Twelve years ago this month, a super squid was captured. On April 1, 2003, a massive squid was pulled up from the sub-antarctic waters south…
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Tag: Antarctica
For Hoff Yeti Crabs Food, Sex, and Birth Determine Living Space At Vents
Within just a few short centimeters the temperature drops from 350˚C to -1.5˚C (692 to 29.3˚F). At 2.6 kilometers deep in the Antarctic Ocean lies the East…
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Hipster bacteria hate the tropics (it’s too mainstream)
Terrestrial biologists have it easy (especially those that work in the tropics) – they can just book a plane ticket and wander around the forest,…
View More Hipster bacteria hate the tropics (it’s too mainstream)The slow strangling of marine science careers, as the Government Shutdown drags on
This isn’t the type of humor we’re used to at DSN – the news these past few weeks has been some new brand of twisted…
View More The slow strangling of marine science careers, as the Government Shutdown drags onThe Origins of Hairy Crabs
Everyone’s favorite crabs are back in the news! Yeti Crabs! Those deep-sea beasties with hairy claws or chests! A new paper in Proceedings B led…
View More The Origins of Hairy CrabsBreak through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutes
Love, love, love, love this video. Marine scientist Cassandra Brooks strapped a camera to the front of NSF’s icebreaker the Nathaniel B. Palmer as it…
View More Break through 2 months of Antarctic sea ice in 5 minutes“Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic Waters
Genomics, Biodiversity, and Antarctica – three of my favourite things! For all you expedition junkies, these three things are exactly the focus of the 2013…
View More “Icy Inverts” 2013 Cruise – Scientific Adventures in Antarctic WatersBeneath Antarctic Ice: Gelatinous Edition
Big tip ‘o the hat to @RebeccaRHelm on Twitter for sharing this beautiful video with great music on it. Make sure you stick with the…
View More Beneath Antarctic Ice: Gelatinous EditionTwo 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 AntarcticaThe icy colder finger of death
I just can’t wait until the BBC series Frozen Planet airs here in the states. Take this clip for example, which the BBC released today.…
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