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…
TGIF: Iceberg sails past New Zealand (2006)
When was the last time your local news station sent out reporter by helicopter to land on an iceberg floating offshore? One of the intrepid chaps sums it up nicely,… “all my life I wanted to go to the Antarctic, now the Antarctic’s come to me.”
View More TGIF: Iceberg sails past New Zealand (2006)Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/27/08) : Arctic ice cover
Isn’t it ironic that the International Polar Year falls on the year with the least Arctic ice cover? The North Pole is now literally on…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/27/08) : Arctic ice coverSharks Can Only Be Found in Two Places on Earth…
… the northern and southern hemispheres. Scene from Strange Wilderness. Click here for hilarious movie trailer.
View More Sharks Can Only Be Found in Two Places on Earth…Big Animals Make Small Animals More Abundant
I’ve already addressed the difficulty of doing experiments in the deep sea which ultimately leads to their rarity. I also mentioned given the costs and…
View More Big Animals Make Small Animals More AbundantThree Stooges At Sea
Rick’s comments Lots of free press on trench science from Manny, Moe, and Jack Craig, Peter, and Kevin on Deep Sea News got me thinking…
View More Three Stooges At SeaYou’ll Love How Deep We Go
Via Rick, news on the wire is that the deepest spot in the ocean may soon be included in a marine monument. As mentioned earlier…
View More You’ll Love How Deep We GoYou'll Love How Deep We Go
Via Rick, news on the wire is that the deepest spot in the ocean may soon be included in a marine monument. As mentioned earlier…
View More You'll Love How Deep We GoDeep Sea Ditties #2: Giant Squid Breakdown
This is the second song in my brand new series Deep Sea Ditties. Wait! How can it be the second if the series is new??…
View More Deep Sea Ditties #2: Giant Squid BreakdownThink You Have What it Takes to Be an Ocean Survivor?
Life isn’t always rosy for a top predator in the ocean. For there is always a predator that higher up the food chain trying to…
View More Think You Have What it Takes to Be an Ocean Survivor?The Submersible Synopses: The Turtle
At Kevin’s request this week I focus on the Turtle, the first American submarine. Its 1776, with the American Revolution in full swing and on…
View More The Submersible Synopses: The Turtle