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…
MH370 and the proverbial haystack.
When does an analogy become useless? How about when it’s less exaggerated than the actual facts being analogized? Take the oft-used “needle in a haystack”…
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When I think of vacations to Mexico, I think margaritas and lounging at the beach. But last month in Baja California, this group of tourists…
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Why do beluga whales have love handles?
Beluga whales and advanced aircraft may have something in common, and it’s all thanks to love handles. In humans, love handles are deposits of fat…
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It’s springtime, and just like the phytoplankton in the seas, the internet is blooming with some serious love for “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.”…
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Amazing close-up video of Great Barrier Reef animals
Daniel Stoupin’s message is simple: Please care for the Great Barrier Reef. His film, on the other hand, shows the incredible complexity of the animals that…
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The Floating Rocks of the South Pacific
In the South Pacific world building occurs every day. From beneath the ocean’s depths active submarine volcanoes eject molten lava and sulfuric gases well above…
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Here at DSN we strive to inspire the next generation of mini-deeplings. Ultimately, we want you to want you to be like us. Perhaps not…
View More Top 20 Frequently Asked Questions of Marine ScientistsWas there an epic war or an epic romance between this robot and a squid?
This is a sea glider. And an unusually filthy one at that… Seagliders spend their time flying up and down between the sea surface and…
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Love in a tidepool.
When it comes to reproduction, there is one group that just doesn’t mess around….or does…. Seaweeds know how to get it on. And they can…
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I’ve been waiting 16 years to know: what is the ocean dandelion?
I was 12 when I first saw an “ocean dandelion,” and I wish I’d known then how strange these animals truly are. I was…
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