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…
Creatures from the Sewer
The latest viral video is from the sewer under Cameron Village in Raleigh, NC. The mysterious creatures found are nothing short of disgusting and spectacular. …
View More Creatures from the SewerOnce upon a time, the ocean was blue
Over the years, I’ve marveled at the ways and means of different scientists. Some have a career that’s focused like a laser beam, boring through…
View More Once upon a time, the ocean was blueReality Check on Whaling, and Its Opposition
Folks must have been shocked last week to hear outgoing whaling Commissioner Dr. Bill Hogarth say he was convinced “there would be less whales killed…
View More Reality Check on Whaling, and Its OppositionMoving forward too slowly?
From the New York Times… The House passed legislation on Friday intended to address global warming and transform the way the nation produces and uses…
View More Moving forward too slowly?Easy Big Fella
Way before even your great-great-grandpappy was born and Ohio was ocean instead of cornfields, it was the “Age of the Fishes”. During this Devonian (400-360…
View More Easy Big FellaGiant Isopods and Shark Rays in Cincinnati?
Finding my self in Cincinnati for a conference, I couldn’t help myself from heading across the river into Kentucky to the Newport Aquarium. This aquarium…
View More Giant Isopods and Shark Rays in Cincinnati?TGIF: Echinoderms Aren’t So Bad
This animation from Daniel Brown at Biochemical Soul makes me come close to actually liking echinoderms. Well..at least I still like them more than mammals. …
View More TGIF: Echinoderms Aren’t So BadFriday Deep-Sea Picture: Basket star
Basketstars are enigmatic denizens of the deep. They are broadly distributed in the world’s oceans from the Artic to the Antarctic, occurring as shallow as…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Basket starReady for another expedition?
Its summertime folks, and it seems like everyone is either heading out to sea, or returning from a recent expedition. If not that, its a…
View More Ready for another expedition?Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Square Meal
a substantial, balanced, and satisfying meal like biscuits n’ gravy or turkey n’ stuffin’, rib sticking food like mama only makes. From Brian Berlin In…
View More Wednesday Nautical Terms and Phrases: Square Meal