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…
I’m a grazer baby.
I was just thinking to myself the other day on how we needed more songs about the finer things in life like seagrass and amphipods.…
View More I’m a grazer baby.Hormesis: Why drinking in moderation might actually improve your game
Even though my first love will always be chemical ecology, I often find myself dabbling in the exotic realm of ecotoxicology. It’s kind of dangerous…
View More Hormesis: Why drinking in moderation might actually improve your gameIs Marianas Trench A Lifeless Void?
When he made his historic solo dive into the Mariana Trench last month, James Cameron brought back images and descriptions of a “lunar like” marine…
View More Is Marianas Trench A Lifeless Void?Dolphin Woo
Thanks to Cara Santa Maria for bringing this to my attention Can’t stop laughing
View More Dolphin WooThis ice crack is whack.
Kids, we all know that crack is bad for your body. And when it comes to sea ice, the same policy applies. Too much crack…
View More This ice crack is whack.Holy F’n 2-Headed Shark Batman!
Well I just found new fodder for my nightmares. The two-headed fetus was removed from a pregnant female captured in the Gulf of Mexico near Key…
View More Holy F’n 2-Headed Shark Batman!ScienceOnlineOceans
Will Smith – Miami by GuenZouMark it on you calendars October 11-13th IT WILL BE OWN in Miami. Interested in the intersection of the ocean…
View More ScienceOnlineOceansThe Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.
UPDATE: The Ocean Cleanup released a feasibility study in June 2014 that attempted to address many of the concerns we had below. You can read…
View More The Ocean Cleanup. The newest of the new plans to remove marine plastic.Ways for marine scientists to save money and beat the budget sequester
David Aldridge is a phytoplankton-loving marine biology PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Also the founder and editor of Words in mOcean,…
View More Ways for marine scientists to save money and beat the budget sequesterDSN community, I need your help
I’m going to shameless co-opt the DSN soapbox for selfish research purposes for a moment. Do you know anyone who lives near Seadrift TX, east of…
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