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…
Notes from the field: Find the currents, deploy the ROBOTS!
We’re excited for another guest post from Kim Martini here at DSN (read previous posts here). Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska,…
View More Notes from the field: Find the currents, deploy the ROBOTS!Two new expedition blogs: super deep South Pacific and super cold Antarctica
Looking for vicarious adventure? Check out two new expedition blogs, both of which are underway right now! The Tonga Trench Expedition is a Scripps Institution…
View More Two new expedition blogs: super deep South Pacific and super cold AntarcticaKalloo Kallay, It’s International Whale Shark Day!
Yes, August 30 is officially International Whale Shark Day, so declared after the 2nd WS Symposium in Mexico a few years back. There’s been a…
View More Kalloo Kallay, It’s International Whale Shark Day!Guest Post: Crude oil insults in the Caribbean
This is a guest post from Dr. Kristen Marhaver. Kristen is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California at Merced, who lives full-time and studies…
View More Guest Post: Crude oil insults in the CaribbeanWhale shark ecotourism – epilogue
Relevant to my recent post about whale shark ecotourism, this news article came across my news feed today. It seems the Director of the Department of Environment…
View More Whale shark ecotourism – epilogueJiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do I
You might have guessed by now that I’m a *bit* obsessed with sushi. When I visited Japan for the first (and second) time, I bolted…
View More Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and so do IMy Marine Biology Bucket List
You might remember Al’s post on his Marine Biology Bucket List. There are so many amazing aquatic species out there, it’s practically impossible for…
View More My Marine Biology Bucket ListNotes from the field: North, to the Arctic Ocean!
We’re excited for another guest post from Kim Martini here at DSN (read previous posts here). Kim is a physical oceanographer working at the University of Alaska,…
View More Notes from the field: North, to the Arctic Ocean!Insane In the Chromatophores
Two of my favorite things, Cypress Hill and Squids, together at last. During experiments on the axons of the Woods Hole squid (Loligo pealei), we…
View More Insane In the ChromatophoresBest Ocean Jokes
A penguin walks into a bar and asks the pharmacist for Chapstick. After grabbing the Chapstick, the pharmacist asks the penguin, “How would you like that?”…
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