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…
The Rather Interesting Michael Bailey
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Want to know how to capture a Giant Squid on video? Some people use worms to attract fish. Others use intricately painted lures or feathery…
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Apparently Dr. Miriam and I are not the only people who like to merge I love of the oceans and Firefly. –Twitter / leeners81: Serenity…
View More Serenity SightingPenetrating the mysteries of sex in deep-sea squid
Undoubtedly you’ve already seen the above video of deep-sea squids mid-coitus at 1400 meters (0.86 miles) deep in the Gulf of Mexico. The male and…
View More Penetrating the mysteries of sex in deep-sea squidVisualization Vednesdays: Where has all the sea ice gone?
Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists and explains the science behind the visual. I’ll be focusing on physical oceanography cause they…
View More Visualization Vednesdays: Where has all the sea ice gone?FIU to take over Aquarius ReefBase
News today that apparently Florida International University in Miami has received a grant to operate the NOAA undersea research laboratory known as Aquarius ReefBase, which…
View More FIU to take over Aquarius ReefBaseDrink beer for Sandy relief
At the end of the F line in Coney Island, Brooklyn stand three of the city’s more venerable institutions: Nathan’s Hotdogs, the Cyclone roller coaster…
View More Drink beer for Sandy reliefFirst Video Glimpse of the Giant Squid
Finally found, albiet brief, video of the giant squid. Spectacular! Although it is unlikely, despite what the reporter states, that Giant Squids obtain sizes of…
View More First Video Glimpse of the Giant SquidVisualization Vednesdays: Modeling internal waves
As a physical oceanographer, I go to a lot of conferences, talks, seminars and lectures where a fellow scientist shows a visualization. And so many…
View More Visualization Vednesdays: Modeling internal wavesHostile Takeover For Nautilus Mineral
We have been following Nautilus Mineral for some time. As a quick recap, they are the company that is actively pursuing the mining of massive…
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