of it, I didn't have one more thing to upset me. The only
- [Chikyu's Quest to Drill the Mantle](https://deepseanews.com/2009/05/chikyus-quest-to-drill-the-mantle/) - BBC News carries a nice story on the JAMSTEC monster ship Chikyu, also called "Godzilla-maru" for obvious reasons. The ship itself is 210 m, but the drill derrick rises 100 m off the deck. The rig dwarfs the Statue of Liberty, nearly matches the height of the St. Louis arch. Chikyu's destiny is penetrate the
- [Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup](https://deepseanews.com/2010/07/superyachts-airplanes-submarines-mashup/) - Why choose when you can have both?. Grape jelly and peanut butter in the same jar? Done! Chocolate and wine together? Done! The great tase of seafood and beer all in the same wonderful can? Done! The recent trend of mashups on the internets is goes from awful to fantastic. Perhaps some of these are not the
- [Top 5 scariest species…from, er, DNA?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/top-5-scariest-speciesfrom-er-dna/) - My fellow Deeplings have been barraging the blog with "Best of" and "Top 10" lists in recent memory. Now its my turn to chime in. Only…I don't work with actual animals. I work with DNA sequences. I spent my PhD sitting under the microscope, where I vowed never again! Now I work with gigabyte-sized text
- [A (Not So Serious) Scientific Treatment of Mermaids](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/a-not-so-serious-scientific-treatment-of-mermaids/) - It is hard to know where to start in describing Karl Banse, professor emeritus at the University of Washington. He is one of the world’s leading biological oceanography. His work, and I do not use this word lightly, is seminal. In 1998, the American Society for Limnology and Oceanography awarded him the A.C. Redfield Lifetime
- [The Ever Increasing Size of Godzilla: Implications for Sexual Selection and Urine Production](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/godzilla/) - In 1954 Godzilla was a mere 50 meters (164 ft). In the newest movie, Godzilla is estimated to be 150 meters (492 ft). For comparison the Empire State Building in New York City stands at 381 meters (1250 ft). Incarnations of Godzilla went from 13% of the height of the Empire State Building to nearly
- [Why the giant squid eye?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/why-the-giant-squid-eye/) - The largest measured giant squid eye is 27 centimeters (10.63 inches), roughly the size of a large dinner plate. Whereas all giant squids don’t have goliath fine china size eyeballs, most are between 5-15 centimeters (~2-6 inches), their peepers are huge. The swordfish has roughly the same body size as a giant squid, yet its eye is just a third of the diameter. Why? Why are giant squid eyes giant?
- [A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2008/05/a-post-where-craig-pontificates-about-the-colossal-squid/) - In my absence for a body size evolution workshop and during Peter's coral week spectacular the media took the opportunity to spread disinformation about my favorite phyla-Mollusca. To bring you up to speed, a crack team of teuthologists* dissected both Giant and Colossal Squids at the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand last week. This
- [How Big Is A Colossal Squid Really?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/how-big-is-a-colossal-squid-really/) - Recently, Quarks to Quasar's on Facebook published an illustration (above) of how massive a Colossal Squid can reach. The Facebook post was liked by 3,300 people and shared 1,150 times (they have 351k followers). I am excited that the Colossal Squid is loved by this many people. One problem. The illustration is wrong. Really wrong. Although
- [How may people does a Kaiju need to eat every day?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/kaiju/) - Warning this may contain spoilers The short answer is not as many as you think. I spent Saturday watching Pacific Rim. The movie has everything I want in a flick—big-ass sea monsters, big-ass robots, and big-ass robots fighting big-ass sea monsters. Pacific Rim is undoubtedly the no-holds-bar-over-the-top-action-flick-who-gives-damn-about-plot-or-character-development-o-yeah-it-has-Ron-Motherf’n-Perlman kind of movie we all need. My wife
- [Jurassic Hermit Crabs Are Even More Awesome Than You Can Envision](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/jurassic-hermit-crabs-are-even-more-awesome-than-you-can-envision/) - Jurassic hermit crabs are even more awesome than you can envision. Despite the relative paucity of fossilized hermit crabs, the known fossils are amazing including fossil hermit crabs in ammonoid shells.
- ["It's like a deep-sea version of Truck Nuts"](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/its-like-a-deep-sea-version-of-truck-nuts/) - Yes, that's a direct quote from National Public Radio. I was giggling this weekend when I turned on the legendary NPR quiz show Wait Wait..Don't Tell Me, and heard actress June Squibb (naturally) answering trivia questions about giant squid. The show didn't delve very deep into the science, so I thought I'd go a little
- [Four Decades of Funding of U.S. Marine Biology: Are We In Trouble?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/four-decades-of-funding-of-u-s-marine-biology-are-we-in-trouble/) - Al and I spoke previously about how for too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. We called for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration (Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3). In Part 1,
- [More Food, More Species](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/more-food-more-species/) - Increase one variable in a system and another variable rises en suite. For the B.I.G. this was money and problems. In the biological realm, increasing the food available increases the number of species. Using a unique deep-sea habitat, one scientist figures out how mo' food leads to mo' species.
- [Malacology Monthly: It Eats Whaaaat?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/malacology-monthly-it-eats-whaaaat/) - Not all snails scour the ocean bottom for algae and muck, but some have more refined tastes. But taste is one thing, and having the tool to get that food is what gastropods do best. Snails have a unique tooth-studded tongue - the radula - that natural selection has warped into a wide variety of specialized
- [Awesome nerd joke hidden in Wikipedia's "List of Cetaceans"](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/awesome-nerd-joke-hidden-in-wikipedias-list-of-cetaceans-article/) - First, two key facts: 1) Whales and dolphins and all those sorts are called cetaceans. It’s the science word for whales and dolphins. 2) When there’s a statement on Wikipedia that doesn’t have a source, helpful Wikipedia elves put a tiny [citation needed] by the alleged ‘fact’ in ‘question’. K. Now, let’s all take a moment
- [From the Top Shelf](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/from-the-top-shelf/) - I fell in love with seaweed, much in the same way, knees deep in the rocky intertidal covered in sand and all the squishy things.
- [Jelly killing machine tested in Korea](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/jelly-killing-machine-tested-in-korea/) - I hate watching jellies suffer, and this is my personal version of Hell: These killing machines are called the Jellyfish Elimination Robotic Swarm, or JEROS, and they're trouble. The fact that they're trouble for jellies is a given, but they're also going to have major impacts on ecosystems if produced on a large scale. First,
- [First Tide Table Publication](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/first-tide-table-publication/) - In December 1866, the U.S. Coast Survey (NOAA's predecessor agency) began printing tide tables as an independent, annual publication. The first edition, for the year 1867, separated the predictions for the Atlantic coast and Pacific coast of the United States into two publications and gave only the daily high tides. Low tides were added
- [Baby Giant Squids](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/baby-giant-squids/) - We know almost nothing about Giant Squids with mantles lengths less than 1000 mm (~40 inches). Very young squids are even more enigmatic than adults. A recent study reports the collection of three very young Giant Squids off the Japanese coast. The three young measured 140.8, 332, and 332 mm (5.5 and 13 inches). The heaviest of
- [How Urban Renewal Gets You Giant Sea Hares](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/how-urban-renewal-gets-you-giant-sea-hares/) - Why masses of giant ocean mollusks invading your city's rest & relaxation zone is actually a good thing At the heart of downtown Oakland, San Francisco’s stereotypically grittier and unpolished sister city across the San Francisco Bay, lies an urban lake that is experiencing a remarkable rebirth. Lake Merritt isn’t so much a lake
- [How long would it take to drain the ocean?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/how-long-would-it-take-to-drain-the-ocean/) - We are honored to have a guest post from David Aldridge (@D_Aldridge on Twitter) a marine biologist and Pd.D. survivor. He is founder of @Words_in_mOcean. Please check out his new book Do Fish Sleep? What if somebody removed a bathroom plug from the bottom of the ocean... how long would it take all the water in the
- [Triton not. Dive, or dive not, there is no Triton.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/triton-not-dive-or-dive-not-there-is-no-triton/) - One of the deeplings shared this SCUBA diving concept called the Triton, a sort of artificial gill that would extract oxygen from the water for you in an on-demand fashion as you swim, obviating the need for bulky SCUBA gear. It's supposed to work on some sort of nanotube absorption, with a mini battery and
- [Malacology Monthly: Inside-Out](https://deepseanews.com/2015/10/malacology-monthly-inside-out/) - This Open-House Special brings you inside the modern homes of today's most popular marine mollusks Are you old enough to remember the show MTV Cribs, where a camera crew invades the home of a filthy-rich celebrity and takes annoyingly jumpy quick-shots of how awesomely decked-out and unnecessarily opulent their ‘crib’ is? Think about that approach, but
- [I Pity the Species That Doesn't Decorate](https://deepseanews.com/2015/11/i-pity-the-species-that-doesnt-decorate/) - Mr. T made mohawks and fool pitying a life goal for many. Another life goal for many, thanks to first name Mr, middle name period, last name T, was decorating themselves with enough gold chains to crash a third-world economy. Although humans are the only species where decoration functions strongly in social interactions (see Beyonce),
- [My Other Ride is the Belafonte](https://deepseanews.com/2015/10/my-other-ride-is-the-belafonte/) - The deeper you go. The weirder life gets.
- [Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow](https://deepseanews.com/2011/12/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow/) - Oh the dark deep sea is frightful, But the food not so delightful, But since we've got no place to go, Let It Marine Snow! Let It Marine Snow! Let It Marine Snow! In the late 1960’s, two marine biologists, Howard Sanders and Robert Hessler, made a shocking find--the biodiversity of the deep-sea floor
- [The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet](https://deepseanews.com/2010/01/the-evolution-of-iron-clad-samurai-snails-with-gold-feet/) - It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was wearing very resplendent armor. Lord Katsuhige was not pleased by this, and after that every time he saw something showy he would say, "That's just like Geki's armor." In the
- [How to hold a piece of the deep sea](https://deepseanews.com/2015/10/how-to-hold-a-piece-of-the-deep-sea-and-other-amazing-places/) - Joan Lederman is holding a truly remarkable bowl. “Do you see those little bumps?” she asks me, pointing to the green glaze. The glassy surface of the bowl has the texture of an orange skin. “I really don’t know why it does that. But it’s just remarkable.” Joan is fascinated by the texture, but I’m
- [Oh my god, what the @#$% is that bro?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/55544/) - I can't help it. I'm in love with a new viral video. Is it the fact that features the largest species of fish? Is nostalgia for the Boston accent that reminds me of my days in graduate school? Is there sheer excitement of this man for ocean life? Maybe it's the profanity. Below the fold is
- [What Would A Kosher Jew Eat in the Cretaceous?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/what-would-a-kosher-jew-eat-in-the-cretaceous/) - The answer to what kosher observing Jew would eat 310 million year ago is finally answered thanks to three paleobiologist. The short answer? Dinner will be short. The first step the authors take is to identify the rules of kosher. First the mammals. Kosher mammals (“beasts that are on the earth”) “have true hoofs, with clefts
- [Wood Falls, Chemicals, & Dubstep](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/wood-falls-chemicals-dubstep/) - I've gotten a little crazy about wood falls lately. My newest research project with Jim Barry at MBARI is definitely coolest research I have ever done. Now it just got a little cooler because it will now involve you and now has a dub step audio track. I am participating in this round of the
- [Play Around With a 3D Snailfish and Octopus Online](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/play-around-with-a-3d-snailfish-and-octopus-online/) - It's early Monday morning. You really don't want to work. Well let me help you out. Grab that cup of coffee, grab your mouse, and get ready to play. Amy Scott-Murray is a Ph.D. student at Aberdeen University who researches how digital visualization techniques can be applied in marine science. In her latest project, Scott-Murray
- [Malacology Monthly: Spines and How to Use Them](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/malacology-monthly-spines-and-how-to-use-them/) - Evolution is repetitive, especially if it produces adaptations that work well. If it's all about survival, spines do the trick throughout the mollusk world. Scorpion Without a Sting This leggy shell belongs to a group of gastropods called the Spider Conchs, and this particular species is the Scorpion Spider Conch (Lambis scorpio), which can neither bite
- [Life of Every Color & Kind](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/life-of-every-color-kind/) - Paine 1966 Meets School House Rock and everything is right with the world.
- [Letters to a Pre-Scientist](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/letters-to-a-pre-scientist/) - Looking for a way to make a big impact with relatively little effort ?
- [Before Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks, there were Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/before-giant-plankton-feeding-sharks-there-were-giant-plankton-feeding-sharks/) - In the fossil history of sharks, a unique evolutionary experiment happened much earlier than anyone thought. The largest fishes in the oceans feed on some of the sea’s smallest organisms. Several massive plankton-feeding elasmobranchs - the group of fishes that include sharks and rays – evolved adaptations to gulp huge mouthfuls of water and filter
- [Aplacophorans: The fuzzy little Mollusk you don’t know](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/aplacophorans-the-fuzzy-little-mollusk-you-dont-know/) - Cute and cuddly may not be the first words you would to describe a Mollusk. A group whose name literally means “soft-bodied” in Latin. However, the approximately 300 species of aplacophorans are quite cute. These cylindrical mollusks lack the shells of their brethren but rather are covered in small calcified spicules that given them a
- [Become a Social Media Pro User: Tweeting Your Own Talk](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/become-a-social-media-pro-user-tweeting-your-own-talk/) - Tweeting during a conference and joining in on a conference hashtag is becoming the norm for scientists on Twitter. Indeed conference’s hashtags are becoming a virtual subconference. But instead of just Tweeting to the conference hashtag flex some social media muscle and become a Twitter god. How you ask? Tweet your own talk by scheduling
- [Why are there no fish in the deepest deep sea?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/why-are-there-no-fish-in-the-deepest-deep-sea/) - Here’s a mystery: below 8,400 meters there are no fish. There are other creatures: sea cucumbers, anemones, tiny worms, but no one has ever seen a fish. At 8,370 meters? There are fish. But not below 8,400 meters. At its deepest the ocean reaches roughly 11,000 meters, so there is plenty of space. And right below 8,400
- [Ocean spin cycle traps hapless pufferfish.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/09/ocean-spin-cycle-traps-hapless-pufferfish/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP1enSTrjQI Oh little pufferfish. Your tiny little fins are no match for a mini-ocean maelstrom. You and your buddy are trapped in a small ocean vortex that keeps spinning you around and around. Other fish just idly swim by watching your sad little tumbles. I'll admit your awkward rolls made me chuckle. Although the narrator claims the vortex
- [How to shrink a styrofoam cup and other side effects of deep ocean pressure](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/how-to-shrink-a-styrofoam-cup-and-other-side-effects-of-deep-ocean-pressure/) - Too much pressure can be a good thing. Extreme pressure in the earth’s mantle squeezing carbon together creates diamonds and aids Rihanna’s ability to shine bright like one. It is also perfect for oceanographers to indulge in their favorite onboard pastime, the ceremonial miniaturization of the styrofoam cups. Behold, the emblem of Deep Sea News
- [The Hat You Didn't Even Know You Needed.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/the-hat-you-didnt-even-know-you-needed/) - Best Item on Etsy. Ever.
- [Lovable blobfish figure is lovable](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/lovable-blobfish-figure-is-lovable/) - This 3D printed blobfish cannot arrive in my mailbox soon enough.
- [Boom Boom like a Jellyfish](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/boom-boom-like-a-jellyfish/) - How this song escaped being the summer earworm of 2015 is beyond me?! I have no idea what it means or even if jellyfish go "boom boom" (although technically they would probably go "smack smack"), but THERE'S A JELLY DANCE. All I'm know is that Rebecca Helm needs to have this on repeat all day long.
- [Rare Giant Jellyfish Caught on Video](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/rare-giant-jellyfish-caught-on-video-2/) - An enigmatic deep-sea jellyfish is caught on video. We give you all the science behind this critter.
- [The Art of Saving Our Seas](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/the-art-of-saving-our-seas/) - Over the past three years, street artists across the globe have taken up their brushes, prepped their spray cans, and united for one common mission.
- [Dolphins and Drugs - The Shocking Connections](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/dolphins-and-drugs-the-shocking-connections/) - Is Flipper a junkie? Deep Sea News has always provided the fair and balanced approach to dolphins, recognizing their essential role in the oceans’ ecosystems, yet bringing to light their darker side. Of all the heinous acts dolphins commit, as judged within our own moralistic anthropomorphism, the links between dolphins and drugs are the most widespread and least know. 1)
- [These Are a Few of My Favorite Species: Spotted Porcupine Fish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-spotted-porcupine-fish/) - As scientific mariners, we spend an inordinate amount of shore time on sleezy docks and seedy piers around the world, from the gritty shipyards of Callao, to the bustling ports of Capetown, and the rowdy embarcaderos of Barbados. These landings provide a chance to shake off the sea legs on tierra firma, and sample the
- [The Disappointing Reality of Musical Fish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/the-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 down.
- [Malacology Monthly: A Look at Bivalves, From Both Sides Now](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/malacology-monthly-a-look-at-bivalves-from-both-sides-now/) - Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that provide a small glimpse into their world. So next time you order the frutti di mare linguini, ponder for a second what you are about to eat. Smart Scallops Edward ‘Doc’
- [Malacology Monthly: Pilot Episode](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/malacology-monthly-pilot-episode/) - Like seashells but are sick of social media? Hate Facebook but need a hearty dose of marine invertebrates? Want a bigger malacological meal rather than tiny tidbits of mollusk-based science? Do not worry, you can get all of the "Malacology Monday" posts from the Deep Sea News Facebook page right here on the official DSN
- [Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium](https://deepseanews.com/2015/05/malacology-monthly-cephalopod-compendium/) - Even if you don't care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary innovations that other spineless lumps don't. Their high cuteness quotient doesn't hurt either. Here are a few of last month's selections. Cephalopods: they may surprise you. Extra Crispy Behold, the
- [How currents pushed debris from the missing Malaysian Air flight across the Indian Ocean to Réunion](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/how-currents-pushed-debris-from-the-missing-malaysian-air-flight-across-the-indian-ocean-to-reunion/) - What seems to be debris from the Malaysian Air flight MH370 that mysteriously vanished in March 2014 has washed up on on the island of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean. Investigators from Boeing are still figuring out whether the flaperon (the technical name for the piece of airplane wing) is from the missing plane, but it seems
- [Most expensive goddam picture of fish ever taken!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/most-expensive-goddam-picture-of-fish-ever-taken/) - Two years ago, I had the opportunity to interview, Don Walsh one of two men to first visit the deepest point of the world’s ocean and one of only three to succeed. Below is that interview reposted. I asked, “What were the events that lead to you to dive the Marianas Trench?” “I found myself there
- [An Unexpected Surprise in My Mail](https://deepseanews.com/2015/08/an-unexpected-surprise-in-my-mail/) - A post in which I herald the praises of Andrew Thaler who gifted me an original 1960 Life magazine covering Trieste, Picard, Walsh, and Marianas Trench
- [Car-sized ball of squid eggs filmed off the coast of Turkey](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/car-sized-ball-of-squid-eggs-filmed-off-the-coast-of-turkey/) - Oh July 9th, 2015 a group of lucky divers happened upon something truly remarkable--A 4-meter-wide clear sphere floating off the coast of a small town in Turkey. The sphere was 22 meters below the sea surface, and even up close, it appears almost invisible. But what exactly is it? The divers didn’t know. Lutfu Tanriover, the videographer,
- [Remembering Raup](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/remembering-raup/) - Roy E. Plotnick, paleontologist and faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago, writes a post about his former advisor and noted paleobiologist David Raup. The post below is a warm tribute full of heartfelt admiration and playful anecdote.
- [10 Not-So-Obvious Ways Seaweed is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/10-not-so-obvious-ways-seaweed-is-magically-delicious/) - Seaweed is the best thing that ever happened to you…and this is why
- [How presidential elections are impacted by a 100 million year old coastline](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/how-presidential-elections-are-impacted-by-a-100-million-year-old-coastline/) - Hale County in west central Alabama and Bamberg County in southern South Carolina are 450 miles apart. Both counties have a population of 16,000 of which around 60% are African American. The median households and per capita incomes are well below their respective state’s median, in Hale nearly $10,000 less. Both were named after confederate
- [OMG Its A Monster From the Deep...Or It's A Colossal Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/omg-its-a-monster-from-the-deep-or-its-a-colossal-squid/) - OMG save us all from this terrifying behemoth squid before it eats our brain! Or maybes it just a massive and awesome squid eating a fish
- [Wendy Schmidt XPRIZE is an awesome win for ocean health, ocean science and ocean technology](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/wendy-schmidt-xprize-is-an-awesome-win-for-ocean-health-ocean-science-and-ocean-technology/) - If I ever meet Wendy Schmidt in person, it's probably going to be awkward. I'll be doing my best to not instantaneously bear hug this woman who has sponsored a series of XPRIZE competitions to save the oceans from ourselves and push innovation in ocean technology forward. First it was an oil cleanup machine. Now it's ocean health. In this
- [These Are A Few Of My Favorite Species: Gasflame Nudibranch](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-gasflame-nudibranch/) - About 350 million years ago during the Carboniferous, a group of snails took a new evolutionary route, one that eventually resulted in a complete loss of the most defining characteristic of a snail—the shell. These shelless snails eventually acquire another set of traits and now the most colorful displays on the planet occur in this
- [Nicholas Cage is making a movie about the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/nicholas-cage-is-making-a-movie-about-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/) - Yes, you read that right. I have no idea what it's about, or why it's named "The Runner", but I do know that the trailer contains Nicholas Cage spouting this epic line: "Even though this is a BRITISH Petroleum spill, it's AMERICA'S Ocean"
- [The Tension of Intention:  A Surfer, A Shark, A Fox, And A Grizzly](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/the-tension-of-intention-a-surfer-a-shark-a-fox-and-a-grizzly/) - Guest post by DSN Alumni Rick Macpherson When my pal Dr McClain yanked me out of retirement and asked me to pen a quick post on all the hubbub around the televised and much discussed close encounter between world-champion surfer Mick Fanning and a presumed great white shark at the start of the J-Bay Open
- [The Science of Sea Bunnies: You’ll Never Believe The Top Ten List We Created To Get You To Visit Our Website.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/the-science-of-sea-bunnies-youll-never-believe-the-top-ten-list-we-created-to-get-you-to-visit-our-website/) - Everything you ever wanted to know about the science of "sea bunnies" which are actually seaslugs
- [This squid won't stop staring at you](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/this-squid-wont-stop-staring-at-you/) - Stop it. Stop staring at me Taonius sp. All the other squids that MBARI featured during Cephalopod week are either cute, athletic, or named after breakfast foods. But you, you just can't stop staring can you? I know you are just floating there below 300 m with your arms up in the air water like you
- [Digital Seashells and David Raup](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/digital-seashells-and-david-raup/) - My love of snail shells did not begin at a young age. This is not a story of a 6-year old boy discovering his first shell on an idyllic sandy beach. The year was 1998. I was 23 and in the first semester of graduate school. I was not sitting in the sand with the
- [The Deep-Sea Coral That Is Older and More Awesome Than David Caruso](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/the-deep-sea-coral-that-is-older-and-more-awesome-than-david-caruso/) - From the deep flanks of the atolls and islands of the tropical Pacific, live corals as old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. At 4,000 years old, the Leiopathes sp. black corals beat the quahog clams, which live to be 400, and the tortoise Jonathon, who’s 176. Of course, these deep-sea black corals are colonial creatures, a little
- [Human-sized mystery blob found off the coast of Cuba](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/human-sized-mystery-blob-found-off-the-coast-of-cuba/) - On June 20th I received an email: a huge pink blob has been found off the coast of Cuba, and no one can figure out what it is, any ideas? Emails like this make me feel pretty much like this: They combine my two great loves: random biology facts and digging through the internet. Roughly
- [Are Jellyfish Immortal?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/are-jellyfish-immortal/) - A species of jelly, Turritopsis dohrnii, is able to cheat death, curling into a ball (signaling the end for most species), only to grow from its own shriveled remains into an immature juveniles once more. " Escaping death and achieving potential immortality" writes the first scientists to describe this phenomenon [2], but is this just a neat trick, or can some species really live
- [The moon jelly’s shocking family secret](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/the-moon-jellys-shocking-family-secret/) - The moon jelly: with its eye-catching looks and mild sting it is a favorite among aquarists, a rising novelty pet, and often featured species on documentary series. The moon jelly is what many wish all jellies could be. But this classy, chic little number has a truly strange secret: its closest relative, the infamous “trash
- [DNA feels like soggy cotton candy: A recipe for a DNA cocktail](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/dna-feels-like-soggy-cotton-candy-a-recipe-for-a-dna-cocktail/) - DNA is something I depend on not only in a literal way: it keeps me and my cell mini-peeps running, but also in a figurative way: many a marine biologist uses DNA sequencing to better understand how the world works. That being said, I’ve been brooding with much more profound questions about DNA for years,
- [Jellyfish go to space, say it was “meh, kinda sucky”](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/jellyfish-go-to-space-say-it-was-meh-kinda-sucky/) - Why send jellies to space? Well, because it's awesome (true for anything in space), but mostly because of little crystals jellies keep in their bodies, and what these crystals can tell us about long-term human space travel. When a jelly grows, it forms calcium sulfate crystals at the margin of its bell [1]. These crystals
- [Comb jellies, not sponges, may be your most distant animal relative](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/comb-jellies-not-sponges-may-be-your-most-distant-animal-relative/) - For over a hundred years scientists have assumed that sponges (yep, the animal that inspired your kitchen sponge), are our most distant animal relative. And why not? They sit on the sea floor, filtering water, and generally doing nothing much (they don't have neurons, muscles or true tissues). Sponges certainly look like they belong in ancient history*. Then in
- [This vampire's surprising secret](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/this-vampires-surprising-secret/) - Vampire squid--with cloudy blue eyes, a blood red body, and barbed arms-- may be the deep sea’s most frightening creature, but according to a new study, it may also be the gentlest. It turns out, this vampire is actually a vegetarian*. The decisive clue to the vampire’s kinder nature came in the form of long,
- [Creation of the world's first Peanut Butter and Jellyfish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/creation-of-the-worlds-first-peanut-butter-and-jellyfish/) - Ladies and gentlemen, I could not make this up if I tried. I owe my thanks to Wyatt Patry for sharing this study with me, and to P. Zelda Montoya and Barrett L. Christie at the The Dallas Zoo and Children’s Aquarium for creating "the first known unholy amalgamation of America’s favorite lunchtime treat and live
- [Scientists use electricity, drugs, to uncover the secret world of jellyfish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/scientists-use-electricity-drugs-to-uncover-the-secret-world-of-jellyfish/) - Researchers have announced that, thanks to a whole slew of amazing science gadgets, they can now control the jellyfish life cycle, causing mini-jellyfish blooms in the lab anytime they want. This finding is cool enough, but how they did it may be one of the craziest science stories I've ever heard. We're talking Frankeinstein's jellyfish over here.
- [I've been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/ive-been-waiting-16-years-to-know-what-is-the-ocean-dandelion/) - I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was watching a documentary: researchers had collected a deep sea dandelion using a submersible, but upon returning to the surface, the dandelion had disintegrated into nothing but “petals.” I remember the
- [Amazing close-up video of Great Barrier Reef animals](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/amazing-close-up-video-of-great-barrier-reef-animals/) - http://vimeo.com/88829079 Daniel Stoupin's message is simple: Please care for the Great Barrier Reef. His film, on the other hand, shows the incredible complexity of the animals that live there. This video has left me completely in awe. Below, I've tried to provide information of the animals featured in the video. In some cases, I don't know.
- [This sea slug is like a cross between a dinosaur, a jellyfish, and a watermelon](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/this-sea-slugs-is-like-a-cross-between-a-dinosaur-a-jellyfish-and-a-watermelon/) - I am awkward, and for that reason I’ve decided the sea slug Melibe will be my new power animal. I’m clumsy, equally bad at all sports, and catch roughly 2% of things that are tossed to me; I can’t relate to those other power animals. If I’m going to adopt a spirit animal, it’s gotta be something
- [Amazing purple jelly sighting in the deep sea](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/amazing-purple-jelly-sighting-in-the-deep-sea/) - I live for moments like this. Things like this make the long nights editing grant proposals, the paper rejections, the failed experiments all worth it. To me, the best part of science is stuff like this: seeing something that completely takes my breath away. Even after studying animals like this for the last five years, this video has me in
- [The rainbow-covered animal with a dark side](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/the-rainbow-covered-animal-with-a-bite/) - Watching animals eat is like my biology crack. I don’t need it, I don’t have to do it, I don’t even always like it, but there’s just something about critters noshing on one another that renders me wonderstruck. And nothing does it for me like the comb jelly Beroe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkNPp6mzzI#t=033 So let's start with the
- [Six surprising reasons to be thankful for the sea](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/4-surprising-reasons-to-be-thankful-for-the-sea/) - The oceans provides us with most of the oxygen we breath, much of the food we eat, and even all the water we drink, which has passed countless times through the seas. There's no shortage of reasons to be grateful for our blue planet, but I thought I'd take a quick moment to appreciate some of the
- [Outta-sight jelly babies discovered under black light](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/outta-sight-jelly-babies-discovered-with-a-black-light/) - So, the flower hat jellyfish pretty much looks like someone painted it while tripping on acid. It doesn't just have tentacles on the edges, no way man, its got a tentacle party going all up over its body. It doesn’t just have pink and purple colors, it's got blue and orange and green all over too
- [This may be the ocean's most horrifying monster (and you've probably never heard of it)](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/this-may-be-the-oceans-most-horrifying-monster-and-youve-probably-never-heard-of-it/) - When I first learned about rhizocephalan barnacles I lost my appetite. I was taking a parasitology course, and even though I'd developed a thick skin, something about this insidious creature deeply disturbed me. Even now, the thought of one makes me shiver. I've never watched a movie monster, heard a fairy tale, or seen a video
- [The 60 foot long jet powered animal you've probably never heard of](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/the-60-foot-long-jet-powered-animal-youve-probably-never-heard-of/) - I was living in Africa the first time I saw a pyrosome, and I nearly cried. I was doing research on plankton, which meant long days staring down a microscope plucking through tiny dead things. And then there it was. I actually gasped in recognition. My first real life pyrosome. Among many marine-inclined folks such
- [It's time to geek out over a new global bathymetric data set](https://deepseanews.com/2015/07/its-time-to-geek-out-over-a-new-global-bathymetric-data-set/) - Nothing makes my little heart go pitter-patter like a new data set. And the new General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) does not disappoint. Let's go geek out over some data, shall we? What exactly is GEBCO? It's a giant, high-resolution map of the ocean seafloor (with some topography thrown in to make land feel better
- [A Tale of Germanic Chieftains and Deep-Sea Corals](https://deepseanews.com/2011/04/a-tale-of-germanic-chieftains-and-deep-sea-corals/) - The year is 9CE. Fourteen years later Pliny the Elder will be Pliny the Newly Born. Cai Lun will invent paper one hundred years later. In Northern Germany a storm unleashes on 30,000 Roman soldiers under the command of Publius Quinctilius Varus. Varus’s most trusted advisor, Arminius, was the son of a Germanic war chief.
- [Video: Rare sperm whale encounter with deep-sea ROV](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/video-rare-sperm-whale-encounter-with-deep-sea-rov-3/) - "if you're watching on channel one the super sampler is...THE HECK IS THAT?!" And that is the start of an absolutely breathtaking real life close encounter in the deep sea. This video could easily fit in a blockbuster movie, but was actually filmed on April 14th, 2015, by the ROV Hercules, which also happened to be broadcasting LIVE at the
- [The real Alien vs. Predator is occurring right now in Antarctic waters](https://deepseanews.com/2015/06/the-real-alien-vs-predator-is-occurring-right-now-in-antarctic-waters/) - In the freezing and dark waters of the Antarctic, two marine species are pitted against each other in a battle of survival. Each of the players in the evolutionary game is trying to avoid a permanent residency in the other’s stomach. One of the competitors, you may not be surprised by. The behemoth colossal squid
- [Which way does an octopus crawl? Anyway it wants.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/which-way-does-an-octopus-crawl-anyway-it-wants/) - Let's face it, octopuses are just going to be our cephalopod overlords. They have 8 arms, 3 hearts, Moms eat their own babies so the others can survive and they put Houdini to shame with their escape artistry. And now let's just add to the list that they are way better at crawling than we will ever
- [All Walrus. All the time.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/05/all-walrus-all-the-time/) - It's Friday and who doesn't need a little more Walrus in their lives? I certainly do. Streaming live 24-7 from Round Island, Alaska (in the aptly named Walrus Islands) is the Walrus Cam. You can watch the walrus in the waves. Walrus laying on the beach. The ungainliness as the they attempt to transfer between these two states.
- [Six reasons the blanket octopus is my new favorite cephalopod](https://deepseanews.com/2015/05/six-reasons-the-blanket-octopus-is-my-new-favorite-cephalopod/) - When I first saw a picture of the blanket octopus I did a double take. I'd never heard of a blanket octopus before, which is surprising given the internet's obsession with both large cephalopods and bizarre animals. A two meter long octopus dressed like a fashion icon certainly falls under both categories. But the truth is, blanket octopuses are incredibly elusive. Very
- [Release the Glaucus!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/05/release-the-glaucus/) - Aliens? Squishies? Deformed Plastic? Jellyfish? Many descriptors have accompanied the emails, texts, and Facebook messages that have recently flooded my cellular device, all describing one unique ocean beastie... Exhibit A. With Spring alterations in wind patterns, hoards of blue, planktonic sailors known as Velella velella have raided the Western seaboard of the United States by the billions. Though
- [The awkward state of penguin molting](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/the-awkward-state-of-penguin-molting/) - This oddly plumaged penguin appeared in my Antarctic & Arctic Data Consortium 2015 calendar (yes, I have a data calendar) and I needed to know...why on earth does this penguin have a fauxhawk? And of course there is no better day to answer this question than on World Penguin Day! Before this, I used to think there
- [These are a few of my favorite species: Paulasterias mcclaini “McClain’s 6-armed fleshy star”](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-paulasterias-mcclaini-mcclains-6-armed-fleshy-star/) - Today is a very exciting day. Indeed, today is one of the best days ever! The next step in my evil science plans for total world domination to unlocking science achievement level 10 is now complete. Thanks to Chris Mah (@echinoblog), one of the world’s leading experts on starfish, there is now a species named
- [Day 1,825](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/day-1825/) - 5 years ago today, an explosion in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico lead to one of the worst human-induced environmental disasters in history.
- [Ten Simple Rules for Effective Online Outreach](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/ten-simple-rules-for-effective-online-outreach/) - Exciting news for the DSN team! What we do here on this site -- our mission and core values -- have now been immortalized in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. Yeah, baby! It's been a long time in the making, but we're so happy to announce the publication of "Ten Simple Rules for Effective Online Outreach", a new
- [We are Going to Need a Bigger Helicopter](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/we-are-going-to-need-a-bigger-helicopter/) - Working at a National Park results in a fair share of interesting encounters. Take for instance, yesterday when my boss emails me and says, "The Coast Guard is helping us move a humpback whale skull out of the intertidal, are you interested in watching?" Obviously, he knows me well and that my ocean nerdom would be piqued
- [Celebrity Wax Sculptures for Snails](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/celebrity-wax-sculptures-for-snails/) - Snails taste good. Well snails taste good to crabs. In fact almost every facet of certain snail’s lives is completely dictated by crabs. Crabs regulate populations of snails. Even the most characteristic part of snail, its shell, represents an evolutionary arms race between prey and predator. Yet, we do not know how many crabs and
- [Is Anybody Here a Marine Biologist?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/is-anybody-here-a-marine-biologist/) - Just a little something to get your Monday started off right.
- [Given the choice, corals would prefer oil to dispersant](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/given-the-choice-corals-would-prefer-oil-to-dispersant/) - Just near 6 million liters of oil spilled out of Macondo well in 2010, about 6 supertankers worth of oil. The ramifications of the oil spill are still being documented and far reaching but included aberrant protein expression in fish gills, altered bacterial communities, and a whole suite nastiness in dolphins. At three different sites
- [Super Colossal](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/super-colossal/) - Twelve years ago this month, a super squid was captured. On April 1, 2003, a massive squid was pulled up from the sub-antarctic waters south of New Zealand, and while a bit mangled by the fishing lines that captured it and suffering from additional damage from packing and travel, it still measured 5.2 meters (nearly 18
- [The obnoxiously loud sounds of glaciers melting](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/the-obnoxiously-loud-sounds-of-glaciers-melting/) - No matter where you go in the ocean, there will always be noise. Rain, waves, wind, ice, whales, boats, kraken screams, etc. All these processes have specific noises associated with them, creating an ever present background rumbling in the ocean. But it's the constant snap, crackle and pop of melting glaciers that turns fjords from
- [Roger Norman Bamber (1949-2015)](https://deepseanews.com/2015/04/roger-norman-bamber-1949-2015/) - I asked Tammy Horton, a noted expert on crustaceans, to write this post about the life of her colleague and friend Roger. Roger will be greatly missed in the community both for his scientific contributions and his companionship. Roger Norman Bamber (1949-2015) I am proud to have been given the task of writing this farewell
- [It's Time to Overhaul the Funding of Ocean Science](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/its-time-to-overhaul-the-funding-of-ocean-science/) - The National Research Council (NRC) released the first-ever Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences(DSOS) report on 23 January 2015 as commissioned by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE). The 147 page report looks toward the past ocean science, suggests research priorities for the next decade, and boldly makes recommendations on funding and infrastructure.
- [The Plankton Chronicles](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/the-plankton-chronicles/) - WARNING: Scrolling down might result in relinquishing a good portion of your Monday watching videos of squishy, wonderful plankton.
- [The Id of the Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/the-id-of-the-squid/) - Does the squid consider with only revulsion The prospect of sex under jet propulsion? Or does he think it all slightly spectacular, This flying embrace so tightly tentacular? Or perhaps he is shy, so he cleverly thinks, "Any loving we do will be hid by our inks." But when they embrace, whether flying or hid,
- [So what do you call a group of cuttlefish?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/so-what-do-you-call-a-group-of-cuttlefish/) - Octopuses are generally loners. Squids often form schools. But cuttlefish (or seacuttles if you will)...they outright just don't get along with one another. In the video below two Giant Australian Cuttlefish males that are bit cranky fight over a female. They are both flashing the characteristic Zebra "Don't F**K With Me" pattern. Make sure you
- [The EDC of the SEA](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/the-edc-of-the-sea/) - Grab your glow sticks. Throw on all the neon swag you can possibly find. Turn up the Calvin Harris and DROP. THAT. BASS.
- [I prefer my seafood without sperm, thank you](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/i-prefer-my-seafood-without-sperm-thank-you/) - With the first taste of palolo I understood the Samoans’ love for it. Certainly it suggested a salty caviar, but with something added, a strong, rich whiff of the mystery and fecundity of the ocean depths. —R. Steinberg. Pacific and Southeast Asian cooking. Time-Life Books, New York, 1970 (opening quote from from Schulze 2006) This
- [These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Mandarinfish](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/these-are-a-few-of-our-favorite-species-mandarinfish/) - Coral reefs are synonymous with colorful fish, but in a world teeming with Technicolor extravagance, few fish can rival the psychedelic spectacle of the Mandarinfish. Named after the brightly-dyed silken robes of the imperial Chinese elite, these kaleidoscopic colors could be the swirling pattern of Grace Slick’s flowing dress at Woodstock, the pulsating rainbow light
- [Let's Get Sea Star Wasted!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/lets-get-sea-star-wasted/) - One moment they are dancing on intertidal benches and waving their tube feet in the air to Beyoncé and JT and the next minute, they are so far gone…they are literally melting off the rocks. That my friends ….is how you get Sea Star Wasted.
- [Squid 1, Shark 0](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/squid-1-shark-0/) - In the South Pacific, hovering over the peaks of seamounts at depths more than one kilometer deep swims a squid. This dark red squid, Idioteuthis cordiformis, well over one meter in length (3.2 feet) hovers here…waiting. Other species in the whip lash squid family are diminutive with microscopic suckers. These species likely feed by dangling their
- [Outward bound and off to new adventures](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/outward-bound-and-off-to-new-adventures/) - 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. That's why I am particularly sad to say goodbye to two members of the team, Al and Rick. I'm in awe of how Al and Rick aren't afraid to speak their minds,
- [Does this ROV belong to you?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/does-this-rov-belong-to-you/) - Jacob Levenson (@JacobLevenson) drew my attention to an expected discovery on a Belizean beach yesterday...a car-sized, remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The ROV was found on Hol Chan Marine Reserve on a reef in front of Ambergris Caye. It measures almost 12 feet long by 6.6 feet wide and 7 feet high. Both Andrew Thaler (@SFriedScientist) and I managed
- [A Fond Friday Farewell](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/a-fond-friday-farewell/) - Parting is always such sweet sorrow. Although we have a tinge of sadness this week at DSN, sometimes we're powerless to halt change. In this case, we must console ourselves with cocktails and wave our friends off into the sunset. Rick and Al have left the nest. But a loss for DSN means a big
- [The Animals of the Musashi Battleship](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/the-animals-of-the-musashi-battleship/) - On November 1st, 1940 the Imperial Japanese Navy launched the Yamato Class Battleship the Musashi. She and her sister ship, Yamato, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed. The Musashi was lost on October 24th 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II. On March 2nd, an expedition lead by Microsoft cofounder, Paul Allen,
- [The Life, and Death, of Jairo](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/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 to her home beach after a year of feeding in the open ocean. During the 1960s, the nearly every green turtle nesting in this region was taken to export for
- [Long May Your Big Jib Draw](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/long-may-your-big-jib-draw/) - As I stand here at the edge of the dock, I pour two shots of only the finest scotch into the briny blue. A high toast to each of you. And in true DSN fashion, I bid thee farewell on the sails of a shanty.
- [Farewell My Friends](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/farewell-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 Cousteau I can think of no two men this quote applies to more than Rick Macpherson and Al Dove. For the last five years, these two men have shared freely
- [Malacology Monday](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/malacology-monday/) - You already know that Deep Sea News provides expert reporting, in-depth analysis, first-person research, and sarcastic mockery of contemporary topics relevant to our ocean world. Unlike other popular science sites that can be wildly imaginative and dangerously inaccurate, DSN’s crew of scientists cut through the pop-science b.s. and re-posted misinformation to deliver ocean news that
- [Why the Foldscope is My New Favorite Toy](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/why-the-foldscope-is-my-new-favorite-toy/) - Harnessing all the power and sexiness of mathematics, physics, and biology…for a mere 50 cents per microscope.
- [What's this viral video mystery blob? (hint: it's not a pyrosome)](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/whats-this-viral-video-mystery-blob-hint-its-not-a-pyrosome/) - Hi lovely internet. I've noticed lots of folks getting really excited about a new video going viral. Many are calling this giant strange worm a pyrosome. Now, I love pyrosomes. I've written about pyrosomes and am very honored that news sites are quoting my article in their coverage of this video. Thank you. It means a lot and
- [Are the ocean and atmosphere finally cooperating and is El Niño really here?  Probably.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/are-the-ocean-and-atmosphere-finally-cooperating-and-is-el-nino-really-here-probably/) - El Niño has been playing with my heart for a whole year now*. It's coming. It's not coming. It's gonna be huge. It's not coming now. The ocean looks like en EL Niño but the atmosphere doesn't. Y U SO FICKLE THE CHILD? I cut my loses, ran from this atmospheric/ocean phenomena prediction and healed my bruised
- [For Hoff Yeti Crabs Food, Sex, and Birth Determine Living Space At Vents   ](https://deepseanews.com/2015/03/for-hoff-yeti-crabs-food-sex-and-birth-determine-living-space-at-vents/) - Within just a few short centimeters the temperature drops from 350˚C to -1.5˚C (692 to 29.3˚F). At 2.6 kilometers deep in the Antarctic Ocean lies the East Scotia Ridge (ESR) dotted with hydrothermal vents. Here, in this unique spot the world’s coldest ocean is in contact with one of the seafloor’s hottest environments. Life residing at hostile vents
- [What the hell is a “Sea Hawk” anyway?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/02/what-the-hell-is-a-sea-hawk-anyway/) - The Bird is the Word, but it's the Wrong Word for the Right Bird It’s Superb Owl Sunday, and America is once again pitting two sets of millionaires against each other in a sanitized, televised, and heavily corporatized modern version of gladiatorial combat of eons passed. With the
- [Spurious correlations: How Alaskan pollock predict a Seahawks Super Bowl win!](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/spurious-correlations-how-alaskan-pollock-predict-a-seahawks-super-bowl-win/) - This is a guest post by Kirstin Holsman, who works on developing quantitative methods for ecosystem-based fisheries management and methods to assess and manage for climate-change impacts on fish and fisheries at the University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean. This post is based on a great talk she gave this January
- [A Year in the Life of the Bowhead Whale](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/a-year-in-the-life-of-the-bowhead-whale/) - Ever wonder what Bowhead whales, the only baleen whale that spends it's entire life in the Arctic and sub-arctic, do all year round? Well now you can find out by watching this gorgeous new movie put together by Native Alaskans, marine scientists and the Museum of the North at the University of Alaska. I just watched the
- [Whale Shark and Manta Ray Gif Roundup](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/whale-shark-and-manta-ray-gif-roundup-2/) - Dr. Simon Pierce (@simonpierce) is a marine biologist extraordinaire focusing on whale sharks. He is the Principal Scientist at the Marine Megafauna Foundation and Science Coordinator of the Global Whale Shark Photo-ID Library. You can visit it gorgeous website here. On Twitter Simon shared some gifs of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) and manta rays (Manta ???) taken last month in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
- [Ocean Sunfishes: The Eeyore of the Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/ocean-sunfishes-the-eeyore-of-the-sea/) - The following post is authored by Catherine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Sixty million times. That’s really big, but just how big? 60 million kilometers is almost half the distance from the Earth to the sun. 60 million times bigger is a baby born at
- [What is the world's largest barrel sponge?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/what-is-the-worlds-largest-barrel-sponge-2/) - It is the 2.5 meter (8.2 feet) diameter giant (photo below) that was a tourist attraction for scuba divers visiting Curaçao in the Caribbean in the early 1990s. Unfortunately frequent touching by scuba divers likely caused lesions that lead to an infection of the sponge tissue (show as the dark spot pointed to by the arrow in the
- [Six Reasons to Supersize](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/six-reasons-to-supersize/) - The following post is authored by Caroline Schanche as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. For those who have seen elephant seals up close and personal, there is no questioning the fact that elephant seals are not afraid to put on the pounds. This guy surely doesn’t seem
- [The weird sizes and exotic shapes of nematode worms](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/the-weird-sizes-and-exotic-shapes-of-nematode-worms/) - FACT: We study evolution in nematodes by constructing trees out of their penis size. Ok, well a "penis" in male nematodes is actually a hard copulatory spine called a genital spicule--males physically pry open the female's vulva--but you get the idea. What better way to open a blog post about the story of size? Marine nematodes are
- [Growing Large on Jelly](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/growing-large-on-jelly-2/) - The following post is authored by Caroline Schanche as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size Would you convert to a diet of cucumber? Could you do what the leatherbacks have done? None of us can really imagine surviving solely on foods such as cucumber or
- [Why isn't the Giant Isopod larger?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/why-isnt-the-giant-isopod-larger/) - What I want to discuss, and I use this word specifically as after 10 years contemplation I seem no closer to an answer, is why the Giant Isopod is, well, giant? Mosely noted in 1880 Other [animals] attain under them gigantic proportions. It is especially certain crustacea which exhibit this latter peculiarity, but not all
- [The superhero like swimming of Manta rays](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/the-superhero-like-swimming-of-manta-rays-2/) - Watch the video above and you will better understand the high I am still experiencing after a week of fieldwork. I traveled to Mexico to study the size of whale sharks, but now that I am back I find my thoughts lingering on Manta ray swimming. You may not see it in the video above
- [Sharks and lasers, not just for evil geniuses](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/sharks-and-lasers-not-just-for-evil-geniuses/) - In midsummer 2009, under the intense Mexican sun, a whale shark, MXA-182, arrived at Holbox. He is injured. A nasty cut nearly severs his right pectoral fin. His fin eventually heals, but a hole completely through his fin still persists. The hole's shape earns MXA-182 the nickname of Keyhole. In 2009, Keyhole is at Holbox
- [The mysterious case of the missing manta bits](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/the-mysterious-case-of-the-missing-manta-bits-2/) - This spectacular picture has been doing the rounds of my Facebook network lately, of a Mr Bell at AMNH working on a manta ray specimen in 1917: Woah, right? Helluva fish. Well, hold your horses there, Tex. It's actually a model. I was a bit suspicious that the specimen was just so...perfect...so I dug around
- [Sleuthing the Largest Snail](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/sleuthing-the-largest-snail-2/) - Earlier this year, I spent a few days tracking down the world's largest snail. It is my own contribution to the Sizing Ocean Giants project. The Australian Trumpet shell, Syrinx araunus, is generally agreed to be the largest living snail. Shell lengths at the high end usually range around 2.5 feet (~0.75 meters). My goal had
- [Whale Sharks and Giant Squids: Big or Bu!!$hit?](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/whale-sharks-and-giant-squids-big-or-buhit-2/) - 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? Six Feet? Will my whole body fit in there? As the whale shark closes the distance between us mouth first, I’m focused entirely on the size of the beast. It’s
- [The Nubbly Bits of Blue Whales](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/54079/) - The following post is authored by Catharine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Adapted from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Long, long ago, there was a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) who ate everything in the ocean but a small fish. Fearing for his life, the fish
- [Integrating Research and Outreach Through Massive Ocean Animals](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/integrating-research-and-outreach-through-massive-ocean-animals-2/) - With 5 stunning Duke University undergraduates, I participated in an experiment, one in which science outreach and research were not separate spheres. “Time to put away the research and do some outreach.” “I don’t have time for outreach because I’m doing research.” Instead, I believe that effective science communication, from the scientists themselves, must be based on a
- [It's Size Week At Deep-Sea News](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/its-size-week-at-deep-sea-news/) - This week at DSN we are dedicating to size. Actually, I’m dedicating it to size. Since I am the grand poobah in charge, everyone else has gone along. Why size? First, me a superteam of students and scientists are authors of a paper coming out Tuesday at PeerJ, the culmination of the Sizing Ocean Giants
- [ROV gets caught in turbidity current, lives to tell the tale.](https://deepseanews.com/2015/01/rov-gets-caught-in-turbidity-current-lives-to-tell-the-tale/) - Imagine you are yodeling whilst snowshoeing in a majestic mountain range. All of a sudden you hear a rumble. You look up to see a white wall of snow heading towards you. You, unfortunately, are about to be engulfed by an avalanche. Now imagine you are an ROV sampling whilst exploring in majestic submarine Mendocino Canyon. You see a
- [These are a few of my favorite species: The magnificent and very large sponge Monorhaphis chuni](https://deepseanews.com/2014/12/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-the-magnificent-and-very-large-sponge-monorhaphis-chuni/) - Within the glass sponges (Hexactinellids), so called because of scaffolds of silica spicules they form, resides a family of sponges, the Monorhaphididae. Family here is used in taxonomic sense to delineate substantially different types of organisms. Think the differences between cows and giraffes, both artiodactyls but in different families. But in the common meaning of
- [The complex wrath of the Ozone hole over Antarctica](https://deepseanews.com/2014/12/the-complex-wrath-of-the-ozone-hole-over-antarctica/) - The consequences of the ozone hole over Antarctica extend far beyond UV radiation, having vast impacts on the Southern Hemisphere climate and biology.
- [All Female Bone-Devouring Worms Fancy Dwarf Males, Except One](https://deepseanews.com/2014/12/all-female-bone-devouring-worms-fancy-dwarf-males-except-one/) - Our guest post is by Dr. Marah Hardt, a marine scientist and storyteller working to build a sustainable future for people and the sea. She is the Research Co-Director at Future of Fish and currently working on her first book, Sex in the Sea (www.sexinthesea.org). You can follow here on Twitter @Marahh2o. Fifteen years ago we didn’t know they existed. In 2002
- [Epic Science Raps of History - A teaser](https://deepseanews.com/2014/12/epic-science-raps-of-history-a-teaser/) - Straight from the science rap underground.
- [These are a few of my favorite species: Desmarestia](https://deepseanews.com/2014/12/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-desmarestia/) - This is acid. This is your seaweed on acid. The caustic nature of the brown seaweed Desmarestia.
- [These are a few of my favorite species: Hermit crabs without shells](https://deepseanews.com/2014/12/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-hermit-crabs-without-shells/) - Hermit crabs are generally awesome. They use snail shells, and sometime shells of other mollsucs, to protect their non-skeletonized squishy backends. Some are even adapted to live in burrows coral, wood, and old worm tubes, again to keep those soft rear ends protected. But one group of hermit crabs does something colossally different and it
- [The Patron Saint of Marine Scientists](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/the-patron-saint-of-marine-scientists-2/) - Saint Brendan of Clonfert is often referred to Brendan the Voyager. He is Irish monastic saint born in 484 in Ciarraighe Luachra, near the present city of Tralee, County Kerry and died in 577. Besides founding several monasteries across Ireland, Brendan made a legendary journey. The tale of begins with Brendan and 60 (other stories
- [What single piece of advice would you give another scientist?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/what-single-piece-of-advice-would-you-give-another-scientist/) - Recently I attended a talk by my good friend and fantastic researcher, Brian Sidlauskas. His talk was a retrospective over his research and what contributed to his academic success. A key part of his advice Don't skip happy hours. Weekly lunches, tea times, happy hours, and other structured but informal meeting times with other scientists
- [Is Jurassic World Violating CITES Protections?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/is-jurassic-world-violating-cites-protections/) - The Jurassic World trailer features what appears to be a great white shark being fed to a prehistoric predator.
- [These are a few of my favourite species: sarcastic fringehead](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/these-are-a-few-of-my-favourite-species-sarcastic-fringehead/) - Most submissions to the "These are a few of my favourite species" series are interesting, to be sure. Cute, even. You got your fuzzy faced seals and your pretty nudibranchs and such. They're...nice. But the rest of the DSNers can take a hike cos mine's a bona fide winner. While your nudibranch is gradually oozing
- [How the sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants built a ROV and won a national competition](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/how-the-sons-of-undocumented-mexican-immigrants-built-a-rov-and-won-a-national-competition/) - I cannot wait to see Underwater Dreams narrated by Michael Peña, and written and directed by Mary Mazzio. The story is how sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants built a ROV to compete in a national competition. Despite being poor kids with no resources, and starting off with no knowledge of how to build an ROV, they won beating
- [Putting snails in the microwave...for science!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/putting-snails-in-the-microwave-for-science/) - Marine biologist and Deepsea News blogger Dr Holly Bik discusses research that uses microwaves to prepare snail (gastropod) tissue and shells for DNA barcoding
- [These Are Few of My Favorite Species: Humphead Parrotfish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/these-are-few-of-my-favorite-species-humphead-parrotfish/) - As the as the largest species of parrotfish, a single individual of Bolbometopon muricatum can ingest over 5 tons of reef per year. That freaky looking bump is also for head butting rival males. What's not love. And now with the help of the Digital Underground. All right! Stop whatcha doin' 'cause I'm about to
- [The Antarctic is a rough neighbourhood](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/the-antarctic-is-a-rough-neighbourhood/) - Marine biologist and DeepSeaNews blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses the extraordinary new report of seals raping penguins in the Antarctic
- [Lies, Damned Lies, and Cryptozoology](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/lies-damned-lies-and-cryptozoology/) - Records of plesiosaurs in the 20th century are explained as decomposed carcasses of current-day species, such as whales and sharks. A 1925 specimen of a beached Baird's Beaked Whale is still used as an example of a modern-day plesiosaur in cryptozoology and creationist websites, despite being debunked numerous times.
- [Shark Feeding, Managed Risk, and the Tredwellian Paradigm](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/shark-feeding-managed-risk-and-the-tredwellian-paradigm/) - Ocean conservation work takes me to many an unusual locale, but none stranger than tomorrow's destination: Las Vegas. I'm headed there to attend the annual Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, or DEMA Show for short. The DEMA Show is the world's largest international trade show for the scuba diving and water sports industry. The exhibition
- [TGIF - Zoiks! Lionfish!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/tgif-zoiks-lionfish/) - This extraordinary bit of footage shows quite the highest density of invasive lionfish I've ever seen. I was talking to Luiz Rocha during the week and he tells me the footage was shot near Pensacola FL. We agreed that neither of us had ever seen abundances like this in the natural range of lionfish. We're
- [Fukushima radiation detected 100 miles from California Coast. Still not harmful.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/fukushima-radiation-detected-100-miles-from-california-coast-still-not-harmful/) - The latest results from the Fukushima radiation citizen science project Our Radioactive Ocean have just been released. NO Cesium-134 has been detected on West Coast shores, but it has been detected nearly 100 miles off the coast of Eureka, CA. While this may seem worrying to some, it should not be. The amount of Cesium measured in the water
- [That Is Master Alex To You](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/that-is-master-alex-to-you/) - It is with great joy that I announce that DSN's Alex Warneke has successfully defended her Master's thesis at San Diego State University on the effects of copper pollution on seaweed inducible defenses. Give her love in the comments below
- [These Are A Few of My Favorite Species: Carrier Shells](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-specie-carrier-shells/) - The carrier shells of the family Xenophoridae are the most remarkable bunch of snails. Both their common name and their Latin name give away their uniqueness. Xenophoridae in Latin actually translates to foreign carrying. A carrier shell will cement stones, other shells, sponges, and other debris to its shell. The individual pieces of foreign matter
- [This is now my favorite boat ever.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/this-is-now-my-favorite-boat-ever/) - I do not know how I lived so long without knowing about The Martini 1.5 Experimental Boat. I MEAN WE SHARE THE SAME NAME. This full-suspension boat can tackle big waves, remain level and I am pretty sure just about eliminate seasickness completely (chronic seabarfs....I haz it). And the concept behind the name...ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. Not long
- [We don't know the ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/we-dont-know-the-ocean/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers the 94% of the oceans made up of perpetual, frigid darkness
- [What do baseball and fishes have in common?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/what-do-baseball-and-fishes-have-in-common/) - Here's the third in our series of guest posts from California Academy of Sciences ichthyologist Dr. Luiz Rocha I am not going to lie to you, before moving to San Francisco I barely knew the rules of baseball. But during the mere three years that I have lived here, our local team (the Giants in
- [These are a few of my favorite species: The Torpedo Ray](https://deepseanews.com/2014/11/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-the-torpedo-ray/) - In his literary masterpiece, Certainly More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast, Milton Love so rightly describes them as "The Starship Enterprise with an attitude problem."
- [How much weight is the "Ocean Atlas" really carrying on its shoulders?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/how-much-weight-is-the-ocean-atlas-really-carrying-on-its-shoulders/) - Artist Jason deCaires Taylor has teamed up with B.R.E.E.F. to create "Ocean Atlas", the worlds largest underwater sculpture. Underwater reef, diverter of tourists from natural reefs and a new hub for underwater selfies, "Ocean Atlas" is a sculpture of a woman supposedly holding the weight of the ocean on her shoulders. Which of course led my tiny science mind to wonder...exactly how
- [These are a few of my favorite species: almost zombie like brachiopods](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-almost-zombie-like-brachiopod/) - The lowly brachiopod. They make my list because they represent the antithesis of a charismatic organism. Today the attention they get is mostly by mistake. Brachiopods are often confused for mollusks because of their superficial resemblance to clams*. But if it wasn’t for that pesky Permian mass extinction, they might be kicking clam butt all over the place. 99%
- [Interview with the Vampire Blennies](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/interview-with-the-vampire-blennies/) - This is our second guest post from ichthyologist, tech diver and all-round good guy Dr. Luiz Rocha at the California Academy of Sciences. You should follow him on Twitter When you hear “vampires” you usually think “Twilight”, “Vampire Diaries” or “True Blood”. However, a very interesting group of fishes have also taken up the name.
- [These are a few of my favorite species: Anything with an instrument on it](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-anything-with-an-instrument-on-it/) - As a physical oceanographer I have a love-hate relationship with sea life. Ocean biology is totally cool....until it interferes with my measurements. I'm looking at you barnacles on my ADCP. But swimming animals that can measure where oceanographers fear to tread, I am ALL OVER THAT. So here's my favorite species...the ones I can stick instruments/tracking devices
- [These Are a Few of My Favorite Species: Carnivorous Sponges](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-carnivorous-sponges/) - Most sponges, inspiration for dish cleaners and mess absorbers, feed by filtering water through those many holes and channels. Their scientific name, Porifera, literally means pore bearer. The channels are lined with special cells, chanocytes, each containing a flagellum that continuously beats. This whirling action by the flagellum filters nutrients and small particles of food
- [Shark vs. CTD. Shark 1, CTD 0.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/shark-vs-ctd-shark-1-ctd-0/) - There is a common saying amongst oceanographers, "if you put something in the water, there is no guarantee you will get it back." I've been in that situation before and it sucks. Unlike these guys, I've never had to actively fight the ocean to get an instrument back. What appears to be just ordinary shark fishing is actually an
- [These are a Few of My Favorite Species: Pistol Shrimp](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-pistol-shrimp/) - My dream day includes Clint Eastwood and I drinking bourbon, smoking cigars, and watching The Outlaw Josey Wales. At one of the most memorable moments in the film, Clint as Josey Wales states “Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle Dixie?” Shortly after projectile shenanigans ensue. Like Josey, Pistol Shrimp (Family Alpheidae), are entering guns
- [These are a few of my favorite species: Pig Butt Worm](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-pig-butt-worm/) - This species bring a whole new meaning to butt face. It’s Latin name even means butt face. I jest… it actually means resembling a pig’s rump. Chaetopterus pugaporcinus is a polychaete and like other worms it has segments. Some of the segments are just a little bit inflated, i.e. this worm is all about the
- [These are a few of my favorite species: Painted Frogfish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-species-painted-frogfish/) - Leaving alone on the seafloor is the lonely painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Males and females only come together for the dirty deed but quickly become intolerant of each other. If the female stays too close, the male will eat the female...which in the whole evolutionary passing the genes to the next generation scenario seems like an idiotic move.
- [The strange world of the bright blue Velella](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/the-strange-world-of-the-bright-blue-velella/) - Over the past few months, odd floating jellies have been washing up on Pacific US beaches by the thousands. With clear plastic-like sails, and bright blue flesh, these harmless jellies have stumped many a beachcomber. Now, Steve Haddock and Susan von Thun of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have put together a video explaining exactly what these creatures are,
- [Male, female, or both? When it comes to sex, fishes do it all!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/male-female-or-both-when-it-comes-to-sex-fishes-do-it-all/) - This is a guest blog from Luiz Rocha, curator of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences. Luiz gets to do some amazing work documenting fish biodiversity around the world. The Academy's Philippine biodiversity expeditions have become an extraordinary collaborative enterprise that marries the best of biodiversity research and technical diving in the heart of
- [Whales Can Only Taste Salty](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/whales-can-only-taste-salty/) - Five basic types of taste exist: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. Most people are familiar with all of these except the last, umami, which is best described as a pleasant savory taste. These tastes occur because of receptors that occur on cells in the mouth. Genes dictate the presence and number of these cells
- [The mysterious case of the missing manta bits](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/the-mysterious-case-of-the-missing-manta-bits/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove takes a closer look at two famous manta ray photos and makes a startling discovery
- [Brutal Battle Between Great White Sharks? Not really, no.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/brutal-battle-between-great-white-sharks-not-really-no/) - The following post is by Luiz Rocha, Associate Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences. His major research interests include evolution, conservation, taxonomy, and community ecology of coral reef fishes.The overall objective of this interdisciplinary research is to test existing hypotheses (and propose new ones) about what generates and maintains the
- [Are swimming zooplankton driving ocean currents? Sort of.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/are-swimming-zooplankton-driving-ocean-currents-sort-of/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnBGPA909n0 Biomixing, where the ocean is mixed by swimming animals, has long been a hot topic in oceanography. Some people think all that biological flapping and stroking could be a major source of oceanic turbulence. Others, not so much. But a new laboratory study by M. Wilhelmus and J. Dabiri from Caltech is certainly going to ignite scientists
- [A story about fish, plastic debris and sex](https://deepseanews.com/2014/10/a-story-about-fish-plastic-debris-and-sex/) - This is a guest post by Chelsea Rochman. Chelsea is a post-doc at the University of California Davis. This is her fourth guest post at DSN, and the first one to come with this. WARNING: Some content may not be acceptable for a younger audience. (Note from Miriam: It's ok, Chelsea, nothing in this post is at all out of
- [Symphonies of the Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/symphonies-of-the-sea/) - I am inspired by the sea. Inspired to understand the way it moves, meanders, ebbs, flows, heaves, and crashes. Others are inspired by the sea to create. Inspired to dance, draw, perform, paint, and compose. It is this last genre that I want to highlight with a selection of ocean-inspired symphonies. I like to think of them as bringing all the ocean to
- [Diagnosing Death with Diatoms](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/diagnosing-death-with-diatoms/) - "I know you drowned him in the ocean, these bones don’t lie…" Ever heard of forensic limnology? Neither had I, until I had a random conversation during a coffee break. The police find a body in the water. How did it get there? How did this person actually die? Was this a tragic accident, or
- [ZOMG Whale shark attack!!!!  Or not...](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/zomg-whale-shark-attack-or-not/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove dissects a video of a whale shark incident reported in UK paper the Mirror
- [Go forth and plunder some trash for International Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/go-forth-and-pick-up-some-trash-for-international-coastal-cleanup-day-this-saturday/) - Worried about plastic in the ocean? Then get off your rumpus this weekend and do something about it! It's International Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday, September 20. You and a trash bag and a bunch of your friends can spend a day at the beach making it trash free. Because believe you me, right now that beach
- [New Obligations and Continuing Challenges in Shark Conservation](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/new-obligations-and-continuing-challenges-in-shark-conservation/) - As the sun rose this morning here in Trinidad and Tobago where I'm conducting field work, I was certain about two facts. First: Trinidadians and Tobagonians awoke to their morning ritual of doubles and a new reality with regard to their nation's obligations on the international trade of five species of endangered shark species (Great,
- [To El Niño or not to El Niño, that is the question](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/to-el-nino-or-not-to-el-nino-that-is-the-question/) - UPDATE Jan 2015: Turns out, the great El Niño of 2014 may never actually materialize. And if it does, it's probably going to be wimpy. Why all the confusion then? El Niño is a coupled ocean-atmospheric phenomena, meaning that each depend on the other. Right now the ocean is acting all El Niño-esque, while the
- [The Tale of a New Phylum That Really Wasn’t](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/the-tale-of-a-new-phylum-that-really-wasnt/) - In 1986, a group of scientists from Australia and New Zealand described, in the one of the highest profile scientific journals, the existence of a new class of organisms. During examination of echinoderms from sunken wood collected from depths between 1,057 and 1,208 m off the New Zealand coast, we discovered nine specimens of a
- [The Plankton Pundit](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/the-plankton-pundit/) - One of the many reasons that I find plankton to be so delightful is the sheer joy of seeing something so beautiful and alien pop out of an ordinary seawater sample. I mean, I _know_ the sea is filled with plankton but I'm still excited every time! That's why I've been such a fan of Dr. Richard Kirby's plankton photography
- [Summer of the Goatfish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/09/summer-of-the-goatfish/) - I take on a senseless internet meme and make it even more so - for science. With the northern hemisphere days getting shorter, and the air getting crisper as autumn approaches, we reflect back on the summer soon passing. You may not have known, but this was the “Summer of the Goat” as christened
- [The official anthology of Rick Ross rapping about crustaceans](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/the-official-anthology-of-rick-ross-rapping-about-crustaceans/) - I generally bow to Dr. M and Alex when it comes to rap music knowledge, but I'm just going to add this little factlet to the DSN vaults. Rick Ross, raps about crustaceans. A LOT*. And after reading all these lyrics, I'm positive there is a special place in his stomach for all arthropods. What does this dude do
- [My 25 Favorite Things For Ocean Field Work](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/my-25-favorite-things-for-ocean-field-work/) - I am particular about my set of gear and equipment that I take when I am out at sea. Much time spent was spent on trial and error research and development of my sea kit. The items below reflect advice from my scientific mentors and advice about tools from my father and father-in-law, one an
- [No way is that a Manta in the Kelp Forest...](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/no-way-is-that-a-manta-in-the-kelp-forest/) - Yes…yes it is.
- [A little unexpected Monday Morning Zen with a Portuguese Man-of-War](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/a-little-unexpected-monday-morning-zen-with-a-portuguese-man-of-war/) - It's monday morning and I'm dragging a little. You might be too. But this gorgeous video of Portuguese Man-o-War by Aaron Ansarov (via National Geographic) reminded me of all the amazing things and processes that remain to be studied in the ocean. And that just perked me right up! Ansarov is a retired U.S. Navy combat photographer, who
- [The Etiquette of Flags At Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/the-etiquette-of-flags-at-sea/) - John Tissott from the East Fremantle Yacht Club in Perth, Australia has just developed an infographic (below) on the topic of flags flown at sea. For example, I have just learned that flags are flown by owners and worn by the yacht. Or in my case a dinghy with substantial hole. Over at the DSN HQ we
- [What the "Call of the Reef" is Telling Us](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/what-the-call-of-the-reef-is-telling-us/) - A seminal study, out today in Science, demonstrates that coral and fish larvae can actually distinguish the differences between protected areas and degraded ones on the basis of the reef’s chemical scent alone.
- [Throwback Thursday: France's Lab Buoy](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/throwback-thursday-frances-lab-buoy/) - I recently received an email from a colleague asking for a copy of a recent paper. In return, they sent me a plot of inertial current circles from 1965 along with this intriguing image. First thought...OMG it's the french version of R/P FLIP! But after clumsily wading through a bit of french text with the help
- [Plaaaaaaaannnkktooooonnnnn In Spaaaaaccccce](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/plaaaaaaaannnkktooooonnnnn-in-spaaaaaccccce/) - According to several "news" agencies ocean plankton have supposedly been found on the outside of the International Space Station. From the ITAR-TASS News Agency that broke the story, An experiment of taking samples from illuminators and the ISS surface has brought unique results, as scientists had found traces of sea plankton there, the chief of an
- [Future Shark: Living in an Ocean on the Brink](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/future-shark-living-in-an-ocean-on-the-brink/) - Last week Discovery Channel successfully botched yet another Shark Week. Big surprise there. Don’t get me wrong, there were some (and by some I mean few) shows I did enjoy, but seriously when will they let poor Megalodon just die? He and his buds have been extinct for quite a while now, no need to
- [A Narrative of Coral-Dwelling Barnacles With the Aid of Internet Memes](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/a-narrative-of-coral-dwelling-barnacles-with-the-aid-of-internet-memes/) - Not everything on a coral is actually a coral. Embedded into the hard coral’s surfaces are nearly 100 species of specialized barnacles—the Pyrgomatidae. New work by Machel Malay and François Michonneau indicate that our understanding of how different Pyrgomatids are related is…well horribly wrong. The team sequenced five different genes for over 350 specimens. Using some
- [Floating Forests](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/floating-forests/) - This is a guest post by one of our most fabulous DSN Scientist in Residence and shanty singing partners, Jarrett Byrnes. Jarrett is a professor at the UMass Boston where he studies food web complexity. There's something I've always wanted. Something that would take kelp forest science to a new level. Something that would let
- [The Superiority Complex](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/the-superiority-complex/) - "The marlin I just caught was an infant by comparison with the great fish, only 120 pounds and about four years old, but it is not the size that matters here... What matters is that the fish are proof that the wonders of the sea are not only real, but tangible. Through the shivering line
- [A New Inside Anus Found Very Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2014/08/a-new-inside-anus-found-very-deep/) - One of the most obscure invertebrates of all of the ocean is the Entoprocta. It doesn’t take a student of Latin to understand that it’s name means “anus inside”. Sure, it’s unfortunate, and all the well-to-do invertebrate biologist prefer the name Kamptozoa, meaning “curved animals”, but I prefer Entoprocta for the same reason I prefer
- [The Immigrant](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-immigrant/) - Because when you are a polar bear living in the 21st century, the struggle is indeed real. Props: Omar Malik, Monte Kawahara, Ben Goldfarb, Geoff Giller, Mwanzaa Brown.
- [No Honey, there are no sharks in Ontario Lakes](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/no-honey-there-are-no-sharks-in-ontario-lakes/) - This post is authored by Andrew Lewin a Marine Ecologist, Marine Conservationist, and Oceanpreneur. He is the founder of SpeakUpForBlue.com, a website dedicated to help people get involved in Ocean Conservation in their daily lives, careers, and businesses. Last week I was at a cottage with my family just north of Toronto, Ontario on a
- [The Atlantic Sun is a potential environmental disaster](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-atlantic-sun-is-a-potential-environmental-disaster/) - EDITOR'S UPDATE 7/24/14: The Atlantic Sun weighed anchor and left the Biosphere Reserve under its own power on 7/23/14 Thank you to all our readers who helped us spread the word and contact CONANP. I've got something important I want to share with you that is not getting the attention it should from press or
- [The Top 10 Engineering Designs to Clean Up Plastics In the Oceans: You Won't Believe What We Found!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-top-10-engineering-designs-to-clean-up-plastics-in-the-oceans-you-wont-believe-what-we-found/) - Given the recent surge of interest in engineering designs for plastic clean up of the oceans, I have decided to review the top ten plastic clean up concepts currently out there. 1. The Whirlbird: The design relies upon driving winds through massive propellors on top of the ship to turn macrocentrifuge devices underneath the hull. These devices the spin microplastics
- [The predictions of this model kills my love of models.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-predictions-of-this-model-kills-my-love-of-models/) - Few things give me greater joy than a model. No not those waifs that strut the fashion runways but mathematical models. Sure my pulse increases with the mention of deep sea, body size, food (in the scientific sense), snails, or combination thereof. Stop you had me at gigantism. But model with projection plots, equations,
- [Tracking the cold wake of a super typhoon](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/tracking-the-cold-wake-of-a-super-typhoon/) - I've been absolutely fascinated by 2 things recently: amazing images of typhoons and animated gifs. In regards to the former, check out this amazing 3D movie dissecting Typhoon Neoguri's rainfall (and giving me the spins). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyka8Um-8ag In response to my second obsession, I give you this animated GIF of that same typhoon clipped from one of my favorite visualizations of atmospheric
- [The Ocean Cleanup responds to our technical review](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-ocean-cleanup-responds-to-our-technical-review/) - Starts at 59:20. http://youtu.be/lrDqe_Qp6XM?t=59m18s Love, Mrs. Martini and Mrs. Goldstein "not-engineers" P.S. The technical review can be found here.
- [Mantas to Reef Fishes: I Drink Your Miltshake](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/mantas-to-reef-fishes-i-drink-your-miltshake/) - Manta Rays are nature’s spawn vacuums. Aided by new technologies and teams of overworked graduate students and unpaid interns, and prodded by the dismal decline of these huge rays at the expense of alleged ‘traditional medicine’, marine researchers are rapidly making big discoveries into previously unknown areas of manta ray life history. Like many things
- [Shark Weak](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/shark-weak/)
- [The Ocean Cleanup, Part 2: Technical review of the feasibility study](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-ocean-cleanup-part-2-technical-review-of-the-feasibility-study/) - INTRODUCTION This is the second of a two-part post. In the first installment, Kim presented alternatives to this project. This installment is a collaboration between Kim and Miriam. Dr. Kim Martini is a physical oceanographer who has been involved in the deployment of a variety of deep sea oceanographic moorings. Dr. Miriam Goldstein is a
- [The Ocean Cleanup, Part 1: Alternatives to reduce ocean plastic](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/the-ocean-cleanup-part-1-alternatives-to-reduce-ocean-plastic/) - This is the first of two-part post. This installment is written by Kim, who will present alternatives to the Ocean Cleanup project to help curb the problem of plastic pollution in the oceans. The second installment is a technical review of the Ocean Cleanup feasibility study and is a collaboration between Kim and Miriam . Last
- [Sea Walls: Lessons from a Paint Can](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/sea-walls-lessons-from-a-paint-can/) - “Any form of art is a form of power; it has impact, it can affect change - it can not only move us, it makes us move.” -Ossie Davis What better way to bring
- [Feces Friday: Marine Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/feces-friday-marine-edition/) - Here’s your recap of the top excretion-related news in the past few weeks, and what it means to our ocean world:
- [And We Add Another To Our Ranks](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/and-we-add-another-to-our-ranks/) - So I decided to recruit guest poster Dr. Douglas J. Long permanently into the DSN ranks. And I do mean permanently. There are only two ways to leave DSN. This man has street cred. He is a Research Associate in the fish department at the California Academy of Sciences. He's a professor at St. Mary's College of California. But most importantly he is the Expedition
- [Giant Squid Spotted on the Streets of Baltimore](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/giant-squid-spotted-on-the-streets-of-baltimore/) - The advantage of being a marine biologist is that EPIC things pass by my desk quite often. Sure my salary is low and the hours long but this week somebody emailed me a picture of new species of starfish. EPIC. Even more EPIC when I tell you later in the year why I'm so excited about this specific species. This
- [Inked.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/07/inked/) - From ancient polynesians to seafaring sailors, tattoos in their various fashions have adorned the derma canvas for centuries. Used to represent tribal ranks, voyages to distant lands and conquests, or even bad decisions made last Saturday night, the artful body pieces have portrayed some pretty illustrious narratives. Lately, however, a new take on the popular art form has begun to take
- [Jellyfish Journalism Fail](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/jellyfish-journalism-fail/) - On May 9th of 2012, I wrote about a video going viral of an odd creature in the deep sea. The running hypothesis among online communities is was it was a whale placenta. It was not, more interesting it was the rather enimagic Deepstaria reticulum, one of the most spectacular jellyfish at the time. At the of the
- [Want to win a prize?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/want-to-win-a-prize/) - Of course you do! DSN is having a contest for all of our Facebook friends. Here is what you need to do. Like DSN on Facebook if you haven't already. Comment at the Facebook this post Your favorite ocean critter Why you love DSN. We will pick random commenters to win books or a very
- [The all seeing, all knowing, eye of upside down barnacles](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/the-all-seeing-all-knowing-eye-of-upside-down-barnacles/) - Reader Jonathan W. wrote into DSN with this You guys are some of the most accessible in marine science, so I thought I pose this incredibly specific question that's nagged at me for years: We all know a nauplius has a compound eye, but I've run across passing mention of *adult* barnacles retaining an eye
- [A Research Cruise in 12 Animated Gifs](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/a-research-cruise-in-12-animated-gifs/) - Hey everyone I went out on a research cruise in the Bering Sea! We threw a lot of expensive shit in the ocean. Starting with this mooring. It was called Peggy. Then we threw this drifter and its drogue into the sea. It follows all the currents. And for good measure, we chucked in this ARGO float. OK
- [The Biological Pump: A short film in construction paper](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/the-biological-pump-a-short-film-in-construction-paper/) - In the sixth grade, we had weekly assignments that were supposed to be a mixture of arts and crafts and scholarly study. Two of my good friends elevated this to an art form via the use of puffy paint and meticulous construction paper cutouts. As a 12 year old who usually just ended up with the
- [This animal can be torn apart, and will come back together again](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/this-animal-can-be-torn-apart-and-will-come-back-together-again/) - Though we might not think much of the small pond Hydra, it’s got an incredible secret superpower. It spends much of its day extending its small tentacles and waiting for food to pass, but when the going gets rough for this little critter, it’s ready to respond. To discover its crazy trick, you need only to
- [Bringin' Shanty Back](https://deepseanews.com/2014/06/bringin-shanty-back/) - Much to the dismay of many of my lab mates, I am unable to do science without some form of musical entertainment. I have even had faculty members comment on my "studio" a.k.a. cold room jam sessions. What can I say...if science doesn't work out...pop stardom calls. Historically speaking however, I am not alone in my
- [Beautiful Wood Fall Art from Immy Smith](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/beautiful-wood-fall-art-from-immy-smith/) - When I crowd funded part of my wood fall research, Immy Smith reached out to me about painting some of the life that occurs on these unique habitats. Immy Smith is an interdisciplinary artist, interested in biological and surreal imagery. She is currently a visiting artist at Herbarium RNG. Immy combines textural graphite drawing, painting and
- [On How I Came to Meet Polar Bear Pete](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/on-how-i-came-to-meet-polar-bear-pete/) - “ ‘Help!’ cried a bear, ‘I come with bad news!’ ‘Come with me quick, there’s no time to lose!’ The people sailed by and left very fast, behind them they left all their oil and trash. When their homes were filled up by garbage and waste, the seals couldn’t take it and left with all
- [The ocean and its creatures as art](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/the-ocean-and-its-creatures-as-art/) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City just announced that it making more than 400,000 digital images of public domain art available on its website free of charge for non-commercial use. I am sure is making art history departments all over the country emanate squeals of research glee. But I'll admit, as an ocean and art lover I also mini-squealed. The collection is just a
- [The sea is full of life, but not quite that full](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/the-sea-is-full-of-life-but-not-quite-that-full/) - A couple weeks ago this photo was going viral with the headline "A Single Drop of Seawater, Magnified 25 Times": This was one of this amazing internet times where there is a total disconnect between people who know about zooplankton and everyone else. Everyone else was having a "My God, it's full of stars" moment. Meanwhile, I
- [The scariest inhabitant of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not what you think](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/the-scariest-inhabitant-of-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-not-what-you-think/) - When you think of terrifying monsters that might inhabit the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, what do you think of? Mutant sharks? Pissed-off squid? Rabid barnacles? (Well, ok, probably not rabid barnacles.) Nope. The scariest inhabitant of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is this. Meet Halofolliculina. It is a single-celled organism - a ciliate - about the
- [Dead Elasmobranchs on the Seafloor are Not as Appetizing as One Might Assume](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/dead-elasmobranchs-on-the-seafloor-are-not-as-appetizing-as-one-might-assume/) - Most fauna in the deep-sea rely upon a drizzle of particles of decaying animals and feces. This marine snow is of low food quality as you might expect death and feces to be. Occasionally, deep-sea buffets occur in the form of a large food fall, a nice way to a near complete carcass. My work
- [Nereus confirmed lost](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/nereus-confirmed-lost/) - In 2009, Nereus was the new $5 million hybrid-transformer-multipurpose-all knowing-swiss army knife of deep-sea research from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. Nereus, primarily funded by NSF ( with smaller contributions from the Office of Naval Research, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Russell Family Foundation, and WHOI), could switch between an autonomous underwater vehicle (unteathered to the surface)
- [What is the world's largest barrel sponge?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/what-is-the-worlds-largest-barrel-sponge/) - It is probably this 2.5 meter (8.2 feet) diameter giant that was a tourist attraction for scuba divers visiting Curaçao in the Caribbean in the early 1990s. Unfortunately frequent touching by scuba divers likely caused lesions that lead to an infection of the sponge tissue (show as the dark spot pointed to by the arrow in the
- [Anemone consumes a baby seabird](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/anemone-consumes-a-baby-seabird/) - One afternoon, my coworker Lisa Guy and I are looking through her photo archive, when I spy something that looks like an purple butterball turkey being attacked by a lime green scrunchie. Of course I have to find out what it is. When I ask, Lisa pulls up the photo and says “It’s a baby cormorant
- [Sleuthing the Largest Snail](https://deepseanews.com/2014/05/sleuthing-the-largest-snail/) - Reason #381 that I love my job I spent this morning doing this: In the last few days I have been tracking down the world's largest snail. It is my own contribution to the Sizing Ocean Giants project. The Australian Trumpet shell, Syrinx araunus, is generally agreed to be the largest living snail. Shell lengths
- [The Playful World of the Scientific Acknowledgement](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/acknowledgments/) - The post on carnivorous sponges, specifically the lead author naming a species after his wife, Named in honor of Eve Lundsten, beautiful wife of the first author whose commitment and support have endured through the years. Eve’s love for the Gulf of California also inspired this naming as the type specimen was collected. [1] started
- [Velcro, romance, and consuming the flesh of crustaceans](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/velcro-romance-and-consuming-the-flesh-of-crustaceans/) - When I describe my favorite sponge to others, yes I have a favorite sponge, I describe it like this: Imagine a mosquito lands on your arm to feed. The mosquito is caught in your long arm hairs. The insect is trapped unable to fly away. Within in short order, your epidermal cells mobilize growing a
- [Stung by a box jelly? Oil and lemon may help.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/stung-by-a-box-jelly-oil-and-lemon-may-help/) - There are many anecdotal remedies for jellyfish stings, from urine to meat tenderizer, but this one may be the tastiest. A case report published in the journal Tropical Doctor tells the story of a 55-year-old scuba diver off São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island nation off west Africa, who was stung on his hand by
- [This is why we can't have nice things...like the ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-like-the-ocean/) - I asked Professor Chris Parsons to contribute an editorial on the recent announcement by John Kerry for federal funding of a marine conservation conference this summer while ignoring the largest marine conservation conference also occurring this summer. Dr. Parsons has been involved in whale and dolphin research for over a decade and has conducted projects in South Africa, India,
- [Beyond the Plunder: The Misunderstood Life of Pirates](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/beyond-the-plunder-the-misunderstood-life-of-pirates/) - Buccaneers, Charlatans, Marauders, and Swashbucklers. Throughout the centuries, our booty-hoarding friends have been branded by many rather dubious labels. Yet seldom does the average gangplank groupie stop to appreciate the secret identities of some of history’s most illustrious “privateers.”
- [MH370 and the proverbial haystack.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/mh370-and-the-proverbial-haystack/) - Marine biologist and DeepSeaNews blogger Dr. Alistair Dove evaluates the "needle in a haystack" analogy in the search for flight MH370
- [A day at the beach with a pair of Oarfish](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/a-day-at-the-beach-with-a-pair-of-oarfish/) - When I think of vacations to Mexico, I think margaritas and lounging at the beach. But last month in Baja California, this group of tourists got a surprise of the unusual kind. Not one, but TWO Oarfish trying to strand themselves on the beach. Thankfully these were tourists of the ordinary kind and they came equipped
- [Why do beluga whales have love handles?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/why-do-beluga-whales-have-love-handles/) - Beluga whales and advanced aircraft may have something in common, and it’s all thanks to love handles. In humans, love handles are deposits of fat over the hips and waist. Belugas also have midline paunches, and for a long time no one paid any attention to these loafs. “People initially thought the abdominal fat came
- [Zissou my Ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2014/04/zissou-my-ocean/) - It's springtime, and just like the phytoplankton in the seas, the internet is blooming with some serious love for "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou." The data suggest the bloom is triggered by the recent release of a new Wes Anderson film, but clearly more research and funding is needed. In the meantime, check out
- [The Floating Rocks of the South Pacific](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/the-floating-rocks-of-the-south-pacific/) - In the South Pacific world building occurs every day. From beneath the ocean’s depths active submarine volcanoes eject molten lava and sulfuric gases well above sea level. South of the Solomon Islands, the 8-kilometer diameter submarine volcano Kavachi ejected lava 70 meters (230 feet) into the air. In 2003 the volcano, named after a sea
- [Top 20 Frequently Asked Questions of Marine Scientists](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/top-20-frequently-asked-questions/) - Here at DSN we strive to inspire the next generation of mini-deeplings. Ultimately, we want you to want you to be like us. Perhaps not the more delinquent side of us, but definitely the better half of us that constantly questions, investigates, and stands in awe of our blue planet.
- [Was there an epic war or an epic romance between this robot and a squid?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/was-there-an-epic-war-or-an-epic-romance-between-this-robot-and-a-squid/) - This is a sea glider. And an unusually filthy one at that... Seagliders spend their time flying up and down between the sea surface and the deep ocean again and again and again, all the while measuring the vital signs of the ocean (temperature, salinity and pressure). I imagine this is a lonely existence. Only
- [Love in a tidepool.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/love-in-a-tidepool/) - When it comes to reproduction, there is one group that just doesn't mess around....or does....
- [Enigmatic Megamouth Shark has Long-Lost Fossil Relatives](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/enigmatic-megamouth-shark-has-long-lost-fossil-relatives/) - On 15 November 1976, a US Navy boat tracking Soviet subs in the Pacific was retrieving its sonar gear from deep water around Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands, and ran into a snag that would be one of the most profound zoological discoveries of the 20th Century. What the crew pulled up was a
- [The Bodacious and the Beautiful: the aerial view of Banzai's massive waves](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/the-bodacious-and-the-beautiful-the-aerial-view-of-banzais-massive-waves/) - While I might not be a surfer, I sure do love waves. And I am loving this footage of the incredible waves at Banzai pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. These beautiful and unique movies were shot by Eric Sherman who used a flying drone to get the unique aerial perspective. Usually, all
- [Guest post: Playing Detective in the Great Blue Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2014/03/guest-post-playing-detective/) - You may have heard me say it once, and I’ll say it again: the oceans are a toilet bowl for our waste. Throughout history, our solution to pollution has oftentimes been “dilution”. As a consequence, chemical pollution is now ubiquitous in our oceans as a result of industrialization, waste-management strategies (and/or lack thereof), natural disasters, etc…. As such, it becomes my job to try and solve this mystery and basically play detective on the open sea. What puzzle am I trying to unravel? Well, I’ll warn you, it’s a trashy one…
- [TGIF: Seaweed Shop](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/tgif-seaweed-shop/) - Bio Logik is the deeper understanding of Biology and Ecology that is achieved when science, hip hop, and videos merge.
- [Scientist discovers bizarre new deep sea ecosystem, created by disaster](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/scientist-discovers-bizarre-new-deep-sea-ecosystem-created-by-disaster/) - It makes me smile to think that, even after being lost at sea, a sunken ship can still be a symbol of hope. According to ongoing research, the death of an ocean vessel may also be the birth of whole new ecosystem, completely unknown to science. But this ecosystem first starts with tragedy, and perhaps
- [How we wrecked the ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/how-we-wrecked-the-ocean/) - Poignant wisdom from Dr. Jeremy Jackson
- [Win A Giant Plush Giant Isopod!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/win-a-giant-plush-giant-isopod/) - What your life needs right now is a larger-than-life plush Giant Isopod. A common visitor to food falls, Giant Isopods are scavengers of the deep. The DSN infatuation for this ginormous Roly-Poly is rivaled only by our beloved giant squid. DSN’s Rick Macpherson has generously donated a plush Giant Isopod to the #Scifund wood fall
- [The most beautiful animal you've never seen](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/the-most-beautiful-animal-youve-never-seen/) - When I first saw a sea sapphire I thought I was hallucinating. The day had been anything but normal, but this part will always stand out. I’d spent the afternoon on a small dingy off the coast of Durban, South Africa. It was muggy, and I’d been working for hours–-throwing a small net out, and
- [Wood falls are an oasis in a food desert](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/wood-falls-are-an-oasis-in-a-food-desert/) - To grow larger, maintain themselves, and produce offspring, organisms require a ready source of building blocks such as carbon. In short, life requires energy. Keep this basic fact in mind as you consider that carbon production on land and in the oceans is radically shifting as our climate changes. At least one study indicates that
- [Mooring Family Photos](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/mooring-family-photos/) - As you all might know, my goal in life is to throw expensive s**t in the ocean. And I am very excited that in two months I will be once again going out to sea to do just that very thing, helping to throw several expensive pieces of s**t oceanographic moorings into the Bering Sea. My
- [The Wood Fall Pun/Joke Challenge](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/the-wood-fall-punjoke-challenge/) - DSN Readers I need your help! I am crowdfunding some of my deep-sea research. I need you to share the video and link with your friends. https://experiment.com/projects/wood-is-it-what-s-for-dinner Wood: Is It What's For Dinner? from Microryza on Vimeo. I am also in celebration of of everything wood fall running a wood fall pun/joke contest! Submit them here
- [The Plight of the Irrawaddy](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/the-plight-of-the-irrawaddy/) - The Irrawaddy are merely the sentinel species, forewarning us of impending danger, not only in Southeast Asia, but globally. Are we listening?
- [All Hail The Master of Wood Falls](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/all-hail-the-master-of-wood-falls/) - Yesterday I made this above announcement on Facebook and Twitter. And so it happened and now this Roy Plotnick stepped up to the plate. Roy is an invertebrate biologist at the University of Illinois Chicago and a long time friend. His research is amazing and looks at the fossil record to determine shifts in behaviour and
- [I am a deep-sea biologist and visit the ocean's depths in a submersible. A Reddit AMA!](https://deepseanews.com/2014/02/i-am-a-deep-sea-biologist-and-visit-the-oceans-depths-in-a-submersible-a-reddit-ama/) - UPDATE: The Reddit AMA is now live. I will be on Reddit Friday night at 7:00 PM EST (I will update this post with a link then) answering questions about a life of science, being crammed in a submersible, body size of marine animals, wood falls, crazy deep-sea creatures, and anything else you can think of.
- [Whale shark slaughterhouse exposed in China](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/whale-shark-slaughterhouse-exposed-in-china/) - Marine biologist and DeepSeaNews blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses the recent WildLifeRisk exposé of a whale shark slaughterhouse in China
- [First results from crowdfunded study shows radioactive seawater from Fukushima has NOT reached the US coast](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/first-results-from-crowdfunded-study-shows-radioactive-seawater-from-fukushima-has-not-reached-the-us-coast/) - Just two weeks ago, Ken Buesseler at WHOI launched a brilliant crowdfunded campaign "Our Radioactive Ocean" to measure radiation off the West Coast of the US. And not surprisingly, it was a huge success. In just two weeks, they have funded, sampled and tested sites in California and Washington. And the results from the first four
- [Coral reefs, let's unzip your genes.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/coral-reefs-lets-unzip-your-genes/) - How will coral reefs respond to climate change? Well, let’s start with an analogy. Suppose you pick an arbitrary time of day, choose a random subway station in any city, stand at the exit, and pull aside the first 100 people that emerge. You force them to run a marathon—right there, right then. There is
- [A New Parasitic Male Found](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/a-new-parasitic-male-found/) - The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed--Abraham Lincoln Over 300 different species of anglerfish exist in the oceans. The prominent lure gives them both their common name and the name of their scientific order, Lophiiformes. Lophi, or lopho, in Latin means crest or a
- [The question you should have asked about Fukushima, but probably didn’t.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/the-question-you-should-have-asked-about-fukushima-but-probably-didnt/) - The 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear fiasco was a disaster that is still affecting Japan. But it also raised an onslaught of questions about the potential dangers of the leaked radiation back here in the US. Some of the major ones are: Is Fukushima radiation going to fry the West Coast of the U.S.?!? No. It
- [Worst-case scenario thinking and Fukushima radiation](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/worst-case-scenario-thinking-and-fukushima-radiation/) - This isn't a map of radiation, it's a map of wave estimated hight after the Tohuku Tsunami. So why is there so much outrage and fear around Fukushima radiation, even when there is evidence to suggest it's not as bad as we fear? To answer this, I invited psychologists Anselma Hartley and Joachim Krueger to
- [TGIF: This Glacier is NOT a photo](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/tgif-this-glacier-is-not-a-photo/) - This BLOWS MY MIND. This is not a photo, it's a drawing using pastels: The artist is Zaria Forman, and she's using the pieces to get people thinking about climate change: Chasing the Light is an art expedition led by artist Zaria Forman that draws inspiration from breathtaking geography to create equally striking art...The artist
- [Will My Wood Research Be Poplar?](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/will-my-wood-research-be-poplar/) - I wooden dream of having a post full of wood puns. On the other hand my alder ego often gets the best of me and I may have to cherry pick a few. I am participating in the new round of SciFund Challenge. I am hoping yew (I can't help myself) will help me support
- [No, but in all seriousness...](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/no-but-in-all-seriousness/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers logical fallacies and their roles in marine science debates
- [Game of Trolls](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/game-of-trolls/) - We here at Deep Sea News pride ourselves on bringing you the BEST DAMN OCEAN SCIENCE PERIOD. With that mission, we hope to inspire our followers to care about the ocean, share with your friends, and even join the conversation. Bottom line. We love hearing from you. Fan mail is the best mail. With all
- [DSN Commenting Policy](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/dsn-commenting-policy/) - Deep-Sea News is our house. We have invited you here eagerly to participate in the conversation and we encourage you to do so. However, we like to keep our house neat and expect visitors to display a certain level of decorum. We have laid out a simple set of rules that we expect our commenters
- [All The Best, Scientifically Verified, Information on Fukushima Impacts](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/all-the-best-scientifically-verified-information-on-fukushima-impacts/) - With all the misinformation around the internet here are links to articles that we trust. The following provide credible information about what is actually occurring and/or dispel myths about Fukushima radiation that are prevalent on the internet. I will not link to pseudoscience, misinformation, or outright lies in this post or allow them in the
- [Ain't Nothing but a Green Crab Thang](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/aint-nothing-but-a-green-crab-thang/) - Because....Monday. The newest hit jam from Eric Axelman and the infamous Bertness Lab. Bringing us everything we need to know about the Masters of the Marsh, the Mac Crabbies of the Mudflats, the undeniable, the indescribable...the Green Crab.
- [Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/is-the-sea-floor-littered-with-dead-animals-due-to-radiation-no/) - Recently we at Deep-Sea News have tried to combat misinformation about the presence of high levels of Fukushima radiation and its impact on marine organisms on the west coast of the United States. After doing thorough research, reading the scientific literature, and consulting with experts and colleagues, we have found no evidence of either. In
- [Here’s how you can tell that the “shark” photobombing kids is actually a dolphin](https://deepseanews.com/2014/01/heres-how-you-can-tell-that-the-shark-photobombing-kids-is-actually-a-dolphin/) - Editor's Note: This article originally occurred at Southern Fried Science and is republished here with permission. The post is authored by shark expert and graduate student at the University of Miami David Shiffman. When California resident June Emerson snapped a photo of her children playing at the beach, she didn’t expect it to generate international
- [Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/three-reasons-why-fukushima-radiation-has-nothing-to-do-with-starfish-wasting-syndrome/) - This invited post is authored by Chris Mah, a Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher. Chris is one of the world's leading experts on starfish and echinoderms in general. He created and writes for Echinoblog, a one stop reading place for everything echinoderm. You can find him at Twitter at @echinoblog. In September
- [Climate Change vs. The Holiday Season](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/climate-change-vs-the-holiday-season/) - A US Senator posting on Buzzfeed? AND using animated GIFs to talk about Science? This one's too good to ignore, but the facts are definitely sobering. Click below to read Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey's post on how climate change stands to affect our long-standing holiday traditions: Climate Change vs. The Holiday Season
- [Randolph the Deep Sea Monkfish](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/randolph-the-deep-sea-monkfish/) - From our hydrothermal vent to yours, Happy Holidays to all! ...and just to get you in the spirit...
- [Bio Logik: Science Outreach Remixed and Served Fresh.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/bio_logik/) - Long has the state of educational funding been dismal. Classrooms suffer. Teachers become bitter. Students are left numb and disinterested. This deficit has hit the sciences especially, with minimal support for the laboratory based, hands-on learning that many of us were fortunate to have. Students are missing out on critical thinking opportunities and, in some
- [Little known fact - Santa is actually a pirate](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/little-known-fact-santa-is-actually-a-pirate/)
- [Climate science and poetry collide in the IPCC Haiku](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/climate-science-and-poetry-collide-in-the-ipcc-haiku/) - Haven't had time to read all 2000+ pages of the 2013 IPCC report? Neither have I! But don't worry, physical oceanographer Greg Johnson has taken the time to condense and clarify the main talking points. Even better, he has gone one step further than just digesting the science. This is the IPCC report rewritten in
- [Essential Marine Readings](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/essential-marine-readings/) - Everyone is always asking the DSN crew what are favorite books are. Well just in time for the holidays we are unleashing The Essential DSNL Library. We have kids books, entry level books, advanced books for those on the way to or already marine scientists, and the beginning of a fiction section for our down time.
- [The Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas Tinsel](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/the-oceans-gelantinous-christmas-tinsel/) - The above photo is of Apolemia lanosa a type of siphonophore belonging to phylum Cnidaria that also includes corals and jellies. It’s basically the ocean's way of celebrating Christmas all year long. Like many other Cnidarians, siphonophores bud new individuals—exact clones themselves. In a manner similar to Christmas elves although this is not proven by
- [Where The Wild Things Are](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/where-the-wild-things-are/) - “I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.” That’s my honest reaction after reading news of Western Australia’s plan to reduce fatal shark attacks through the culling of big sharks near popular beaches. Troy Buswell, Fisheries Minister for Western Australia, remarked, The drum lines should be effective in catching sharks and it's my view if we're
- [Whale Shark and Manta Ray Gif Roundup](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/whale-shark-and-manta-ray-gif-roundup/) - Dr. Simon Pierce (@simonpierce) is a marine biologist extraordinaire focusing on whale sharks. He is the Principal Scientist at the Marine Megafauna Foundation and Science Coordinator of the Global Whale Shark Photo-ID Library. You can visit it gorgeous website here. On Twitter Simon shared some gifs of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) and manta rays (Manta ???) taken last month in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
- [An Oceanic Ode](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/an-oceanic-ode/) - This guest post is brought to you by Sheanna Steingass. Shea is a graduate student at Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute studying the behavioral ecology of pinnipeds. She is also author of Oregonbeachcomber.com, a marine debris blog focusing on the Pacific Northwest. Catch her previous post Fishful Thinking: Five Reasons why Mermaids Can’t Physically Exist Once
- [The Tiny Swimming Pigs of Pig Beach](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/the-tiny-swimming-pigs-of-pig-beach/) - On a largely uninhabited island (a cay) in Bahamas, the chief residents are less than a two-dozen feral pigs. The island is now more lovingly referred to as Pig Island. The origins of these island pigs are unknown. One story suggests hungry sailors dropped them off to fatten them up for a later feast only
- [Pygmy Squids Females Favor Small Males and Fast Copulation](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/pygmy-squids-females-favor-small-males-and-fast-copulation/) - Females of some species in the wild may not be able to prevent unwanted sex with males. In many crustaceans, males forcibly mate with females who often receive sperm from multiple males. In other cases, females will not reject the male simply because doing so would waste precious energy reserves. When males harass female mosquito
- [The Majestic Plastic Bag](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/the-majestic-plastic-bag/) - Like the lovely PGP (Pacific Garbage Patch), this has just been a plastic filled week... and it's only Tuesday! To join in on all the fun I stumbled upon this little video floating around on the internetz. Let the cuteness overwhelm you. Also, if you have yet to read Chelsea's and Miriam's recent plastic posts.
- [Guest post: The invisible consequences of mistaking plastic for dinner](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/guest-post-the-invisible-consequences-of-mistaking-plastic-for-dinner/) - The long and windy path to a Ph.D. is lined with blood, sweat and tears. Like a roller coaster, it can be filled with joy, anxiety, fear and even nausea. This story is regarding one chapter of my dissertation, one that filled me with all these emotions and lead me to the conclusion that even in science, sh%* happens. But in this story, what we could not control lead us to better scientific conclusions with greater environmental realism. Due to what may seem like an experimental shortcoming, we were able to answer an important “so what?” question related to plastic marine debris.
- [How do you figure out how much plastic is in the ocean?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/how-do-you-figure-out-how-much-plastic-is-in-the-ocean/) - Nobody ever told me that becoming a marine biologist would involve spending four years figuring out how to count. Because, seriously, how hard can counting be? Well, it turns out, when you're trying to count tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean, it gets complicated really fast. When I went out to the North Pacific
- [Dolphins are trying to tell us something](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/dolphins-are-trying-to-tell-us-something/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses recently unusual dolphin die-off on the US Atlantic coast
- [Squid Rocket Science](https://deepseanews.com/2013/12/squid-rocket-science/) - Squids not only swim, they also fly*. In fourteen different published accounts dating back to 1892, squids have been caught in the act of taking to the air. In one of the greatest examples of squid flying, the water in an aquarium was lowered to prevent Northern Shortfin Squid from airborne escapes. In a
- [True facts about Ocean Radiation and the Fukushima Disaster](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/true-facts-about-ocean-radiation-and-the-fukushima-disaster/) - On March 11th, 2011 the Tōhoku earthquake and resulting tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan. It also resulted in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl when the tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Radioactive particles were released into the atmosphere and ocean, contaminating groundwater, soil and seawater which effectively closed local Japanese fisheries. Rather unfortunately, it has also
- [A whale and a whale shark walk into a bar...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/a-whale-and-a-whale-shark-walk-into-a-bar/) - A fictional chat between a whale shark and a baleen whale highlights differences in their feeding adaptations
- [Weed of the Week: The Phycologist that Launched a Billion Dollar Industry](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/weed-of-the-week-the-phycologist-that-launched-a-billion-dollar-industry/) - I love seaweed. Maybe it’s because I am from California and we are all plant loving hippies or maybe it’s because they’re the underappreciated overlords of the sea and I respect that. Seriously though, without these photosynthesizing wizards, life in the ocean would cease to exist. Thus, in an attempt to bring appreciation to the
- [Feel the zen of the ocean with this coastal current map](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/feel-the-zen-of-the-ocean-with-this-coastal-current-map/) - I am SO excited that someone finally did this! From the code that brought you this amazing wind map comes this map of surface currents. Look at the squiggles in the Atlantic Gulf Stream, that giant eddy in the Gulf and all that really sluggish offshore flow on the Pacific Side. Seriously West Coast, Y U
- [Where has THIS guy been all my life?!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/where-has-this-guy-been-all-my-life/) - Simply brilliant; I dont know how I only just heard about these, they have millions of views. Check out the rest of his channel here:
- [6 ways to help our oceans and look absolutely fabulous doing it](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/6-ways-to-help-the-oceans-and-look-absolutely-fabulous-it/) - It's Monday and you know what that means? No...not the day when you try longer than you should to magically make all the e-mails in your inbox disappear (Harry Potter style). Though if you figure that out let me know. My friends...Monday marks the one glorious day of the week where you can shamelessly rock
- [A Bad Ass Squid Demands A Bad Ass Tattoo](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/a-bad-ass-squid-demands-a-bad-ass-tattoo/) - Master beard grower, Richard Newman, shared on the DSN Facebook page his totally amazing tattoo. Yep it's Magnapinna. I think we can all raise a pint and agree that Richard Newman has clearly won. UPDATE: The tattoo was inked by Myck McClung at Three Saints Tattoo in Pensacola, Florida
- [Snails High On Acid Make Poor Choices, Get Eaten By Predators](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/snails_high_on_acid/) - In humans concentrations of carbon dioxide around 1%, normal is just a less than 0.04%, can make a person drowsy. Like a macroeconomics class. At 10% concentration, even with enough oxygen, carbon dioxide can result in dizziness, headaches, loss of hearing and sight, and unconsciousness. Much like a Grateful Dead concert. In the oceans, things
- [An amazing image of the elusive big-fin squid](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/an-amazing-image-of-the-elusive-big-fin-squid/) - Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. They are unusual in both that the fins
- [How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Garbage Patch](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-garbage-patch/) - Deepling emeritus, Miriam Goldstein, is a science rock star. My science crush on her only deepens after watching her completely explode TeX Oslo. Miriam is all like BAM SCIENCE! In case you don't know, Miriam is a marine biologist and science communicator currently spending a year as a Sea Grant Fellow in the United States Congress.
- [TGIF: Emoji Dick](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/tgif-emoji-dick/) - This is either the awesomeest or stupidest thing ever: Emoji Dick is a crowd sourced and crowd funded translation of Herman Melville's Moby Dick into Japanese emoticons called emoji. Each of the book's approximately 10,000 sentences has been translated three times by a Amazon Mechanical Turk worker. These results have been voted upon by another set
- [Unknown monsters from the deep](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/unknown-monsters-from-the-deep/) - Recently, author Ryan Lockwood sent me a copy of his new book Below. This fictional piece follows the story of professional diver Will Sturman and marine biologist Valerie Martell as they battle unknown monsters from the deep. You had me at unknown monsters from the deep. What to say about this book? I loved Jaws but it
- [Weed of the Week: The Rihanna Hypothesis Revisited](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/weed-of-the-week-the-rihanna-hypothesis-revisited/) - I love seaweed. Maybe it’s because I am from California and we are all plant loving hippies or maybe it’s because they’re the underappreciated overlords of the sea and I respect that. Seriously though, without these photosynthesizing wizards, life in the ocean would cease to exist. Thus, in an attempt to bring appreciation to the
- [Is Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda one for the record books?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/is-super-typhoon-haiyanyolanda-one-for-the-record-books/) - As I was writing this, initial damage reports from the Philippines were still coming in. It looks like the damage from the storm is really bad, many are without food, water or shelter It's still unclear how bad the damage is, but if you would like to help out those affected by the Typhoon you can donate to Doctors without
- [Hipster bacteria hate the tropics (it's too mainstream)](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/hipster-bacteria-hate-the-tropics-its-too-mainstream/) - Terrestrial biologists have it easy (especially those that work in the tropics) - they can just book a plane ticket and wander around the forest, Tra la la la la, sketching their favorite animal and collecting specimens. Hey, if Wallace could manage it in the 1800s, then it must be a piece of cake. Marine Scientists, on
- [TGIF (just) - Resistance is Futile, you WILL be assimilated](https://deepseanews.com/2013/11/tgif-just-resistance-is-futile-you-will-be-assimilated/) - The force of natural selection towards parasitic lifestyle is powerful, because it has arisen so many times in every imaginable lineage. For this Halloween and Accidently Parasite Week at #DeepSN, I offer the following marine parasites for your consideration. Sacculina. You HAVE been assimilated: Lampreys - because parasitism by invertebrates is for woossies. For the
- [A Deepling Halloween](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/a-deepling-halloween/) - Warning: When trick or treating by the DSN lair this Halloween.....Beware of our Kraken.
- [Parasites aren't just for biologists, this wave eats other waves](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/parasites-arent-just-for-biologists-this-wave-eats-other-waves/) - As the winds blow across the vast oceans they create a symphony of waves, whose pitch may range from ripples to rogues. Eventually all waves will break, crashing wildly on the shore or fading away slowly far from land. But some wind waves meet their demise faster than others. Their strength is leeched away by
- [Weed of the Week: Killer Costumes](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/weed-of-the-week-killer-costumes/) - I love seaweed. Maybe it’s because I am from California and we are all plant loving hippies or maybe it’s because they’re the underappreciated overlords of the sea and I respect that. Seriously though, without these photosynthesizing wizards, life in the ocean would cease to exist. Thus, in an attempt to bring appreciation to the
- [Fishful Thinking: Five Reasons why Mermaids Can’t Physically Exist](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/fishful-thinking-five-reasons-why-mermaids-cant-physically-exist/) - This guest post is brought to you by Sheanna Steingass. Shea is a graduate student at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute studying the behavioral ecology of pinnipeds. She is also author of Oregonbeachcomber.com, a marine debris blog focusing on the Pacific Northwest. “Mermaids are real- I saw it on Animal Planet!” No, you didn’t.
- [Accidental Parasite Week continues: the Oarfish edition](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/accidental-parasite-week-continues-the-oarfish-edition/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses a recent parasite necropsy carried out on oarfish carcas that washed up in California
- [The Reese's Cup Parasite That Hangs Out In Octopus Kidneys](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/the-reeses-cup-parasite-than-hangs-out-in-octopus-kidneys/) - Scientists currently know of 112 species who’s preferred habitat is the renal sac of a cephalopod. Actually, each species prefers a different kind of cephalopod—Broadclub Cuttlefish, Argentine Shortfin Squid, Giant Pacific Octopus. Conceivably, each cephalopod is chauffeuring its very own and unique urine-loving passengers. The Dicyemids, or if you are really old school like me
- [I'll see your horrifying crab barnacle and raise you a heart eel](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/ill-see-your-horrifying-crab-barnacle-and-raise-you-a-heart-eel/) - This was originally posted at alistairdove.com June 21, 2010. To see another bizarre parasitic relationship, check out Rebecca Helm's recent piece on the marvelous world of Sacculina barnacles parasitic in crabs. My good colleagues Janine Caira and Georga Benz wrote a paper way back in 1997 about one of the strangest parasites ever recorded
- [Return of the Wood Fall](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/return-of-the-wood-fall/) - [View the story "Return of the Wood Fall" on Storify]
- [Awesomely gross Oarfish Necropsy](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/awesomely-gross-oarfish-necropsy/) - Last week, two Oarfish were found beached on the California coast. This subsequently set the internet ablaze with conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths. But the way to ultimately figure out how these creatures met their demise is to conduct a necropsy. And that is exactly what scientists at NOAA did. Not only that, they posted
- [Behind the scenes: plastic-eating barnacles in the North Pacific Gyre](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/behind-the-scenes-plastic-eating-barnacles-in-the-north-pacific-gyre/) - I’ve been temporarily released from my social media silence to talk about my latest paper, which is published in the open-access journal PeerJ. So first of all HAI EVERYONE! Second of all – here’s how I accidentally discovered that gooseneck barnacles are eating plastic, and why it’s so difficult to figure out what effect that is
- [Oarfish Can Supposedly Predict Earthquakes, Apparently They Suck At It](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/oarfish-can-supposedly-predict-earthquakes-apparently-they-suck-at-it/) - A recent string of oarfish have washed ashore in California. And by recent string I mean two. On October 18th, a pregnant 14-foot long female was found dead on an Oceanside, California beach. On October 13th, an 18-foot dead oarfish was found a by a snorkeler and drug ashore off Catalina Island. This, ahem, pattern
- [mOARFISH, moar problems?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/moarfish-moar-problems/) - Just this past week, the beaches of Southern California and Baja Mexico have been inundated by monsters from the briny deep. Well actually only one monster, the Oarfish. But it was two separate incidents! Of course you only need two data points to make a trend, so clearly there must be something wrong with the ocean it these
- [I Got Wood](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/i-got-wood/) - I will be noticeably absent here for the next few weeks as I head out to sea to collect woodfall communities at the appropriately and not so coincidentally name Deadwood site. What's a woodfall community? Here is collection of links about wood fall communities and all the wee beasties that live on them. A
- [Size Me](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/size-me/) - Hi, guys! We are a team of five undergrads at Duke working together to spread the science of body size! We are led by Dr. Craig McClain of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCENT). We collect data on the body size of the ocean's largest animals and raise interest in research through popular media.
- [Zombie Coral Apocalypse](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/zombie-coral-apocalypse/) - This past week I had the pleasure of listening to Kate Furby (@seakaterun) from Scripps Institute of Oceanography talk about her research on the Zombie Coral Apocalypse. Yes. You heard me right. ZOMBIE CORALS. Specifically, Kate is studying the encrusting coral Porites superfusa (reminds me of Mufasa...) located off Palmyra, a small coral atoll one
- [Squee! Take a trip with Bob the Drifter](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/squee-take-a-trip-with-bob-the-drifter/) - While Snork-Macaroon love-children may touch some people's cold, cold hearts, nothing brings out the SQUEE in this Physical Oceanographer like an adorable scientific instrument. Meet Bob the Drifter, a free-spirited PVC and plastic cutie roaming the Gulf of Mexico to help scientists track ocean currents. But don't think Bob is the only one that can find
- [Charismatic Mega Turbulence](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/charismatic-mega-turbulence/) - I've been waiting to write this post for a long time. The problem was, up until now I just didn't know of a good example of charismatic mega turbulence. Normally, the turbulent eddies that mix the world's oceans are really small, ranging in size from 10's of millimeters to at most 100's of meters. When
- [Lessons From Creating an Online Outreach Empire](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/lessons-from-creating-an-online-outreach-empire/) - Lessons From Creating an Online Outreach Empire from Craig McClain Last Friday I delivered a preliminary talk on the opening night of ScienceOnline Oceans. I am extremely flattered by the invitation and the enthusiastic reception to my talk. Many asked me to post my slides online but I felt I needed to go a step
- [Want to catch a shark. Got to do a shark dance.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/want-to-catch-a-shark-got-to-do-a-shark-dance/) - So this past weekend, some of the other Deeplings and I left the DSN lair to party in the city where the heat is on. That's right, on the beach till the break of dawn....Welcome to Miami....Buenvenidos a Miami.... *Turns down the music* Sorry about that. Just get's stuck in my head and then there is
- [Video of the Love Child of a Macaron and a Snork](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/video-of-the-love-child-of-a-macaron-and-a-snork/) - I wrote recently of the fascinatingly bizarre Dicopia antirrhinum, a predatory tunicate of the deep sea. The authors of the study describing this strange beastie sent along video for the readers of DSN. Enjoy! A. Mecho, J. Aguzzi, J.B. Company, M. Canals, G. Lastras, X. Turon (2013) First in situ observations of the deep-sea carnivorous ascidian Dicopia antirrhinum Monniot C.,
- [The slow strangling of marine science careers, as the Government Shutdown drags on](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/the-slow-strangling-of-marine-science-careers-as-the-government-shutdown-drags-on/) - This isn't the type of humor we're used to at DSN - the news these past few weeks has been some new brand of twisted farce. If you haven't been following the impacts of the Government Shutdownpalooza, let me tell you a little bit about the devastating impact it's been having on marine science. My heart
- [Where are all the ladies at?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/where-are-all-the-ladies-at/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers the question of how to get a good estimate of the global whale shark population
- [6 Reasons to Supersize](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/6-reasons-to-supersize/) - The following post is authored by Caroline Schanche as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. For those who have seen elephant seals up close and personal, there is no questioning the fact that elephant seals are not afraid to put on the pounds. This guy surely doesn’t seem
- [Squittle Day PSA](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/squittle-day-psa/) - Here ye! Here Ye! Today marks the day in which we raise our glasses to all that is good in the world. Squid and Cuttlefish. Throw your tentacles in the air and wave them like you just don't care and get to celebrating some of the coolest cephalopods in the sea. However, a word of
- [The Eeyore of the Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/the-eeyore-of-the-sea/) - The following post is authored by Catherine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Sixty million times. That’s really big, but just how big? 60 million kilometers is almost half the distance from the Earth to the sun. 60 million times bigger is a baby born at
- [M31: Livin' the Life Aquatic](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/m31-livin-the-life-aquatic/) - As some of you may or may not know, starting November 12th I will be joining the team of Mission 31. This historic expedition, lead by Fabien Cousteau (grandson to the big guy himself), will entail 31 days at the Aquarius Reef Base. Aquarius, located in the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary, is the only
- [Can Animals Directly Harness Solar Energy? Apparently So...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/can-animals-directly-harness-solar-energy-apparently-so/) - The following post is authored by Frank Lee as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. The summer is coming to a close. I’m sorry. It’s time for us to prepare for the chilly winds of autumn and winter. For college students like myself, this means leaving our sweet
- [TGIF - Tusk tusk...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/tgif-tusk-tusk/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove highlights recent observations by NOAA scientists of an unprecedented haulout of Pacific walruses in Alaska
- [Octopus Sex at Hydrothermal Vents](https://deepseanews.com/2013/10/octopus-sex-at-hydrothermal-vents/) - In the video below, deep-sea octopus expert Janet Voight with the Field Museum, discusses sex in octopods focusing on Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis. This ghostly looking octopus is only known from hydrothermal vents at 2600-2650m on the East Pacific Rise at 13 degrees north. The ethereal appearance comes from a combination of the eyes being reduced and the body lacking
- [Cos you can never have too much whale shark](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/cos-you-can-never-have-too-much-whale-shark/) - Sorry I've been a bit quiet lately, but I've got a reason, honest. It's not even an excuse. See, I've been a bit wrapped up with this; for which I am serving as the chair of the organising committee. The 3rd International Whale Shark Conference starts next week and is being hosted at Georgia Aquarium
- [Top 10 Reasons I Love Crystal Meth(ane)](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/top-10-reasons-i-love-crystal-methane/) - How to celebrate (lament!) the end of Breaking Bad? That's right, a tribute post with the top 10 reasons I love Crysal Meth(ane). Yo Bitch, let's talk about cold seeps! 10. Blue Ice You don't need to track down Walter and Jesse to get your hands on some sweet blue ice. You can find Crystal Meth(ane)
- [This Deep-Sea Predator is the Love Child of a Macaron and a Snork](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/this-deep-sea-predator-is-the-love-child-of-a-macaron-and-a-snork/) - In the shallow waters where sunlight penetrates, life is easy because food abounds. In the deep sea, life sucks because food is scarce. In landscape of the oceans, shallow water is a suburban enclave and the deep sea is the mean urban streets. Sea squirts, aka tunicates, in shallow water are more like, “Hey look
- [LOL Ocean Giants](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/lol-ocean-giants/) - As part of Sizing Ocean Giants, I asked students last week to generate LOLCat style memes for their study organisms. The Rules: It must include a LOL photo of thier study organism(s) The photograph must be either fair usage or thier own The photo must use LOL Cat Speak The LOL photo must include a
- [Reading past the headlines on the eve of the IPCC report](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/reading-past-the-headlines-on-the-eve-of-the-ipcc-report/) - This week, scientists from around the world are meeting in Stockholm to put the finishing touches on first section of the upcoming International Panel of Climate Change report which will be released tomorrow. A draft copy of the nearly finalized IPCC report was leaked beforehand, which of course got many people talking. And writing. One example
- [Sometimes you just gotta punch deep-sea squid with a toilet brush](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/sometimes-you-just-gotta-punch-deep-sea-squid-with-a-toilet-brush/) - Nothing makes my day like scientists attaching a toilet bowl cleaner to an ROV in order to prank some squid. Watch them scare the crap out of this Octopoteuthis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81KF76ZTEIM Before we get any further, let's get something out of the way: "We attached NON-USED toilet brushes to the ROV", emphasizes the lead author Dr. Stephanie
- [How the Whale Got His Throat and Other Musings by a Nubbly Human](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/how-the-whale-got-his-throat-and-other-musings-by-a-nubbly-human/) - The following post is authored by Catharine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Adapted from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Long, long ago, there was a Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) who ate everything in the ocean but a small fish. Fearing for his life, the fish
- [Growing Large on Jelly](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/growing-large-on-jelly/) - The following post is authored by Caroline Schanche as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Would you convert to a diet of cucumber? Could you do what the leatherbacks have done? None of us can really imagine surviving solely on foods such as cucumber or
- [Integrating Research and Outreach Through Massive Ocean Animals](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/integrating-research-and-outreach-through-massive-ocean-animals/) - With 5 stunning Duke University undergraduates, I am participating in an experiment, one in which science outreach and research aren't seen as separate spheres. "Time to put away the research and do some outreach." "I don't have time for outreach because I'm doing research." Instead, I believe that effective science communication, from the scientists themselves, must
- [Bards of the Brine](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/bards-of-the-brine/) - Recently, I have been romping around in Thesisland. This may sound similar to Candyland. I assure you, it is not, though there are some resemblances. Instead of strolling through candy cane forests with Princess Lolly and King Kandy, I have been perusing gumdrop mountains of scientific literature, eventually transforming my brain into a molasses swamp.
- [Pirates in unexpected places](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/pirates-in-unexpected-places/) - Ye landlubbers may think yer sage from pirate treachery by hiding on yer dry shores, but ye be WRONG! Many a crusty ship urchin floats far from t'briny seas. Set thar keen sights on these buccaneers me spied with me good eye. On the Jersey Shore..... Riding in contraptions... Discussing drug rehab legislation in Parliament...
- [Video: catching a killer jelly](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/video-catching-a-killer-jelly/) - One recent Friday morning I received an email that started like this: Dear MBL-ers For your information we can confirm that specimens of Portuguese man o' wars in the waters in the vicinity of Woods Hole. This species, known as Physalia physalia, is a marine "jellyfish" within a group called the Siphonphores. ... super painful sting etc
- [Screw you pirates! Scientists study the Great Whirl anyway.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/screw-you-pirates-scientists-study-the-great-whirl-anyway/) - AAAR! Today is Talk like a Pirate Day. So swill some grog and enjoy this beauty of a post on physical oceanography and piracy in the Arabian Sea. This is a Disney pirate: Note the large clunky ship and giant cannons. These are real pirates: Note the small maneuverable boat and handheld rocket launcher. Unlike
- [Is the Mid-Atlantic ridge an oceanic oasis?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/is-the-mid-atlantic-ridge-an-oceanic-oasis/) - The open ocean is a desolate, nutrient-poor place. For a long time it was assumed that any type of seafloor feature (seamounts! ocean ridges!) would correspond to heightened productivity and biodiversity--an oasis in the middle of a watery desert, so to speak. In theory, underwater features such as ridges could effectively disrupt ocean circulation patterns,
- [Martini's Law: A malady of gases](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/martinis-law-a-malady-of-gases/) - Some know it as the "Rapture of the Deep," others simply as, "being Narced," but in my experience the most relevant nomenclature thus proposed for the diving syndrome that is nitrogen narcosis remains: Martini's Law. Now some of you may be more familiar with those "other" laws pertinent to diving coined by your friends and
- [On the rocks, the bartender's guide to sea ice](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/on-the-rocks-the-bartenders-guide-to-sea-ice/) - I've just moved from Alaska to Seattle, driving over 4000 miles and what felt like almost every major highway in Alaska in a last ditch effort to see all the sights I hadn't seen while living there. And these sights included glaciers. Glaciers in water, glaciers on land, hanging glaciers, glaciers in cirques. Lots and
- [A Metagenomic Cocktail: the most disgusting drink ever](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/a-metagenomic-cocktail-the-most-disgusting-drink-ever/) - Metagenomics and Mixology are similar in regard to their use of blenders. If metagenomics were a cocktail recipe, it would go something like this: 1. In a blender, add: -A number of different types and brands of alcohol (but don't tell me how many or exactly what you picked!) -A variety of fruits, juices, creams,
- [The Most Boring Squid on Earth?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/the-most-boring-squid-on-earth/) - Much speculation occurs among biologists about the uses for all those arms and tentacles in squids. Eight arms and two tentacles seem like appendage overkill. I do fine with two arms. Well not me because I’m uncoordinated, but other humans I hear can achieve amazing feats with just two arms. I have a running theory,
- [The perfect drink for the Physical Oceanographer](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/the-perfect-drink-for-the-physical-oceanographer/) - One might think that the perfect drink for a physical oceanographer might be the Tidal Wave, Sea Breeze or even the Deep Sea Martini. But it is not the name that makes the perfect drink, it is the ingredients. And in this case those ingredients come from a rather fantastic distillery in Seattle, Sound Spirits Distillery.
- [The Dirtiest of Martinis](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/the-dirtiest-of-martinis/) - So I wanted to explore some new territory in honor of cocktail week. Below is my first attempt at an infographic explaining a subject near and dear to my heart, Pollutants in the Ocean. For those of you without an iron stomach, hang out in the #DSNSuite more often or, a more palatable version: The
- [Revisiting the Ocean Cleanup, a plan to remove plastic from the oceans](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/revisiting-the-ocean-cleanup-a-plan-to-remove-plastic-from-the-oceans/) - UPDATE: The Ocean Cleanup released a feasibility study in June 2014 that attempted to address many of the concerns we had below. You can read our updated technical review here. Boyan Slat's plan to clean plastic from the world's oceans is making the media rounds again. Unfortunately, as covered in a previous post on DSN, this
- [Forget 5 o'clock...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/forget-5-oclock/) - Marin biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers cocktails suited for a hot Mexican afternoon's marine biology field research
- [Mixology of Water Masses](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/mixology-of-water-masses/) - This post originally appeared on DSN exactly one year ago. In honor of cocktail week, I am reposting it again here for your reading pleasure. Enjoy. The ocean is not homogenous. In other words, not all seawater is the same. Instead, it made up of many different water masses, each with unique characteristics. These water
- [How marine biologists brush their teeth](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/how-marine-biologists-brush-their-teeth/) - Yep, this is how we do it. Every morning and night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOa8y95khK8 And what are these fish to excited about? Perhaps the pickings of an awesome fishbowl cocktail, complete with swedish gummy fish! This recipe is from tablespoon.com, and can be found along with great pictures here. Ingredients: 10 ounces vodka 10 ounces coconut rum 6 ounces Blue
- [Largest Volcano on Earth!  I’ll Drink to That!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/largest-volcano-on-earth-ill-drink-to-that/) - Last week scientists discovered the largest volcano on earth and near the largest in the solar system. The volcano, named Tamu Massif, is located 990 miles (1600 km) east of Japan. The base of Tamu Massif occurs a seafloor 4 miles (6.4 km) deep and rises to 1.2 miles (1.98 km) below the surface. This
- [Drunken Sailor Sing-A-Long](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/drunken-sailor-sing-a-long/) - To get this Cocktail Week started off its time for sea shanty! And because I know you want to sing along What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor, What do you do with a drunken sailor, Earl-eye in the morning! (Chorus:) Way hay and up she
- [Traveling = An excuse to drink cocktails!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/traveling-an-excuse-to-drink-cocktails/) - This post is an homage to the wonderful things that we scientists discover when we travel (for SCIENCE!). You see, traveling is an integral part of any marine biology career. Ships depart from far-off places like Cape Town and Santiago. Conferences convene in New Zealand, Iceland, and Korea. Hell, all that awesome traveling the main
- [Welcome to Cocktail Week!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/welcome-to-cocktail-week/) - Welcome to Cocktail Week! This week we will bring you a fusion of marine science and spirits all shaken not stirred. Each post will bring you a cocktail recipe and tons of great science. All week we will use liquor as metaphor and inspiration to discuss the newest research of the ocean realm. You can
- [It's Time to Throw in the Trawl](https://deepseanews.com/2013/09/its-time-to-throw-in-the-trawl/) - Les Watling is a professor at the University of Hawaii who is simultaneously one of the leading experts on two very different types of organisms--deep-sea crustaceans and corals. His work has revealed key information about the ecology and evolution of both of these groups. His publication and citation rates are so high they make other
- [The superhero like swimming of Manta rays](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/the-superhero-like-swimming-of-manta-rays/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Craig McClain talks about the science of swimming in Manta rays
- [Rockfish Recompression. (because sometimes gas just happens)](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/rockfish-recompression-because-sometimes-gas-just-happens/) - Question: What's better than famed ichthyologist Milton Love masquerading as a hand puppet in a rockfish rap video? Answer: Not much. Barotrauma can be a real beezy. Luckily we, and those fabulous little rockfish, can get down with our bad selves and the help of this most epic video montage. The following Rockfish PSA was concocted
- [How horseshoe crabs may have saved your life](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/how-horseshoe-crabs-may-have-saved-your-life/) - During my first year of grad school I conducted a jailbreak-- a fellow grad student and I snuck into the Invertebrate Zoology lab and freed all the horseshoe crabs. I wish we’d know then that we dropped about $50,000 back into the sea. Of course, horseshoe crabs aren’t that expensive, but their blood is. One quart
- [Breaking News: Dangerous and costly jelly washing ashore in Ireland by the thousands](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/breaking-news-dangerous-and-costly-jelly-washing-ashore-in-ireland-by-the-thousands/) - Update: exactly three months after I wrote the original article below, this same species has hit yet another salmon farm in Ireland (21OCT13). It is my hope that increasing our efforts to study this species will mean we're better able to predict when and where they occur, to help protect people and businesses from this very
- [TGIM - Pufferfish can sculpt, what's your excuse?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/tgim-pufferfish-can-sculpt-whats-your-excuse/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove talks about new research regarding exquisite but mysterious sand sculptures that turn out to be...well, read it and find out.
- [TGIF: "Okeanos" - Marine Life & Modern Dance](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/tgif-okeanos-marine-life-modern-dance/) - True story: I only found out about this dance troupe because one of my collaborators sat next to the dancer who plays the octopus on the plane. And because of these serendipitous circumstances, I bring you "Okeanos", a stunning modern dance performance that was developed to educate audiences about marine environments. Inspired by the Coral Triangle
- [The Deep-sea footprint of Deepwater Horizon](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/the-deep-sea-footprint-of-deepwater-horizon/) - The title speaks for itself, but damn, look at these figures! Last week in PLoS ONE, cool kids Montagna et al. (2013) showed some rather dramatic results from environmental monitoring focused on deep-sea mud, conducted in the Gulf of Mexico after BP's 2010 blowout bonanza. These samples were gathered in September-October 2010, only two months after
- [Oceanography for Everyone - The OpenCTD](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/oceanography-for-everyone-the-openctd/) - The CTD is an amazing instrument that has allowed oceanographers to explore the ocean interior. By measuring only three variables: conductivity, temperature and pressure; scientists have gained vast amounts of knowledge about the world's oceans by examining its structure, its currents, the interleaving of water masses and even the crests and troughs of passing waves.
- [The landscape of a sea urchin](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/the-landscape-of-a-sea-urchin/) - I've long thought of echinoderms, a group that includes sea urchins, starfish, and sea cucumbers, to be among the most alien-like animals. I did not, however, think of them as their own little alien worlds. At least not until an amazing echinoblog post, put together by echinoderm world expert Christopher Mah, showed me the wonder that is
- [Sharks are overrated, lets talk about their microbiome](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/sharks-are-overrated-lets-talk-about-their-microbiome/) - Yes, like humans (all other animals on Earth), sharks have a gut microbiome too. Everyone's just been way too busy talking about all that Megalodon crap to think about this *real* and much cooler science. There is a diverse and abundant gut microbiome associated with finfish, sharks, and blue crabs. These gut microbiomes all have
- [It's Shark Week...Let Us Drink!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/its-shark-week-let-us-drink/) - At DSN we believe in 100% actual science 100% of the time. 250-50% of the time we like to mix in cocktails. So to help you with choosing the appropriate drink for the week are some shark inspired cocktails. Shark's Tooth 1 oz rum, 2 oz coconut liquer, 1 oz Cointreau Vampire Shark's Tooth 1 1/2 oz
- [Five things about sharks you probably won't see on TV this week](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/five-things-about-sharks-you-probably-wont-see-on-tv-this-week/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove reveals five little-known secrets about sharks
- [Megalodon...phhh...most sharks are Microlodons.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/megalodon-phhh-most-sharks-are-microlodons/) - A year ago, I jumped off the side of a perfectly good boat. Infinite water hides the land to the west and the ocean floor below. Moments ago, the captain and Mexican marine biologist, Rafa tells me to get ready. I scramble to gather and put on my mask, fins, and snorkel. Through my fogged
- [Why I Still Watch Shark Week](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/why-i-still-watch-shark-week/) - The other day I received a slightly disconcerting text message from my cousin regarding Shark Week. She has two young kids one age 6 and the other age 9. The conversation went a bit like this… Cousin: “The kids want to know…what is your opinion on Megalodon? They get all their scientific knowledge from Discovery
- [The Real Shark Week: Diving in with oceanic whitetips](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/the-real-shark-week-diving-in-with-oceanic-white-tips/) - Discovery Channel's Shark Week kicked off with a *fake* documentary about sharks, and under normal circumstances this would sink me into a big blue pit of bummer. But not now. Now I have Austin Gallagher. A shark researcher and filmmaker, Gallagher films with waterlust and is also director of Beneath the Waves Film Festival, a "science communication event aimed at
- [Like Shark Week, But with Actual Facts](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/like-shark-week-but-with-actual-facts/) - Ed Yong inspires me. It’s Shark Week, and the Discovery Channel have already jumped the shark with a fake documentary, asking if a giant prehistoric shark Megalodon is actually still alive. It’s not, and the show was filled with lies, fabrications and actors playing scientists. Here’s a radical alternative idea: I thought I might celebrate
- [Reese’s Cups, Octopus Urine, Prehistoric Giant Marine Reptiles, and Parasite Sex](https://deepseanews.com/2013/08/reeses-cups-octopus-urine-prehistoric-giant-marine-reptiles-and-parasite-sex/) - Scientists currently know of 112 species who’s preferred habitat is the renal sac of a cephalopod. Actually, each species prefers a different kind of cephalopod—Broadclub Cuttlefish, Argentine Shortfin Squid, Giant Pacific Octopus. Conceivably, each cephalopod is chauffeuring its very own and unique urine-loving passengers. The Dicyemids, or if you are really old school like me
- [Breaking Baleen: If Walter While was Willy the Whale](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/breaking-baleen-if-walter-while-was-willy-the-whale/) - Ever since I first saw Breaking Bad, I've been kind of obsessed with Cancer and Crystal Meth. (Legal Disclaimer: only the chemistry of Crystal Meth, and only in theory). As Walter White knows, cancer in humans is a lethal disease. It can be aggressive and unforgiving, with some varieties decimating the human body in a
- [Marine nematodes have a microbiome too (and it's way cooler than yours)](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/marine-nematodes-have-a-microbiome-too-and-its-way-cooler-than-yours/) - By now you're probably aware that your entire skin surface (and every orafice) is swarming with millions of microbes. The human microbiome is pretty sexy science these days, but we're not the only species that hosts our own customized microbial communities. A LOT of marine species have microbiomes too, and this topic is a hot
- [Tides eat British Teenager's Car](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/tides-eat-british-teenagers-car/) - Every day, without fail, the tides go in and out. While some people fail to understand why they rise and fall, others just completely forget that they exist at all. Like this teenager in Burnham-on-Sea in the UK who apparently decided to park as close to the water as possible during low tide. I can imagine colorful
- [CSI Deep Sea: Genomic Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/csi-deep-sea-genomic-edition/) - This case is short but sweet. The fossil record is what we scientists have always used to reconstruct past conditions in the ocean. Like any good investigator, we want to know who was there and what they were doing (and who was guilty, darn it!). Deep-sea sediments are hotbeds for microfossils, remnants of teeny animals
- [Wanna throw a phytoplankton party? Then call in turbulence to help round up your buddies!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/how-turbulence-can-unmix-phytoplankton-and-help-them-get-to-the-party/) - Typically turbulence mixes seawater and the things in it. Turbulence takes isolated patches of increased salt, heat, sediment, even plankton, and spreads them out so they are uniformly distributed in space. But researchers have found, contrary to previous ideas, when phytoplankton have the ability to self-propel, they don't have to disperse. Instead, turbulence can cause
- [Fishes of Instagram #throwbackthurday](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/fishes-of-instagram-throwbackthurday/) - Have some of your own to add? Drop us a line below. Sources: Wikimedia Commons, Ron McPeak, Judi333, Trine Galloway, East Bay Express, Shutterstock
- [How much urine can a Kaiju produce? And other fun information](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/kaiju2/) - The response to the Kaiju post has been amazing and of course everyone has suggested alterations to the calculations. For background, biologists know that much of an animal's biology, everything from limb length, heart volume, lung capacity, territorial range, and urine production, all scale with body size. We use an equation, based on data from
- [Back in Black](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/back-in-black/) - If you now have AC/DC stuck in your head all day. You're welcome. However, there really is no better theme song for Chrysaora achlyos, the Black Sea Nettle. This past month, these giant black beasties have been spotted back off the coast of California. Though they don't yet appear to be in the same numbers as seen in
- [You're Right, Runway Models Don't Predict Ocean Temperature Very Well.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/your-right-runway-models-dont-predict-ocean-temperature-very-well/) - Recently, I wrote about research findings of warming of the deep sea drastically within the last decade. Specifically, I mentioned how the research team used models to discover this. New research has found this missing energy in the deep oceans. The findings rise from a model (ORAS4) tested against and based on temperature and salinity data
- [Deep-Sea News Now in Korean Syndication](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/deep-sea-news-now-in-korean-syndication/) - Today I feel like the creator of Law and Order. At any given minute you could find a this wonderful law series playing on a cable station. Any given minute. Sometimes you could find it playing simultaneously on two. Dum...dum... So today I'm happy to announce that DSN as partnered with Arami, a group of volunteers supporting the Korean Marine
- [That's no moon, that's a bulk cutter](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/thats-no-moon-thats-a-bulk-cutter/) - First watch the video above. Last week, I posted on Nautilus's, that company that is going to delicately mine hydrothermal vents, bright new shiny 310 ton toy to pillage the deep. The video above gives you a much better idea of both how insanely large the vehicle is but how it approximates the deep-sea mining version of the
- [Missing Energy Found In Warming Deep Oceans](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/missing-energy-found-in-warming-deep-oceans/) - In the last half-century, as the Earth continued to warm, the oceans absorbed 90% of the heat. That remaining 10% melted sea and land ice and warmed our land and atmosphere. Just 10% did that. You can now thank the oceans for saving us from ourselves. Go ahead I’ll wait. In 2000 something drastically changed.
- [Sharks. Tornado. Sharknado. 'Nuff said.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/sharks-tornado-sharknado-nuff-said/) - From the brilliant minds that brought you Sharktopus, the Syfy channel is premiering another gripping new thriller on Thursday, July 11th: Best part is that it stars none other than Tara Reid! You can watch a bigger video and get more deets over at Syfy.
- [This July 4th please enjoy the Explosions of the Ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/this-july-4th-please-enjoy-the-explosions-of-the-ocean/) - Tomorrow is July 4th. And to celebrate our independence from those tea-taxing-without-representation-people-across-the-pond we Americans will be engaging in our ceremonial blowing up of the stuff. In honor of We the people of the United States igniting any pyrotechnic we can lay our hands on, I bring you THE EXPLOSIONS OF THE OCEAN. All these explosions
- [Deep-Sea Mining: This Shit Just Got Real](https://deepseanews.com/2013/07/deep-sea-mining-this-shit-just-got-real/) - Perhaps it is easier to think deep-sea mining is something that will happen in the future. Surely the cost and logistics of mining the ocean floor kilometers deep far outweigh the profit. Think again. Let this post be your wake up call. Nautilus, that company that is going to delicately mine hydrothermal vents, is one
- [The masters of bling, carrier snails](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/the-masters-of-bling-carrier-snails/) - Readers of DSN may think they know my favorite organism. Did you guess the giant isopod or did you guess the giant squid? Those beasties are truly fantastic. Large and dwelling in the deep oceans, they both check two of my boxes for awesomeness. Yet, I’m drawn to another animal. A handful of species that
- [The side effects NOT on the label](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/the-side-effects-not-on-the-label/) - The intertidal can be a pretty rough place to call home. You have to deal with what seems like a whole web of trophic levels trying to eat you, the constant headache of that damn sun drying you out, and let's not even get started on the whole wave action problem. Needless to say, for
- [Evolving to dive deep](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/evolving-to-dive-deep/) - David Aldridge is a phytoplankton-loving marine biology PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Also the founder and editor of Words in mOcean, a website dedicated to publishing blog posts and features on marine science. We’ve asked David to guest post for us here at DSN. Enjoy! We’ve all tried this before in a
- [Limiting the use of bottom trawls in the deep sea](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/limiting-the-use-of-bottom-trawls-in-the-deep-sea/) - Just received this via email. If your a scientist please go sign. Hi folks, I am sending you this special plea to ask for your help in limiting the use of bottom trawls in the deep sea. We know from more than 250 research papers that bottom trawling is easily the most habitat destructive method of fishing
- [TGIF - Magical Quintana Roo](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/tgif-magical-quintana-roo/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove describes the wonders of pelagic zone in Quintana Roo, Mexico
- [The Origins of Hairy Crabs](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/the-origins-of-hairy-crabs/) - Everyone’s favorite crabs are back in the news! Yeti Crabs! Those deep-sea beasties with hairy claws or chests! A new paper in Proceedings B led by Nicolai Roterman, the only person I know with a Yeti Crab tattoo, reveals the evolutionary past and home of the charismatic crabs. Shamefully, it doesn’t include anything about whether
- [Deep sea mineral LOWERS high blood pressure](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/deep-sea-mineral-lowers-high-blood-pressure/) - ...so the spam email I just received states. I just love getting spam emails. I particularly love getting emails about healthcare products. I seem to be getting a lot of them recently. Thankfully the spam lords are looking over my poor health. I didn't even know I was ill. But the spam lords say "YES YOU ARE" and
- [All hail! Bacteria that control their squid overlords](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/all-hail-bacteria-that-control-their-squid-overlords/) - Squid typically aren't my thing, but I can certainly be wooed by their microbes. Example: the very awesome symbiotic relationship between the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes, and its "luminous symbiont" bacteria, Vibrio fischeri. This squid, like us, has its own body clock dictating it's routine. But instead of waking up in the morning and
- [For World Oceans Day: the Deepsea Challenger](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/for-world-oceans-day-the-deepsea-challenger/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove describes the Deepsea Challenger submersible used by James Cameron to reach the deepest point on earth in March 2012
- [TGIF: Well if the glass slipper fits...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/tgif-glass-slippers/) - Now I have seen my fair share of utterly fabulous hermit crab shells, but this specific fashion choice takes the cake. We are talking along the lines of the Jimmy Choos of shells here. (Something I am sure the shoe savvy fashionista herself, Dr. Bik would greatly appreciate.) Aquarists at the New Zealand Marine Studies
- [The erection of a new research vessel! Even cooler than what you are thinking...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/the-erection-of-a-new-research-vessel-even-cooler-than-what-you-are-thinking/) - While ghost ships may still haunt the Bermuda Triangle, real research ships have a finite life. Fortunately, we can build more! This is just what Australia is doing, building their brand new global scale research vessel the R/V Investigator. And you can watch it's construction in this timelapse by CSIRO. One entire year of building
- [Video of an Oarfish in the Wild](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/video-of-an-oarfish-in-the-wild/) - Of all bony fish, the oarfish, Regalecus glesne, is the longest. It is suggested that oarfish can reach up to 15 meters (49 feet) in length but actual recorded lengths put them at still impressive 8 meters (26 feet). Oarfish will often was ashore or caught by fishermen. Yet, much like the giant squid, observations
- [Trash In The Deep Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/trash-in-the-deep-sea/) - Out of sight out of mind is the typical culture with regard to the deep seas. How can something so far away and so isolated be impacted by humans? New work out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute demonstrates the futility in such thinking. The researchers focused on seafloor debris in and around Monterey
- [An overfishing story told by bird collagen](https://deepseanews.com/2013/06/20314/) - Meet The Hawaiian Petrel (or ʻUaʻu or Pterodroma sandwichensis) a bird species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands but with an appetite causing it to dine on squids, fish, and crustaceans from around the Pacific. A single individual may take off on a 10,000 kilometer (>6,000 mile) trip just to feed. Similar to those midnight runs to Krispy
- [How to Secure Cargo on the Deck of a Ship](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/how-to-secure-cargo-on-the-deck-of-ship/) - Pretty much the opposite of the above. Whenever I see this I am reminded of the saying. "I gave you one job..."
- [Google Glass meet Google Goggles](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/google-glass-meet-google-goggles/) - Looking for a new gadget for the diver in your life who has everything? Well, the masterminds at Yanko Designs have got you covered. Check it. Source: Yanko Designs Normally I appreciate diving to get away from people technology and I am not quite sure how these will make the underwater experience "freer and more pleasant", but
- [My ocean robot army](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/my-ocean-robot-army/) - I keep getting this article about giant spying robotic jellyfish in my newsfeed, which quite frankly just cracks me up every time. Don't get me wrong, I think the technology is really cool. But I keep having these ridiculous visions of tiny maritime Napoleons screaming "DEPLOY THE SMACK" Virginia Tech: Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish from virginiatech on
- [Fossil Carnivorous Sponge?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/fossil-carnivorous-sponge/) - In my email several months ago Casey Burns, a field associate with the California Academy of Science, sent me a fantastic find. The photo is a potential carnivorous sponge from the Eocene, roughly 55 million to 39 million years ago Eocene/Oligocene boundary at 33 million years ago. The fossil is from the well-known Mist crinoid locality
- [Flesh Eating Sponges?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/flesh-eating-sponges/) - Most sponges, inspiration for dish cleaners and mess absorbers, feed by filtering water through those many holes and channels. Their scientific name, Porifera, literally means pore bearer. The channels are lined with special cells, chanocytes, each containing a flagellum that continuously beats. This whirling action by the flagellum filters nutrients and small particles of food
- [Building Spanish Galleons 101](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/building-spanish-galleons-101/) - Ever dreamed of owning your own ship? Sail the seven seas? Pillage? Adventure? Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, boldly go where no one has gone...oh wait...not that ship...but same idea. If commanding your very own seafaring vessel is on your bucket list, look no further. Thanks to the Maritime
- ["Why should men have all the fun?" The seafaring ladies of physical oceanography](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/why-should-men-have-all-the-fun-the-seafaring-ladies-of-physical-oceanography/) - There are definitely a lot of research cruise videos out there. But this one caught my eye because, HEY, it focuses on physical oceanography! You learn about the Agulhas current, expensive s**t is thrown into the ocean and you get to meet a bunch of female physical oceanographers! It's a little long but definitely worth
- [You want mustard with that clam?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/you-want-mustard-with-that-clam/) - Marine Biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses recent cases of exposure to dumped WWII-era mustard gas among those involved in the clamming industry
- [It's not uterUS, it's uterME](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/its-not-uterus-its-uterme/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove takes a tongue in cheek look at new research on cannibalism in the uterus between embryos in the sand tiger shark
- [Is this Polar Pod genius or just plain insanity?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/is-this-polar-pod-genius-or-just-plain-insanity/) - People come up with all sorts of wacky ideas to explore the oceans. And here is another one of those ideas. Meet the Polar Pod, a manned research platform dreamed up by French Explorer/Physician Jean-Louis Etienne to drift around Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. My first thought when I saw this concept was WTF. But
- [TGIF - Wonderful Whale Sharks](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/tgif-wonderful-whale-sharks/) - Sorry for the silence of late, just spinning a few too many plates. One of those plates was an invited lecture in the STEM lecture series at University of Texas PanAmerican. They just posted it on their website. It's kind of long, over 50 minutes, but if you're interested in whale sharks and procrastinating this
- [From coast to canvas: The art of biological illustration](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/from-coast-to-canvas-the-art-of-biological-illustration/) - They say, "A picture is worth a thousand words." As cliche as it is, that phrase could not resonate more clearly for this visual learner than when I am flipping through a 10 lb. biology textbook full of thousands of words. I can read through pages and pages describing some ecological process or critter life
- [Break through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutes](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/break-through-2-months-of-antarctic-sea-ice-in-5-minutes/) - Love, love, love, love this video. Marine scientist Cassandra Brooks strapped a camera to the front of NSF's icebreaker the Nathaniel B. Palmer as it sailed for two months through the ice-choked Ross Sea off Antartica. But unlike her, you don't have to sit through two-months of ice smashing while fighting your shipmates for the
- [Outreach, the academic formula, and the need for critical examination](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/outreach-the-academic-formula-and-the-need-for-critical-examination/) - COMPASS recently published a commentary in PLOS Biology on the journey from science outreach to meaningful engagement. This post attempts to synthesize a series of reactions, reflections, and personal experiences that followed with the hope to expand the conversation. Read the summary post here, or track the conversation by searching for #reachingoutsci Scientists are under increasing pressure to produce as many
- [10 Reasons Why Bone Eating Worms Are F'n Awesome](https://deepseanews.com/2013/05/10-reasons-why-bone-eating-worms-are-fn-awesome/) - The deep-sea Osedax bone-devouring worms could easily have been the poster child for Deep-Sea News instead of the Giant Squid. Below is list of 10 reasons why Osedax are the shiznit. The chicas are freaky. All whalebone-eating, female worms have dwarf males, up to 114 in Osedax rubiplumus, fruiting around inside of their body. The whole thing
- [A New Stereomicroscope for $440?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/a-new-stereomicroscope-for-440/) - Can you smell that? Despite being spring it smells just a little less green. Indeed, there is a little less green around me. Sure the plants around me in North Carolina are in full emerald plumage. However the green that really matters—dollars, money, cash, currency, dough, bread, Benjamins, dough, bank, cabbage, chedda, dead presidents, folding
- [The only lady of the academic seas](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/the-only-lady-of-the-academic-seas/) - Mariners have a long-standing tradition of naming their vessels after the ladies. However, when it comes to research vessels this has not been the case...until now. For the first time, a research ship will be named after a woman. The Navy's next ocean-class auxiliary general oceanographic research (AGOR) will be named after Sally Ride, the first female
- [Wranglin' the Mighty Mesograzer](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/wranglin-the-mighty-mesograzer/) - Amphipods and I, well, we have a love/hate relationship. I love them because, for all intents and purposes, they are the rolly pollies of the ocean. And come on…who doesn’t love rolly pollies!? However, when it comes to using these crusty critters in experiments, all that miniaturized cuteness goes completely out the window and I
- [An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists, now in PLoS Biology](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/an-introduction-to-social-media-for-scientists-now-in-plos-biology/) - Science is defined by expertise. We researchers are constantly trying to expand our own knowledge, or collaborate with those who can contribute the necessary skills. Unfortunately, developing "internet skills" usually isn't top priority for scientists - despite the fact that we now live and work in a over-connected, technology-driven society. Given this scenario, fellow marine blogger
- [Seasnake vs. Moray Eel...not what I was expecting](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/seasnake-vs-moray-eel-not-what-i-was-expecting/) - In the below video a seasnake catches a moray eel at Giant Clam, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines. I believe the eel is a fimbriated moray, Gymnothorax fimbriatus which can reach lengths of of about 2.5 feet and apparently can make a fetching design for a dress. The sea snake appears to be the banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina. Females can reach
- [New field blog: Imaging the Arctic](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/new-field-blog-imaging-the-arctic/) - Art and science. Their paths don't always cross, but when they do the results can be absolutely stunning. And this is exactly why I am highlighting the wonderful new collaboration by scientist Kristin Laidre and artist Maria Coryell-Martin, "Imaging the Arctic. " It is an elegant field blog based around Dr. Laidre's fieldwork with Narwhals
- [Who do I pick to ride in my sub? Ice-Cube or T-Pain](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/who-do-i-pick-to-ride-in-my-sub-ice-cube-or-t-pain/) - When I'm chillin' in my underwater low low, I want to attract attention. I can't be doing that in some rusted out old tin can. Sequester and budget cuts be damned! Nope I going for the cheery red C-Explorer 5. Me and 4 of my posse (Alex, Holly, Kim and of course T-Pain, sorry Al and
- [Giant Octopus Building Art!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/giant-octopus-building-art/) - In honor of their new "Giant Pacific Octopus" exhibit, Bristol Aquarium has commissioned some pretty badass building art. Thanks to Justin Dowling (the artist) for bringing this to our attention. Your work is totally awesome! Take a look at the images below - it took me a good 10 minutes to figure out this is actually
- [Extraordinary dolphin footage](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/extraordinary-dolphin-footage/) - In my inbox today was this video of a remarkable bit of animal behaviour captured on video. It shows the famous manta night dive in Hawai'i interrupted by a dolphin, which seems to solicit help from a diver for a case of fishing line entanglement. The dolphin holds patiently still while the diver carefully removes
- [We found love in a hopeless place.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/we-found-love-in-a-hopeless-place/) - I guess it has just been an Anglerfish kind of week. Found this little ditty at work today and it made me giggle. May it inspire all of your friday night escapades.
- [Quick! Someone call the Fashion Police.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/quick-someone-call-the-fashion-police/) - We have a fashion emergency. White after labor day? No. Horizontal stripes? Not exactly. Wardrobe malfunction? Definitely No. Too much skin showing at the Grammys despite CBS's best efforts to keep those scandalous celebs on the straight and narrow? No...oh wait....Yes...but not the example I was referring to. I know what you are thinking..."How could
- [Big ugly fish eats cute little seabird.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/big-ugly-fish-eats-cute-little-seabird/) - When I was about 15 or 16, I went fishing with my step-brother. We weren't really catching anything so we decided to drop a hook down to the bottom and try our luck. And then something bit. It was big. Almost much too big for the toothpick poles we were using. After much effort, we
- [Narwhals Gone Wild.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/narwhals-gone-wild/) - Have you ever laid in your bed at night, dreaming what your favorite entertainment personalities would look like re-imagined as narwhals? Well wonder no more my friends. Artist Hayley Casset has done all the hard work for you at her awesome Etsy shop. Just because narwhals lost their science epic battle to elephant seals, doesn't mean
- [Underfunded academic, seeking tenure, attempts to steal research ship](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/underfunded-academic-seeking-tenure-attempts-to-steal-research-ship/) - David Aldridge is a phytoplankton-loving marine biology PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Also the founder and editor of Words in mOcean, a website dedicated to publishing blog posts and features on marine science. We’ve asked David to guest post for us here at DSN. Enjoy! Disclaimer: not everything in the following article
- [Disposable Penises in Ten Hundred Most Used Words](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/disposable-penises-in-ten-hundred-most-used-words/) - There is not much to add to the whole story on disposable penises after Ed Yong wrote about it. So being a big fan of the Ten Hundred Most Used Words challenge (Can you explain a hard idea using only the ten hundred most used words?), I decided it was time I give it a
- [Flip Ship Photoshop Battle](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/flip-ship-photoshop-battle/) - FLIP, the Floating Instrument Platform, is towed to an area in a horizontal position and through changing the ballast flipped into a vertical position. In the flip postion, most of its 355 foot length resides underwater providing a stable observational even in the roughest seas. The Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at Scripps operates FLIP but
- [A murder of crows and a stipple of whale sharks?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/a-murder-of-crows-and-a-stipple-of-whale-sharks/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers new collective nouns for whale sharks
- [Observing the Cryosphere from the Troposphere: NASA’s P-3B Airborne Laboratory](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/observing-the-cryosphere-from-the-troposphere-nasas-p-3b-airborne-laboratory/) - Some people might think I am crazy for waking up at 4:45 AM on a Sunday morning to tour a plane, but you would too if you got a chance to tour NASA's supercool P-3B's Airborne Laboratory. And I mean that literally with the bad pun intended. As part of Operation IceBridge, this plane is
- [Endemic Genomes? Reason #1 to sequence the Deep Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/endemic-genomes-reason-1-to-sequence-the-deep-sea/) - Something to think about: the recent Gibbons et al. (2013) PNAS paper found that *one* site in the English Channel showed a 31.7-66.2% overlap in microbial communities when compared to any one of 356 datasets collected as part of the International Census of Marine Microbes (ICoMM). That's a ridiculous overlap! As the paper title suggests,
- [Loud Noise Makes Crabs Even More Crabby](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/load-noise-makes-crabs-edgy/) - Growing up in Arkansas, in the epicenter of Tornado Alley, a sound has coded on my psyche. When I hear this sound my breathing accelerates, adrenaline levels rise, and a tightness emerges in my gut. The sound of the sacred tornado siren (above), a cultural icon in the South and Midwest, will elicit a physiological
- [NOW That's What I Call Music! DSN Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/now-thats-what-i-call-music-dsn-edition/) - Put your tentacles up and raise the sea level. It's finally here! Compiling the Ocean's Saltiest Hits, NOW That's What I Call Music! DSN EDITION brings you 15 chart topping ocean science mash-ups. From School House Rock to LMFAO, salt marshes to coral reefs, these biologists drop their science with a whole sea full of SWAG.
- [Climate Change and Hurricanes, Good for Squid?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/04/climate-change-and-hurricanes-good-for-squid/) - NOTE PLEASE READ UPDATES AT END OF POST Several news agencies are reporting today about an interesting phenomenon occurring in the Mississippi River. The Memphis Flyer reports... In the last several years hurricanes have ravaged the Gulf coast causing millions of dollars of damage to property and the loss of numerous lives. More powerful hurricanes also destroyed
- [Announcing the DSN Pinterest empire!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/announcing-the-dsn-pinterest-empire/) - Be worried - us marine scientists are officially taking over the internet. I'm super excited to announce the launch of Deep Sea News on Pinterest. We're still working out the kinks...and trust us, these new things can get pretty kinky (#TWSS). Bear with us as we build up our visual smorgasbord, and be sure to check
- [SNAIL!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/snail/) - Sure this is a terrestrial snail and this is a marine blog. But c'mon I'm a malacologist and snails and dubstep are a natural pairing
- [I'm a grazer baby.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/im-a-grazer-baby/) - I was just thinking to myself the other day on how we needed more songs about the finer things in life like seagrass and amphipods. How did the scientific masterminds of the Zostera Marine Network (ZEN) know?!? Or maybe this is just what happens when you've been in the lab sorting epifauna samples too long. Either
- [Hormesis: Why drinking in moderation might actually improve your game](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/hormesis-why-drinking-in-moderation-might-actually-improve-your-game/) - Even though my first love will always be chemical ecology, I often find myself dabbling in the exotic realm of ecotoxicology. It’s kind of dangerous and sometimes sexy and I think that’s why I am drawn to it. For the most part, experiments in ecotox are fairly cut and dry. Expose organism A to increasing
- [Is Marianas Trench A Lifeless Void?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/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 landscape nearly devoid of life.-via National Geographic Returning from humankind's first solo dive to the deepest spot in the ocean, filmmaker James Cameron said he saw no obvious signs of
- [Dolphin Woo](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/dolphin-woo/) - Thanks to Cara Santa Maria for bringing this to my attention Can't stop laughing
- [This ice crack is whack.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/this-ice-crack-is-whack/) - Kids, we all know that crack is bad for your body. And when it comes to sea ice, the same policy applies. Too much crack is whack. Starting in mid-February a bunch of giant cracks in sea ice, or leads, began forming in the Beaufort Sea. Now a couple of leads are not unusual, but
- [Holy F'n 2-Headed Shark Batman!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/holy-fn-2-headed-shark-batman/) - Well I just found new fodder for my nightmares. The two-headed fetus was removed from a pregnant female captured in the Gulf of Mexico near Key West, Florida, U.S.A. by a commercial fishing vessel (F/V Island Girl) on 7 April 2011. According to the authors of the recent study describing this anomaly. Each head has five
- [ScienceOnlineOceans](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/scienceonlineoceans/) - Will Smith - Miami by GuenZouMark it on you calendars October 11-13th IT WILL BE OWN in Miami. Interested in the intersection of the ocean ecosystem and the digital online landscape? Then you need to attend!! A great team is assembled to pull this bad boy off including David Shiffman, aka Mr. Shark. This man
- [The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-ocean-cleanup-the-newest-of-the-new-plans-to-remove-marine-plastic/) - UPDATE: The Ocean Cleanup released a feasibility study in June 2014 that attempted to address many of the concerns we had below. You can read our updated technical review here. I'm just going to come out and say it, any project that touts itself as the "World's first realistic Ocean Clean-up Concept" is just asking to
- [Ways for marine scientists to save money and beat the budget sequester](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/ways-for-marine-scientists-to-save-money-and-beat-the-budget-sequester/) - David Aldridge is a phytoplankton-loving marine biology PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Also the founder and editor of Words in mOcean, a website dedicated to publishing blog posts and features on marine science. We've asked David to guest post for us here at DSN. Enjoy! So, Republicans and Democrats entered into
- [DSN community, I need your help](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/dsn-community-i-need-your-help/) - I'm going to shameless co-opt the DSN soapbox for selfish research purposes for a moment. Do you know anyone who lives near Seadrift TX, east of Corpus Christi/West of Houston? I have a satellite tag that came ashore in Espiritu Santo Bay, inside Matagorda Is. and I'd love to get it back. It was on a
- [Don't try to learn marine taxonomy from SpongeBob SquarePants](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/dont-try-to-learn-marine-taxonomy-from-spongebob-squarepants/) - At some point someone had sent me this video as a joke - according the SpongeBob SquarePants, this is what nematodes do in the deep sea: Video embedding was disabled by YouTube, so click here to watch the video. (And if you're really lazy, here is a screenshot): I was so utterly horrified at this depiction
- [23 Species Giant Squid or Just 1](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/23-species-giant-squid-or-just-1/) - As I mentioned before, in 1857 Japetus Steenstrup, a Danish biologist scientifically named several squids and octopods in the shortly titled Hectoctyldannelsen hos Octopodslaegterne Argonauta og Tremoctopus, oplyst ved Iagttagelse af lignende Dannelser hos Blacksprutterne i Almindelighed. Among those species Steenstrup named was the Giant Squid or Architeuthis dux. The scientific name comes from the Latin archi- or Greek arkhi- meaning
- [The Earth’s Largest Ecosystem – in Your Back Pocket](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-earths-largest-ecosystem-in-your-back-pocket/) - Contributed by Nick Higgs, Adrian Glover & Tammy Horton Today sees the launch of Deep Sea ID, a free app that allows offline access to the World Register of Deep-Sea Species and currently stores on your device the taxonomic information for over 20,000 deep-sea species, over 350 high-resolution photographs of deep-sea specimens as well as links
- [Where's the cream filling?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/wheres-the-cream-filling/) - That’s pretty much the first question I ask myself when starting any sea beastie dissection. Sadly, I have yet to encounter a cream-filled critter, but I guess this is what happens when you shut down Hostess. Yep. I’m still bitter. It leads to a most-intriguing second question though…If not cream filling, what IS inside the
- [The lack of the Irish!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-lack-of-the-irish/) - Marine Biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove ponders why there arent more fish with Irish scientific names.
- [A Pee Shanty](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/a-pee-shanty/) - There is an ancient nautical proverb commonly passed down from generation to generation amongst members of the diving community. I do believe it goes a little something like this… “There are those that pee in their wetsuits and there are those that lie about it.” (I would actually even add a third category to this
- [Media hype gets you more citations? Well, it did for this fisheries paper.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/media-hype-gets-you-more-citations-well-it-did-for-this-fisheries-paper/) - I loves me some metrics. That's why I'm addicted to this new PLoS ONE paper, published by Trevor Branch at the University of Washington. Also, because Figure 1 is a Wordle: Y'all might remember the slight media coverage (ha!) of a very controversial fisheries paper published in 2006: “Impacts of biodiversity loss on ecosystem services”
- [This is friggin' awesome](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/thisisfrigginawesome/) - I have a confession....the musical genius that is "Thrift Shop" IS MY JAM. Yes... I turn it up to an ear shattering decibel EVERYTIME it comes on the radio. And yes...I even bust an awkward-car-confined dance move or two. Both actions most usually resulting in questionable side glares stemming from fellow motorists....But let's be honest...they
- [Extra, Extra! Getcha bookmarks ready and keep track of Deep-sea research!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/extra-extra-getcha-bookmarks-ready-and-keep-track-of-deep-sea-research/) - Exciting things have been happening in the Deep-sea community these past few years - we're gaining online momentum! My bookmarks are filling up with more and more links, fueling my lunchtime and late-night procrastination.. Marine scientists and Deep-sea fanatics alike will be keen to keep tabs on some of these resources, which often fly under
- [So you think you know Marine Metagenomics?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/so-you-think-you-know-marine-metagenomics/) - Metagenomics is so easy to understand, right? Scientists just go out and get DNA sequences from...stuff...in the environment. And then they answer lots of questions, like....um... Yeah sometimes I'm lost too. In metagenomics, researchers collect ocean water or soil samples and sequence random bits of DNA from whatever blob of gunk they collect--they end up
- [The Environmental (Dis)Connection](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-environmental-disconnection/) - 1.01 billion users. Damn…that Zuckerberg guy really hit gold with the whole “Facebook” thing didn’t he? What is it about Facebook though? What makes it so enticing that over one-seventh of the global populace decided to jump on the social media bandwagon? Oddly enough, I think the answer is quite simple and right on
- [Hell yeah! "I'm a climate scientist" An epic rap.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/hell-yeah-im-a-climate-scientist-an-epic-rap/) - What happens when non-scientists continually distort the facts on climate change? Climate scientists fight back with this amazing angry rap video! Featuring real climate scientists talking about real science. They even rap about peer review. And they even call out other scientists for letting others put words in their mouth. I heart this SO HARD.
- [The Enemy Within - Dr. Skylar Bayer on the Colbert Report](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/the-enemy-within-dr-skylar-bayer-on-the-colbert-report/) - This hilarious clip has been making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter these past few days - I was dying with laughter when I watched. Getting on the Colbert Report is one of my long-term career goals (not joking), so if there are any writers reading this, we are willing and waiting! Skylar Bayer is
- [Butt munchers](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/butt-munchers/) - Some animals vent their anuses. And, no, I’m not referring to the act of waving a hand around ones posterior to diffuse the gaseous remnants of chilidogs. Some sea stars, sea cucumbers, crinoids, worms, and crustaceans all pump huge volumes of water into and out of their anus. Why would you do this outside of
- [How salty is your ocean? How loose is your plume?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/how-salty-is-your-ocean-how-loose-is-your-plume/) - HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS! You've been measuring sea surface salinity from space for over a year now. It must feel good to be a grown up satellite giving oceanographers a whole new view of the ocean. Keep on tracking that fresh Amazon Plume, the salty subtropical seas and seasonal freshening in northern latitudes due to melting
- [What horrors await when you step outside the Bathysphere...a short film](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/what-horrors-await-when-you-step-outside-the-bathysphere-a-short-film/) - As you might know, the other deeplings adore the beasties of the abyss. Unlike them, they just outright creep me out. While the horror short film "The Narrative of Victor Karloch" is an absolutely fantastical depiction of early deep sea exploration, it plays to all my deep seated fears of something icky touching me. Even
- [The truth behind that job advertisement for a professorship](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/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 sides of old historic buildings and 5-10 years of postdoctoral experience with all the world-experts in their chosen research area. The successful candidate will have published every experiment that they
- [Save the whales? There’s an app for that!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/save-the-whales-theres-an-app-for-that/) - We here at DSN are big fan of Michelle Weirathmueller. She's a Ph.D. at University of Washington, Department of Oceanography. You can catch her on Twitter at @michellejw At her website ( http://www.michw.com) she has been doing a great set of posts on blending science, interviews, and comics. We couldn't allow that awesomeness to occur anywhere else but DSN, so we
- [Supermantis](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/supermantis/) - Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to crush prey with one swipe of his hand! Down in the Sea! Look! It’s a lobster! It’s a crab! No…it’s Supermantis! …not who you were expecting was it. The mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, are a unique group of crustaceans (think
- [Sea Shepherd, Without A Doubt, Pirates](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/sea-shepherd-without-a-doubt-pirates/) - And no not in the romanticized, like to drink, and wears eyepatches kind of way. In the our activities put people's live and ships endanger on the high seas kind of way. "When you ram ships, hurl glass containers of acid, drag metal-reinforced ropes in the water to damage propellers and rudders, launch smoke bombs
- [Tongue-Eating Parasites](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/tongue-eating-parasites/) - A nice little animation from my favorite television program, PBS's NOVA
- [Battle of the living instrument platforms: Elephant Seals vs Narwhals](https://deepseanews.com/2013/03/battle-of-the-living-instrument-platforms-elephant-seals-vs-narwhals/) - This is OCEAN THUNDERDOME! We pit two marine mammals, the Southern Elephant Seal and the Narwhal, against each other in an epic battle for marine sampling supremacy. These two creatures are some of the brave and the few that are specially selected to be living instrument platforms. In other words, we stick fancy oceanographic instrumentation
- [Mysterious Mobula mass mortality](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/mysterious-mobula-mass-mortality/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses a recent mass mortality of mobula devil rays in the Palestinian territories.
- [When 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they've never needed love before](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/when-2-becomes-12-cryptic-species-need-some-love-like-theyve-never-needed-love-before/) - A "species" is a hypothesis. And for microscopic critters, this hypothesis is very often wrong. Everyone knows I despise charismatic megafauna (especially dolphins). I will now secretly admit that I also don't care much for charismatic invertebrates. I mean, Yeti crabs are pretty much the Lindsay Lohan of marine creatures - they're just too damn
- [Even corals heart fluid dynamics](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/even-corals-heart-fluid-dynamics/) - I find the intersection of fluid dynamics and biology fascinating. How animals manipulate their surroundings to bring nutrients to them. And coral cilia is just one of these tricks! This shot is an incredible close-up of fluid flow. The day-glo bunches*, those are coral polyps each only 1 mm across. The lines are the tracks
- [This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/) - Why is it that we seem to have moved away from celebrating images like the one above left (a big game hunter posing over a dead African lion) yet seem to have no problem with the the image above right (a fishing party with their 1,320 pound dead Blue marlin caught off Ascension Island in
- [Can’t Touch This](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/cant-touch-this/) - Another epic post from Alex Warneke, aka lil' A Disposable nudibranch penises are all the rage this month thanks to a study published in the Royal Society’s journal Biology Letters. Undoubtedly a unique skill in the animal kingdom, there is just something about the phrase “detachable penis” that screams ecological epicness. Despite this extraordinary ability
- [Exaltation to Extinction for Sawfishes](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/exaltation-to-extinction-for-sawfishes/) - At first glance, a sawfish appears otherworldly, lifted from the pages of a Dr. Seuss book. One fish, two fish, blue fish, sawfish…there was a fish without a flaw but I was caught off guard by that saw. If one can get past the saw, used to unearth crustaceans from the mud for a tasty
- [TGIF: "Journey to the Deep and Within", modern Chinese ink paintings of the underwater realm](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/tgif-journey-to-the-deep-and-within-modern-chinese-ink-paintings-of-the-underwater-realm/) - I was going to give you a post about sea snakes to commemorate Chinese New Year, but I decided they're just too creepy. Go check out some YouTube videos and see how long you last (I can only take about 10 seconds of footage). Instead, I figured I'd highlight something more soothing--Modern Art in China.
- [Nothing says let’s get it on…](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/nothing-says-lets-get-it-on/) - Alexandria Warneke is a masters student at San Diego State University. You may remember that Alex had a Scifund project asking for funds to support her research in chemical ecology. I so was impressed with Alex video dropping made science rhymes over the beat of Fresh Prince of Bel Air that I asked her to contribute some
- [Happy VD](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/happy-vd/) - Hat tip to Aquaman Shrine
- [10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are A$$holes](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/10-reasons-why-dolphins-are-aholes/) - Treehugger recently posted 10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are Undeniably Awesome. This is all nice and well but this does overlook some key aspects of dolphins that should be recognized. Good luck trying to sleep tonight when you start thinking about dolphins. 1. They gang rape femalesAs Miriam wrote before XXfactor, "Dolphin sex can be violent
- [What is the true size of Colossal Squid?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/what-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 last year. Overall, I love the concept. Humor, cartoons, ocean creatures, and some science. Yes more please! However, I have to shot at National Geographic all because I take size
- [Oceanwings, A Wingsuit for Flying Underwater](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/oceanwings-a-wingsuit-for-flying-underwater/) - No word if or when these will go into production. Probably held in consumer testing to check how much other divers will laugh at you. Intent on bringing the experience of flight to the underwater realm, French designer Guillaume Binard partnered with Aqua Lung to create Oceanwings, a wetsuit inspired by skydiving wingsuits. Free-diver Pierre
- [SOS Please Someone Help Me…](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/sos-please-someone-help-me/) - Alexandria Warneke is a masters student at San Diego State University. You may remember that Alex had a Scifund project asking for funds to support her research in chemical ecology. I so was impressed with Alex video dropping made science rhymes over the beat of Fresh Prince of Bel Air that I asked her to
- [Taking it to the next wrong, wrong level](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/taking-it-to-the-next-wrong-wrong-level/) - Before Miriam left DSN I asked her to give me a post on Kevin. In classic Miriam style, she says goodbye to fellow departing Deepling. Kevin and I have been internet friends since the dawn of ocean blogular time, circa 2007. While I know the circumstances of his departure are sad, I want to highlight
- [Because you're mine, we walk the line](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/because-youre-mine-we-walk-the-line/) - I've been cloistered in the suburbs of Shanghai these past three days, visiting family and listening to fireworks explode outside the window as we count down to Chinese New Year. Accessing the internet in China is an ordeal in itself; all I've had to stare at is my multipage to-do list and stack of journal
- [May your adventures continue.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/may-your-adventures-continue/) - To me Kevin Zelnio is larger than life. This is probably due to the fact that we have never met in person. But I have met him many times online. Via this blog, via twitter, via his amazing writing, via the lore of the Zelnio persona at science online. Kevin's writing is an open and
- [Hasta la proxima, Kevin](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/hasta-la-proxima-kevin/) - As Kevin moves on to snowier pastures, I want to offer a different perspective on his contributions to DSN and the world of science. In his soul-baring farewell piece, Kevin talks about feeling like a failure because of struggles at grad school and problems with work life and how both of these things negatively affected
- [Loomings](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/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, my co-author, my friend, my partner in microbrews, my blog-brother, my fellow DSN suite noise-maker, and my mentor for soulful science writing has decided to dedicate himself fully to a
- [The Saddest Post I've Ever Written](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/the-saddest-post-ive-ever-written/) - It's Thursday afternoon at noon and I've just finished reading Kevin's farewell post. Tears well up in my eyes. I've been emotionally preparing myself for his departure. The two of us have been speaking about this day for months. After reading Keven's farewell, I realize I have not prepared myself enough. I was going to recount Kevin's
- [“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky"](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/19294/) - Today I end a 5-year run at Deep Sea News. I'm sad that I am unable to continuing committing to this great group, and indeed science and science communication more generally. Over the last year as I've struggled personally and professionally, the six other scientists here have been great friends and not just bloggers. It
- [Whale Sharks and Giant Squids: Big or Bu!!$hit?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/whale-sharks-and-giant-squids-big-or-buhit/) - 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? Six Feet? Will my whole body fit in there? As the whale shark closes the distance between us mouth first, I’m focused entirely on the size of the beast. It’s
- [Visualization Vednesdays: Tropical instability waves](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/visualization-vednesdays-tropical-instability-waves/) - Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists. Then I butt in explain the science behind the visual. I’ll be focusing on physical oceanography cause they be my peeps, but if you know of another great ocean visualization please send it my way. But, there are some rules. These videos have to be
- [Giant Fish Eyes For Sale](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/giant-fish-eyes-for-sale/) - A Deep-Sea News reader D. White sent this photograph in yesterday. The picture is from a fish market in Yilan, Taiwan of 33 giant eyes on ice. White and I are not clear what fish they are from. But after some internet searching and asking his students, he came up with tuna eyes. Apparently, they
- [10 Ocean Species That Challenge Gender Role Stereotypes](https://deepseanews.com/2013/02/10-ocean-species-that-challenge-gender-role-stereotypes/) - 1. Seahorses-Males Giving Birth Th example might be an obvious one but worth the mention. Male seahorses possess a pouch on their frontside, similar to kangaroos. During mating, the male will pump seawater into the pouch to expand and reveal its sad emptiness to the courting female. The female, feeling very bad about the emptiness, will then
- [Visualization Vednesdays: Art and science](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/visualization-vednesdays-art-and-science/) - Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists and explains the science behind the visual. I’ll be focusing on physical oceanography cause they be my peeps, but if you know of another great ocean visualization please send it my way. But, there are some rules. These videos have to be made by the
- [@TheAverageShark only follows one](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/theaverageshark-only-follows-one/) - Hat tip to Reddit
- [Aquaman GIF Roundup](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/aquaman-gif-roundup/) - Given yesterday was Aquaman's birthday, @SFriedScientist decided to do a roundup of animated Aquaman GIFs on Twitter. Here is what you missed Better than a dolphin Finally a dolphin is useful See the dolphin really is pointless But if you must use dolphins, do it like this with telepathy The mightiest of superheros Aquaman shaking
- [Happy Birthday Aquaman!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/happy-birthday-aquaman/) - According to the 1976 DC Comics Calendar, today is Aquaman's birthday! I can think of no better way to celebrate than by purchasing this Batman set. Why Batman? Because the set includes an AQUAMAN MINIFIG! Want soooooo badly. Hat tip to my new favorite blog the Aquaman Shrine!
- [The Oceanic Travels of Freshwater Snails](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/the-oceanic-travels-of-freshwater-snails/) - Many animals do not spend their lives entirely in saltwater or freshwater choosing rather to fully explore the world around them. These species are referred to as diadromous from the Greek diá meaning across, through, between and drómos meaning running or course. Some animals, like freshwater eels, start their lives in streams and rivers only
- [The kinds of waves I hate…goodbyes.](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/the-kinds-of-waves-i-hategoodbyes/) - Miriam was one of the first 10 people I followed on Twitter. I had just learned about the magic of twitter and online science communication from a friend at a graduate student. She suggested we all follow Miriam at Oyster's Garter. I was skeptical at first because I thought I wouldn't be interested in biological
- [She inspires me and takes my shoe advice](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/she-inspires-me-and-takes-my-shoe-advice/) - I've kept my words short here because I feel like words will always be inadequate. I met Miriam a full 6 months after we had officially become online colleagues -- we had agreed to room together at my first ever ScienceOnline in 2011. I suppose I was a little bit nervous about meeting all the
- [Attack of the Sea Foam, It's Not Whale Sperm](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/attack-of-the-sea-foam-its-not-whale-sperm/) - Neatorama brought my attention to the above video. Flooding along the the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia left behind barrels for frothy fun. But wait before you go playing it. Sea foam comes from the turbulent mixing of storms and flooding. This mixing of impurities in the ocean like salts, chemicals, pollution, dead plants, decomposed fish, normal
- [Like nurdles through the bongo net, so are the days of her blogging...](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/like-nurdles-through-the-bongo-net-so-are-the-days-of-her-blogging/) - As Miriam's matzoh ball drifts gently away from our shore and towards another, I'm struggling with several different emotions, most of which cannot so neatly be packaged into a pithy reference to Jewish life. First of all, I'm frustrated that we only shared the same blog pages for 2 years or so, it seems so
- [She Makes Me Want To Be A Better Writer](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/she-makes-me-want-to-be-a-better-writer/) - Once upon a time, let's call it 2006, I launched my very first ocean science blog post over at Malaria, Bedbugs, Sea Lice, and Sunsets. Back then, I was among a small cohort of ocean scientists who were venturing into the online social media wilderness. These were the early days of Deep Sea News, Blogfish,
- [Wishing Miriam fair winds and a following sea](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/wishing-miriam-fair-winds/) - In early 2010, DSN comprised of just Kevin and I. We discussed plans of expanding and made up a wish list of bloggers to assimilate like the Borg. At the top of that list was Miriam Goldstein. I knew Miriam from her excellent writing at the Oyster’s Garter. Her posts were well written, informative, and of
- [To take arms against a sea of troubles: my life in blogging, and farewell](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/to-take-arms-against-a-sea-of-troubles-my-life-in-blogging-and-farewell/) - I started blogging in 2007, at my mother's deathbed. This isn't the story I usually tell. I usually say that I always liked to write, and that I was inspired by the communications education at the Scripps Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation, and that I had been reading other blogs like Deep Sea News
- [Ocean staircases and salt fingers, the curious case of double diffusion](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/ocean-staircases-and-salt-fingers-the-curious-case-of-double-diffusion/) - These are salt fingers. The eerie fingerlike structures are caused by sinking blobs of warm, salty water interleaving with rising blobs of cold, fresh water. This is a thermohaline staircase. Thin sheets of well-mixed water stack on top of each other to create a stepped vertical profile. But these two seemingly different oceanic phenomena have
- [The Deeplings at Science Online](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/the-deeplings-at-science-online/) - A shoal of Deeplings will be attending this week's Science Online conference in North Carolina. If you'll be there, come say hi to Craig, Al, Kim, Holly, and me. (Sadly, Rick and Kevin can't make it.) We'll be joined by many equally lusty ocean compadres. Come say hi! You can find us at our sessions (see below)
- [Giant Squid Linkfest](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/giant-squid-linkfest/) - To get you prepped for the large unleashing of Discovery Channel's Looking for the Giant Squid this Sunday below is all the required reading. First the background on the video The giant squid has been captured on video in its natural habitat for the first time ever. This long-sought after footage — considered by many
- [A field guide to privilege in marine science: some reasons why we lack diversity](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/a-field-guide-to-privilege-in-marine-science-some-reasons-why-we-lack-diversity/) - After I successfully defended my Ph.D., and as I and packed up my belongings to move across the country for a new job (more on that in a later post), I've been reflecting on privilege in marine science. The word "privilege" often makes people turn away, afraid of being made to feel guilty and scolded.
- [The Astrolabe Molluscs](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/the-astrolabe-molluscs/) - One of my favorite blogs BiblioOdyssessy which features illustrations from historical texts has post today containing hand-coloured illustrations of molluscs and other invertebrates collected during a French expeditionary voyage in the 1820s. The new Astrolabe skirted the coast of southern Australia, carried out new relief maps of the South Island of New Zealand, reached the
- [How to hold the entire ocean in your hands](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/how-to-hold-the-entire-ocean-in-your-hands/) - Got global bathymetric data? Check? Got a 3D printer? Check. Then you can make yourself a model of the ocean that you can hold in your hand! This graphic artist chose not to visualize the nooks and crannies on the sea floor, but the volume of water that makes up our oceans. As a kid I
- [Disco Scallops Know How to Boogie Even if They Aren't Scallops](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/disco-scallops-know-how-to-boogie-even-if-they-arent-scallops/) - In the videos above and below you see the Electric Flame Scallop, also called the Disco Scallop. Technically its not a scallop. Its not in the same family (Pectinidae) or even Order (Osteroida). Nope this guy or gal is the family Limoida in order Limoida. They are about as different to one another as a
- [Sperm Whales Be Messing With My Robot](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/sperm-whales-be-messing-with-my-robot/) - An very large and unlikely visitor happens by during ROV operations. My favorite part is when you can see the tether, linking the ROV to the surface ship above, clearly riding on the sperm whales back. That's not good. Best Youtube comment i hate when im working thousands of feet below sea level, and a
- [Cloaking Klingon Cephalopods](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/cloaking-klingon-cephalopods/) - The Klingon Bird of Preys were first introduced in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Two classes existed, the B'rel-class and the K'Vort-class, roughly scout and light cruiser classes. They were formidable ships, not only because of their lovable Klingon crews, forward torpedo launchers, and disruptor cannons, but because of their cloaking abilities*. Moving from the dark depths
- [Sunday song: Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/sunday-song-little-octopus-climbing-over-rock/) - The Deeplings have been fans of Parry Gripp ever since his smash hit "Lazy Harp Seal Has No Job." Now, Parry brings us "Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock." It will make your Sunday happy! Via io9 & Laelaps.
- [TGIF: Procrastinate, watch deep-sea videos, help science!](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/tgif-procrastinate-watch-deep-sea-videos-help-science/) - I know, its Friday. You're probably staring at the the clock, or worse, stalking people on Facebook. Today, instead of passing on a viral video or irreverent internet meme, I'm going to encourage you to procrastinate FOR SCIENCE! Sci Starter is a directory of citizen science projects around the world - scientists are looking for data,
- [The Rather Interesting Michael Bailey](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/the-rather-interesting-michael-bailey/) - [View the story "The Rather Interesting Michael Bailey" on Storify]
- [How to get video of the largest invertebrate](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/how-to-get-video-of-the-largest-invertebrate/) - Want to know how to capture a Giant Squid on video? Some people use worms to attract fish. Others use intricately painted lures or feathery flies.To get the catch of a lifetime, marine biologist Edith Widder built a bioluminescent sphere that mimics the frenzied pinwheel display of a panicked jellyfish.Her soccer-ball-sized creation enticed a giant
- [Serenity Sighting](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/serenity-sighting/) - Apparently Dr. Miriam and I are not the only people who like to merge I love of the oceans and Firefly. -Twitter / leeners81: Serenity sighting in WA!! ....
- [Penetrating the mysteries of sex in deep-sea squid](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/penetrating-the-mysteries-of-sex-in-deep-sea-squid/) - Undoubtedly you've already seen the above video of deep-sea squids mid-coitus at 1400 meters (0.86 miles) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The male and female Pholidoteuthis adami are unconcerned with the lights, cameras, and audience. However, you may not know what is actually going on here. Well you may have some idea. Well I'm going to
- [Visualization Vednesdays: Where has all the sea ice gone?](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/visualization-vednesdays-where-has-all-the-sea-ice-gone/) - Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists and explains the science behind the visual. I’ll be focusing on physical oceanography cause they be my peeps, but if you know of another great ocean visualization please send it my way. But, there are some rules. These videos have to be made by the
- [FIU to take over Aquarius ReefBase](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/fiu-to-take-over-aquarius-reefbase/) - News today that apparently Florida International University in Miami has received a grant to operate the NOAA undersea research laboratory known as Aquarius ReefBase, which was operated by UNC Wilmington until government funding for undersea research was largely zeroed out in 2012 (more about that from Craig and I here). More details about the FIU
- [Drink beer for Sandy relief](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/drink-beer-for-sandy-relief/) - At the end of the F line in Coney Island, Brooklyn stand three of the city's more venerable institutions: Nathan's Hotdogs, the Cyclone roller coaster and the New York Aquarium, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society (once known as the NY Zoological Society). I like roller coasters and hotdogs (a little too much), but I
- [First Video Glimpse of the Giant Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/first-video-glimpse-of-the-giant-squid/) - Finally found, albiet brief, video of the giant squid. Spectacular! Although it is unlikely, despite what the reporter states, that Giant Squids obtain sizes of 50 feet. As I mention in this post that covers everything you wanted to know about the Giant Squid, the longest scientifically recorded length of a Giant Squid is 42
- [Visualization Vednesdays: Modeling internal waves](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/visualization-wednesdays-internal-waves-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar/) - As a physical oceanographer, I go to a lot of conferences, talks, seminars and lectures where a fellow scientist shows a visualization. And so many are FRICKIN' AWESOME. I get all excited and gesture wildly. Everyone else in the audience gets all excited and gestures wildly. It's a gesture wildly-fest that sparks great science discussions/debates inciting
- [Hostile Takeover For Nautilus Mineral](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/hostile-takeover-for-nautilus-mineral/) - We have been following Nautilus Mineral for some time. As a quick recap, they are the company that is actively pursuing the mining of massive sulfide deposits, i.e. hydrothermal vent chimneys, from the seafloor particularly off of Papua New Guinea. Since July their stock has taken a huge plummet from over 2.5 Canadian dollars per share to
- [First Stills of the Giant Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/first-stills-of-the-giant-squid/) - As I mentioned before, Discovery Channel announced the capture of a live Architeuthis dux, aka the Giant Squid, on video. In the last couple of days, the first stills from the video were released. Above and below I have them both at the largest resolution I can find. I made a few predictions in the previous post. #1 Tsuemeni Kubodera
- [Tides, Ice, and Mussels: The science behind the harvest](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/tides-ice-and-mussels-the-science-behind-the-harvest/) - If you haven't seen this video, than you must! It is an amazing intersection of human adaptation with oceanic phenomena, in this case the Inuit of Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec and how they exploit the large tides to collect mussels under sea ice. I stumbled across it as a free download for a long plane ride. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0qGvC3vqaA What
- ["Icy Inverts" 2013 Cruise - Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/icy-inverts-2013-cruise-scientific-adventures-in-antarctic-waters/) - Genomics, Biodiversity, and Antarctica - three of my favourite things! For all you expedition junkies, these three things are exactly the focus of the 2013 "Ivy Inverts" cruise. My Gulf oil spill collaborator at Auburn University, Ken Halanych (along with an international team of students and colleagues), is currently steaming towards Antarctica aboard the Research Vessel
- [These Are a Few of My Favorite Posts](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-posts/) - I hate the barrage of the annual "best of" posts recapping everything from the last year that always besets us in late December and early January. Yet here I am on the first day of year, all nostalgic, reading through the archives of DSN. Below are my DSN favorites from last year My top five Miriam
- [Mystery Sheen Near Deep Water Horizon Site](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/mystery-sheen-near-deep-water-horizon-site/) - In September an oil sheen about four miles long had appeared in the Gulf of Mexico near the Deep Water Horizon well site. The sheen was originally spotted on a satellite image from BP. That oil from the sheen matches the oil from Deep Water Horizon site. On December 15, remotely operated vehicles were sent to
- [Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/grumpy-octopus-coffee-cup-cozy/) - Who wants to crochet these for us in DSN giant squid red? Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy via Neatorama.
- [True Facts and a Haiku About the Angler Fish](https://deepseanews.com/2013/01/true-facts-and-a-haiku-about-the-angler-fish/) - Love this video about angler fish. Just the right amount of laughter and science this new ear needs! Of course our favorite at DSN is the Black Devil or Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, Class Actinopterygii, Order Lophiiformes, Family Melanocetidae) the vertebrate poster child for deep-sea science. And what’s not to love? The size of a
- [Undersea jewelry (and sparkling diamonds) from Tiffany & Co.](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/undersea-jewelry-and-sparkling-diamonds-from-tiffany-co/) - If any readers out there want to spoil the ladies of DSN with some diamonds, we will gladly accept any of these lovely pieces from Tiffany & Co. (my favourite shop, of course). I just stumbled upon this fabulous collection designed by Jean Schlumberger, who presents a delicious array of jeweled ocean creatures. For a cool
- [If only fish had breasts](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/if-only-fish-had-breasts/) - I'm no expert on vertebrates but I do remember somewhere in my undergraduate learning that a distinguishing feature of mammals was the mammary glands. Those o' so important glands that provide nourishment to offspring. But what does an animal do if it doesn't have access to milk producing glands. In snails, which I know better,
- [By trying to look sexier you may be ruining sex for corals.](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/by-trying-to-look-sexier-you-may-be-ruining-sex-for-corals/) - You might be surprised to learn that an ingredient in some skin crèmes is coral, or more accurately coral extract. More specifically, Pseudopterosin A is a topical anti-inflammatory agent derived from the sea whip Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae and often included in beauty products. P. elisabethae from the Bahamas possess higher concentrations of pseudopterosins than populations elsewhere. As
- [The Nautical Roots of Popular Tattoos](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/the-nautical-roots-of-popular-tattoos/) - Collectors Weekly has a nice write up about origins of tattoos among sailors. Body art was particularly well-suited to the transient and dangerous nature of life at sea. “These sailors were traveling the world, and wanted to bring back souvenirs from places they had visited,” explains Eldridge. “Aboard a ship, you don’t have much room
- [Twelve days of Christmas - The Physical Oceanography Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/twelve-days-of-christmas-the-physical-oceanography-edition/) - What can I say, I was inspired by the Marine Biology edition! Psst. Click on the photos to learn more about each phenomena. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a profile from a CTD. On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 2 Niños and a
- [New expedition: Stunning cinematography from Rutgers Antarctic Quest](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/new-expedition-stunning-cinematography-from-rutgers-antarctic-quest/) - I was pretty excited when I learned about Rutger's expedition to Antarctica. But I am now STOKED after watching their teaser trailer. A beautiful video about science in Antarctica, the wide variety of tools they are using and why it is important. Seriously, can I come along too? I'll tag penguins any day. Follow along
- [The twelve days of Christmas - a marine biological edition](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-a-marine-biological-edition/) - On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: My own private ROV On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: Two turtles love, and My own private ROV On the third day of Christmas, My true love
- [Execute order 66](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/execute-order-66/) - Marine biologist & Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers the implications of NOAA proposal to list 66 species of corals under the Endangered Species Act
- [Notes from the field: Observing the ocean from dry land](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/notes-from-the-field-observing-the-ocean-from-dry-land/) - I apologize, as this post is a little belated. I have been back from a trip to take down a seasonal HF Radar array on the North Slope for nearly two weeks now. Quite frankly, I underestimated how exhausting it was to work outside in the cold. And the reality was, the weather was actually pretty nice.
- [Can Beasts of the Deep Survive the Impact of Drilling for Oil?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/can-beasts-of-the-deep-survive-the-impact-of-drilling-for-oil/) - This is Guest Post from Dr. Daniel Jones a deep-sea biologist with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom and Project Coordinator for SERPENT (described below). Dan research focuses on how organisms in the deep sea are impacted by both natural and human disturbances. Drilling for oil is far from rare, even in deep
- [The unusual diet of deep-sea fish](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/the-unusual-diet-of-deep-sea-fish/) - In January 2004, Mathew Jones was processing the bycatch from New Zealand lobster stock assessment. Six fish including a silverside, Bollons’ rattail, jock stewart, dark ghost shark, javelin fish, and a oliver’s rattail yielded a shocking surprise. The finding was all the more fascinating given that these fish were all taken from deep sea at
- [Giant Squid on Video?!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/giant-squid-on-video/) - If you haven't already heard, Discovery Channel announced that they have captured Architeuthis dux, aka the Giant Squid on video. The giant squid has been captured on video in its natural habitat for the first time ever. This long-sought after footage — considered by many to be the Holy Grail of natural history filmmaking —
- [The Underwater Realm](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/the-underwater-realm-2/) - I have been following the development of, and anticipating the release of, The Underwater Realm (Facebook page) ever since they started and subsequently overshot their Kickstarter by $40K! It was a great idea, to film nearly the entire movie underwater and to showcase 5 separate but related stories about humans contact with the civilization of
- [California Coastal Climate Change Research](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/california-coastal-climate-change-research/) - Was just sent these great informative short videos about research being done to understand how climate change affects coastal communities. Coastal organisms live in areas with much day to day variation. There are the changing tides, the amount sun exposure, and also shade from tidal zone seaweeds and rock crevices. This makes coastal animals, like
- [Deep-sea researchers convene at #dsbs2012 this week in New Zealand](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/deep-sea-researchers-convene-at-dsbs2012-this-week-in-new-zealand/) - Deep-sea biology fans can geek out this week by following the proceedings of the 13th Deep-sea Biology Symposium taking place in Wellington, NZ (3-7th December) - the tweets have already begun to roll in under the hashtag #dsbs2012! Word on the street is that there are ~200 deep-sea biologists attending, and the one and only
- [Dr. M and the Colossal Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2012/12/dr-m-and-the-colossal-squid/) - Number 6 on on my marine biology bucket list was to see the Colossal Squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. I mentioned in another post why I am so excited abou the Colossal Squid At half a ton this badass represents the largest invertebrate ever known. The Giant Squid is longer but not heavier. The Colossal Squid has hooks that
- [TGIF - The spectacular fluorescent colours of Coral Reefs](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/tgif-the-spectacular-fluorescent-colours-of-coral-reefs/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove examines the biology behind spectacular YouTube video of corals fluorescing in the Red Sea
- [TGIF - Handy with a knife](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/tgif-handy-with-a-knife/) - There's a video been doing the rounds this week showing a remarkable bit of quick work with a knife, wherein a diver near Baja Mexico removed ropes that had entangled a large female whale shark. Don't try this at home, kids...
- [What's green and gold and red all over?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/whats-green-and-gold-and-red-all-over/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses the recent red tide affecting the iconic beaches of Sydney, Australia.
- [Notes from the field: North again, this time to dismantle stuff](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/notes-from-the-field-north-again-this-time-to-dismantle-stuff/) - Tonight, I will be flying north to the Arctic once again. But I won't be on a ship, I will be on land. And for me it's quite a thrill because I've never been up there during the winter, which means: 1) It is dark ALL THE TIME. As google snarkily put it, "These days,
- [LOST: large tub of scallop guts](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/lost-large-tub-of-scallop-guts/) - The annals of Scientific Mishaps has another chapter. From the Ellsworth, Maine police department: were you driving a Blue 4 Door Chevy Car with State, "University" plates with two wreaths in the rear seat? Do you now have a large plastic tub with cups containing scallop guts intended for a research project at the University
- [#Scifund Rap Lyrics…You Showed the Cheddar](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/scifund-rap-lyricsyou-showed-the-cheddar/) - I promised in a previous post that if the first person who went over to Alex’s #Scifund Project (link to her project Chemical Warfare in the Intertidal) and donated $50, I would match and then post the lyrics to Alex's clever rap song. Laura Spencer @LMasterEdD stepped up to the plate. The lyrics are below the fold.
- [The icy plumage of the Arctic](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/the-icy-plumage-of-the-arctic/) - Your turkey isn't the only thing that has beautiful plumage this Thanksgiving. So does the Arctic Ocean. Behold, the frost flower. These spiky little bunches of ice form on thin and new ice in the Arctic Ocean. But these badboys can only form under very special conditions: 1) Calm winds. We can't have these beauties blown away
- [Guest post: The March...OF SCIENCE](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/guest-post-the-march-of-science/) - This is a guest post from Sam Musher. Sam is a middle school librarian and children's lit blogger. A steady diet of post-apocalyptic fiction made her an environmentalist at a tender age. (She's pretty sure we're all doomed.) Having known her almost that long, I can confirm that she has, as her blog claims, been
- [Shark finning: a response to Kim Bosco Mo](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/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 would have answered in a comment on their site but it limits the comments to 250 words and requires you grant HP access to your Twitter account AND set up
- [A first look at the biochemistry of whale sharks](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/a-first-look-at-the-biochemistry-of-whale-sharks/) - My very first post at Deep Sea News was a tongue in cheek look at how much we don’t know about the largest of all 28,000-ish species of fishes, the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. Since 2006 I’ve been part of a group that is trying to help fix the surprising lack of information on this
- [#Scifund Rap Lyrics...You Got to Show the Cheddar](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/scifund-rap-lyrics-you-got-to-show-the-cheddar/) - Yesterday, I spoke of Alex's #Scifund Project (link to her project Chemical Warfare in the Intertidal). @Alex_Warneke combines two of my loves in life, old school rap and sweet, sweet marine science all for her #SciFund challenge. Alex want to know how heavy metal contamination mucks up normal interactions between predators and prey. This in
- [Invitation to my doctoral defense](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/invitation-to-my-doctoral-defense/) - I've been mostly absent from the internets lately (with the exception of my very favorite procrastination method, Twitter), but I have 250 pages of a really good excuse. I'll be defending my doctoral dissertation on 29 November in San Diego. It's open to the public, so anyone in the area is invited to come on
- [Chemical Warfare in the Intertidal](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/chemical-warfare-in-the-intertidal/) - @@Alex_Warneke combines two of my loves in life, old school rap and sweet, sweet marine science all for her #SciFund challenge. Alex want to know how heavy metal contamination mucks up normal interactions between predators and prey. This in itself is a fundamental question that gets at the heart of how marine systems work and how
- [DONATE!  WIN PRIZES! HELP STUDENTS!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/donate-win-prizes-help-students/) - Do you like the ocean? Do you want everyone to know about the ocean? Are you cold? Do you need a container for your beverage? If you like all these things then you can donate here to help bring ocean science to classrooms around the country and win an awesome prize straight from Alaska. One
- [TGIF - the mesmerizing kelp edition](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/tgif-the-mesmerizing-kelp-edition/) - From Alfredo Barroso's excellent Youtube channel:
- [A recap of Hurricane Sandy: the ocean version](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/a-recap-of-hurricane-sandy-the-ocean-version/) - As a native Long Islander, I watched intently as Sandy made landfall. Offshore of NY Harbor, winds gusted up 70 mph and waves swelled to 32 feet in height. A 9ft Storm surge and large spring tides flooded downtown Manhattan. Waves battered the New York and New Jersey coasts. People died and entire communities were
- [Update on Geology and the Election](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/update-on-geology-and-the-election/) - I was glued to my computer last night both to see how the future of country would take shape but see if the Blue Belt would emerge last night. Not sure what I am referring to? Check out How Presidential Election are Impacted by a 100 Million Year Old Coastline. The results... Last election... Surprisingly
- [Beneath Antarctic Ice: Gelatinous Edition](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/beneath-antarctic-ice-gelatinous-edition/) - Big tip 'o the hat to @RebeccaRHelm on Twitter for sharing this beautiful video with great music on it. Make sure you stick with the video to about 2/3's of the way through to see what happens to the jelly! Video information: United States Antarctic Program divers, Henry Kaiser and Rob Robbins, both videotape a
- [DSN's Must Have Whip: The Aquaman Kia Rio](https://deepseanews.com/2012/11/dsns-must-have-whip-the-aquaman-kia-rio/) - As soon as dollars start falling from the sky I will be ordering one of these for everyone in the DSN superteam. The Aquaman Rio hatch, built by West Coast Customs, features a fishy-looking exterior with a gold and green paint job, styled with scales to look like Aquaman’s outfit. The Rio’s exterior is finished
- [Is this fish evil?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/is-this-fish-evil/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove considers the visceral response of humans to creepy but harmless deep sea fishes and concludes that they are probably victims of hard-wired responses in the human brain to dangerous terrestrial animals
- [Awesomesauce Abounds! Donate and Win a Giant Squid](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/awesomesauce-abounds-donate-and-win-a-giant-squid/) - AND I COUDLN'T BE MORE EXCITED! The very talented Kate Herweck, a postdoctoral fellow at NESCent studying plant genomes, made this knitted DSN Giant Squid complete with our trademark eye patch! I am extremely attached to this but I am willing to part with it on one condition. Donate $250 to our Donor's Choose Challenge
- [Why Haven't You Donated?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/why-havent-you-donated/) - Hey you! Yeah you sitting there staring at your computer screen. You haven't donated to the DSN Donor's Choose Challenge have you? I know the answer is no. Like me you got busy. You never seem to have your wallet with credit card near. Maybe you spent that extra cash on pumpkin beers. Hey I'm
- [In the deep sea, bacon doesn't last long](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/in-the-deep-sea-bacon-doesnt-last-long/) - If you haven't seen the VENUS deep-sea observatory's pig-in-the-ocean experiments, you've been missing out. I saw them present this work at a conference a couple years ago & it is AMAZING. From New Scientist's writeup: Now a pioneering experiment lead by forensic scientist Gail Anderson from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, is using dead pigs as a
- [Can You Handle Monster Roll?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/can-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 honor an ancient code to maintain balance between man and the sea: to kill only what they eat, and eat all that they kill." The producers of Monster Roll are
- [Weekend classic: Waves across the Pacific](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/weekend-classic-waves-across-the-pacific/) - Ever wonder what state-of-the-art oceanography was like in 1963? If so, watch as an intrepid bunch of oceanographers track waves generated in the Antarctic all the way across the Pacific to Alaska in this total period piece "Waves across the Pacific." Highlights include: Plotting by hand! Ticker tape! FLIP! Scientists smoking! A dude named Gaylord that always
- [MOAR internal waves from space!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/moar-internal-waves-from-space/) - Once again, I am going to profess my love for atmospheric scientists and the cool internal wave images they keep sending me. Click on the pic to an animation of giant internal waves propagating away from the mouth of the Amazon River! UPDATE: I forgot to add that it is unclear what causes these waves.
- [The mystery of lobster shell disease](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/the-mystery-of-lobster-shell-disease/) - Marine biologist ad Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses new research on the mysterious disease eating away at the shells of lobsters in Southern New England
- [Alaskan whales think we sound like Swedish chefs](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/alaskan-whales-think-we-sound-like-swedish-chefs/) - Elizabeth Preston at Inkfish has a super blog post up about a beluga whale that was recorded mimicking the sounds of human speech. It concludes with the most excellent line that "to whales, humans sound like the Swedish chef". Go check it out and, listen to the sound and then come back. I'll wait.........back? OK
- [Of tropical cyclones and internal waves](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/of-cyclones-and-internal-waves/) - A very astute meteorologist pointed me towards this awesome satellite image in the Indian Ocean. Not only does it show tropical cyclone Anais heading towards Madagascar, but ZOMG the angle of the sun is just right to reveal a stunning train of internal waves. It may look like the waves are emanating from the hurricane itself, but
- [Now That's Captain Crunch](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/now-thats-captain-crunch/) - Continuing with the them of reimagining characters of childhood. Love it but not quite sure I am ready for that peanut butter goodness now. Make sure you look at the rest of the series as well. Also love the Frosted Flakes Capn - Cereal series on the Behance Network.
- [Satellite imagery of the rogue Canadian iron dumping experiment](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/satellite-imagery-of-the-illegal-canadian-iron-dumping-experiment/) - News of an rogue iron-dumping experiment off British Columbia, Canada, broke in the Guardian on Monday, and was followed up by the New York Times, the New Yorker, and io9. Dr. M explained why this was appalling news, and ever since we've been having a vigorous discussion in the secret Deep Sea News lair on exactly
- [Dive Into Education With Deep Sea News!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/dive-into-education-with-deep-sea-news/) - From now until Mid-November help the Deep Sea News team raise money for ocean-themed K-12 classroom projects with Donor's Choose! Just click on our donation page and choose one of the great educational projects we are supporting. Help kids develop a life-long love and passion for the oceans!
- [A More Badass Popeye](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/a-more-badass-popeye/) - I probably would have paid more attention to Popeye as kid if he had looked like this. Now I need to go eat some spinach and work on my forearms. Popeye | The High Definite.
- [We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.3](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/we-need-an-ocean-nasa-now-pt-3/) - For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and I call for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration. The Ghost of Ocean Science Future that We Want to
- [We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.2](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/we-need-an-ocean-nasa-now-pt-2/) - For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and I call for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration. The Ghost of Ocean Science Past 85% of Americans express
- [We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.1](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/we-need-an-ocean-nasa-now-pt-1/) - For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and I call for the creation of a NASA-style agency to ensure the future health of US ocean science and exploration. Over a decade ago, one of us (CM) made his
- [Here We Go Again With Dumping Iron Into the Ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/here-we-go-again-with-dumping-iron-into-the-ocean/) - The Planktos Incident continues. Just when I thought it had died. Russ George, former head of the defunct Planktos, has decided to, despite the scientific community asking for a more cautious and sensible approach and international moratoriums, dump 100 tons of iron into the ocean. In discussing the DSN core value of Awareness Through Scrutiny,
- [Solved! Where did the Big Eye In The Sea come from?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/) - No doubt you have seen the lonely big eye in the sea story by now. A giant eyeball washed ashore on a Florida beach and then the internet went crazy. So what is it? I emailed Sönke Johnsen a Professor of Biology and colleague of mine at Duke University. Sönke is an expert on everything visual in
- [Algal blobs take shape, thanks to bacteria](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/algal-blobs-take-shape-thanks-to-bacteria/) - What if your physical characteristics (hair color, height, or eye color) were determined by your bacterial microbiome? It might seem far fetched for humans, but for some marine species, this is a fact of life. We recently had a foreign emissary visit the lab, one Catherine Burke from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.
- [The world's most promiscuous snail](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/the-worlds-most-promiscuous-snail/) - On the winner goes the Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis) from the North Atlantic (both sides of the pond) On average, each clutch of 70 offspring had 19 fathers between them. Larger clutches had more...Males track females by following their mucus trails, and will attempt to mate with pretty much any snail they encounter, regardless of whether it
- [Sea Lion Photo Bomb](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/sea-lion-photo-bomb/) - And here is an example of plastic entering the marine food web I had not thought of. BTW that's a California Sea Lion but feel free to correct if this a mollusk specialist has this wrong. Ooooh, Whats This Thingy Do? - Neatorama.
- [Bending sound, the weird path of sound in the ocean](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/bending-sound/) - Sound in the ocean does not behave like sound in the air. This is also what makes sound in the ocean so awesome. Sound in water is like the cool funky uncle of the sound family. It travels ridiculously fast, nearly 5 times faster in water than in air. It also does not travel in a straight
- [The Mortal Sea](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/the-mortal-sea/) - The Mortal Sea, by University of New Hampshire maritime environmental history professor Jeff Bolster, seems to be an interesting book up many of our readers' alley! I haven't read it, but you can find out more about it at its Amazon page (priced for the general consumer!) and the interesting descriptive video below from UNH
- [How the Gastropod Got Its Twist](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/how-the-gastropod-got-its-twist/) - All snails and their ancestors, the Gastropods, share a common feature. We people with fancy Ph.D.’s in biology call this a synapomorphy, a word derived from the Greek words for “together with”, “away from”, and “shape”, namely syn, apo, and morphe. You might think the shell is a common feature of snails, but Gastropoda also
- [TGIF: Some Friday jazz, courtesy of marine microbes](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/tgif-some-friday-jazz-courtesy-of-marine-microbes/) - Bringing you some awesome ocean sounds this Friday--nope, not crashing waves or squawking seagulls (boo hiss for vertebrates). These sounds come from MICROBES! Peter Larsen and colleagues at Argonne National Lab (home of the gargantuan Earth Microbiome Project) have turned their huge DNA sequence datasets into music. Listen to the jazzy samplings below (video), and
- [A sucker for convergent evolution](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/a-sucker-for-convergent-evolution/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove highlights convergent similarities between the ways starfish and parasitic worms stick to wet surfaces in the ocean
- [Plastics expedition departs for North Pacific](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/plastics-expedition-departs-for-north-pacific/) - My tall-ship-sailing buddies at Sea Education Association are headed out for a special Pacific plastics cruise tomorrow aboard the 134-foot brigantine SSV Robert C. Seamans. (Disclosure: I am totally biased cause I've sailed with them twice and think it is the best thing ever. Also, they're collecting samples for me on this cruise. Thanks guys!) From the press release:
- [Octopus Steals Food and Casually Wrestles Shark](https://deepseanews.com/2012/10/octopus-steals-food-and-casually-wrestles-shark/) - In the video above taken in False Bay, South Africa, a octopus simultaneously holds a shark at bay with one arm while simultaneously wrestling three zip ties of a baited canister. There (see this) should be no doubt now that Mollusks have won. Foiled by an octopus ... from Lauren De Vos on Vimeo.
- [Science Cafe in Fresno CA: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/science-cafe-in-fresno-ca-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/) - This Monday, I'm giving a talk at the Central Valley Cafe Scientifique. Many thanks to Madhu Katti and Kaberi Kar Gupta for arranging this. And of course if you're a Deep Sea News reader in the area, come on over and say hi!
- [Can Bivalves Kick It? Yes they can!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/can-bivalves-kick-it-yes-they-can/) - Starting around 540 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion many animal phyla, including the freshest of them all—bivalves, came into existence. Within ~100 million years, bivalves gained gills modified to filter feed, siphons to better breath, and a muscular foot to bury themselves into the sediment. However, for the last ~400 million years bivalves
- [Watch helplessly from a mussel's shell as it is slowly & inexorably consumed](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/watch-helplessly-from-a-mussels-shell-as-it-is-slowly-inexorably-consumed/) - This may be the coolest sea star predation video of all time. Watch helplessly from the mussel's shell as the sea star's stomach extrudes and begins to digest the mussel alive! Via Chris Mah. Echinoderms: Sea Star Time-lapse: Eating Mussel from Shape of Life on Vimeo.
- [An ocean full of eddies](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/an-ocean-full-of-eddies/) - I recently found this post of the mean surface currents in the North Atlantic Ocean by @oceanCO2. And for some reason I couldn't get over all the squiggles. They are gorgeous. A amazing illustration of how dynamic the ocean surface is. And the cause of all those squiggles? Eddies. Eddies are everywhere in the ocean.
- [Don't talk like a pirate - SING like one](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/dont-talk-like-a-pirate-sing-like-one/) - Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day - but as you may know, here at Deep Sea News we are partial to a bit of shantying. (Enthusiasm being far more important than tunefulness.) So instead of talking like a pirate, I made a playlist with some of my favorite sea music. SING with me, people,
- [Marine biologist vs. oceanographer music video SHOWDOWN](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/marine-biologist-vs-oceanographer-music-video-showndown/) - It's Saturday, 105 degrees in San Diego, I'm 100 yards from the beach, and I am in front of my computer typing away. OH THE GLAMOUR. Fortunately both you and I can live vicariously through this fine music video from the marine scientists working out of the Gump Station on the French Polynesian island of
- [TGIF - coral reef eye candy](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/tgif-coral-reef-eye-candy/) - Put it on 720, go full screen and relax...
- [Ever seen a manta ray's bellybutton?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/ever-seen-a-manta-rays-bellybutton/) - Marine biologist & DeepSeaNews blogger Dr. Alistair Dove puts in context new research showing how manta rays can develop large embryos without a placenta or umbilical cord
- [Capitalizing on recessions with economic booms of data](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/capitalizing-on-recessions-with-economic-booms-of-data/) - This might come as a shocker: I don't care about metabolism (or bits of floating plastic, or whale sharks, or coral reefs…sorry Deeplings). Its not that I'm not interested - these fields are fascinating and scientifically important. But on a day-to-day basis, when I'm overloaded with data analysis, grant proposals, and a bursting inbox, I
- [Dr. Martini at DSN!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/dr-martini-at-dsn/) - Everyone please welcome our newest member at DSN, Dr. Kim Martini, aka @rejectedbanana. I am very excited to have Dr. Martini now blogging with us. She brings a much needed voice to DSN on a subject that was horrendously ignored here--physical oceanography, i.e. how the oceans shake, rattle, and roll move and mix. Her guest posts on
- [Notes from the field: Mixology of Water Masses](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/notes-from-the-field-mixology-of-water-masses/) - The ocean is not homogenous. In other words, not all seawater is the same. Instead, it made up of many different water masses, each with unique characteristics. These water masses can be adjacent to each other, lay on top of each other like a delicious salty layer cake, or even in very special cases become
- [Sunday happiness: the Bertness Rock Anthem](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/sunday-happiness-the-bertness-rock-anthem/) - Mark Bertness' salt marsh ecology lab at Brown University has a lengthy academic family tree - and in fact your friendly ocean bloggers Jarrett Byrnes, John Bruno, and yours truly are little twigs on it. So with that in mind, please enjoy this truly epic science music video from the latest Bertnessians, with a special
- [TGIF - City of Gonads](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/tgif-city-of-gonads/) - This Friday comes the news that a new jellyfish has been named "City of gonads". You can't make this stuff up, except that somebody just did! I guess you have have really big, um, er, what's the word? to do that...
- [Giant Pacific Octopus!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/giant-pacific-octopus/) - The largest octopus is the Pacific Giant Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini. According to data from a 1987 Masters Thesis from J.A. Cosgrove, the Pacific Giant Ocotopus can reach a weight of over 150 pounds (>70kg). Our friend Jason Bradley, underwater photographer extraordinaire and honorary DSN photographer (post, post, post, post) captured this amazing shot at God's Pocket in British Columbia.
- [Guest post: The stunning deep-water biodiversity of the Bear Seamount](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/guest-post-the-stunning-deep-water-biodiversity-of-the-bear-seamount/) - Marine biologist Dr. Michelle Staudinger shares the incredible diversity of life on the Bear Seamount direct from the field, aboard the research vessel Pisces.
- [The Great Recession of the Deep Oceans](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/the-great-recession-of-the-deep-oceans/) - If energy is the currency of life then deep-sea organisms are in a long-term recession. Energy comes in three major forms important for life: solar radiation in the form of photons, thermal kinetic energy as indexed by temperature, and chemical potential energy stored in carbon compounds. In the deep sea, these three forms are either
- [Notes from the field: Find the currents, deploy the ROBOTS!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/notes-from-the-field-find-the-currents-deploy-the-robots/) - We’re excited for another guest post from Kim Martini here at DSN (read previous posts here). Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. She is part of a science team in the Arctic for a two-week cruise to study the currents in the Chukchi Sea. You can find her on Twitter at @rejectedbanana. Make
- [Two new expedition blogs: super deep South Pacific and super cold Antarctica](https://deepseanews.com/2012/09/two-new-expedition-blogs-super-deep-south-pacific-and-super-cold-antarctica/) - Looking for vicarious adventure? Check out two new expedition blogs, both of which are underway right now! The Tonga Trench Expedition is a Scripps Institution of Oceanography student cruise, led by Scripps graduate student/chief scientist Rosa Leon Zayas. (and if anyone out there is looking for a kick-ass female Latina marine biologist role model - look
- [Kalloo Kallay, It's International Whale Shark Day!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/kalloo-kallay-its-international-whale-shark-day/) - Marine Biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove provides a run down on the biology of the worlds largest fish, for International Whale Shark Day
- [Guest Post: Crude oil insults in the Caribbean](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/guest-post-crude-oil-insults-in-the-caribbean/) - This is a guest post from Dr. Kristen Marhaver. Kristen is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California at Merced, who lives full-time and studies coral reefs on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. She is an occasional blogger, frequent photographer, and a 2012 TEDGlobal Fellow. After seeing her grim photos of the Curaçao oil spill on
- [Whale shark ecotourism - epilogue](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/whale-shark-ecotourism-epilogue/) - Relevant to my recent post about whale shark ecotourism, this news article came across my news feed today. It seems the Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines region called Visayas, which includes Cebu province, has ordered the cessation of the practice of feeding whale sharks in Oslob, which was one of the
- [Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do I](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/jiro-dreams-of-sushi-and-so-do-i/) - You might have guessed by now that I'm a *bit* obsessed with sushi. When I visited Japan for the first (and second) time, I bolted straight to Sushi Zanmai located outside the Tsukiji fish market. I ordered the salmon. It was transcendental. This weekend I was bowled over by the documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi",
- [My Marine Biology Bucket List](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/my-marine-biology-bucket-list/) - You might remember Al's post on his Marine Biology Bucket List. There are so many amazing aquatic species out there, it’s practically impossible for any one person to see them all, even if they dedicated their entire life to marine biology research. To that end, I reckon every good marine bio enthusiast needs a Bucket
- [Notes from the field:  North, to the Arctic Ocean!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/notes-from-the-field-north-to-the-arctic-ocean/) - We’re excited for another guest post from Kim Martini here at DSN (read previous posts here). Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. You can find her on Twitter at @rejectedbanana. Make sure to comment below and welcome her to DSN. While the rest of the DSN scientists all seem to be jetting
- [Insane In the Chromatophores](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/insane-in-the-chromatophores/) - Two of my favorite things, Cypress Hill and Squids, together at last. During experiments on the axons of the Woods Hole squid (Loligo pealei), we tested our cockroach leg stimulus protocol on the squid's chromatophores. The results were both interesting and beautiful. The video is a view through an 8x microscope zoomed in on the
- [Best Ocean Jokes](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/best-ocean-jokes/) - A penguin walks into a bar and asks the pharmacist for Chapstick. After grabbing the Chapstick, the pharmacist asks the penguin, "How would you like that?" The penguin replies, "Just put it on my bill." So this Friday, because I am need of a good laugh, I am asking all DSN readers to contribute their best
- [Fearsome spiked tentacles of a deep-sea squid](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/fearsome-spiked-tentacles-of-a-deep-sea-squid/) - You never know what may be sitting on a table in the Scripps Collections. Last time, I wandered by the Benthic Invertebrates Collection, there was a giant scaleworm the size of a loaf of bread. This week, as I went about my work in the Pelagic Invertebrates Collection, there was a squid with GIANT SPIKES.
- [I Am Science...and a Nerd](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/i-am-science-and-a-nerd/) - I am a nerd. I was a nerd. I will be a nerd. Perhaps in kindergarten I wasn't, where nerdom had difficulty establishing itself among the simple lessons of the alphabet, counting, and colors. In kindergarten, we are more or less the same in deficiencies and achievements. But after that, I am pretty confident my
- [Whale shark ecotourism: the good, the bad and the ugly](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/whale-shark-ecotourism-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/) - Marine biologist & Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove explores issues affecting whale shark ecotourism with examples from Philippines, Indonesia & Mexico
- [Three Ways of Looking at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/three-ways-of-looking-at-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch/) - O thin men of Haddam, Why do you imagine golden birds? Do you not see how the blackbird Walks around the feet Of the women about you? - "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird", Wallace Stevens ------------- I would like to move beyond mythbusting. I give a lot of public talks about my research
- [Searching for microscale turbulence at the macroscale](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/searching-for-microscale-turbulence-at-the-macroscale/) - We're very excited to introduce another guest post from Kim Martini here at DSN (read previous posts here). Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and as the post reveals below is interested in deep-ocean waves. You can find her on Twitter at @rejectedbanana. Make sure to comment below and welcome her to
- [Sharks and lasers, not just for entertainment!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/sharks-and-lasers-not-just-for-entertainment/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Craig McClain describes how lasers are used to tackle the prickly problem of measuring the worlds largest fish, the whale shark
- [Tidal Pools: Nature's Putrid Sewers - Horrifying Planet](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/tidal-pools-natures-putrid-sewers-horrifying-planet/) - Oh, the Onion. How we love you. (H/t Jarrett Byrnes).
- [How wind-blown Japanese tsunami debris may move across the Pacific](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/how-wind-blown-japanese-tsunami-debris-may-move-across-the-pacific/) - My marine debris buddy Nick Mallos of Ocean Conservancy pointed me to this beautiful animated model by Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner of the University of Hawaii. This animation shows how wind affects the rate at which debris from the Japanese tsunami moves across the Pacific. It is a mathematical model that incorporates a great
- [Beaches, Trees, and Mysterious Species : A tribute to Evan](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/beaches-trees-and-mysterious-species-a-tribute-to-evan/) - At the end of May I received some awful news. My former lab manager reached out with an ominous phone call: a high school student I had mentored at the University of New Hampshire had tragically passed away. His name was Evan Dube, and he was attending his first year of university at Bates College
- [Atlantis Watch](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/atlantis-watch/) - And now I wondering if I can make this kid's watch fit around my wrist? Lego Atlantis Watch via kidswoot! Hat tip to C-Hall
- [The Largest Waves in the Sea Aren't at the Beach](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/the-largest-waves-in-the-sea-arent-at-the-beach/) - I am very excited to introduce Kim Martini as guest blogger here at DSN. Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and as the post reveals below is interested in deep-ocean waves. You can find her on Twitter at @rejectedbanana. Make sure to comment below and welcome her to DSN. When
- [Warmer Weather Means More Sharks](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/warmer-weather-means-more-sharks/) - DSN's very own para_sight is on the Weather Channel with Meteorologist Julie Martin discussing several sightings of great white sharks off the coast of the Northeast and whether warmer temperatures may be to blame. via Warmer Weather Means More Sharks.
- [TGIF: The Biggest Poop On Earth (possibly)](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/tgif-the-biggest-poop-on-earth-possibly/) - Behold! The biggest poop on earth! Well, we don't actually know if it's the actual biggest poop, but it is a poop that came out of the biggest animal ever to exist on Earth. This photo was taken from a small plane off La Jolla California by Eddie Kisfaludy, who also took the lovely Tetraselmis bloom photo
- [Why are whale sharks so small?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/why-are-whale-sharks-so-small/) - Whale sharks won't be the only big ass vertebrate in the waters off Mexico come August! I'll be joining Para_Sight and team for the Afuera, the massive aggregation of whale sharks in the Mexican coastal waters of the Caribbean Sea. Admittedly in some regards this opportunity represents a departure from my research on much deeper, smaller, and spineless organisms. As
- [Understanding How Hares and Big Lineman Lose Races Through Sucking Feet](https://deepseanews.com/2012/08/understanding-how-hares-and-big-lineman-lose-races-through-sucking-feet/) - In Aesop’s The Tortoise and the Hare a slow-moving but determined tortoise defeats an obnoxious and speedy hare, who decides to nap mid race. The moral of the fable is generally taken that slow and steady wins the race or alternatively over-confidence loses the race. However, perhaps Aesop meant to highlight a common biological principal.
- [What is the green sea foam off La Jolla Shores (San Diego)?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/what-is-the-green-sea-foam-off-la-jolla-shores-san-diego/) - If you were at the beach in San Diego this weekend, especially off La Jolla Shores, you might have seen streaks of green sea foam. Here's a stunning photo of the foam off Scripps pier, taken by Eddie Kisfaludy from a small plane 1,500 feet above the ocean. This foam is the harmless microscopic algae Tetraselmis spp.
- [Giant wave from glacier breakage almost swamps boat](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/giant-wave-from-glacier-breakage-almost-swamps-boat/) - From gCaptain: Tourists get the full experience of the power of a calving glacier while on a boat trip off Ilulissat, Greenland. Fortunately, and somewhat amazingly, nobody was hurt. Scary part starts at 0:50.
- [Sea Creature or Entrails?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/sea-creature-or-entrails/) - From DSN, it's everybody's game of science, trivia, and fun! Contestants are you ready to play... SEA CREATURE OR ENTRAILS!!! [applause] I'm your host Dr. M and let me introduce our first video trivia question brought to you by Neatorama. In the video below we witness a container full of water with a pulsing series
- [Notes from the field: Mexico whale shark research 2012](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/notes-from-the-field-mexico-whale-shark-research-2012/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove describes findings from field research in Mexico for Georgia Aquarium
- [Life on the Leg of a Crab](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/life-on-the-leg-of-a-crab/) - Neptune Canada, the world’s first regional-scale underwater ocean observatory network that plugs directly into the Internet, has an excellent Flickr photostream of deep-sea beasties. A close up on the legs on the crab above reveals something amazing. Do you see it? Let me help. What you see attached to the legs of the crab are skeleton or ghosts shrimps
- [Gulf oil spill suffocated marsh grasses, enhanced erosion](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/gulf-oil-spill-suffocated-marsh-grasses-enhanced-erosion/) - Another oil spill study hot off the presses! This new Silliman et al. PNAS paper is looking at the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on heavily-impacted salt marsh ecosystems around Barataria Bay, Louisiana. In contrast to our own badass study looking at oil impacts on sandy Gulf Coast beaches, marshlands provide a particularly
- [Guest Post: Nursery Rhymes for Skates](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/guest-post-nursery-rhymes-for-skates/) - Our colleague John Hocevar is out in the Bering Sea right now studying the seafloor communities there with Greenpeace and the Waitt Institute. John has shared new finds with us before and was kind enough to share a really cool new discovery with DSN readers! Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Little Skate Nursery Rhyme Jackie and her
- [Secrets of the clam tongue: a case study in opportunistic science outreach](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/secrets-of-the-clam-tongue-a-case-study-in-opportunistic-science-outreach/) - Last week, a clam video went viral. (Get your mind out of the gutter, internet! I mean a bivalve! A mollusc! A lamellibranch!) For people who know how clams actually live, the misconceptions of this video are obvious. That's not the clam's tongue, that's its foot. The clam is trying to use its foot to
- [TGIF: The Dalai Lama on Climate Change](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/tgif-the-dalai-lama-on-climate-change/) - Did you know that the Dalai Lama works closely with scientists, and calls for the withdrawal of any Buddhist beliefs that contradict scientific evidence? Neither did I! For your Friday viewing pleasure, a great video of the Dalai Lama's recent lecture at UC San Diego, where he discusses the need for humanitarian values and universal responsibility
- [Apparently hell is populated by squid.](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/apparently-hell-is-populated-by-squid/) - As I mentioned in our Firefly post, I'll be covering San Diego Comic Con for Deep Sea News. I'll actually be attending the convention tomorrow, but here's a little preview of some cephalopodic comic goodness, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. Over on my Google+, Danna Staaf has the best reaction: "Maybe it's a the plaintive
- [Drilling for dinosaur death: the Joides Resolution finds extinction in deep sea mud](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/drilling-for-dinosaur-death-the-joides-resolution-finds-extinction-in-deep-sea-mud/) - There are scientists floating in the middle of the North Atlantic who are holding the dinosaur extinction in their hands. Really. Here it is: This may look like an alien landscape, but it's actually a section of deep sea mud from the drilling ship Joides Resolution. When the lighter-toned sediment on the left was deposited, there were
- [With a snail's help a fish transitions from dying to dead](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/with-a-snails-help-a-fish-transitions-from-dying-to-dead/) - Like manna from heaven, food from above rains on the deep. Those productive shallow waters full of light, photosynthesis, and food are an extreme contrast to their dark abyssal brethren. With such commodities as nourishment afforded by light absent, any carbon falling to the deep is vital. And more importantly, carbon is never wasted. A
- [DSN Editor's picks](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/dsn-editors-picks/) - Amidst an odd week of impending deadlines, a national holiday and the celebration that ensues, and record temperatures, I am not ripe for unique contributions to Deep-Sea News right now. Luckily I can rely on the writing of others. So here are some my favorites from the recent. Ed Yong has my two favorite posts,
- [SeaOrbiter: amazing breakthrough or cool-looking boondoggle?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/07/seaorbiter-amazing-breakthrough-or-cool-looking-boondoggle/) - I swear, I don't want to be a nay-saying science crankypants. I want to dream big and have my own submarine and frolic on the Deep Sea News private island hideout. I don't want to be the lab-coated finger-shaking wench that crushes new ideas before they are even born. But sometimes a girl just needs
- [Shiny! Top 10 reasons why seafarers love Joss Whedon's Firefly](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/shiny-top-ten-reasons-why-seafarers-love-joss-whedons-firefly/) - It's no secret that we here at Deep Sea News are huge nerds. I can hear the outraged cries through my computer screen - "No, not the Deeplings!" - but guys, IT'S TRUE. What you probably don't know is that Dr. M and I are HUGE Firefly fans. (For those of you who don't know,
- ["Small Victories Win Big Wars"](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/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 large multinational corporation. Despite the backdrop of the overwhelming disappointment surrounding Rio+20, French deep-sea biologist extraordinaire Claire Nouvian and her small nonprofit BLOOM (who have an adorable logo!) made huge
- [Encomium: Lonesome George](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/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 more than just bearer of his evolutionary legacy. He was an icon for the delicate precipice that all Galápagos species (and other threatened species globally) teeter upon. Sadly, unless other Pinta
- [A Scientific Feast of Ocean Microbiology - notes from the #asm2012 conference in San Francisco](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/a-scientific-feast-of-ocean-microbiology-notes-from-the-asm2012-conference-in-san-francisco/) - [View the story "#asm2012 - A Scientific Feast of Ocean Microbiology!" on Storify]
- [Must-watch video on rip currents](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/must-watch-video-on-rip-currents/) - If you're going to the beach this summer, please watch this video on recognizing and avoiding rip currents. It's a critical practical guide AND a great explanation of the physical oceanography of beaches and waves. This is especially important for my U.S. west coast peeps, since our strong waves lead to strong rip currents -
- [Hooper Drives The Boat, Chief](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/hooper-drives-the-boat-chief/) - Picture this: Cape Cod, June 20, 1975. Gerald Ford is President, gas is .53 cents a gallon, and a carefree, 11 year-old--yet already ocean-nerd, future coral conservationist/blogger--is spending the summer with family in the vacation town of Orleans, Massachusetts, right on Nauset Beach. This is the summer he's been waiting for... the summer of the
- [Dear Deeplings: I thought I was a plant, but now I think I'm a killer!](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/dear-deeplings-i-thought-i-was-a-plant-but-now-i-think-im-a-killer/) - Dear Deeplings, I am a dinoflagellate - a single-celled microscopic plankton of the fine lineage Karlodinium armiger. I'm a pretty peaceful dude-lady - I just chillax on the ocean's surface, spinning my flagella and soaking up the sun. The only thing I thought I had to worry about was getting eaten by one of those nasty
- [Preserved in the Act and Fossilized Turtle Whoopie](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/preserved-in-the-act-and-fossilized-turtle-whoopie/) - This is really too good not to share immediately. A recent study reports on numerous pairs of fossil turtle couples caught in the act of copulation. The sex den fossil sight is located in Germany and dates back to the Eocene. How do they know this is male and female in a loving bond approved by the
- [I Am Science with the First Man to Dive Challenger Deep](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/i-am-science-with-the-first-man-to-dive-challenger-deep/) - I asked, “What were the events that lead to you to dive the Marianas Trench?” Don Walsh one of two men to first visit the deepest point of the world’s ocean and one of only three to succeed at this responded quickly. “I found myself there for all the wrong reasons.” Don Walsh probably always
- [TGIF: The Story of Sushi](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/tgif-the-story-of-sushi/) - For your Friday viewing pleasure, I bring you the "Story of Sushi" - this video is kind of like Thomas the Tank Engine (the PBS show with the miniature people) meets the ASPCA commercial with the Sarah McLaughlin song. Must watch - the set design is incredible! The Story of Sushi from Bamboo Sushi on
- [Making The Connection: The Oceans In Contemporary American Culture](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/making-the-connection-the-oceans-in-contemporary-american-culture/) - The following post is write up of the talk I delivered last week at Capitol Hill Ocean Week When we see images like the above it is hard to believe the ocean inspires us. In one of the most striking examples of our connection to the oceans, if humans, any number of us, live within
- [The Ocean We Want to Know](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/the-ocean-we-want-to-know/) - It's Monday, but I feel in need of a little video pick-me-up, and maybe so do you. Please enjoy this yery cute parody of Gotye's "Someone That I Used to Know" from One World One Ocean. Via Michael Barton.
- [Can You Guess the Average Grade for the U.S. on Our Oceans?](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/can-you-guess-the-average-grade-for-the-u-s-on-our-oceans/) - Last week the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) released its 2012 U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card (PDF). JOCI is a bipartisan, collaborative group “to encourage action and monitor progress toward meaningful ocean policy reform.” The group has an interesting origin beginning both with the Pew Oceans Commission and the United States Commission on Ocean Policy
- [Dramatic impacts on beach microbial communities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/dramatic-impacts-on-beach-microbial-communities-following-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/) - Ironically enough, I was at a meeting about oil spills when the Macondo well blew. The "Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) in Arctic waters" workshop brought scientists and industry contacts together to discuss the challenges and consequences of petroleum-related accidents in fragile polar habitats. I remember the BP executives had to step out to deal
- [Fishy phone home](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/fishy-phone-home/) - Marine biologist and Deep Sea News blogger Dr. Alistair Dove discusses the finer points of tracking marine animal migration using satellite tags
- [Coordinated Hunting in Red Devils](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/coordinated-hunting-in-red-devils/) - With just reason Humboldt or Jumbo Squid are called Diablo Rojo. The skin of Dosidicus gigas is blood red but can change to bone white. These massive squids, the third largest of all squids, forage for prey in the dark of night, which they take down with two long tentacles covered in teeth. If the
- [BP's email subpoenas threaten to erode the scientific deliberative process](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/bps-email-subpoenas-threaten-to-erode-the-scientific-deliberative-process/) - If you haven't read the Boston Globe Op-Ed, you must. Chris Reddy and Richard Camilli (oil spill research rockstars at Wood's Hole) yesterday revealed information that made me feel physically ill: Late last week, we reluctantly handed over more than 3,000 confidential e-mails to BP, as part of a subpoena from the oil company demanding access to
- [Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of Homosexuality](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/sea-level-rise-is-tied-to-prevalence-of-homosexuality/) - Journal of the Global Draining Society Letters, B (2012) 2(1):12-15 doi:10340824.xadflk Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of Homosexuality Dr. M* *National Institute of Ocean Fluctuation Research, Deep-Sea News Way, Suite 100, Timbuktu 20501 Introduction Although only two years old and previously unrecognized by the scientific establishment, Global Draining (GD) has now become a
- [Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima](https://deepseanews.com/2012/06/detectable-but-not-hazardous-radioactive-marine-life-of-fukushima/) - There's nothing like a terrifying headline to point out how differently scientists and the public see the world. On Monday, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS) found that Pacific bluefin tuna had carried detectable radiation from the Fukushima meltdown across the Pacific, and the
- [Scripps oceanographic library will shut down](https://deepseanews.com/2012/05/scripps-oceanographic-library-will-shut-down/) - I'm disappointed to report that the Scripps Institution of Oceanography library will shut down this summer. After I reported the library's potential closure last year, many of you express shock and dismay at losing this amazing resource - but unfortunately California's budget woes have triumphed. From Mike Lee's article in the San Diego Union-Tribune: In early 2011, UC
- [RIP: Science on TV](https://deepseanews.com/2012/05/rip-science-on-tv/) - Remember when MTV actually aired music? Remember when you could learn something from the Learning Channel? Got actual history on the History Channel? Or actually make a real discovery about something other than guns or auctions on Discovery Channel? Remember when nature was cool enough no sensationalism was needed? And remember when Animal Planet actually

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- [Nautical Terms and Phrases](https://deepseanews.com/category/archaeology-sociology-history-art/nautical-terms/)
- [New Species](https://deepseanews.com/category/organisms/new-species/)
- [Opinion & Editorial](https://deepseanews.com/category/special/bringin-it/)
- [Seaweeds](https://deepseanews.com/category/organisms/seaweeds/)
- [Benthic](https://deepseanews.com/category/habitats/benthic/)
- [Kelp Forest](https://deepseanews.com/category/habitats/kelp-forest/)
- [surface layer](https://deepseanews.com/category/habitats/surface-layer/)

## Tags

- [#IamScience](https://deepseanews.com/tag/iamscience/)
- [#invwars](https://deepseanews.com/tag/invwars/)
- [#SciFund](https://deepseanews.com/tag/scifund/)
- [#scio10](https://deepseanews.com/tag/scio10/)
- [#sizingoceangiants](https://deepseanews.com/tag/sizingoceangiants/)
- ['Merica](https://deepseanews.com/tag/merica/)
- ['Oro](https://deepseanews.com/tag/oro/)
- [10 best](https://deepseanews.com/tag/10-best/)
- [12 days of Christmas](https://deepseanews.com/tag/12-days-of-christmas/)
- [13 year old boys](https://deepseanews.com/tag/13-year-old-boys/)
- [16S](https://deepseanews.com/tag/16s/)
- [18S rRNA](https://deepseanews.com/tag/18s-rrna/)
- [20000 Leagues Under the Sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/20000-leagues-under-the-sea/)
- [30 Second Bunny Theatre](https://deepseanews.com/tag/30-second-bunny-theatre/)
- [3D](https://deepseanews.com/tag/3d/)
- [4-eyes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/4-eyes/)
- [454](https://deepseanews.com/tag/454/)
- [454 sequencing](https://deepseanews.com/tag/454-sequencing/)
- [5 gyres](https://deepseanews.com/tag/5-gyres/)
- [5Gyres](https://deepseanews.com/tag/5gyres/)
- [5IMDC](https://deepseanews.com/tag/5imdc/)
- [6-Gill Shark](https://deepseanews.com/tag/6-gill-shark/)
- [60 Minutes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/60-minutes/)
- [9/11](https://deepseanews.com/tag/911/)
- [99 percent](https://deepseanews.com/tag/99-percent/)
- [a cappella](https://deepseanews.com/tag/a-cappella/)
- [ABC4](https://deepseanews.com/tag/abc4/)
- [ABE](https://deepseanews.com/tag/abe/)
- [above the board](https://deepseanews.com/tag/above-the-board/)
- [Absolute Salinity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/absolute-salinity/)
- [Absurd](https://deepseanews.com/tag/absurd/)
- [abyss](https://deepseanews.com/tag/abyss/)
- [abyssal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/abyssal/)
- [abyssal plain](https://deepseanews.com/tag/abyssal-plain/)
- [AC/DC](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acdc/)
- [academia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/academia/)
- [academic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/academic/)
- [Acanthocephala](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acanthocephala/)
- [Accountability](https://deepseanews.com/tag/accountability/)
- [Accretionary Wedge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/accretionary-wedge/)
- [acid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acid/)
- [acid rain](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acid-rain/)
- [Acid Test](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acid-test/)
- [Acid Weed](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acid-weed/)
- [acidification](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acidification/)
- [acidity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acidity/)
- [acknowledgements](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acknowledgements/)
- [Aclidae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aclidae/)
- [acorn worm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acorn-worm/)
- [acoustic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acoustic/)
- [Acoustical Society of America](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acoustical-society-of-america/)
- [acoustics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acoustics/)
- [Acropora](https://deepseanews.com/tag/acropora/)
- [active gas seepage](https://deepseanews.com/tag/active-gas-seepage/)
- [activism](https://deepseanews.com/tag/activism/)
- [Adam Fetterman](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adam-fetterman/)
- [Adamski](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adamski/)
- [adaptation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adaptation/)
- [Adaptations](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adaptations/)
- [adelita](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adelita/)
- [adminsitration](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adminsitration/)
- [Adrian Glover](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adrian-glover/)
- [adrift](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adrift/)
- [Ads](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ads/)
- [Adventure](https://deepseanews.com/tag/adventure/)
- [Advertising](https://deepseanews.com/tag/advertising/)
- [advice](https://deepseanews.com/tag/advice/)
- [advisors](https://deepseanews.com/tag/advisors/)
- [Advocacy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/advocacy/)
- [advocate](https://deepseanews.com/tag/advocate/)
- [Ady Gil](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ady-gil/)
- [Aegean Sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aegean-sea/)
- [Aerial Photo](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aerial-photo/)
- [Aerosmith](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aerosmith/)
- [Aesop's Fables](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aesops-fables/)
- [African-Americans](https://deepseanews.com/tag/african-americans/)
- [Aftenposten](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aftenposten/)
- [Agassiz](https://deepseanews.com/tag/agassiz/)
- [age](https://deepseanews.com/tag/age/)
- [Age of Fishes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/age-of-fishes/)
- [Age of Sail](https://deepseanews.com/tag/age-of-sail/)
- [Agenda 21](https://deepseanews.com/tag/agenda-21/)
- [Aggregation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aggregation/)
- [aggression](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aggression/)
- [AGU](https://deepseanews.com/tag/agu/)
- [agulhas current](https://deepseanews.com/tag/agulhas-current/)
- [ahu](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ahu/)
- [AIDS](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aids/)
- [Air France 447](https://deepseanews.com/tag/air-france-447/)
- [Air Tran](https://deepseanews.com/tag/air-tran/)
- [air-to-air](https://deepseanews.com/tag/air-to-air/)
- [aircraft](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aircraft/)
- [aircraft carrier](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aircraft-carrier/)
- [airline disaster](https://deepseanews.com/tag/airline-disaster/)
- [airplane](https://deepseanews.com/tag/airplane/)
- [Al Dove](https://deepseanews.com/tag/al-dove/)
- [al gore](https://deepseanews.com/tag/al-gore/)
- [Alaska](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alaska/)
- [albacore](https://deepseanews.com/tag/albacore/)
- [albatross](https://deepseanews.com/tag/albatross/)
- [albino](https://deepseanews.com/tag/albino/)
- [Alex Rogers](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alex-rogers/)
- [Alexis Rudd](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alexis-rudd/)
- [Alfi Ramsey](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alfi-ramsey/)
- [Alfred Hitchcocks](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alfred-hitchcocks/)
- [Alfred Lord Tennyson](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alfred-lord-tennyson/)
- [Alfred Wegener Institute](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alfred-wegener-institute/)
- [algae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/algae/)
- [algae bloom](https://deepseanews.com/tag/algae-bloom/)
- [Algal Bloom](https://deepseanews.com/tag/algal-bloom/)
- [Alicella gigantea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alicella-gigantea/)
- [alien](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alien/)
- [aliens](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aliens/)
- [Aliens of the Deep](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aliens-of-the-deep/)
- [Allantactis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/allantactis/)
- [Allie Wilkinson](https://deepseanews.com/tag/allie-wilkinson/)
- [Allison Boyer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/allison-boyer/)
- [allometric](https://deepseanews.com/tag/allometric/)
- [allometry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/allometry/)
- [Alpaca](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alpaca/)
- [alpha diversity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alpha-diversity/)
- [alternative energy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alternative-energy/)
- [altmetrics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/altmetrics/)
- [alvin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alvin/)
- [Alvin Sputnik](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alvin-sputnik/)
- [Alviniconcha](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alviniconcha/)
- [Alvinocarididae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alvinocarididae/)
- [Alvinocaris](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alvinocaris/)
- [Alvinocaris komaii](https://deepseanews.com/tag/alvinocaris-komaii/)
- [Amadeo Bachar](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amadeo-bachar/)
- [Amanda Beard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amanda-beard/)
- [Amanda Kahn](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amanda-kahn/)
- [Amazing Ocean Facts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amazing-ocean-facts/)
- [Amazon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amazon/)
- [American Geophysical Union](https://deepseanews.com/tag/american-geophysical-union/)
- [American Heart Association](https://deepseanews.com/tag/american-heart-association/)
- [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act](https://deepseanews.com/tag/american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act/)
- [American Samoa](https://deepseanews.com/tag/american-samoa/)
- [American Scientist](https://deepseanews.com/tag/american-scientist/)
- [Amigurumi](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amigurumi/)
- [ammonite](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ammonite/)
- [ammonoid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ammonoid/)
- [AMNH](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amnh/)
- [amoc](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amoc/)
- [Amoeba](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amoeba/)
- [Amphipod](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amphipod/)
- [Amphipoda](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amphipoda/)
- [amphipods](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amphipods/)
- [amputee](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amputee/)
- [Amusement](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amusement/)
- [Amy Bower](https://deepseanews.com/tag/amy-bower/)
- [Ana Hilário](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ana-hilario/)
- [anaerobic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anaerobic/)
- [Anatomy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anatomy/)
- [anchor](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anchor/)
- [anchor bend](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anchor-bend/)
- [ancient DNA](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ancient-dna/)
- [Anders Warén](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anders-waren/)
- [Andesite](https://deepseanews.com/tag/andesite/)
- [Andrew Bleiman](https://deepseanews.com/tag/andrew-bleiman/)
- [Andvord Bay](https://deepseanews.com/tag/andvord-bay/)
- [Andy Brandy Casagrande IV](https://deepseanews.com/tag/andy-brandy-casagrande-iv/)
- [Anemone](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anemone/)
- [anemones](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anemones/)
- [angelfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/angelfish/)
- [angler fish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/angler-fish/)
- [anglerfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anglerfish/)
- [angling](https://deepseanews.com/tag/angling/)
- [Angola](https://deepseanews.com/tag/angola/)
- [Angry Alien Productions](https://deepseanews.com/tag/angry-alien-productions/)
- [Anguilla](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anguilla/)
- [Animal Kingdom](https://deepseanews.com/tag/animal-kingdom/)
- [Animals Oceanographers](https://deepseanews.com/tag/animals-oceanographers/)
- [animation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/animation/)
- [Annelida](https://deepseanews.com/tag/annelida/)
- [Anomalocaris](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anomalocaris/)
- [Anoplogaster cornuta](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anoplogaster-cornuta/)
- [anoxia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anoxia/)
- [anoxic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anoxic/)
- [Antarctic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/antarctic/)
- [Antarctica](https://deepseanews.com/tag/antarctica/)
- [Anthozoa](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anthozoa/)
- [anthropogenic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anthropogenic/)
- [anthropology](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anthropology/)
- [Antidepressant](https://deepseanews.com/tag/antidepressant/)
- [Antioxidant](https://deepseanews.com/tag/antioxidant/)
- [antiscience](https://deepseanews.com/tag/antiscience/)
- [anus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anus/)
- [anxiety](https://deepseanews.com/tag/anxiety/)
- [apex predators](https://deepseanews.com/tag/apex-predators/)
- [aplacophora](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aplacophora/)
- [apophallation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/apophallation/)
- [apoptosis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/apoptosis/)
- [Apparel](https://deepseanews.com/tag/apparel/)
- [Apple Snail](https://deepseanews.com/tag/apple-snail/)
- [apps](https://deepseanews.com/tag/apps/)
- [April 1st](https://deepseanews.com/tag/april-1st/)
- [Aptasia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aptasia/)
- [aqua long](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aqua-long/)
- [Aqua Raiders](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aqua-raiders/)
- [aquaculture](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aquaculture/)
- [Aqualung](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aqualung/)
- [Aquaman](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aquaman/)
- [aquanautix](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aquanautix/)
- [Aquarium](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aquarium/)
- [Aquarius](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aquarius/)
- [aquatic science](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aquatic-science/)
- [Arab Spring](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arab-spring/)
- [Arabian Sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arabian-sea/)
- [aragonite](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aragonite/)
- [Arami](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arami/)
- [archaea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/archaea/)
- [Archaeology](https://deepseanews.com/tag/archaeology/)
- [archer fish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/archer-fish/)
- [Archetype](https://deepseanews.com/tag/archetype/)
- [architecture](https://deepseanews.com/tag/architecture/)
- [Architeuthis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/architeuthis/)
- [Arctic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arctic/)
- [Argeiopsis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argeiopsis/)
- [Argentina](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argentina/)
- [argo float](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argo-float/)
- [Argonauta](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argonauta/)
- [Argonautidae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argonautidae/)
- [argonauts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argonauts/)
- [argos](https://deepseanews.com/tag/argos/)
- [Ari Friedlaner](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ari-friedlaner/)
- [Aristostomias scintillans](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aristostomias-scintillans/)
- [Aristotle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aristotle/)
- [Aristotle's Lantern](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aristotles-lantern/)
- [arm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arm/)
- [Arminius](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arminius/)
- [armor](https://deepseanews.com/tag/armor/)
- [Army](https://deepseanews.com/tag/army/)
- [Art](https://deepseanews.com/tag/art/)
- [Artful Amoeba](https://deepseanews.com/tag/artful-amoeba/)
- [Arthrodires](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arthrodires/)
- [Arthropoda](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arthropoda/)
- [article level metrics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/article-level-metrics/)
- [Artificial Owl](https://deepseanews.com/tag/artificial-owl/)
- [artisinal fisheries](https://deepseanews.com/tag/artisinal-fisheries/)
- [arts and crafts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/arts-and-crafts/)
- [artwork](https://deepseanews.com/tag/artwork/)
- [Ascension](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ascension/)
- [Ascophyllum nodosum](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ascophyllum-nodosum/)
- [Asexual](https://deepseanews.com/tag/asexual/)
- [ash](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ash/)
- [Asia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/asia/)
- [ASLO](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aslo/)
- [Asteroid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/asteroid/)
- [Astomonema](https://deepseanews.com/tag/astomonema/)
- [astronomy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/astronomy/)
- [Astute](https://deepseanews.com/tag/astute/)
- [Atheists Talk](https://deepseanews.com/tag/atheists-talk/)
- [Atlantic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/atlantic/)
- [atlantis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/atlantis/)
- [atmosphere](https://deepseanews.com/tag/atmosphere/)
- [atolla](https://deepseanews.com/tag/atolla/)
- [Attack](https://deepseanews.com/tag/attack/)
- [Attack of the Giant Leeches](https://deepseanews.com/tag/attack-of-the-giant-leeches/)
- [Attleboro](https://deepseanews.com/tag/attleboro/)
- [auction](https://deepseanews.com/tag/auction/)
- [Audobon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/audobon/)
- [Augustus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/augustus/)
- [Auklet](https://deepseanews.com/tag/auklet/)
- [Australia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/australia/)
- [Australian Trumpet](https://deepseanews.com/tag/australian-trumpet/)
- [autocorrect](https://deepseanews.com/tag/autocorrect/)
- [autonomous underwater robot](https://deepseanews.com/tag/autonomous-underwater-robot/)
- [Autotrophy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/autotrophy/)
- [AUTUMN STORY](https://deepseanews.com/tag/autumn-story/)
- [AUV](https://deepseanews.com/tag/auv/)
- [Avatar](https://deepseanews.com/tag/avatar/)
- [award](https://deepseanews.com/tag/award/)
- [AWESOME!](https://deepseanews.com/tag/awesome/)
- [awesomesauce](https://deepseanews.com/tag/awesomesauce/)
- [awkward](https://deepseanews.com/tag/awkward/)
- [Axial Seamount](https://deepseanews.com/tag/axial-seamount/)
- [AZA](https://deepseanews.com/tag/aza/)
- [Azoic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/azoic/)
- [Azoic Hypothesis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/azoic-hypothesis/)
- [Azores](https://deepseanews.com/tag/azores/)
- [Baba Brinkman](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baba-brinkman/)
- [Back in Black](https://deepseanews.com/tag/back-in-black/)
- [Back-Arc Basin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/back-arc-basin/)
- [backpacking](https://deepseanews.com/tag/backpacking/)
- [bacon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bacon/)
- [Bacteria](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bacteria/)
- [bad language](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bad-language/)
- [Badge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/badge/)
- [badges](https://deepseanews.com/tag/badges/)
- [bagels](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bagels/)
- [Bagpipes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bagpipes/)
- [Bahama](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bahama/)
- [bailout](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bailout/)
- [bait ball](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bait-ball/)
- [Baited Camera Traps](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baited-camera-traps/)
- [Baja](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baja/)
- [Balaenoptera](https://deepseanews.com/tag/balaenoptera/)
- [Balboa](https://deepseanews.com/tag/balboa/)
- [Balclutha](https://deepseanews.com/tag/balclutha/)
- [baleen](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baleen/)
- [Ballast](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ballast/)
- [Baltic Sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baltic-sea/)
- [bamboo coral](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bamboo-coral/)
- [Bamboo Sushi](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bamboo-sushi/)
- [bamboozle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bamboozle/)
- [ban](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ban/)
- [banana slug](https://deepseanews.com/tag/banana-slug/)
- [banzai](https://deepseanews.com/tag/banzai/)
- [bar fight](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bar-fight/)
- [Barack Obama](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barack-obama/)
- [Barcode of Life](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barcode-of-life/)
- [Bards](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bards/)
- [Barilari Bay](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barilari-bay/)
- [Barnacle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barnacle/)
- [Barnes & Noble](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barnes-noble/)
- [barometric pressure](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barometric-pressure/)
- [Barrel Sponge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barrel-sponge/)
- [Barrel-eye](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barrel-eye/)
- [barrels of oil](https://deepseanews.com/tag/barrels-of-oil/)
- [Basalt](https://deepseanews.com/tag/basalt/)
- [basketstar](https://deepseanews.com/tag/basketstar/)
- [basking shark](https://deepseanews.com/tag/basking-shark/)
- [baslt](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baslt/)
- [bass](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bass/)
- [bat fish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bat-fish/)
- [batfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/batfish/)
- [Bathyacmaea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathyacmaea/)
- [bathyal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathyal/)
- [Bathybius](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathybius/)
- [Bathykorus bouilloni](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathykorus-bouilloni/)
- [bathymetry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathymetry/)
- [Bathynomus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathynomus/)
- [bathypelagic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathypelagic/)
- [Bathyscaphe Trieste](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathyscaphe-trieste/)
- [bathysphere](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bathysphere/)
- [Battle of the Teutoburg Forest](https://deepseanews.com/tag/battle-of-the-teutoburg-forest/)
- [battleship](https://deepseanews.com/tag/battleship/)
- [bawdy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bawdy/)
- [Bay of Bengal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bay-of-bengal/)
- [Baychimo](https://deepseanews.com/tag/baychimo/)
- [BBC](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bbc/)
- [bbc earth](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bbc-earth/)
- [BBC Oceans](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bbc-oceans/)
- [beach](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beach/)
- [beachings](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beachings/)
- [Beagle Project](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beagle-project/)
- [beak](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beak/)
- [beam end](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beam-end/)
- [Beard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beard/)
- [Beastie Boys](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beastie-boys/)
- [Beaufort](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beaufort/)
- [beenie](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beenie/)
- [beer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beer/)
- [beetle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beetle/)
- [Beggiatoa](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beggiatoa/)
- [Behavior](https://deepseanews.com/tag/behavior/)
- [behaviour](https://deepseanews.com/tag/behaviour/)
- [behind the scenes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/behind-the-scenes/)
- [Belemnite](https://deepseanews.com/tag/belemnite/)
- [Belgium](https://deepseanews.com/tag/belgium/)
- [Belize](https://deepseanews.com/tag/belize/)
- [bells](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bells/)
- [Beluga](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beluga/)
- [Ben Franklin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ben-franklin/)
- [bend](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bend/)
- [Bendy Straws](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bendy-straws/)
- [benthic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/benthic/)
- [benthic boundary layer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/benthic-boundary-layer/)
- [benthic rover](https://deepseanews.com/tag/benthic-rover/)
- [Bequerel](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bequerel/)
- [Bering sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bering-sea/)
- [Bernoulli](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bernoulli/)
- [Bertness Lab](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bertness-lab/)
- [Best of Zelnio](https://deepseanews.com/tag/best-of-zelnio/)
- [beta diversity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beta-diversity/)
- [Beth Orcutt](https://deepseanews.com/tag/beth-orcutt/)
- [Bible](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bible/)
- [BibliOdyssey](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bibliodyssey/)
- [bicarbonate](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bicarbonate/)
- [big balls](https://deepseanews.com/tag/big-balls/)
- [big eye](https://deepseanews.com/tag/big-eye/)
- [Big Fin Squid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/big-fin-squid/)
- [Biggest](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biggest/)
- [Bilateria](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bilateria/)
- [Bill Clinton](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bill-clinton/)
- [Bill Hogarth](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bill-hogarth/)
- [Bill O'Reilly](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bill-oreilly/)
- [Bill of Lading](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bill-of-lading/)
- [binocular](https://deepseanews.com/tag/binocular/)
- [Bio Logik](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bio-logik/)
- [Bio-foam](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bio-foam/)
- [bioaccumulation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioaccumulation/)
- [Biocalcification](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biocalcification/)
- [Biochemical Soul](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biochemical-soul/)
- [biochemistry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biochemistry/)
- [biodiversity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biodiversity/)
- [biodiversity crisis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biodiversity-crisis/)
- [Bioemphemera](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioemphemera/)
- [Bioengineering](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioengineering/)
- [Biofilm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biofilm/)
- [biofouling](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biofouling/)
- [biogeochemistry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biogeochemistry/)
- [biogeography](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biogeography/)
- [bioinformatics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioinformatics/)
- [biological and chemical weapons](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biological-and-chemical-weapons/)
- [biological pump](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biological-pump/)
- [biological supply](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biological-supply/)
- [BioLogik](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biologik/)
- [biology](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biology/)
- [bioluminescence](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioluminescence/)
- [bioluminescent](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioluminescent/)
- [Biomass](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biomass/)
- [biomaterials](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biomaterials/)
- [Biome](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biome/)
- [biomechanics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biomechanics/)
- [Biomimetics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biomimetics/)
- [Biomimicry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biomimicry/)
- [biomixing](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biomixing/)
- [Bioprospecting](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioprospecting/)
- [bioremediation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioremediation/)
- [biosphere](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biosphere/)
- [bioturbation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bioturbation/)
- [bipedal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bipedal/)
- [birds](https://deepseanews.com/tag/birds/)
- [birth](https://deepseanews.com/tag/birth/)
- [Birthday](https://deepseanews.com/tag/birthday/)
- [biscuits](https://deepseanews.com/tag/biscuits/)
- [bitt](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bitt/)
- [bitter](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bitter/)
- [bitter disappointment](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bitter-disappointment/)
- [bitter end](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bitter-end/)
- [bivalve](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bivalve/)
- [bizarre](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bizarre/)
- [Black Belt](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-belt/)
- [black book](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-book/)
- [black box](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-box/)
- [black coral](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-coral/)
- [Black Sea Nettle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-sea-nettle/)
- [Black Smoker](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-smoker/)
- [Black Swallower](https://deepseanews.com/tag/black-swallower/)
- [Blackbeard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blackbeard/)
- [Blacktip Shark](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blacktip-shark/)
- [Blanket Octopus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blanket-octopus/)
- [bleaching](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bleaching/)
- [blender](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blender/)
- [blennies](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blennies/)
- [bling](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bling/)
- [blizzard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blizzard/)
- [blob fish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blob-fish/)
- [block and tackle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/block-and-tackle/)
- [Blog Carnivals](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blog-carnivals/)
- [Blog for Action Day](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blog-for-action-day/)
- [Blog for Darwin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blog-for-darwin/)
- [Blogfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blogfish/)
- [blogging](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blogging/)
- [Blogging Scholarship](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blogging-scholarship/)
- [blogosphere](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blogosphere/)
- [blogs](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blogs/)
- [blood belly](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blood-belly/)
- [BLOOM](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bloom/)
- [Blowfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blowfish/)
- [blowout](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blowout/)
- [blubber](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blubber/)
- [Blue Belt](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-belt/)
- [Blue Crab](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-crab/)
- [blue fin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-fin/)
- [Blue Marble](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-marble/)
- [Blue Planet](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-planet/)
- [Blue Realm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-realm/)
- [blue urbanism](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-urbanism/)
- [Blue Whale](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-whale/)
- [blue whales](https://deepseanews.com/tag/blue-whales/)
- [Bluefin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bluefin/)
- [board room](https://deepseanews.com/tag/board-room/)
- [boat](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boat/)
- [boats](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boats/)
- [Bob Ballard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bob-ballard/)
- [Bob Bogle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bob-bogle/)
- [Bob Breen](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bob-breen/)
- [Bocas Research Station](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bocas-research-station/)
- [Bodanis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bodanis/)
- [body clock](https://deepseanews.com/tag/body-clock/)
- [body size](https://deepseanews.com/tag/body-size/)
- [Body Size Evolution](https://deepseanews.com/tag/body-size-evolution/)
- [boils](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boils/)
- [Boing Boing](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boing-boing/)
- [bombardier worm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bombardier-worm/)
- [bone](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bone/)
- [Bone Worm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bone-worm/)
- [Boneyard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boneyard/)
- [bongo net](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bongo-net/)
- [Book](https://deepseanews.com/tag/book/)
- [book list](https://deepseanews.com/tag/book-list/)
- [Book Review](https://deepseanews.com/tag/book-review/)
- [Book Reviews](https://deepseanews.com/tag/book-reviews/)
- [Books](https://deepseanews.com/tag/books/)
- [bootlegging](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bootlegging/)
- [Bopyrid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bopyrid/)
- [BORHA](https://deepseanews.com/tag/borha/)
- [boring](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boring/)
- [Boston](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boston/)
- [Boston University](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boston-university/)
- [Bosun](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bosun/)
- [Botryllus schlosseri](https://deepseanews.com/tag/botryllus-schlosseri/)
- [Bottlenose](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bottlenose/)
- [bottom trawling](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bottom-trawling/)
- [bourbon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bourbon/)
- [bouyancy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bouyancy/)
- [bow](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bow/)
- [Bow-Chicka-Wow-Wow](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bow-chicka-wow-wow/)
- [bowhead whales](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bowhead-whales/)
- [Bowline](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bowline/)
- [Box Jelly](https://deepseanews.com/tag/box-jelly/)
- [Box Plots](https://deepseanews.com/tag/box-plots/)
- [boyon slat](https://deepseanews.com/tag/boyon-slat/)
- [BP](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bp/)
- [BPA](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bpa/)
- [brachiopod](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brachiopod/)
- [Brachyuran](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brachyuran/)
- [Brains](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brains/)
- [brake](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brake/)
- [branding](https://deepseanews.com/tag/branding/)
- [Bransfield Strait](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bransfield-strait/)
- [brass balls](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brass-balls/)
- [brass monkey](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brass-monkey/)
- [Brazil](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brazil/)
- [break](https://deepseanews.com/tag/break/)
- [Breakfast Cereal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/breakfast-cereal/)
- [Breaking Bad](https://deepseanews.com/tag/breaking-bad/)
- [breasts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/breasts/)
- [breathing](https://deepseanews.com/tag/breathing/)
- [breeding](https://deepseanews.com/tag/breeding/)
- [breeding site](https://deepseanews.com/tag/breeding-site/)
- [brendan roark](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brendan-roark/)
- [Brian Linton](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brian-linton/)
- [Brian Skerry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brian-skerry/)
- [Brian Switek](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brian-switek/)
- [Briarosaccus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/briarosaccus/)
- [bridge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bridge/)
- [brine](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brine/)
- [Brine Pool](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brine-pool/)
- [Bristleworm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bristleworm/)
- [Bristol Aquarium](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bristol-aquarium/)
- [Britain](https://deepseanews.com/tag/britain/)
- [British Antarctic Survey](https://deepseanews.com/tag/british-antarctic-survey/)
- [British Columbia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/british-columbia/)
- [British Navy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/british-navy/)
- [British Petroleum](https://deepseanews.com/tag/british-petroleum/)
- [Brits](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brits/)
- [brittle star](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brittle-star/)
- [brittle start](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brittle-start/)
- [Brooding](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brooding/)
- [Brooklyn](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brooklyn/)
- [Bruce Jones](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bruce-jones/)
- [Brunswick County](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brunswick-county/)
- [Brusca](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brusca/)
- [Brussels Brussels-Capital Region](https://deepseanews.com/tag/brussels-brussels-capital-region/)
- [Bryan Wallace](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bryan-wallace/)
- [bryozoa](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bryozoa/)
- [bubble up](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bubble-up/)
- [bubbles](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bubbles/)
- [Buccinum](https://deepseanews.com/tag/buccinum/)
- [bucket list](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bucket-list/)
- [Buddenbrockia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/buddenbrockia/)
- [Buddha nature](https://deepseanews.com/tag/buddha-nature/)
- [Buddha's Hand](https://deepseanews.com/tag/buddhas-hand/)
- [budding](https://deepseanews.com/tag/budding/)
- [budget](https://deepseanews.com/tag/budget/)
- [Bug Girl](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bug-girl/)
- [Building Art](https://deepseanews.com/tag/building-art/)
- [Bull Patrol](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bull-patrol/)
- [bullied](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bullied/)
- [Bullis Charter School](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bullis-charter-school/)
- [bully](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bully/)
- [bulwarks](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bulwarks/)
- [bumblebee](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bumblebee/)
- [bunnies](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bunnies/)
- [Burgess Shale](https://deepseanews.com/tag/burgess-shale/)
- [burial](https://deepseanews.com/tag/burial/)
- [Burleigh](https://deepseanews.com/tag/burleigh/)
- [Burning Man](https://deepseanews.com/tag/burning-man/)
- [burns](https://deepseanews.com/tag/burns/)
- [business](https://deepseanews.com/tag/business/)
- [business card](https://deepseanews.com/tag/business-card/)
- [Busycon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/busycon/)
- [butter](https://deepseanews.com/tag/butter/)
- [by guess and by god](https://deepseanews.com/tag/by-guess-and-by-god/)
- [By-the-Wind Sailors](https://deepseanews.com/tag/by-the-wind-sailors/)
- [Bycatch](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bycatch/)
- [Bythograea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bythograea/)
- [Bythograea thermydron](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bythograea-thermydron/)
- [Bythograea vrijenhoeki](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bythograea-vrijenhoeki/)
- [Bythorgraea laubieri](https://deepseanews.com/tag/bythorgraea-laubieri/)
- [C-130](https://deepseanews.com/tag/c-130/)
- [Cable Layer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cable-layer/)
- [cabled observatory](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cabled-observatory/)
- [Cabrillo National Monument](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cabrillo-national-monument/)
- [Caipirinha](https://deepseanews.com/tag/caipirinha/)
- [cake](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cake/)
- [Calamari Wrestler](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calamari-wrestler/)
- [Calcium](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calcium/)
- [Calcium Carbonate](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calcium-carbonate/)
- [Caldera](https://deepseanews.com/tag/caldera/)
- [Calender](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calender/)
- [California](https://deepseanews.com/tag/california/)
- [call me ishmael](https://deepseanews.com/tag/call-me-ishmael/)
- [call to action](https://deepseanews.com/tag/call-to-action/)
- [Callum Roberts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/callum-roberts/)
- [calories](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calories/)
- [Calvin Harris](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calvin-harris/)
- [Calvin Klein](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calvin-klein/)
- [calving](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calving/)
- [calypso](https://deepseanews.com/tag/calypso/)
- [Cambodia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cambodia/)
- [Cambrian](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cambrian/)
- [Cambrian explosion](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cambrian-explosion/)
- [Cambridge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cambridge/)
- [camera](https://deepseanews.com/tag/camera/)
- [Cameron](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cameron/)
- [camoflauge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/camoflauge/)
- [Camouflage](https://deepseanews.com/tag/camouflage/)
- [Campanile](https://deepseanews.com/tag/campanile/)
- [camping](https://deepseanews.com/tag/camping/)
- [Canada](https://deepseanews.com/tag/canada/)
- [Canary Islands](https://deepseanews.com/tag/canary-islands/)
- [Cancer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cancer/)
- [Cancun](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cancun/)
- [candlestick holder](https://deepseanews.com/tag/candlestick-holder/)
- [cannabilism](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cannabilism/)
- [canned tuna](https://deepseanews.com/tag/canned-tuna/)
- [cannibalism](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cannibalism/)
- [cannon balls](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cannon-balls/)
- [Canoe](https://deepseanews.com/tag/canoe/)
- [CantStandYa](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cantstandya/)
- [canyon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/canyon/)
- [Cape Cod](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cape-cod/)
- [Cape Cod Fishermen](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cape-cod-fishermen/)
- [Cape Fear](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cape-fear/)
- [Cape Flattery](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cape-flattery/)
- [Cape Lookout](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cape-lookout/)
- [capillary waves](https://deepseanews.com/tag/capillary-waves/)
- [Capitol Hill Ocean Week](https://deepseanews.com/tag/capitol-hill-ocean-week/)
- [capsize](https://deepseanews.com/tag/capsize/)
- [Captain](https://deepseanews.com/tag/captain/)
- [Captain Crunch](https://deepseanews.com/tag/captain-crunch/)
- [Captain Nemo](https://deepseanews.com/tag/captain-nemo/)
- [Captain Phil](https://deepseanews.com/tag/captain-phil/)
- [Captain Rich Phillips](https://deepseanews.com/tag/captain-rich-phillips/)
- [car](https://deepseanews.com/tag/car/)
- [carapace](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carapace/)
- [Carbon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon/)
- [carbon 13](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-13/)
- [carbon budget](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-budget/)
- [carbon credit](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-credit/)
- [carbon credits](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-credits/)
- [carbon cycle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-cycle/)
- [carbon cycling](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-cycling/)
- [carbon dioxide](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-dioxide/)
- [carbon emissions](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-emissions/)
- [carbon footprint](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-footprint/)
- [carbon sequestration](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbon-sequestration/)
- [carbonate](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbonate/)
- [Carbonic Anhydrase](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carbonic-anhydrase/)
- [carboy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carboy/)
- [Carcass](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carcass/)
- [cardiovascular](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cardiovascular/)
- [career](https://deepseanews.com/tag/career/)
- [careers](https://deepseanews.com/tag/careers/)
- [Caretta](https://deepseanews.com/tag/caretta/)
- [cargo](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cargo/)
- [cargo ship](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cargo-ship/)
- [Caribbean](https://deepseanews.com/tag/caribbean/)
- [Carl Safina](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carl-safina/)
- [Carl Zimmer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carl-zimmer/)
- [Carmagnolle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carmagnolle/)
- [Carnival](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carnival/)
- [Carnival of Evolution](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carnival-of-evolution/)
- [carnival of the blue](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carnival-of-the-blue/)
- [carnivores](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carnivores/)
- [carnivorous](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carnivorous/)
- [Carnivorous Sponge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carnivorous-sponge/)
- [Carotenoid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carotenoid/)
- [Carrick Mat](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carrick-mat/)
- [carrier shell](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carrier-shell/)
- [carrier shells](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carrier-shells/)
- [Carrying Capacity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/carrying-capacity/)
- [cartography](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cartography/)
- [cartoon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cartoon/)
- [Cassini](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cassini/)
- [Cat](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cat/)
- [cat o' nine tails](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cat-o-nine-tails/)
- [Catalogue of Life](https://deepseanews.com/tag/catalogue-of-life/)
- [Catalogue of Organisms](https://deepseanews.com/tag/catalogue-of-organisms/)
- [Catch Shares](https://deepseanews.com/tag/catch-shares/)
- [Catherine Ward](https://deepseanews.com/tag/catherine-ward/)
- [cats](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cats/)
- [Catshark](https://deepseanews.com/tag/catshark/)
- [causality](https://deepseanews.com/tag/causality/)
- [cavitation bubble](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cavitation-bubble/)
- [Caymans](https://deepseanews.com/tag/caymans/)
- [CBOL](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cbol/)
- [cell membranes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cell-membranes/)
- [Cenozoic](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cenozoic/)
- [CenSeam](https://deepseanews.com/tag/censeam/)
- [Census of Marine Life](https://deepseanews.com/tag/census-of-marine-life/)
- [Center for Biological Diversity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/center-for-biological-diversity/)
- [cephalofoil](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalofoil/)
- [Cephalopod](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalopod/)
- [Cephalopod Tea Party](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalopod-tea-party/)
- [Cephalopodcast](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalopodcast/)
- [Cephalopodmas](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalopodmas/)
- [cephalopods](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalopods/)
- [cephalove](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cephalove/)
- [Ceratioidei](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ceratioidei/)
- [cereal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cereal/)
- [Cerithiopsidae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cerithiopsidae/)
- [cesium-137](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cesium-137/)
- [Cetacean](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cetacean/)
- [cetaceans](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cetaceans/)
- [CGI](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cgi/)
- [Ch'ooj Ajauil](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chooj-ajauil/)
- [CH4](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ch4/)
- [chad nelsen](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chad-nelsen/)
- [Chaenophryne](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chaenophryne/)
- [Chaetognath](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chaetognath/)
- [challenge](https://deepseanews.com/tag/challenge/)
- [Challenger Deep](https://deepseanews.com/tag/challenger-deep/)
- [Challenger Expedition](https://deepseanews.com/tag/challenger-expedition/)
- [Channel Islands](https://deepseanews.com/tag/channel-islands/)
- [Charger](https://deepseanews.com/tag/charger/)
- [charismatic megafauna](https://deepseanews.com/tag/charismatic-megafauna/)
- [charity](https://deepseanews.com/tag/charity/)
- [Charles Darwin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/charles-darwin/)
- [charlie the unicorn](https://deepseanews.com/tag/charlie-the-unicorn/)
- [Charlotte Observer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/charlotte-observer/)
- [Chauliodus macouni](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chauliodus-macouni/)
- [Chaurami Aquarium](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chaurami-aquarium/)
- [Chelonia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chelonia/)
- [Chelsea Rochman](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chelsea-rochman/)
- [chemical dependence](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemical-dependence/)
- [chemical ecology](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemical-ecology/)
- [chemical energy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemical-energy/)
- [chemical signals](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemical-signals/)
- [chemical weapons](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemical-weapons/)
- [chemical-filled bombs](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemical-filled-bombs/)
- [chemistry](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemistry/)
- [Chemoautotrophy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemoautotrophy/)
- [chemosensory barbels](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemosensory-barbels/)
- [chemosynthesis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chemosynthesis/)
- [ChEss](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chess/)
- [chest hair](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chest-hair/)
- [Chiasmodon niger](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chiasmodon-niger/)
- [Chicago](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chicago/)
- [chicken](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chicken/)
- [Chikyu](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chikyu/)
- [childhood obsessions](https://deepseanews.com/tag/childhood-obsessions/)
- [Chile](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chile/)
- [Chimaera](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chimaera/)
- [China](https://deepseanews.com/tag/china/)
- [Chitin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chitin/)
- [chlorophyll](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chlorophyll/)
- [chock](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chock/)
- [Chocolate](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chocolate/)
- [Cholesterol](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cholesterol/)
- [Chondrichthys](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chondrichthys/)
- [Chondrocladia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chondrocladia/)
- [Chondrophellia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chondrophellia/)
- [Chris Len](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chris-len/)
- [Chris Mah](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chris-mah/)
- [Chris Monckton](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chris-monckton/)
- [Chris Parsons](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chris-parsons/)
- [Christ the Redeemer](https://deepseanews.com/tag/christ-the-redeemer/)
- [Christian Sardet](https://deepseanews.com/tag/christian-sardet/)
- [Christina Kellogg](https://deepseanews.com/tag/christina-kellogg/)
- [Christmas](https://deepseanews.com/tag/christmas/)
- [Chromatophores](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chromatophores/)
- [Chthulhu](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chthulhu/)
- [chukchi](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chukchi/)
- [Churnalism](https://deepseanews.com/tag/churnalism/)
- [chytrid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/chytrid/)
- [ciatations](https://deepseanews.com/tag/ciatations/)
- [Cigar](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cigar/)
- [cigarette](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cigarette/)
- [cigars](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cigars/)
- [cilia](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cilia/)
- [Cincinnati](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cincinnati/)
- [Cindy Lee Van Dover](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cindy-lee-van-dover/)
- [circadian rhythm](https://deepseanews.com/tag/circadian-rhythm/)
- [circulation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/circulation/)
- [Circus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/circus/)
- [Circus of the Spineless](https://deepseanews.com/tag/circus-of-the-spineless/)
- [Cirolinidae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cirolinidae/)
- [cirrate octopus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cirrate-octopus/)
- [cirri](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cirri/)
- [Cirripedes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cirripedes/)
- [Citations](https://deepseanews.com/tag/citations/)
- [CITES](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cites/)
- [citizen science](https://deepseanews.com/tag/citizen-science/)
- [citrus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/citrus/)
- [Citrus County](https://deepseanews.com/tag/citrus-county/)
- [city planning](https://deepseanews.com/tag/city-planning/)
- [civil war](https://deepseanews.com/tag/civil-war/)
- [Cladorhizidae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cladorhizidae/)
- [Claire Nouvian](https://deepseanews.com/tag/claire-nouvian/)
- [Clam](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clam/)
- [Clam Beds](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clam-beds/)
- [clams](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clams/)
- [Clark Little](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clark-little/)
- [claspers](https://deepseanews.com/tag/claspers/)
- [classical music](https://deepseanews.com/tag/classical-music/)
- [classroom](https://deepseanews.com/tag/classroom/)
- [Clastic Detritus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clastic-detritus/)
- [Claude Shannon](https://deepseanews.com/tag/claude-shannon/)
- [claw](https://deepseanews.com/tag/claw/)
- [claws](https://deepseanews.com/tag/claws/)
- [Clean Air Act](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clean-air-act/)
- [clean energy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clean-energy/)
- [cleanup](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cleanup/)
- [climat change](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climat-change/)
- [climate](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climate/)
- [climate chagne](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climate-chagne/)
- [climate change](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climate-change/)
- [Climate Contrarianism](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climate-contrarianism/)
- [climate denialists](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climate-denialists/)
- [Climate Shifts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/climate-shifts/)
- [Clint Eastwood](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clint-eastwood/)
- [cliona](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cliona/)
- [Clione](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clione/)
- [cloaca](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cloaca/)
- [cloak](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cloak/)
- [Clock](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clock/)
- [clone](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clone/)
- [clothes](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clothes/)
- [clotting](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clotting/)
- [clownfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clownfish/)
- [Clubs](https://deepseanews.com/tag/clubs/)
- [Cnidaria](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cnidaria/)
- [CNN](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cnn/)
- [CO2](https://deepseanews.com/tag/co2/)
- [coal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coal/)
- [coal fly ash](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coal-fly-ash/)
- [Coast Gaurd](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coast-gaurd/)
- [Coast Guard](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coast-guard/)
- [Coastal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coastal/)
- [Coastal and Ocean Observation Act](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coastal-and-ocean-observation-act/)
- [Coaxial](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coaxial/)
- [cocaine](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cocaine/)
- [coccolithophores](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coccolithophores/)
- [cockroaches](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cockroaches/)
- [cocktail](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cocktail/)
- [cocktail week](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cocktail-week/)
- [cocktails](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cocktails/)
- [Coconuts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coconuts/)
- [cod](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cod/)
- [coding](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coding/)
- [Coelacanth](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coelacanth/)
- [coelocanth](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coelocanth/)
- [coffee](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coffee/)
- [coffee pot](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coffee-pot/)
- [COI](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coi/)
- [coitus](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coitus/)
- [Colbert Report](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colbert-report/)
- [cold](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold/)
- [Cold Dark Benthos](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold-dark-benthos/)
- [cold seep](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold-seep/)
- [Cold seeps](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold-seeps/)
- [Cold Springs Harbor](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold-springs-harbor/)
- [cold tongue](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold-tongue/)
- [cold wake](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cold-wake/)
- [Colin Munn](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colin-munn/)
- [Colin Schultz](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colin-schultz/)
- [Collaborative Global Sites](https://deepseanews.com/tag/collaborative-global-sites/)
- [collection](https://deepseanews.com/tag/collection/)
- [College Teaching](https://deepseanews.com/tag/college-teaching/)
- [Collision](https://deepseanews.com/tag/collision/)
- [colloborating](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colloborating/)
- [Colonization](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colonization/)
- [Colony](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colony/)
- [color](https://deepseanews.com/tag/color/)
- [coloration](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coloration/)
- [Colossal Squid](https://deepseanews.com/tag/colossal-squid/)
- [Columbia University](https://deepseanews.com/tag/columbia-university/)
- [comb jelly](https://deepseanews.com/tag/comb-jelly/)
- [comedy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/comedy/)
- [Comics](https://deepseanews.com/tag/comics/)
- [CoML](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coml/)
- [commencement](https://deepseanews.com/tag/commencement/)
- [comment](https://deepseanews.com/tag/comment/)
- [Commenting](https://deepseanews.com/tag/commenting/)
- [Commercial](https://deepseanews.com/tag/commercial/)
- [Commercial Fisheries](https://deepseanews.com/tag/commercial-fisheries/)
- [commissioning](https://deepseanews.com/tag/commissioning/)
- [communicating science](https://deepseanews.com/tag/communicating-science/)
- [communication](https://deepseanews.com/tag/communication/)
- [Community Ecology](https://deepseanews.com/tag/community-ecology/)
- [competition](https://deepseanews.com/tag/competition/)
- [compound eye](https://deepseanews.com/tag/compound-eye/)
- [computational biology](https://deepseanews.com/tag/computational-biology/)
- [computer model](https://deepseanews.com/tag/computer-model/)
- [Concepcion](https://deepseanews.com/tag/concepcion/)
- [concept](https://deepseanews.com/tag/concept/)
- [conch](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conch/)
- [conchiolin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conchiolin/)
- [condo](https://deepseanews.com/tag/condo/)
- [cone shell](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cone-shell/)
- [cone snail](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cone-snail/)
- [Conference](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conference/)
- [conferences](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conferences-2/)
- [conflict of interest](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conflict-of-interest/)
- [Conidae](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conidae/)
- [Connectivty](https://deepseanews.com/tag/connectivty/)
- [conservation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conservation/)
- [conservation international](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conservation-international/)
- [conservation strategy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conservation-strategy/)
- [conservaton](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conservaton/)
- [constipation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/constipation/)
- [constraints](https://deepseanews.com/tag/constraints/)
- [consulting](https://deepseanews.com/tag/consulting/)
- [container ship](https://deepseanews.com/tag/container-ship/)
- [contaminants](https://deepseanews.com/tag/contaminants/)
- [contamination](https://deepseanews.com/tag/contamination/)
- [Contest](https://deepseanews.com/tag/contest/)
- [Continent's End](https://deepseanews.com/tag/continents-end/)
- [Convention on the High Sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/convention-on-the-high-sea/)
- [Convention on the Law of the Sea](https://deepseanews.com/tag/convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea/)
- [conversation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/conversation/)
- [convexella](https://deepseanews.com/tag/convexella/)
- [cookie](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cookie/)
- [COP16](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cop16/)
- [Copacabana](https://deepseanews.com/tag/copacabana/)
- [Cope's Rule](https://deepseanews.com/tag/copes-rule/)
- [copepod](https://deepseanews.com/tag/copepod/)
- [copepods](https://deepseanews.com/tag/copepods/)
- [Copper](https://deepseanews.com/tag/copper/)
- [copulation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/copulation/)
- [coracle](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coracle/)
- [Coral](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral/)
- [coral bleaching](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral-bleaching/)
- [coral reef](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral-reef/)
- [Coral Reef Alliance](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral-reef-alliance/)
- [coral reefs](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral-reefs/)
- [Coral Restoration Foundation](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral-restoration-foundation/)
- [coral week](https://deepseanews.com/tag/coral-week/)
- [corals](https://deepseanews.com/tag/corals/)
- [core values](https://deepseanews.com/tag/core-values/)
- [corexit](https://deepseanews.com/tag/corexit/)
- [cormorant](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cormorant/)
- [Corner Rise](https://deepseanews.com/tag/corner-rise/)
- [cornetfish](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cornetfish/)
- [Corpus Christi](https://deepseanews.com/tag/corpus-christi/)
- [Corynactis viridis](https://deepseanews.com/tag/corynactis-viridis/)
- [cosmopolitan species](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cosmopolitan-species/)
- [COSMOS](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cosmos/)
- [Costa Rica](https://deepseanews.com/tag/costa-rica/)
- [Cousteau](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cousteau/)
- [Cousteau Society](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cousteau-society/)
- [cover](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cover/)
- [cow](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cow/)
- [cownosed ray](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cownosed-ray/)
- [cozy](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cozy/)
- [Crab](https://deepseanews.com/tag/crab/)
- [Crabbing](https://deepseanews.com/tag/crabbing/)
- [Crabeater Seal](https://deepseanews.com/tag/crabeater-seal/)
- [crabs](https://deepseanews.com/tag/crabs/)
- [Cracker Barrel](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cracker-barrel/)
- [crackpot](https://deepseanews.com/tag/crackpot/)
- [Crafts](https://deepseanews.com/tag/crafts/)
- [craftsmenship](https://deepseanews.com/tag/craftsmenship/)
- [Craig Lavin](https://deepseanews.com/tag/craig-lavin/)
- [craig mcclain](https://deepseanews.com/tag/craig-mcclain/)
- [Craig Smith](https://deepseanews.com/tag/craig-smith/)
- [Craig Young](https://deepseanews.com/tag/craig-young/)
- [cranky](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cranky/)
- [Cratena pilata](https://deepseanews.com/tag/cratena-pilata/)
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