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…
Green Washing
A week ago I had the oppurtunity to attend the Cooking For Solutions Event held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The discussions Thursday were insightful…
View More Green WashingMartin Medeski and Wood (Heart)’s Radiolarians
One of my favorite group of musicians, known as MMW, released their next big idea – Viva la Evolution. This is an innovative concert/record idea.…
View More Martin Medeski and Wood (Heart)’s RadiolariansMartin Medeski and Wood (Heart)'s Radiolarians
One of my favorite group of musicians, known as MMW, released their next big idea – Viva la Evolution. This is an innovative concert/record idea.…
View More Martin Medeski and Wood (Heart)'s RadiolariansCephalopodiscious Hugs
Seriously, who wouldn’t want to hug the wearer of this totally awesome sucker-free shirt? Get yours at Snorg Tees today!
View More Cephalopodiscious HugsTGIF and Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Nudibranchs
I see that some are still trying to claim echinoderms are cooler. I see the evil order now even has their own blog. Thankfully we…
View More TGIF and Friday Deep-Sea Picture: NudibranchsGive Yourself a Pat on the (Hump)back
AP stock photo. Rex Dalton reports in the latest issue of Nature: “Humpback whale numbers in the northern Pacific Ocean have ballooned to nearly 20,000,…
View More Give Yourself a Pat on the (Hump)backA motion in Google ocean
Did you ever look at Google’s digital Earth model and notice something missing? Like 70% of Earth’s topography, for instance? Google’s “ocean” is a blended product of Landsat imagery and state-of-the-art satellite-derived bathymetry model that is, well, sooo last century. The seafloor is shown in a kind of “shadow topography”. Fortunately, everything with a digital elevation less than zero is about to get some new emotion.
View More A motion in Google oceanA National Climate Change Agency?
Nature News reports in the latest issue: The chief of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has called for the creation of a…
View More A National Climate Change Agency?Ballard: “Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?”
National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008…
View More Ballard: “Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?”Ballard: "Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?"
National Geographic Explorer and oceanographer Robert Ballard makes a case for serious exploration and mapping. Video is 18 min. long and recorded in February 2008…
View More Ballard: "Why Are We Ignoring the Oceans?"