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…
Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of Mexico
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now over a month in duration and continues to worsen. Estimates of the total oil flowing…
View More Anatomy of an ecological catastrophe: what to expect in the deep Gulf of MexicoOil Spill Update
Today marks the 1 month anniversary since the blowout, explosion, and the death of 11 on Deepwater Horizon drill rig. The First Brown Pelican covered…
View More Oil Spill UpdateFlippy-floppies take PRI’s The World
Public Radio International’s The World Science podcast has a regular series featuring Music in Science, and they asked me what music we listened to last…
View More Flippy-floppies take PRI’s The WorldSloth chaser
Today’s been a day of pretty bad news in the Gulf. If you need a little cheering up, please enjoy these baby sloths. (What, they’re…
View More Sloth chaserAnd the heavy sludge arrives
From CBS… It may be the most disturbing site yet: the first heavy sludge now oozing into the marshes of Louisiana as the slick continues…
View More And the heavy sludge arrivesShould We Even Bother With Offshore Oil? A Look at the Numbers
One doesn’t need to look very far to find someone pondering the future of offshore drilling. The recent catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico is…
View More Should We Even Bother With Offshore Oil? A Look at the NumbersOil Confirmed in Loop Current, Could Reach FL May 26; Tarballs Found in FL
Last night, I posted a satellite image of a tendril of oil moving southeast. Today, NOAA head Jane Lubchenco has confirmed that some oil has…
View More Oil Confirmed in Loop Current, Could Reach FL May 26; Tarballs Found in FLResearchBlogCast #6: Bullying and Emotional Intelligence
Each week Razib Khan, Dave Munger and I discuss an article that was recently blogged on at ResearchBlogging.org. I was on vacation this last weekend…
View More ResearchBlogCast #6: Bullying and Emotional IntelligenceThe Leviathan’s Shoulders
Welcome friends, one and all, to the Leviathan’s Shoulders – a special marine sciences edition of the blog carnival The Giant’s Shoulders. The Leviathan has…
View More The Leviathan’s ShouldersOil May Be Entering Loop Current, Headed Towards FL
The Gulf oil slick may have entered the Loop Current and be heading towards Florida. The SkyTruth remote sensing blog posted a clear satellite image…
View More Oil May Be Entering Loop Current, Headed Towards FL