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…
Open Laboratory 2007
Bora over at A Blog Around the Clock publishes, edits, and composes (just about everything else) the Science Blogging Anthology, “Open Laboratory 2007”. Last year’s…
View More Open Laboratory 2007Pose A Question
So once again, things are slow and I ask you to suggest some questions/topics. Just put them in the comments and Peter and I will…
View More Pose A QuestionToo Good To Wait Till Friday
Lyrics below the fold. More of Flight of the Conchords at YouTube.
View More Too Good To Wait Till FridayIf you are in the neighborhood and want to see a ship sink
The much loved Texas Clipper will be sunk on this Thursday as part of the ships to reef program. Those from Texas A&M Galveston will…
View More If you are in the neighborhood and want to see a ship sinkCoral reef display… in "hyperbolic" crochet
What do hyperbolic crochet and coral reef organisms have in common? They both evolved to maximize surface area within a limited volume. So, naturally, a…
View More Coral reef display… in "hyperbolic" crochetMonster Squid Captured on Video?
An upcoming episode (Nov. 14) of History Channel’s Monsterquest will supposedly show the largest squid ever caught on video. A squid researcher with film crew…
View More Monster Squid Captured on Video?Ocean Fertilization…Not So Fast!
This just on the wire from ETC… In a shot across the bows of geoengineering companies, the London Convention (the International Maritime Organization body that…
View More Ocean Fertilization…Not So Fast!Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Beautiful Polychaete
Following on this post…here is another nameless beauty!
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Beautiful PolychaeteTGIF: Muppet Show Vikings
It’s the muppet show! It’s time to play the music. Its time to light the lights. It’s time to meet the muppets On the Muppet…
View More TGIF: Muppet Show VikingsThat's One Hot Shirt
Kevin was one of the winners of the three prizes in the DSN Fundapoolaza Challenge. Might I say he looks damn fine in that t-shirt!…
View More That's One Hot Shirt