As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…
View More Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 VideosTag: deep sea
The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico
I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…
View More The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of MexicoA Decade of Deep Sea Decadence
Today is legendary! Why, you ask? Well, we are celebrating TEN YEARS of DSN posts. That’s right – if you go wayyyyyyyyy back in…
View More A Decade of Deep Sea DecadenceCraig With Big Things (and Small Things)
I have a confession. I am obsessed with ridiculously large and small things. While other children impatiently anticipated toys for Christmas, I enjoyed just as…
View More Craig With Big Things (and Small Things)Megafauna and Minerals on the Pacific Abyss
This guest post is from Dr. Diva Amon (on Twitter @DivaAmon). Dr. Amon is marine biologist specialising in deep-sea biology, working on a range of environments,…
View More Megafauna and Minerals on the Pacific AbyssMalacology Monthly: Going Deep
Sub-Neritic Gentrification For November we will be doing some deep thinking about deep-sea mollusks in an attempt to understand the complex history and adaptations of…
View More Malacology Monthly: Going DeepNinja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See Coming
You will never see the Ninja Lanternshark coming, not because it’s dark and elusive, but because you won’t be swimming below 1,000 feet deep off…
View More Ninja Lanternshark: the New Shark Species You Will Never See ComingMore Food, More Species
via GIPHY The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, and Puff Daddy understand. Increase one variable in a system and another variable rises en suite. For the B.I.G.…
View More More Food, More SpeciesAn Unexpected Surprise in My Mail
When Andrew Thaler (@SFriedScientist) asked me for my home address a few days ago, I was…well…concerned. I have the tendency to be drawn to friends…
View More An Unexpected Surprise in My MailGiven the choice, corals would prefer oil to dispersant
Just near 6 million liters of oil spilled out of Macondo well in 2010, about 6 supertankers worth of oil. The ramifications of the oil…
View More Given the choice, corals would prefer oil to dispersant