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 icy colder finger of death
I just can’t wait until the BBC series Frozen Planet airs here in the states. Take this clip for example, which the BBC released today.…
View More The icy colder finger of deathTo see the world in a grain of sand – movement from a turtle hatchling’s perspective
[This is a repost originally published at my old blog, DeepTypeFlow] A grain of sand represents many things to a baby turtle. While still within…
View More To see the world in a grain of sand – movement from a turtle hatchling’s perspectiveWE DID IT! Salt-water aquarium for low-income school COMPLETELY funded!
WE DID IT! Together, we bought a salt-water aquarium stocked with sea life for this low-income classroom in Utah. The teacher, Mr. Hosmer, writes: Thank…
View More WE DID IT! Salt-water aquarium for low-income school COMPLETELY funded!TGIF – Fish Versus “Sargassum”
From the always epic National Geographic youtube stream.
View More TGIF – Fish Versus “Sargassum”TGIF – The Flamboyant Cuttlefish
This cuttlefish looks like how I feel, cos, like, it’s FRIDAY!
View More TGIF – The Flamboyant CuttlefishTGIF – Little Boat
Little Boat from nelson boles on Vimeo.
View More TGIF – Little BoatTGIF – Steve Earle: Gulf of Mexico
The real cookie monster
Field Museum scientist Josh Drew recently brought to my attention a new and unusual paper describing a world first. The manuscript by Randy Honebrink and…
View More The real cookie monsterChanging the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core value
Glamour magazine, where the HELL are female scientists in your annual “women of the year” awards? Year after year, you honor female actresses, fashion designers,…
View More Changing the Culture of Ocean Science: a DSN core valueTwo opportunities to make science awesome and WIN PRIZES!
Remember the Donor’s Choose campaign? Remember how I offered AMAZING PRIZES to a lucky randomly selected donor? I haven’t forgotten – just got a bit…
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