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…
Umm Thanks?
Two days ago I posted on the fiasco that characterized Transocean’s recent decision to give out bonuses because of their terrific 2010 safety record. This…
View More Umm Thanks?Speaking of new genera
Stingrays always look so awesome on x-rays. Look at this beauty in a new New Scientist article about a new Zootaxa article on a new…
View More Speaking of new generaIts the end of the worm as we know it
Hi, my name’s Al and I’m a parasitologist (Hi Al!) #AA I’ve just read a most remarkable paper by my PhD advisor, Dr. Tom Cribb…
View More Its the end of the worm as we know itWhen Cows Attack
You are more likely to be killed by a cow than shark Between 2003 and 2008, 108 people died from cattle-induced injuries across the United…
View More When Cows AttackJapan Releases Radioactive Water Into Sea
And in other disturbing news today Japanese engineers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been forced to release radioactive waste water into the sea…Plant…
View More Japan Releases Radioactive Water Into SeaTransocean Has Big Brass Balls
In what will surely take the 2011 Audacity Award Transocean Ltd. made a statement Friday that it had its “best year in safety performance.” O’ no they…
View More Transocean Has Big Brass BallsCircus of the Spineless #61 is up!
Zen at Neurodojo has the latest Circus up and it all about LEGS! Go check it out, no shortage of great reading. Next edition is…
View More Circus of the Spineless #61 is up!Dive into Expedition Week!
Tonight starts Expedition Week on the National Geographic Channel. It opens with “Eating with Cannibals” and “Finding Jack the Ripper” at 9pm EST/PST. For those…
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Teaching undergrads the ‘Bioinformatics of Biodiversity’
I’ve just wrapped up another whirlwind week in the Gulf of Mexico – a 3-day sampling trip spanning 250 miles of coastline, followed by a…
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