I declare today all Kraken day! I bet Kevin Bacon is happy. In case you have not got your fill, browse these old post for…
View More Archive: More Kraken LinksMonth: December 2006
Giant Denizens of the Deep are Molluscs!
The new squid diva is 24ft long. How does she measure up? I just happen to have data sitting on my computer to address that…
View More Giant Denizens of the Deep are Molluscs!Kraken Video!
PZ beat me to the punch (I really think he should be penalized for the time zone difference). Japanese researchers, the same group that caught…
View More Kraken Video!ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea: #10 Sampling The Deep Sea is Difficult and Requires a Variety of Equipment
To say sampling an environment covered by 1000’s of meters of water is difficult would be an understandment. Sampling requires creativity, technology, and luck (mostly…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About The Deep Sea: #10 Sampling The Deep Sea is Difficult and Requires a Variety of EquipmentARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #9 The Deep-Sea Contains A Variety of Habitats
Besides the typical divisions we make for deep-sea habitats based on depth, it is important to note that the deep sea is not a homogenous…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #9 The Deep-Sea Contains A Variety of HabitatsCarl Sagan and the Unexplored
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s death (check out Joel Schlosberg’s Carl Sagan Memorial Blog-a-Thon). He was brilliant at motivating the passions of…
View More Carl Sagan and the UnexploredAnd Sometimes You Luck Out
From Science Online… In April 2006, Maya Tolstoy, a geophysicist at Columbia University, received some good news and some bad news during a research expedition…
View More And Sometimes You Luck OutARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface Production
Light does not reach the deep-sea floor. This precludes photosynthesis and thus primary production (except in chemosynthetic communities like hydrothermal vents and methane seeps). The…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface ProductionARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface Production
Light does not reach the deep-sea floor. This precludes photosynthesis and thus primary production (except in chemosynthetic communities like hydrothermal vents and methane seeps). The…
View More ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #8 Processes & Patterns In the Deep-Sea Are Linked to Surface ProductionPeter Etnoyer is a Handsome Devil
Let’s face it Peter Etnoyer is a handsome devil. With my bald head and his underwear model looks we might just be the sexiest bloggers…
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