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…
Hot Microbial Action
It took some mighty fine nets, but scientists who spent two years trawling the world’s oceans for bacteria and viruses have completed the most thorough…
View More Hot Microbial ActionWebcasting Exploration
National Geographic explorer-in-residence Dr. Robert Ballard led a team of scientists to explore the “twilight zone” near 100m depth around the Flower Garden Banks region in the Gulf of Mexico last week. If you followed along at either of the two hosting websites you could see mud volcanoes, brine seeps, ancient shorelines, deep coral heads, schools of jacks, and lots of gorgonians.
View More Webcasting ExplorationOceansWide
[OceansWide is a new nonprofit based in Maine dedicated to giving the opportunity of deep-sea exploration to youth. The program brings together students, the community,…
View More OceansWideI’m over here
“I was in here the whole time!” Says Giant Squid. Most Giant Squid remains have been found in the stomachs of Sperm Whales. This has…
View More I’m over hereI'm over here
“I was in here the whole time!” Says Giant Squid. Most Giant Squid remains have been found in the stomachs of Sperm Whales. This has…
View More I'm over hereIn Situ DNA Assay at 1000m
Why bother collecting samples at depth, bring them to the surface, preserve them, bring them into the lab, and then sequence them when you can…
View More In Situ DNA Assay at 1000mPETA is Not Happy
Paula Moore is quite unhappy about the colossal squid capture. None of this is necessary. Leaving fish (and other animals) off our plates is the…
View More PETA is Not HappyFriday Deep-Sea Picture (03/09/07)
A celebration of International Polar Year Picture: Craig R. McClain, Iceberg in Weddell Sea taken from the deck of R/V Polarstern
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (03/09/07)Gorton’s Law
In the tradition of Internet adages, I’d like to add another. In any discussion of sea life, no matter how rare, strange or disgusting, some…
View More Gorton’s LawGorton's Law
In the tradition of Internet adages, I’d like to add another. In any discussion of sea life, no matter how rare, strange or disgusting, some…
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