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…
Some Topics I Wish I Had More Time To Write About
This week I have found that my cup runneth over with work. Several things around the web have caught my eye which deserve substantial commentary.…
View More Some Topics I Wish I Had More Time To Write AboutHow Artificial Reservoirs Affect Global Sea Level
A new study lead by Chao in Science estimates that nearly 10,800 cubic kilometers of water are stored in artificial reservoirs. That is little over…
View More How Artificial Reservoirs Affect Global Sea LevelThe Oldest Signs of Whale Hunters
Findings by Daniel Odess, curator of archaeology at the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks, suggest that whale hunting dates back at least 3,000 years.…
View More The Oldest Signs of Whale HuntersNorth Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Part 12 and Bonus Footage
This is the final installment of VBS.tv‘s TOXIC-Garbage Island series. Part 12 is more of an epilogue of sorts. The bonus interview with Frederick vom…
View More North Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Part 12 and Bonus FootageNorth Pacific Gyre "Garbage Island" Documentary Part 12 and Bonus Footage
This is the final installment of VBS.tv‘s TOXIC-Garbage Island series. Part 12 is more of an epilogue of sorts. The bonus interview with Frederick vom…
View More North Pacific Gyre "Garbage Island" Documentary Part 12 and Bonus FootagePower Point Comedy
Finally, I have a back up plan if this whole marine biologist thing doesn’t work out.
View More Power Point ComedyOne Scientist Whose Research DOES NOT Contradicts Man-Made Global Warming Scares
As I was catching up on all of my favorites blogs, I noticed that James Hrynyshyn at The Island of Doubt posted about the recent…
View More One Scientist Whose Research DOES NOT Contradicts Man-Made Global Warming ScaresOrcas and Oil
When a scientist is writing a scientific paper we look for that one quintessential figure that tells the whole story. Other figures are ancillary to…
View More Orcas and OilA Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal Squid
In my absence for a body size evolution workshop and during Peter’s coral week spectacular the media took the opportunity to spread disinformation about my…
View More A Post Where Craig Pontificates About the Colossal SquidNorth Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Parts 10 & 11
Continuing the series of VBS.tv’s TOXIC-Garbage Island series. Contains some vulgar language. It finally gets good. In part 10, “Its totally not like the money…
View More North Pacific Gyre “Garbage Island” Documentary Parts 10 & 11