Plankton

Wanna throw a phytoplankton party? Then call in turbulence to help round up your buddies!

Typically turbulence mixes seawater and the things in it. Turbulence takes isolated patches of increased salt, heat, sediment, even...

If you now have AC/DC stuck in your head all day. You’re welcome. However, there really is no better theme...

Alexandria Warneke is a masters student at San Diego State University. You may remember that Alex had a Scifund...

Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists and explains the science behind the visual. I’ll be...

There’s a sizable red tide event unfolding in Australia right now, where thick slicks of red planktonic algae are washing up...

Science is about discovery, observation and understanding, but it doesn’t always proceed smoothly and inexorably towards success. Real science,...

Yesterday the DSN crew first saw the video above. What is this large floating sheet of goo? Is it...

h/t Bruce Carlson and TED

Despite the “hunting the giant squid” theme, there is some really cool footage here. some of it I haven’t...

Check this out: That right there is one gorgeous copepod, one of the bigger and more important groups of...