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…
A Map From the Murky Depths of Hell
I like maps…a lot. I get excited about GIS and the monthly map insert in National Geographic. A great map awakens the explorer in me.…
View More A Map From the Murky Depths of HellBad News From India
India has developed devices to search the depths of the ocean – to as deep as over 5,000 meters (5 km) Yeah!… for economic exploration,…
View More Bad News From IndiaARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth’s Largest Environment
It is well known that ~70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Of this, 90% lies beyond the continental shelf and is greater…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth’s Largest EnvironmentARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth's Largest Environment
It is well known that ~70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Of this, 90% lies beyond the continental shelf and is greater…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #2 The Deep Sea is the Earth's Largest EnvironmentI Wanna Be a Pirate
Everyone is going on about being a crazy historical figure but I want to be a pirate! What kind of pirate am I? You decide!You…
View More I Wanna Be a PirateOn Why Deep-Sea Archaen Are Better
[The Archaen] was collected at Axial Volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Fixing nitrogen at 92 C…
View More On Why Deep-Sea Archaen Are BetterOne More Reason Not to Eat Deep -Sea Fish
Sure there is the destruction of marine habitats issue. Or maybe you prefer not to eat fish from the deep because they are oily, nasty,…
View More One More Reason Not to Eat Deep -Sea FishAnd Females Shall Rule the Deep Pt. 2
The Scientist has a great write up about deep-sea biologists Victoria Orphan and Shana Goffredi. Victoria Orphan wanted to be a marine biologist ever since…
View More And Females Shall Rule the Deep Pt. 2And Females Shall Rule the Deep
The Portsmouth Herald discusses sexual dimorphism, specifically body size, in a cheeky sort of pop press way. This is something we never do (e.g. Man…
View More And Females Shall Rule the DeepARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #1 The Definition of Deep Sea
The deep sea represents those marine environments that occur beyond the continental shelf. The average depth at which this occurs is approximately 200m, so typically…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #1 The Definition of Deep Sea