Bathymetric image of the Nazare Canyon off the coast of Portugal. Photo courtesy of the BBC. The BBC has released a short news piece on…
View More UK's ISIS Explores Underwater "Grand Canyon" Off PortugalCategory: Organisms
Friday Deep-Sea Picture (06/08/07): Tubeworms
An undescribed species of Lamellibrachia, some with their red plumes extended out of their tubes. Image from NOAA Ocean Explorer and courtesy of AquaPix, Erik…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (06/08/07): TubewormsApparently There is a New Squid Species
If you live anywhere near the Southern California coast, you are aware they are being invaded by the Humboldt squid. In Ventura County they are…
View More Apparently There is a New Squid SpeciesA Virgin Shall Be With Pup
And a virgin shall be with pup, and shall bring forth a hammerhead, and they shall call his name Elasmobranch which being interpreted is, to…
View More A Virgin Shall Be With PupJellyfish Lake
Via Neatorama.. Jellyfish Lake is an isolated saltwater lake in the Pacific island of Palau. In the geologic past it was tied to the ocean…
View More Jellyfish LakeAllah Fish!
I once had a corn chip that looked like Sammy Davis Jr. Unfortunately I was hungry and consumed it. I stumbled across this in my…
View More Allah Fish!They Sure Beat My Star Wars Sheets
When I was a kid I had the best set of Return of the Jedi bed linens and curtains. I had a matching waste basket…
View More They Sure Beat My Star Wars SheetsA New Species at a New Vent
A recently-discovered jellyfish has been found at newly discovered vents in the Pacific Ocean. Credit: WHOI Last week while DSN focused on charismatic megafauna with…
View More A New Species at a New VentUseless Wings But Better Lungs
A special post from Alison Boyer whose research encompasses birds and body size evolution. Penguins are remarkable divers, capable of diving to depths exceeding 200m.…
View More Useless Wings But Better LungsWhy is The Giant Isopod Giant?
Kevin’s wonderful post on the Giant Isopod inspired me to post on a topic I have long pondered. Frequent readers of DSN know that I…
View More Why is The Giant Isopod Giant?