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…
Jaws… In 30 Seconds
Did I mention it is reenacted by bunnies? Muchos gracias to @jasonrobertshaw on the twitter!
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Friday Picture: Have your coral and eat it, too?
People accept the idea of echinoderm predation on shallow reef building corals. The voracious Crown of Thorns seastar Acanthaster planci is a familiar coral antagonist…
View More Friday Picture: Have your coral and eat it, too?Deep Sea News in London’s Metro
Thanks to Ed for scanning in this clip for us! The London Metro saw fit to include Craig’s post on the mystery sewer organism in…
View More Deep Sea News in London’s Metro“… some sort of naturally occurring organic or otherwise marine organism.”
Those were the words echoed by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Terry Hasenauer, in reference to a strange substance floating in the Arctic…
View More “… some sort of naturally occurring organic or otherwise marine organism.”Political action is one click away
Today is political action day. Your voice is only a click away. Sheril Kirshenbam and others are hosting a Letter on Ocean Acidification from ocean…
View More Political action is one click awayThe Deepest Crinoids
Japanese researchers recently set a record with the deepest in-situ observation of a criniod. In the words of the authors, Previous records of stalked crinoids…
View More The Deepest CrinoidsNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Deep Six
Meaning: to trash or rid of something Deep six refers to to six fathoms, or with a fathom being six feet, 36 feet. The origins…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Deep SixNew MPAs in Mexico protect vents, whale sharks
From the MPA News: In June, Mexico designated its first deep sea marine protected area around two hydrothermal vent systems in the Gulf of California…
View More New MPAs in Mexico protect vents, whale sharksArtists Take Over Vienna Zoo
Artists Steinbrener and Dempf have taken over a Vienna Zoo, bringing an innovative, but nonetheless depressing, observation to the fore on the tenuous relationship between…
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