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…
Proper preparation for deep-sea research requires a great deal of equipment, which can cost hundreds of thousands of money. Happily, due to government ignorance and…
View More Books of the Ocean, One Accurate and One NotFormer Vice President Al Gore joined airline tycoon Richard Branson today to announce a $25 million prize to the first person to come up with a way of scrubbing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere in the battle to
beat global warming. Today, he joined Richard Branson, the British magnate, adventurer, and now eco-entrepreneur, in announcing the Virgin Earth Challenge, a $25 million bounty Mr. Branson is offering for any scientist or team who can figure out a way to pull the most significant heat-trapping gas, carbon dioxide, directly out of the air.
So we all know that seamonsters are whale wedding tackle. Joe Nickell over at the Skeptical Inquirer discusses the “Mysterious Enitites of the Pacific Northwest”. …
View More Sea Monsters ExplainedFrom 120m in the North Sea. A frogfish maybe from the genus Antennarius
View More Walking FishThe “panda-people” at World Wildlife Fund are promoting a recent success protecting deep-water habitats in the “coral-rich waters off north-west Scotland”. It makes me laugh…
View More WWF does it againSo if I can manage to save my next three years of salary, and not spend any money on Guinness rent, I will be really…
View More On Giving Up Guinness To Afford My Own SubmarineSzabo is right, oil will sustains us for years to come, almost 20 or even 30. That means I can drive my Hummer around until I well into my 50’s. Those are going to be some very sweet times indeed. I can take my three-armed children down to the beach, its surely going to be a warm day, and play in the acidic ocean. And as I am driving home in my wonderfully large SUV, we can enjoy the beautiful sunset because of increased particulates in the air. What a glorious time!
View More There Is Plenty Oil!What part of no more fish equals no more jobs is difficult to grasp?
View More What A Mess!What does 78.1 million U.S. dollars buy you? Presidential election? A month’s supply of prescription medication? Health care? A house in California? Definitely not enough…
View More New Boat SmellWhen you see frozen fish sticks, think cod; when you eyeball the seafood salad at Subway, think pollock. Deep-sea fishes are all around us, but we know very little about them. For example, did you know cod have a bioluminescent anus? And they cannibalize their young? If not, please, read on.
View More Just Science Weekend: They Eat Their Young