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…
This Is How We Do It
From Spice Girls to Fresh Prince the 90s were an eclectic mash-up of pop tunes and catchy anthems. Perhaps one of the more popular, get-stuck-in-your- head-all-day ditty’s, Montell…
View More This Is How We Do ItAquaman GIF Roundup
Thanks to @SFriedScientist there is a an ocean full of animated Aquaman GIFs. Here are a few favorites. Finally a dolphin is useful Of course the dolphin really…
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An animated GIF guide to the indoor oceans
THE PERFECT INDOOR STORM Before setting any vessel or offshore structure into the sea, you need to figure out whether it will survive the ocean’s wrath.…
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Five Mind-Blowing Bivalve GIFs That Will Blow Your Mind – Your Blown Mind Won’t Believe #6!
Since the dawn of human civilization, much has been written about the sheer adrenaline-pumping excitement of clams, scallops, cockles, but today’s digital age has cranked-up that…
View More Five Mind-Blowing Bivalve GIFs That Will Blow Your Mind – Your Blown Mind Won’t Believe #6!Top 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other Animals
1. Cone snail eating whole fish 2. Orca taking a seal 3. California angel shark eating a California horn shark 4. Goblin shark eating a fish 5.…
View More Top 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other AnimalsIt’s GIF Week at DSN!
The time is upon us. Every image in every post at DSN this week will move. With a crack team of computer hackers, a…
View More It’s GIF Week at DSN!Mesmerizing Schools of Convict Tangs
One of my favorite places in the entirety of the Hawaiian Islands is the Kapoho Tide Pools. Lava flows from Kilauea often reach the ocean. Rapid…
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How to Build a Better Tide Machine
As an experimental ecologist working in an intertidal system, my life was quite literally dictated by the tides throughout grad school. Bringing organisms that run on a cycle…
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Stocking hat, toque, beanie. Whatever you call them, nothing will compare to your very own DSN branded one. Imagine a DSN pirate, giant squid, Archie,…
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Tour the deep Southern Ocean from the safety of your couch
You know I love a good visualization and this one of the Southern Ocean is no slouch. I forgive the somewhat standard narration for the…
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