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…
In This Evening's Debate We Will Be Focusing on Science
In case you’ve been living in a hole that doesn’t have internet access, something is brewing on the internet. A CALL FOR A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE…
View More In This Evening's Debate We Will Be Focusing on ScienceOcean Observatory Systems
NEPTUNE is more than just a planet…a clever acronym for the North-East Pacific Time-Series Undersea Networked Experiments. The U.S. Canadian venture is series of cable-linked…
View More Ocean Observatory SystemsFriday Deep-Sea Picture: Benthoctopus
Image credit: Image: (c) 2002 MBARI / NOAA. Red octopus (Benthoctopus sp.) hunting on Davidson Seamount. Deep-water octopus often hunt snails, crabs, and other small…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture: BenthoctopusAnother Christmas Idea…Aquarium Toilet!
An underwater restroom built into the side of an aquarium located at a cafe in Akashi, Japa
View More Another Christmas Idea…Aquarium Toilet!Saba joins the Deep-sea Club
The latest diving expedition was funny because our unofficial job was to help the Saba join the “deep-sea club”. The plan was to collect gorgonians and crustaceans down to 200m using a nifty little robot from Seabotix launched over the side of a local lobster boat.
View More Saba joins the Deep-sea ClubWhat I Want For Christmas
As this holiday seasons quickly approaches, I am left pondering what I would like to appear under the tree. 1. The search for a tenure-track…
View More What I Want For ChristmasVirtual Whale Hunting and Scuba Diving
A little something to get you past the mid-week hump. CLICK the play button. Then CLICK and DRAG on the video screen to pan across…
View More Virtual Whale Hunting and Scuba DivingARGOS the giant
There is a nice write up in Nature about the ARGO (Array for Real-time Geostrophic Oceanography). Argo is network of automonous floats, now numbering over…
View More ARGOS the giantCarnival of the Blue #7
This month’s Carnival of the Blue is happening now at The Natural Patriot. The quality and layout have improved remarkably over time, due largely to…
View More Carnival of the Blue #7How Much Do You Like Big Cuttlefish?
Photo from the Cephalopod PageThe reason I ask is the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, the world’s largest cuttlefish at 23lbs and near 4-5 ft long, may…
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