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…
Halibut, Really Big Halibut
8ft and 1 inch is the length of what is thought to be the largest fish ever line-caught fish. The massive halibut was caught by…
View More Halibut, Really Big HalibutBacteria On Rocks
Here’s a quiz for you kids. Which of the habitats above possesses the most microbes? A. Fresh Volcanic Basalt on the seafloor, B. Sargasso Sea…
View More Bacteria On RocksCatching Your Own Dinner
From PhotoBasement, hat tip to Mr. Barton, FCD.
View More Catching Your Own DinnerPhysics and Beer Have EVERYTHING to Do with the Deep Sea
Last night I had the good fortune to meet Dr. Chad Orzel, who just so happens to blog right here on SEED ScienceBlogs at Uncertain…
View More Physics and Beer Have EVERYTHING to Do with the Deep SeaGettin’ the Squid On
Via Kevin’s Other Blog, which I thought we had assimilated, I see that Te Papa has made the lectures from the Colossal Squid event earlier…
View More Gettin’ the Squid OnGettin' the Squid On
Via Kevin’s Other Blog, which I thought we had assimilated, I see that Te Papa has made the lectures from the Colossal Squid event earlier…
View More Gettin' the Squid OnI guess sea cucumbers are all right
Because of my previous trumpeting many of you may believe I scoff at anything non-mollusca. Untrue! I say! Indeed, I am friend of all invertebrate.…
View More I guess sea cucumbers are all rightGiant Squid Attacks Fisherman…
…just kidding. The latest Giant Squid catch measures in at 6m and 230kg. Bert Tober’s trawler, Zeehan, was approximately 40km off the coast of Portland,…
View More Giant Squid Attacks Fisherman…Congratulations Phoenix Team! Another Fine Landing on Mars!
Congratulations to the Phoenix landing team for an absolutely best-scenario landing! I tuned in for the landing on NASA TV online. Seeing all the tension…
View More Congratulations Phoenix Team! Another Fine Landing on Mars!Fish Forever
One of most dynamic people I met at Cooking For Solutions was Paul Johnson who is the founder and president of the Monterey Fish Market.…
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