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…
Hurricanes Leads to the Incursion of Deep-Sea Squid Up the Mississippi.
Several news agencies are reporting today about an interesting phenomenon occurring in the Mississippi River. The Memphis Flyer reports… In the last two years…
View More Hurricanes Leads to the Incursion of Deep-Sea Squid Up the Mississippi.Invertebrate vs. Photosynthesis should be S3 highlight
[The Theme from Chariots of Fire playing] Craig: From 64 to 32 and now to the Sweet 16. In today’s post, we follow the journeys…
View More Invertebrate vs. Photosynthesis should be S3 highlightFriday Deep-Sea Picture (03/30/07)
A “living fossil” Desmophyllum, a solitary coral aged to 3000 years.
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/30/07)What Is Bad For Sharks…
“My son loves hammerheads..I’d like to make sure they are around when he grows up.” -R.A. Myers Ransom A. Myers passed away this previous Tuesday.…
View More What Is Bad For Sharks…Dispatches From 9 North
An expedition to the 9N Overlapping Spreading Center that is going on right now! You can catch daily dispatches from Laura Preston, an educator from…
View More Dispatches From 9 NorthHow Do You Prepare 8.5 Meters of Invertebrate Tissue?
How to video on Giant Squid preparation from the British Natural History Museum. This is the same individual I had the pleasure to visit last…
View More How Do You Prepare 8.5 Meters of Invertebrate Tissue?From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleri
Alviniconcha hessleri (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Provannidae) When you think of hydrothermal vents, what comes to mind first? Is it the gushing black smoke out of a…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Alviniconcha hessleriSea turtle advocates appeal to the Vatican
Did you ever want to write a letter to the Pope, but you didn’t know what to say? Well, here’s your chance. Sea turtle advocates…
View More Sea turtle advocates appeal to the VaticanOn Why I Should Have Slept Through Planet Earth
Sunday night, cocktail in hand, I prepared myself for an anticipated 3 hours of glorious nature footage. The flash website, the advertisement at the top…
View More On Why I Should Have Slept Through Planet EarthA Fish That Starts With “X”: Children’s books about the Sea
My understanding of what makes a good children’s book changed dramatically about 15 months ago, when my baby daughter Clara Lynn was born. Before that…
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