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…
Sea Shanty Saturday: Molasses!
My grandfather claimed that he remembered seeing the sticky aftermath of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, when a huge molasses storage tank broke and…
View More Sea Shanty Saturday: Molasses!NYK Super Eco Ship 2030
Hat tip to gCaptain for bringing this to my attention. The NYK Line has released more information on their Super Eco Ship concept design. Highlights of…
View More NYK Super Eco Ship 2030Better Hide The Kids…Hide The Wife…A Toxic Blob Is Adrift
via Toxic blob drifting in Gulf mystifies scientists | HeraldTribune.com. Just off the Florida Panhandle coastline, within site of Perdido Key, an underwater mass of dead…
View More Better Hide The Kids…Hide The Wife…A Toxic Blob Is AdriftScientist In Residence Jarrett Brynes: How Are Extinctions and Invasions Shaping Food Webs?
February’s Scientist In Residence that I am way behind on introducing is Jarrett Byrnes, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and…
View More Scientist In Residence Jarrett Brynes: How Are Extinctions and Invasions Shaping Food Webs?Got Shark?
Apologies on my spare offerings of late, but things are crazy busy for me with field work in Fiji. I’m not at liberty to go…
View More Got Shark?Scientists, what’s YOUR story?
If there’s one thing I learned at ScienceOnline2011 (a gathering of journalists, writers, and scientists), it’s that science communicators should tell stories, not just facts.…
View More Scientists, what’s YOUR story?Sea Lions Sing Tribute to the Great White Shark
Very cute song from Sisbro Studios with footage from Save Our Seas. Hat tip to Jamie P. Thanks!
View More Sea Lions Sing Tribute to the Great White SharkThe Little Hipster Mermaid Was Already Into That Before It Was Cool
Way more hipster Ariels at Buzzfeed.
View More The Little Hipster Mermaid Was Already Into That Before It Was CoolPlease enjoy this inappropriate octopus
While Craig is touring the country with his pet giant squid, Kevin is resting on his publication laurels, Rick is saving coral reefs down in…
View More Please enjoy this inappropriate octopusDarwin Day Repost – Ex Omnia Conchis: Darwin And His Beloved Barnacles
This post was based on a talk I gave for Darwin Day last year at the Duke Marine Lab. Reposting in honor of Darwin Day.…
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