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…
Marine Life Videos are Better with a Live Studio Audience
I think I will randomly edit all movies to insert canned laughter at seemingly not funny moments. btw why are the japanese so freakin brilliant???…
View More Marine Life Videos are Better with a Live Studio AudienceCarnival of the Blue #20
The 20th edition of the Carnival of the Blue is up at Biomes Blog for all your oceanic oratories. Go there and say hi to…
View More Carnival of the Blue #20Bush Designates 3 New Marine Monuments!
I never thought I would say it, but this is a huge BUSH WIN!! And of course a win for the oceans, the Pew Environment…
View More Bush Designates 3 New Marine Monuments!6-Gill Sharks Attack Submarine
Via National Geographic (Link for the firewall impaired) What a frightening and awesome experience! Did you hear the screeching sound? That’s teeth grinding on plexiglass……
View More 6-Gill Sharks Attack SubmarineTGIF: TOTELY AWSUM SEE KUKUMBR!!!11!!!!11!
Arctic Claims In List of Top 100 Science Stories
The Top 100 science stories of the year are now listed at Discover Magazine. The story of Arctic ice retreat, resource claims, and seafloor mapping…
View More Arctic Claims In List of Top 100 Science StoriesThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from Hell
#2 Genus Osedax (Phylum: Annelida, Class: Polychaeta, Order: Sabellida, Family: Siboglinidae) BONEZ1!! WE WANTZ UR BONEZ!! Perhaps the scariest deep sea creature, Osedax (latin for…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species #2: Bone-Devouring Zombie Worms from HellA funny kind of inspiration: Kevin Smith
While we’re waiting for the finalists in the Top 27 Deep-Sea Species, I wanted to tip you to a totally off-topic gambit happening in the…
View More A funny kind of inspiration: Kevin SmithThe 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #3 Flesh Eating Sponges
#3 Family Cladorhizidae (Phylum: Porifera, Class: Demospongiae , Order: Poecilosclerida) The number three slot is taken over by sponges that are not just happy with…
View More The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species: #3 Flesh Eating SpongesPopulate this Planet Ocean
Ocean people, let’s populate this new Planet Ocean on Google Earth. UNEP and World Commission for Protected Areas just released a global marine protected area…
View More Populate this Planet Ocean