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…
Oil Spill Commission, working paper #6
The Government released working paper #6 yesterday, documenting the interactions between BP officials and government officials as they scrambled to cap the Macondo Well during…
View More Oil Spill Commission, working paper #6From the Editor’s Desk: Quantifying Outreach to the Cult of Science
While I had a completely different post already 60% written for this week’s column, I was struck by a few recent posts about various ways…
View More From the Editor’s Desk: Quantifying Outreach to the Cult of ScienceDSN: Your continuing source for oil spill news
To further add to the chipper pre-Thanksgiving mood (FOUR DAY WEEKEND, WOOHOO!!!), I’m pleased to bring you two announcements here at DSN. Firstly, Sunday Oil…
View More DSN: Your continuing source for oil spill newsFinding Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine
A flurry of new research is redefining our views on where life resides on Earth. The biosphere is the zone of air, land, and water…
View More Finding Life Where the Sun Don’t ShineMarine Invertebrate Diversity Goes With The Flow
Here’s an observation in which most recreational divers are familiar. Whether you’re diving the chilly coast of Maine or the tropical waters of Fiji, those…
View More Marine Invertebrate Diversity Goes With The FlowProviding a Legal Framework for the High Seas
Below is a TED talk by Kristina Gjerde, a legal advisor to IUCN. Kristina has been a tireless advocate and legal scholar of international maritime…
View More Providing a Legal Framework for the High SeasTGIF: Fear the Dolphins (also Darwin)
A couple of webcomics for your Friday. The dolphins may have fooled Jason Goldman, but they don’t fool us. And was young Darwin a tool???…
View More TGIF: Fear the Dolphins (also Darwin)Craig is a whiny beeotch because he’s not as popular as Kevin or as hawt as Holly
Kevin and Holly are Tools, This Will Teach Them To Be More Careful With Autotweeting
Microcosmos: a Celebration of the Very Teensy
Microcosmos: Discovering the World Through Microscopic Images from 20 X to Over 22 Million X Magnification by Brandon Broll Microcosmos is a collection of unbelievable…
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