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 Update for Monday, May 17
Stopping The Flow Over the weekend, BP inserted a tube into the well that is gathering about 1,000 barrels per day. From the Washington Post:…
View More Oil Spill Update for Monday, May 17Blue Crab vs Clam
This poor clam can rest assured that I had my fill of blue crab this weekend with my family in Ocracoke. Did you know crab…
View More Blue Crab vs ClamTGIF: You Can’t Trust A Killer Whale
After all, they are nothing but the largest of the dolphins. EEEVIL. (Many thanks to Dr. Isis for this glorious vide0.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jguCouPi9Mo
View More TGIF: You Can’t Trust A Killer WhaleOil Spill Update for Thurs, May 13
A bit of news, a bit of analysis, and lots of videos for you today. News Obama has sent legislation to Congress in response to…
View More Oil Spill Update for Thurs, May 13Oil Spill Update for Wed., May 12
Rick MacPherson succinctly sums up the Congressional hearings on the oil spill. As with most disasters, cascading human and technical failures led to the blowout.…
View More Oil Spill Update for Wed., May 12Seeking Submissions to the Leviathan’s Shoulders
Next week I am hosting the Giant’s Shoulders carnival, a blog carnival highlighting classic papers in your field upon which a body of knowledge, or…
View More Seeking Submissions to the Leviathan’s ShouldersOil Spill Update for Monday, May 10
Here is your oil spill update for Monday, May 10th. Stopping the Flow The giant dome didn’t work, due to the formation of ice-like methane…
View More Oil Spill Update for Monday, May 10How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave Kerstetter
To understand how the oil spill affects the fisheries and fishing communities, I turned to Dr. Dave Kerstetter, a research scientist at Nova Southeastern University’s…
View More How the Oil Spill Affects Fisheries: Interview with Dr. Dave KerstetterOilmageddon Update May 7
A few days Chris Rowan of the fabulous geology blog Highly Allochthonous wrote a good post on the risky business of drilling for oil. In…
View More Oilmageddon Update May 7Friday Cuteness
Last week, a curious California sea lion pup wandered into the welding shop at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA. El Nino years…
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