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…
Pretty Slick
One year of the BP oil spill ecological catastrophe. I would really like to see this documentary. Pretty Slick movie clips (BP Gulf oil spill)…
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Danna at The Cephalopodiatrist (see her for all your head-foot problems!) has the latest edition of the Circus up! Great stuff inside as always, another great…
View More Circus of the Spineless #65!Big text files can tell you how the ocean works
…because “High-throughput sequencing confers a deep view of seasonal community dynamics in pelagic marine environments”, however appropriate a title, seems far too dry and technical…
View More Big text files can tell you how the ocean worksBlackbeard: More Legend Than Fact
From youtube: The pirate Blackbeard made a legendary name for himself by terrorizing those he encountered. Although he is the world’s most notorious pirate, he…
View More Blackbeard: More Legend Than FactBehind the veil
We had a bit of a mystery pop up while in Mexico recently for our annual whale shark research project, one with a funky twist…
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Lyrics to Bubble Up! are here. BUBBLE UP is a song dedicated to the current state of the world, with music by julian mock and…
View More Bubble Up: A Deepwater Horizon Disaster SongGiant Squid Ceramic Art Sculptures by David Zink Yi
German-based artist David Zink Yi creates ceramic dead giant squids through a 1200 degree firing process. Each of these, the largest at 16…
View More Giant Squid Ceramic Art Sculptures by David Zink YiBlackbeards Ship Confirmed off North Carolina
After 15 years of uncertainty, a shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina has been confirmed as that of the infamous 18th-century pirate Blackbeard…There were…
View More Blackbeards Ship Confirmed off North CarolinaNew Innovative Estimate of Total Marine Species
Mark Gibson is a divemaster, social scientist, and independent writer living in Washington, DC. He can be found blogging at Breaching the Blue. You can…
View More New Innovative Estimate of Total Marine SpeciesHurricane Irene
As you know by now, Hurricane Irene was pretty intense storm and it was HUGE! just check out the satellite image from NASA/Goddard. It was…
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