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Biology Evolution Mammals

So, You Want to Live in the Water? A Tale of Why Aquatic Mammals are So Big

Guest post by William Gearty (Ph.D. Student at Stanford University) It’s summertime and you’re sweating from the heat and humidity. You jump in the pool…

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Have you been nautical or nice? A week of DSN holiday gift guides

Dr. Martini December 12, 2016 gift guide happy holidays holiday cards Holidays whales

It’s December. With all the parties, year-end-deadlines and general holiday shenanigans, have you found the perfect gift for that marine science-lover in your life? If you have,…

Biology Environmental Sciences

Hard Celebrity Science: The Ocean Salinity Edition

Dr. Martini May 3, 2016 buoyancy chuck norris david avocado wolfe density Salinity seawater snooki whales

The story of sea salt. It’s a story of geology, endurance, and erosion. Unfortunately, this story seems to be unknown to several persons of dubious copious fame. And…

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We are Going to Need a Bigger Helicopter

Alex Warneke April 14, 2015 Cabrillo National Monument National Park Service SD Natural History Museum USCG whales

Working at a National Park results in a fair share of interesting encounters. Take for instance, yesterday when my boss emails me and says, “The Coast…

Pictures and Movies Weird

TGIF: Emoji Dick

Holly Bik November 15, 2013 Books call me ishmael emoticons Moby Dick whales

This is either the awesomeest or stupidest thing ever: Emoji Dick is a crowd sourced and crowd funded translation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick into Japanese…

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How the Whale Got His Throat and Other Musings by a Nubbly Human

Dr. M September 25, 2013 baleen Kipling krill sizing ocean giants tanning whales

The following post is authored by Catharine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Adapted from Just…

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Announcing the DSN Pinterest empire!

Holly Bik March 30, 2013 biology conservation fish Giant Squid physical oceanography Pinterest sharks taxonomy whales

Be worried – us marine scientists are officially taking over the internet. I’m super excited to announce the launch of Deep Sea News on Pinterest. We’re…

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Fishy phone home

Alistair Dove June 5, 2012 argos satellite data satellite tag satellite tracking satellites tagging turtles whale sharks whales

If you’re at all interested in charismatic megafauna (it’s OK, embrace the shame), then you’ve probably heard of satellite tagging before. This is the idea…

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In honour of Leap Day

Alistair Dove February 29, 2012 dolphins flying squid manta minke whale mobula sailfish sperm whale tarpon tuna whales

Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re…

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As close as you’ll get to legal Cetacean porn

Holly Bik January 30, 2012 Cetacean dolphins movies Porn whales

I must have been suffering from post conference delirium, because I decided to watch A Dolphin Tale on the plane ride home from ScienceOnline2012. Plot…