The Carpet Dragon Takes Flight
Guest post by Dr. Melissa Betters “They got it!” echoed shouts down the hallways of the Research Vessel Atlantis in Fall 2018. The whole science…
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)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 LawIn 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 LawLaser line scan mosaic of a pool of brine surrounded by mussels at a depth of 700 meters in the Gulf of Mexico. From here.…
View More Brine PoolsFrom MBARI: This is a worm? This photograph of the newly named worm shows its mouth, which typically faces downward as the animal drifts about…
View More Pig Butt or Marine Worm?Wired Magazine is running an interesting story on Nautilus Minerals and their plans to mine the seafloor off Papua New Guine. The media offerings and…
View More Vent MiningA great response from the readers to last week’s Pose a Question post. Here are some answers. Jim inquires, “What’s the current take on a…
View More You Ask, I AnswerTagged by the meme from Adventures in Ethics and Science and Retrospectacle… I have OCD tendencies. All the hangers in my closet have to be…
View More The ’10 weird things about me’…the meme.Tagged by the meme from Adventures in Ethics and Science and Retrospectacle… I have OCD tendencies. All the hangers in my closet have to be…
View More The '10 weird things about me'…the meme.An expedition to reveal the secrets of a mysterious huge hole at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean started overnight.
View More How Did That Get There?