‘Nature demonstrates how maximum performance can be achieved with minimum energy consumption,’ a Festo spokesman said. DON’T DO IT!!!! We’ve all seen Terminator! We know…
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Interactive mosaic of the Gulf of Mexico
Have you ever seen an interactive mosaic? Its a very modern art form. Harte Research Institute’s (HRI) Dixie Smith made this very image of South…
View More Interactive mosaic of the Gulf of MexicoTurtles Galore!
It has been an unofficial Turtle Week here at Deep Sea News with all the excitement surrounding the Great Turtle Race! The winner has been…
View More Turtles Galore!Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean race
Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer” is declared the victor in the Great Turtle Race, the first leatherback sea turtle to arrive in the Caribbean Sea from foraging…
View More Enormous sea turtle lays 95 eggs after ocean raceNautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Let The Cat Out of the Bag
In the Royal Navy the punishment prescribed for most serious crimes was flogging. This was administered by the Bosun’s Mate using a whip called a…
View More Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: Let The Cat Out of the BagBiodiversity Pt. 1: Richness vs. Evenness or What Kinds Of Beer Are In My Refrigerator
Knowing how diverse an ecological community is should be a simple matter. At the most basic level, we can go into the field take a…
View More Biodiversity Pt. 1: Richness vs. Evenness or What Kinds Of Beer Are In My RefrigeratorBacterial assemblages in deep Lophelia coral
DSN friend and colleague Dr. Christina Kellogg published a new paper this month characterizing the bacterial assemblages of deep Lophelia pertusa coral in the Gulf…
View More Bacterial assemblages in deep Lophelia coralUK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research Program
Way to go brits! The BBC reports: “The UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification… The study will focus…
View More UK Launches Bold Ocean Acidification Research ProgramReinventing academia, but for whom?
The New York Times published an interesting opinion piece saying its time for major changes in academia. Dr. Mark Taylor of Columbia University’s Religion Department…
View More Reinventing academia, but for whom?One Thing Every Oceanographer Should Know
How to make beer at sea in a coffee pot! Southern Fried Scientist may just have become my new best friend. I guess what I…
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