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…
Climate Change and Food Availability in the Deep
A nice, new video produced by MBARI about Dr. Ken Smith’s research: “The vast muddy expanses of the abyssal plains occupy about 60 percent of…
View More Climate Change and Food Availability in the DeepCarnival of Evolution #22
Carnival of Evolution #22 is up over at Beetles in the Bush. Check out all the naturally selective goodness!
View More Carnival of Evolution #22Isopocalypse 2010: Giant Isopods Storm the Internets
Across the internets a craze is sweeping. We here at DSN are calling it Isopocalypse 2010 (stay up to date using the Twitter hashtag #isopocalypse2010).…
View More Isopocalypse 2010: Giant Isopods Storm the InternetsThe ‘Eye’ of the Vent Shrimp
*Not to be confused with the hit song by Survivor. The vent shrimp Rimicaris exoculata (literally the Rift-shrimp deprived of eyes) swarms hydrothermal chimneys, with…
View More The ‘Eye’ of the Vent ShrimpOcean Bloggers Still Rocking It Out for the Kids!
Another letter from a teach whose project “Biology Without Dissection? Ridiculous!” we helped to fund: Dear Kevin Zelnio, Wow! What a tremendous effort from everyone…
View More Ocean Bloggers Still Rocking It Out for the Kids!Miriam On the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Miriam was interviewed on Earth Sky Science about her research on plastic in the ocean! Great job Miriam, a nice mix of enthusiasm, information, composure…
View More Miriam On the Great Pacific Garbage PatchScience Communicator or Scientist Communicator?
The distinction is not trivial. I have been thinking about this alot over the last couple years while reflecting on my goals and how I…
View More Science Communicator or Scientist Communicator?Deep Sea Tweets for March 30th, 2010
Below the fold is a summary of tweets from March 30th, 2010
View More Deep Sea Tweets for March 30th, 2010Britain’s Unaffordable Defender of the Realm
This sub very posh and quite brill indeed. “This is the best submarine in the world. It is virtually undetectable, has reinvented the periscope and…
View More Britain’s Unaffordable Defender of the RealmDeep Sea Tweets for March 29th, 2010
Below the fold is a summary of tweets from March 29th, 2010
View More Deep Sea Tweets for March 29th, 2010