Finally found, albiet brief, video of the giant squid. Spectacular! Although it is unlikely, despite what the reporter states, that Giant Squids obtain sizes of…
View More First Video Glimpse of the Giant SquidMonth: January 2013
Visualization Vednesdays: Modeling internal waves
As a physical oceanographer, I go to a lot of conferences, talks, seminars and lectures where a fellow scientist shows a visualization. And so many…
View More Visualization Vednesdays: Modeling internal wavesHostile Takeover For Nautilus Mineral
We have been following Nautilus Mineral for some time. As a quick recap, they are the company that is actively pursuing the mining of massive…
View More Hostile Takeover For Nautilus MineralFirst Stills of the Giant Squid
As I mentioned before, Discovery Channel announced the capture of a live Architeuthis dux, aka the Giant Squid, on video. In the last couple of days, the first stills from…
View More First Stills of the Giant SquidTides, Ice, and Mussels: The science behind the harvest
If you haven’t seen this video, than you must! It is an amazing intersection of human adaptation with oceanic phenomena, in this case the Inuit…
View More Tides, Ice, and Mussels: The science behind the harvest“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 WatersThese Are a Few of My Favorite Posts
I hate the barrage of the annual “best of” posts recapping everything from the last year that always besets us in late December and early January.…
View More These Are a Few of My Favorite PostsMystery Sheen Near Deep Water Horizon Site
In September an oil sheen about four miles long had appeared in the Gulf of Mexico near the Deep Water Horizon well site. The sheen was…
View More Mystery Sheen Near Deep Water Horizon SiteGrumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy
Who wants to crochet these for us in DSN giant squid red? Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup Cozy via Neatorama.
View More Grumpy Octopus Coffee Cup CozyTrue Facts and a Haiku About the Angler Fish
Love this video about angler fish. Just the right amount of laughter and science this new ear needs! Of course our favorite at DSN is…
View More True Facts and a Haiku About the Angler Fish