How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s 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…
The 2011 Hurricane Season in 4.5 minutes
From NOAA Visualizations on YouTube: The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on Nov. 30 and produced a total of 19 tropical storms of which…
View More The 2011 Hurricane Season in 4.5 minutesA lot of times you don’t win by doing the right thing…
… but sometimes you can. The Perennial Plate Episode 62: A day in the Life from Daniel Klein on Vimeo. Via The Atlantic: Diving for…
View More A lot of times you don’t win by doing the right thing…Sharks Need Your Vote!
My ocean blogging colleague, David Shiffman – known as “Why Sharks Matter” on twitter and the blog Southern Fried Science – is in the lead…
View More Sharks Need Your Vote!Striking image of plastic pollution in Philippines
This striking image of plastic pollution in the Philippines won first prize in the Ocean In Focus Conservation Photo Contest. First Prize goes to Peri…
View More Striking image of plastic pollution in PhilippinesTGIF – Octopus Sends Dead Crab as Warning to Humanity
Hat Tip to the Pharyngula.
View More TGIF – Octopus Sends Dead Crab as Warning to HumanityTGIF – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Right, enough of the folksy stuff, time to get metal. Or at least, what used to be metal, back when metal was, well, metal. To…
View More TGIF – The Rime of the Ancient MarinerTGIF – All creatures great and small
Two diversity videos for this TGIF One of my favourite scenes from that wonderful bit of BBC crack-for-marine-biologists: “Blue Planet”. This sailfish scene plays out…
View More TGIF – All creatures great and smallTGIF – Shameless fuzzy face
I’m at work today, but took some time out to take a few photos. To wit, Floyd the harbour seal says “Happy Thanksgiving”, or rather…
View More TGIF – Shameless fuzzy faceTGIF – Salt Water by Zoe Boekbinder
The Pilgrims were obviously Marine Scientists
Right now, my stomach is rumbling as the delicious scent of my roasted nut loaf wafts in from the kitchen (yes, I’m one of THOSE–although…
View More The Pilgrims were obviously Marine Scientists