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 Turtle Shot in Neck As It Surfaces for Air
From The LAist: “X-rays revealed four pellets lodged in the muscle of Bruce’s throat, however there was no damage to arteries or major organs so…
View More Sea Turtle Shot in Neck As It Surfaces for AirCuriouser Podcast: Life Under Constant Pressure
Jai Ranganathan speaks to me about the biodiversity of the deep sea and my paper from last year. More than 70 percent of the earth…
View More Curiouser Podcast: Life Under Constant PressureTony Hayward to lead new oil company?
Well this sounds like a good idea. Mr Hayward, who resigned as chief executive at the energy giant following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill…
View More Tony Hayward to lead new oil company?Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same Band
I am really loving the new paper by O’Hara et al. The gist is we typically think of the different oceans having unique sets of…
View More Deep-Sea Creatures Play in the Same BandBlacktips Feeding
Blacktip Reef Sharks attack a fish shoal on Kuredu Island in the Maldives
View More Blacktips FeedingDeep Sea 101: Lessons from the Census of Marine Life
←Previous lesson: Introduction and What Is the Deep Sea? Last week we kicked off our online class with an introduction to the deep sea environment.…
View More Deep Sea 101: Lessons from the Census of Marine LifeDeep Blue Sailing
Thought you would all enjoy these magnificent images on a Friday. They were sent to me by my colleague and friend Kenneth Johnson, owner of…
View More Deep Blue SailingRelease of the Daphnia Genome
Today marks the long-awaited release of the Daphnia pulex genome, published today in Science. Why is this such a momentous occasion? Well first of all,…
View More Release of the Daphnia GenomeWelcome to the SHELL MIDDEN!!
Formerly known as the “boneyard”, this month Deep Sea News brings you the SHELL MIDDEN!!! A much more exciting and biodiverse assemblage of paleoposts. We…
View More Welcome to the SHELL MIDDEN!!Evil Poisson Distribution Plushie
Etsy seller Nausicaa Distribution has pillows that will be soon completing my nerd chic decor. What else says “evil French distribution” as good as this fellow? Siméon…
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