The Carpet Dragon Takes Flight
Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters “They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science…
Well let’s see where things stand… President Elect Trumps transition team requested the Department of Energy name staffers who worked on climate change programs. Thankfully…
View More The Trump Administration’s Attack on Science“Are you worried about trump deleting climate data?” This was a text I received from a friend last night. My first cynical kneejerk reaction:After I got…
View More Are you worried about Trump deleting climate data?I’m not saying that the 50 yard line at Gillette stadium doesn’t have a barnacle on it, but, as pointed out by Will White, marine…
View More In New England, We Love Our Football and our BarnaclesToday is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right – if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in…
View More A Decade of Deep Sea DecadenceDr. Elizabeth Sargent, posted this amazing #OceanGift list on twitter and was kind enough to share it with DSN! And I am going to insert…
View More Have you been nautical or nice? Dr. Sargent’s Maritime Gift GuideIt’s December. With all the parties, year-end-deadlines and general holiday shenanigans, have you found the perfect gift for that marine science-lover in your life? If you have,…
View More Have you been nautical or nice? A week of DSN holiday gift guidesThere is an image of a breaching shark making the rounds on social media as National Geographic’s Image of the Year. Although admittedly shark breaching…
View More Breaching instruments: The BEST of BAD ocean photoshopWe are not messing around at DSN. We are building our ranks. We are coming back strong. I am very excited to announce the addition of…
View More The DSN Superteam Just Got BiggerFirst, let’s be clear: in the ocean, mucus is king. On land, mucus is tragically confined to various animal orifices, unable to last long outside…
View More A 100-year-old mystery blob solvedThis year marked the 100th Anniversary of the Western Society of Naturalist (WSN) meeting. An organization developed in 1910, WSN is the second oldest natural…
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