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…
Cod Cures All
The recent post over at Dynamics of Cats, Pensive on Penzim, discusses the hype about a new cod-based cure for avian flu. So, what is…
View More Cod Cures AllWhy Do Large Creatures From the Deep Always Attack Japan?
Workers from the Japanese Aquarium captured video of deep-sea shark lurking about the shallows of Awashima Port. The species, Chlamydoselachus anguineus or frilled shark, is…
View More Why Do Large Creatures From the Deep Always Attack Japan?Fish Are Still Screwed
“Industrialized fishing is the driving force in the depletion of biodiversity in our oceans…Oceans have been exempt from rules that are so natural to us…
View More Fish Are Still ScrewedFuzzy Yeti Winner: The “Beauty” Industry Is Destroying Our Society With Their Lies
Since this won a Fuzzy Yeti Crab (The Fuzzy) for 2006, I thought a repost was in order. There is a great article at the…
View More Fuzzy Yeti Winner: The “Beauty” Industry Is Destroying Our Society With Their LiesFuzzy Yeti Winner: The "Beauty" Industry Is Destroying Our Society With Their Lies
Since this won a Fuzzy Yeti Crab (The Fuzzy) for 2006, I thought a repost was in order. There is a great article at the…
View More Fuzzy Yeti Winner: The "Beauty" Industry Is Destroying Our Society With Their LiesCan the Deep-Sea Mitigate CO2 Rise and Global Warming?
In the last 10 years, the average temperature of the earth as increased by 0.75 degrees Celsius. In less you have not read a newspaper…
View More Can the Deep-Sea Mitigate CO2 Rise and Global Warming?A Sexy Creature From the Black Lagoon
Urged by a reader for a more “dampened” shot, I have changed my profile picture to a recent photography taken by a colloborator and friend.…
View More A Sexy Creature From the Black LagoonInternational Space Station…This Is Alvin
From the dark abyss to the darkness of Space. On Jan. 26th* Deep-Sea Scientist Tim Shank in the Alvin and Astronaut Sunita “Suni” Williams at…
View More International Space Station…This Is AlvinFriday Deep-Sea Picture (1/19/07)
A new series for you Friday Deep-Sea Picture. Feel free to email us great pictures you find about the web or from you personal collection.…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (1/19/07)Giant Squid Invade Deleware Shores
In Search of Giant Squid at the Deleware Museum of Natural History. If you are in the neighborhood check it out and pop me an…
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