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…
From the Editor’s Desk: Sorry Brunswick County, ID STILL Not Science
A couple weeks ago I was alerted to a newspaper article from the Brunswick Beacon, serving the Brunswick County next door to me in beautiful…
View More From the Editor’s Desk: Sorry Brunswick County, ID STILL Not ScienceScuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2
You may remember a week ago I spoke of a recent study indicating a link between repeated scuba diving, especially with mixed gases, and damage to blood…
View More Scuba Diving = Crappy Vessels? Pt. 2Scientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?
Eric Heupel is a graduate student at University of Connecticut in Oceanography. He keeps a personal blog at Eclectic Echoes and Larval Images, and used…
View More Scientist in Residence: Is It Time to Relax Fishing Regulations?Circus of the Spineless #62 Up!
Danna over at “Squid A Day” has the latest Circus of the Spineless up her place! Go check out all the squishy goodness and please…
View More Circus of the Spineless #62 Up!Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap
If you’re in the Atlanta GA area, this Wednesday evening is your chance to drink beer with two of your very favorite Deep Sea News…
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Inside the Outside
*Ed. Note: Al’s post was selected by the staff at PLoS One as the April Blog Pick of the Month! Awesome Job Al! – KAZ…
View More Inside the OutsideTGIF: Glasswork from Dale Chihuly
Gorgeous photos of Dale Chihuly’s glasswork, taken by the ever-awesome Boston teacher/travel blogger/my college friend Lillie. Chihuly’s work looks very marine-life-inspired to me – three…
View More TGIF: Glasswork from Dale ChihulyIf the BP oil spill hadn’t happened…
If the BP oil spill hadn’t happened, where would the oil have gone? This short animation by Chris Harmon gives a sense of the vast…
View More If the BP oil spill hadn’t happened…Metagenomics: Transforming our understanding of oceans
If you’ve ever talked to me in person for more than 5 minutes, I’ve probably mentioned the !#$%*ING AWESOMENESS of high-throughput sequencing. Frankly, I’m a…
View More Metagenomics: Transforming our understanding of oceansPardon Me If I Don’t Start Celebrating
I’m tired of hearing people say the oil spill isn’t is bad as it could been or we thought it would be. “A lot of…
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