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 Nautical Roots of Popular Tattoos
Collectors Weekly has a nice write up about origins of tattoos among sailors. Body art was particularly well-suited to the transient and dangerous nature of…
View More The Nautical Roots of Popular TattoosTwelve days of Christmas – The Physical Oceanography Edition
What can I say, I was inspired by the Marine Biology edition! Psst. Click on the photos to learn more about each phenomena. On the…
View More Twelve days of Christmas – The Physical Oceanography EditionNew expedition: Stunning cinematography from Rutgers Antarctic Quest
I was pretty excited when I learned about Rutger’s expedition to Antarctica. But I am now STOKED after watching their teaser trailer. A beautiful video…
View More New expedition: Stunning cinematography from Rutgers Antarctic QuestThe twelve days of Christmas – a marine biological edition
On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me: My own private…
View More The twelve days of Christmas – a marine biological editionExecute order 66
In the third or, um, sixth Star Wars movie, Emperor Palpatine finally reveals himself as the evil Sith lord Darth Sidious when he orders the…
View More Execute order 66Notes from the field: Observing the ocean from dry land
I apologize, as this post is a little belated. I have been back from a trip to take down a seasonal HF Radar array on…
View More Notes from the field: Observing the ocean from dry landCan Beasts of the Deep Survive the Impact of Drilling for Oil?
This is Guest Post from Dr. Daniel Jones a deep-sea biologist with the National Oceanography Centre in the United Kingdom and Project Coordinator for SERPENT…
View More Can Beasts of the Deep Survive the Impact of Drilling for Oil?The unusual diet of deep-sea fish
In January 2004, Mathew Jones was processing the bycatch from New Zealand lobster stock assessment. Six fish including a silverside, Bollons’ rattail, jock stewart, dark…
View More The unusual diet of deep-sea fishGiant Squid on Video?!
If you haven’t already heard, Discovery Channel announced that they have captured Architeuthis dux, aka the Giant Squid on video. The giant squid has been…
View More Giant Squid on Video?!The Underwater Realm
I have been following the development of, and anticipating the release of, The Underwater Realm (Facebook page) ever since they started and subsequently overshot their…
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