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…
Friday Deep-Sea Picture (10/12/07):
Image credit: © 2003 MBARI. Stellamedusa ventana is a recently described species of jelly, the size of softball, from the deep sea. The bumps on…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (10/12/07):Lego Captain Cook
What else can you say? More famous people here. More on Captain James Cook here!
View More Lego Captain CookA Little Mood Music
When I am diving, I have the tendency to get a little bored. Coral reefs…yeah,yeah…brightly-colored fish…yawn…charismatic invertebrates…ho-hum…sharks, octopods, communing with nature, etc. My dives are…
View More A Little Mood MusicPuny Whales and The Clams That Love Them
Whale-fall communities are one of the most unique habitats in the deep oceans. When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, it represents…
View More Puny Whales and The Clams That Love ThemBig Ships, Not So Bad…
…that is if you forget that they are gas-guzzling uber machines spewing carbon dioxide. Aerosols produced by the exhaust from large oceanic vessels often produce…
View More Big Ships, Not So Bad…We Did It!
I was very excited today to see that during my absence we reached the 2007 DSN Education Fundapalooza goal of $1100. We funded 3 classroom…
View More We Did It!Reason #111 Not to Pursue A Job In Oceanographic Sciences
Maybe another reason for scientist to carry Glocks in the field. A boat carrying six scientists from Waltair-Vishkhapatnam-based regional centre attached to Goa-based National Institute…
View More Reason #111 Not to Pursue A Job In Oceanographic SciencesKorea bottles deep-sea water
Korean companies are claiming health benefits to deep-sea water.
View More Korea bottles deep-sea waterAttacks of the Kraken
Today is Cephalopod Awareness Day. Jason at Cephalopodcast asks us to “embrace your inner octopus and let the world know what we think of our…
View More Attacks of the KrakenRotating Banners
Spent some time today remodeling the website. The biggest difference you will notice is a rotating masthead. Currently there are three in random rotation. The…
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