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…
Ain't Nothing but a Green Crab Thang
Because….Monday. The newest hit jam from Eric Axelman and the infamous Bertness Lab. Bringing us everything we need to know about the Masters of the…
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Is the sea floor littered with dead animals due to radiation? No.
Recently we at Deep-Sea News have tried to combat misinformation about the presence of high levels of Fukushima radiation and its impact on marine organisms…
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Here’s how you can tell that the “shark” photobombing kids is actually a dolphin
Editor’s Note: This article originally occurred at Southern Fried Science and is republished here with permission. The post is authored by shark expert and graduate…
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Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish Wasting Syndrome
This invited post is authored by Chris Mah, a Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History researcher. Chris is one of the world’s leading experts…
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Climate Change vs. The Holiday Season
A US Senator posting on Buzzfeed? AND using animated GIFs to talk about Science? This one’s too good to ignore, but the facts are definitely…
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Randolph the Deep Sea Monkfish
From our hydrothermal vent to yours, Happy Holidays to all! …and just to get you in the spirit…
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Bio Logik: Science Outreach Remixed and Served Fresh.
Long has the state of educational funding been dismal. Classrooms suffer. Teachers become bitter. Students are left numb and disinterested. This deficit has hit the…
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Little known fact – Santa is actually a pirate
This vampire’s surprising secret
Vampire squid–with cloudy blue eyes, a blood red body, and barbed arms– may be the deep sea’s most frightening creature, but according to a new…
View More This vampire’s surprising secretClimate science and poetry collide in the IPCC Haiku
Haven’t had time to read all 2000+ pages of the 2013 IPCC report? Neither have I! But don’t worry, physical oceanographer Greg Johnson has taken…
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