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…
Surprise Theme Week: Tribute to our Leader, Dr M
SURPRISE! Like ninjas, we’re announcing a SURPRISE theme week here at DSN. All this week – from today until next Wednesday – we’re paying tribute…
View More Surprise Theme Week: Tribute to our Leader, Dr MA little science, a little soccer. All while adrift on the ice.
Think you are hardcore because you’ve been on a research cruise for a week? A month? Three months? Well you ain’t got nothing on these…
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Two California fishermen pretend they are maritime pirates and hold an oceanographic mooring for ransom
First, let’s give a shoutout to these two dudes who found a washed up mooring and, like adults, gave it back to MBARI. Now I…
View More Two California fishermen pretend they are maritime pirates and hold an oceanographic mooring for ransomWhy They Should Name the Ship Boaty McBoatface
In 2019 the United Kingdom’s new state-of-the-art polar research vessel is slated to take to the seas. The Natural Environment Research Council, the UK’s leading…
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Video! The sea slug that looks and swims like a fish
Out there in the open ocean is a nudibranch sea slug that looks like a fish, and for the last five months I’ve been obsessed…
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Waves of Washington’s Windstorm
Check out @NWSSeattle image of windstorm! We’re monitoring the situation and will have highway updates here. pic.twitter.com/WEvmMInlKs — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) March 13, 2016 We…
View More Waves of Washington’s WindstormUnder Pressure: Will Deep-Sea Animals Explode or Implode on the Surface?
A comment on Reddit reminded me of a question that I have received many times. The question is always a good one because it stems…
View More Under Pressure: Will Deep-Sea Animals Explode or Implode on the Surface?On being scared
At 2 am, the only hints of light are the flecks peaking out from curtained portholes. The red lights of the bridge illuminate the path…
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Five ways conductivity data met an untimely demise
I’ve been looking at a lot of data lately. Visions of data are dancing in my head. Why? Because often, an oceanographic sensor will just crap out. And…
View More Five ways conductivity data met an untimely demiseWhat makes a wave epic?
Nazaré, Portugal. Where surfers flock to surf some of the most formidable waves in the world. But what makes Nazaré so special? Well let this awesome group…
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