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…
Freshman year
Welcome to Deep Sea News at Discovery. If you don’t know me already, I’m Peter. I study deep-sea corals, particularly the gorgonacea, sea fans that…
View More Freshman yearGoodbye ScienceBlogs
When I was much, much younger, I joined Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso Club (named affectionately after his beloved ship). Was anyone else club members? Is there still a Calypso Club?
View More Goodbye ScienceBlogsFarewell, Sciborg
Farewell, Scienceblogs. This will be my last post at SB’s DSN. It’s a little sad for me, because I kinda feel like I grew up here.
View More Farewell, SciborgDeep Beginnings
Its my first post at Discovery Channel News’ blogs. I’m very excited to be here. The Discovery Channel always had a special place in my…
View More Deep BeginningsSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish . . .
Our time here with Seed is at an end. One chapter closed, another one is opened. Right now it is a time a great changes…
View More So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish . . .TGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08)
If art is the universal language, how do you say “don’t eat orange roughy”?
View More TGIF: Friday Deep-sea Picture (09/12/08)Linneaus Legacy #11 is up!
Eric has the latest edition of the taxonomy and biodiversity blog carnival up, Linneaus’ Legacy. Go there and learn some stuff!
View More Linneaus Legacy #11 is up!Sailfish Appreciation Day
GrrlScientist is having a sailfish appreciation day over at Living the Scientific Life. She’s posting hot links to the online story at National Geographic about…
View More Sailfish Appreciation DayTricked out hurricane websites
Naturally, one of the favorite pastimes here in the Cone of Probability is to monitor as many websites as possible for different forecasts and projections…
View More Tricked out hurricane websitesYikes. I'm in the Cone again!
Corpus Christi is in the center of Hurricane Ike’s projected trajectory. He’s coming at us like a fastball over home plate. This is a bit…
View More Yikes. I'm in the Cone again!