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…
First Thoughts On Honshu Tsunami
I’m blogging from an Amtrak train en route from New York City to Washington DC for a series of donor and partner meetings through the…
View More First Thoughts On Honshu TsunamiTGIF: Evolution of the Hammerhead
TGIF: Not actually a horn
From Married To The Sea:
View More TGIF: Not actually a hornDeep-sea additions to the Nematode Tree of Life
Sometimes I am stunned by the vastness of the internet, as well as the brief 15-nanoseconds of fame that go along with most of its…
View More Deep-sea additions to the Nematode Tree of LifeRickMac’s adventures
As always, Rick is too modest to post about his own adventures…but fortunately I keep tabs on him through Coral Reef Alliance’s e-newsletter. Rick just…
View More RickMac’s adventuresCarnival of the Blue XLV is up!
The last month’s ocean science writing is up at Oceanographer’s Choice for your viewing. Go read dammit!
View More Carnival of the Blue XLV is up!16.1 Million Square Miles of Deep Seafloor Protected in North Pacific
Super congrats to our friends at Oceana, who report on their blog The Beacon today that negotiations to protect over 16 million square miles of…
View More 16.1 Million Square Miles of Deep Seafloor Protected in North PacificCircus of the Spineless #60 is up!
Bug Girl has the latest Circus of the Spineless up at her fabulous blog! Lots of great nuggets in there. And well, Spring is in…
View More Circus of the Spineless #60 is up!Ursula Re-Imagined
After three weeks in the field, I thought I’d ease back into my DSN responsibilities with a little fluff. To wit: Have you heard that…
View More Ursula Re-ImaginedCitizen Science to track lingering oil in the Gulf
Although most of the media has now forgotten about that oil spill thing that happened last year, I’m consistently impressed by strength of ongoing citizen…
View More Citizen Science to track lingering oil in the Gulf