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 pH scale
Talk about the potential effects of ocean acidification on deep-sea corals has me wondering the case of acid rain in North American lakes. This is something we understand much better.
View More The pH scaleWill ocean acidification affect deep-water corals?
The global ocean has already taken up half of the atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by humans over the last 200 years, so the ongoing effects of climate change are dampened. That’s right, you can thank the ocean for saving the planet so far.
View More Will ocean acidification affect deep-water corals?Plan for national system of MPAs available for comment
Are deep-sea and pelagic habitats adequately represented in the new US plan for a national system of marine protected areas? I dunno, it just came…
View More Plan for national system of MPAs available for commentUnknown Chilean Population of Blue Whale Discovered
A blue whale from the eastern Pacific. According to the IUCN they are endangered. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. It amazes me that we can still in…
View More Unknown Chilean Population of Blue Whale DiscoveredDoes Lightning Kill Marine Animals?
A reader brought to my attention a question that is floating around the internet. Q: If lightning strikes the ocean, do the marine animals get…
View More Does Lightning Kill Marine Animals?The Submersible Synopses: The Halibut
This begins a new series here at DSN. With the addition of Kevin, we are filled to the gills with all deep and biology. This…
View More The Submersible Synopses: The HalibutJust One Thing Challenge #7: Water Conservation
On with the next challenge! We continue to grow in ranks with almost forty signed up and many following along. Please sign up! Latter in…
View More Just One Thing Challenge #7: Water ConservationIs the Ocean a Mirror? or Why is the Ocean Blue?
Did you actually make it through that?? Did you catch the strange reason why the sea is blue? Apparently the ocean is a mirror (not…
View More Is the Ocean a Mirror? or Why is the Ocean Blue?Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis, 1921-2008
It is with great sadness I report the passing away of one of the world’s greatest carcinologists, L.B. Holthuis. A carcinologist studies crustaceans and he…
View More Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis, 1921-2008TGIF: Octopus Hatching
The deep-sea octopus, Bathypolypus arcticus, hatching. Dr. James Wood discusses the biology and ecology of the species here.
View More TGIF: Octopus Hatching