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…
Vote for Ocean Revolutionaries
Thought Kitchen is giving away $10,000 to a public minded individual through their “Grant for Change” initiative. The contest awards the ones who get the…
View More Vote for Ocean RevolutionariesLiving On The Water
Waterstudio is an inspiring design house in the Netherlands dedicated to architecture “in, on and at the water.” At Design 51 you can read an…
View More Living On The WaterSomali Pirate Interview
Wired editor Scott Carney scored an interview with a Somali pirate. It is enlightening and strangely up front. This interview is in conjunction with Scott’s…
View More Somali Pirate InterviewThe Compressible Octopus
Hat tip to Cephalopod Tea Party!
View More The Compressible OctopusWho are you calling a niche blog?
One of my favorite remarks from the reviews of Deep Sea News over the years was “… gotta love them niche blogs”. I don’t see…
View More Who are you calling a niche blog?Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake Baikal
From BBC News: The Russian prime minister descended 1,400m (4,600ft) in a four-and-a-half hour mission to inspect crystals containing natural gas. Mr Putin said it…
View More Putin dives to 1400 m in Lake BaikalTGIF: MEG, Aquarium From Hell
We’ve covered the MEG series by author Steve Alten in the past in the context of the original book being turned into a movie. For…
View More TGIF: MEG, Aquarium From HellDeep-sea crinoid discovered in real time
If you didn’t get a chance to follow along with the Bioluminescence 2009 Expedition last week, you can catch up online at the NOAA Ocean…
View More Deep-sea crinoid discovered in real timeWorst Evolutionary Designs? No! Brilliant Solutions to the Complexity of Nature and Constraints
It’s been eight days since Miriam posted at Double XX This Wired piece on the 10 Worst Evolutionary Designs also made me want to smash…
View More Worst Evolutionary Designs? No! Brilliant Solutions to the Complexity of Nature and ConstraintsFinally The Research I Have Been Waiting For
Guinness IS actually good for me! Not just a clever marketing scheme…Guinness is good for you! or Guinness for strength!… now there is scientific evidence!…
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