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…
And all I ask is a tall ship and a glowy Leviathan poster to steer her by
Some fine mythical sea beasties in Family Tree Design’s Monster Friends Poster Series. The Leviathan glows in the dark! Also there is a Kraken!
View More And all I ask is a tall ship and a glowy Leviathan poster to steer her bySpawn of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
In September, I sighted His Noodly Appendage in Baltimore. Now he has given us a sign in the zooplankton! Below is a photo taken by…
View More Spawn of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterChina and the deep sea
On the one hand, you have China’s brand-spanking new Jialong submersible capable of reaching 7000 meters depth, 500 meters deeper than its nearest competitor, representing…
View More China and the deep seaCruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake Passage
gCaptain brought my attention to cruise ship rather unfortunate encounter with the Drake Passage. For those who don’t know, the Drake Passage is the hell…
View More Cruise ship encounters heavy seas in Drake PassageF U Pacific Sperm Whales
Not so smug now are you! Not so big and charismatic now! Your just a free living fat sack of pollutants! Suck on that! A…
View More F U Pacific Sperm WhalesGuest Post: The Secret to Flexibility in a Glass Sponge
Aquanautix is a PhD marine biologist interested in deep-sea exploration, science, education, and policy. For more posts like these see the new Aquanautix Blog, online…
View More Guest Post: The Secret to Flexibility in a Glass Sponge12 Months of Deep Sea News
Its been ages since we did a meme around these parts. I got this from DrugMonkey. Post the link and first sentence of the first…
View More 12 Months of Deep Sea NewsFrom the Editor’s Desk: Benefits of Bottom Trawling and Other Assorted Fairy Tales
Apparently there is a study underway that is setting out to empirically determine the ole adage that trawling is bad for the environment, as reported…
View More From the Editor’s Desk: Benefits of Bottom Trawling and Other Assorted Fairy TalesWho’s My Baby’s Daddy?
If you want to read my latest post you will have to head on over to SouthernPlayalisticEvolution, the most original and novel form of web…
View More Who’s My Baby’s Daddy?How To Cuddle Your Lady Right, by Smoove A
You are probably aware that Smoove A* is an authority on crustaceous love. Some have gone so far as to describe Smoove A as the…
View More How To Cuddle Your Lady Right, by Smoove A