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…
The glacial pace of sea-level rise
Flow velocities of ocean-ending outlet glaciers would have to be ~ 49 km/yr, 70 times faster than those glaciers move today for Greenland alone to raise sea level 2m.
View More The glacial pace of sea-level riseMercury rising
Shrimp fisherman and environmental activist Diane Wilson gave a talk today at the Harte Research Institute. Diane’s best known for sinking her own shrimp boat in protest of toxic discharge from a Formosa Plastic industrial plant, but she’s taken on Union Carbide and others like a One Woman Army.
View More Mercury risingTGIF Video: Italian Spiderman
You can’t say farewell to Summer 2008 without a loving look back at… the Italian Spiderman. The viral video came on the scene like a Jersey girl on the boardwalk, sweeping Philly boys off their feet.
View More TGIF Video: Italian SpidermanFriday Deep-sea Picture: Iridogorgia (09/04/08)
The deep-sea gorgonian genus Iridogorgia sp. is characterized by a partially calcareous axis with an open, upright spiral or helix arrangement (Verrill, 1883). Three new species were described last year (Watling 2007).
View More Friday Deep-sea Picture: Iridogorgia (09/04/08)Sailor saves a bumblebee
When a sailor misses a chance to go to sea, he tends to wander around his garden, paying special attention to the clouds and the weather, as if he were walking the deck in the sea air. He circles his home like it were a shipyard, looking for repairs.
View More Sailor saves a bumblebeeBoneyard Is Up!
Zach at When Pigs Fly Returns has the latest edition of the paleo-carnival, The Boneyard! Keep an eye out for preserved naughty bits…
View More Boneyard Is Up!Trial by Fire
Well, we are mostly packed up and the family is ready for our big move to coastal North Carolina to start my new job at…
View More Trial by FireCarnival of the Blue #16
Over at The Saipan Blog. Excellent Collection of ocean-related articles. Learn about the proposed Mariana Trench National Monument and how Bush supports it! Kudos to…
View More Carnival of the Blue #16Some Deep issues today.
While Deep Sea News is still preparing our new home, spackling the cracks, painting the walls, sanitizing the fridge, throwing out the empties form the…
View More Some Deep issues today.ScienceDebate08: Obama Takes Up the Challenge!
Sheril reports that Barack Obama has taken up the challenge and answered the 14 questions posed by the ScienceDebate08 coalition. These 14 issues run the…
View More ScienceDebate08: Obama Takes Up the Challenge!