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…
Frank A. brought my attention to this video on Marie Tharpe at the New York Times. Other scientists dismissed her work as “girl talk,” but…
View More Marie TharpeA big welcome to Attleboro High School’s AP Biology (I presume MA). There instructor, Mr. Lemire, linked to DSN from the course blog. Students please…
View More Welcome AttleboroUrged by a reader and previous buzz, I finally managed to watch the Calamari Wrestler. The movie is an over-the-top satire of Rocky with a…
View More Calamari WrestlerThe first new 25 Things at Sb! So grab a cup-o-joe and read on! The extremes of the physical deep-sea environment (temperature, pressure, and lack…
View More 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #14 The Deep Sea Is Not StableDolphins & silly little monkeys…they’re smatter than you think. Actually…dolphins are dangerous and monkeys throw poo. Luckily, the latest addittion to Sb, Developing Intelligence, has…
View More New Sb’lingDolphins & silly little monkeys…they’re smatter than you think. Actually…dolphins are dangerous and monkeys throw poo. Luckily, the latest addittion to Sb, Developing Intelligence, has…
View More New Sb'lingThe BBC higlights a January expedition of Southampton Oceanographic Centre’s (SOC) ROV Isis to the Antarctic. The project is to explore the sediment and organisms…
View More The Goddess Visits the South PolePeter McGrath, one of the project’s founders, brought my attention to the Beagle Project. The goal is to build a replica of the Beagle and…
View More I am quite tired having worked all day at the produce of my netI love being out to sea, 2 months on a research vessel is heaven. I eagerly read about projects like Freedom Ship and Trilobis and…
View More Craig Is Moving to Dubai!My favorite thing about Christmas is the stories. To me, the holiday comes wrapped in pictures, histories, tales, and yarns just like the gifts setting…
View More This Christmas, make it “Moby Duck”