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…
You don't like coconuts
At one of this holiday’s events, someone asked when I knew I wanted to be a marine biologist. It was college when I realized I…
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The series continues! Chris Mah and Peter’s recent and wonderful posts have goaded me into next segment of the 25 Things You Should Know About…
View More ARHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #12 Where Deep Sea Organisms Come FromARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #11 A Variety of Organisms Inhabit the Deep
I personally love doing this series because it allows me to explore and solidify a variety of ideas I mull over on daily basis. Previously…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #11 A Variety of Organisms Inhabit the DeepArchive: Architeuthis is 3 Degrees from Kevin Bacon
How separated is Architeuthis and Kevin Bacon you ask? As you might remember although the Giant Squid had some cameos in previous B movies, it…
View More Archive: Architeuthis is 3 Degrees from Kevin BaconArchive: More Kraken Links
I declare today all Kraken day! I bet Kevin Bacon is happy. In case you have not got your fill, browse these old post for…
View More Archive: More Kraken LinksGiant Denizens of the Deep are Molluscs!
The new squid diva is 24ft long. How does she measure up? I just happen to have data sitting on my computer to address that…
View More Giant Denizens of the Deep are Molluscs!Kraken Video!
PZ beat me to the punch (I really think he should be penalized for the time zone difference). Japanese researchers, the same group that caught…
View More Kraken Video!ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea: #10 Sampling The Deep Sea is Difficult and Requires a Variety of Equipment
To say sampling an environment covered by 1000’s of meters of water is difficult would be an understandment. Sampling requires creativity, technology, and luck (mostly…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea: #10 Sampling The Deep Sea is Difficult and Requires a Variety of EquipmentARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #9 The Deep-Sea Contains A Variety of Habitats
Besides the typical divisions we make for deep-sea habitats based on depth, it is important to note that the deep sea is not a homogenous…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #9 The Deep-Sea Contains A Variety of HabitatsCarl Sagan and the Unexplored
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s death (check out Joel Schlosberg’s Carl Sagan Memorial Blog-a-Thon). He was brilliant at motivating the passions of…
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