Ancient Origins of the Vampire Squid
Delving into the evolutionary past of the enigmatic deep-sea vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has long been a pursuit shrouded in mystery. However, recent discoveries, such…
Whale-fall communities are one of the most unique habitats in the deep oceans. When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, it represents…
View More Puny Whales and The Clams That Love Them…that is if you forget that they are gas-guzzling uber machines spewing carbon dioxide. Aerosols produced by the exhaust from large oceanic vessels often produce…
View More Big Ships, Not So Bad…I was very excited today to see that during my absence we reached the 2007 DSN Education Fundapalooza goal of $1100. We funded 3 classroom…
View More We Did It!Maybe another reason for scientist to carry Glocks in the field. A boat carrying six scientists from Waltair-Vishkhapatnam-based regional centre attached to Goa-based National Institute…
View More Reason #111 Not to Pursue A Job In Oceanographic SciencesKorean companies are claiming health benefits to deep-sea water.
View More Korea bottles deep-sea waterToday is Cephalopod Awareness Day. Jason at Cephalopodcast asks us to “embrace your inner octopus and let the world know what we think of our…
View More Attacks of the KrakenSpent some time today remodeling the website. The biggest difference you will notice is a rotating masthead. Currently there are three in random rotation. The…
View More Rotating BannersThis is HUGE thank you to all of you who have pushed up to 86% of our goal. Our goal is $1100 which was more…
View More Almost There!Here it is, you have earned it! Still trying to figure out the salmon which doesn’t really look like a salmon at all. It might…
View More TGIF: Salmon DanceThis is one of the stamps Dr. Frederick “Ted” Bayer painted for a coral reef series from the country of Haiti. Dr. Bayer passed away…
View More Friday Deep-sea Picture (Oct. 4 2007)- Stamp from Haiti