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…
Just Out of Sight
[Note from Craig: The following is by a close friend and colleague, Jeff Nekola. I invited Jeff along for a day out at sea. I…
View More Just Out of SightDeep-Sea Book Recommendations For The Children
A reader recently asked me for recommendations for books about the deep appropriate for children. Here is my running list and we’ll have Peter (who…
View More Deep-Sea Book Recommendations For The ChildrenInternational Space Station…This Is Alvin, Pt 3.
You can now “view” the entire conversation over at WHOI.
View More International Space Station…This Is Alvin, Pt 3.Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel
Yeah that’s a mouthful of a name…so go with WAM-V. Got to say this is one of cooler designs I have seen, much better than…
View More Wave Adaptive Modular VesselFriday Deep-Sea Picture (1/26/07)
This pink gorgonian coral was photographed by ROV Tiburon at a depth of about 1,700 meters (5,600 feet) during an expedition to Davidson Seamount in…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (1/26/07)Tentacles Cash
One of my favorite artists and favorite subjects together. Johnny Cash + Squid = Tentacles Cash (via this website). Much better than a blending of…
View More Tentacles CashAttack of the 2000lb Deep-Sea Monster: Basic Concept
Every time some bizarre animal washes ashore or is swimming around a bay, or a lagoon, there is a media hype about how it’s from…
View More Attack of the 2000lb Deep-Sea Monster: Basic ConceptPublic Release of Ocean Priorities Plan
Tomorrow (Jan 26) will see the public release of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade: An Ocean…
View More Public Release of Ocean Priorities PlanWhat Is Under the Former Larsen Ice Shelf?
Elpidia glacialis. Credit: Julian Gutt/Alfred Wegener Institute Unless you live in a hole you know that the Larsen Ice Shelf collapsed a few years ago.…
View More What Is Under the Former Larsen Ice Shelf?International Space Station…This Is Alvin, Pt 2.
So the date and time are set for the Alvin to ISS chat. The pre-recorded conversation will air between 2:45 and 3:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern…
View More International Space Station…This Is Alvin, Pt 2.