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…
Revealing life at the Ridge
Some amazing new pictures were released this week from the final cruise of the ECOMAR program, focused around the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone on the Mid-Atlantic…
View More Revealing life at the RidgeSay Hello to DSN’s Newest Member
We at DSN are very proud to introduce Dr. Holly Bik as the newest full time member of the DSN team. Holly recently contributed the…
View More Say Hello to DSN’s Newest MemberFlyover of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
An exclusive report on a fly over of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by visiting contributor Allie Wilkinson On July 3, I had the…
View More Flyover of the Gulf of Mexico Oil SpillOcean Warming Melts Methane Hydrates Which Screws Us All
That’s pretty much the message of new study in Geophysical Research Letters. Large deposits of methane hydrates, i.e. methane ice, occur naturally in the seafloor…
View More Ocean Warming Melts Methane Hydrates Which Screws Us All20,000 Leagues Under The Shower
The perfect shower curtain to display your nautical geekiness.
View More 20,000 Leagues Under The ShowerThe Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent Conservation
An occasional series where we briefly report 3 new studies and tell you why they are cool! A new report from Lambert et al. reports…
View More The Tide Pool: Super Sperm Whales, Extinction Debts, and Vent ConservationInteractions in the Dark Ocean
The deep sea, a vast, dark realm featuring disticntive organisms and serving as a massive reservoir of carbon, is the largest and leas explored ecosystem on Earth.…
View More Interactions in the Dark OceanSuperyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines Mashup
Why choose when you can have both?. Grape jelly and peanut butter in the same jar? Done! Chocolate and wine together? Done! The great tase…
View More Superyachts, Airplanes, & Submarines MashupOn Our Radar: Deep-Sea Mining
Deep-sea mining as been our radar for awhile. Now it’s on NYT’s Green Blog. Put it on yours. The Chinese government announces plans for deep-sea mining;…
View More On Our Radar: Deep-Sea MiningMonsters of the Ancient Seas
This looks pretty cool! More under the fold!
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