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…
Top 5 scariest species…from, er, DNA?
My fellow Deeplings have been barraging the blog with “Best of” and “Top 10” lists in recent memory. Now its my turn to chime in.…
View More Top 5 scariest species…from, er, DNA?The mystery of lobster shell disease
Most folks I know aren’t shy about crunching into a nice red American lobster and dipping that white flaky meat in some molten butter, and…
View More The mystery of lobster shell diseaseAlaskan whales think we sound like Swedish chefs
Elizabeth Preston at Inkfish has a super blog post up about a beluga whale that was recorded mimicking the sounds of human speech. It concludes…
View More Alaskan whales think we sound like Swedish chefsOf tropical cyclones and internal waves
A very astute meteorologist pointed me towards this awesome satellite image in the Indian Ocean. Not only does it show tropical cyclone Anais heading towards Madagascar, but…
View More Of tropical cyclones and internal wavesNow That’s Captain Crunch
Continuing with the them of reimagining characters of childhood. Love it but not quite sure I am ready for that peanut butter goodness now.…
View More Now That’s Captain CrunchSatellite imagery of the rogue Canadian iron dumping experiment
News of an rogue iron-dumping experiment off British Columbia, Canada, broke in the Guardian on Monday, and was followed up by the New York Times, the…
View More Satellite imagery of the rogue Canadian iron dumping experimentDive Into Education With Deep Sea News!
From now until Mid-November help the Deep Sea News team raise money for ocean-themed K-12 classroom projects with Donor’s Choose! Just click on our donation…
View More Dive Into Education With Deep Sea News!A More Badass Popeye
I probably would have paid more attention to Popeye as kid if he had looked like this. Now I need to go eat some spinach…
View More A More Badass PopeyeWe Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.3
For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and…
View More We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.3We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.2
For too long ocean exploration has suffered from chronic underfunding and the lack of an independent agency with a dedicated mission. Here, Al Dove and…
View More We Need an Ocean NASA Now Pt.2