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…
Blue whales in a red tide
Check out these gorgeous photos of blue whales going through the red tide! Eddie Kisfaludy took them with his iPhone from a small plane off…
View More Blue whales in a red tideGetting on the same page with Science Journalists
Nature’s online editor Ananyo Bhattacharya wrote a piece for UK paper The Guardian’s science desk that has got me scratching my head today, and judging…
View More Getting on the same page with Science JournalistsSALT FROM SPAAAAACE!
Apologies if I lost any of you post-Gen X readers with that Muppet Show homage title. But this space + ocean news is a clearcut…
View More SALT FROM SPAAAAACE!PETA, Still Consistent in Being Idiots
@SfriedScientist brought to my attention on twitter PETA’s new campaign, saying PETA is “now only concerned with the ethical treatment of *some* animals, vilifies sharks”. Indeed, their…
View More PETA, Still Consistent in Being IdiotsThe San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter Franks
This is a guest post modified from two emails by professor of biological oceanography Peter Franks, reprinted here with his permission. Peter is a phytoplankton…
View More The San Diego red tide: FAQ from Scripps professor Dr. Peter FranksShark Siblingicide
Came across this in a youtube search for something unrelated (I swear distraction is built into the YT search algorithm), but it reminded me of…
View More Shark SiblingicideThe EPR Chronicles XIII
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos…
View More The EPR Chronicles XIIIThe EPR Chronicles XII
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos…
View More The EPR Chronicles XIIThe EPR Chronicles XI
For background on the EPR Chronicles, see this post. The expedition was also recorded online at the Field Museum during this time (before science blogs!) and includes dispatches, videos…
View More The EPR Chronicles XIA conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat
Ten days ago I had a conversation with Dr. Mark Hay from Georgia Tech where he was at the Aquarius ReefBase habitat on the bottom…
View More A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat