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…
Robot glider to make Trans-Atlantic journey
Sea turtles do it. Ocean liners do it. Charles Lindbergh did it. Even a Zeppelin can do it. Can an autonomous robot do it, across…
View More Robot glider to make Trans-Atlantic journeyTGIF: Aquarium Telephone
One more TGIF for the heck of it. More photos at Toxel.
View More TGIF: Aquarium TelephoneTGIF: Pistol Shrimp
Wicked cool. Hat tip to the Crust-L.
View More TGIF: Pistol ShrimpTGIF: Aqua Raiders Online Video Game
One the great things about being a father at Christmas is that you get to mingle with your friends kids, and pick up on cool…
View More TGIF: Aqua Raiders Online Video GameShip of captive animals seized by Chile
Reuters reports that a veritable “Noah’s Ark” of endangered species with $650 thousand dollars was seized by the Chilean Navy two weeks ago. The boat…
View More Ship of captive animals seized by ChileNOAA working with Navy to protect whales
The Supreme Court rebuffed attempts by a California judge to impose limits on the US Navy last November by suspending the use of mid frequency…
View More NOAA working with Navy to protect whalesWhy Do People Insist on Eating Food That Kills Them?
Palm, meet face. The associated press reports: Blowfish, while extremely poisonous if not prepared properly, is considered a delicacy in Japan and is consumed by…
View More Why Do People Insist on Eating Food That Kills Them?Polar-Palooza in NYC
For all our hip metro readers that will be in New York City on Saturday Feb. 7th, you will not want to miss this event.…
View More Polar-Palooza in NYCNew Additions to the Office
In a previous post I mentioned how awesome Emily Damstra‘s marine invertebrate clock and SCAMIT‘s 2009 calender were. I recently received both and am proudly…
View More New Additions to the OfficeJOIDES Resolution Sails Again!
The JOIDES Resolution, once workhorse of the deep sea scientific drilling research community, is currently at sea trials following a major overhaul. NSF has a…
View More JOIDES Resolution Sails Again!