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…
Giant. Freaking. Clams.
That is all.
View More Giant. Freaking. Clams.Antarctica – Below Zero
Antarctica – Below Zero from Alex.Be. on Vimeo. Hat tip to Chris Mah.
View More Antarctica – Below ZeroFriday Silliness: Nicholas Cage thinks fish sex is dignifed; is wrong
Nicholas Cage chooses the animals he eats based on how they have sex: I think fish are very dignified with sex. So are birds. But…
View More Friday Silliness: Nicholas Cage thinks fish sex is dignifed; is wrongSometimes My Job Is Real Nice
You can thank the major ocean spreading centers for the fact we all still don’t dwell on a Pangea Motherland. At nearly 10,000 kilometers in…
View More Sometimes My Job Is Real NiceWhy Oil-Laden Prey is Bad for Sea Birds
Oil is bad for wildlife. Period. But we really do not understand how it is bad. What does it do? Can marine organisms respond physiologically…
View More Why Oil-Laden Prey is Bad for Sea BirdsJourney to the North Atlantic Gyre with Plastics at SEA
The longest data series on plastic in the open sea was collected by the student-sailor-scientists of the Sea Education Association (SEA). SEA runs the Sea…
View More Journey to the North Atlantic Gyre with Plastics at SEAFresh Catch of the Day in Boston: Mustard Gas
A clam boat in Massachusetts dredged up a not-so-welcome surprise last week – 2 tanks of Mustard Gas. One crew member is reported as getting…
View More Fresh Catch of the Day in Boston: Mustard GasThe Glory and the Horror of the Ocean
Awesome TED talk by National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry. Full bio and more links
View More The Glory and the Horror of the OceanHappy 100th Birthday, Jacques Cousteau!
The DSN team wishes Jacques Cousteau a very happy 100th birthday. Andy Revkin has a lovely essay, the Washington Post has a slideshow, and Google…
View More Happy 100th Birthday, Jacques Cousteau!Breaking news: BP and US authorities ignored superior Belgian cleanup tech
This just in: the Belgians offered to bring superior cleanup technology to the Gulf, but were ignored by BP and US authorities. From Flanders Today:…
View More Breaking news: BP and US authorities ignored superior Belgian cleanup tech